2008 Acura Tl

I HAVE A 2008 ACURA TL TYPE-S. THERE IS A SAFETY RECALL FOR THE POWER STEERING HOSE FOR THIS MODEL, HOWEVER THE VIN OF MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I AM EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE WITH THE POWER STEERING HOSE LEAKING (VERIFIED BY AN ACURA DEALERSHIP). I CALLED ACURA AND THEY SAID THAT EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AS CARS THAT ARE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL, MY CAR IS NOT COVERED. I KNOW FROM READING REPORTS FROM OTHER TL OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE, THE HOSE ON MY CAR DOES NOT HAVE THE HOSE WITH THE HEAT-SHIELD THAT IS INSTALLED WHEN THE RECALL WORK IS PERFORMED, THUS MY CAR HAS THE DEFECTIVE HOSE AND SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

HELLO, I RECENTLY GOT THE 2008 ACURA TL 3.2 LTR VEHICLE FROM USED CARS DEALER. I OBSERVED THAT POWER STEERING FLUID IS LEAKING AND IS CAUSING THE BURNT SMELL AND SMOKE IS COMING FROM THE HOOD. MY CAR HAS 57750 MILES AND HAD NO WARRANTY. MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST. I AM PLANNING TO TAKE THE CAR TO ACURA DEALER AND HAVE THEM TAKE A LOOK AT IT. *TR

MY ACURA TL IS A TYPE S. THEY HAVE A RECALL FOR THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE ON THE TL BUT NOT THE TYPE S. MY HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE IS LEAKING IN THE SAME PLACE AS ALL THE OTHER TLS (VERIFIED BY NUMEROUS ACURA FORUMS). IT IS LEAKING DIRECTLY ON THE EXHAUST ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. SMOKE CAN BE SMELLED AT ALL SPEEDS WHILE DRIVING. THIS IS DEFINITELY A FIRE HAZARD. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER AND AN ASE CERTIFIED AUTO MECHANIC. I PURCHASED A REPLACEMENT OUT OF POCKET AFTER THE DEALER DENIED COVERAGE AND REPAIRED IT. THE REPLACEMENT HOSE CAME WITH HEAT SHIELD WRAP AROUND THE EXACT PLACE MINE IS LEAKING. THE RECALLED HOSE WAS DUE TO HEAT DETERIORATION. MY ORIGINAL HOSE HAD NO HEAT WRAP. IF THE TL-S IS NOT SUBJECT TO THE RECALL, WHY WOULD IT NEED THIS UPGRADE? *TR

FOR THE LAST 1.5 YEARS, MY WIFE AND I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN RIVERSIDE, CALIFORNIA ABOUT THE HARD STEERING ON HER 2008 ACURA TL. THE HARD STEERING HAS ALREADY CAUSED DAILY PAIN AND MUSCLE STRAIN ON MY WIFE'S SHOULDER. OUR COMPLAINTS HAVE GONE TO DEAF EARS. THEY CHECKED AND ALWAYS SAID THAT "THE CAR IS FINE, THE CAR IS FINE." I BELIEVE THE CAR IS NOT FINE OR SAFE BECAUSE WE PRESENTLY EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM. ISN'T THERE A RECALL WITH REGARDS TO THIS STEERING PROBLEM ON 2008 ACURA TL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME SYMPTOMS MENTIONED IN RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V091000, STEERING HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST, HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS. THE VEHICLE LEAKED POWER STEERING FLUID ON THE ENGINE. ACURA REPAIRED THE VEHICLE AT A 50% DISCOUNT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 53,800.