Acura TL Complaints (2012)
130 consumer complaints on file.
- #10781686October 13, 2015POWER TRAIN
ACURA TL 2012, DRIVING WITH LIGHT THROTTLE, SUFFERING JERKING AND SHUDDER. COASTING WITH LITTLE UPHILL ROAD SHOWS MORE JERKING AND SHIFTING HESITATION. WHEN ENGINE REV KEEPS AROUND 1000-1200, CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION AND SHAKING FROM GAS PEDAL AND DASHBOARD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10760897September 2, 2015POWER TRAIN
THIS IS A *WELL DOCUMENTED* PROBLEM WITH ACURA TORQUE CONVERTERS AFFECTING THE 4TH GENERATION TL WITH THE 5-SPEED AUTO--SO MUCH SO THAT A TSB LETTER WAS SENT OUT. WHEN LEISURELY ACCELERATING (LIGHT THROTTLE APPLICATION), THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A CHARACTERISTIC "LOW GROWL" AND SORT OF RHYTHMICALLY SURGES FORWARD AS POWER IS ALTERNATELY APPLIED AND REDUCED BY THE TORQUE CONVERTER; THIS SYMPTOM IS ALSO VISIBLE ON THE TACHOMETER, AS THE REVS OSCILLATE UP AND DOWN A COUPLE HUNDRED RPM. ON MY 2012 TL, THIS MOSTLY OCCURS BETWEEN 1ST/2ND GEAR (THIS IS THE 6-SPEED AUTO), BUT ALSO BETWEEN 2ND/3RD. BASED ON ONLY CURSORY SEARCHING OF OWNER FORUMS, THIS IS ALSO BECOMING COMMONPLACE ON THE 2012 MODELS. FAILING TORQUE CONVERTERS IN THESE CASES HAVE ALSO LED TO FAILURES IN THE TRANSMISSION ITSELF, A MUCH COSTLIER REPAIR. HERE IS AN EXAMPLE LINK TO A FORUM PAGE WITH MANY EXAMPLES OF THE BEHAVIOR, INCLUDING LINKS TO OTHER FORUMS AND VIDEOS: HTTP://ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-FIXES-297/ANYONE-DO-TORQUE-CONVERTER-TRANSMISSION-PROGRAM-RECALL-870425/
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10745652August 2, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 ACURA TL AND THE CAR JUST STALLED ON ME ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE CAR WOULDN'T START SINCE THEN. ALL THE LIGHT WERE COMING ON BUT THERE WAS NO CRANK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME ITS THE PCM. I DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGN, THE CAR WAS DRIVING GOOD BEFORE THAT HAPPENED. ANOTHER ISSUE WITH THE CAR THAT I NOTICED WAS, WHEN THE CAR SHIFT TO THE SECONF GEAR, IT JERKS WHICH IS NOT NORMAL TO ME. I HAVEN'T SEEN ANY OTHER PROBLEM YET, BECAUSE I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10730435June 25, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,600.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10722433May 30, 2015ENGINE
2012 ACURA TL SH-AWD TECH. BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT I WAS HAVING TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 2,500 - 3,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NEITHER DEALER COULD FIND A PROBLEM. IN MARCH 2014, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH. I HAD IT TOWED TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD I HAD NO OIL. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR ERROR MESSAGES EVER ALERTED ME. BEGINNING OF APRIL 2015 (MILEAGE WAS 33K), I STARTED HEARING A KNOCKING NOISE FROM THE ENGINE BETWEEN IDLE AND 2,500 RPM'S. AGAIN TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID I HAD ONLY A QUART OF OIL. THEY PUT ME ON AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. JUST OVER A MONTH LATER AND 1,900 MILES, MY CAR WAS AGAIN OIL LESS. NO LEAKS EVER DISCOVERED. I WAS TOLD I WAS BURNING OIL. 1 QUART TO EVERY 500 MILES. TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND ACURA REPLACED THE ENGINE WITH A NEW ONE. WHILE I WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP I WAS TOLD BY THE SERVICE ADVISOR THAT ANOTHER '12 TL WAS ALSO GETTING ITS ENGINE REPLACED FOR THE SAME ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10715877May 11, 2015EQUIPMENT
CPSC:I1530151A. CAR CHARGER. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THE CHARGER WAS IN USE IT SUDDENLY WAS A LOUD POP AND THE USB CHARGER WAS SMOKING AND BURNING HOT. *LN
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10690225February 24, 2015POWER TRAIN
