Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10985130May 12, 2017
AIR BAGS
DASH DEVELOPED DUAL CRACKS THAT ALIGN WITH AIRBAG COMPARTMENT AND WIDE ENOUGH TO VISUALLY SEE THE AIRBAG FRAMING COMPONENTS. CONCERNED WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THE DASH AND SAFETY OF AIRBAG SYSTEM, POTENTIAL FOR DEPLOYING AND HARMING PASSENGERS INCLUDING MY TEENAGE CHILDREN. AFTER INVESTIGATING, THESE CRACKS CANNOT BE REPAIRED AND TOTAL DASH REPLACEMENT IS THE ONLY SAFE ALTERNATIVE. CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THEIR OWN AND STEADILY LENGTHENED TO OUTLINE BOTH SIDES OF THE AIRBAG COMPARTMENT. MT ACURA IS A ONE OWNER, NEVER BEEN WRECKED, GARAGE KEPT EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH ALL MAINTENANCE RECORDS FOR THE PAST 10 YEARS. I AM NOT LOOKING FOR ANYTHING FURTHER THAT A REPLACEMENT DASH TO BE INSTALLED BY MANUFACTURER AT THIS TIME DUE TO MY MAJOR CONCERN FOR ANY PASSENGERS SAFETY. AIRBAGS ARE VERY DANGEROUS AND CAN CAUSE SERIOUS INJURY SO NO NEED TO HAVE A AN EXPOSED AIRBAG SAFETY ISSUE UNATTENDED. I WOULD LIKE RESOLUTION ASAP FROM MANUFACTURER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984595May 9, 2017
POWER TRAIN
LOSS OF TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 105,000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10984395May 8, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
MY DASHBOARD HAS 3 HUGE CRACKS OVER THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CAR DUE TO THE FEELING THAT THE AIR BAG CAN DEPLOY ANY MINUTE. I RECENTLY HAD MY AIR BAGS TURNED OFF FOR PIECE OF MIND BUT NOW I PUT MY WIFE AND KIDS IN DANGER BECAUSE WE NO LONGER HAVE SAFETY AIR BAGS TO PROTECT US. THIS IS ALSO QUITE EMBARRASSING WHEN I DRIVE BUSINESS PARTNERS AROUND TOWN AND MY DASH IS CRACKED AND THE AIRBAG LIGHTS ARE FLASHING. THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL CAR BUT DEFECTS LIKE THIS GIVE THE BRAND A TERRIBLE REPUTATION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981525April 30, 2017
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASHBOARD HAS A CRACK IN IT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE ABOUT WHERE THE AIRBAG IS LOCATED AND THE SCORING IS FOR THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CAR IS IN EXCELLENT SHAPE. HAS SPENT MOST OF IT'S LIFE IN A GARAGE. ONLY HAS 85,000 MILES ON IT AND IS DETAILED TWICE A YEAR. THERE IS NO EXCUSE FOR THIS. I AM CONCERNED THAT BESIDES BEING A HORRIBLE COSMETIC DEFECT THAT IT ACTUALLY CREATES A SAFETY ISSUE FOR THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE THE PASSENGER-SIDE AIRBAG. A SIMPLE SEARCH ONLINE WILL SHOW YOU THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND MUST BE A DEFECT THAT ACURA SHOULD REPAIR OR REPLACE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981430April 29, 2017
AIR BAGS
WHY NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF TAKATA AIRBAG ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AS WELL AS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE? BOTH WOULD CREATE THE SAME HAZARD THAT STIMULATED THE ORIGINAL CALL TO REPLACE THE INFLATOR FOR THE DRIVER"S SIDE OF THE AUTOMOBILE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10981051April 27, 2017
ENGINE
ENGINE IS MISSING A PISTON RING ON ONE OF THE CYLINDERS WAS OVERLOOKED IN FACORY. CAUSING CAR TO CONSUME 0VER 80% OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980294April 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED - YET! RECALL. WOULD LIKE AIRBAG REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10980299April 24, 2017
AIR BAGS
