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.
Power steering completely stopped working one morning. Took the car to a mechanic to have him tell me that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. Spent over $600 to get it fixed only for him to tell me it was not the rack/pinion that was the issue..... I replaced the fluid and that is not the problem either. I have been hearing of a lot of TL's having the same issue. I wish it was a lot easier to trouble shoot this.
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Power steering completely stopped working one morning. Took the car to a mechanic to have him tell me that the rack and pinion needed to be replaced. Spent over $600 to get it fixed only for him to tell me it was not the rack/pinion that was the issue..... I replaced the fluid and that is not the problem either. I have been hearing of a lot of TL's having the same issue. I wish it was a lot easier to trouble shoot this.
- Sambo C., Bellflower, CA, US