Acura TL Complaints (2008)

124 consumer complaints on file.

#11110410July 10, 2018
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE DASH BOARD IS CRACKING WHERE THE AIR BAG IS AT LITTLE BY LITTLE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103729June 25, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE BATTERY ON THIS CAR DRAINS DUE TO A FACTORY FAULTY HFL UNIT. THIS CAUSES EVEN A NEW BATTERY TO BE DRAINED AND THEN LEFT MY WIFE STRANDED ON SEVERAL OCCASION. WE ORIGINALLY THOUGHT THE ISSUE WAS THE BATTERY. ACURA REPLACED THE BATTERY EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ONLY 2 YEARS OLD RATHER THAN FIXING THE REAL PROBLEM. NOW THE CAR IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY BUT WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE BATTERY EVERY COUPLE OF YEARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11103800June 25, 2018
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE HANDSFREE LINK STOPPED WORKING IN 2016. I CONSIDER THIS A SAFETY HAZARD IN ITSELF SINCE THAT WAS THE MAIN REASON I PURCHASED A VEHICLE WITH HFL. THE BATTERY THEN STARTED DYING WHEN I DID NOT DRIVE THE CAR FOR 2-3 DAYS CAUSING FREQUENT BATTERY REPLACEMENTS. IT'S ESCALATED TO WHERE NOW WITH A BRAND NEW BATTERY, IF I DO NOT DRIVE THE CAR IN A 24 HOUR PERIOD, THE CAR IS DEAD THE NEXT DAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11097035May 21, 2018
AIR BAGS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A 2008 ACURA TL-S, IT IS GARAGED AT NIGHT AND I DO MY BEST TO TAKE CARE OF IT. THE OTHER DAY I DEVELOPED TWO CRACKS RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD TO THE GLOVEBOX, ALONG THE EDGES OF THE AIRBAG. I DIDN'T NOTICE THEM UNTIL I GOT HOME LAST NIGHT, BUT THEY ARE QUITE NOTICEABLE. I HAVE READ ABOUT SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS O THIS HAPPENING TO ACURA'S AND I AM WONDERING WHY AND WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT THIS. WILL THIS IMPACT THE AIRBAG OPERATIONS AND MAYBE IMPACT WAS A BAD CHOICE OF WORDS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11079650March 15, 2018
POWER TRAIN
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, LOST POWER TO DRIVE TRAIN DESPITE ENGINE RUNNING. WAS ABLE TO COAST TO STOP ON BERM. TURNED OFF ENGINE. FLUID OBSERVED BENEATH VEHICLE. CAR TOWED. INSPECTION REVEALED THAT TRANSMISSION SUPPLY LINE FITTING CONNECTION FAILED AT LEAST IN PART DUE TO DISSIMILAR METAL CORROSION. THREADED SECTION ALSO SEPARATED COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUIDS TOTALLY LOST. DEALER ADVISED THAT THIS PROBLEM NOT SEEN ON TL BUT INTERNET SEARCH REVEALED OTHER MODELS HAD BEEN REPORTED. RADIATOR REPLACED BY OWNER. TRANSMISSION PAN DROPPED AND CLEANED. FLUIDS REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11030765October 2, 2017
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
9/30/2017 ACURA TL 2008, 4DOOR SEDAN, BURST INTO FLAMES INSIDE GARAGE, JUST MINUTES WTIHIN PARKING THE CAR FROM DRIVING. BURNT CAR COMPLETELY CAUSING HOUSE FIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11025456September 25, 2017
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DASHBOARD WAS FRACTURED ON THE PASSENGER SIDE NEAR THE AIR BAG. A LOCAL DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020640August 30, 2017
AIR BAGS
A LARGE CRACK HAS APPEARED ON THE DASH PANEL COVERING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I FEAR THIS WILL GET IN THE WAY OF DEPLOYING PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION AND/OR POTENTIALLY GENERATE DANGEROUS SHARDS. THIS SEEMS TO BE A KNOWN PROBLEM WHEN I VISITED THE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT EARLIER TODAY, BUT THEY HAVE SO FAR REFUSED TO ADVISE ME ON A SUITABLE COURSE OF ACTION. MY CAR HAS NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT AND HAS BEEN VERY WELL TAKEN CARE OFF, WITH MOST OF THE DRIVING BEING LIMITED TO SURFACE STREETS AND ALWAYS BEING GARAGED OVERNIGHT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11020140August 28, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
