2005 ACURA RL Complaints

MY 2005 ACURA RL HAS CHROME TRIM THAT IS APPARENTLY A THIN SHEET OF METAL THAT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME TIME, IT HAS DEGRADED, AND IS PEELING FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS HAS EXPOSED VERY SHARP EDGES. ONE OF THE DELAMINATED TRIM PIECES IS UNDER THE HOOD RELEASE, AND WHILE INSERTING MY FINGERS TO OPEN THE HOOD I RECEIVED A CUT ON MY HAND. *JS

THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL FLICKER OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR BACK IN 2007. ACURA CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT CLAIM THAT I NEED NEW HEADLIGHTS. IF I NEEDED NEW HEAD LIGHTS I DOUBT THEY WOULD TURN BACK ON AFTER IT HAPPENS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY. I COULD GO 4 OR 5 DAYS WITHOUT A PROBLEM AND THEN GO 4 OR 5 DAYS WITH CONSTANT ISSUES. IF YOU DO A SEARCH ONLINE, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MOST PEOPLE WITH A 2005 ACURA RL ARE HAVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IN BAD WEATHER SUCH AS HEAVY RAIN YOU CANNOT SEE IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON OR OFF AND IF AN ON COMING DRIVER CAN NOT SEE ME IT INCREASES THE CHANCE ON BEING IN A COLLISION. *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS BECAME DANGEROUSLY LOOSE. SERVICE BULLETIN 08-022 ISSUED JUNE 7, 2008 BY ACURA WARNING "PROBABLE CAUSE: THE BOLTS FASTENING THE MIRROR HOUSING TO THE MIRROR BASE WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED." MIRRORS MUST BE REPLACED AT COST OF $750 EACH TO CONSUMER PLUS INSTALLATION. *KB

MY AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS PUTTING MARKS ON THE DASH WHERE IT WOULD DEPLOY AND I'M NOW FEARING IT WILL DO SO WHILE IN A DRIVING SITUATION. *TR

MY ACCURA RL 2005 LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THEN SHUT RIGHT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! IT NOT ONLY IMPAIRS MY DRIVING BUT DISTRACTS DRIVERS IN FRONT OF ME THINKING IM FLASHING LIGHTS AT THEM AND TAKING THIER EYES OFF THE ROAD AHEAD OF THEM. THE LIGHTS ARE ALSO POINTED AT THE GROUND. CANT SEE AT NIGHT VERY FAR INFRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ACURA SAYS IT WOULD BE AROUND $1200 TO FIX EACH HEADLIGHT, THATS $2400 TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE! THAT IS RIDICULOUS! READ THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THESE ACURA RLS. *TT

2005 ACURA RL LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY FAILED, UNEXPECTEDLY, AND THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT SIDE LOW BEAM, SOMETIMES I DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL TOLD AND NOW IT HAPPENS TO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME WHILE IDLING IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME BOTH HAD CUT OUT ON HER EARLIER THIS MONTH, BUT I COULD NOT VERIFY UNTIL TODAY. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF / ON WILL BRING THE LIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THEN AGAIN FOR HOW LONG IS QUESTIONABLE. DEALERS DENY IT EXIST OR CAN'T VERIFY, BUT A QUICK WEB SEARCH HAS NOW VALIDATED MY PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR A VERY LONG TIME WITH THIS CAR. THIS IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN I THOUGHT, CLEARLY A PROBLEM YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF. *KB

WE HAVE A 2005 ACURA RL. DURING DRIVING, THE ENTIRE POWER DROPS. WITHOUT ELECTRICITY TO ALL COMPONENTS, THE POWER STEERING GOES, THE ENGINE STOPS, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD OFF. AFTER A FEW SECONDS TO A MINUTE, THE POWER COMES BACK. BUT THE CAR WILL BE SHOWING ALL KINDS OF ERROR MESSAGES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE AT A WRONG GEAR. ACURA DEALER SERVICE CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT FOR OVER ONE MONTH, THEY CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. THE DRIVER AT HE DEALERSHIP WHO EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WAS SO SCARED AND THE DEALER TOLD US THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

OUR 2006 ACURA RL HAS A FLICKERING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT GOES ON AND OFF OVER ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. WE JUST TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND IT COST OVER $300 TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB! THEY EVEN HAD TO REMOVE THE BUMPER TO CHANGE THE BULB. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ACURA AGAIN, $50,000 LEMON. *TR

HEADLIGHT FLICKER ON / OFF. SOMETIME COMPLETELY SHUTOFF, BUT WILL TURN BACK ON AFTER TURN OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHT. THIS ISSUE IS REPEATABLE FOR OVER A FEW WEEKS. *TR

LOW BRAKE PEDAL -- NEED A ABS/ VSA MODULATOR- THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT AFFECTS BRAKING AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BY HONDA. *TR