Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#11144446October 31, 2018
ENGINE
OIL CONSUMPTION, ENGINE KNOCKING AND CAR FELT OUT OF POWER SPECIALLY IN LOW IN SPEED. FEW TRIPS TO ACURA BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. I END UP GETTING RID OF THE CAR AND AFTER FEW MONTHS I BOUGHT OTHER TL SAME YEAR AND MILES AND UNFORTUNATELY HAVE A SAME PROBLEM. ITS USING 70 PERCENT OF OIL WITH IN A MONTH AND AROUND 12000 MILES...SO I HAVE TO FILL UP OIL BUT MAJOR ISSUE IS WHILE I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME CAR MOVE VERY SLOW WITH ENGINE KNOCKING SOUND AND FEW TIMES GOT HONKED BECAUSE OF THE CAR COMING BEHIND ME WHEN YOU JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND ALSO WHEN TAKING OF FROM STOP SIGN OR AT THE LIGHT IT FELT SO SLUGGISH .THIS IS MY 6TH TL BUT I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM IN LAST 4 BECAUSE MAY BE OLDER MODEL BUT LAST 2 2012 I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11142543October 25, 2018
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
MOTOR FRAMES OR ENGINE CRADLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BADLY RUSTED, AND IT ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PART, AND EVERYONE OF THEM THAT THAT I HAVE FOUND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS TRYING TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS BACK IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR 2018 AND I HAVE NOT BEEN DRIVING IT BECAUSE I ALSO NEED TO REPLACE THE DRIVE AXLE AND I COULDN'T FIND THE ENGINE CRADLE FOR REPLACEMENT, I COULDN'T DO ANYTHING WITH IT.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140711October 16, 2018
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD PANEL OF MY 04 ACURA TL IS SEVERELY CRACKED. MY CONCERN IS IF IN THE EVENT AN AIRBAG DID DEPLOY DUE TO FALSE SENSORS OR EVEN DUE TO AN ACCIDENT, HOW MUCH DAMAGE WILL THIS CAUSE ME? I UNDERSTAND THAT AN AIRBAG WILL ANNIHILATE THE DASH IF ACTIVATED AND HOPEFULLY DAMAGES ARE MINIMAL BUT THAT WAS TESTED WITH A DASHBOARD PANEL THAT WAS FULLY INTACT. I'M A LITTLE CONCERNED SINCE I ALSO HAVE 98 FORERUNNER AND THE DASH PANEL IS NEARLY EMACULANT. I FEEL THERE IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE PLASTIC IN THESE VEHICLES THAT SHOULD BE RECALLED AND FIXED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140482October 15, 2018
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STEER WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 240,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11140014October 12, 2018
SUSPENSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS AUTO CONDEMNED BY SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING OF FRAME. AUTO ALWAYS GARAGED. FRAME RUST APPEARED AT 40,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139687October 11, 2018
POWER TRAIN, STEERING
POWER STEERING SPIT OUT OIL EVERYWHERE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11139717October 11, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
MY 2004 ACURA TL IS MY FIRST CAR OWNED. WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN DRIVE I CAN ONLY ACCELERATE TO 20-30MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. BECAUSE, THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ON A STRAIGHT WAY OR UP HILLS. THIS IS A DANGEROUS MANUFACTURE MALFUNCTION WITH ACURA TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE CONSUMERS FINANCIALLY AND PHYSCIALLY. I WOULD APPRECIATE A RECALL BEING DONE ON MY 2004 ACURA TL BECAUSE I LOVE THIS CAR AND WOULD LOVE TO KEEP IT. I AM A COLLEGE STUDENT AND DO NOT HAVE THE MONEY TO INSTALL ANOTHER TRANSMISSION AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS AGAIN. I HAVE READ MANY REVIEWS ABOUT TRANSMISSINS FAILURES ON HONDA/ACURA TRANSMISSIONS. I THOUGHT ACURA WAS A GREAT BRAND, BUT ACURA CEO AND HEADQUARATERS HAVE TO KNOW THAT CONSUMERS ARE FRUSTRATED AND ANGRY REGARDING TRANSMISSIONS AND OTHER RELATED ISSUES DUE TO THE TRANSMISSIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133630October 5, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
ON 7/20/2017, I WAS DRIVING ON I-680 S TOWARDS FREMONT CA. I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 70 MPH. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO PASS A CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I HIT THE GAS PADDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND IT DIDN'T WORK. AS I FELT A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER, I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY WHEN I CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. I TRIED TO RESTART MY CAR, BUT IT DOES NOT WORK, AND THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT POPPED UP. I HAD MY INSURANCE TOWED MY CAR TO OAKLAND ACURA, AS I DID AN OIL CHANGE THERE ON 7/19/2017. AFTER AN INSPECTION, OAKLAND ACURA INDICATED THAT THE INTAKE AND EXHAUST VALVE DOES NOT OPEN AND CLOSE NORMALLY. A VALUE ADJUSTMENT WILL SOLVE THE PROBLEM. I FELT THAT IT'S PRETTY IMPOSSIBLE FOR ALL THE VALVES TO BE MALFUNCTION ALL AT ONCE. THUS, I ASKED THE TECHNICIAN ARE ALL THE VALVES MALFUNCTIONING, THE TECHNICIAN SAID SHOULD BE. I THEN ASKED WHETHER SUCH A PROBLEM IS CAUSED BY AN IMPROPER OIL CHANGE SINCE THEY DID MY OIL CHANGE THE DAY BEFORE, AND I ONLY DROVE 25 MILES AFTER THE OLI CHANGE. THE TECHNICIAN SAID, "I DON'T THINK SO". I FURTHER ASKED WHETHER IT'S AN ENGINE DESIGN PROBLEM THAT IS SUBJECT TO A RECALL, THE TECHNICIAN COMMENTED THAT THESE ENGINES LAST FOREVER. THUS, THEY DID A VALVE ADJUSTMENT FOR ME, EVEN THOUGH I DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY REALLY DID. I GOT CHARGED FOR $499 FOR THIS VALVE ADJUSTMENT. I ALSO NOTICED THAT WHEN I STARTED MY ENGINE (ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER), MY CAR HAS A BUBBLING NOISE. I NOTICED THAT ON MANY ACURA FORUM, MANY ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I ASKED OAKLAND ACURA TO LOOK INTO THIS. THE CONCLUSION THEY GAVE ME WAS INCONCLUSIVE. I WANT TO REPORT THIS ISSUE BECAUSE IT WAS REALLY DANGEROUS THAT AN ENGINE LOST POWER COMPLETELY ON A HIGH WAY. I AM NOT SURE IF IT'S AN ENGINE DESIGN PROBLEM OR NOT, SO I THOUGHT I SHOULD REPORT THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11133380October 4, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CRACKING DASHBOARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132421October 1, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD ACURA(243 US-22, SPRINGFIELD, MO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER HAD SHORT CIRCUITED DUE TO MOISTURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING PIPES POSITIONED ABOVE THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AND 25,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOARDWALK ACURA (6806 TILTON RD, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPUTER HAD SHORT CIRCUITED AGAIN DUE TO MOISTURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING PIPES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132318September 30, 2018
POWER TRAIN
ON SEPTEMBER 26 . 2018 MY ACURA TL 2003 IS TCS ON. CEL ON. D5 BLINKING. AFTER THAT I HAVE OBD II SCANNER (ACTRON CP9680) THEY HAVE 5 CODE. I SEARCH THE GOOGLE THIS CODE MEANS MY TRANSMISSON IS DEAD. THIS CAR NOW LITTLE SHARKING. BUT REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN $2.000. I ALSO SEARCH FOR ACURA & HONDA FORUMS. MANY SAME CASES. BUT NOW 2018 . BUT MY IS 2003 WHO GOT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11132348September 30, 2018
POWER TRAIN
UPDATE NTHSA SAFETY ISSUE ID 11132318 TODAY MY 2003 ACURA TL AGAIN TCS. CEL. D5 BLINKING. NY CAR MILEAGE IS 123599 NOW I'M DRIVING D4. NOT D5 IF I D5 DRIVING CAR SHARKING. DEAR. NTHSA WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU FOR HELP & I HOPE TRANSMISSIONS RECALL.. NOR WHEN I TAKE PICTURE ONLY CHECK SIGN. BUT OBD II SCANNER 5 CODE SHOWING.
