https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Acura TL. en-us Sun, 18 Oct 2026 04:32:32 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2166077 Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 GMT I have reached out to Acura on three separate occasions to try and get them to inspect and possibly replace my recalled airbags. They have failed to contact us back every time and this is our only mode of transportation. I've expressed my concerns to them each time and let them know I'm forced to drive this vehicle until it's fixed. https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2156575 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2008 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at lower speeds or while making a left or right turn, the steering wheel became stiff and excessive force was required to steer the vehicle. No warning lights illuminated. The local dealer was contacted. It was unknown whether the vehicle was previously diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2149313 Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT My Acura (VIN: [XXX] ) experienced a non-collision spontaneous deployment of the side airbag while the vehicle was completely stationary. There was no impact, no crash, and no triggering event. This is a serious safety defect that could have caused significant injury or loss of vehicle control had the car been in motion. This vehicle was previously included in NHTSA Recall 19V182000 involving Tak https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2147359 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2006 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH uphill, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was an abnormal sputtering sound coming from the vehicle. The "VSA" (Vehicle Stability Assist) and air bag warning lights illuminated, and an unknown message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over t https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2147360 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2006 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH uphill, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was an abnormal sputtering sound coming from the vehicle. The "VSA" (Vehicle Stability Assist) and air bag warning lights illuminated, and an unknown message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over t https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2147361 Mon, 10 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2006 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving 35 MPH uphill, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended while depressing the accelerator pedal. There was an abnormal sputtering sound coming from the vehicle. The "VSA" (Vehicle Stability Assist) and air bag warning lights illuminated, and an unknown message was displayed on the instrument panel. The contact pulled over t https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2146967 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT While I was driving 55 mph, on the throttle, the transmission acted as it was in Neutral but all indicators verified it was in Drive. The RPMs were fluctuating during this & my car wouldn't accelerate. I was in the middle of a busy highway, the car came to a stop, I shifted it into Park, then tried to engage back into Drive with no success. In the middle of oncoming & ongoing HWY traffic, I turned https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2146968 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT While I was driving 55 mph, on the throttle, the transmission acted as it was in Neutral but all indicators verified it was in Drive. The RPMs were fluctuating during this & my car wouldn't accelerate. I was in the middle of a busy highway, the car came to a stop, I shifted it into Park, then tried to engage back into Drive with no success. In the middle of oncoming & ongoing HWY traffic, I turned https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2146969 Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT While I was driving 55 mph, on the throttle, the transmission acted as it was in Neutral but all indicators verified it was in Drive. The RPMs were fluctuating during this & my car wouldn't accelerate. I was in the middle of a busy highway, the car came to a stop, I shifted it into Park, then tried to engage back into Drive with no success. In the middle of oncoming & ongoing HWY traffic, I turned https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2141683 Tue, 21 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT Airbag light came on and remained https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2138946 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The high pressure power steering hose on my car is leaking. Issues with Air bags https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2138947 Sun, 12 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT The high pressure power steering hose on my car is leaking. Issues with Air bags https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2117757 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT My wife, [XXX] , purchased a 2005 Acura TL on [XXX]. The car was not inspected, it had a hole in the oil tank, was leaking battery acid, had broken control arms, wore out rotors, wore out brake pads, bald tires, Vehicle Stability Control disabled, no AC, cracked dashboard where the passenger air bag is located, and the alignment was so bad that the car would try to pull very hard off of the road. https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2117758 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT My wife, [XXX] , purchased a 2005 Acura TL on [XXX]. The car was not inspected, it had a hole in the oil tank, was leaking battery acid, had broken control arms, wore out rotors, wore out brake pads, bald tires, Vehicle Stability Control disabled, no AC, cracked dashboard where the passenger air bag is located, and the alignment was so bad that the car would try to pull very hard off of the road. https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2117759 Wed, 06 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT My wife, [XXX] , purchased a 2005 Acura TL on [XXX]. The car was not inspected, it