Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10021862July 11, 2003
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE RUPTURED AFTER IT STRUCK A SHALLOW POTHOLE. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE RUPTURED 2000 MILES LATER WHEN IT HIT A MANHOLE COVER. MICHELIN AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE ONE TIRE. THE CONSUMER PLANS TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK *CB *SCC *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10025426July 4, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I PURCHASED AN 1996 ACURA 2.5 TL IN OCTOBER OF 1998 AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OF ANY KIND FOR THIS VEHICLE. MY ADDRESS HAS BEEN THE SAME FOR THE LAST 9 1/2 YEARS. THE ONLY PERSONAL INFORMATION THAT HAS CHANGED IS MY LAST NAME, FROM WASHINGTON TO GORDON WHICH CHANGED JULY 13, 2002. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10026198June 30, 2003
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023608June 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 2 TIMES IN 30,500 MI. IT WAS REPLACED AT 15,000 AND NOW AT 30,500 MI. I WAS ASSURED THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UP HILL. VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR IN 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO FAIL TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. ACURA SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023554June 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL, TYPE S. MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED, I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. I MADE IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, BUT IT MADE ME REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THIS TO OCCUR ON THE INTERSTATE. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2003 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED THE SECOND TIME. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID THAT ACURA DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE NEW TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY WANT TO GIVE ME A REMANUFACTURED ONE. I FIND THIS VERY DISCOMFORTING THAT ACURA/HONDA WANTS TO GIVE ME A PREVIOUSLY FAILED TRANSMISSION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ACURA WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH NEW TRANSMISSIONS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD SUBJECT MY FAMILY TO FURTHER DANGER. I FEEL I HAVE THE RIGHT TO A NEW PART AS THE CAR IS WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024620June 20, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023473June 20, 2003
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:HEAD RESTRAINT
I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE-S. I WAS INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE COLLISIONS WHERE I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE HEAD REST FAILED TO SECURE MY HEAD IN THE CRASH. THIS IS DUE TO THEIR "A-FRAME" DESIGN. THE STANDARD TL HAS PROPER HEAD REST TO CUSHION YOU IN A CRASH. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10023301June 18, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY
TO REPAIR A TRUNK LEAK MY DEALER FOUND THE TAIL LIGHT GASKETS ON BOTH SIDES FAILED ALLOWING WATER TO LEAK INTO THE TRUNK. HE FURTHER STATED THIS IS COMMON IN THE BODY STYLE CAR I OWN AND THAT OTHER MODELS EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANTLY FEWER REPAIRS OF THIS NATURE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10023295June 18, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
VEHICLE IS 2002 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 21000 MILES. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED YET WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY . *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024356June 18, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:ACCELERATOR PEDAL
VEHICLE HAD AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10021318June 9, 2003
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SEAT BELT WOULD NOT RETRACT, MAKING IT USELESS. IT HAS BEEN REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020893June 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MAY 7, 2003, AT 32,905 MILES MY 2001 3.2TL EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED PART NUMBER 37820-PE8-305RM. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK, THE CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN SLOW TO ENGAGE 3RD GEAR AND DID NOT SEEM TO CYCLE TO 4TH OR ABOVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019211May 24, 2003
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
