2005 ACURA TL Complaints

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS SYNCHRONIZED POORLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR SMOOTHLY AND SOMETIMES WILL POP OUT OF 3RD WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE CLUTCHED SUFFICIENTLY. DEALER CLAIMS THERE ISN'T A PROBLEM AND WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE. *JB

CAR PULLING TO LEFT, THEN RIGHT RIGHT FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE TO PRESENT - 2005 ACURA TL. ACTIONS TAKEN BY DEALERSHIP TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM INCLUDE: 3 WHEEL ALIGNMENTS. MULTIPLE TIRE ROTATIONS, REPLACEMENT OF ALL TIRES, AND ROAD PRESSURE BALANCING OF ALL TIRES. PROBLEM STILL EXISTS - DEALER UNABLE TO CORRECT.

MY 2005 ACURA TL EL42 BRIDGESTONE REAR TIRES WENT COMPLETELY BALD ON A 3000 MILE TRIP(19000 MILES TOTAL) FROM DALLAS TO COLORADO AND BACK. IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A SUSPENSION/TIRE PROBLEM WHERE THE REAR ALIGNMENT UNDER FULL LOAD OF 2 PASSANGERS AND LUGGAGE IN THE TRUNK DEGRADES AND CAUSES SEVERE TIRE WEAR. THIS CAUSES SEVERE LOSS OF CONTROL ON WET PAVEMENT WITH REAR HYDROPLANING AT EVEN <50 MPH. ACURA HAS A TSB AND REPLACE TIRES AT LOWERED COST BUT ONLY WITH THE SUSPECT EL42 TIRES. AFTER FURTHER INTERNET SEARCHES THIS SEEM NOT TO BE ISOLATED INCIDENT.

MY 2005 ACURA TL HAS 21,000 MILES AND ALREADY THE TIRES NEED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO WEAR. THE BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL42 TIRES ARE RATED FOR MUCH HIGHER WEAR AND I HAVE NOTICED MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET. SOME ON THIS WEBSITE BUT THE MAJORITY ON OTHER WEBSITES. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT THE TIRE IS DEFECTIVE. THE DEALER SAYS WE NEED TO REPLACE THEM, I REACHED OUT TO BRIDGESTONE BUT HAVE NOT RECEIVED THEIR COMMENTS YET. *NM

I WISH TO REPORT THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE CLUTCH OF A 6-SHIFT STANDARD 2005 ACURA TL [XXX]. THE CAR HAS LESS THAN 6,000 MILES AND LESS THAN ONE YEAR OF MODERATE USE. WHILE GOING UP A HILL IN A THREE LANE EXPRESSWAY, I LOST THE TORQUE TO THE WHEELS AND THE CAR ENDED ON NEUTRAL, FORCING ME TO MAKE A DANGEROUS MANEUVER TO PARK THE CAR ON THE SHOULDER OF THE EXPRESSWAY. UPON OPENING THE HOOD, IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE CLUTCH HAD BURNED OUT. I UNDERSTAND THAT FAILURE IN MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP WAS THE CAUSE OF THE CATASTROPHIC FAILURE. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER AT EXPRESSWAY SPEEDS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT. I REPORT THIS TO YOU SO THAT YOU CAN KEEP A RECORD OF THIS DEFECT OF THE 2005 ACURA TL (6-SHIFT STANDARD). *JB UPDATED 07/16/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION BETWEEN 52-64 MPH. FEELS LIKE YOU ARE DRIVING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS. THE DEALER AND FACTORY HAVE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR 4 TIMES AND OVER 19 DAY IN SHOP AND STILL THE VIBRATION IS PRESENT. MY FEAR IS THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION, DRIVE TRAIN, STEERING OR BRAKES COULD FAIL AT ANY MOMENT DUE TO PART FATIGUE. THERE SEEMS TO BE NO REPAIR IN PLAN TO RESOLVE THIS PROBLEM CAN YOU PLEASE HELP. *NM

6 SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS SYNCHRONIZED POORLY MAKING IT DIFFICULT TO SHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR SMOOTHLY AND SOMETIMES WILL POP OUT OF 3RD WHEN YOU THINK YOU HAVE CLUTCHED SUFFICIENTLY. NJ DEALER SAID ACURA HAS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND MAY CHANGE TRANSMISSION IN FUTURE YEARS BUT WILL NOT DO ANYTHING FOR EXISTING VEHICLES. *NM

CENTER CONSOLE AUTOMATIC GEAR SHIFT WITHOUT A SHIFT LOCK/RELEASE BUTTON, MOVES FREELY FROM DRIVE POSITION INTO NEUTRAL/REVERSE UP TO PARK WITHOUT HAVING TO STEP ON THE BRAKE. IT HAPPENED TO ME TWICE AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 5-10 MILES PER HOUR. *NM

VIBRATIONS FELT FROM FLOOR BOARD AND STEERING WHEEL AND "BUZZ" NOISE HEARD FROM THE HOOD WHEN TRAVELING AT 50-55 MPH. CONDITION OBSERVED ONLY WHEN RPM IS AT 1500 MARK. CONDITION BECOMES MORE APPARENT WHEN THERE ARE MORE THAN 1 PERSON IN THE CAR OR WHEN CAR IS ON AN ASCENT HIGHWAY. *JB

IN SPRING 2004 I PURCHASED AN ACURA TL WITH BRIDGESTONE TURANZA EL 42 HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES. AFTER 6,500 MILES ONE OF THE TIRES HAD A FLAT. ALTHOUGH THE GARAGE ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE FLAT, IT CONTINUED TO LOSE AIR AND I WAS INFORMED THAT I NEEDED A NEW TIRE. IT SEEMED ODD THAT A TIRE WOULD NOT BE REPARABLE AFTER THAT SHORT A USE, BUT I WAS ADVISED THAT IT HAD TO DO WITH THE LOCATION OF THE PUNCTURE AND WAS NOT A DEFECT. IN NOVEMBER OF THIS YEAR, AFTER PUTTING 14,500 MILES ON THE CAR I HAD A MORE SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ANOTHER TIRE. ON THIS OCCASION, WHILE TRAVELING AT 65 MILES PER HOUR ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, MY CAR BEGAN TO SHAKE. I MANAGED TO PULL OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY AND STOP. THE TIRE SIDEWALL HAD DISINTEGRATED AND WAS COMPLETELY SEPARATED FROM THE RIM. THE FOLLOWING DAY I TOOK THE TIRE INTO A FIRESTONE SHOP WHERE THE SERVICE MANAGER, TOM CURRY, ADVISED ME THAT THE PROBLEM WAS DUE TO A ROAD HAZARD AND WAS NOT A DEFECT. HE INSPECTED THE TIRE FOR A PUNCTURE, AND AFTER NOT FINDING ONE, ASSURED ME THAT IT MUST HAVE BEEN IN THE DISINTEGRATED SIDEWALL. I THEN ASKED HIM IF HE HAD EVER SEEN A TIRE THAT WAS DAMAGED IN THE ABSENCE OF A ROAD HAZARD, AND HE TOLD ME HE HAD NOT. IT IS CLEAR TO ME THAT THESE TIRES ARE DEFECTIVE AND THAT BRIDGESTONE REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PRODUCTS. *NM