Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10525939July 20, 2013
STRUCTURE
CRACK HAS OPENED UP ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10525246July 16, 2013
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
SINCE I BOUGHT MY TL BRAND NEW IF IT SITS 2 DAYS OR MORE THE BATTERY DIES. ONCE THE CAR IS TURNED OFF YOU CAN HEAR CLICKING IN THE DASH. I HAVE PURCHASED A NEW BATTERY FOR THIS VEHICLE EVERY YEAR AND A HALF. THE BLUETOOTH QUIT WITHIN 3 YEARS. THEN THE DASHBOARD STARTED SHOWING A RECTANGLE IMAGE ABOUT 3 YEARS IN. MY ACURA IS GARAGE KEPT AND WELL TAKEN CARE OF. GOT IN MY CAR ONE MORNING AND THERE IS A CRACK ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRBAG GOING FROM WINDSHIELD TO PASSENGER SEAT. THIS SEEMS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. NOT TO MENTION VERY CONCERNING. THIS IS AN EXPENSIVE LUXURY CAR. THIS SHOULD NOT BE HAPPENING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524877July 15, 2013
SERVICE BRAKES, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH MY ACURA IS THE BATTERY. I HAVE REPLACED AT LEAST 4 BATTERIES SINCE ABOUT 39,000 MILES. I NEVER KNEW WHY MY BATTERY WAS DYING UNTIL ABOUT TWO MONTHS AGO, AN EMPLOYEE AT ACURA TOLD ME THAT THE HANDS FREE LINK IS DRAINING TOO MUCH OF THE BATTERY BECAUSE OF SOME FAULTY EQUIPMENT. I ASKED FOR THEM TO COVER IT FOR FREE AND WAS DENIED BECAUSE THERE IS NO RECALL WITH THAT EQUIPMENT YET. THEY ARE AWARE THAT OTHER ACURAS HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM AND YET THEY STILL WON'T COVER MY COST FOR NEW EQUIPMENT OR AT LEAST COVER COST TO GET THE HANDS FREE DISCONNECTED. THIS DEVICE IS STILL DRAINING MY BATTERY. THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH CAR IS THAT THE BRAKES IN FRONT WERE STICKING SO BAD I HAD TO GE THE ROADERS GRINDED ON TWO DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. NOW THE BACK BRAKES ARE STICKING TOO. PLEASE CALL WHEN YOU REACH A DECISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524442July 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524451July 11, 2013
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR STARTED SHUTTERING OR BUCKING AS I TAKE OFF AND THE CAR SHIFTS INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED PREVIOUSLY FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ACURA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523891July 9, 2013
VISIBILITY/WIPER
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM THE TOP OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT OPENED THE SUNROOF COVER AND NOTICED THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS SHATTERED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO STATED THE SUNROOF NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,000. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524024July 9, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY; HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN FOR 2 HOURS. HEARD A POUNDING, HAMMERING NOISE FROM INSIDE MY HOUSE AND WHEN I ENTERED THE DRIVEWAY THE VEHICLE'S ENGINE WAS RUNNING, ALTHOUGH IT WAS A VERY ROUGH IDLE. THERE WAS A SMELL OF SOMETHING BURNING COMING FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD. I INSERTED THE KEY INTO THE IGNITION TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE BUT SINCE THE IGNITION WAS NOT IN THE ON, OR RUN, POSITION, TO BEGIN WITH, THE KEY HAD NO EFFECT ON THE ENGINE (THAT IS, I COULD NEITHER TURN THE ENGINE OFF NOR ON, USING THE KEY), AND THE VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ROUGHLY RUN. I THEN CALLED THE FIRE DEPARTMENT BUT THE VEHICLE HAD STOPPED RUNNING WHEN THEY ARRIVED. HOWEVER, THE FAN WAS RUNNING AND THEY THOUGHT THAT WAS NATURAL AFTER THE ENGINE HAD SHUT OFF. I TOLD THEM THAT THIS VEHICLE HAD NEVER HAD THE FAN RUN AFTER THE IGNITION WAS TURNED OFF, THAT IT DID NOT HAVE A REMOTE STARTER (THEY ASKED), AND THAT IT HAD REALLY STARTED BY ITSELF. THEY SAID THE SMELL WAS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL FIRE IN THE ENGINE AND THEY DISCONNECTED THE BATTERY SO THAT THE PROBLEM DID NOT RECUR. THERE WERE NO VISIBLE FLAMES AND THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN EXAMINED FOR DAMAGE AS THE INCIDENT OCCURRED JUST A FEW HOURS AGO. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE VEHICLE (6 YEARS). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10524411July 7, 2013
