Acura TL Complaints (2005)

388 consumer complaints on file.

#11161252December 13, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR IS LEAKING OIL GRADUALLY. PUDDLE IN AMBER BROWN COLOR ON THE GARAGE FLOOR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11144973November 2, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
DASH BOARD STARTING TO CRACK, AFRAID IF CRACKS WOULD MAKE PASSENGER AIRBAG EXPLODE. CAR HAS LESS THAN 50,000 AND GARAGED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133380October 4, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKING DASHBOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11131743September 26, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TAKATA RECALL - MY DRIVE IS FLASHING WHICH IS TO DO WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND I'M HAVING WIRING PROBLEMS ALSO. ALSO I HAVE NO BRIGHT HEADLIGHTS THEY JUST COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND IT'S A WIRING PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11122436August 26, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS CRACKED OVER THE PAST YEAR. AFTER RESEARCHNG SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONCERN I HAVE IS NOT COSMETIC, BUT SAFETY. DUE TO THE CRACKS MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT MY AIR BAG SYSTEM HAS DISABLED ITSELF. THEREFORE IF I AM IN AN ACCIDENT, I WONT HAVE THAT PROTECTION. ACURA REFUSES TO TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH A RECALL. IT CAN HAVE DEADLY CONSEQUENCES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11118839August 9, 2018
STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, STRUCTURE:BODY
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE, AND HAVE ROUTINE MAINTENANCE PERFORMED ON IT AT REGULAR INTERVALS. ON JULY 23, 2018, APPROXIMATELY 4:15PM, I WAS EXITING VIA REVERSE FROM A PARKING SPACE AT A LOCAL SHOPPING CENTER. I SHIFTED THE CAR INTO DRIVE, PROCEEDED FORWARD AT A SPEED OF 3MPH, FOR LESS THAN TEN FEET TO MAKE A SLIGHT LEFT TURN, WHEN THERE WAS THE SOUND OF BREAKING METAL, AND THE CAR CAME TO A HALT. THE CAR WAS IN DRIVE, FOOT ON GAS, BUT WOULD NOT MOVE. I STRUGGLED TO SHIFT THE GEAR INTO PARK, THEN RESTARTED. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO INTO DRIVE, WITH GREAT DIFFICULTY I GOT IT INTO REVERSE, THEN ROLLED BACKWARDS INTO A HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACE. THE GEAR WAS NOW STUCK IN REVERSE, AND KEY WAS LOCKED IN IGNITION. I IMMEDIATELY APPLIED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE, TURNED ON HAZARD LIGHTS, AND EXITED THE VEHICLE. I PLACED PHONE CALLS TO A TOWING COMPANY, AND MY MECHANIC. UPON INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED "THE DRIVER'S FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY SNAPPED IN TWO. THE AXLE SHAFT HAD RUSTED UNDERNEATH THE VIBRATION DAMPER. THE PASSENGER FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLY LOOKED RUSTED". AT MY DIRECTION, THE MECHANIC REPLACED BOTH FRONT AXLE ASSEMBLIES. BOTH MYSELF AND THE MECHANIC SEARCHED FOR A RECALL, OR EVEN AN UPDATE TO THE MANUFACTURER'S RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE/SERVICE, BUT FOUND NOTHING. CAR AXLES SHOULD NOT RANDOMLY SNAP IN HALF. I HAVE HAD ABSOLUTELY ZERO ISSUES WITH MY VEHICLE LEADING UP TO THE EVENT. THANKFULLY, NO ONE WAS HARMED WHEN THIS OCCURRED. HAD I BEEN TRAVELING IN A DRIVE LANE, WHETHER IT WAS IN THE SHOPPING CENTER OR INTERSTATE, NO DOUBT THERE WAS GOING TO BE A CATASTROPHIC SITUATION, RESULTING IN BODILY HARM AND VEHICLE DAMAGE TO MYSELF AND OTHERS. A COPY OF THE REPAIR BILL IS ATTACHED IN THE RECORD FOR YOUR REFERENCE. ON AUGUST 7, 2018, I REPORTED THIS TO ACURA, REFERENCE CASE # 08888084.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11101274June 11, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD OF MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS DEVELOPED FOUR MAJOR CRACKS. TWO OF THEM ARE OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARS WHENEVER SOMEONE SITS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE ACURA DEALER REFUSES TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM UNLESS I PAY THE FULL REPAIR COST. I HAVE BEEN THE SOLE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. IT HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090125April 25, 2018
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
LARGE CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED THROUGHOUT THE MATERIAL USED IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE INCLUDING ALL OF THE DASHBOARD. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL PREVENT THE AIRBAG FROM PROPERLY DEPLOYING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11088511April 16, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL A LITTLE OVER THREE YEARS AGO MY DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG/COMPARTMENT AND HAS SINCE CONTINUED TO CONTINUE TO CRACK AROUND THE AIRBAG AS WELL AS SEVERELY DAMAGE THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD OF MY VEHICLE. NEITHER MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP NOR THE MANUFACTURER ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY OR FAULT IN THIS DEFECT THAT COULD BE FATAL TO MY PASSENGERS, MYSELF AND OTHER CONSUMERS WHO'S VIN IS SAID TO NOT TO BE IMPACTED DESPITE TAKATA RECALLS IMPACTING THE OTHER HONDA VEHICLES AND BEING A WIDESPREAD RECALL ACROSS THE VEHICLE MANUFACTURING INDUSTRY. NO REPAIRS OR REPLACEMENTS REQUESTS HAVE BEEN "NECESSARY" NOR COVERED BY MY LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP DESPITE THE ACURA OWNERS RECALL LINK COMMUNICATION REGARDING THE INFLATOR RECALL. PLEASE CONTINUE TO READ AND ESCALATE THESE COMPLAINTS AS MANY OF US ARE IMPACTED BY THIS DEFECT & ARE POWERLESS. I HAVE BEEN THE OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE SINCE 2009 AND THIS IS MY ONLY MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION SINCE PURCHASING AND PAYING OFF AND MY PASSENGERS AND MYSELF CONTINUE TO BE IN DANGER OF FATALITY DUE TO THESE DEFECTS WITHOUT MANUFACTURER ACCOUNTABILITY OR SUPPORT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11084857April 12, 2018