SEPT 2016 WAS HAVING AN ISSUE WITH THE SRS LIGHT REMAINING ON CONSTANTLY. SEAT BELT BUCKLE UNDER RECALL, HAD THAT REPLACED'THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. JULY 2017 NOW THE DASHBOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS A DEEP STRAIGHT CRACK. I HAVE DONE RESEARCH AND HUNDREDS OF OTHER ACURA TL HAVE THIS ISSUE. THE AIRBAG IS IN THAT DASHBOARD RIGHT WHERE THE CRACK IS. ACURA REFUSES TO ACKNOWLEDGE A SAFETY ISSUE AND WILL NOT REPAIR, REPLACE OR RECALL. I HAVE KEPT THE CAR IMMACULATE, I HAVE REGULAR SERVICE AND A HONDA/ACURA REPAIR SHOP. I UNDERSTAND ACURA TL SPECIFICALLY 2008 HAS THIS PROBLEM AROUND THE COUNTRY IN A VARIETY OF CLIMATES, AND WHETHER THE CAR HAS BEEN GARAGED OR NOT. IT'S A DESIGN FLAW. IT IS ENDANGERING MY PASSENGER. ALSO, IF YOU FIND A JUNK PART AND REPLACE THE DASH, APPARENTLY THE REPLACEMENT DASH WILL CRACK ALSO AND THE SRS LIGHT WILL BE ON AND THE AIRBAG COMPROMISED AGAIN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11019471August 25, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG DEPLOYED AFTER HITTING A SMALL POTHOLE GOING AROUND 35 MPH ON A PAVED CITY ROAD.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11014881August 13, 2017
AIR BAGS
CRACKS ARE APPEARING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DASH COVERING, I FEAR THIS WILL SEND DANGEROUS SHARDS EVERYWHERE IN CASE OF DEPLOYMENT IN ADDITION TO THE ONES POSSIBLY SENT BY THE AIRBAG ITSELF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11003571July 7, 2017
ENGINE, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO MCGRATH ACURA OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO WHO OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT BRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10993715June 7, 2017
STEERING
NHTSA 12V-222. ACURA SAYS THERE ISN'T ANY RECALL ON THIS MATTER. MEANWHILE, THE SMOKE THAT IS CAUSING THIS PROBLEM MAKES IT UNBEARABLE FOR US TO TURN ON THE HEAT OR A/C BECAUSE OF THIS FAULTY MANUFACTURE PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10992182May 30, 2017
STEERING
POWER STEERING LEAK INTO CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND SYSTEM MALFUNCTION. SMOKE FROM THE ENGINE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10971441April 8, 2017
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS, SEATS
DRIVERS SIDE CURTAIN AND TORSO AIRBAG DEPLOYED, AND SEAT BELT TENSIONER OPERATED WHEN PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HIT A POTHOLE ON THE OFF RAMP OF A LIMITED ACCESS HIGHWAY. CAR WAS TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10957521February 28, 2017
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY ABOUT 70 MILES PER HOUR SPEED, CAR SUDDENLY LOSS ACCELERATION POWER. HOWEVER, THE CAR RADIO WAS STILL ON. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. SAT THERE ABOUT 2 MINUTES. TURNED CAR BACK ON, AND WAS ABLE TO ACCELERATE AGAIN AND CAR STARTED TO OPERATE PROPERLY. VERY SCARY TO BE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED AND SUDDENLY LOOSE ACCELERATION POWER. THANK GOD IT WAS A SUNDAY MORNING WITHOUT MUCH TRAFFIC AND I WAS ALREADY IN THE FAR LEFT LANE. OTHERWISE, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD, WITH ANOTHER CAR STRIKING ME BECAUSE I SUDDENLY DECELERATED AND STOPPED. PLEASE LET ME KNOW IF OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SUCH PROBLEMS. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937181December 23, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEATS
THERE ARE THREE LONG CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD, I'M AFRAID THAT IT WILL AFFECT MY FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10937108December 22, 2016
AIR BAGS
CRACK DEVELOPED ALONG THE PERIMETER OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LOCATION. THIS PRESENTS A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD. THERE NEEDS TO BE A SAFETY RECALL TO FIX THIS POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD THAT COULD BE FATAL. ALMOST EVERYONE I KNOW THAT OWNS THIS THIRD GENERATION ACURA TL HAS THIS CRACK PROBLEM. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10907523September 19, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DOORS HAD TO BE MANUALLY OPENED USING THE KEY FOB. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10897824August 22, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
HANDSFREELINK SYSTEM LOCKED INTO "BOOTING UP" MODE. HANDS-FREE CELL USE NO LONGER FUNCTIONS. AFTERWARD, BATTERY WAS DEAD NEXT TIME THE CAR WAS ATTEMPTED TO BE STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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