2005 ACURA RL Complaints

WAS STRUCK BY A DRUNK DRIVER WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON GSP. LEFT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS SIDE SWIPED FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT. I HADN'T NOTICE THE LIGHT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT HOWEVER ACCORDING TO THE BODY SHOP THERE WAS A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AFS LIGHT WAS NOT TRIGGERED BY THE INCIDENT AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. INSURANCE REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER CLAIM AS STATED BY THEM.....ACURA SHOULD REPAIR DUE TO THE RECALL. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY ACURA 2005 RL(WHICH I'VE ONLY HAD FOUR MONTHS). I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT WHEN I PUT MY SIGNAL ON TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I KEPT TURNING THE KNOB TRYING TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON BUT IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THEY WOULD COME ON AGAIN. FORTUNATELY I ONLY HAD TO GO A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE PULLING INTO A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOLD THE LEFT HEADLIGHTS HADN'T BEEN ON SINCE I HAD LEFT THE GAS STATION. WE TESTED THE LIGHTS TO DISCOVER THAT SOMETIMES ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD WORK, OR THEY WOULD FLICKER AND THEN IMMEDIATELY GO OFF. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD ALL GO OFF. NOT WHAT I WOULD EXPECT FOR A $50,000 CAR FROM ACURA. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND ACURA ISN'T STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. WHY HASN'T ACURA PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM....AND WHEN DID ACURA STOP CARING ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS? THIS IS THE THIRD ACURA I HAVE OWNED, THE OTHER TWO WERE GREAT VEHICLES BUT THIS ONE IS A $50,000 LEMON! IF ACURA DOESN'T REMEDY THE SITUATION IT WILL BE THE LAST VEHICLE I BUY FROM THEM. I WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS HOW THEY ARE NO LONGER STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY AS SERIOUS AS THIS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE HIGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND FLICKER ALL THE TIME. WHEN I CHECK ON LINE, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND THE DEALERS ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ASTRONOMICAL PRICES TO FIX THIS SAFETY ITEM. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD IT WAS FAULT CODE 92-21. WAS TOLD A NEW WIRING HARNESS COULD POSSIBLY FIX THE PROBLEM AT A COST TO ME OF $3000. YES, THAT WAS THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS$$ NOW I HAVE NO SRS ON MY CAR AN ACURA FEELS ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND HOW WARRANTIES WORK AND HOW WEAR AND TEAR EFFECT EVERY CAR, BUT A WIRING HARNESS SHOULD NOT MALFUNCTION, ESPECIALLY ON A SAFETY SYSTEM!! THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT!! THANKS ACURA FOR STANDING BEHIND THE SAFETY OF YOUR VEHICLES!!! BTW, THIS CAR HAS NEVER HAD A ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

1ST INCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 25 2009 -DOOR HANDLE SHORTED OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. REPLACED BY DEALER. 2ND INCIDENT ON OCTOBER 16,2012-DOOR HANDLE SHORTED OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGEFOR 24-36 HOURS. WE DETECTED THE SMELL OF WIRES BURNING IN THE MORNING, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE. LATER IN THE DAY THE ACURA WOULD NOT START. NOTHING WORKED. AAA GOT IT STARTED AND I DROVE TO ACURA DEALER. ONCE AGAIN, THE DOOR HANDLE SHORTED OUT. THIS RECURRING , AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS , PROBLEM CAUSES A SAFETY RISK. PARTICULARLY TROUBLING DUE TO THE RECENT RECALL ISSUE WITH SOME HONDA VEHICLES WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. COST TO OWNER--$503. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE RIGHT-SIDE ENGINE MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS BROKEN. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS PROBLEM BEING RESOLVED, I WAS INFORMED, ON 6/12/12, BY THE ACURA DEALERSHIP DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THAT THE SAME ENGINE MOUNT ON THE RIGHT-SIDE HAD TO AGAIN BE REPLACED, SO, THIS MEANS THAT THE SAME ENGINE MOUNT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY A 2 TO 2 1/2 YEAR TIME SPAN. *TR

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE ACTIVE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ACURA RL VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT THEMSELVES OFF DURING OPERATION AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST ONE AND SOMETIMES IT'S BOTH. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO THEY JUST SUGGEST CHANGING OUT ALL OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENTS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE OWNER AS THIS IS A LONG RUNNING VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE CLEARED UP BY THE HONDA CORPORATION. *TR