2006 ACURA TL Complaints

SINCE THE DAY OF THE CAR PURCHASED IN 2006 THE STEERING WAS VERY HARDER THAN OTHER CARS WE USED BEFORE AND CONSULTED WITH THE DEALER. I WAS TOLD THAT ACURA TL IS A SPORTS CAR AND THE STEERING WILL BE HARDER THAN OTHER MANUFACTURES. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUED AND A RECALL FROM THE MANUFACTURE REPLACED POWER STEERING HOSE WHICH WAS DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED DEALER MULTIPLE TIMES AND WAS TOLD THAT THE NOTHING TO WORRY; IT IS NORMAL FOR THIS MODEL. WHEN THE SITUATION GOT REALLY BAD, I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHEN THE MILEAGE WAS AROUND 120000 MILES, I WAS TOLD THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK IS LEAKING OIL OUT THE END SEALS AND THE PROPER CORRECTION IS REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING RACK AND A POSSIBLE DAMAGE TO THE PUMP DUE TO LOW FLUID LEVEL. THE ESTIMATED COST WAS $1650.00. I HAD A VERY HARD TIME FOR DRIVING THIS CAR FOR MANY YEARS AND COME UP WITH $1700.00 TO FIX IT. ALSO THE BUSHING WERE TORN AND POPPED THROUGH. ACCORDING TO SERVICE TECHNICIAN TORN BUSHING WAS A DESIGN ISSUE FOR 2004-2008 MODELS AND ACURA CHANGED THE BODY STYLE LATER TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. IN ORDER TO FIX THIS WOBBLING/SHAKING PROBLEM THE ESTIMATED COST IS $681.00. (DUE TO DEFECTIVE BODY STYLE). ACCORDING THE DEALERS AND TECHNICIANS I CONTACTED, I WAS TOLD THAT THESE PROBLEMS ARE VERY SELDOM AND THEY ARE DUE TO MANUFACTURING PROBLEMS. AS A CUSTOMER I HAVE TO COME UP WITH AROUND $2500.00 TO FIX A DEFECTIVE LUXURY CAR COST ME MORE THAN $35,000.00 IN 2006. WHAT A SHAME. *TR

I'VE BEEN HAVING PROBLEMS WITH MY ACURA TL (2006) STARTING. IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR, IT WAS DETERMINED THAT I HAD A FAULTY BATTERY AND THAT WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. LAST WEEK, MY CAR WAS GETTING VERY SLOW TO START. I TAKE IT IN TO ACURA AND THEY TELL ME THAT THE HANDS FREE LINK HAS A PARASITIC DRAW ON THE BATTERY AND TOLD ME IT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE NEVER, EVER USED THIS FEATURE AND WAS INCENSED THAT I HAD TO PAY $400 TO REPLACE IT! TODAY, A MERE SEVEN DAYS LATER, MY CAR WOULD NOT START AT ALL. I HAD IT TOWED BACK TO THE ACURA AND THEY TELL ME ITS THE STARTER...OVER $500 TO FIX!!! I'VE READ ON SEVERAL FORUMS THAT THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH THE HFL. BEING STRANDED IS A SAFETY ISSUE! ACURA AND THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY. I AM A SINGLE PARENT AND THIS HAS PLACED A PARASITIC DRAIN ON MY SAVINGS! *JS

ABS KICKED IN WHEN BRAKING ON AN ICY DOWNHILL. THIS IS THE FIRST TIME ABS HAS EVER ENGAGED ON THIS CAR. AFTER RELEASING THE BRAKE PEDAL, BRAKES BECAME EXTREMELY SOFT AND TRAVEL MUCH FARTHER TOWARDS TO THE FLOOR BEFORE BRAKES ENGAGE. PUMPING THEM DOES NOT RETURN BRAKES TO NORMAL OPERATION. RESEARCH UNCOVERED A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN (TSB) WITH HONDA/ACURA AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM. ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 07041. IT APPEARS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL GIVEN THE DANGER THIS POSES (LOSS OF BRAKING POWER). RECOMMENDATION IS TO REPLACE $900+ VSA MODULATOR. RIDICULOUS. *TR