THR DASH HAS DEVELOP THIN CRACKS ON OR NEAR THE PASSENGER AIRBAG SUCH THAT INJURY COULD RESULT FROM SHARP EDGES HITTING PASSENGER UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. THE CRACKS WERE NOT THE RESULT OF ANY ACCIDENT OR IMPACT. BASED UPON INTERNET SEARCHES, IT IS APPARENT THAT THIS IS A PREVALENT PROBLEM WITH ACURAS. THE VEHICLE HAS LOW MILEAGE AND IS ALWAYS GARAGED WHEN NOT IN USE. WINDSHIELD SCREENING IS USED WHEN PARKING IN THE SUN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979757April 21, 2017
STEERING, SUSPENSION, WHEELS
MY VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON POWER INN AND CALVINE RD I WAS MAKING A LEFT TURN ONTO CALVINE RD MY RIGHT SIDE WHEEL WELL WHETHER HOLDS THE WHEEL HAD SNAP ON ME N I WAS STUCK THERE FOR AN HOUR TILL HIGHWAY PATROL CAME AN CALLED EAGLE TOWING.... BUT BEFORE THE OFFICER HAD ARRIVED I TRIED SHIFTING IT INTO PARK IT WOULDN'T LET ME I JUST BOUGHT THE CAR FROM OFFERUP AN THE PERSON HAD INFORMED ME HE REPLACED THE TRANNY ETC.... IDK I'M JUST STRESS ABOUT BUYING A NEW CAR AN NOW IT STUCK SITTING HERE IN MY GARAGE AND THE MOST HEADACHE ABOUT THIS SITUATION IS I NEED TO REGISTER INTO MY NAME N I CAN'T EVEN DO THAT NOW THAT HIS HAPPEN SIGH IF THERE'S ANYTHING YOU GUYS CAN DO FOR ME AND MY GIRL I'D HIGHLY APPRECIATE IT PLEASE AN THANK YOU *DATE OF INCIDENT ISN'T CORRECT I KNOW I WAS THE END OF MARCH OR BEGINNING OF APRIL I'M GOING TO HAVE MY GIRL CALL EAGLE TOWING OR HIGHWAY PATROL FOR ACTUAL INFORMATION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10979054April 18, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED, SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR, AND OPERATED ABNORMALLY. UPON INSPECTION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FILTER FRACTURED AND DETACHED AND THE DEBRIS CLOGGED THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS UP TO THE CONSUMER TO CHANGE THAT SPECIFIC PART OUT, EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT LISTED AS A RECOMMENDED PART TO REPLACE IN THE MANUAL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 188,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978649April 15, 2017
AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED CRACKS THAT CROSS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND MAY AFFECT DEPLOYMENT. CRACK IS GROWING NOTICEABLY EVERY WEEK SO SHOULD EVENTUALLY CROSS THE AIRBAG AND DASHBOARD COMPLETELY. DRIVERS SIDE HAS MORE CRACKS BUT THERE IS NO AIRBAG THERE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10978653April 15, 2017
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
MY 2009 ACURA TL STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CAN BE PULLING OUT FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, PULLING OFF AFTER PAUSING AT A STOP SIGN, CHANGING GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, OR JUST SIMPLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR A CITY STREET. MY CAR CAN HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS OR LESS THAN HALF OF A TANK OF GAS, IT CAN BE COLD OR HOT OUTSIDE, IT CAN BE THE FIRST TIME I MOVE MY CAR FOR THE DAY OR THE TENTH TIME, ETC. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PINPOINT THE EXACT ISSUE WITH MY VEHICLE. I AM GROWING MORE AND MORE CONCERNED THAT THIS STALLING COULD PLACE ME IN IMMINENT DANGER BUT UNEXPECTEDLY CAUSING AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH MY VEHICLE IS REAR-ENDED. PRAYERFULLY, THIS DOESN'T OCCUR ON THE HIGHWAY (IN WHICH I DRIVE TO WORK DAILY!) IN WHICH SPEEDS COULD EXCEED 80-MPH. I INITIALLY NOTICED THE PROBLEM IN LATE JANUARY/FEBRUARY. I JUST ASSUMED THAT IT WAS IN RELATION TO THE COLD WEATHER. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO ACURA AT OXMOOR TWICE IN RELATION TO THIS PROBLEM - RESULTING IN ALMOST $700 WORTH OF EXPENSES. THEY COMPLETED A DIAGNOSTICS AND ENDED UP 1. REPLACING THE CRANK POSITION SENSOR; 2. PERFORMING TRANSMISSION SERVICE; AND PERFORMING FUEL INDUCTION SERVICE. THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS AND I AM NOT SURE HOW TO PROCEED. BASED ON MY REVIEW OF ACURA BLOGS ON THE INTERNET, IT SEEMS THAT THE PROBLEM IS EXTREMELY PREVALENT AMONGST OTHER ACURA TL OWNERS AND MIGHT BE RELATED TO THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE PROBLEM COULD BE RELATED TO ACURA TSB #B16033. MY CAR HAS MORE THAN 120K MILES ON IT. BUT CONSIDERING THE MANUFACTURER, COST, AND CONTINUED PROPER MAINTENANCE (WHICH HAS ONLY BEEN PERFORMED AT ACURA OF OXMOOR), I WOULD EXPECT MY CAR TO LAST AT LEAST 10 YEARS WITHOUT MAJOR TRANSMISSION OR ENGINE PROBLEMS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971841April 11, 2017
AIR BAGS, POWER TRAIN, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE OR ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS, WRISTS, HEAD, ANKLE, CHEST, AND SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND THE CONTACT VISITED HIS PHYSICIAN AFTER THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,138.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10971630April 10, 2017
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PASSENGER SIDE DASH LEFT EDGE OF AIRBAG IS CRACKED FROM THE FRONT TO THE WINDSHIELD. HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS WITH THIS PROBLEM, ACURA REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. DO NOT WANT PARTS OF DASH TO INJURE SOMEONE IF IN AN ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG GOES OFF AS THE CRACK GOES BELOW THE AIRBAG TOWARDS THE PASSENGERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971441April 8, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AND TORSO AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND SEAT BELT TENSIONER OPERATED WHEN PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HIT A POTHOLE ON THE OFF RAMP OF A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10970392April 4, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT ON I-90 EAST IN WASHINGTON STATE, AT 60MPH WHEN I HIT A VERY SMALL POTHOLE RIGHT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE, AND IT DEPLOYED THE DRIVER'S SEAT AIRBAG, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG, AND LOCKED THE SEATBELT TIGHT AGAINST ME. THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTIONED AND HIT ME VERY HARD DISORIENTING ME AND BARELY ALLOWING ME TO PULL OVER. THE AIRBAG MALFUNCTION NEARLY CAUSED ME TO TOTAL THE VEHICLE WHILE I HAD A PASSENGER IN THE CAR WITH ME. NO OTHER AIRBAGS WERE DEPLOYED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10969310March 29, 2017
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10969353March 29, 2017
SEATS
MY LEATHER ON MY FRONT SEATS ARE FALLING APART. I CALLED ACURA HOME OFFICE AND WAS TOLD TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I ONLY HAVE 60K MILES ON THE CAR AND IT IS GARAGE KEPT . I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW AND IT HAS BEEN SERVICED AT ACURA OF PEMBROKE PINES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968792March 27, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10968442March 25, 2017
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO GEAR OK UNTIL IT REACHES 40 MILES PER HOUR THEN GEAR STOPS SHIFTING AS IF THE GEARS AREN'T CATCHING. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHES 50 MILES PER HOUR IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE OK. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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