Acura TL Complaints (1999)

157 consumer complaints on file.

#10453518March 29, 2012
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR, APPARENTLY FROM A FAILED SEAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR. THE IMAGE IN THE MIRROR IS NOW FUZZY AND SOMEWHAT DISTORTED. THE MIRROR NO LONGER HAS THE NIGHT DIMMING FUNCTION AND INSTEAD HEADLIGHTS COMING FROM BEHIND ARE REFLECTED BRIGHTLY INTO THE DRIVER'S EYES. I WILL NEED TO HAVE THE MIRROR REPLACED. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10440932December 22, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 45 MPH WHEN I FELT MY CAR DIE, ALL MY GAUGES WENT DOWN AND I LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO AN INTERSECTION AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED AGAIN. THEN ON THE WAY HOME, IT DID THE SAME THING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE CAR DIED AND I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO START IT SEVERAL TIMES. IT FINALLY STARTED AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT! I LOOKED ON THE ACURA FORUMS- HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=719910 ACURA HAD A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY REPLACE IT ONCE AND UNFORTUNATELY IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR IGNITION SWITCHES SEVERAL TIMES. ACURA ONLY PAYS FOR THE 1ST REPLACEMENT. THAT'S AN OUTRAGE! THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND THESE [XXX] CAR MANUFACTURERS NEED TO STEP UP AND FIX THEIR LIABILITIES AND GET IT RIGHT. THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THEIR PRODUCT SAFE AND CARE FOR THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10432858October 26, 2011
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN THE PARKING LOT (ABOUT 6 FEET FROM STOP SIGN) AND THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MILES/HR. I STARTED THE CAR - NO RESPONSE; IT WAS DEAD. TURNED ON 4 WAY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TRIED TO START IT AGIN - STILL NOTHING. MADE A PHONE CALL TO A FRIEND. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT STARTED. HOW SCARY!! *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428837October 5, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF ELECTRICALLY. I WAS REQUIRED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN OLD RECALL OF THIS PART AND AFTER CHECKING WITH ACURA THEY STATED IT HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUS TO MY OWNERSHIP. WHILE THE DEALERSHIP FIRST STATED THAT IT WAS COVERED WHEN THEY REPLACED THE PART THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL BY ACURA. WHEN I CALLED THE COMPANY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS AT FIRST THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT IT WAS COVERED AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. EVEN THOUGH THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THIS PART FREE OF CHARGE THE DEALERSHIP WAS QUITE PUSHY THAT THEY WERE 'RIGHT' ABOUT IT NOT BEING 'COVERED'. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE PART FOR WHAT EVER REASON SHOULD BE REPLACED W/O COST TO ANY CONSUMER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423451August 31, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1999 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 70 MPH. THE VEHICLE STARTED JERKING AND THE CONSUMER LOST TOTAL POWER. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY, BUT WELL WITHIN THE MILEAGE RANGE FOR REPAIRS, BUT ACURA REFUSED ASSISTANCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10420288August 16, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE DRIVER OF THIS CAR HAS OWNED THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR. THE DRIVER EXITED HIS CAR AT A GAS STATION AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, REMOVING HIS KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND LOCKING HIS VEHICLE. HE CAME BACK OUT OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE TO FIND THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER CAR, CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE REAR END OF THE DRIVER'S CAR (EST. $3,000). HE FOUND UPON INSPECTION THAT THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM DRIVE, BUT YET THE CAR ALLOWED HIM TO REMOVE HIS KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. UPON RESEARCHING LATER, HE FOUND THAT HIS CAR HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THIS VERY REASON IN 2004. HE IS NOT AWARE IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD COMPLIED WITH THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. HONDA MADE NO EFFORT TO INFORM THE NEW OWNER OF THE RECALL OR IF IT HAD BEEN FIXED, BUT TOOK THE TIME AND EFFORT TO OFFER HIM AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN HE PURCHASED THE CAR. HE'D LIKE TO KNOW IF THE VEHICLE'S BEEN FIXED OR NOT, AND IF A REPLACEMENT PART HAD BEEN INSTALLED.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10411943July 12, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED THE 99 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 105K MILES. I DROVE TO CHARLOTTE, NC WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND OUT IT WAS FOR THE TRANSMISSION AND LATER HAD IT CONFIRMED THAT THE SOLENOID HAS THE ERROR. ACURA SAYS THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS THEIR ANSWER TO THE PROBLEM, WHICH NEVER CORRECTED THE ACTUAL DEFECT. IN MY CASE, THE CAR TOOK ALMOST THIRTEEN YEARS TO FINALLY GET TO THE MILEAGE WHERE THE TRANSMISSION FAILS, THOUGH NOW ACURA SAYS ITS NOT RESPONSIBLE. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410824July 7, 2011
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE TO COOL AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10404455June 4, 2011
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHEN I DRIVE THE SHIFT IS USUALLY IS REALLY SLOW AND IT ALSO MAKES A CLUNK SOUND THEN SOMETIMES I PUT IT ON D4 BUT IT SOME HOW GOES TO REVERSE AND I HAVE TO GO BACK TO PARK AND TRY TO PUT IT BACK ON DRIVE AS I'M DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT DOES JERK AROUND BUT AS I'M SLOWING DOWN TO EXIT IT STARTS TO "BREAK" AND JERK AROUND I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND EVER SINCE NOT MOVE THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#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:
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
#10368964December 3, 2010
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
