2006 Acura Tl

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AT 40 MPH AND WAS SLIPPING AT 50 MPH UNTIL IT WENT NEUTRAL ON A BUSY ROAD. STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY DESTINATION. LATER THAT DAY I DROVE BACK HOME ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AFTER 15 MINUTES BUT THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT UPSHIFT PROPERLY AND WOULD GO TO NEUTRAL. STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER AGAIN AND WAITED. RE-STARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE AGAIN BUT ONLY FOR 3-4 MINUTES UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WENT TO NEUTRAL AGAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR 2-3 MORE TIMES UNTIL I STOPPED AND JUST PARKED THE CAR WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO TAKE BACK TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP. FOUND OUT FROM THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. I CALLED THE ACURA DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE IT WAS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD 68K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED EXTREMELY WELL AND CARED FOR. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION ON PRIOR VEHICLES I DROVE (98 CIVIC 100K+ MILES AND 98 ACCORD 4 CYCLE 190K MILES). *TR

MY CAR BATTERY KEPT DYING EVERY 3 MONTHS, I EVEN GOT A NEW BATTERY AND MY CAR WAS STILL DYING. I WAS STRANDED AT THE BANK IN A PARKING LOT, MY DRIVEWAY, AND AT WORK. AFTER IT DIED AGAIN AND WOULDN'T START WITH A NEW BATTERY I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP. THEY STATED IT IS MY BLUE TOOTH, WHICH HADN'T BEEN WORKING, THAT IS DRAINING MY BATTERY AND THEY HAVE SEEN IT IN MY MODEL AND YEAR. I HAD TO PAY $100 TO HAVE IT DISCONNECTED AND THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME $400 TO HAVE IT REPLACED. I REPLACED IT AND NOW THEY WONT REIMBURSE ME. THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE BEING STRANDED WITH YOUR CAR NOT STARTING. I HAVE A BABY THAT IS NOT OK WITH ME TO WONDER IF MY CAR WILL START. PLEASE HELP ACURA NEEDS TO BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR THIS FAULTY PART AND THE SAFETY OF PEOPLE DRIVING THEIR CARS. *TR

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