Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10420590August 18, 2011
AIR BAGS
I HAVE NOTICED A LARGE CRACK IN MY PASSENGER-SIDE FRONT DASH BOARD. THERE IS AN OUTLINE OF A RECTANGLE OVER THE AIRBAG AND THERE IS ONE CRACK THAT HAS ACTUALLY OPENED THE DASH BOARD. I AM SCARED THIS CRACK IS GOING TO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY AT ANYTIME OR MAYBE CAUSE IT NOT TO DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. I AM ALSO SCARED THAT PARTS OF THE DASHBOARD WILL FLY OFF IF THE AIRBAG IS DEPLOYED, DUE TO THIS CRACK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420288August 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER OF THIS CAR HAS OWNED THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR. THE DRIVER EXITED HIS CAR AT A GAS STATION AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, REMOVING HIS KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND LOCKING HIS VEHICLE. HE CAME BACK OUT OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE TO FIND THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER CAR, CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE REAR END OF THE DRIVER'S CAR (EST. $3,000). HE FOUND UPON INSPECTION THAT THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM DRIVE, BUT YET THE CAR ALLOWED HIM TO REMOVE HIS KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. UPON RESEARCHING LATER, HE FOUND THAT HIS CAR HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THIS VERY REASON IN 2004. HE IS NOT AWARE IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD COMPLIED WITH THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. HONDA MADE NO EFFORT TO INFORM THE NEW OWNER OF THE RECALL OR IF IT HAD BEEN FIXED, BUT TOOK THE TIME AND EFFORT TO OFFER HIM AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN HE PURCHASED THE CAR. HE'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE'S BEEN FIXED OR NOT, AND IF A REPLACEMENT PART HAD BEEN INSTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419411August 14, 2011
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
THE DASHBOARD ON MY 2004 ACURA TL HAS RECENTLY STARTED TO CRACK, STARTING SMALL AND GROWING IN SEVERAL PLACES. CHECKED ACURAZINE WEBSITE TO FIND OVER 44,000 LIKE COMPLAINTS. MOST START ABOVE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE TOP OF THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419296August 13, 2011
STRUCTURE:BODY, EQUIPMENT
I BOUGHT ACURA 2006 TL IN NOVEMBER 2006 AND I HAVE NOTICED THERE IS A CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD WHERE THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG SITS. I NOTICED ON 8/6/11 AND NOW AFTER ONE WEEK THESE CRACKS ARE STARTED GROWING. I ASKED THE DEALER IN PEMBROKE PINES AND THEY SAID IT WOULD COST ME 800 BUCKS WHICH IS WAY EXPENSIVE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED FROM THE MANUFACTURE THAT THEY WOULDN'T CARE FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419068August 12, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, AIR BAGS
2003 ACURA 3.2 TL. FLEET MANAGER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE *TGW THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL, STATING THEY WOULD NOT GET PAID FOR THE WORK.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418479August 11, 2011
VISIBILITY
TOXIC FLUID LEAKING FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR, DRIPPED ONTO CENTER CONSOLE AND MELTED PLASTIC PARTS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10418206August 9, 2011
STRUCTURE
2005 ACURA TL BASE NAVIGATION DASHBOARD CRACKING ON PASSENGER SIDE AND IN SPEAKER AREA. CAR HAS 88000 MILES ON IT AND THIS IS NOT THE QUALITY I EXPECT FROM ACURA BEING A LOYAL CUSTOMER FOR YEARS. POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD TO PASSENGER IF AIRBAG WERE TO DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416831August 3, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS SUDDENLY FAIL, TWO AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENDANGERING THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. APPARENTLY FROM ON-LINE REPORTS, THIS IS QUITE COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, SEIZED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE SLAMMED ON. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES: APRIL '03, JULY '06, AND JULY '11. TWICE ACURA (HONDA) CLAIMED THAT IT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSIONS. HOWEVER IN LIGHT OF THE SUBSEQUENT SAME FAILURES, THAT CLAIM IS SUSPECT UNLESS ITS ENGINEERS HAVE STILL NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND KNOWING SO, HAVE CONTINUED TO ENDANGER ITS CUSTOMERS BY NOT REPAIRING IT. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416899August 3, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED IN THE AREA WHERE THE AIR BAG WAS LOCATED. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPLACE THE DASHBOARD. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416326July 30, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL FAILURE OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 MINUTES, RESULTS IN DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING AND INTERFERES WITH MAINTAINING SAFE DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO CORRECT FAILURE BY MANUFACTURER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN 2004 AND REPEATED FAILURES WERE IN EVIDENCE IN 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416264July 29, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED IN ORDER TO REPAIR THE FAILURE, THE DASHBOARD ASSEMBLY HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,900 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415544July 28, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