1999 ACURA 3.2 CONSUMER WRITES REGARDING SAFETY ISSUES WITH VEHICLE *TGW THE CONSUMER DOESN'T OWN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE IS FOR SALE AT A USED CAR LOT. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS SEVERAL SAFETY VIOLATIONS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359238October 5, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHEN THE CONTACT DROVE INTO A PARKING LOT THE FRONT AXLE BROKE AND FELL ON THE GROUND. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL HIT THE HUB CAP AND DAMAGED THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO HER RESIDENCE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED HER THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS AND THAT SHE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10344187July 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
99 ACURA TL, SINGLE OWNER, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOLLOWED BY THE BOOK. HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AFTER RECALL IN 2002. 3 MONTHS AGO AT ABOUT 165,000 ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAD IT CHECK BY TWO PLACES BUT NEITHER HAD A SOLUTION. STARTED USING GAS TREATMENTS AND DID NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL YESTERDAY. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MIDDLE LANE, THE CAR CUT OFF (9:00PM) HAD TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE COASTING - VERY SCARY DODGING 18WHEELERS. MADE IT TO THE SIDE TRIED TO START, WOULD NOT START. WAITED 5 MINUTES, STARTED AGAIN AND MOVED ABOUT 100 FEET TOWARDS AN EXIT BEFORE IT CUT OFF AGAIN. REPEATED PROCESS THIS TIME MADE IT TO THE EXIT AND WAITED FOR SPOUSE. MY SPOUSE DROVE THE CAR HOME NO PROBLEM. NEXT MORNING TRYING TO GO TO WORK CAR SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 5 MILES FROM MY HOUSE. TRIED TO GET IT BACK HOME TO A GOODYEAR BY THE HOUSE. IT CUT OFF 8 TIMES DURING THAT TIME. GOODYEAR ANALYZED IT AND SAID IT LOOKED LIKE THE IGNITION SWITCH. CALLED ACURA AND WAS TOLD IF I ALREADY HAD THE REPAIR ANOTHER REPAIR WOULD NOT BE COVERED AND ACURA WAS THE ONLY ONE THAT COULD DETERMINE THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS INDEED THE PROBLEM. I CANNOT RISK DRIVING 45 MILES TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP JUST FOR THEM TO TELL ME THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH IS NOT THE PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10339236June 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 99 ACURA TL 3.2 WHICH TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING 35MPH THREE WEEKS AGO. I THEN HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT, AND THEY REPLACED MY CABLES. THEN LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING 40MPH AND THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AGAIN! I LUCKILY HAD BEEN IN A LOCAL AREA BOTH TIMES AND MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SUCCESSFULLY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVER AGAIN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328696May 3, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 ACURA TL ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THE IGNITION SHUT OFF AND THE CAR QUICKLY LOST SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND I MANAGED TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY BUT I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND I HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE MINUTES THE IGNITION TURNED ON AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. A QUICK INVESTIGATION OF PRODUCT RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL REVEALED THAT THERE WAS AN OFFICIAL NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH ISSUED BY HONDA OF AMERICA FOR THIS CAR BUT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF IT AND INQUIRIES TO AN ACURA DEALER IN SANTA MONICA, CA ONLY RESULTED IN DENIALS THAT MY CAR HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10324244April 6, 2010
TIRES:VALVE
1999 ACURA 3.2TL. AIR CONTROL PRESSURE CAUSING ACCIDENT *GR THE CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER ACCIDENT. THE ACCIDENT WAS CAUSED BY THE SUDDEN LOSS OF AIR PRESSURE IN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE. IT HAPPENED IN A LANE OF TRAVEL WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TIRES PUT ON THE VEHICLE ON MARCH 31, 2008. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VALVE STEMS WERE DEFECTIVE AND THERE WAS A SILENT RECALL AND HE WANTED TO KNOW WHY THE PUBLIC WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE RECALL. *JB THE CONSUMER WOULD LIKE A RESPONSE TO HIS COMPLAINT. UPDATED 05/24/10 THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE TIRE VALVE STEMS WERE DEFECTIVE ON HIS VEHICLE, IN WHICH HE LOST CONTROL AND CONSEQUENTLY, A LITTLE BOY THAT WAS IN HIS VEHICLE DIED. UPDATED 07/30/14
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
1
#10318694April 5, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, POWER TRAIN
1999 ACURA 3.2TL WITH RECALLS THAT THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED BUT NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIRS OUT OF POCKET. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF WITH NO WARNING. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED, THE STALLING WAS DUE TO A DEFECTIVE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318853March 11, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL REPAIRS (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V12000: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION: SWITCH) DUE TO A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. LATER, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND RESTART THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED ALTHOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH, THEY WOULD NOT COVER ANY COSTS FOR THE REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS NOT CONVINCED THAT THE DEALER ACCURATELY REPAIRED THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE CONTACT IS CONCERNED THAT HIS SAFETY WAS AT RISK WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 08/19/10*BF UPDATED 08/23/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10298379January 5, 2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
OUT OF THE WHOLE MONTH OF DEC UNTIL NOW,I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND MY CAR JUST CUTS OFF, NO WARNING AT ALL, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS AS I HAVE A SMALL CHILD, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS..ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE N EMISSIONS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE ACURA FIXED MY TRANSMISSION BACK IN 2005 WHY DID THEY NOT CHECK THE RECALLS FOR THIS? I HAD NO CLUE ABOUT THE RECALLS AS I WAS THE NEW OWNER OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A 'SAFE" CAR FOR MY CHILD!NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE ONE OF THESE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO NEEDS THIS COMPLETED NOT MY FAULT THIS CAR HAD RECALLS... *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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