I OWN A 1996 ACURA 2.5TL. A COUPLE DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT BREAKING. I CONDUCTED RESEARCH TO SEE IF THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THAT PART ,AND IN FACT THERE WAS. THE PROBLEM IM FACING IS THAT IT ONLY COVERED CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS([XXX].... THROUGH [XXX]...)MY VIN # IS [XXX]. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T FALL WITHIN THOSE NUMBERS BUT I EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AND DON'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY IF IN FACT THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT THAT HAPPENED TO ALL THOSE OTHER VEHICLES. *NLM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019243May 24, 2003
TIRES:SIDEWALL
TIRES- 4 TIRES IN 3 MONTHS DUE TO SIDEWALL BUBBLES. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019187May 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA 2002, TL, TYPE S, 26,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION ACTING UP, DROP FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND, ENGINE REVING, SLIPPING, NOT ENGAGING INTO RIGHT GEAR, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT, IN DEALER FOR NEW "REMANUFACTURED" TRANS. LET'S SEE IF THIS ONE WILL WORK. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING TRANS PROBLEMS WITH 2001-02 CL AND TL. ACURA/HONDA OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL, UNTIL SOMEBODY GETS HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019016May 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON 2002 ACURA TL TYPE-S SLIPPED FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION AND HIGH ENGINE RPM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR-END COLLISION. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10019487May 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP, WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY FISH TAILED TO A STOP. *AK *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018947May 19, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
INTERMITTENT CHATTER NOISE, LIKE A RELAY CLICKING COMING FROM RADIO. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN WET OR HIGH HUMIDITY. SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED ITSELF WHEN CAR SITTING OUT IN RAIN. NO ONE NEAR CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018855May 17, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TOOK DELIVERY OF NEW 2003 ACURA 3.2TL-TYPE S ON MAY 10, 2002. WAS UNAWARE THAT HONDA/ACURA HAD AN ON-GOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SINCE MODEL YEAR 1999. TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP OVER THE PAST SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. ON MAY 15, 2003, DEALER CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND HAS ORDERED NEW TRANSMISSION. HONDA HAS A MAJOR PROBLEM SINCE THIS HAS OCCURRED IN MODEL YEARS 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 & 2003. WHILE THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS / 100K MILES, THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018858May 17, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
TOOK DELIVERY OF NEW ACURA 2003 3.2TL TYPE S ON MAY 10, 2002. WITH ABOUT 7,000 MILES ON VEHICLE STARTED TO NOTICE SLIGHT "SHIMMY" / "SHUTTER" WHEN APPLYING BRAKES...GREATER IMPACT AT SPEEDS 40 - 70MPH. THIS INDICATES WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. FINALLY INSISTED THAT DEALER ADDRESS ISSUE. DEALER FIRST OFFERED TO "TURN" ROTORS; I DECLINED AND ASKED THAT THEY CONTACT HONDA FOR REPLACEMENT OF ROTORS. HONDA AGREED ON, "GOOD-WILL ONE TIME BASIS." FURTURE WARRANTY COVERAGE WILL BE BY "TURNING" ROTORS. ROTORS AND BRAKE PADS REPLACED AT 9,675 MILES. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THAT THE CAUSE IS "OWNER DISTINCTIVE DRIVING HABITS." WHEN ASKED FOR A DEFINITION, I WAS TOLD THAT I MUST LIVE ON AND OR DRIVE ON LONG - STEEP HILLS WHICH NECESSITATES EXTENED USE OF BRAKES. THIS IS TOTALLY INCORRECT AND THEY WERE ADVISED OF THAT. IF NORMAL USE OF THE BRAKES WILL CAUSE WARPING, THEN THE BRAKES ARE NOT FIT FOR THEIR IMPLIED USAGE AS DEFINED UNDER THE UNIFORM COMMERICAL CODE-IMPLIED WARRANTY MECHANTABILITY. IN DISCUSSION WITH A MEMBER OF THE ACURA STAFF, IT WAS DISCLOSED THAT ABOUT 50% OF THE VEHICLES EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. HONDA/ACURA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAVE BEEN MADE UNAVAILABLE TO CONSUMERS; HOWEVER, I HAVE BEEN ADVISED THAT THE TSB ADDRESSING THIS ISSUE CALLS FOR ROTOR REPLACEMENT OR "TURNING" ROTORS. IT IS CLEAR THAT HONDA/ACURA IS IN IT'S NORMAL MODE OF DENIAL OF A PROBLEM. A PROBLEM WHICH IS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY ENGINEERING DESIGN DEFECT AND/OR IMPROPER HEAT TREATMENT/HARDENING OF THE ROTOR MATERIAL IN CONJUNCITION WITH THE COMPOSITION OF THE BRAKE PAD MATERIAL. THIS IS A SERIOUS DEFECT AND SAFETY HAZARD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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