Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10676363January 18, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS STARTED CRACKING ALL OVER REALLY BAD. SOME CRACKS ARE VERY BIG. SEEMS LIKE THE AIR BAG COULD COME OUT ANY TIME. IT'S MANUFACTURING DEFECT. NEED TO BE FIXED ASAP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672890January 16, 2015
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
INITIALLY I OBSERVED A AIRLINE SIZED CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD RIGHT ON AIRBAG. SLOWLY IT ENLARGED AND NOW I SEE ANOTHER CRACK AROUND THE SAME AREA. WHEN I CHECKED ONLINE, I FOUND THAT IT'S NOT ONLY ME BUT SEVERAL OTHERS HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH ACURA TLS. WHEN I WENT TITHE DEALERSHIP THEY SAY THE REPAIR COST IS ABOUT 2,000 USD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10672829January 15, 2015
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD BEGAN TO DETERIORATE AROUND THE AIR BAG. IN ADDITION, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10671855January 12, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670811January 7, 2015
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 15 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT HAD TO APPLY EXCESSIVE FORCE TO THE STEERING WHEEL IN ORDER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID AND THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 85,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670160January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG PLACEMENT. REPORTS SAY CRACKS WILL CONTINUE, ACURA KNOWS OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER WILL NOT RECALL OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. FOR THE NUMEROUS REPORTED ISSUES OF CRACKING DASHBOARDS, ACURA SHOULD TAKE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN MY BEST PURCHASE TO DATE AND HAVE UNQUESTIONABLE FAITH IN THE CAR. WITH THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, HOW CAN IT BE IGNORED? BEFORE THIS, I WOULD NOT CONSIDER PURCHASING ANYTHING OTHER THAN ANOTHER ACURA HOWEVER A $36K VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A KNOWN REPETITIVE ISSUE THRU SEVERAL YEARS OF MODELS. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS IN THE US ((800) 382-2238) AND HAD THEM OPEN A CASE NUMBER FOR MY ISSUE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL DO ANYTHING HOWEVER IT CAN NOT HURT. ONLY 43K ON THE CAR, IMMACULATE 2004. NORMALLY STORED DURING THE WINTER. DEALER MAINTAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670178January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD BEGAN TO CRACK AROUND THE PASSENGER DASH AIRBAG HOLE. THIS IS A KNOWN MANUFACTURER DEFECT. THIS SHOULD BE A SAFETY CONCERN AS IT RELATES TO THE PROPER DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. AIRBAGS ARE INTENDED TO BE DEPLOYED THROUGH THE DASHBOARD PORT. THAT PORT IS DESIGNED TO BE THE PATH OF LEAST RESISTANCE FOR THE AIRBAG. DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG IN AN UNEMPEDED PATH IS IMPORTANT WHEN A SUCCESSFUL DEPLOYMENT IS REQUIRED. THE CRACKS IN THE DASHBOARD MAY RESULT IN AN AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DEFLECTION AWAY FROM THE OCCUPANT WITHIN THE MILLISECONDS REQUIRED TO DEPLOY AND THAT WHICH MAYBE NECESSARY TO PREVENT UNNECESSARY INJURY TO THE OCCUPANT. THE CRACKS MAY ALSO RESULT IN FLYING DEBRIS THAT COULD INJURE THE OCCUPANT UPON AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670155January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG PLACEMENT. REPORTS SAY CRACKS WILL CONTINUE, ACURA KNOWS OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER WILL NOT RECALL OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. FOR THE NUMEROUS REPORTED ISSUES OF CRACKING DASHBOARDS, ACURA SHOULD TAKE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN MY BEST PURCHASE TO DATE AND HAVE UNQUESTIONABLE FAITH IN THE CAR. WITH THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, HOW CAN IT BE IGNORED? BEFORE THIS, I WOULD NOT CONSIDER PURCHASING ANYTHING OTHER THAN ANOTHER ACURA HOWEVER A $36K VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A KNOWN REPETITIVE ISSUE THRU SEVERAL YEARS OF MODELS. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS IN THE US ((800) 382-2238) AND HAD THEM OPEN A CASE NUMBER FOR MY ISSUE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL DO ANYTHING HOWEVER IT CAN NOT HURT. ONLY 43K ON THE CAR, IMMACULATE 2004. NORMALLY STORED DURING THE WINTER. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10670156January 5, 2015
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
IN THE LAST 10 DAYS, THE SRS DASH LIGHT CAME ON WITHOUT A KNOWN INCIDENT. RESEARCHING ONLINE ACURA INFORMATION, MANY AREAS REFERS TO CRACKING OF THE DASHBOARD AS A POSSIBLE REASON FOR THE SRS LIGHT TO STAY ON. UPON INVESTIGATION, THERE IS A 15 INCH CRACK ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, GOING DOWN THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRBAG PLACEMENT. REPORTS SAY CRACKS WILL CONTINUE, ACURA KNOWS OF THE ISSUE HOWEVER WILL NOT RECALL OR CORRECT THE ISSUE. FOR THE NUMEROUS REPORTED ISSUES OF CRACKING DASHBOARDS, ACURA SHOULD TAKE THE CORRECTIVE ACTION NEEDED. THIS HAS BEEN MY BEST PURCHASE TO DATE AND HAVE UNQUESTIONABLE FAITH IN THE CAR. WITH THE MULTITUDE OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE, HOW CAN IT BE IGNORED? BEFORE THIS, I WOULD NOT CONSIDER PURCHASING ANYTHING OTHER THAN ANOTHER ACURA HOWEVER A $36K VEHICLE SHOULD NOT HAVE A KNOWN REPETITIVE ISSUE THRU SEVERAL YEARS OF MODELS. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS IN THE US ((800) 382-2238) AND HAD THEM OPEN A CASE NUMBER FOR MY ISSUE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL DO ANYTHING HOWEVER IT CAN NOT HURT. ONLY 43K ON THE CAR, IMMACULATE 2004. NORMALLY STORED DURING THE WINTER. DEALER MAINTAINED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10669467January 1, 2015
STRUCTURE
LIKE MANY OTHERS ON THIS COMPLAINT WEBSITE, MY DASHBOARD SUDDENLY CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. THERE WAS NO IMPACT OR ACCIDENT RELATED TO THE SPONTANEOUS BREAKDOWN OF THE DASHBOARD. ON A CAR AS NICE AS THE ACURA, I'M SURPRISED THEY HAVE NOT ISSUED A RECALL, GIVEN HOW MANY COMPLAINTS HAVE BEEN FILED. I AM THINKING ABOUT A NEW CAR, AND WOULD THINK TWICE ABOUT ANOTHER ACURA NOW. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668728December 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
THIS 2003 ACURA TLS WAS RECALLED FOR AIRBAG DEFECT. AFTER 3 VISITS I AM NOW TOLD I WILL NEED A $700 REPAIR TO THE AIRBAG SENSOR. IT IS EXTREMELY ODD THAT THE 2 ITEMS HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. I BELIEVE THE TWO ITEMS ARE ONE IN THE SAME AND SHOULD HAVE THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL EXPANDED TO ENCOMPASS THIS SENSOR. I NOTICED ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SRS LIGHT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668302December 26, 2014
AIR BAGS, STRUCTURE
12" VERTICAL CRACK ON PASSENGER SIDE DASHBOARD, FOUND MANY COMPLAINTS OF SAME NATURE ON THE INTERNET AND ONE HERE, HERE IS THE COMPLAINT FOUND HERE: MY 2008 TL DASHBOARD STARTED TO CRACK IN AUGUST OVER THE PASSENGER AIRBAG AREA. NOW IN SEPTEMBER THERE ARE AT LEAST 3 LENGTHY CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. ALTHOUGH I LIVE IN FL. I PARK IN A COVERED GARAGE EVERY DAY FOR WORK FROM 10 AM TO 6:30 PM. I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 2001 TL AND NEVER HAD THE DASH CRACK IN THE 7 YEARS OWNED. I FEEL THAT THE CRACKING DASHBOARD IS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT THAT SHOULD BE RECOGNIZED BY ACURA. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10661701December 24, 2014
