Acura TL Complaints (2003)

391 consumer complaints on file.

#11221616June 21, 2019
AIR BAGS
"TAKATA RECALL" LAST FEW DIGITS OF VIN 002098, IM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE WE HAD OUT RECALL FIXED OVER A WEEK AND THE VIN STILL COMES UP AS INCOMPLETE THIS IS HINDERING ME FROM STARTING MY JOB WITH UBER IVE CONTACTED HOMDA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS JUST TEO DAYS AGO I SPOKE WITH A LADY (CAN'T REMEMBER HER NAME) WHOM WAS EXTREMELY RUDE BY OVERTALKING ME AND BECAME VERY ARGUMENTATIVE AS O TRIED TO EXPLAIN MY SITUATION AND LET HER KNOW THAT I NEEDED HONDA TO UPDATE THIS REPAIR WITH NHTSA IN ORDER TO START MY JON WITH UBER, AND THAT THE PAPERWORK WOULD DO ME NO JUSTICE, UBER NEEDED THE UPDATE SPECIFICALLY IN THE SYSTEM AS REPAIRED AND NOT INCOMPLETE SHE BASICLY TOLD ME, IT WASNT THEIR ("HONDAS") PROBLEM, EVEN THO THEY FIXED IT SHE SAID IT WAS ACURA'S PROBLEM LEAVING ME EVEN MORE CONFUSED AND FRUSTRATED AS I'VE BEEN INCONVENIENTLY, AND UNWILLING UNWILLING PLACED INN THIS SITUATION, THIS HAS CIST ME TOME AND LOTS OF MONEY FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK AND NOT EVEN MY FAULT TO BEGAN WITH. ALL I WANT IS THIS ISSUE TO BE RESOLVED SO I CAN START WORK, TO TOP EVREYTHING OFF, THEY DIDN'T GIVE US ANY PAPERWORK MY HUSBAND WAS TOLD TO SIGN A DOCUMENT THAT THE REPAIR WAS FIXED AND HE WAS SMART ENOUGH TO TAKE A PICTURE WHICH I WILL TRY TO ATTACH TO THIS COMPLAINT AND I PRAY YOU ARE ABLE TO RESOLVE THIS AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE. I ALSO SHOWED THIS DOCUMENT TO UBER AND THEY SPECIFICALLY SAID, THEY COULD NOT EXCEPT IT BECAUSE IT NEEDS TO SHOW IN THE SYSTEM ONLINE THAT THE RECALL ATTACHED TO MY VIN HAS BEEN COMPLETED/REPAIRED, AND AGAIN UNFORTUNATELY AFTER BLOOD SWEAT TEARS AND MOUNTS OF FRUSTRATION , INCONVENIENCE, AND LOSS WAGES IT STILL HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE HELP US!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11221806June 21, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY RETAINED STEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE RIZZA ACURA (LOCATED AT 8150 W 159TH ST, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462, (708) 403-7770) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE HEADLIGHT UNITS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED DUE TO THE REPAIR FEES. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE INTERMITTENTLY OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11217124May 31, 2019
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ESSERMAN INTERNATIONAL ACURA (305-477-6666, LOCATED AT 10455 NW 12TH ST SUITE A, DORAL, FL 33172) WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR FLASHED ON AND OFF. A COUPLE OF YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT A DIAGNOSTIC TEST NEEDED TO BE PERFORMED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE INITIAL REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT PROVIDED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11204676April 30, 2019
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DOING ABOUT 60 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M A MECHANIC, AND HAVE BEEN ONE FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HAD A TRANSMISSION GIVE OUT ON ME IN SUCH A WAY. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT COVERED ANYMORE BY THE RECALL. RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR ACURA. NOW, I THINK, NO I KNOW THAT THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN THAT SOMEONE MIGHT POSSIBLY LOSE THEIR LIFE OVER. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN I LEARNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT THIS 2000 TO 2003 HONDA'S AND ACURA HAS IS DUE TO SHODDY WORKMANSHIP. NOW I'M IF THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THIS AND THEY SHOULD COVER ANY AND ALL VEHICLES STILL ON THE ROAD WITH RECALLS THAT THEY SHOULD HONOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142543October 25, 2018
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MOTOR FRAMES OR ENGINE CRADLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BADLY RUSTED, AND IT ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PART, AND EVERYONE OF THEM THAT THAT I HAVE FOUND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS TRYING TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS BACK IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR 2018 AND I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING IT BECAUSE I ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE DRIVE AXLE AND I COULDN'T FIND THE ENGINE CRADLE FOR REPLACEMENT, I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140014October 12, 2018
