Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10383309February 19, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON DECEMBER 28, 2010, MY 1999 ACURA 3.2TL ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT ANY DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND TRIED TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON. IT TURNED ON AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES BUT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS REPEATED 6 ~7 TIMES UNTIL I BARELY REACHED HOME. I CHECKED MY RECALL NOTICES AND HAVE A RECORD OF CHANGING MY IGNITION SWITCH UNDER RECALL BACK IN FEBRUARY 21, 2003. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH MORE THAN ONCE. I PURCHASED THE PART AND REPLACED IT MYSELF IN MY GARAGE. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE AND MY ENGINE NEVER SHUT OFF SINCE THAN. I CALLED ACURA AND INFORMED THEM OF MY INCIDENT AND SINCERELY ASKED THEM TO SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I HAD TOLD THEM IF THE PART FAILED AGAIN, THEY NEED TO CHECK/REBUILD THE PART AND CONDUCT A FRESH RECALL. THIS IS A DANGEROUS & SERIOUS PROBLEM. A VEHICLE SUDDENLY & SILENTLY SHUTS DOWN AND LOSES POWER INSTANTLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. *TR
Crash:
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Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383801February 16, 2011
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK ABOUT A YEAR AGO AND HAS CONTINUED TO DO SO. VEHICLE IS MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS. DASHBOARD IS CONTINUALLY TREATED WITH PROTECTIVE LOTIONS, STORED IN A GARAGE AND PARKED IN SHADE. THERE ARE NOW 5 CRACKS IN THE DASH AND I HAVE FOUND MULTIPLE OWNERS THAT HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A LUXURY CAR THAT HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. I WOULD CONSIDER THIS TO BE A RECALL ISSUE.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383011February 16, 2011
STEERING
POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED AND FAILED AT 54,000 MILES, STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT,REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING AND SQUEALING AT 122,000 MILES. CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY ARE REQUIRING $1700 TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. DEALER ADDED STEERING FLUID AND NOISE DECREASE TEMPORARILY. STEERING STARTING TO GET STIFF, FEBRUARY 16, 2011. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10382558February 14, 2011
STRUCTURE
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE TWO CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD BY THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. THERE WAS NOT A LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BUT HE WAS CONCERNED THE AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY PROPERLY IF INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 48,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381682February 12, 2011
STRUCTURE
ACURA TL 2004 CRACKED DEFECTIVE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381704February 12, 2011
SEATS
I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BECOME LOOSE FROM THE MOUNTS AND ROCKS LIKE IT LOOSE FROM THE SUPPORTS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT AND IT APPEARS THE WELDED FRAME HAS COME LOOSE ON ONE OF THE CORNERS. I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE AS A WELDER AND CAN SEE THAT THE WELDED AREA WAS NOT VERY GOOD CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381706February 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A USED 2002 ACURA TL TYPS S. THE CARE HAD APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH MIDRANGE GEARS WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381565February 11, 2011
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
I HAVE 7 CRACKS IN THE DASH OF MY 2004 ACURA TL. IT STARTED WITH 2 LONG CRACKS, ONE OVER THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND ONE IN THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER. OVER THE PAST 13 MONTHS 5 MORE CRACKS HAVE APPEARED IN THE DASH BETWEEN THE FIRST 2 ORIGINAL CRACKS. THESE CRACKS ARE UNSIGHTLY AND MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THE PASSENGER AIR BAG COVER IS INVOLVED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381641February 11, 2011
