Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#11170204January 15, 2019
AIR BAGS, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASH BOARD KEEPS CRACKING OVER TIME IN SEVERAL PLACES,NEW ONES JUST POP UPPING UP EVERYWHERE.THIS DID NOT START UNTIL LAST YEAR SOMETIME AROUND 100,000 MI.I TALKED TO LOCAL DEALERSHIP,ACURA CO.AND THE MANUFACTURER OF THEIR PARTS.THEY SAID THEY WONT HELP ME.THIS IS NOT RIGHT.I BARELY DRIVE ANYWHERE.MY CAR STAYS IN GARAGE AND IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF.NEVER BEEN OWNED/DRIVEN ON THE COAST OR FL,ANYWHERE LIKE THAT.I LIVE IN MS.ALL OVER THE INTERNET,ON ACURAZINE,AND YOUTUBE THIS IS HAPPENING TO 3RD GEN TL ACURAS.CAN U HELP ME? THE COST FOR A NEW DASH IS VERY EXPENSIVE $3000.00+. THIS IS A FAULTY PRODUCT ON THEIR PART. THERE IS NO WAY THEY SHOULD GET AWAY WITH THIS OR NOT MAKE A RECALL.ARE RECALLS A THING OF THE PAST? IV HAD SEVERAL PROBLEMS NOT OF MY MAKING THAT I JUST PAID TO HAVE FIXED BUT I AM SICK OF THIS.CAR MANUFACTURERS SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO DO THIS TO PEOPLE. THEY JUST BLOW US OF!AND WITH THOSE OF US WHO TAKE CARE OF OUR CARS, THIS MEANS THEIR DEFECTS ARENT GOIN TO OCCUR UNTIL MUCH LATER AFTER ANY WARRANTY HAS PASSED.I ASSURE U THIS IS NOT FROM GENERAL WEAR OR USER ERROR.MY CAR STAYS INSIDE GARAGE,I VERY RARELY DRIVE IT AND I KEEP IT WAXED JUST AS ONES LOOK ON A CAR LOT.BECAUSE I HAVE A TRUCK THAT I DRIVE MAINLY THE CAR IS RARELY USED.IV HARDLY PUT ANY MILES ON CAR SINCE IV OWNED IT.EVERYWHERE EVERYONE THAT OWNS THIS MODEL ACURA SAYS ITS HAPPENING.I ASSURE U THIS CAR DOES NOT STAY IN SUNLIGHT,HAS NEVER BEEN AROUND HARSH ENVIRONMENTS.THERE IS NOTHING THAT ANY DRIVER DOES TO CREATE USER ERROR THAT CONCERNS"CRACKING ALL OVER THE DASH BOARD"FROM LEFT SIDE ALL THE WAY TO RT SIDE, TOP AND BOTTOM.JUST LONG BIG CRACKS APPEARING OUT OF NO WHERE EVERY OTHER MONTH NOW.NEVER HAVE I SEEN THIS ON ANY CAR WITH WELL OVER 100,000 MILES.NEVER.MANY OTHERS SAY THE SAME THING.THIS TYPE OF THEIVERY AND QUALITY SHOULD NOT GO ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166616January 12, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY DASHBOARD HAS SO MANY CRACKS IN IT WHICH ARE NO FAULT OF MY OWN. I HAVE TRIED RESOLVING THIS IN THE PAST AND WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR. I KEPT A SHADE OVER MY DASHBOARD AND IT WAS GARAGE KEPT AND IT STILL CRACKED. CRACKS ARE EVERYWHERE ON THE DASHBOARD NEAR THE AIRBAGS. A CRACKED DASH AT THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT POINT CAN BE A SAFETY HAZARD. WOULD LIKE ACURA TO LIST AS A RECALL AND COVER COST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166186January 10, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IN MY ACURA 2005 TL IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS, MOST NOTABLY AROUND WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF ACURAS YEARS 2004 AND 2005. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE ALL VERY SIMILAR LOCATIONS ON THE DASH. I AM CONCERNED THAT 1) THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY 2) THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY INCORRECTLY 3) UPON DEPLOYMENT, THE DAMAGED DASH WILL CAUSE FURTHER HARM TO THE PASSENGER
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166189January 10, 2019
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MY ACURA 2005 TL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE FILED PREVIOUSLY, THIS FILING IS ANOTHER CONCERN THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE ONES I JUST SUBMITTED REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHBOARD - WILL THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD BREAK APART EASILY AND CAUSE INJURY DURING A MINOR ACCIDENT? THIS CONCERN IS ADDITIONAL TO THE AIRBAG CONCERNS I ARTICULATED IN MY PREVIOUS SUBMISSION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11166365January 10, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD IN OUR ACURA SUDDENLY HAD A CRACK IN IT FROM FRONT TO BACK ON ONE SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME SIZE OF CRACK APPEARED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS CAR ONLY HAS A BIT OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2005 AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL CARED FOR. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CRACKS ARE ON EACH SIDE OF THE AIRBAG, BECAUSE THEY APPEARED SO SUDDENLY, AND BECAUSE THIS BRAND IS PART OF THE TAKETA AIRBAG RECALL ALTHOUGH THIS MODEL YEAR WAS NOT RECALLED. WE FEEL THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ESPECIALLY AFTER BY SHEER ACCIDENT WE DISCOVERED THAT THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE IN THIS BRAND AND MODEL AND YEAR OF THIS CAR. ANOTHER THING WHICH CONCERNS US IS THAT THIS CAR WAS PURCHASED AND HAS ALWAYS "LIVED" IN FL. WE ARE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS. THE CRACKS APPEARED WHEN THE CAR WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163899December 28, 2018
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, STEERING