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS AUTO CONDEMNED BY SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING OF FRAME. AUTO ALWAYS GARAGED. FRAME RUST APPEARED AT 40,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132318September 30, 2018
POWER TRAIN
ON SEPTEMBER 26 . 2018 MY ACURA TL 2003 IS TCS ON. CEL ON. D5 BLINKING. AFTER THAT I HAVE OBD II SCANNER (ACTRON CP9680) THEY HAVE 5 CODE. I SEARCH THE GOOGLE THIS CODE MEANS MY TRANSMISSON IS DEAD. THIS CAR NOW LITTLE SHARKING. BUT REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN $2.000. I ALSO SEARCH FOR ACURA & HONDA FORUMS. MANY SAME CASES. BUT NOW 2018 . BUT MY IS 2003 WHO GOT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132348September 30, 2018
POWER TRAIN
UPDATE NTHSA SAFETY ISSUE ID 11132318 TODAY MY 2003 ACURA TL AGAIN TCS. CEL. D5 BLINKING. NY CAR MILEAGE IS 123599 NOW I'M DRIVING D4. NOT D5 IF I D5 DRIVING CAR SHARKING. DEAR. NTHSA WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU FOR HELP & I HOPE TRANSMISSIONS RECALL.. NOR WHEN I TAKE PICTURE ONLY CHECK SIGN. BUT OBD II SCANNER 5 CODE SHOWING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112881July 22, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE THE CONSUMER PLACED THE REQUEST.*DJR ******* DELETE VOQ *******
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11112516July 19, 2018
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHILE GOING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUMPED TO 20 MILES PER HOUR MAKING ME AND EVERY BODY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD, LUCKILY THE CARS THAT WERE BEHIND ME WERE FAR ENOUGH AND WERE ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY. I NEVER HAD ANY WARNING SIGNS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS THAT WOULD WARN ME THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS CLOSED BACK IN 2005. I FEEL THERE WAS POOR WORKMANSHIP WHEN THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN THEY INSPECTED IT PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11109696July 5, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME HAS RUST DAMAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME DOES NOT HAVE RUST DAMAGE. THE RUST DAMAGE IS OCCURRING FROM THE TOP OF THE FRAME, CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAINAGE LINE DRIPPING ON TOP OF THE FRAME. ACURA DEALERSHIPS ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THE OLDER VEHICLES COMING INTO SHOPS WITH THIS DEFECT. THE 2000 HONDA ACCORD HAS THE SAME PROBLEM AND WAS REPORTED IN 2009. SO FAR MY CAR HAS NOT FALLEN APART, AND WILL SOON HAVE PROBLEM REPAIRED. I EXPECT HONDA/ACURA TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR/RECALL AND FIX THE PROBLEM. REFERENCE THE CHANNEL 5 INVESTIGATIONS IN CLEVELAND OHIO ON YOU TUBE FOR HONDA RUST PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11081151March 25, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN FORWARD MOTION, FREEWAY. ELECTRICAL. TRANNY. CAR CURRENTLY READS 138,356 MILES. AROUND ROUGHLY 134,000 MILES THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AS A RESULT FROM RPMS REACHING ABOUT 6 ON THE CLUSTER RPM DISPLAY DUE WHAT FELT LIKE SLIPPING INTO TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. SLIPPING HOWEVER USUALLY RESULTS WITH WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER A SLAMMING EXPERIENCE FROM EVENTUALLY CATCHING AND SHIFTING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS MERGING ONTO FREEWAY. CAR DID NOT CATCH GEAR BUT NUETRALIZED UNTIL I SWITCHED TO SPORT SHIFT MODE AND DISPLAYED 4 GEAR AND THE VEHICLE JETTED OFF. CEL HAS REMAINED ON AND 3RD GEAR STILL A ISSUE. DID MUCH MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT OF SOLENOIDS,FLUID FLUSH, ETC. PROBLEM SOLVES THEN RETURNS. THIS HAS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 6MON THIS LAST MONTH SEEMED ISSUE HAD RESOLVED ITSELF AFTER TWO MORE ATF FLUSHES IN THE PRIOR MONTH. THIS LAST WEEK MY LADY AND I COMING HOME FROM OUR DATE NIGHT, LUCKILY THATS WEDNESDAY(HUMP DAY) FOR US, SO FREEWAYS AT 12:30-1AM