Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10927428November 22, 2016
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MY CAR STOPS MOVING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON IN 2005 FOR THE RECALL ISSUE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT IS KNOWN THAT THE 2005 REPAIRS DID NOT REALLY WORK. AT 120K MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AGAIN. IN THE MORNING IT DRIVES FINE UNTIL IT GETS HOT DUPLICATING THE INITIAL RECALL SYMPTOMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT ACURA FOR A MONTH AND DIAGNOSED AS DUPLICATING THE . A MONTH LATER ACURA DECIDES NOT TO STAND BEHIND THERE VEHICLE. I HAVE A HYUNDAI AND DODGE WITH OVER 200K MILES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY DRIVETRAIN ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926099November 15, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2005 ACURA TL WELL MAINTAINED, ALWAYS GARAGED. NOV 10, 2016 STARTED NOTICING CRACKS ON DASHBOARD. 2 BIG ONES ON PASSENGER SIDE OVER WHERE AIR BAG SUPPOSED TO BE. COUNTED AT LEAST 6 DIFFERENT CRACKS OVER THE ENTIRE DASHBOARD, IN VARIOUS SPOTS. THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN FOR A PREMIUM CAR MAKER SUCH AS ACURA BUT NO RECALL OR ASSISTANCE $$ TO FIX ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925912November 14, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10926042November 14, 2016
STEERING
CAR IS 4.5 YEARS OLD, TROUBLE FREE. DROVE CAR AT NOON, NO PROBLEM. LEFT WORK AT NIGHT WITH TEMP 8C AND CAR STARTED. COMPUTER SHOWED POWER STEERING FAILURE, AND POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. STOPPED CAR AND RESTARTED IT. PS THEN WORKED. STOPPED/RESTARTED 4-5 TIMES, NO PROBLEM. I CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND THERE WAS NO APPARENT PROBLEM, NO FLUID SPRAYED AROUND ETC.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925625November 12, 2016
AIR BAGS
VEHICLE AIRBAG MAY BE COMPROMISED. DASHBOARD HAS BEGUN CRACKING ACROSS PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. TWO LARGE CRACKS RUNNING FROM FRONT TO BACK OF DASHBOARD. AS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE I AM VERY CONCERNED FOR PASSENGER SAFETY SHOULD THE AIRBAG DEPLOY. VEHICLE HAS BEEN GARAGE KEPT AND MILEAGE IS ONLY 70K. THIS HAS TO BE A VEHICLE DEFECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925289November 10, 2016
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE:BODY
DASHBOARD IS CRACKED, AFFECTING PASSANGER AIRBAGS. MANY 3RD GEN TL'S HAVE THIS PROBLEM, WHICH NEEDS TO BE FIXED PLEASE! HAPPENS OVERNIGHT, AND WORSENS. A DEFECT FROM ACURA.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925324November 10, 2016
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR LEAKED A TOXIC SUBSTANCE (OVER SIX MONTHS AGO) OVER THE SEAT AND ONTO THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE GEAR SHIFTER. THERE WAS AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND THE SUBSTANCE LEFT A BURN MARK ON THE CONTACT. THE SUBSTANCE ALSO BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE PLASTIC NEXT TO THE GEAR SHIFT AND ON THE LEATHER SEAT. ACURA STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WOULD NOT DO THE REPAIR FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925452November 10, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL MY DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE CRACKED AND NOW ANOTHER CRACK IS STARTING FOR NO REASON. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN GREAT CARE OF MY CAR AND DID NOT DO ANYTHING TO CAUSE IT TO CRACK AND THE AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED COMING ON AND DOESN'T GO OFF. I LOOKED IT UP BY VIN NUMBER AND DIDN'T SEE A RECALL BUT SAW OTHER COMPLAINTS JUST LIKE THIS HAS HAPPENED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10925005November 8, 2016
AIR BAGS
SUDDEN APPEARANCE OF CRACK IN DASH PANEL, PERFECTLY OUTLINING PASSENGER AIR BAG. APPEARS AIR BAG MIGHT BE SWELLING, AND ABOUT TO BREAK THROUGH DASH PANEL. FIRST NOTICED WHEN ON ORDINARY DAY-TIME DRIVE ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY. . LOCAL DEALER SAID HAS NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE ON ANY MODEL ACURA. DEALER SAYS IT IS ONLY HEAT CRACK. THIS IS NOT LOGICAL, AS THE VEHICLE IS KEPT IN MY GARAGE. FURTHERMORE, THE ONLY AREA CRACKING IS AROUND THE AIR BAG. THE REST OF THE DASH IS AS MUCH EXPOSED TO THE SUN AS THE AIR BAG AREA. WE ARE IN A VERY TEMPERATE CLIMATE OF WEST VIRGINIA. NO SUCH PROBLEMS SEEN IN HOT CLIMATES OF FLORIDA, ARIZONA, ETC., ACCORDING TO LOCAL DEALER. THIS SITUATION IS FRIGHTENING, A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN, AND SHOULD RECEIVE IMMEDIATE ATTENTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924613November 7, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THE EPS WARNING LIGHT FLASHED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EXITING A ROADWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 34,900.