Acura TL Complaints (2009)

42 consumer complaints on file.

• #10316266March 3, 2010
  STEERING

  WHILE DRIVING MY NEW 2009 ACURA TL THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS DRIVING IN THE SNOW IN CT AT ABOUT 6:00 PM ON FEB 17TH. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HILL IN MY HOMETOWN THAT I HAVE DRIVEN ON LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF TIMES. I KNOW THE HILL IS FAIRLY STEEP SO I WAS GOING VERY SLOW (ABOUT 10 MPH) AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL THE ROAD CURVES TO THE LEFT. AS I APPROACHED THE TURN MY STEERING WHEEL LOCKED IN PLACE AND I SLID INTO THE GUARDRAIL DOING ONLY MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE TO THE RIGHT FROM BUMPER AND FENDER. THE CAR HAD TO BE TOWED FROM THE SCENE BECAUSE THE STEERING WHEEL WAS STILL LOCKED SOLID. THE ACURA DEALER IN NORWALK CT HAS HAD THE CAR ON A LIFT FOR ALMOST 2 WEEKS AND STILL DOES NOT KNOW WHY THAT HAPPENED. NEEDLES TO SAY I DON'T WANT THE CAR BACK! *TR

  Crash:

  Yes

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0

• #10278680July 29, 2009
  VISIBILITY

  THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CREATED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THE GUNMETAL TRIM INSERTED INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER SIDES OF THE DASH CREATE A BLINDING GLARE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON SUNNY DAYS. THE GLARE IS SO BAD, IT COVERS NEARLY ALL OF THE SURFACE OF THE LEFT HAND MIRROR, SO WHEN CHANGING LANES FROM RIGHT TO LEFT, THE DRIVER WILL MISS SEEING A CAR IN THE LEFT LANE BECAUSE OF THE GLARE. IT IS EVEN MORE PRONOUNCED FOR A CAR THAT MAY BE IN THE BLIND SPOT. SAME IS TRUE, BUT NOT AS BAD, AS THE RIGHT LANE. I HAD TO COVER UP THE TRIM BY COVERING IT WITH A BLACK CLOTH TAPED TO THE GUNMETAL TRIM. *TR

  Crash:

  No

  Fire:

  No

  Injuries:

  0

  Deaths:

  0