Acura TL Complaints (2000)

249 consumer complaints on file.

#11327101June 3, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
AT THE TIME OF THIS TEXT, THE CAR IS AT AN ACURA SERVICE CENTER. THE INTERIOR HAS BECOME SOAKED WITH WATER AFFECTING THE BATTERY & POSSIBLY OTHER COMPONENTS. THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, CREATING A DAMP & VERY WET INTERIOR, HAS CAUSED MOLD TO FORM EVERYWHERE INSIDE THE CAR, I AM A SEVERE ASTHMATIC & THIS HAS BEEN EXTREMELY DETRIMENTAL TO MY HEALTH. I WILL BE PROVIDING DOCUMENTATION AS SOON AS I RECEIVE IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11324046May 10, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHEN IT RAINS MY CAR IS SUPPOSED TO DRAIN WATER OUT BUT, THE DRAINAGE HOSE IS NOT LONG ENOUGH SO THE WATER GOES ON MY CARS CARPET,I TRIED TO INSTALL A HOSE BUT IT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH,I COULDN'T FIND THE RIGHT SIZE HOSE, THE WATER IS DAMAGING THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323854May 8, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323640May 7, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ACURA CARLAND LOCATED AT 3403 SATELLITE BLVD, DULUTH, GA 30096, EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11323425May 5, 2020
AIR BAGS
RECALL CAMPAIGN SERVICE BULLETIN #20-005 ALHAMBRA ACURA DEALER IS NOT PROVIDING ANY REMEDIES AT THIS TIME. THEY ANTICIPATE THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OR APRIL 2021. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11301414January 23, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE AIR BAG ON THE FRONTAL PASSENGER SIDE SLOWLY DEPLOYED OVER A FEW MINUTES. NO OTHER AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. THE DEALER SERRA HONDA 951 INTERSTATE PKWY, AKRON, OH 44312 (330) 644-3322, WAS CONTACTED AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THE AIR BAGS SLOWLY DEPLOYING. THE MANUFACTURER OPENED A CASE BUT DENIED THE AIR BAG DEPLOYING SLOWLY FROM THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287057December 5, 2019
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
TRASMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED A PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11265735October 2, 2019
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), POWER TRAIN, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
GEAR/TRANSMISSION LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT SWITCH GEAR BACK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE FAILED EMISSIONS TWICE BUT WAS PASSED 3RD TIME WITHOUT EXEMPTION OR WAIVER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED DUE TO THE ON GOING UNFIXABLE ISSUES, WHY WASN'T IT BLACKLISTED OR LABEL A CATEGORY A CAR? THESE ACURA'S ARE DANGEROUS AND SHOULDN'T EVEN BE ALLOWED ON THE ROAD! NHTSA DOESN'T EVEN SPECIFY IF THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED AFTER THE RECALLS- OBVIOUSLY THEY WEREN'T BECAUSE THE CAR WAS POORLY MADE AND IS UNFIXABLE. WE NEED JUSTICE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11090801April 28, 2018
AIR BAGS, ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
TRASMISSION WENT OUT.WHILE DRIVING; RECALL MAILED TO ME BY SERVICE TEAM ON TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11065759January 29, 2018
AIR BAGS
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON (SRS) ONE MORNING AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11034664October 19, 2017
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK ACURA (6824 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE VEHICLE WAS REMEDIED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 114,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11015426August 15, 2017
AIR BAGS
I WAS GOING ABOUT 75 ON THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF NO WERE THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON I GET HOME AND CALL MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS TO TAKE THE MODULE OUT AND BRING IT TO HIM AND IT TURNS OUT ITS NON REPAIRABLE I SENT IT TO ONE MORE PERSON FOR REPAIR AND IT CAME BACK NON-REPAIRABLE SO I CONSIDER THIS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IF I GOT IN A ACCIDENT MY AIRBAGS WOULD NOT WORK AND I NEVER HAD A ACCIDENT OR FIRE OF FLOOD IN THE CAR BEFORE THE CAR IS STILL IN NEW SHAPE SENSE 2000.
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
#10957500February 28, 2017
AIR BAGS, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC), SEAT BELTS
TAKATA RECALL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: AIR BAG DEPLOYED RIGHT SIDE OF CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT SIDE BEFORE THE CRASH. BECAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT OF RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG IT CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE DEPLOYED. CAR WAS EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DOCUMENTED INS ESTIMATE AVAIL.
Crash:
Yes
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
#10910566September 29, 2016
ENGINE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A PROBLEM IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY ACURA TL 2000 THAT I BOUGHT 2YEARS AGO. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD SOMETIMES IT DONT CHANGE THE GEAR. IT SEEMS LIKE SLIPPED. UPON SEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS MANUFACTURING FAULT. BUT THE OWNER DIDN'T TAKE IT MAY BE BECAUSE IT IS REGISTERED IN UAE AND ACURA DON'T HAVE MUCH APPEARANCE HERE. I WANT TO KNOW IF ACURA CAN DO SOMETHING NOW AT DEALERSHIP OF HONDA IN UAE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10899861August 31, 2016
POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING AS DESCRIBED IN ACURA SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN P39. I'VE HAD THE THIS DIAGNOSED AT ACURA RENO, THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER HAS FOUND THE DESCRIBED CONDITION PRESENT IN MY TRANSMISSION. HE AGREES HE HAS FOUND THE HEAT DISCOLORATION AND SYMPTOMS DESCRIBES IN THE WARRANTY AND THE ORIGINAL SAFETY RECALL. HE IS DECLINING SERVICE BASED ON THE SERVICE RECORDS OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS, HE STATES TANS FLUID NEEDS TO SHOW SERVICE RECORDS WITH EVERY 50,000 MILE THIS IS UNTRUE BASED ON THE OWNERS MANUAL INFORMATION. MINE MEET AND EXCEED ACURA RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THIS WITH THE SERVICE CENTER THAT SERVICED THE CAR IN MARYLAND. AT THIS POINT THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO NOT HONOR THE REPAIR. SAFETY RISK: NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 04V-176 GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: ON VEHICLES WITH 15,000 MILES OR LESS, THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SIMPLE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. ON VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO IDENTIFY GEARS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. IF DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED IF DISCOLORATION IS NOT PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE.I'M SPEAKING TO A [XXX] AT ACURA RENO [XXX] MY CASE NUMBER WITH ACURA IS [XXX] MY VIN IS [XXX] THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON HWY 80 EAST BOUND JUST BEFORE DONNER SUMMIT IN CALIFORNIA. I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR AND SMOKE THEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST ENGAGEMENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO RENO NV THAT WAS THE CLOSET TOWN WE ARE FROM COLORADO ON SUMMER VACATION. 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
#10892119August 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10807510November 30, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10789702November 10, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. DOES NOT RESET. MALFUNCTION IN AIR BAG SYSTEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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