2006 Acura TL Structure Problems
Owners have filed 64 complaints with NHTSA about structure problems on the 2006 Acura TL, 26% of all complaints for this model year. Half of the reports with a mileage happened before 89,500 miles. The words owners use most often: “passenger side” (53% of reports).
- 64structure complaints
- 89,500median miles at failure
- 1mention a crash
- 0mention an injury
- 0related recalls
What owners describe
Phrases that appear unusually often in these complaints compared with complaints about other cars.
- Passenger side: mentioned in 34 of 64 complaints (53%)
- Air bag: mentioned in 18 of 64 complaints (28%)
- Now cracks: mentioned in 6 of 64 complaints (9%)
- Crack dashboard: mentioned in 6 of 64 complaints (9%)
At what mileage do structure problems happen?
Based on 58 complaints that reported the odometer reading.
How serious are the reports?
Of 64 complaints, 1 mention a crash.
Acura TL structure complaints by model year
| Model year | Structure complaints | Share of that year | Median miles |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 TL | 1 | 6% | 90,000 |
| 2013 TL | 3 | 5% | 41,786 |
| 2012 TL | 4 | 3% | 1,000 |
| 2010 TL | 3 | 5% | 35,000 |
| 2009 TL | 6 | 14% | 48,500 |
| 2008 TL | 20 | 16% | 82,000 |
| 2007 TL | 20 | 16% | 73,450 |
| 2006 TL | 64 | 26% | 89,500 |
| 2005 TL | 156 | 40% | 94,900 |
| 2004 TL | 232 | 42% | 90,000 |
| 2003 TL | 15 | 4% | 100,000 |
| 2002 TL | 8 | 2% | 79,289 |
| 2001 TL | 2 | 1% | 160,600 |
| 2000 TL | 4 | 2% | 128,500 |
| 1999 TL | 6 | 4% | 120,500 |
| 1998 TL | 2 | 10% | 107,750 |
| 1997 TL | 1 | 4% | — |
| 1996 TL | 1 | 4% | — |
When owners reported it
Related recalls (0)
No safety recall lists structure for the 2006 Acura TL. A pattern of complaints does not always lead to a recall.
What owners report
Short excerpts of recent complaints, with personal details removed. Full reports are on NHTSA.gov.
Cracks around the passenger side airbags which is really dangerous to see assuming it to be deployed anytime soon resulting damage to the vehicle and injuring the passenger for no reason.
Acura will not help me with dashboard. They want to charge me $3000 for a new dash. This car has never been outside , always garage kept by me and one other owner! Cracking all over dash is goin to cause the air bag to hurt someone if deployed! No dash cracks all over thats kept inside. This is…
Dash board cracking around airbag. Concerned about premature airbag deployment, injury during deployment of dash board plastic or no deployment at all during a accident
Frequently asked questions
Do all 2006 Acura TLs have structure problems?
No. NHTSA has 64 owner complaints about structure for the 2006 Acura TL (26% of the 247 complaints for this model year). Complaint data shows that the problem is reported, not how many of all cars sold are affected.
Was there a recall on the 2006 Acura TL structure?
No recall currently lists structure for this vehicle.
At what mileage do structure problems start?
The median reported mileage is 89,500 miles: half of the reports with a mileage came before that.
What do owners say about structure problems on the 2006 Acura TL?
The most frequent phrase is “passenger side”, in 34 of 64 complaints, followed by “air bag” (18).
Other 2006 Acura TL problems
- Air Bags problems (85)
See all 2006 Acura TL problems or structure problems across all TL years.