2009 ACURA TL Problems & Recalls

The Acura key has a hinge on it with a release button and a spring where the keys open when the button is pressed and the key locks in place. The locking mechanism on the hinge failed. This means that when enough items are on a keychain on the key the weight will rotate the keys into a lever and p...

The Acura key has a hinge on it with a release button and a spring where the keys open when the button is pressed and the key locks in place. The locking mechanism on the hinge failed. This means that when enough items are on a keychain on the key the weight will rotate the keys into a lever and p...

Intermitten problem with brakes becoming soft/spongy. I have taken my vehicle to Hondaa and a few local shops no one could identify the issue but confirmed brakes rotors were good and no leakes. After searching online I found many people experiencing the same issue which seems to be a known issue ...

I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DUE TO A MECHANICAL RECALL THAT WENT UNDIAGNOSED.( OVER OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL, IN WHICH I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE UNTIL FINALLY RECEIVING THE LETTER PRODIVIDED) I WAS DRIVING OFF OF PLEASANT STREET IN HANSON MA, CROSSING ONTO THE MAIN ROAD WHEN MY V...

Mileage: 186,000

I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DUE TO A MECHANICAL RECALL THAT WENT UNDIAGNOSED.( OVER OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL, IN WHICH I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE UNTIL FINALLY RECEIVING THE LETTER PRODIVIDED) I WAS DRIVING OFF OF PLEASANT STREET IN HANSON MA, CROSSING ONTO THE MAIN ROAD WHEN MY V...

Mileage: 186,000

I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD DUE TO A MECHANICAL RECALL THAT WENT UNDIAGNOSED.( OVER OIL CONSUMPTION RECALL, IN WHICH I WAS COMPLETELY UNAWARE UNTIL FINALLY RECEIVING THE LETTER PRODIVIDED) I WAS DRIVING OFF OF PLEASANT STREET IN HANSON MA, CROSSING ONTO THE MAIN ROAD WHEN MY V...

Mileage: 186,000

RADUAL ACCELERATION ELICITS THE SYMPTOMS OF SHUDDER AND TACH HUNTING THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND SHUDDERS WHEN SHIFTING INTO 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. DRIVING TO WORK 128 MASS HIGHWAY

Mileage: 831,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING OUT OF A PARKING LOT, THE VEHICLE DID NOT STOP WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE DROVE OVER A CURB AND CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED AND THE ENGINE REVVED AND DID NOT STOP UNTIL HELP ARRIVED. THERE WAS NO WAR...

Mileage: 120,000

VEHICLE OCCASIONALLY HESITATES, VERY HEAVILY, WHEN ACCELERATING UPHILL, LIKE ON FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMPS. WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE ABRUPTLY, OR FROM FIRST OF SECOND GEAR, IT FEELS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION IS DOWN SHIFTING, WHICH COULD BE DANGEROUS IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS OR WHEN USING A FREEWAY ENTRANCE R...

Mileage: 149,223

MY 2009 ACURA TL STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CAN BE PULLING OUT FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, PULLING OFF AFTER PAUSING AT A STOP SIGN, CHANGING GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, OR JUST SIMPLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR A CITY STREET. MY CAR CAN HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS OR LESS THAN HALF OF A TANK OF GAS, ...

MY 2009 ACURA TL STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CAN BE PULLING OUT FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, PULLING OFF AFTER PAUSING AT A STOP SIGN, CHANGING GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, OR JUST SIMPLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR A CITY STREET. MY CAR CAN HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS OR LESS THAN HALF OF A TANK OF GAS, ...

MY 2009 ACURA TL STALLS FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CAN BE PULLING OUT FROM A TRAFFIC LIGHT, PULLING OFF AFTER PAUSING AT A STOP SIGN, CHANGING GEARS FROM DRIVE TO REVERSE, OR JUST SIMPLY DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY OR A CITY STREET. MY CAR CAN HAVE A FULL TANK OF GAS OR LESS THAN HALF OF A TANK OF GAS, ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED MORE THAN TWICE WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE ALTERNATOR ASSEMBLY WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND THE BATTERY HAD BEEN REPLACED MORE THAN FIVE TIMES. THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT ALSO TOO...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...

TAKATA RECALL- WE RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE FAYETTEVILLE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN MARCH 2016 INFORMING US OF THE RECALL. WE WERE TOLD THE AIRBAGS IN OUR 2009 ACURA TL SHOULD BE REPLACED IN THE EARLY PORTION OF THE SUMMER 2016. IN JULY 2016 WE HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY UPDATED INFO ON THE RECALL/REPLACE...

