2012 ACURA TL Problems & Recalls

Airbag light came on and remained

Driving down the highway with my sun shade open but the actual sunroof closed and all of a sudden I just hear a loud pop and glass is all over my head and thighs. The sunroof shattered leaving me with glasses everywhere. No rock was in the sunroof when I was vacuuming the remaining parts of glass.

They changed the originality milleage of the car and sold it too expensive

They changed the originality milleage of the car and sold it too expensive

Immobilizer unit (recognizes/reads chip in key fob) failure led to the car shutting off the fuel pump leading to the car shutting down. The car could not be started again leaving the driver stranded by the side of the road. Vehicle had to be towed to an Acura dealer since the electronic immobiliz...

Driving on the freeway on a particularly warm day in California with the sunroof tilted up. Heard a explosion and glass fell on top of me and my family. We pulled over to see what had happened because we didn't see any objects flying at us. Upon inspection of the vehicle we noticed that the sunroo...

On 4/28/2023 per Balcones Heights Police officer Ford and Officer [XXX] there is an issue with the license plate light. The light has been replaced twice, to avoid traffic stops. Police continue to cite the issue of No License plate light. There are not any warning lights on the dash board only cit...

In an auto collision where a car rear end the vehicle from an idle position into an 18-foot box truck in front which was also idle. The vehicle smashed in the front and back which it was deemed a total loss and the airbag did not deploy. This caused the driver to have several injuries including a ...

In an auto collision where a car rear end the vehicle from an idle position into an 18-foot box truck in front which was also idle. The vehicle smashed in the front and back which it was deemed a total loss and the airbag did not deploy. This caused the driver to have several injuries including a ...

unknown, i cant keep a mobil phone connected to the car bluetooth and tpms system always seems to show light as well as all the other senors. lots of parts have been tampered with

Check airbag sensor keeps coming on intermittently.

While driving in heavy traffic and making a right turn,the power steering screen began to blink and immediately the power steering locked up. I had to manually turn the wheel and was able to over to the side and stop. After several minutes, the wheel finally unlocked and I pulled into a parking lot ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH WHEN SHE HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SUNROOF GLASS HAD EXPLODED. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE MANUFACTURER OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED TO CONTACT HER INSURANCE COMPA...

Mileage: 112,000

THERE IS SOME JERKINESS WHEN CAR SWITCHES GEARS. READ IT COULD BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR BE FIXED WITH A SOFTWARE UPDATE. I HAD THE SOFTWARE UPDATE ALREADY.

Mileage: 74,660

HAS JUMMPY GEAR SHIFTING WHEN GEAR MOVES FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. IT FEELS LIKE GEAR SLIPS WHILE CHANGE GEAR.

Mileage: 5,800

I BOUGHT MY CAR FROM THE DEALERSHIP ABOUT APRIL OF 2019 WITH 59920 MILES AND THE RECALL WAS NOT FIXED NOW THEY ASKED ME TO DO A TEST TO BRING THE CAR BACK AND FOURTH ONLY TO RUN UP THE MILES AND TIME FRAME TO NOT FIX THE PROBLEMS THAT HAS OCCURRED FROM THE RECALL NOT BEING FIXED THERE WAS ALSO A LAW...

Mileage: 59,000

CAR HAS BEEN EXCESSIVELY USING OIL SINCE I BOUGHT IT. HAVE IT DOCUMENTED BY THE DEALER WHEN TAKING IT FOR OIL CHANGES ABOUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION. CAMPAIGN IS RELEASED FOR OIL CONSUMPTION AND I AM TOLD DON'T QUALIFY B/C NOW I SUPPOSED HAVE THREE OIL LEAKS. I HAVE NEVER SAW OIL IN MY DRIVEWAY. CALL...

Mileage: 126,000

CHECK AIR BAG SYSTEM MESSAGE ON AND OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING.

Mileage: 700,000

THE TACHOMETER WILL HUNT UP AND DOWN A FEW HUNDRED RPM UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO SHIFT HARSHLY AND ALSO SHIFTS UP AND DOWN DURING ACCELERATION AT TIMES

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE SHUT OFF UN-COMMANDED. CAR CAME TO STOP WHILE IN TRAFFIC. PLACED CAR IN PARK AND RE-STARTED. DROVE APPROXIMATELY 10 MILES AND CAR SHUT OFF AGAIN WHILE DRIVING. CAR CAME TO A STOP IN TRAFFIC PLACED CAR IN PARK AND RE-STARTED. DROVE CAR APPROXIMATELY 6 MILES...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, A KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. ALSO, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURES WAS NOT DETERMINED. ACURA FIRST (16 HIGHLAND AVE, RT 6 SEEKONK, MA) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE...

Mileage: 123,000

DRIVING ON INTERSTATE FOR 8 MIN AT 70 MPH ON A 70 DEGREE MORNING WHEN I LOST POWER TO THE ENGINE. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER TO THE SHOULDER. MY CERTIFIED MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THE ENGINE LOST ALL COMPRESSION. THE CAR HAS 98,000 MI. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT SERVICES AND THEY STATED IT HAD TO BE DIAG...

Mileage: 98,000

THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS AND THE CAR IS NEAR TO IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHEN DRIVING DUE TO THE SYSTEM FAILING. DIFFICULT RESISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND BEING STATIONARY.

Mileage: 135,000

THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM FAILS AND THE CAR IS NEAR TO IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER WHEN DRIVING DUE TO THE SYSTEM FAILING. DIFFICULT RESISTANCE IS EXPERIENCED IN MOTION ON CITY STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND BEING STATIONARY.

Mileage: 135,000

MY RED AIRBAG LIGHT & MY CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHTS COMES ON AND OFF WHILE STATIONARY. WHEN IT COMES ON IT STAYS ON FROM ONE DESTINATION TO THE NEXT. WHEN I RETURN BACK TO THE CAR TO START IT AGAIN ITS NOT ON, BUT IF I WAIT A WHILE TO GO TO ANOTHER DESTINATION THE CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM LIGHT COMES BAC...

ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION WHEN THERE ARE NO LEAKS DETECTED UNDERNEATH. THIS PAST WEEK MY ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED. I ADDED 2 QUARTS OF OIL WHEN I AM ONLY 50% THROUGH THE USE UNTIL MY NEXT OIL CHANGE.

Mileage: 83,000

I HAVE RECIEVED RECALL ON TORQUE CONVERTER .SO I TOOK IN FOR SERVICE BUT ALL THEY(ACURA SERVICE)DID WAS FLUSH TRANSMISSION .MY CAR RUNNING HORIBLE IT HAD NO POWER HAD NO ACCELERATION IT JUDDER BETWEEN 35-45MPH NOISE ON BUMPY ROAD NOT SAFE IF YOU TRY TO PASS OTHER.I HAVE TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE 5 TIMES ...

WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AWAITING A BREAK TO ENTER INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC I SAW A GAP AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. I GENTLY PRESSED UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT 1/4 DOWN AND STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN GENTLY PRESSED IT A LITTLE MORE AND THE CAR BOLTED FORWARD AT A DANGERO...

Mileage: 46,740

I HAD THE RECALL DONE ON THE TAKATA STEERING WHEEL AIRBAG, THEN IN JAN 2019 I GOT A AIRBAG WARNING 31-1 AIRBAG SYSTEM. ACURA RESET THE WARNING , BUT 3 MONTH LATER IT HAPPEN AGAIN AND NOW I NEED TO REPLACE THE DRIVERSIDE AIRBAG CURTAIN. THIS IS NOT COVERED ANYMORE, BUT I WOULD THINK ACURA WOULD HEL...

Mileage: 75,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 ACURA WITH 20 MILES ON IT IN SEPT 2012. MY POWER STEERING WENT OUT IN APR 2015. I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE GOING DOWN A WINDING ROAD. IT TOOK A LOT OF EFFORT JUST TO STEER IT SLIGHTLY. ACURA DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT IT WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE POWER STEERING RACK AND CO...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE STEERING WHEEL FAILED TO TURN AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DAVID MCDAVID ACURA PLANO (LOCATED AT 4051 W PLANO PKWY, PLANO, TX 75093, (214) 516-7503), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REP...

Mileage: 62,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SOON AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS), THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DON CARLTON ACURA (918-664-2300, LOCATED AT 4905 S MEMORIAL DR, TULSA, OK 74145) FOR A CHECK-UP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THA...

Mileage: 80,000

HI I'M WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS YEAR ACURA MAKING MODELS BREAKS BECAUSE IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN YOU GO TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND START THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY FROZEN. ALSO WANTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS THE HEADLIGHTS GET DULL AND DINGY WITH WEAR IN TEAR AND GET VERY DULL CAUS...

Mileage: 90,000

HI I'M WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS YEAR ACURA MAKING MODELS BREAKS BECAUSE IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN YOU GO TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND START THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY FROZEN. ALSO WANTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS THE HEADLIGHTS GET DULL AND DINGY WITH WEAR IN TEAR AND GET VERY DULL CAUS...

Mileage: 90,000

HI I'M WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS YEAR ACURA MAKING MODELS BREAKS BECAUSE IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN YOU GO TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND START THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY FROZEN. ALSO WANTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS THE HEADLIGHTS GET DULL AND DINGY WITH WEAR IN TEAR AND GET VERY DULL CAUS...

Mileage: 90,000

CAME OFF WORK LAST NIGHT GOT INTO MY CAR START IT UP AND GOT A CHECK POWER STEERING WARNING ON MY DASHBOARD. VEHICLE STEERING WHEEL IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. VEHICLE IS NOT DRIVABLE. PROBLEM OCCUR WHILE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN A PARKING LOT. TURN VEHICLE OFF AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND RESTART VEH...

Mileage: 112,000

THIS VEHICLES 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFTS AND SLIPS ON 3RD AND 4TH GEARS ON BOTH CITY AND HIGHWAYS. IT MAKES THE CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE CAUSE YOU COULD GET REAR ENDED CAUSE RANDOM DOWNSHIFT WILL CAUSE THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN FROM 65MPH TO 15MPH IN A MATTER OF SECONDS

Mileage: 101,000

OIL CONSUMPTION, ENGINE KNOCKING AND CAR FELT OUT OF POWER SPECIALLY IN LOW IN SPEED. FEW TRIPS TO ACURA BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. I END UP GETTING RID OF THE CAR AND AFTER FEW MONTHS I BOUGHT OTHER TL SAME YEAR AND MILES AND UNFORTUNATELY HAVE A SAME PROBLEM. ITS USING 70 PERCE...

Mileage: 75,000

ON 7/20/2017, I WAS DRIVING ON I-680 S TOWARDS FREMONT CA. I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 70 MPH. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO PASS A CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I HIT THE GAS PADDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND IT DIDN'T WORK. AS I FELT A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER, I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED THE V...

