2005 ACURA RL Complaints

A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICEMAN BECAUSE MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. HE GAVE ME A WARNING AND TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED. I TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN WE CHECKED THE LIGHT, IT WAS WORKING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT FLICKERS QUITE A BIT, AND ALSO THAT IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT WON'T. SOMETIMES I CAN REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. MEANWHILE, I FOUND OUT THAT THE PRICE FOR THE BULB WAS $200 SO DECIDED TO FOREGO CHANGING THE BULB, SINCE IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO FLICKER AND DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S HARD TO NOTICE WHEN I'M IN THE CITY AND ON A LIT STREET. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING CALLED THE INVERTER OR BALLAST AND THAT CAN COST UP TO $1,000.00 BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF TO GET TO IT. I HAVE BEEN UNHAPPY WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTEM EVER SINCE WE GOT THE CAR.....NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM AN ACURA PRODUCT. I EXPRESSED MY DISPLEASURE INITIALLY WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY WORKED. VERY DANGEROUS ON DARK, RURAL ROADS WHICH IS WHAT WE DRIVE ON. I'VE READ AN ACURA FORUM ON-LINE AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME FEELINGS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS. LOVE THE CAR, HATE THE HEADLIGHTS! I HOPE THIS MAKES SOME SENSE, I DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO SCROLL TO READ WHAT I'VE WRITTEN. *TR

MY 2005 ACURA RL HAS DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. FOR NO REASON UNDERSTOOD THE HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF THEN EVENTUALLY GO TOTALLY BLACK WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE NOW. MY CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO WORK IS TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ALL THE WAY IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO THE ON POSITION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS AND HAVE HEARD OF OTHER 05-06 ACURA RL OWNERS GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS WITH ALL 2005-2006 ACURA RL'S. ACURA DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECTIVE LIGHTS SYSTEM WITH THE 05-06 RL. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THEM TO OFFER A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE'S LIFE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

LIGHTS GO OUT ON ACURA RL 2005. THE LIGHTS WILL PERIODICALLY TURN OFF WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR GOING DOWN HILL. THE DEALER SAID THE BALAST NEEDS REPLACED WHICH WILL COST AND ESTIMATED 800 + DOLLARS. ASIDE FROM THE SEVER SAFETY CONCERN THE COST TO FIX A BROKEN HEAD LIGHT IS INSANE. FORGET ABOUT IT IF YOU HAVE TO FIX TWO OF THEM. I HAVE NOW READ SEVERAL FORUMS ON THIS AND SEEN HUNDREDS OF POST ON ALL YEARS OF THE RL MODELS AND TL AND NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY SISTEMIC OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ENFORCED FOR THE SHEER INSANITY OF DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS!

MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN GOING OVER ROAD BUMPS. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT, AND DANGEROUS TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY AT NIGHT. ACURA WANTS TO CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

ACURA 2005RL ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. OCCURS OCCASIONALLY,ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE CAR AND CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN CAR HIT BUMPS OR WHEN HEADLIGHTS TURN. IT IS VERY ANNOYING. THE FLICKERING COMES AND GOES, BUT IT IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. HAVE CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT TAKING THE CAR IN AND WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE MY CPO RL TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. CAR HAS 56K MILES AND IT IS A CPO ACURA. *TR

2205 RL HEADLIGHT BRIEFLY GO OUT WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR PAST 6 MONTHS BUT NOW I AM NOTICING IT HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA RL. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND PERIODICALLY GO OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON IS IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS, OF COURSE, HAPPENS AT NIGHT AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN I'M TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH! THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SOP HID CONTROL UNIT TWO DAYS AGO AND IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT DID COST ME $553.95. *TR

1) FILLING GAS TANK - REPEAT SHUT OFF AT FILLING STATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INCIDENCE AT FILLING STATION THE NEST DAY THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE: 2) REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FAILURE 3) NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILURE 4) NO HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING $ 700 CHARGE AT DEALER FOR THEM TO REPLACE: PASSENGER SIDE OUTER DOOR HANDLE FOR TRACED SHORT TO HANDLE CAUSING BLOWN FUSE WHICH WAS (ABOVE LISTED ) RESOLVED PROBLEMS 2-4. $ 1700+ CHARGE AT DEALER FOR THEM TO REPLACE FUEL TANK - PROBLEM UNKNOWN. COULD THERE BE A CONDITION SIMILAR TO MUSTANG FUEL TANK PROBLEM IN 2005,2006 & 2007 MODELS? CONDITION MAY BE DUE TO THE FUEL TANK VAPOR VENTING SYSTEM INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, A HEAT-INDUCED FUEL VAPOR LOCK, OR OTHER GASOLINE FUEL FILL INTERRUPTION SITUATIONS. *TR

2005 ACURA RL: HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN HITTING BUMP IN THE ROAD. OCCURS DAILY (NIGHTLY) NOW AND GETTING WORSE. I EXPECT THEY WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT. NOW GETTING QUOTES TO CORRECT. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND PROBABLY OVER $1000 THAT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY. *TR