Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10075219June 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GOT REPLACED, BUT I SEE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT SHALL WORK FINE IN FUTURE AND IT IS REALLY SCARY AS IT COULD FAIL IN SPEED AND COULD EXPECT PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075251June 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL, TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 34000 MILES. I KNOW ACURA HAS A PROBLEM, BUT ARE THEY DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I MANAGE TO KEEP THE CAR STEADILY ON THE HIGHWAY, DOING 80 MPH WHEN IT FAILED WITH MY WIFE AND SON IN THE CAR. BUT I COULD LOSE CONTROL AND HIT OTHER CARS WHICH I ALMOST DID. I KNOW IF IT WAS MY MOM DRIVING IT SHE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THEY NEED TO LET US KNOW IF THIS CAR IS SAFE ANYMORE, AT LEAST I NEED TO KNOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075119June 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. AT 18,434 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION DID BEFORE IT FAILED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE HESITATION AND JERKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOME ACURA TL OWNERS WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD MINE WAS NOT PART OF THAT OFFERING EVEN AFTER MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, SO I AM NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE ACURA TL OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TWO AND THREE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS, I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075179June 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ACURA 3.2TLS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074715June 3, 2004
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
I AM A CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE FOR NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. OUR INSURED, JOHN MIHOLIC'S SON, WAS DRIVING THE 2003 ACURA 3.2TL AT NIGHT. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. A CAUSE AND ORIGIN REPORT CONDUCTED BY LANGE TECHNICAL SERVICE INDICATED THAT DUE TO THE IMPACT, THE IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS FORM THE HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LAMP BULB THAT WAS DISPLACED CAUSED THE FIRE WHICH TOTALED OUT THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10074637June 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND. IT SENT PASSENGERS AND CARGO FLYING FORWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FOUND A TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEHIND AND UNDER THE CAR. AFTER THAT, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER2500 RPMS AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS LIT UP. UP UNTIL THIS POINT OF FAILURE, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074700June 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, AND IT HAS HAD ITS TRANSMISSION REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOTIFIED ME SAYING THAT A PART INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, AND IS NOW BEING ORDERED. THE PART WILL TAKE A LITTLE OVER A WEEK TO COME IN. I FIND THIS TO BE RIDICULOUS, TO HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074585June 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF ACURA 3.2 TL-S TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074513May 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS NEW IN APRIL 2000. IN NOVEMBER 2001, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND I WAS THROWN FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS THOUGH REAR-ENDED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT THE DEALER IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA, AND COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY (I THINK IT WAS WARRANTY, AND THAT THE RECALL WAS MADE AFTER THE FACT.) WELL, NOW IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS, AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, THROWING ME FORWARD, AND RAPIDLY DECELERATING THE VEHICLE. I WAS QUITE FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN REAR-ENDED! MY NECK AND BACK HURT, AND MY DEALER HAS CHARGED ME NEARLY $6000 FOR THE REPAIRS. A FAILURE OF THIS SORT MUST BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073114May 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 27000 MILES ON THE CAR. ACURA REPALCED THE TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072682May 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072460May 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS GOING BACK IN ON MONDAY FOR ANOTHER CHECK.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066673May 11, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING UNDER ICY ROAD CONDITIONS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE AND 5 MONTHS LATER THE REPLACEMENT TIRE BLEWOUT. *MR ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL. ON THE SECOND INCIDENT, A BUBBLE WAS ALSO SEEN BUT THIS TIME IT WAS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL. ON BOTH INCIDENTS, BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065242May 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THE OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CASING WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED IT WITH A PREVIOUS MANUFACTURED PART. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. *AK 20% OF THE CAST TRANSMISSION CASING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE DID NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH LESS THAN 3K MILES. THE CONSUMERS EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXCLUDED. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063221May 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL FOR A LITTLE WHILE. AFTER A MILE OR TWO, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. *SC THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068319May 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, TIRES
NEW ACURA TL. VIBRATION AT MOST SPEEDS; ODD SHIFTING OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. REPORTED TO ED VOYLES (DEALER). ONE SERVICE (REBALANCE TIRES) DIDN'T HELP. TALKED W/ FRED AT ACURA CARLAND (FRIEND'S DEALER), WHO SUPSECTS A FIX FOR THIS AND MANY OTHER ISSUES. FRED REPORTS THAT MOST OWNERS REPORT SIMILAR (AND ADDITIONAL) PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068152May 1, 2004
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL:AUTOMATIC (ASC), TIRES
TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE, THE CAR LOST TRACTION AND BEGAN TO FISH TAIL DOWN THE ROAD AS LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT TIRES LOST GRIP WITH THE ROAD INTERMITTENTLY BACK AND FORTH. THERE WAS SOME VERY MINOR PUDDLING IN THE RUTS ON THE HIGHWAY AND IT WAS RAINING LIGHTLY ON AND OFF. THE ONBOARD VEHICLE STABILITY SYSTEMS (ABS, VSC) DID NOT ACTIVATE. THE VEHICLE SPEED WAS WITHIN SPEED LIMITS AND CONSISTENT WITH OTHER VEHICLE SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY AT THE TIME. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068044April 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANNY IS SLIPPING, IT JERKS, IT MAKES NOISES AND DEALERS ARE REFUSING TO REPLACE BECUASE IT DIDN'T FALL OUT AND BREAK OFF THE VEHICLE YETE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067986April 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN AN '02 ACURA TL-S FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME, THIS TIME ON MY WAY TO TO WORK. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND WHEN ASKED WHAT REASSURANCE I HAD THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN... THE DEALER STATED THEY HADN'T REPLACED ANY TRANSMISSIONS MORE THAN ONCE... BUT THEY JUST HAD MINE. THE NEW TRANSMISSION STILLS SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY AND MOST OF THE TIME HARSHLY... ESPECIALLY UNDER HARD ACCELERATION (1ST - 2ND UPSHIFT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067801April 26, 2004
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD CRACKED WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN ONTO A FREEWAY. AFTER INSPECTION TO THE WINDSHIELD ACURA SAID A SMALL STONE HAD NICKED THE WINDSHIELD CAUSING IT TO BREAK. ACURA PAID HALF THE COST OF REPLACEMENT BUT I WAS STILL $330 OUT OF POCKET. AFTER CHECKING AROUND WITH OTHER 2004 ACURA TL OWNERS IM NOT ALONE. MANY OWNERS ARE REPORTING BROKEN WINDSHIELDS IN THE FIRST FEW THOUSAND MILES. MANY OWNERS BELIEVE THAT THE PROBLEM IS A SOUND BARRIER SANDWICHED IN-BETWEEN THE TWO LAYERS OF GLASS. SOURCE ACURA-TL.COM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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