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
> ON THURSDAY 07/04/13 MY TRANSMISSION GAVE IN. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY WHEN THE CAR LOST POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT CONNECT. THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME OTHERWISE THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR CRASH. THERE WAS NO SIGNAL OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THAT CAME UP.THE CAR HAS 80 K MILES ON IT. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED BY THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER FOR EVERY THING INCLUDING OIL CHANGES ETC. THE CAR PER THE DEALER WAS DEAMED UN DRIVABLE AND UNSAFE TO DRIVE. > THIS CAR WAS MANUFACTURED IN 2005. PURCHASE DATE 11/14/05. I UNDERSTAND THAT THERE WAS A RECALL IN 2003 AND 2004 FOR SIMILAR ISSUE. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE HONDA DEALERSHIP IN FREMONT. AUTONATION HONDA. FOR ME THE ISSUE IS ABOUT ME AND MY FAMILY SAFTEY. IN THE CAR WAS MY 5 YEAR OLD SON. >
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523576July 7, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
CRACKS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE DASHBOARD. APPROXIMATELY 10 INCHES ALONG ONE SIDE OF PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I AM CONCERNED THIS WILL AFFECT THE AIR BAG. ALSO CRACKS ON DRIVER SIDE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523295July 5, 2013
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
THE WARNING LIGHT "TIGHTEN GAS CAP" COMES ONE EVERY SO OFTEN WITH NO UNDERSTANDING OF WHY. HAVE TALKED TO ACURA DEALER WHO STATED TO REPLACE GAS CAP, IGNORE IT AND/OR REPLACE VALVE IN MOTOR. WHEN LOOKING ON THE INTERNET AS TO WHY THIS IS HAPPENING, I AM AMAZED AT THE NUMBER OF OWNERS OF 2007 TL'S WHO ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. IT HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH EMISSIONS. ACURA WANTS $500 TO MAKE THIS LIGHT GO AWAY. BUT ON THE INTERNET THREADS I HAVE READ THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE HAD THEIR CARS REPAIRED TO ONLY HAVE THE WARNING LIGHT COME BACK ON. ACURA SHOULD FIX THIS SINCE SO MANY PEOPLE ARE HAVING THIS PROBLEM AT NO CHARGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10523173July 4, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
I JUST BOUGHT THE ACURA TL 2009 AT 4/23/2013 AND WITH A MONTH DRIVING THE CAR THE PAINT BEGIN CRACKING ,FADING AND PEELING IN THE ALL BODY PART OF THE CAR AND I LOOK UGLY WHEN YOU LOOK THE CAR FROM ANY VIEW NO MATTER IF RAINING OR SUNNY YOU STILL SEE THE CRACKING IN THE CAR AND GETTING UGLY DAY BY DAY AND THE DEALER DON'T WANT TO DEAL WITH THIS MATTER WHAT I CAN DO WITH THIS PROBLEM?? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521845June 26, 2013
STRUCTURE:BODY
I GOT MY ACURA 2003 TL TYPE S BACK FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETLY RUSTED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR'S A/C DRAIN IS RIGHT ABOVE THE AREA OF THE SUBFRAME RUST. THIS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT IS CAUSING THE SUBFRAME TO BE ROTTED THROUGH AND UNSAFE. I ALSO FOUND THAT THE HONDA ACCORD 1999-2002 HAS THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE SUBFRAME RUST FROM THE A/C DRAIN. I NOTIFIED THE CAR MANUFACTURER OF THIS PROBELM AND THEY ARE DENYING THAT THERE IS ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR'S CRAFTSMANSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521891June 26, 2013
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED AND WOULD NOT BLOW HOT OR COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE AIR CONDITION FAN MOTOR. THE CONTACT RE-INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED ADDITIONAL DAMAGE TO THE FAN MOTOR CABLE, WHICH HAD OVERHEATED AND BURNED THE MOTOR WIRES AND PLASTIC PLUG IN THE UNIT. THE MANUFACTURER DENIED ASSISTANCE WITH THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 260,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521777June 25, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