had a hole in the oil tank, was leaking battery acid, had broken control arms, wore out rotors, wore out brake pads, bald tires, Vehicle Stability Control disabled, no AC, cracked dashboard where the passenger air bag is located, and the alignment was so bad that the car would try to pull very hard off of the road. https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2116951 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The Acura key has a hinge on it with a release button and a spring where the keys open when the button is pressed and the key locks in place. The locking mechanism on the hinge failed. This means that when enough items are on a keychain on the key the weight will rotate the keys into a lever and pull the car into the off position on its own while driving on the road. My car has turned off withou https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2116952 Mon, 04 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT The Acura key has a hinge on it with a release button and a spring where the keys open when the button is pressed and the key locks in place. The locking mechanism on the hinge failed. This means that when enough items are on a keychain on the key the weight will rotate the keys into a lever and pull the car into the off position on its own while driving on the road. My car has turned off withou https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2112727 Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2010 Acura TL. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera displayed a blank image. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the camera and the radio needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000. https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2109322 Sat, 12 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT It's like when my transmission gets warmed up the RPM's will rev up and then it will come out of gear. Then I have to pull over put it in park and turn the car off. Let it sit for a minute or two then it will drive fine for 10 to 15 minutes before doing it again. https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2107764 Tue, 08 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT Driving down the highway with my sun shade open but the actual sunroof closed and all of a sudden I just hear a loud pop and glass is all over my head and thighs. The sunroof shattered leaving me with glasses everywhere. No rock was in the sunroof when I was vacuuming the remaining parts of glass. https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2105475 Mon, 30 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT The "SRS" dashboard red light illuminated and stays on. On May 19, 2029 Acura "Replaced Driver S/B." Acura Dealer and Manufacturer are both telling me that my "Inflator" and "Airbag Module" is not covered again since there has been no recall by Acura or NHTSA. Please advise me as to warranty a second time at no cost to me? https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2099276 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT They changed the originality milleage of the car and sold it too expensive https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2099277 Tue, 10 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT They changed the originality milleage of the car and sold it too expensive https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2084690 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2008 Acura TL. The contact stated that the power steering fluid reservoir needed to be refilled more often than expected, making it difficult to steer the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle occasionally lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the Vehicle Safety Assist (VSA) system failed and the VSA Modulator Control illuminated on the instrument pan https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2084691 Mon, 21 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT The contact owns a 2008 Acura TL. The contact stated that the power steering fluid reservoir needed to be refilled more often than expected, making it difficult to steer the vehicle. The contact stated that the vehicle occasionally lost power steering functionality. The contact stated that the Vehicle Safety Assist (VSA) system failed and the VSA Modulator Control illuminated on the instrument pan https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2081379 Tue, 08 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT I am writing to formally report a significant paint defect on my 2013 Acura TL. Large sections of the clear coat are peeling off the vehicle and the issue continues to spread. The vehicle has been well maintained and regularly washed. This issue is not only unsightly and damaging to the vehicle’s resale value, but it may also lead to more serious deterioration of the exterior over time, includin https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2070815 Tue, 04 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT See attached document for complaint. https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2067903 Fri, 21 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT Immobilizer unit (recognizes/reads chip in key fob) failure led to the car shutting off the fuel pump leading to the car shutting down. The car could not be started again leaving the driver stranded by the side of the road. Vehicle had to be towed to an Acura dealer since the electronic immobilizer unit cannot be replaced/programmed by non Acura dealers. Car has been sitting at Acura since the https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2057379 Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT Driving on the freeway on a particularly warm day in California with the sunroof tilted up. Heard a explosion and glass fell on top of me and my family. We pulled over to see what had happened because we didn't see any objects flying at us. Upon inspection of the vehicle we noticed that the sunroof had imploded. The glass didn't shatter all the way it looked as if something had been thrown from https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl https://plaincars.com/make/acura-tl#complaint-2050670 Thu, 26 Dec 2024 00:00:00 GMT power steering leaking fluid