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD ON MY 2005 ACURA TL IS CRACKED REALLY BAD. IT IS A GARAGE KEPT CAR. I AM AFRAID THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY. APPARENTLY AFTER DOING RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET A TON OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL ARE HAVING THIS ISSUE. PLEASE HELP! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381270February 9, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA 3.2TL. UPON SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN SHIFTED INTO DRIVE AND A WHINING NOISE COULD BE HEARD BEFORE THE GEAR SET INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 73,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380915February 6, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL WITH 75K MILES, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR WHICH I PURCHASE FROM ACURA DEALER IN MAY 2002. IN JANUARY 2011, ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND I NOTICED JERKING AND SLIPPING. USUALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEARS. WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE'S RPM WOUD GO UP, BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AND THEN SUDDENLY CAR WOULD SHIFT TO THE HIGHER GEAR WITH A JERK. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO ACURA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP RESPONDED BACK IN A FEW HOURS THAT MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE LADY AT THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $5000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND ACURA HAS AGREED TO COVER 80% OF THE COST. THAT MEANS I'D HAVE TO PAY $1230+TAX =~ $1345 OUT OF POCKET FOR ACURA/ HONDA'S FAULTY TRANSMISSION !!! THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT LET ME TAKE THE CAR OUT OF DEALERSHIP AS THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY HANDED ME A LOANER FOR THE WEEKEND AND ASKED ME TO CONFIRM IF THEY SHOULD PROCEED WITH THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WORK BY MONDAY (FEB 7, 2011). ACURA SHOULD BEAR THE COMPLETE COST OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND PROVIDE LIFETIME WARRANTY. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380832February 5, 2011
TIRES, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
I HAD 4 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE960AS POLE POSITION SIZE 215/50R17 TIRES INSTALLED IN MAY OF 2008 ON MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S VEHICLE. TWO SEPARATE DEFECTS. 1. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ONE TIRE IN JANUARY OF 2010. I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE UNDER ROAD HAZARD INSURANCE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALL. 2. ON FEBRUARY 3, 2011 I HAD A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE 64 IN ST. LOUIS. THE TIRE DIDN'T JUST BLOW OUT, IT HAD FULL TREAD SEPARATION. THE HIGHWAY WAS CLEAR OF ALL SNOW AND SLUSH IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. MY ESTIMATED SPEED WAS 50 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 9 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. I WAS NOT IN A TURN, AND DID NOT HIT ANY ROAD HAZARDS. THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE WERE INFLATED PROPERLY. THE SHOP REPORTED THAT THE OTHER TIRES HAD VERY EVEN TIRE WEAR, SUGGESTING THAT THE WHEELS WERE ALIGNED PROPERLY, THE SUSPENSION WAS OPERATING PROPERLY, AND THE TIRES WERE INFLATED PROPERLY. THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR ALLOY WHEEL, THE DEFECTIVE TIRE, AND THE NEED FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO THE CAR RIDING ON THE ALLOY WHEEL. I CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE, AND WAS GIVEN THE RUNAROUND. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT BRIDGESTONE DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME IN ANY WAY. THE BRIDGESTONE LAWYER TOLD ME ON FEBRUARY 4, 2011, THAT THEY HAD ALREADY LOOKED AT THE TIRE. I CONTACTED THE SHOP, AND BRIDGESTONE DID NOT LOOK AT THE TIRE. I INFORMED THE LAWYER THAT THEY COULD FIND THE REST OF MY TIRE ON TOP OF A SNOW BANK ON I-64 BETWEEN KINGSHIGHWAY AND GRAND AVENUE. THE TREAD WAS INTACT, AND IN ONE PIECE. SHE DID NOT SEEM INTERESTED IN SEEING THE TREAD, SUGGESTING THAT BRIDGESTONE IS NOT RESPONSIBLE ENOUGH TO INVESTIGATE PROBLEMS ON THEIR OWN, AND NEED A GOVERNMENT WATCH DOG TO FORCE THEM TO LOOK INTO DEFECTS. THE BLOWOUT THAT I EXPERIENCED WOULD HAVE LIKELY CAUSED AN ACCIDENT IF IT HAD HAPPENED ON A FRONT WHEEL. PLEASE INVESTIGATE THESE TIRES ASAP, AS THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10380215February 4, 2011
STRUCTURE