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
#11130689September 21, 2018
AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD RIGHT ABOVE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS CRACKING. PART OF DASHBOARD COVERING COULD BREAK LOOSE RIGHT ABOVE AIRBAG ASSEMBLY DURING AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT CAUSING SEVERE INJURY TO PASSENGER. ACURA SHOULD REPLACE ENTIRE DASH COVERING UNDER WARRANTY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129686September 15, 2018
STEERING
I OWN ACURA TL 2012. LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING I SUDDENLY SAW THE STEERING WONT TURN ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT BECAME SO HARD TO TURN THE STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I LATER GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ACURA DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS UNIT (ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING) FAILED. I LATER DID RESEARCH ON NHTSA'S WEBSITE AND FOUND THAT LOT OF ACURA TL AND TSX CUSTOMERS OF 2012 ALSO HAVE REPORTED THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND MIGHT RESULT IN SEROUS ACCIDENTS AND INJURIES. SHOULDN'T THIS BE A MANUFACTURER RECALL WITH SO MANY ACURA TL 2012 CUSTOMERS REPORTING THE SAME PROBLEM? THE ACURA DEALER WHERE I GOT THE PROBLEM FIXED CHARGED ME ABOUT 1000 BUCKS TO FIX THE ISSUE WHILE IT TRULY SHOULD BE A PROBLEM THAT MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL AND FIX.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11129120September 12, 2018
STEERING
ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAD JUST DRIVEN MY ACURA FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AND STOPPED TO GET A BOTTLE OF WATER. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE EPS FAILURE WARNING APPEARED IN THE INFO CENTER AN A CODE 32 SHOWED UP IN THE MESSAGE CENTER.. I HAD TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE FOR OVER 700 MILES UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO GET IT TO MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER. THEY DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AND ORDERED A NEW EPS MODULE. TOTAL COST OF THE REPAIR EXCEEDED $1100. I CONTACTED ACURA TO REQUEST A GOODWILL DISCOUNT SINCE I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A CATROPHIC STEERING FAILURE IN ANY VEHICLE. THEY TOLD ME THAT SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER OF THE VEHICLE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST. THE CAR IS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY, HOWEVER IT SEEMS RIDICULOUS THAT A CRITICAL COMPONENT PART THAT FAILS WITHIN THE FIRST 10 YEARS OR 150,000 MILE IN A NEW VEHICLE IS UNCOMPREHENSIBLE TO ME. I HAVE NEVER HAD A POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAIL COMPLETELY. I ASKED FOR HOW MANY FAILURES HAVE OCCURRED AND THE WOULD NOT ANSWER THIS QUESTION. UNFORTUNATELY WHEN I EXPERIENCED AN ISSUE WITH A ENGINE SURGE, QUESTIONING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AS A CULPRIT THEY GAVE ME THE SAME BLANKET ANSWER THAT THEY HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PROBLEMS WITH THIS ISSUE. I FOUND THE SOLUTION TO THIS ISSUE ON AN ACURA FORUM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128578September 10, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANSEL ACURA (2979 CORBY AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 320,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11128597September 10, 2018
SUSPENSION, SEAT BELTS, STRUCTURE:BODY
STRUTS SNAPPED ON HIGHWAY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#11124394September 4, 2018
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
FROM THE DAY AFTER THAT WE TOOK THE CAR FROM THE LOT THE CAR HAD A LIGHT TURN ON TO TIGHTEN FUEL CAP. WE HAVE REPLACED THAT AND THE SOLENOID AND FAILED. THE COOLANT SYSTEM HAS BEEN REPLACED AND IT STILL OVERHEATS. NOW THE CAR IS SUFFERING OF NO START CONDITION. DONT UNDERSTAND WHY SO MUCH TROUBLE HAS BEEN EXPERIENCED AND WE ONLY TOOK IT FROM THE LOT 7 MONTHS AGO. 119,000 MILES. ONLY 91 OCTANE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11123159August 29, 2018
STEERING
THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I ALMOST CRASHED WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH STRENGTH TO STEER THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING BUT A SMALLER WEAKER PERSON COULD HAVE CRASHED HURTING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. NO WARNING OR INDICATION IT WAS WEARING OUT. THE CAR HAS RELATIVELY LOW MILES AND ALL OF THE MAINTENANCE HAS BEEN DONE ON TIME. ACURA (HONDA) IS AWARE THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE DEPARTMENT THEY ARE EVEN WILLING TO COVER THE COSTS OF SOME OF THE REPAIRS. THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS ISSUE BUT WILL NOT ISSUE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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