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10668050December 23, 2014STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCK WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND FUNCTIONED AS NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COMPUTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 46,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10663317December 10, 2014AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A MAIN KEY AND ONLY HAD A SECONDARY KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A MULTI POINT INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO BE REPAIRED DUE TO DAMAGES FROM A CRASH BEFORE THE CONTACT OWNED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS SAFE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT TOOK FURTHER ACTION WITH NO ASSISTANCE FROM THE DEALER AND TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE AIR BAG SENSOR CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE SAFETY CONCERN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,498. UPDATED 1/16/15*CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE COMPLAINT HAS BEEN RESOLVED. THE CONSUMER NO LONGER OWNS THE VEHICLE. IT WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 06/4/2015 *JS
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10643218October 8, 2014ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
AFTER OWNING MY 2012 ACURA TL FOR ROUGHLY 2YRS, I'VE BECOME CONCERNED WITH THE ENGINE WORKMANSHIP. ACCELERATION SEEMS TO BE AT A LOSS BETWEEN 30-45MPH IN BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES. IT'S ALMOST AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. YOU HAVE TO EITHER LET UP ON THE ACCELERATION OR INCREASE YOUR SPEED TO AVOID THAT ANNOYING HESITATION. THE SECOND PROBLEM IS WHAT I WOULD DESCRIBE AS LIFTER/VALVE NOISE. THE NOISE OCCURS WHEN ACCELERATING, INTERMITTENTLY THOUGH. ALTHOUGH IT IS EMBARRASSING DRIVING A VEHICLE THAT LOOKS AS GOOD AS THE TL LOOKS AND HAVE IT SOUND LIKE AN OLD CHEVY WHEN YOU ACCELERATE, I HATE IT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE NOISE, OF COURSE. THEY TOLD ME THE CAR WAS FINE. I TOLD THEM SPECIFICALLY I BELIEVED THE NOISE WAS COMING FROM LIFTER/VALVE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY POOR GAS SELECTION. I EXPLAINED TO THEM I USED THE RECOMMENDED PREMIUM OCTANE/CHEVRON. THEY HAD NO ANSWER. LASTLY, MY BRAKES ARE SQUEALING, I TOLD THE ACURA MECHANIC TO PLEASE CHECK MY BRAKE PADS, HE SAID THEY WERE PERFECTLY FINE AND SHOULD NOT WORRY. HE SAID THE ROTORS DEVELOP A BLUE FILM OVER TIME, AND THE SQUEALING NOISE IS NORMAL. I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT, I AM SUPPOSED TO ACCEPT THAT ANNOYING BRAKE NOISE. THIS IS NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM ACURA/HONDA, IS THIS BAD WORKMANSHIP OR POOR MATERIALS BEING USED BY ACURA TO KEEP COSTS DOWN ON MANUFACTURING. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10619308August 6, 2014ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY 2012 ACURA TL IN MAY 2013. IN JUNE I TOOK IN BECAUSE IT KEPT STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND MORE SO WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. I KEPT TAKING IT BACK FOR THE SAME THING OVER THE PASS YEAR AND KEPT GETTING THE SAME RESPONSE.. WE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH YOUR CAR. THE PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, IT STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND COASTED AND THEN PICKED BACK UP. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND STILL THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AGAIN I TOOK IT BACK AND STILL THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WHILE WAS DRIVING ON VACATION TO WILLIAMSBURG VA WITH MY FAMILY AT 65/70MPH, THE CAR JERKED US ABOUT 3 TIMES AND THEN SLOWED DOWN WITH NO HOPE FOR ACCELERATION, I TRIED TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MEANWHILE 2 CARS ALMOST HIT ME AND ARE BLOWING THE HORN AT ME ALL WHILE I AM A NERVOUS REC ABOUT THE CAR. I TOLD MY HUSBAND THIS IS IT..THIS CAR IS CERTIFIED AND HAS A WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS 100,000 MILES AND AT THAT POINT IT HAD $50K MILES AND I WAS DONE.. