2004 ACURA TL Complaints

THERE IS A VERY COMMON ISSUES GOING ON WITH THESE ACURA FROM 2000 UP TO 2008. WITH TRANSMISSION GOING BAD. I RESEARCH IT AND FOUND OUT WITH EVERY SHOP AND PEOPLE ONLINE HAVING TRANSMISSION BREAK DOWN WITH THOSE ACURA TL 2000 UP TO 2005.PLEASE CAN SOMEONE INVESTIGATE THIS. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THIS AT SOME POINT. THE STOP ACCELERATING WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT ON THE HIGHWAY.THAT WAS A VERY BIG SAFETY ISSUE FOR ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO ANOTHER GEAR EVEN WITH THE ENGINE REVVING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE GEARS FAILED BECAUSE THE SECOND OR THIRD GEAR WAS NOT GETTING ENOUGH LUBRICATION TO SHIFT PROPERLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXHIBITED THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS LISTED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

AT ABOUT 8 YRS AGO, CRACKS STARTED TO APPEAR AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIBAG ON TOP OF THE DASHBOARD. THE CRACKS HAVE MULTIPLIED AND LENGTHENED SINCE THAT TIME SO THAT NOW THEY APPEAR DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO BEING INCAPABLE OF RESTRAINING THE AIRBAG. I DO NOT KNOW WHY ACURA NEVER ISSUED A RECALL AS I HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS FROM OTHERS WITH THIS SAME DEFECT. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE PREVALENT IN ACURA TL MODELS 2004 THRU 2008.

A CRACK HAS APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OVER TOP OF THE PASSENGER AIRBAG. WORRIED ABOUT PASSENGER SAFETY AND AIRBAG EFFECTIVENESS IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT.

THE AFTERMARKET ULTRA-POWER K500117 {#51210SEPA01} (ECONOMY) BALL JOINT REPRESENTS A SEVERE SAFETY HAZARD. IT CAN RESULT IN SEPARATION OF THE LOWER CONTROL ARM. THE JPG ULTRA-POWER K500117 {#51210SEPA01} (ECONOMY) AFTER FAILURE SHOWS THE LOWER CONTROL BUSHING RIPPED FROM THE LLOWER CONTROL ARM. JPG BECK/ARNLEY 1027932 BUSHING CLOSE-UP IS IDENTICAL DESIGN AS THE ACURA OEM PART. THIS BUSHING IS PRESSED INTO THE CONTROL ARM FROM THE TOP. FROM THE FACTORY, ONCE THE BALL JOINT IS IN PLACE, THE RETAINER NUT HOLDS BOTH THE BALL JOINT AND BUSHING SECURELY IN THE CONTROL ARM. THE FACTORY FLANGED NUT IS LARGER THAN THE BUSHING DIAMETER AS TO ENSURE CONTACT WITH THE CONTROL ARM UNDERSIDE. OBSERVE THE NUT IN .JPG ULTRA-POWER K500117 {#51210SEPA01} (ECONOMY)'S. IT IS A STANDARD LOCK NUT. THE DIAMETER IS TOO SMALL. IT MAKES NO CONTACT WITH THE CONTROL ARM, BUT RATHER SEATS DIRECTLY TO THE BUSHING. THE BUSHING IS ONLY PRESSED IN, AND WILL EVENTUALLY PULL OUT. AS CAN BE SEEN IN THE AFTER FAILURE PICTURE, THERE IS NO WAY THE NUT COULD HOLD THE BALL JOINT AND BUSHING IN PLACE AS ACURA (HONDA) DESIGNED IT TO DO. PLEASE LOOK AT THE NUT OF THE MOOG K500117 AS AN EXAMPLE OF A CORRECTLY DESIGNED BALL JOINT AND NUT, AND HOW THE NUT IS FLANGED. THIS IS THE CORRECT STYLE NUT AS IT WILL MAKE CONTACT WITH THE LOWER CONTROL ARM INSTEAD OF ONLY THE PRESSED IN BUSHING. IT CAN BE EASILY SEEN IN THE SECOND PICTURE THAT THE NUT IS CLEARLY SMALLER THAN THE CONTROL ARM BUSHING. ORDER NUMBER 82540335 THROUGH ROCK AUTO WAS PURCHASED ON 4/12/2018. THE BALL JOINT, BUSHING AND NUT SIMPLY PULLED OUT. THE LOWER CONTROL ARM IS DESTROYED, AS IS THE CV AXLE. DAMAGE TO THE FENDER AND FENDER SKIRT AS WELL. IT IS FORTUNATE THIS FAILURE HAPPENED WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING LOT RATHER THAN AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS JUST MOMENTS BEFORE.

LAST WEEKEND I WAS DRIVING IN THE HIGHWAY ALL SUDDEN MY CAR LOSE POWER AND THE TRANSMISSION BECAME NOT ENGAGED WITH ENGINE AND ALMOST GOT INTO A MAJOR ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS PERFORMED PERFECTLY BEFORE THAT. I KEPT THE CAR IN TOP CONDITION NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES. SO THE CAR WAS TOWED HOME AND I TRIED TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE AND FOUND OUT THAT THE TRAMISSION FILTER WAS BAD AND THE LOOSE FILTER COMPONENTS GOT STUCK IN THE AFTER FILTER HOSE BOLT. ACCORDING TO THE OWNERS MANUAL TRANSMISSION FILTER DOES NOT HAVE ANY MAINTENANCE SCHEDULED TO CHANGE THE FILTER. MY CAR HAS ABOUT 170,000 MILES. WHEN THE FILTER GETS OLD AND BECOME BRITTLE AND BREAKS APART AND BLOCK THE FLUID PASSAGE CAUSES MY TRAMISSION TO FAIL. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FOR THE PICTURES WITH FILTER MATERIAL STUCK IN THE FILTER BOLT.

ONE OF THE FRONT AXLES SHEARED (BROKE IN HALF). THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE CAR STARTED MOVING FORWARD WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. AN ACCIDENT DIDN'T RESULT BUT IF THIS HAD HAPPENED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING IT WOULD HAVE BEEN VERY BAD. THE MECHANIC SUGGESTED THE AXLE WAS MADE WITH WEAK METAL. THE CAR HAD 122,000 MILES ON IT AND HAS SINCE BEEN SOLD TO CARMAX. THE OTHER FRONT AXLE HAS NOT BEEN REPLACED BUT LIKELY IS MADE OF THE SAME WEAK METAL. I HAVE THE BROKEN AXLE AND WILL SAVE IT FOR ANOTHER MONTH.

CAR TURNED OFF AND WOULD NOT START BACK. SECURITY LIGHT FLASHES. WILL NOT CHANGE OUR OF PARK. ENGINEERS TURNS OVER BUT WILL NOT FIRE. FUEL PUMP WILL NOT COME ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT DID NOT CALL THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CALL THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 194,604.

AIR BAG LIGHT IS ON AND AIR BAG IS DEACTIVATED DUE TO DEFECTIVE SWITCH IN SEAT BELT BUCKLE. MANUFACTURER HAS LIFETIME SEAT BELT WARRANTY BUT WILL NOT HONOR THE WARRANTY BECAUSE THEY CLAIM THAT THE SWITCH IS PART OF THE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND NOT PART OF THE SEAT BELT. SO MY WIFE AND DAUGHTER HAS TO DRIVE A CAR WITH NO AIR BAGS BECAUSE HONDA/ACURA WILL NOT HONOR THEIR WARRANTY. SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THIS, AS IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM.