CarComplaints.com Notes: The 1999-2003 Acura TL has a known & widespread defect with the transmission.

Honda fixed some vehicles with a recall in 2004 by changing the oil cooler return line. To settle a class action lawsuit in 2006, Honda extended the transmission warranty on some of these Acura TL's to 93 months / 109,000 miles.

Now these vehicles are past the warranty limit, so buyer beware.

10.0

really awful
Crashes / Fires:
5 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
3 / 0
Average Mileage:
8,098 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2000 Acura TL seat belts / air bags problems

seat belts / air bags problem

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2000 Acura TL Owner Comments

problem #8

Aug 092006

TL 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 55,783 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Opd passenger voltage issue causing SRS restraint system to fail. Known issues with all makes and models from 1999 to present.

- San Jose, CA, USA

problem #7

Mar 072002

TL

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Purchased 2002 Acura brand new. During an accident, the driver air bag did not deploy during crash. The passenger air bag deployed when no one was in the passenger seat during crash. Acura 3.2 TL was featured to be a safe vehicle in advertisements. It had front and side airbags. Acura is combining target markets for approach to safety, best value for high end car, upper-end demographics. For a price of over $28,000, vehicle should be be flawless. Let the buyer beware. Consumer product safety commission should issue a recall.

- Cedar Park, TX, USA

problem #6

Aug 122003

(reported on)

TL

  • 9,000 miles
Driver side air bag deployed prematurely without vehicle being in an accident or impacted.

- West Orange, NJ, USA

problem #5

Jan 042002

TL

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

While in motion, consumer was involved in a collision. The air bags failed to deploy at the time of the incident.

- San Rafael, CA, USA

problem #4

Jan 082001

TL

  • miles
Vehicle was involved in a 40 mph frontal collision. Upon impact, both, frontal and side air bags, did not deploy. Dealer notified. Feel free to provide any further information.

- Arlington, TX, USA

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problem #3

Aug 062000

TL

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
Consumer was involved in a 40 mph frontal collision in which frontal driver/ passenger and side air bags did not deploy. Side air bag warning light illuminated, indicating a malfunction.

- Clevland, GA, USA

problem #2

Nov 282000

TL

  • miles
Air bags deployed in an accident where vehicle was at a stop sign and only going approx 5 mph. Air bag replacement was 80% of repair bill no other major damage to vehicle.

- Naples, FL, USA

problem #1

Jan 142000

TL

  • miles
Vehicle was involved in a frontal collision and driver's airbag did not deploy, resulting in minor chest injuries. Manufacturer will be notified.

- Sun City West, AZ, USA

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