Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10233266July 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN
WHILE STARTING UP THE CAR AND SHIFTING TO REVERSE, THE CAR ACCELERATED UP TO A HIGH SPEED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR UNTIL IT HIT A TREE AND THE IMPACT OF THE CAR CAUSE ME TO HIT THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK. THE REAR END WAS DAMAGED ENOUGH THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED IT . THE DISTANCE OF TRAVEL BEFORE THE IMPACT WAS LESS THAN 20 FEET. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS A RESULT OF A SAFETY RECALL (2003). *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10233290July 6, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN MARYLAND, ON A SMOOTH STRETCH OF ROAD, THE SCREW HOLDING THE MASTER CYLINDER BRACKET ONTO THE ROTOR CAME OFF OF THE BRACKET AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE UNIT CAME WEDGED INSIDE OF THE RIM PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STOPPING PROPERLY. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A SLIDING STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE INTERSTATE IT WAS INOPERABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED. WHEN THE TIRE WAS REMOVED TO INVESTIGATE THE DAMAGE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE THREADS ON THE INSIDE OF THE BRACKET THAT HOLD THE SCREW WERE GONE. THE ONE SCREW THAT DID STAY ATTACHED TO THE PIECE HAS THE INSIDE OF THE THREADS ATTACHED TO IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233189July 4, 2008
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRIC
I HAVE NOISE COMING FROM THE BRAKES SINCE I GOT THE CAR.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232962July 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2004 WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE SOLUTION WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK FOR A DAMAGED 2ND GEAR AND IF THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF DAMAGE THEY WOULD INSTALL A JET KIT TO KEEP THE 2ND GEAR COOLER. MY CAR AT THIS TIME HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A JET KIT MY CAR AND REPORTED NO DAMAGE. AROUND 50,000 MILES I NOTICED MY CAR SLIPPING WHILE ACCELERATING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION STATING THAT THE JET KIT DID NOT WORK AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. I THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING WAS FIXED. AROUND 95,000 I NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO SHIFT HARD AND SLIP A LITTLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE AND CHECKED GOOD. AT 105000 MILES I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR DOWN TO CHARLESTION SC AND WAS RETURNING HOME ON I95 IN NC. I PULLED OFF AN EXIT TO GET GAS AND NOTICED MY CAR WAS JERKING REAL BAD AND WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STAYING IN GEAR. SOON AFTER I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED INTO A AUTO TUNE SHOP AND HAD THE TECHNICIANS READ THE ENGINE CODE. THE CODE CAME BACK AS A TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER FAIL. I TOWED MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP ABOUT 50 MILES AWAY. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WOULD BE MY THIRD FACTORY TRANSMISSION! WHAT IF MY VEHICLE HAD SEIZED UP WHILE ON I95 WHERE VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. WHY DOES A CAR NEED THREE TRANSMISSION AT 105,000 MILES! SOMETHING IS WRONG! PLEASE LOOK INTO IT! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232689June 30, 2008
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE REARVIEW MIRROR IN MY 2000 ACURA TL EXPLODED AND A BLACK LIQUID SPRAYED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. IT CORRODED A LARGE HOLE THROUGH MY CENTER CONSOLE (WHICH WAS REPLACED BY ACURA/HONDA AT NO CHARGE), DAMAGED MY LEATHER SEATS AND CARPET (WHICH ACURA/HONDA REFUSED TO REPLACE, BUT DID PERFORM A THOROUGH CLEANING OF BOTH...THE DEALER INVOICE STATED MERCURY LEAK), AND ALSO PROMPTED THE REPLACEMENT OF MY REARVIEW MIRROR (WHICH WAS ALSO REPLACED BY ACURA/HONDA AT NO CHARGE). JUST IMAGINE...IF CHEMICALS ARE TOXIC ENOUGH TO CORRODE A HOLE THROUGH YOUR CENTER CONSOLE, WHAT EFFECT DO THOSE CHEMICALS HAVE ON YOU WHEN INHALED? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232742June 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND SCARED BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE. AT FIRST THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH. LATER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT ALL, BUT WORKED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE, TCS, AND BLINKING D5 LIGHT CAME ON. THE SELECT SHIFT NO LONGER WORKS. I DON'T PLAN TO CONFRONT THE DEALER OVER A TRANSMISSION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED BECAUSE ACURA STATED THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232511June 27, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN MARCH 2007 I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL, AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL ACURA DEALER TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING I FOUND ACURA HAD RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSIONS, MINE WAS CONSIDERED OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THE MILES EXCEEDED THE RECALL. (THIS OCCURED IN MAY 2007) IN MAY OF 2008 MY TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY, DURING THIS TIME FRAME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, DOWN SHIFT ETC WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH WITH MY FAMILY AND ME. I CONTACTED ACURA HQ AND WAS GIVEN A CASE MANAGER, WHO ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP, THEY WOULD INSPECT IT AND CONTACT ME TO SEE IF THEY WOULD POSSIBLY REPLACE IT (AS A GOODWILL GESTURE)I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD NEVER HAD RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THE RECALL BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEREFORE SINCE A REPAIR WAS NEVER DONE I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL, DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR IT. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING ACURA WOULD ONLY COVER 25%, I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SO FAR GONE THAT THEY COULDN'T EVEN TEAR IT DOWN TO DO AN INSPECTION OF THE GEARS. AT THIS POINT AND TIME I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR A CAR RENTAL FOR ONE MONTH, MAY HAVE TO PUT OUT AT LEAST $2500 FOR A REPAIR AND I AM NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER. TO ME A RECALL IS A RECALL AND I FEEL ACURA HQ WOULD WANT TO KEEP SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. I HAVE OWNED BOTH A HONDA AND ACURA PRIOR TO THIS AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 250,000 MILES ON MY OTHER ACURA. I WAS TOLD BY ACURA HQ, THAT IF 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WERE DAMAGED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, I FAXED MY PAPERWORK FROM MAY 2007 WHICH CERTAINLY STATED THIS AND AM NOW TOLD THAT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR. WHAT ARE MY NEXT STEPS TO HAVE ACURA SHOULDER THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232352June 26, 2008
VISIBILITY
REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAK THE REAR VIEW MIRROR RUPTURED AND LEAKED A BLACK CORROSIVE LIQUID THAT ATE INTO THE CONSOLE PLASTIC. THEIR SEAMS TO BE A WEIRD CHEMICAL SMELL IN THE CAR NOW FROM THE LEAK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232848June 25, 2008
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
2004 ACURA TL WINDSHIELD WIPER MOTOR RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER PAID FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS AND WANTS TO BE REIMBURSE FOR THE RECALL. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232192June 24, 2008
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH AND SHIFTING INTO THIRD GEAR, THE VEHICLE POPPED OUT OF GEAR AND APPROXIMATELY 15% OF THE TIME IT WOULD NOT SHIFT AT ALL. THE DEALER CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WHICH REMEDIED THE ISSUE FOR A MONTH. HE WAS ALSO TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO SERVICE BULLETIN RELATED TO THE ISSUE. THE MANUFACTURER ALSO REFUSED TO ASSIST HIM. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 27,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 3,000. UPDATED 07/15/08 *BF THE GEAR BOX DID NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY INTO 3RD GEAR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DEFECT WITH THE SYNCHRO WHICH WAS A DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION. UPDATED 07/15/08 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10232034June 23, 2008
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TOP COLOR OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR CHANGED TO BRIGHT SILVER, AND THE LOWER PORTION CHANGED TO A DARKER SILVER. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE MIRROR WAS LEAKING CHEMICALS FROM THE SEAMS. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231659June 19, 2008
VISIBILITY