IN SAN DIEGO HOLD FEW TRAFFIC.I SAY LUCKILY BECAUSE GOING ABOUT 70-75 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY FELT LIKE WHAT SLAMMING INTO A WALL HEAD ON AT 75 MPH MUST FEEL LIKE. JERKING US FORWARD, UNINJURED DUE TO SEATBELTS, THANK GOD. THE SCARIEST THING HOWEVER WAS THE FACT THAT IN THE FAR RIGHT LANE AT THAT SPEED AFTER THE JOLT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NEUTRALIZE AND ANY ACCELARATION THAT WOULD OCCUR WOULD INSTANTLY GIVE A LESS INTENSE JOLT BUT RAPIDLY SLOWED THE VEHICLE DOWN MAKING IT EXTREMELY DIFFICULT AND DRASTICALLY INCREASING OUR LEVELS OF DANGER OF SOMETHING WORSE ,AS I MADE MY WAY OVER TO FAR LEFT SIDE OF FREEWAY. REACHING SAFETY I EXAMINED VEHICLE FOUND NOTHING VISUALLY WRONG. AFTER LETTING CAR COOL AND LETTING WARM TO NORMAL OP.TEMP I PUT VEHICLE IN SPORT MODE EXITED FREEWAY AND TOOK CITY STREETS HOME ONLY USING D2,NO PROBLEMS OCCURRED. TODAY REPEATED THE MAINTENANCE AS BEFORE. RUNS OKAY BUT I'M NERVOUS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11080166March 19, 2018
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
'TAMARA RECALL' BEFORE TAKING OFF THE CAR HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IT BEGAN TO HAVE A HARD SHIFT THEN ONCE I GAINED SPEED OF 45 ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ANY MORE IT ACTUALLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HEARD A FAST CLICKING NOISE TURNED THE CAR OFF TURNED IT BACK ON TRIED PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11055582December 19, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT. $2600 TO REPAIR. GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THE ROOT CAUSE IS KNOWN. UNBELIEVABLE THAT SUCH A LARGE AND SUPPOSEDLY REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER CAN NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DESIGN FLAW. LAST ACURA OR HONDA I WILL EVER PURCHASE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11054794December 14, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, INDICATING A SAFETY ALERT AND THE NEED FOR REPAIR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11051906December 2, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11035682October 23, 2017
SUSPENSION
THE FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE IS RUSTING OUT!....IT ONLY SOUNDED LIKE A SQUEAK...BUT THE ISSUE IS WAY BIGGER THAN ANTICIPATED...IT ONLY MAKES A SOUND WHEN BACKING UP OR TURNING....OTHER PARTS RELATED TO THE FRAME ARE ALSO AFFECTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025282September 25, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. DUE TO THE CRASH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT AND FRACTURED INTO TWO PIECES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS JUST REPLACED EIGHT MONTHS BEFORE PER THE TAKATA RECALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR CUTS UNDER THE RIGHT KNEE AND ALSO X-RAYS FOR HIS RIGHT SHOULDER, WHICH LOCATED A TORN RIGHT ROTATOR CUFF. SURGERY WAS REQUIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT HOLDING YARD. THE VEHICLE WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11005174July 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL - OTHER 2003 ACURA TL CARS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN A"HIGH RISK POPULATION". . . WITH A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT...RISK POSED BY THESE AIRBAG INFLATORS IS GRAVE...IT IS CRITICAL THEY BE REPAIRED TO AVOID MORE DEATHS." THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, NOR IS IT ON RECALL. MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT IN YOUR SYSTEM WHEN I HAD IT CHECKED. HAS MY CAR BEEN OVERLOOKED. IT HAD THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG FIXED IN 2015, BUT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG IS TAKATA AND HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS. [XXX] I HAVE TRIED TO TELL PEOPLE ABOUT THIS PROBLEM. PLEASE LOOK INTO IT. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11004270July 11, 2017
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DESPITE REPLACING VERY EXPENSIVE BULB TWICE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNS THE LIGHTS OUT WITHIN MINUTES. THE ELECTRIC CHECK REVEALED THAT IT WILL COST OVER $600 TO REPLACE THIS ENTIRE LIGHT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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