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AGAIN ON AUGUST 3RD WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND THIS TIME WHEN I GET A CALL ITS TO TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.. WELL I NEEDED THAT LAST YEAR WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR BACK WHEN IT WAS JUST A YEAR OLD...I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS COMPLAINT AS I HAVE READ COMMENTS ON OTHER WEBSITES. BUT I HAVE SEEN WAY TO MANY OF THEM TO IGNORE THIS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10561330January 24, 2014POWER TRAIN
AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL AND THE RPM'S DID NOT DROP, BUT THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND TO INPUT. THE VEHICLE JUST COASTED. AFTER PRODDING THE GAS PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, IT BEGAN TO RESPOND AND I WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. THE ISSUE LASTED FOR ABOUT 3-5 SECONDS. IT FELT AS IF THE GAS PEDAL WAS DISCONNECTED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10555625December 16, 2013POWER TRAIN
2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND STALLING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER AND IT ALMOST SEEMED TO STALL OUT.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10542876September 10, 2013EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
KEYLESS START (PUSH BUTTON) AND PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN NO WARNING THAT KEY FOB WAS NOT IN VICINITY OF CAR AFTER CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN 2 HOURS AWAY. MY DAUGHTER HANDED ME HER KEYS TO THE ACURA TL (INCL KEY FOB) THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN STARTED SO I COULD GET SOME ITEMS OUT OF OUR OTHER CAR BEFORE SHE LEFT TO RETURN TO HER HOME 5 HOURS AWAY. I RETRIEVED HER ITEMS BUT FORGOT TO GIVE HER THE KEY FOB BACK AS THE CAR WAS RUNNING AND NO WARNING INDICATORS WERE GIVEN (AUDIO OR VISUAL) THAT THE KEY FOB WAS NOT IN THE VICINITY OF THE CAR. SHE HEADED OFF AND STOPPED 2 HOURS LATER FOR GAS ONLY TO FIND THE CAR WOULD NOT RESTART - DUE TO THE MISSING KEY FOB. AFTER EXPERIMENTATION AND READING THE OWNERS MANUAL I FOUND THAT ONLY WHEN THE DOOR IS OPENED AND THE FOB IS REMOVED FROM THE VEHICLE WILL A NOTICE AND ALARM BE GIVEN. IF PASSED THROUGH AN OPEN WINDOW (AS WE DID) NO WARNING OF ANY KIND IS GIVEN AND THE DRIVER CAN DRIVE OFF AS IF EVERYTHING IS FINE. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT FLAW IN THE REMOTE FOB SYSTEM AND CAUSED MYSELF AND MY DAUGHTER SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF STRESS AND TIME TO DRIVE TO HER LOCATION TO DELIVER THE FOB NEEDED TO RESTART THE CAR. ACURA CLAIMS NO PROBLEMS FROM THEIR SIDE BUT I BELIEVE THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT ISSUE WITH THE SYSTEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. IT MAY BE MORE THAN JUST ACURAS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10536614August 22, 2013STEERING, AIR BAGS
I AM SUBMITTING MY COMPLAINT HERE BECAUSE, ALL NORTH AMERICAN ACURAS ARE BUILT SAME AND HAS SAME SAFETY/PROBLEMS. PLEASE EXCUSE MY INFO ON ADDRESS SINCE THERE WAS NO ENTRY FOR ONTARIO, CANADA. ===========ENCOUNTER WITH THE PROBLEM CLICK OR POP SOUND COMES OUT OF STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WHEN STEERING IS ON CENTER AND WHEN I START TO STEER A LITTLE BIT TO LEFT OR RIGHT. PLEASE SEE THE VIDEO - HTTP://YOUTU.BE/EVPAHLXXV5Y OR FOR DETAILED FOLLOW UPS PLEASE SEE - HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=881249================2ND - I COMPLAINED TO ACURA CANADA THEY SAID ELEVATING THE PROBLEM TO HIGHER LEVEL WILL START BY REPORTING TO DEALERSHIP. =================3RD - DEALER VISIT ABOVE PROBLEM WAS PRESENTED TECHNICIAN WHO WENT ON THE TEST DRIVE WITH ME TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM STATED ALTHOUGH, HE SEES WHAT THE PROBLEM IS, IT IS NORMAL AND THE PROBLEM IS EFFECTING ALL ACURAS SO, HE REFUSE