Five problems related to service brakes have been reported for the 2004 Acura TL. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2004 Acura TL based on all problems reported for the 2004 TL.
04 Acura Tl my transmission wen applying the brakes feel like a big part of tranny broke u feel it movelike it grideing about to brake it can cause a big accident or death . If wen fully applys brakes complete stop . It will b bad it say a recall yrs ago 4 this same thing im telling u now about trannie I got kids I take n car seat belt lock dont work n back lights keep flashing n back at nite out of no were is there something n my car my gmail is 78fsalas05@gmail. Com. 04 Acura Tl had only 2mounths paid 3000 n montclair now it sits not going to chance it driveing no safe at all pleasr help me.
Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Acura Tl. The contact stated that while turning the vehicle on, the vsa warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was turned off and restarted, however, the vsa warning indicator remained illuminated followed but the illumination of the abs system warning indicator. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the vsa module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 116,220. Djr.
I had to slam on my brakes today to avoid hitting a car. The abs kicked in like it should and I heard the clicking of it going on and off. I stopped in time but noticed when I step on my brake now, it goes about half way down before they start to engage. Ii did a search and found the following TSB 07-041. This is a safety issue! Honda is recalled the odyssey vehicles for the same issue. It is a known issue in 2004 through 2006 Acura Tl and no action is being taken. This is the second instance at 64000 miles. The first instance was at 25,792 miles (03/10/08) and Acura replaced the vsa modulator. Various online blogs report others having the same issue.
Several time my right brakes have completely locked up for a few seconds with no warning. This cause car to veer off to the right nearly causing an accident. This has happened multiple times and can be recreated.
The biggest problem with my Acura is the battery. I have replaced at least 4 batteries since about 39,000 miles. I never knew why my battery was dying until about two months ago, an employee at Acura told me that the hands free link is draining too much of the battery because of some faulty equipment. I asked for them to cover it for free and was denied because there is no recall with that equipment yet. They are aware that other Acuras have had the same problem and yet they still won't cover my cost for new equipment or at least cover cost to get the hands free disconnected. This device is still draining my battery. The other problem with car is that the brakes in front were sticking so bad I had to ge the roaders grinded on two different occasions. Now the back brakes are sticking too. Please call when you reach a decision.