Mileage: 70,755

ON 7/20/2017, I WAS DRIVING ON I-680 S TOWARDS FREMONT CA. I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 70 MPH. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO PASS A CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I HIT THE GAS PADDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND IT DIDN'T WORK. AS I FELT A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER, I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED THE V...

Mileage: 70,755

ON 7/20/2017, I WAS DRIVING ON I-680 S TOWARDS FREMONT CA. I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 70 MPH. WHEN I WAS ABOUT TO PASS A CAR, ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE ENGINE LOST POWER. I HIT THE GAS PADDLE ALL THE WAY DOWN, AND IT DIDN'T WORK. AS I FELT A SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF POWER, I PULL OVER TO THE SIDE AND STOPPED THE V...

Mileage: 70,755

I OWN ACURA TL 2012. LAST WEEK WHEN I WAS DRIVING I SUDDENLY SAW THE STEERING WONT TURN ALL OF A SUDDEN. IT BECAME SO HARD TO TURN THE STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. I LATER GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ACURA DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS UNIT (ELECTRICAL ...

Mileage: 72,000

ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILURE. I HAD JUST DRIVEN MY ACURA FOR APPROXIMATELY 60 MILES AND STOPPED TO GET A BOTTLE OF WATER. WHEN I CAME BACK OUT AND RESTARTED THE CAR, THE EPS FAILURE WARNING APPEARED IN THE INFO CENTER AN A CODE 32 SHOWED UP IN THE MESSAGE CENTER.. I HAD TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE F...

Mileage: 92,000

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I ALMOST CRASHED WHEN TRYING TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFE PLACE. LUCKILY I HAD ENOUGH STRENGTH TO STEER THE CAR WITHOUT POWER STEERING BUT A SMALLER WEAKER PERSON COULD HAVE CRASHED HURTING THEMSELVES AND OTHERS. NO WARNING OR INDICATIO...

Mileage: 87,000

ON STARTUP, POWER STEERING DOES NOT WORK. VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. ERROR CODE 32-09 CAME UP WHEN TAKEN TO ACURA DEALERSHIP, AND DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE ISSUE AFTER CAR WAS TOWED THERE. ISSUE REOCCURED AFTER 8 SHORT TRIPS. LOW MILEAGE ON THE CAR.

Mileage: 44,800

ON TUESDAY, JULY 3RD, 2018, AT AROUND 8:30 AM WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY A POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE POPPED UP ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE WHEEL BECAME RIGID, AND EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER, AND CALLED THE DEALER SERVICE AT LEHIGH VALLEY ACURA. I WAS TOLD THEY...

Mileage: 119,000

THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN THE STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY WIFE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TWO DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT TURN...

Mileage: 107,000

THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THEN THE STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. MY WIFE WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. THIS HAPPENED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPLACED THE BATTERY AND TWO DAYS LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. IT TURN...

Mileage: 107,000

CAR WENT IN FOR 100K SERVICE. VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED AS ALSO NEEDING VALVE ADJUSTMENT. WHILE VALVES WERE BEING ADJUSTED A BAD CAMSHAFT WAS IDENTIFIED AS CAUSE OF NOISE. I PAID TO HAVE CAMSHAFT REPLACED BUT HAVE BEEN IN AUTOMOTIVE FIELD 50 YEARS SO I KNOW UNLESS THERE IS A PROBLEM THIS IS NOT A NORMAL...

Mileage: 105,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BECAME TIGHT AND COULDN'T MOVE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE

Mileage: 69,000

WHILE DRIVING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING BECAME TIGHT AND COULDN'T MOVE STEERING WHEEL LEFT OR RIGHT. THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING CONTROL MODULE

Mileage: 69,000

STEERING WHEELS SEEMS TO CATCH ON TURNS, BRAKES RAISES SOME CONCERN AT TIMES.

STEERING WHEELS SEEMS TO CATCH ON TURNS, BRAKES RAISES SOME CONCERN AT TIMES.

THE RADIO GETS STRUCK ON A CHANNEL. IT WILL NOT TURN OFF OR SWITCH TO SATELLITE RADIO. IT OCCURS RANDOMLY WHEN DRIVING BUT CONTINUES EVEN WHEN CAR IS STOPPED. IT WILL JUST RANDOMLY START FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. NO PATTERN.

Mileage: 80,000

WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT THE EPS (ELEC POWER STEERING) LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER STEERING WAS AVAILABLE. DROVE TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED CAR OFF/ON WITH NO EFFECTS ON THE ERROR CODE. WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER CAR TO THE DEALER AND AWAITING A EPS MODULE TO BE REPLACED. THE APPEARS TO BE A RECURRI...

Mileage: 93,400

VIN NUMBER DON'T FIND

MY VEHICLE IS BURNING 1QT OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES. THAT AMOUNTS TO 3QTS EVERY 3000MILES. WITH NO REMEDY IN SITE.

Mileage: 35

WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM FAILED ON CAR MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STEER.

Mileage: 121,000

I HAVE HAD MY 2012 ACURA TL TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THE TECH ABOUT THE AIRBAG SENSOR BEING DISPLAYED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT ONE REASON ONE TIME AND THE OTHER 2X'S, I JUST MENTIONED IT AS I GOT MY OIL CHANGE AND CABIN FILTER. NOTHING OR NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT; ...