Mileage: 50,000

GROWLING AND VIBRATION FROM THE TRANSMISSION WHEN GOING 35-40 MPH. WAS TOLD IT'S THE TORQUE CONVERTER AGAIN. HAVE HAD IT REPLACED TWICE NOW, GOT IT BACK FROM THE DEALER LAST NIGHT AND IT'S DOING IT AGAIN. THIS IS THE 4TH TIME I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TO THE DEALER FOR THE SAME ISSUE SINCE I PURCHASED ...

Mileage: 98,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED INDEPENDENTLY AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A FENCE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED HAND AND FACE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT ...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

2009 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE ...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THA...

Mileage: 117,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL RE...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFA...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTU...

ACURA IS ASKING ME TO CONTINUE TO DRIVE A HAZARDOUS AND PERHAPS FATALLY FLAWED VEHICLE WITH REGARDS TO THE AIRBAG RECALL THUS JEOPARDIZING MY LIFE AND THE LIFE OF OTHERS. I WAS INFORMED BY MY LOCAL DEALER IN THE ORLANDO, FL AREA THAT I NEEDED TO BRING IN THE VEHICLE IN AND SIGN A WAIVER THAT I WOULD...

Mileage: 95,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR VIEW CAMERA WAS BLURRY, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE BACKING OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WANTED T...

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR VIEW CAMERA WAS BLURRY, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO SEE WHILE BACKING OUT. THERE WAS NO WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO EXPLAIN THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WANTED T...

Mileage: 16,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE T-BONED THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AS INTENDED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE LACERATIONS TO THE SCALP THAT REQUIRED 225 STITCHES AND 5 CRACKED CERVICLE VERTEBRAE. MEDICAL ...

Mileage: 30,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM ACURA THAT MY 2009 TL WAS BEING RECALLED FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATOR. ON THE RECALL NOTICE IT STATES "THE DEFECT IN THESE VEHICLES COULD KILL OR INJURE YOU OR OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR VEHICLE". IT ADVISES TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE A NEW AIRBAG OR...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PLEASED ABOUT THE LOANER VEHICLE OPTIONS. THE LOANER WAS NOT COMPARABLE AND HAD TO BE BRO...

TAKATA RECALL - I AM APPALLED THAT I JUST RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM ACURA ON MARCH 28, 2016 REGARDING A PROBLEM THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED IN 2014. I HAVE LEFT MESSAGES AT MY DEALERSHIP IN BOSTON, BERNARDI ACURA AND I AM WAITING TO HEAR BACK FROM THEM, HOWEVER I AM NOT HAPPY WITH THE LEVEL OF A...

SON WAS DRIVING THROUGH A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 5 MPH, WENT OVER A DRAINAGE GRATE & THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED, BREAKING THE WINDSHIELD. THERE WAS NO DAMAGE DONE TO THE OUTSIDE OR UNDERSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE IS NOT ON AIRBAG RECALL LIST.

AUDIO STOPS WORKING AFTER 2-4 SECONDS OF STARTING THE CAR. SPEAKERS POP AND NO AUDIO.

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE DRIVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE AND THE CLIP COVER WERE FRACTURED. AS A RESULT, THE AIR BAG SENSOR MODULE AND THE...

Mileage: 50,075

HOOD FALLS SUDDENLY WHEN OPEN. STRUTS HAVE FAILED TO HOLD THE HOOD OPEN SECURELY. I HAVE REPORTED THIS PROBLEM TO THE DEALER ( ACURA OF SANTA MONICA CALIFORNIA) AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS PROBABLY DUE TO HOT WEATHER IN LOS ANGELES. NOW, THE SECOND TIME, IT HAS HAPPENED IN WINTER WHEN THE LA TEMPERAT...

Mileage: 27,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT THE FRONT WINDSHIELD CONTAINED SEVERAL CRACKS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 39,000.

Mileage: 39,000

WHEN PERFORMING A ROUTINE OIL LEVEL CHECK, THE HOOD ON MY ACURA TL 2009 UNEXPECTEDLY DROPPED SUDDENLY. THE HOOD STRUTS HAVE SUBSEQUENTLY BEEN REPLACED BY THE DEALER (TO PREVENT REOCCURRENCE). THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER RECALL. UPDATED 4/16/2015 *JS

Mileage: 70,000

THE FRONT SEAT HEADRESTS (AKA HEAD RESTRAINTS) CAUSE SEVERE NECK PAIN NO MATTER HOW THE SEATS ARE ADJUSTED. THIS PAIN IS CAUSED BY THE FORWARD TILT TO THE HEADREST THAT CANNOT BE ADJUSTED. THE TILT IN THE HEADREST CAUSES THE DRIVER'S HEAD TO BE PUSHED FORWARD IN A DOWNWARD-LOOKING ANGLE. THIS IS ...