I DIDN'T HAVE AN INCIDENT BUT MY DASHBOARD IS CRACKED EVERYWHERE INCLUDING WHERE THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAGS ARE LOCATED. ACURA CLAIMS WEAR AND TEAR BECAUSE I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND REFUSES TO FIX THIS EVEN THOUGH THIS IS SUPPOSEDLY A LUXURY CAR AND NO OTHER CARS IN SOUTH FLORIDA HAVE THIS ISSUE, PLUS MY CAR IS GARAGE KEPT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS ISSUE AND APPARENTLY 1000S OF ACURA TL OWNERS FROM 2004 HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THESE NEED TO BE REPAIRED OR THE CARS TAKEN OFF THE ROADS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521350June 24, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
ON JUNE 23, 2013 I WAS SITTING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF MY 2006 ACURA TL AND NOTICED THAT MY DASHBOARD HAS APPROXIMATELY AN 8 INCH CRACK IN IT. THE CRACK IS ON A SEAM WHERE THE AIRBAG SHOULD DEPLOY IF I WERE TO GET INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED ACURA THAT I PURCHASED AT 30,000 MILES. IT FORMERLY BELONGED TO AN FSU PROFESSOR WHO HAS A LONG STANDING RELATIONSHIP WITH THE DEALERSHIP I PURCHASED IT FROM. THE CRACK APPEARED OVERNIGHT AND IS STILL A SURPRISE TO ME. HOW DOES A $30,000 CAR GET A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ESPECIALLY WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS? I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THIS CAR. APPARENTLY THIS ISSUE IS WIDESPREAD IN THE 2004-2006 MODEL YEAR ACURA TL'S. ONE SUCH FORUM ACURAZINE HAS NUMEROUS OWNERS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. I ALSO JOINED THE FACEBOOK GROUP ACURA TL DEFECTIVE DASH-CONSUMER'S RIGHTS. BOTH GROUPS ENCOURAGED OWNERS TO MAKE FORMAL COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521307June 23, 2013
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
MY DASHBOARD RECENTLY DEVELOPED A CRACK ABOUT 6 INCHES IN LENGTH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED. I HAVE READ WHERE MULTIPLE INCIDENCES LIKE MINE HAVE BEEN RECORDED FOR THIS VEHICLE & ACURA APPARENTLY IS NOT ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10521079June 21, 2013
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND BECAME NUMB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK UP TO THE SPINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONTAL AIR BAG BUT DID NOT INSPECT THE SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG. THE CAUSE OF THE INADVERTENT AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 45,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10520692June 19, 2013
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
CRACKS DEVELOPED ON DASH BOARD. SMALL AT FIRST BUT HAVE GROWN OVER THE PAST 2 YEARS. I THOUGHT IT WAS JUST A COSMETIC PROBLEM BUT HAVE READ RECENTLY THAT THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE AIRBAGS NOT DEPLOYING. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX OR REMEDY THE PROBLEM EVEN THOUGH I HAVE PROVIDED APPROPRIATE CARE AND MAINTENANCE OVER THE YEARS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10506099June 17, 2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
2003 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER A FEW MORE MILES. BOTH OF THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM BRAKING. THE PLASTIC BUSHING ON THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN AND WEDGED THE THROTTLE PLATE OPEN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10519712June 13, 2013
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
MY HUSBAND AND I NOTICED THAT THERE WERE TWO VERTICAL CRACKS ON THE DASH ON EITHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH AIRBAG MEASURING APPROXIMATELY 5-6 INCHES EACH. THE CAR WAS NOT INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND IS NOT LEFT OUT IN THE SUN FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SO THERE IS NO KNOWN REASON OR EXPLANATION FOR THESE CRACKS. I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS OTHER COMPLAINTS FROM CONSUMERS REGARDING THIS EXACT ISSUE AND I HOPE THAT ACURA INVESTIGATES IT, AS THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A DEFECT AND A SAFETY ISSUE. IF THE CRACKS CONTINUE TO GROW AND/OR THE DASH CRACKS FURTHER, IT COULD CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY OR MALFUNCTION, NOT TO MENTION THAT A LUXURY CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM. NONE OF MY OTHER VEHICLES HAVE EVER HAD CRACKS IN THE DASH, INCLUDING A HONDA ACCORD THAT WAS OVER 15 YEARS OLD AND AN ACURA CL THAT WAS 11 YEARS OLD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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