I HAVE HAD MY 2012 ACURA TL TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THE TECH ABOUT THE AIRBAG SENSOR BEING DISPLAYED SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR. I HAD IT TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR THAT ONE REASON ONE TIME AND THE OTHER 2X'S, I JUST MENTIONED IT AS I GOT MY OIL CHANGE AND CABIN FILTER. NOTHING OR NO ONE IS IN THE SEAT; ...

TAKATA RECALL. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN TO THE ACURA OF ORANGE PARK FL TO HAVE AIRBAG SYSTEM CHECKED RELATED TO THE RECALL THE REPAIR WAS MADE AND A WEEK LATER THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHICH I DID AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL REPAIR ...

TAKATA RECALL. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN TO THE ACURA OF ORANGE PARK FL TO HAVE AIRBAG SYSTEM CHECKED RELATED TO THE RECALL THE REPAIR WAS MADE AND A WEEK LATER THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHICH I DID AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL REPAIR ...

TAKATA RECALL. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN TO THE ACURA OF ORANGE PARK FL TO HAVE AIRBAG SYSTEM CHECKED RELATED TO THE RECALL THE REPAIR WAS MADE AND A WEEK LATER THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHICH I DID AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL REPAIR ...

TAKATA RECALL. ACURA WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CLOSE-BY HONDA DEALERSHIP, BUT IS MAKING ME DRIVE 1.5 HOURS EACH WAY TO AN ACURA DEALER.

ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING INTERNAL FAILURE *BF *TR

Mileage: 58,000

WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON THE HIGHWAY, THE "CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM" WARNING CAME ON. I NOTICED THE STEERING WAS ERRATIC AND FELT I DIDN'T HAVE MUCH CONTROL ANY LONGER. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED ASIDE AND TRIED TO SEARCH FOR THE WARNING. I TOOK IT TO MY ACURA DEALER AND WAS QUOTED $1200 TO FIX THE EPS...

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE "ELETRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM" LIGHT WENT ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER AT ALL. I HAD TO USE ALL MY ENERGY ALONG WITH BODY WEIGHT TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT SO THAT I COULD PARK ALONG THE CURB. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE...

Mileage: 103

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 40MPH AND ALL OF SUDDEN THE "ELETRONIC POWER STEERING SYSTEM" LIGHT WENT ON. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STEER AT ALL. I HAD TO USE ALL MY ENERGY ALONG WITH BODY WEIGHT TO PULL THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE RIGHT SO THAT I COULD PARK ALONG THE CURB. I ALMOST GOT HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE BECAUSE...

Mileage: 103

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY, DEALER COMPLETED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH ONLY TEMPORARILY MADE THE SITUATION BETTER. DEALER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING FURTHER THAT CAN BE DONE. SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR IS ROUGH AT TIMES AND TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS MAKING IT FEEL LIKE A DRAG ON THE E...

Mileage: 50,000

2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HESITATION AND GEAR SHIFTER AUTOMATICALLY DOWN SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE GEAR SHIFT MALFUNCTIONED. IT WOULD LAG THEN AUTOMATICALLY THROW ITSELF INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE AUTO-DOWN SHIFTED ALMOST CAUSING AN ...

TAKATA RECALL I HAD CALLED OUR LOCAL ACURA TL DEALER TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET THE PROCESS FOR THE AIRBAG RECALL STARTED BUT NEVER RECEIVED A CALL BACK FROM ACURA.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION DUE TO FAULTY PISTON RINGS. MINE IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM ACURAZINE WEBSITE HAS DISCUSSION THREADS ABOUT THIS DEFECT.

Mileage: 95,000

TAKATA RECALL, RPM MOVING UP AND DOWN AT 45 TO 50MPH, WEIRD SHAKING WHILE ACCELERATING. ACURA SHOULD SOLVE THIS PROBLEM ASAP

ENGINE IS MISSING A PISTON RING ON ONE OF THE CYLINDERS WAS OVERLOOKED IN FACORY. CAUSING CAR TO CONSUME 0VER 80% OF OIL EVERY 1000 MILES

I RECEIVED A NOTICE FOR MY AIRBAG LAST YEAR AND IT STATED I WOULD RECEIVE A FOLLOW UP RECALL NOTICE. I HAVE RECEIVED THE SECOND NOTICE. I CALLED MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT ABLE TO HELP ME WITHOUT THE NOTICE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). 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...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS), THE AIR BAG INDICATOR ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,...

Mileage: 50,000

2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH RECALL 16V-061 AND TORQUE CONVERTER SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO SENT IN A RECALL LETTER FOR THE AIR BAG. *JB

2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH RECALL 16V-061 AND TORQUE CONVERTER SERVICE BULLETIN REPAIRS. *SMD THE CONSUMER ALSO SENT IN A RECALL LETTER FOR THE AIR BAG. *JB

WHEN DRIVING MY CAR AT 60 MPH THE POWER STEERING FAILURE NOTIFICATION WAS DISPLAYED ON THE CONSOLE. IMMEDIATELY I LOST ALL POWER STEERING AND WAS FORCED TO DRIVE WITHOUT IT. THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND DIFFICULT TO DRIVE. THE MECHANIC REPEATED THE PROBLEM AND REQUIRES THE POWER STEERING MOTOR TO ...

Mileage: 95,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ACURA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION MARCH 2016 ADVISING ME OF THE RECALL. THE LETTER STATED, "ACURA WILL SEND ANOTHER LETTER WHEN PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE." TO DATE, I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ACURA. ON JULY 20, 2016, I CALLED RADLEY ACURA)...