EQUIPMENT
2008 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES BLUETOOTH MODULE STOPPED WORKING. *TA THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THEY COULD NOT TELL WHAT WAS WRONG, UNLESS THEY TOOK THE UNIT APART, A COST OF $125.00.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668050December 23, 2014
STEERING
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
#10667694December 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE A SAFETY CONCERN, IF DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING AND POTENTIALLY INJURING THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667775December 22, 2014
AIR BAGS
THERE ARE FOUR LONG CRACKS DEVELOPED ON THE DASHBOARD THAT SURROUNDS THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND ABOVE THE DRIVER SIDE CONSOLE. WE ARE CONCERNED WHETHER THESE CRACK WILL IMPEDE THE FUNCTIONALITY OF THE AIR BAGS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667808December 22, 2014
ENGINE
ENGINE MOUNTS ARE BROKEN. I HAVE OWN MORE THAN 10 CARS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD THE ENGINE MOUNTS FAIL. THE CAR HAS 75000 MILES. ACURA SHOULD REPLACE THE ENGINE MOUNTS. IT APPEARS THAT I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10667139December 18, 2014
STRUCTURE
THREE YEARS AFTER BUYING MY TL BRAND NEW I NOTICED SMALL CRACKS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. SINCE THEN, THEY HAVE ONLY GOTTEN WORSE. MY ENTIRE DASH HAS CRACKS ON IT. IT WOULD MAYBE MAKE SENSE IF MY CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE ALL OF THE TIME, BUT IT IS IN THE GARAGE WHERE THE ELEMENTS CANNOT GET TO IT. I HAVE DONE SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM ALSO. WHEN I PAY $40,000 FOR A CAR I DO NOT EXPECT THESE THINGS TO HAPPEN. I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO KNOW HOW I CAN REMEDY THE SITUATION. SO, IF YOU CAN GIVE ME ANY IDEAS THAT WOULD BE GREAT. I SEE THIS IS OBVIOUSLY A COMMON PROBLEM AND ONE THAT ACURA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE CARE OF BECAUSE OF THE EXPENSE. I WILL DEFINITELY NOT BUY ANOTHER ACURA IF THIS IS THE CASE. I TRULY THOUGHT I WAS GETTING A SUPERIOR PRODUCT WHEN I PURCHASED THE TL BUT IT TURNS OUT I WAS WRONG. IF THEY WANT YOU COMPARE THEMSELVES TO BMW AND LEXUS, THEN THEY BETTER STEP UP THEIR GAME. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663733December 11, 2014
STRUCTURE, AIR BAGS
THE DASH BOARD ON PASSENGER SIDE HAS CRACKED. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN GARAGE FOR FEW DAYS BEFORE I USED IT WHEN I NOTICED THE CRACK. I GOT COURAGE TO REPORT IT HERE AFTER I SEEING OTHERS HAVING SAME ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10663734December 11, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR IS BEEN SITTING FOR ABOUT 4 DAYS AND THE BATTERY IS DEAD AGAIN. THIS HAS BEEN THE ISSUE SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. IT WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHEN THIS FIRST HAPPENED AND I WAS ASSURED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN FIXED. HOWEVER, OVER THE YEARS I HAVE REPLACED NUMEROUS BATTERIES. INTERNET RESEARCH PROVED THAT THE PROBLEM IS WITH HANDS FREE SYSTEM AND ACURA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM FOR LONG BUT HAS DONE NOTHING TO FIX IT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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