MY 2005 ACURA TL IS EXPERIENCING EXTREME CRACKING IN THE DASH. THE CRACKS ARE CRISS CROSSING OVER MY PASSENGERS SIDE AIRBAG. I AM AFRAID THAT THE AIRBAG WILL NOT WORK, PREMATURELY DEPLOY, OR SEND BITS AND PIECES OF MY DASH FLYING AT ME IF IT DID DEPLOY CORRECTLY DURING A CRASH. THIS IS A HUGE SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME EVERYTIME I START MY CAR AND DRIVE AN HOUR TO WORK AND BACK EACH DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416137July 28, 2011
AIR BAGS
4 DAYS AGO, I NOTICED A SMALL CRACK APPEARING ALONG THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AND NOW, THE CRACK HAS GOTTEN WORSE. IT AS GROWN TO CIRCLE AROUND ALONG THE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10416030July 27, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IN MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS SUDDENLY BEGUN DEVELOPING BAD CRACKS. THE MOST CONCERNING CRACK IS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE LEADING FROM THE FRONT WINDOW TOWARD THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. THE CRACK IS FORMING AROUND THE OUTLINE OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. WILL THE AIRBAG DEPLOY PROPERLY WHEN NEEDED OR WILL IT DEPLOY PREMATURELY? THE CRACKS ARE UNSIGHTLY AND SEEM UNLIKELY WITH THE AGE OF THE VEHICLE. BUT THE MOST SIGNIFICANT CONCERN IS THE SAFETY OF THE CRACK AROUND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415177July 26, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK, TWO FEET LONG, IN THE DASHBOARD DIRECTLY OVER THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG LIGHT WOULD INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE CRACK WOULD NOT CAUSE ANY ISSUES. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 52,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415183July 26, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE DETERIORATED PREMATURELY AND RESULTED IN POWER STEERING FLUID TO LEAKING ONTO THE ENGINE. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED, SMOKE BEGAN TO RISE FROM THE ENGINE WHERE THE FLUID WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO HAVE THE FAILURE DIGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 08V091000 (STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSISTS: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). THEY OFFERED NO OTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414890July 24, 2011
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
2006 ACURA TL'S SIDE AIRBAGS INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT AND THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I WAS GOING 20MPH ON A LOCAL MANHATTAN STREET (56TH BETWEEN 5TH AND MADISON AVENUES). THERE WAS A POTHOLE AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHEN I DROVE SLIGHTLY OVER IT. THERE'S NO EXTERIOR DAMAGE TO THE CAR AND THE TIRES ARE PERFECTLY FINE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414680July 22, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD EXHIBITED A CRACK, CAUSING THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. THE DEALER INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS CRACKED AS A RESULT OF HOTTER TEMPERATURES AND CAUSED THE AIR BAG SENSOR TO MALFUNCTION. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE BUT DID ASSIST THE CONTACT WITH REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414723July 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER, NO AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE CONNECTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 140,000. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR BURNED AND MELTED AS WELL AS THE FAN. UPDATED 10/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10414726July 22, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM:FAN/MOTOR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER, NO AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE CONNECTOR AND BLOWER MOTOR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 145,000. UPDATED 9/27/11 *CN THE AC/HEATER STOPPED WORKING. THE CONSUMER SMELLED AN ELECTRICAL BURNING ODOR. IT WAS DISCOVERED THE FAN CONNECTOR AND FAN HAD BURNED UP. UPDATED 10/07/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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