I OWN A ACURA TL 2005 WHICH I BOUGHT IN NOV 2009 AND LAST SUMMER MY CARS DASHBOARD DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS. NOW I AM AFRAID IF THIS WILL HAVE EFFECT ON MY AIRBAGS, I AM NOTICING MY CARS AUDIO ALREADY MAKING SOME BUZZING NOISE AFTER THE CRACKS. PLEASE TAKE NECESSARY ACTION ON ACURA AND MAKE THEM REPLACE THESE DASHBOARDS, THIS BEING A LUXURY MODEL THEY SHOULD ATLEAST NOT PUT IN CHEAP MATERIAL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379858February 1, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 ACURA TL WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. NOW AGAIN AT 157,000 MILES IT IS SLIPPING AGAIN IN SECOND GEAR JUST LIKE IT DID ORIGINALLY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM ON MY OWN TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4,000. AFTER READING ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE ACURA TL, I BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY HAS JUST TURNED THEIR HEAD ON ALL OF US. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING HANDLED BY ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS AT 57,000 IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IF TOYOTA CAN GET HAMMERED FOR STUCK ACCELERATORS, SHOULDN'T HONDA BE FIXING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!! *LN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379383January 28, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER TO THE WHEELS WHILE DRIVING. WHEN I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR THE ENGINE RPMS WOULD INCREASE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD OR SPEED UP. THIS FIRST HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL STREET. HAD I BEEN MAKING A LEFT TURN WITH ON-COMING TRAFFIC IT COULD HAVE BEEN DANGEROUS. THIS APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION. IT OCCURRED UNEXPECTEDLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION AND ENGINE WERE WARM (AFTER DRIVING SEVERAL MILES). I LATER FOUND THAT AFTER THE CAR HAD COOLED, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BEHAVE NORMALLY UNTIL IT GOT WARM AGAIN. FIRST THEY SAID MY TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE CHANGED. THEY DID THAT AND SAID THE CAR WAS RUNNING NORMALLY AGAIN. I LEFT THE DEALERSHIP AND HAD THE SAME LOSS OF POWER WITHIN A FEW MILES. I LET THE CAR COOL DOWN AND THEN RETURNED TO THE DEALER. THEY THEN DIAGNOSED IT AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A FACTORY REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT THE DEALERSHIP AT MY EXPENSE. MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED 3,000 MILES EARLIER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10379268January 27, 2011
STEERING
2004 ACURA TL POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. DEALER STATED NOT RELATED TO RECALL REGARDING POWER STEERING HOSE PROBLEM WHICH WAS APPARENTLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL ALREADY. ACURA DEALER REPAIRED POWER STEERING PUMP AND CHARGED OVER $600 FOR REPAIR. FELT LIKE THERE WAS NO POWER IN STEERING, LOUD NOISE GRINDING WHEN STARTING ENGINE AND FOR PERIOD WHILE DRIVING AT BEGINNING OF DRIVING EACH TIME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378764January 26, 2011
STRUCTURE
A 14 INCH CRACK IN DASH WHICH RUNS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378850January 26, 2011
CHILD SEAT
1. THIS 2005 ACURA TL HAS BEEN TAKEN CARE OF BY THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVERY MAJOR AND NON MAJOR FIX, INCLUDING PAYING THE OUTRAGEOUS $125 FOR OIL CHANGES. JUST AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. I AM WORRIED THAT MY DASHBOARD AND AIRBAG PLATE ARE NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH. CURRENTLY THERE ARE 6-7 CRACKS ROUGHLY 8"-16" LONG. ACURA TOLD ME THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO EXCEPT CHARGE ME $1500 TO REPLACE THE DASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378849January 26, 2011
STRUCTURE
I OWN A 2005 ACURA TL , WHICH I HAPPEN TO PAY LARGE AMOUNTS OF MONEY FOR THIS "LUXURY" CAR. LITERALLY OVER NIGHT MY CARS FRONT DASH BOARD HAD CRACKED. ITS NOW HAS TWO LARGE CRACKS ON THE FRONT DASH THAT ARE NOT SURFACE CRACKS THEY ACTUALLY ARE COMPLETE CRACKS THROUGH THE DASH FROM THE VERY FRONT,WINDSHIELD, ALL THE WAY TO THE OTHER SIDE,WOOD GRAIN . ONE CRACK THAT HAPPEN TO BE VERY CLOSE TO BEING ON TOP OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I HAVE NOT BEEN INVOLVED IN ANY AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENTS WITHIN A YEAR, AND THE ONE I WAS INVOLVED IN OVER A YEAR AGO WAS A MINOR FENDER BENDER. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND THOUSANDS OF ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND OCCURRENCES THAT ONLY HAVE GOTTEN WORSE RESULTING IN SEVERAL MORE CRACKS TO APPEAR WITHIN A COUPLE DAYS TO A MONTH WHICH CONCERNS ME. I AM IN FEAR THESE CRACKS AND POSSIBLE FUTURE CRACKS COULD RESULT IN MY AIRBAG SENSORS ABILITIES TO FUNCTION CORRECTLY, WHICH COULD LEAD TO SPONTANEOUS RELEASE OF THEM,. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10378533January 24, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ENGINE CONSUMES ONE (1) QUART OF OIL APPROXIMATELY EVERY 4,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED NEW. IF YOU FOLLOW THE OIL LIFE MINDER (PER THE OWNER'S MANUAL) AND CHANGE THE OIL WHEN THE INDICATOR LIGHTS UP (TYPICALLY AROUND 7,000 MILES) THE ENGINE OIL IS WELL BELOW THE NORMAL DIPSTICK OPERATING RANGE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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