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924819November 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HAND AND FACE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10924842November 7, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL? 2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING 2 MONTHS AGO AND IS GETTING WORSE. NOW, IT HAS CRACKS THAT SHOW THE OUTLINE OF AIRBAGS ON PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE OF DASH. THIS MAY CAUSE ISSUES WITH AIRBAGS DEPLOYMENT. I LOOKED ON LINE AND FOUND THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM IN THE 2004 ACURA TL. THIS 2004 ACURA TL HAS APPROX 95000 MILES, WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS BEEN GARAGED SINCE PURCHASE. THIS VEHICLE HAS NO AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT OR ACCIDENT HISTORY. AIRBAG LIGHT SENSOR NOW COMES ON RANDOMLY .WE ARE AFRAID THE AIRBAGS WILL NOT DEPLOY IF IN AN ACCIDENT OR DEPLOY AT RANDOM. IF THIS IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE I DO NOT KNOW WHAT WOULD CONSTITUTE ONE AND IT SEEMS ACURA REFUSES TO ADDRESS OR FIX THE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10924247November 4, 2016
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE ENGINE STOPPED. THE BRAKE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT HAD TO TURN THE KEY TO THE OFF POSITION, SHIFT INTO PARK, AND TURN THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN ORDER FOR THE VEHICLE TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. TWO DAYS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 225,000. UPDATED 01/25/2017*CT THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE SOLD THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 02/14/17.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10919924October 28, 2016
AIR BAGS
DASH AROUND PASS AIRBAG INDENTION IS CRACKING BADLY FROM AIRBAG TO WINDSHIELD AND DOWN TO GLOVEBOX. OVERNIGHT IT APPEARED WHILE PARKED. I FEEL AS IF I WAS IN A ACCIDENT AND AIRBAG DEPLOYED PIECES OF DASH COULD FLY OUT AND HURT SOMEONE. CAR IS VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OF. ACURA SAYS THEY WILL FIX FOR $2000. SEEMS ITS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE REPAIRED . HAVE A COUPLE FRIENDS WITH SAME CARE ALL DOING EXACTLY THE SAME THING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918987October 26, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918538October 24, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917855October 21, 2016
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
KNOWN ISSUE WITH NO OFFICIAL RECALL. DASH BOARD CRACKS DIRECTLY ABOVE AIRBAG. STARTED WITH ON LARGE CRACK AND NOW THERE ARE TWO ABOVE AIRBAG. I HAVE 3 COWORKERS ALL WITH ACURA TL'S FROM 04-06 YEARS ALL WITH THE SAME CRACKS. DEALER IS MAKING DRIVERS RESPONSIBLE TO REPLACE WITH NO GUARANTEE IT WON'T HAPPEN AGAIN. THERE ARE NUMEROUS ONLINE FORUMS AND FACEBOOK PAGE JUST REGARDS TO THIS ISSUE. SHOULD BE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10918174October 20, 2016
AIR BAGS
2009 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10917214October 18, 2016
ENGINE
IN THE ACURA 3.2 MOTORS, THE CYLINDERS HAVE OIL RELEASE HOLES THAT ARE NOT SMOOTH WHICH IS CAUSING METAL SHAVINGS TO GET STUCK, SHAVE AND DAMAGE THE CAM SHAFTS AND CAUSE MOTOR FAILURE. THEY ARE CAUSING SERIOUS GROOVES ON THE OUTER 2 CAM BEARINGS THAT HAVE THE LARGER RELEASE HOLES. MY MOTOR FAILED DUE TO THIS. I WAS DRIVING, CAR STOPPED RUNNING, I THOUGHT MY TIMING SLIPPED. I PULLED THE MOTOR APART AND MY CAM WAS SEIZED UP AFTER LOOKING INTO IT FURTHER. I ORDER A NEW MOTOR SAME YEAR, MAKE, MODEL, THINKING IT WAS JUST MY MOTOR. I PULLED THE NEW MOTOR APART AND I FOUND THE SAME ISSUE! THE CAM WAS GETTING SCORED DUE TO THE OIL RELEASE HOLE NOT BEING SMOOTH. I ALSO REALIZED THAT ON THE SIDE THAT WAS NOT GETTING DAMAGED IT HAD AN OIL SYLPH, AND WHICH THE SIDE THAT WAS GETTING DAMAGED DID NOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10916329October 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE IN MARCH 2016 THAT MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY SERVICING DEALER MONTHLY SINCE THEN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPLACEMENT, BUT AM CONTINUALLY TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT FOR MY VEHICLE IS NOT YET AVAILABLE, AND THEY DO NOT KNOW WHEN IT WILL BE AVAILABLE. IT IS NOW OCTOBER 16 - 7 MONTHS AFTER I RECEIVED THE NOTICE. I'M DRIVING DAILY IN A CAR THAT COULD CONCEIVABLY KILL ME - EVEN IN A MINOR FRONT-END COLLISION. (YES, I KNOW - DON'T HAVE A FRONT END COLLISION. I CAN'T CONTROL EVERY DRIVER ON THE ROAD). I CAN'T TRADE IT IN, BECAUSE IT'S WORTHLESS DUE TO THE UNRESOLVED RECALL. ACURA SHOULD BUY BACK THESE CARS THAT THEY CANNOT FIX IN A TIMELY MANNER. COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE HANDLING OF THIS SITUATION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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