Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10469529August 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL 2.5. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE AND SUGGESTED TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WHICH DETERMINED THAT THE GEAR SHIFT AND TRANSMISSION WERE DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469555August 7, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR SHIFT WOULD TAKE LONGER TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD USUALLY RESPOND SLOWER WHEN IT WAS OVERHEATED. IN ADDITION, HE NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLANT WAS LOW AND THE CONTACT REPLENISHED THE COOLANT, WHICH REPAIRED THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469594August 7, 2012
STRUCTURE
DASH BOARD PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS AREA AND DRIVER SIDE 2 SPEAKER CRACKED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469421August 6, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL 2.5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE TEST RESULTS INDICATED A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC TEST. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) PREVIOUSLY. THE REMEDY REPAIR DID NOT SOLVE THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 143,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10469204August 4, 2012
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS DEVELOPED DEEP, LONG CRACKS IN A SQUARE SURROUNDING THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THIS EXTREMELY COMMON SAFETY PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468775August 1, 2012
SERVICE BRAKES, WHEELS
I OWN A ACURA TL 2006 CAR, THE DRIVER SIDE REAR WHEEL'S BRAKE CALIPER HAS FAILED AND IT DOES NOT RETRACT THE BREAK PISTON THEREFORE THE BRAKES ALWAYS BEING APPLIED. THIS IS CAUSING THE WHEELS TO BE SUPER HEATED AND SEVERE BURNING SMELL COMING OUT OF THE CAR'S REAR AREA. HAVING TALKED TO THE DEALER, I WAS TOLD THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD BUT THEY WILL NOT FIX IT UNLESS I PAY $350. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10468077July 28, 2012
POWER TRAIN, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, SERVICE BRAKES
TURNED CORNER IN LARGE CENTER CITY AND HIT A CONSTRUCTION LARGE POT HOLE AND/OR OBSTRUCTION ON THE LEFT REAR. AFTER COMPLETING TURN ONTO A NARROW ONE-WAY STREET ACCELERATION INCREASED, BRAKES DID NOT WORK, ENGINE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF, GEARS COULD NOT MOVE. AFTER GOING THROUGH TWO MAJOR INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT ACCIDENT I KEPT PULLING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CAR SLOWLY STOPPED AND WAS THEN PERFECTLY NORMAL. COULD USE THE BRAKES, SHIFT, ETC. I PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A GARAGE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY (7/21/12), WHERE IT IS STILL UNRESOLVED. DEALER SAID CAR IS OK, BUT IS NOW BEING ANALYZED BY ACURA CORPORATE ENGINEERS. I HAD THREE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME, INCLUDING MY WIFE, WHO WILL NOT EVER GO INTO THIS CAR. THE CAR WAS ONLY 10 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467484July 24, 2012
TIRES:VALVE
1999 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON HAD AN ACCIDENT DUE TO DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS, THAT WERE INSTALLED ON HIS VEHICLE, WHICH RESULTED IN A DEATH.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10467546July 24, 2012
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THEIR MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COOLER IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO RUN HOT AND SEIZE. THE CONTACT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 125,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466952July 22, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
MY BATTERY FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN A COUPLE OF MONTHS AND REQUIRED A JUMP IN ORDER FOR THE CAR TO START. I TOOK IT TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THAT THE HANDSFREE LINK SYSTEM WAS ELECTRICALLY FAULTY AND WAS STAYING ON CONTINUOUSLY, WHETHER THE CAR WAS RUNNING OR NOT. HENCE, THERE WAS A CONSTANT DRAW ON THE BATTERY. TO (HOPEFULLY) RESOLVE THE PROBLEM, I HAD THE DEALERSHIP REPLACE THE BATTERY AND THE HANDSFREE LINK SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10467421July 21, 2012
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, AIR BAGS
DASHBOARD CRACKS -NOTICED SMALL CRACK IN MY 2005 TL DASHBOARD OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG IN MAY 2012. OVERNIGHT IT GREW FROM FRONT TO BACK. MY CAR IS GARAGED. CONTACTED MY SERVICE ADVISOR BY PHONE AND HE STATED IT WAS COSMETIC AND DUE TO HIGH HEAT AND HIGH MILEAGE. I STATED CAR WAS GARAGED AND I OWNED OTHER CARS THAT WERE AS OLD AND NEVER EXPERIENCE THIS. HE TOLD ME COST WAS $1850 TO REPLACE. HE SAID HE'D SEND THE COMPLAINT TO CORPORATE AND GET BACK TO ME. HE CAME BACK TO ME AND SAID ACURA WOULD PAY 75% OF COST SINCE I WAS A GOOD CUSTOMER. I SAID THAT WAS NOT ACCEPTABLE AND I WOULD LIKE TO TALK TO REGIONAL MANAGER. HE SAID HE'D TAKE THE REQUEST FURTHER. IN THE MEANTIME I NOTICED ANOTHER CRACK. A WEEK LATER I GOT A CALL STATING ACURA WOULD PAY 85% AND I'D PAY $247 PLUS TAX. I WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIRBAG COULD MALFUNCTION AND NOT DEPLOY WHEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR DEPLOY FOR NO REASON. I DECIDED TO PAY THE $247. DEALER STATED HE WOULD GIVE ME A LOANER CAR. BEFORE I BROUGHT THE CAR IN FOR REPAIR I NOTICED TWO MORE CRACKS. MY CONCERN IS SAFETY FOR ME AND MY PASSENGERS AND I DID NOT FEEL SAFE WITH DASHBOARD CRACKS. THIS WAS A DESIGN FLAW OR MATERIAL DEFECT AND ACURA SHOULD RECALL TO SATISFY CUSTOMERS. TOO MANY OTHERS WITH SAME PROBLEM AND THIS IS A LUXURY CAR. ACURA KNOWS IT'S AN ISSUE OTHERWISE THEY WOULDN'T HAVE AGREED TO PAY $85%.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466714July 20, 2012