THE DASH IS PREMATURLY CRACKING CAUSING PIECES TO BECOME POTENTIAL PROJECTILES IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THE CRACKS MAY POSSIBLY ALSO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. ALSO THE POWERSTEERING PUMP IS LEAKING FLUID SEVERELY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR EVERY 2007 AND 2008 TL, BUT SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED THE TYPE S WHICH IS NOW SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND POSSIBLE FIRE RISK DUE TO THE LEAKS. THE CAR ALSO HAS PREMATURE WEAR ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS AND NOW BEEDS MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163178December 23, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN OPENING THE HOOD OF THE CAR, THE HOOD DOESN'T STAY UP. YESTERDAY, IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, IT CAME DOWN WHEN I OPENED IT TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. LATER,, IT CAME DOWN ON ANOTHER PERSON'S ARM WHILE HE WAS LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD -- IT HAD BEEN OPENED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE IT CAME DOWN. THE THIRD TIME, WE HAD THE CAR AT THE MECHANIC AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD TO HOLD THE HOOD UP TO LOOK UNDER THE CAR. IN THE FOURTH INCIDENT, THE HOOD CAME DOWN WHEN ANOTHER PERSON WAS BENDING OVER TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD AND HIT HIM IN THE HEAD. IT APPEARS THAT BOTH HOOD SUPPORTS NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT IT SEEMS ODD THAT BOTH WOULD FAIL AT THE SAME TIME. ADDITIONALLY, THERE HAS ALWAYS BEEN A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT DOORS NOT STAYING OPEN WHEN THE CAR IS PARKED ON A SLOPE -- THE DOORS SWING BACK SHUT UNLESS YOU HOLD THEM OPEN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11163179December 23, 2018
AIR BAGS
IN SEPTEMBER 2018, SEEMINGLY OVERNIGHT, 2 LARGE CRACKS DEVELOPED IN MY DASHBOARD, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAG. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE THE DAMAGE IS DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAGS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162670December 20, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY, SERVICE BRAKES, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
HI I'M WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS YEAR ACURA MAKING MODELS BREAKS BECAUSE IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN YOU GO TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND START THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY FROZEN. ALSO WANTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS THE HEADLIGHTS GET DULL AND DINGY WITH WEAR IN TEAR AND GET VERY DULL CAUSING IT TO BE VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT AS WELL AS THE BODY ALL THE MOLDING ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF IS PEELING OFF THE CHROME TRIM MOLDING PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER. MY CAR IS A DAILY DRIVER I DRIVE IT EVERYDAY I GET IT A CAR WASH EVERY OTHER DAY BUT THAT SHOULD BE NO REASON FOR THE TOP CHROME TRIM ON THE ROOF TO START PEELING OFF AND BE COMING UNDONE FROM YOUR CAR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11162036December 17, 2018
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
DASH IS COMPLETELY COVERED IN CRACKS. I FEEL LIKE THIS CAN'T BE SAFE WITH THE AIRBAGS UNDERNEATH THE CRACKS. ALSO, WHENEVER A PASSENGER IS IN MY CAR THE AIRBAG LIGHT COMES ON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11161235December 13, 2018
STEERING
CAME OFF WORK LAST NIGHT GOT INTO MY CAR START IT UP AND GOT A CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. PROBLEM OCCUR WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. TURN VEHICLE OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART VEHICLE AND PROBLEM WENT AWAY. SAME EXACT THING HAPPENED AGAIN THIS MORNING WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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
#11160954December 12, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASH ENCLOSURE HOUSING FOR THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WAS FRACTURED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRACTURE TRAVELED FROM THE DASHBOARD TO THE WINDSHIELD. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS ONLY EVIDENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. *TT*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11160679December 11, 2018
POWER TRAIN
THIS VEHICLES 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFTS AND SLIPS ON 3RD AND 4TH GEARS ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAYS. IT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAUSE YOU COULD GET REAR ENDED CAUSE RANDOM DOWNSHIFT WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN FROM 65MPH TO 15MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154602November 28, 2018
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED AND MADE A WHINING NOISE. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, AND POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 181,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11154421November 28, 2018
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK CASE ACURA (875 NORTH STATE ROAD 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33317, (954) 715-7796) SEVERAL TIMES AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11152427November 19, 2018
AIR BAGS, SEATS
SIMPLY DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND DID NOT HIT A POTHOLE. RESEARCH ONLINE FINDS THIS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM, BUT ACURA DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE CONCERNED. AIRBAG EXPLOSION ALONE WAS LOUD ENOUGH TO ALMOST CAUSE AN ACCIDENT DUE TO THE SCARE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11150239November 9, 2018
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11149455November 5, 2018
STRUCTURE:BODY
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD CONTAINED WIDE CRACKS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAG COULD DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
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

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