CAR IS 4.5 YEARS OLD, TROUBLE FREE. DROVE CAR AT NOON, NO PROBLEM. LEFT WORK AT NIGHT WITH TEMP 8C AND CAR STARTED. COMPUTER SHOWED POWER STEERING FAILURE, AND POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING. STOPPED CAR AND RESTARTED IT. PS THEN WORKED. STOPPED/RESTARTED 4-5 TIMES, NO PROBLEM. I CHECKED U...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THE EPS WARNING LIGHT FLASHED, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TIGHT AND THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF EXITING A ROADWAY AND WAS ABLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING LOT TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE. ...

Mileage: 34,900

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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...

TAKATA RECALL. RECEIVED NOTICE IN MARCH 2016 THAT MY VEHICLE IS PART OF THE TAKATA AIRBAG RECALL. I HAVE CONTACTED MY SERVICING DEALER MONTHLY SINCE THEN TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT FOR REPLACEMENT, BUT AM CONTINUALLY TOLD THAT THE REPLACEMENT FOR MY VEHICLE IS NOT YET AVAILABLE, AND THEY DO NOT KN...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL FAILED AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO RESPOND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER BUT THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 70,...

Mileage: 70,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). 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 IN MARCH 2016, I RECEIVED AN OFFICIAL RECALL NOTICE REGARDING TAKATA AIRBAG ON MY 2012 ACURA TL FROM ACURA INTERNATIONAL. THE LETTER STATED THAT THE "FIX" WOULD BE AVAILABLE SUMMER 2016. SUMMER HAS COME AND GONE WITH NO NOTIFICATION THAT PART WAS IN STOCK AT DEALERSHIP (MIKE HARVEY, B...

Mileage: 55,000

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE BACK IN MARCH ABOUT DEFECTIVE AIRBAGS. I HAVE SINCE BEEN TRYING TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED BUT THE DEALER CONTINUES TO SAY THEY DON'T HAVE THE PART. I'M CURRENTLY PREGNANT WITH A 3 YEAR OLD AND WE ARE RIDING AROUND IN A CAR WITH A RECALL NOTICE THAT SAYS I COULD POTENTIAL...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE C...

TAKATA RECALL. I REPORTED NOTIFICATION OF THE RECALL TO MY DEALER, OPEN ROAD ACURA, EAST BRUNSWICK, IN MARCH 2016. PART WASN'T ORDERED UNTIL MAY 20, 2016. I CALL THE DEALER EVERY 2-3 WEEKS, AND HAVE BEEN TOLD THE AIRBAGS HAVE NOT BEEN RECEIVED YET, 90 DAYS LATER. PLEASE NOTE THAT I HAVE MOVED SINCE...

TAKATA RECALL IN JUNE 2016 I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FROM ACURA REGARDING THE ABOVE VEHICLE. EACH MONTH I HAVE CALLED ABOUT THE AIR BAG RECALL AND I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE NOT AVAILABLE. WHY ARE THEY DRAGGING THEIR FEET ON A POTENTIAL DEADLY AND LIBELOUS DEFECT...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V61000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED O...

TAKATA RECALL IN MARCH OF 2016 I RECEIVED NOTICE OF THIS RECALL ON MY VEHICLE. THE NOTICE INDICATED THAT PARTS FOR THE RECALL WOULD BE AVAILABLE IN SUMMER OF THIS YEAR. AS IT IS NOW AUGUST 10, 2016 AND I HAVE HAD RECEIVED NO FURTHER COMMUNICATION, I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER FOR AN UPDATE. I...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE AT A RED LIGHT, ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE FROM THE REAR. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ...

Mileage: 48,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. T...

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE IN EARLY APRIL 2016. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO GILLMAN ACURA DEALER AT 18002 I-45 NORTH, HOUSTON, TX 77090 ON APRIL 15 AND PICKED UP A LOANER CAR ON APRIL 16, 2016. I WAITED OVER 5 WEEKS AND STOPPED BY THE DEALER (BY EARLY JUNE 2016). I WAS TOLD BY THE DEAL...

TAKATA RECALL. AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUES TO COME ON WHEN THERE'S A FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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 2012 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 2012 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 A...

Mileage: 7,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) ON JUNE 16, 2016. HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS STILL EXPERIENCING THE SAME FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINING ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. TH...

Mileage: 62,900

I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO ACURA ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION "TACH HUNTING" AND CAR VIBRATIONS SINCE THE CAR WAS BETWEEN 1-2 YEARS OLD. NO ONE COULD FIGURE OUT THE PROBLEM. THEY DID FIND AND REPAIR A LEAK ON THE DRIVE SHAFT THAT THEY SAID MIGHT HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF MY COMPLAINTS. THAT DID NOT FIX IT...

Mileage: 49,416

TRANSMISSION NEEDING REPLACEMENT IN LESS THAN 100K MILES. HARD SHIFTING NOTICED SUBSTANTIALLY WHILE DRIVING. CAR ONLY AT ONLY 65K MILES.

Mileage: 65,000

TAKATA RECALL- HAS THE PART BE CREATED TO FIX THE PROBLEM

TAKATA RECALL. I LIVE IN NORTH CAROLINA. THE ACURA TL IS KEPT AT A HOME I OWN IN WOODRIDGE, IL. I RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM ACURA IN MARCH 2016 THAT THE AIRBAG NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I CONTACTED MCGRATH ACURA OF WESTMONT WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR TO HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACED. THE APPOINTMENT DATE T...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 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...