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN 2000 ACURA TL FAILED. WHEN IT FAILED, IT LEAKED SOME CORROSIVE LIQUID ONTO THE GEAR SHIFT OF MY CAR. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HEAT AS IT OCCURRED ON A HOT DAY. ACURA HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW CARS (HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=78061&HIGHLIGHT=REAR+VIEW+MIRROR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10231085June 16, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER:LPG SYSTEMS:LINES AND FITTINGS
I HAVE A 2007 ACURA TL TYPE S..A COUPLE OF MONTH AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ONE DAY MY FUEL SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON STATING THAT I NEED TO CHECK MY GAS CAP..SO I PULLED OVER AND MAKE SURE THAT MY GAS CAP IS TIGHT WHICH IT WAS..SO I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT AGAIN. THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON.. SO I DECIDE TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER EACH TIME I TAKE IT THERE .. I GET THE AR BACK THE ASSURANCE THAT I WOULD NOT HAPPEN AGAIN..TILL THIS DAY THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST AND I HAD SPOKEN TO OTHER TYPE S OWNERS AND THEY ARE HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEM WITH THEIR ACURA TL TYPE S VEHICLES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230457June 10, 2008
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE REARVIEW MIRROR OF 1999-2003 ACURA TL SHOULD BE RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT ONCE IT FAILED TO WORK PROPERLY (WHICH IS MY CASE AT THIS TIME, 99 TL) IT MAY EXPLODE AT ANY TIME AND COULD CAUSE MORE PROBLEMS LEADING FROM PERSONAL INJURY TO DEATLY ACCIDENT IF WHILE ON DRIVING. IT'S ALREADY HAPPEN TO SOME ACURA'S OWNER RECENTLY. ACURA SEEMS TO IGNORE THIS PROBLEM AND SO THE MANUFACTURE OF REVIEW MIRROR. ITS DRIPPING FLUID IS ALREADY DAMAGED PART OF MY PROPERTY, THAT'S A WARNING SIGN TO ME, MY CONCERN IS MORE ABOUT ITS EXPLOSION WHICH IS NEXT. THANKS FOR READING MY COMPLAINT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230473June 10, 2008
VISIBILITY
REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILURE - THE MIRROR FAILED TO HOLD A TOXIC FLUID AND IT LEAKED ON THE CONSOLE OF THE CAR. THE CONSOLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE LEAKING FLUID (MIGHT BE ACIDIC OR SIMILAR). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230325June 9, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 07/03/08
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230355June 9, 2008
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE CONTACT WAS PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE AND INFORMED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS NOT WORKING. THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES IN THE HEADLIGHTS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE DRIVER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS RECENTLY BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE. THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230166June 6, 2008
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
BOUGHT NEW MICHELIN TIRES IN FEB 2008 FROM COSTCO STORES, HACKSCROSS ROAD, MEMPHIS TIRE: SIZE 205/60R16 92V MADE IN 2007. IN USE FOR 2,500 MILES. REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW FROM THE SIDE WALL WHILE DRIVING IN INTERSTATE. THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL CAME OUT AS A DONUT. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NO INJURY. CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRE QUALITY OF MICHELIN TIRES. PLEASE ADVICE. CONTACT MR. PERRYADOLPUS AUTOMOTIVE MANAGER AT COSTCO PHONE 901 214 0071; WHO INSPECTED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND MENTIONED THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED. GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DURABILITY OF THE OTHER NEW MICHELIN TIRES INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME IN MY 2003 ACURA TL VEHICLE. MILEAGE 67,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230001June 5, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY. TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT HONDA SETTLED WITHOUT ADMITTING FAULT. TRANSMISSION HAD A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED TO INSTALL AN OIL JET PUMP ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION TO MY AS TO WHY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10229036May 27, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, TURNING THE CORNER THE AXLE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED IF THE CONTACT DROVE OVER ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS FIVE YEARS OLD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE COST OF REPAIRS WERE $2400. THE FAILURE MILEAGE IS 91,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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