THE HANDS FREE LINK MALFUNCTIONS AND DRAINS THE BATTERY. IF THE CAR SITS FOR MORE THAN A DAY, THE BATTERY IS DEAD AND IT WILL NOT START. THIS HAS LEFT ME STRANDED MORE THAN A DOZEN TIMES. A SEARCH ON THE INTERNET REVEALS THAT THOUSANDS OF ACURA TLS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THE DEAD BATTERY LEAVES PEOPLE STRANDED AND EVENTUALLY LEADS TO THE DESTRUCTION OF THE ALTERNATOR. ACURA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE, BUT HAS NOT DONE ANYTHING. *TR

PROBLEM STARTED WITH A SMALL CRACK ON MY DASHBOARD BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG(OUTLINE OF THE AIRBAG STARTED CRACKING). AFTER ABOUT A WEEK THE CRACK GREW ALL THE WAY TO THE WINDSHIELD AND NOW I HAVE 2 CRACKS ABOUT A FOOT LONG EACH PERPENDICULAR TO EACH OTHER. ALSO ANOTHER CRACK CLOSER TO THE MIDDLE OF THE DASHBOARD APPEARED ABOUT A WEEK AGO. THAT CRACK IS ABOUT HALF THE SIZE OF THE CRACKS BY THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CRACK IN THE DASHBOARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER OR FOR INSPECTION BUT NO DIAGNOSIS WAS PROVIDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

AIRBAG ON PASSENGER SIDE ON ACURA TL 2006 MODEL I HAVE A CRACK IN THE DASH. I READ SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS. I AM GONNA HAVE TO HIRE A LAWYER CAUSE NO ONE IS PAYING ATTENTION TO THE PEOPLE WHO PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THE ACURA'S. THE DEALERSHIP SAID 2000. IT WASN'T EVEN MY FAULT. NOW IF SOMEONE DIES IN MY CAR BECAUSE OF THIS, I AM SUING. I DONE TWITTERED THIS PROBLEM AND ALL THEY CAN SAY IT IS NOT COVERED. HOW CAN YOU HAVE SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND NO ONE WILL DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

THIS IS A COMPLAINT REGARDING THE POOR AND HAZARDOUS DESIGN OF RAIN-X LATITUDE WIPER BLADES CONNECTOR PIECE. WHILE DRIVING IN "NORMAL DUTY CONDITIONS" LIGHT NON-FREEZING RAIN (TEMP IN THE MID 50'S FAHRENHEIT) AT NORMAL CITY SPEEDS THE PASSENGER WIPER, A 19" RAIN-X LATITUDE, PROPERLY INSTALLED, CATASTROPHICALLY FAILED CAUSING THE WIPER BLADE PORTION OF THE PART TO BECOME COMPLETELY DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLES WIPER ARM WITH THE PLASTIC CLIP STILL ATTACHED TO THE VEHICLE'S METAL WIPER ARM. THE BLADE WAS THROWN FROM THE VEHICLE INTO THE ROADWAY.THIS CAUSED A SUDDEN TOTAL LOSS OF VISIBILITY. IT IS CLEAR THAT THERE IS A FLAW WITH THE INTEGRITY OF THIS PART AS DESIGNED BY RAIN-X THAT COULD CAUSE A SUDDEN AND TOTAL LOSS OF VISIBILITY IN THE EVENT OF A FAILURE AND COULD CAUSE DANGEROUS DEBRIS TO BE MECHANICALLY THROWN FROM A VEHICLE, ENDANGERING THE SAFETY OF OTHERS. *TR

OUR HANDS FREE LINK UNIT THAT PAIRS WITH YOUR CELL PHONE BECAME DEFECTIVE OVER A YEAR AGO. IT HEATS UP AT NIGHT ALL BY ITSELF AND GETS VERY HOT MAKING ME LEERY ABOUT IT CAUSING A FIRE. MY WIFE DRIVES THE CAR AND BEING UNABLE TO USE THE HANDS FREE TO SPEAK ON THE PHONE IS VERY DANGEROUS. ADDITIONALLY, IT HAS RUINED TWO BATTERIES BEFORE WE COULD IDENTIFY WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THE DASH BOARD ON THE PASSENGER SIDE HAS BADLY CRACKED AROUND THE AIRBAG. WE ARE VERY AFRAID THAT THIS WILL ADVERSELY AFFECT ITS DEPLOYMENT WHEN NEEDED OR EVEN AN ACCIDENTAL DEPLOYMENT WHEN NOT NEEDED. NEITHER OF THESE ITEMS SHOULD BE HAPPENING ON ANY CAR MUCH LESS A SEMI-LUXURY CAR SUCH AS ACURA. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HOOD FAILED DUE TO DEFECTIVE STRUTS THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 32,000.