"TAKAKA RECALL".. MY DEALER TELLS ME THERE COULD BE AT LEAST A 3 MONTH WAIT FOR THE RELACEMENT PART BUT THE RISK TO ME IS "LOW". ?? SEEMS AT ODDS WITH WRITTEN INFO I VE READ ON LINE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS GRADUALLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF...

Mileage: 29,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS GRADUALLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF...

Mileage: 29,700

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. STALL WHEN PASSING AT 35-40 MPH. WIDESPREAD PROBLEM.

Mileage: 60,000

2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A HESITATION OR LAG WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGED FORWARD IN A VIOLENT MANNER. THE CONSUMER STATED IT OCCURRED MORE OFTEN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 8 TO 17 M...

2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED A HESITATION OR LAG WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AT LOW SPEEDS AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGED FORWARD IN A VIOLENT MANNER. THE CONSUMER STATED IT OCCURRED MORE OFTEN AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 8 TO 17 M...

THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON 4TH GENERATION ACURA TL'S WITH THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION (MINE IS A 2012 SH-AWD TECH PACKAGE). MY CAR PRODUCES THE TACHOMETER JUMPING APPROXIMATELY 300-500 RPM WHEN CRUISING IN 5TH GEAR AROUND 35-45 MPH. THE TACH JUMP IS SO LARGE I ACTUALLY HAVE LOOKED AT IT WHILE D...

Mileage: 40,000

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION HAS NOW LED TO 2 ENGINE REPLACEMENTS (THIS IS THE CARS 3RD ENGINE, ORIGINAL PLUS 2 REPLACEMENTS). I HAVE HAD 3 OIL CONSUMPTION TEST (OCT), ALL SHOWING THAT THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT CONSUMPTION. THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP (AUTO NATION ACURA OF SPOKANE (ANA)), IS UNABLE OF BEING...

Mileage: 39,500

ENGINE HAS A PINGING NOISE

Mileage: 3,000

ACURA TL 2012, DRIVING WITH LIGHT THROTTLE, SUFFERING JERKING AND SHUDDER. COASTING WITH LITTLE UPHILL ROAD SHOWS MORE JERKING AND SHIFTING HESITATION. WHEN ENGINE REV KEEPS AROUND 1000-1200, CAN FEEL THE VIBRATION AND SHAKING FROM GAS PEDAL AND DASHBOARD.

THIS IS A *WELL DOCUMENTED* PROBLEM WITH ACURA TORQUE CONVERTERS AFFECTING THE 4TH GENERATION TL WITH THE 5-SPEED AUTO--SO MUCH SO THAT A TSB LETTER WAS SENT OUT. WHEN LEISURELY ACCELERATING (LIGHT THROTTLE APPLICATION), THE VEHICLE EXHIBITS A CHARACTERISTIC "LOW GROWL" AND SORT OF RHYTHMICALLY SUR...

Mileage: 39,000

I WAS DRIVING MY 2012 ACURA TL AND THE CAR JUST STALLED ON ME ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE CAR WOULDN'T START SINCE THEN. ALL THE LIGHT WERE COMING ON BUT THERE WAS NO CRANK. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THEY TOLD ME ITS THE PCM. I DIDN'T SEE ANY SIGN, THE CAR WAS DRIVING GOOD BEFORE THAT HAPPENED. ANOT...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 4,600

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHEN THE PASSENGER SEAT WAS OCCUPIED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE...

Mileage: 4,600

2012 ACURA TL SH-AWD TECH. BEGAN TO NOTICE THAT I WAS HAVING TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGED EVERY 2,500 - 3,000 MILES. TOOK IT TO DIFFERENT DEALERS TO SEE WHAT THE PROBLEM WAS. NEITHER DEALER COULD FIND A PROBLEM. IN MARCH 2014, SEVERAL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 20 MPH...

Mileage: 15,500

CPSC:I1530151A. CAR CHARGER. CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE THE CHARGER WAS IN USE IT SUDDENLY WAS A LOUD POP AND THE USB CHARGER WAS SMOKING AND BURNING HOT. *LN

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE CLUTCH ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED ...

Mileage: 30,000

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 TECHNIC...

Mileage: 46,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON PURCHASING THE VEHICLE FROM AN INDEPENDENT DEALER, THE AIR BAG SENSOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS NOT PROVIDED WITH A MAIN KEY AND ONLY HAD A SECONDARY KEY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A MULTI POINT INSPEC...

Mileage: 40,498

AFTER OWNING MY 2012 ACURA TL FOR ROUGHLY 2YRS, I'VE BECOME CONCERNED WITH THE ENGINE WORKMANSHIP. ACCELERATION SEEMS TO BE AT A LOSS BETWEEN 30-45MPH IN BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES. IT'S ALMOST AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. YOU HAVE TO EITHER LET UP ON THE ACCELERATION OR INCREASE YO...

Mileage: 30,000

AFTER OWNING MY 2012 ACURA TL FOR ROUGHLY 2YRS, I'VE BECOME CONCERNED WITH THE ENGINE WORKMANSHIP. ACCELERATION SEEMS TO BE AT A LOSS BETWEEN 30-45MPH IN BETWEEN GEAR CHANGES. IT'S ALMOST AS THOUGH THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. YOU HAVE TO EITHER LET UP ON THE ACCELERATION OR INCREASE YO...