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM THE ORINGINAL OWNER 11-17. HE DIDNT INFORM ME OF ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE. THREE DAYS AFTER PURCHASE I HAD A DEAD BATTERY. THEN I NOTICED THE SPEEDOMETER AND TACH WOULD STOP WORKING WHEN I WAS DRIVING, ALSO THE VSA WARNING LIGHT WOULD COME ON WHEN I WAS DRIVING. I SEARCHED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THERE WAS MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT MY SAME PROBLEMS, AND THAT THE DEALER WAS NO HELP AT ALL. I TRIED DISCONNECTING THE HANDS FREE LINK, BUT I STILL HAD A DEAD BATTERY THE NEXT DAY. THE ONLY SOLUTION I HAVE FOUND IS TO DISCONNECT MY BATTERY EVERY DAY WHEN I COME HOME. I REPLACED THE BATTERY IN JAN. 2018. THERE ARE ALSO RECEIPTS IN THE VEHICLE FROM THE ORIGANAL OWNER FOR THE SAME PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11083668April 6, 2018
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS STARTING FROM THE AREA THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG IS LOCATED AND HAS SINCE SPREAD TO ALL AREAS OF THE DASHBOARD. ACURA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE DEFECT, DESPITE THOUSANDS OF OWNERS COMPLAINING. THIS ISSUE HAS MADE ITS WAY TO CNN, LOCAL NEWS, NUMEROUS BOARDS AND WEBSITES, FACEBOOK, TWITTER, ETC. THE BRAND REFUSES TO STAND BY THEIR PRODUCT AND RESOLVE THE ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11064599January 24, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD CRACK AND WITH NO REASON AND STILL CRACKING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047704November 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
THERE IS A CRACK ON THE RIGHT HAND (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE DASH VERY CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG. I AM SCARED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY EXPLODE AT ANY MINUTE. ACURA SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND NOT DRIVEN EVERYDAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11047507November 20, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASHBOARD CRACKING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030355September 28, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SMOKE. THERE WAS NO FIRE AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS NOT CONTACTED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP FLUID WAS LEAKING INTO THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 08V091000 (STEERING). TIM SHORT ACURA (131 MACCORKLE AVE SW, CHARLESTON, WV 25303) INFORMED THE CONTACT TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. ALSO, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, IT FAILED TO START AND THE KEY IMMOBILIZER INDICATOR FLASHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. A DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11024927September 21, 2017
AIR BAGS
MY ACURA TL'S PASSENGER DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK RUNNING DOWN AND MY AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON. CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN ANY ACCIDENT AND APPARENTLY THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11021746September 6, 2017
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE VEHICLE INITIALLY RAN INTO AN ISSUE WHERE IT WOULDN'T START APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO IN 2015. I HAVE HAD THE BATTERY REPLACED AT LEAST 4 TIMES IN THE LAST 2 YEARS. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE HANDS FREE BLUE TOOTH CAUSING AN ELECTRICAL DRAIN ON THE CAR; HOWEVER, STILL NO RECALL FROM HONDA. DESPITE THE FACT THAT I'VE HAD THE CAR SERVICES AT SEVERAL DIFFERENT SHOPS & HAVE SPENT MONEY REPLACING BATTERIES AS WELL AS OTHER COMPONENTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE ELECTRICAL, THE ISSUE CONTINUES TO PERSIST AND THERE ARE INSTANCES WHERE IT WON'T START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019178August 23, 2017
AIR BAGS
DASH CRACKED AROUND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, AFRAID OF AIRBAG COMING OUT. ORIGINAL OWNER ,ALWAYS GARGE KEPT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019021August 22, 2017
AIR BAGS
THERE IS A CRACK RIGHT ON THE EDGE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN THE DASHBOARD. ACURA WILL NOT HELP COVER THE COST TO FIX IT. IT APPEARED OUT OF NOWHERE. MY CAR ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11013148August 6, 2017
STRUCTURE:BODY
CRACKED DASHBOARD. I WENT TO THE DEALER FOR A REPAIR AND THEY TOLD ME THEY CAN'T REPAIR IT CAUSE IT'S DANGEROUS TO REPAIRED IT BECAUSE THE AIRBAG MIGHT EXPLODE. SO WHAT CAN I DO? THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 2000 DOLLAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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