TO DO ANY WORK ON IT BECAUSE IT IS NORMAL ============================4TH FAILED ATTEMPT, I HAVE CALLED ACURA CANADA AGAIN THE PERSON (CLIENT SERVICES) SAID - HE SUGGESTED VISITING OTHER DEALERSHIP IN VICINITY TO GET SECOND OPINION AND SEE IF THEY WILL AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT (I DO NOT WISH TO TRAVEL AROUND WHOLE CITY TO BEG FOR WARRANTY) - THERE IS NOTHING HE CAN DO TO AUTHORIZE THE REPLACEMENT SINCE DEALERSHIP (HANDS AND LEGS OF ACURA CANADA) THINKS IT IS NORMAL AND REPLACING THEM WOULD NOT RELIEVE THE ISSUE - HE WOULD PASS THE INFO ALONG SO, IT WILL BE KNOWN TO FUTURE DEV. OF ACURAS BOTTOM LINE - WHO AM I RELYING ON HERE FOR WARRANTY? WHERE SHOULD I BE CONTACTING NOW? OR SHOULD I JUST SHUT UP AND LIVE WITH IT LIKE THE DEALERSHIP AND ACURA CANADA SAID? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10533582August 5, 2013SUSPENSION
TOOK THE CAR INTO ACURA THERE WAS A "CLUNKING NOISE" IN FRONT END AND COULD BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL THE TECH HAD TO RETIGHTEN THE SUSPENSION BOLTS THE NOISE AND FEELING IN WHEEL RETURNED AT APPROX. 23000 MILES TOOK THE CAR BACK TO ACURA THE SERVICE REP STATED SUSPENSION BOLTS SHOULD BE RETORQUED AT EVERY OIL CHANGE THIS DOES NOT SOUND RIGHT..I NEVER OWNED A CAR THAT NEEDED THIS REPAIR AND JUST WANT TO KNOW IF THIS IS NORMAL AND COULD BE A SAFELY ISSUE AFTER TECH RETORQUED THE BOLTS THE NOISE AND FEELING IN WHEEL GOES AWAY BUT RETURNS AND HAS RETURNED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10519752June 13, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE STOP AND PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. AT THIS TIME, I HIT THE BACK OF A VEHICLE WHICH WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND DID VERY LITTLE DAMAGE AS I WAS TRAVELING ONLY AT 12 MPH. THERE WAS MORE DAMAGE DONE TO MY VEHICLE THAN TO THE OTHER PARTY BECAUSE HE WAS DRIVING AN SUV WHICH SAT UP HIGH AND IT DAMAGE MY HOOD AND PUSHED THE FRONT OF MY VEHICLE IN AND BROKE THE VENT AND RADIATOR. *TR
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10511273May 9, 2013SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A RATTLING SOUND IN THE SEAT BELT PILLAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NUT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WELDED TO THE PILLAR HAD NOT BEEN WELDED OR HAD BECOME FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT OFFERED NO EXPLANATION FOR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 7,300.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10500526February 26, 2013STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
I BOUGHT MY TL IN OCT OF 2011. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I NOTICED A CHIP IN THE LOWER REAR DOOR FRAME WHICH I APPLIED SOME TOUCH UP PAINT TO. WELL THE CHIPS KEEP SHOWING UP IN THE SAME AREA OF THE LOWER REAR DOOR FRAME. I HAVE ABOUT 8 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SIX ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP BELIEVES THAT THE FRONT TIRES ARE THROWING ROCKS AND HITTING IN THIS PART OF THE CAR. THE REAR QUARTER PANELS NEED TO BE REPAINTED NOW TO FIX THE CHIPS. THE DEALERSHIP WANTS TO INSTALL MUD FLAPS (FLARES) ON THE TIRES AND A PAINT FILM TO THE DOOR EDGE. THIS IS GOING TO HAVE TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED ISSUE, OTHER CUSTOMERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DESIGN ERROR TO ME AND I BELIEVE ACURA SHOULD FIX IT. SO FAR THEY WON'T EVEN THINK OF IT SINCE IT'S A ROCK. BUT THE CAR IS DOING THIS TO IT'S SELF. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10496536February 5, 2013SUSPENSION, WHEELS, STEERING
PURCHASED CAR ON 01/21/2013. WAS BACK AT DEALER ON 01/26/2012 DUE TO A WEIRD VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS (50-80 MPH). LONG STORY SHORT THEY HAVE BALANCED THE TIRES LIKE 3 TIMES AND PUT NEW TIRES BUT IT IS STILL VIBRATING NOT AS MUCH BUT STILL. GOING BACK TO DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY THIS TIME. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0