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
THE DASH HAS DEVELOPED A CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT SHOULD AN ACCIDENT OCCUR THE AIRBAG MAY NOT DEPLOY CORRECTLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466746July 20, 2012
STRUCTURE
I GOT IN MY CAR YESTERDAY AFTER WORK, TO FIND A CRACK OVER 6 INCHES LONG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD, NEAR WHERE THE AIRBAG WOULD BE LOCATED. APPARENTLY THIS IS A VERY COMMON PROBLEM. MOST ARE REPORTING MORE CRACKS APPEARING AND THE CRACKS GROWING LONGER IN SIZE. I ASSUME MY DASH WILL DO THE SAME AS EVERYONE ELSE'S AND BECOME WORSE. I BELIEVE IT IS TEMPERATURE/HEAT RELATED (EXPANSION/CONTRACTION) BUT IS NO FAULT OF MY OWN. CAN YOU SAY RECALL!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466839July 20, 2012
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
ONE DAY I GOT IN THE CAR AND NOTICED A CRACK ON THE DASHBOARD ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. SINCE THEN IT IS BEGINNING TO SPREAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466398July 18, 2012
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED A CLUNKING SOUND COMING FROM THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS WHERE THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11E022000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT) BUT THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10466318July 17, 2012
POWER TRAIN
MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2002 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD FOUR INCIDENCES WHERE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 55 - 60 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR CAME TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2003 (50,819 MILES), NOVEMBER OF 2005 (91,460 MILES), NOVEMBER OF 2007 (129,435 MILES) AND MOST RECENTLY JULY 17TH WITH (201,000 MILES). AS I DROVE ON THE LIE DRIVING WESTBOUND AROUND EXIT 40 MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IN THE PREVIOUS THREE CASES THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND AFTER TOWING IT TO A STATION I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A FOURTH TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP. THE CAR HAS THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND I HAVE A NOTICE FROM ACURA STATING EARLY ON THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ACURA 2002 TLS WERE DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO APPEAL TO THIS AGENCY AND APPLY THE LEMON LAW BUT THE LAW ONLY APPLIES TO NEW CARS. THEY GAVE ME THIS SITE TO STATE MY CASE. AS I MENTIONED TO ACURA FOR A LUXURY AUTOMOBILE TO STILL HAVE A GREAT WORKING ENGINE AND HAVE GONE THROUGH FOUR TRANSMISSIONS, I BELIEVE THEIR IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION GIVES NO WARNING WHEN IT BREAKS DOWN AND ONE IS LEFT WITH NO POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465788July 16, 2012
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
REAR VIEW MIRROR IMAGE DISTORTED, BLURRED, AND NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE ACTUAL DISTANCE/SEPARATION FROM FOLLOWING VEHICLES. ALSO OCCURRED ON MY 1999 ACURA 3.2TL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465653July 14, 2012
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
MY 2004 ACURA TL STARTED TO HAVE MINOR CRACKS ON THE DASHBOARD LAST NOVEMBER AND THEN IT SLOWLY SPREAD ALL OVER THE DASHBOARD. I NOW HAVE MULTIPLE LONG CRACKS ON MY DASHBOARD. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH ONLINE AND THERE ARE MANY ACURA TL (2004 & 2005 MODEL) OWNERS WHO HAS ENCOUNTERED THE SAME ISSUE AS WELL. I HAVE OTHER VEHICLES THAT ARE OLDER THAN THE ACURA TL AND THOSE VEHICLES DASHBOARDS ARE COMPLETELY FINE. I BELIEVE IT IS A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL AND ACURA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPLACING THIS PART. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE DRIVING MY CARE IN THIS MANNER DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT MIGHT IMPACT THE AIR BAGS OR MAY NOT DEPLOY THE AIR BAGS IN CASE OF EMERGENCY. SO, PLEASE HELP ALL OF US ACURA TL OWNERS WITH THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465349July 12, 2012
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
VEHICLE HAS DEVELOPED A 16" LONG CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG TO THE RIGHT ON THE VERTICAL AIR BAG SEAM. WHEN DRIVEN THE CRACK APPEARS TO HAVE GROWN, THEREFORE WE HAVE STOPPED DRIVING IT COMPLETELY UNTIL THIS SAFETY ISSUE IS FIXED. WE FEAR THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG COULD BE NEGATIVELY EFFECTED BY THIS CRACK EITHER PREMATURE DEPLOYMENT OR NOT PROPERLY DEPLOYING IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN METICULOUSLY TAKEN CARE OF AND GARAGE KEPT SINCE WE DROVE IT OFF THE DEALERS LOT BRAND NEW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10465150July 10, 2012
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
I NOTICED A LARGE CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD IN FRONT OF THE PASSENGER SEAT AND IT APPEARS TO OUTLINE THE AIRBAG. THERE ARE TWO SMALL CRACKS ON THE DASH AS WELL. MY CONCERN IS WHETHER OR NOT THESE CRACKS MAKE THE DEPLOYMENT OF MY AIRBAGS DEFECTIVE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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