Mileage: 2,000

I JUST BOUGHT THE ACURA TL 2009 AT 4/23/2013 AND WITH A MONTH DRIVING THE CAR THE PAINT BEGIN CRACKING ,FADING AND PEELING IN THE ALL BODY PART OF THE CAR AND I LOOK UGLY WHEN YOU LOOK THE CAR FROM ANY VIEW NO MATTER IF RAINING OR SUNNY YOU STILL SEE THE CRACKING IN THE CAR AND GETTING UGLY DAY BY D...

Mileage: 91,000

PAINT HAVE STARTED GET UGLY AND SCRATCHING BY ITS SELF AND IS LOOK REALLY UGLY WHEN LOOK CLOSED A THE BODY OF THE CAR AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT CAN I DO BECAUSE IS GETTING MORE UGLY DAY BY DAY IS LOOK LIKE A GLITTER WITH PRIMER PAINT. *TR

Mileage: 91,307

BECAUSE OF THE REFLECTIVE MATERIAL USED IN THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE DASH LOWER DASH COMPONENTS ON THE FAR LEFT AND FAR RIGHT SIDE OF THE DASH, THERE IS A BLIND SPOT CREATED BY SUN GLARE INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT MIRRORS FROM THE REFECTION OFF THE LOWER LEFT AND RIGHT DASHBOARD. THE REFLECTION AND GLARE...

THE LOWER PART OF THE DASHBOARD, AT MID LEVEL ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES NEXT TO THE VENT OPENINGS, IS FINISHED WITH A REFLECTIVE MATERIAL THAT CAUSES SEVERE SIDE MIRROR GLARE WHEN DRIVING WITH SUNLIGHT COMING FROM THE REAR. THE GLARE IS SO BAD, THAT IT CREATES A BLIND SPOT IN THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR...

Mileage: 11

THE LOWER PART OF THE DASHBOARD, AT MID LEVEL ON THE LEFT AND RIGHT SIDES NEXT TO THE VENT OPENINGS, IS FINISHED WITH A REFLECTIVE MATERIAL THAT CAUSES SEVERE SIDE MIRROR GLARE WHEN DRIVING WITH SUNLIGHT COMING FROM THE REAR. THE GLARE IS SO BAD, THAT IT CREATES A BLIND SPOT IN THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR...

Mileage: 11

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW ACURA TL, I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RATTLES LOUDLY WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN PART WAY. EACH DAY THE RATTLE GETS WORSE AND NOW THE WINDOW RATTLES WHEN I DRIVE ON BUMPY ROADS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MAD...

Mileage: 1,000

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW ACURA TL, I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RATTLES LOUDLY WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN PART WAY. EACH DAY THE RATTLE GETS WORSE AND NOW THE WINDOW RATTLES WHEN I DRIVE ON BUMPY ROADS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MAD...

Mileage: 1,000

ABOUT 2 WEEKS AFTER I PURCHASED MY BRAND NEW ACURA TL, I NOTICED THAT MY DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RATTLES LOUDLY WHEN I SHUT THE DOOR, ESPECIALLY WHEN MY WINDOW IS ROLLED DOWN PART WAY. EACH DAY THE RATTLE GETS WORSE AND NOW THE WINDOW RATTLES WHEN I DRIVE ON BUMPY ROADS. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND MAD...

Mileage: 1,000

DRIVER SIDE WINDOW RATTLES EXCESSIVELY WHEN SHUTTING DOOR AND DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. *TR

Mileage: 600

WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 ACURA TL WITH 10,000 MILES ON IT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. BEFORE I COULD STOP THE CAR I SIDESWIPED A GUARDRAIL CAUSING MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEVAN ACURA IN NORWALK CT. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG SO THE ENGINEERS FROM HONDA WERE CALLED. T...

Mileage: 10,100

WHILE DRIVING MY NEW 2009 ACURA TL THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. I WAS DRIVING IN THE SNOW IN CT AT ABOUT 6:00 PM ON FEB 17TH. I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A HILL IN MY HOMETOWN THAT I HAVE DRIVEN ON LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF TIMES. I KNOW THE HILL IS FAIRLY STEEP SO I WAS GOING VERY SLOW (ABOUT 10 MPH) AT THE...

Mileage: 10,000

THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT CREATED AN ACCIDENT, BUT IT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE ACCIDENTS. THE GUNMETAL TRIM INSERTED INTO THE LEFT AND RIGHT LOWER SIDES OF THE DASH CREATE A BLINDING GLARE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRRORS ON SUNNY DAYS. THE GLARE IS SO BAD, IT COVERS NEARLY ALL OF THE SURFACE OF THE LEFT HA...

Mileage: 111,111