Mileage: 30,000

I PURCHASED MY 2012 ACURA TL IN MAY 2013. IN JUNE I TOOK IN BECAUSE IT KEPT STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND MORE SO WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. I KEPT TAKING IT BACK FOR THE SAME THING OVER THE PASS YEAR AND KEPT GETTING THE SAME RESPONSE.. WE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH YOU...

Mileage: 30,000

AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER. THE ENGINE DID NOT STALL AND THE RPM'S DID NOT DROP, BUT THE GAS PEDAL DID NOT RESPOND TO INPUT. THE VEHICLE JUST COASTED. AFTER PRODDING THE GAS PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES, IT BEGAN TO RESPOND AND I ...

Mileage: 15,000

2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND STALLING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND LOST POWER AND IT ALMOST SEEMED TO STALL OUT.

KEYLESS START (PUSH BUTTON) AND PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN NO WARNING THAT KEY FOB WAS NOT IN VICINITY OF CAR AFTER CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN 2 HOURS AWAY. MY DAUGHTER HANDED ME HER KEYS TO THE ACURA TL (INCL KEY FOB) THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN STARTED SO I COULD GET SOME IT...

Mileage: 22,000

KEYLESS START (PUSH BUTTON) AND PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN NO WARNING THAT KEY FOB WAS NOT IN VICINITY OF CAR AFTER CAR WAS STARTED AND DRIVEN 2 HOURS AWAY. MY DAUGHTER HANDED ME HER KEYS TO THE ACURA TL (INCL KEY FOB) THROUGH THE DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW AFTER THE CAR HAD BEEN STARTED SO I COULD GET SOME IT...

Mileage: 22,000

I AM SUBMITTING MY COMPLAINT HERE BECAUSE, ALL NORTH AMERICAN ACURAS ARE BUILT SAME AND HAS SAME SAFETY/PROBLEMS. PLEASE EXCUSE MY INFO ON ADDRESS SINCE THERE WAS NO ENTRY FOR ONTARIO, CANADA. ===========ENCOUNTER WITH THE PROBLEM CLICK OR POP SOUND COMES OUT OF STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WHEN STEERING ...

Mileage: 3,000

I AM SUBMITTING MY COMPLAINT HERE BECAUSE, ALL NORTH AMERICAN ACURAS ARE BUILT SAME AND HAS SAME SAFETY/PROBLEMS. PLEASE EXCUSE MY INFO ON ADDRESS SINCE THERE WAS NO ENTRY FOR ONTARIO, CANADA. ===========ENCOUNTER WITH THE PROBLEM CLICK OR POP SOUND COMES OUT OF STEERING WHEEL COLUMN WHEN STEERING ...

Mileage: 3,000

TOOK THE CAR INTO ACURA THERE WAS A "CLUNKING NOISE" IN FRONT END AND COULD BE FELT IN STEERING WHEEL THE TECH HAD TO RETIGHTEN THE SUSPENSION BOLTS THE NOISE AND FEELING IN WHEEL RETURNED AT APPROX. 23000 MILES TOOK THE CAR BACK TO ACURA THE SERVICE REP STATED SUSPENSION BOLTS SHOULD BE RETORQUED...

Mileage: 12,748

I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION AND THERE WAS A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I SLOWED DOWN AND WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO MAKE THE STOP AND PLACED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE CAR BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. AT THIS TIME, I HIT THE BACK OF A VEHICLE WHICH WAS STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME AND DID VERY LITTLE DAMAGE AS...

Mileage: 10,100

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE HEARD A RATTLING SOUND IN THE SEAT BELT PILLAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT A NUT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WELDED TO THE PILLAR HAD NOT BEEN WELDED O...

Mileage: 7,300

I BOUGHT MY TL IN OCT OF 2011. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I NOTICED A CHIP IN THE LOWER REAR DOOR FRAME WHICH I APPLIED SOME TOUCH UP PAINT TO. WELL THE CHIPS KEEP SHOWING UP IN THE SAME AREA OF THE LOWER REAR DOOR FRAME. I HAVE ABOUT 8 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SIX ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP ...

Mileage: 500

I BOUGHT MY TL IN OCT OF 2011. ABOUT A MONTH LATER I NOTICED A CHIP IN THE LOWER REAR DOOR FRAME WHICH I APPLIED SOME TOUCH UP PAINT TO. WELL THE CHIPS KEEP SHOWING UP IN THE SAME AREA OF THE LOWER REAR DOOR FRAME. I HAVE ABOUT 8 ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND SIX ON THE DRIVER SIDE. THE DEALERSHIP ...

Mileage: 500

PURCHASED CAR ON 01/21/2013. WAS BACK AT DEALER ON 01/26/2012 DUE TO A WEIRD VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS (50-80 MPH). LONG STORY SHORT THEY HAVE BALANCED THE TIRES LIKE 3 TIMES AND PUT NEW TIRES BUT IT IS STILL VIBRATING NOT AS MUCH BUT STILL. GOING BACK TO DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY THIS TIME...

Mileage: 299

PURCHASED CAR ON 01/21/2013. WAS BACK AT DEALER ON 01/26/2012 DUE TO A WEIRD VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS (50-80 MPH). LONG STORY SHORT THEY HAVE BALANCED THE TIRES LIKE 3 TIMES AND PUT NEW TIRES BUT IT IS STILL VIBRATING NOT AS MUCH BUT STILL. GOING BACK TO DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY THIS TIME...

Mileage: 299

PURCHASED CAR ON 01/21/2013. WAS BACK AT DEALER ON 01/26/2012 DUE TO A WEIRD VIBRATION AT HIGH SPEEDS (50-80 MPH). LONG STORY SHORT THEY HAVE BALANCED THE TIRES LIKE 3 TIMES AND PUT NEW TIRES BUT IT IS STILL VIBRATING NOT AS MUCH BUT STILL. GOING BACK TO DEALER TO SEE WHAT THEY HAVE TO SAY THIS TIME...

Mileage: 299

VEHICLE HAVE A VIBRATION ON A GAS PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL OVER 70MPH. IT DID NOT GO AWAY AFTER REBALANCING. I PURCHASED A SET OF AFTERMARKET WHEELS, VIBRATION STILL THERE. DEALER WON'T FIX. *TR

Mileage: 200

VEHICLE HAVE A VIBRATION ON A GAS PEDAL AND STEERING WHEEL OVER 70MPH. IT DID NOT GO AWAY AFTER REBALANCING. I PURCHASED A SET OF AFTERMARKET WHEELS, VIBRATION STILL THERE. DEALER WON'T FIX. *TR

Mileage: 200

PURCHASED MY NEW 2012 SH-AWD ACURA TL ADVANCE IN MARCH OF 2012. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 100 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND CURRENTLY HAS 5K MILES (JANUARY 2013). THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 AND 80 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE FLAT SPOTTED OR WHEELS ARE OUT OF BALANCE. THE WHEE...

Mileage: 100

PURCHASED MY NEW 2012 SH-AWD ACURA TL ADVANCE IN MARCH OF 2012. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 100 MILES WHEN PURCHASED AND CURRENTLY HAS 5K MILES (JANUARY 2013). THE CAR VIBRATES WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 40 AND 80 MPH. IT FEELS LIKE THE TIRES ARE FLAT SPOTTED OR WHEELS ARE OUT OF BALANCE. THE WHEE...

Mileage: 100

GOT ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) WARNING LIGHT AND LOST THE POWER ASSIST. COULD NOT RESET AND HAD TO DRIVE CAR TO DEALER WITH NO POWER ASSIST. VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER AT LOW SPEED. *TR

Mileage: 6,650

12/19/2012 9AM, I WAS DRIVING CALIFORNIA FREEWAY (110) ABOUT 30 MILES/HR. WEATHER WAS CLEAR, ROAD WAS DRY AND NO POT HOLES. I GOT "POWER STEERING WARNING" LIGHTS/BEEPS AND I COULD NOT STEER THE CAR. IT WAS VERY STIFF TO STEER AND I BARELY PULLED OVER TO THE CURVE.(ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING). AND I S...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THE FAILURE OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY AND AT DIFFERENT SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR A DIAGN...

Mileage: 75

PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY FOR SEVERAL SECONDS (LONG ENOUGH TO HAVE PHOTOGRAPHED IT ON CELL PHONE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS AND SENT TO RALLEYE ACURA DEALERSHIP) ALTHOUGH A PASSENGER IS SEATED. PASSENGER IS FEMALE, 125 LBS, 5' 6" TALL. VEHICLE HAS BEEN BROUGHT BACK ABOU...

Mileage: 1,200

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 INTERSEC...

Mileage: 250

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 INTERSEC...

Mileage: 250

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 INTERSEC...

Mileage: 250

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 INTERSEC...

Mileage: 250

I PURCHASED MY 2012 ACURA TL TECH ON 4/30/12 WHICH HAD 100 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WHEN ACCELERATING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 65 MPH AND 80MPH, THERE APPEARS TO BE A SLIGHT VIBRATION IMITATING FROM THE GAS PEDAL AND DRIVERS SIDE FLOOR. THIS SEEMS TO BE MECHANICAL AS BALANCING IS NOT AN ISSUE AND IT FEELS RH...

Mileage: 100

I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 ACURA TL ON 2/8/12. EACH DAY I DRIVE 35 MILES TO AND FROM WORK ON INTERSTATE 75 WITH A POSTED SPEED OF 70 MPH. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR REACHED 70 MPH A PERSISTENT HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION CAME UP THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR AND IN PARTICULAR THROUGH...

Mileage: 1,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 ACURA TL ON 2/8/12. EACH DAY I DRIVE 35 MILES TO AND FROM WORK ON INTERSTATE 75 WITH A POSTED SPEED OF 70 MPH. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR REACHED 70 MPH A PERSISTENT HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION CAME UP THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR AND IN PARTICULAR THROUGH...

Mileage: 1,000

I PURCHASED A NEW 2012 ACURA TL ON 2/8/12. EACH DAY I DRIVE 35 MILES TO AND FROM WORK ON INTERSTATE 75 WITH A POSTED SPEED OF 70 MPH. WITHIN A FEW DAYS I NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR REACHED 70 MPH A PERSISTENT HIGH FREQUENCY VIBRATION CAME UP THROUGH THE DRIVER'S SIDE FLOOR AND IN PARTICULAR THROUGH...

Mileage: 1,000

THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEAT IN THIS VEHICLE IS SO LOOSE IT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH AND FROM SIDE TO SIDE. IT FEELS AS IF THE SEAT IS GOING TO COLLAPSE IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT AND INJURE THE PERSON IN THIS SEAT, AS WELL AS ANY PASSENGER SEATED BEHIND IT, IN REAR PASSENGER SEAT. I HAVE HAD THE S...

Mileage: 100