general problems of the 2004 Acura TL

I was driving and all of a sudden I hit a pot hole and then when I went to take a turn my car ended up making a shaking rattling sound when I pulled to to side to check it the ball joint was half way out of the control arm.

The contact owns a 2004 Acura Tl. The contact stated while driving at 60 mph with her mother in the front passenger’s side seat, her mother informed her that the vehicle was bouncing. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the front lower control arms, shocks, and bushings were replaced; however, the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the driver's side of the vehicle dropped significantly and the vehicle stopped. The vehicle was towed to the residence. The dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact associated the failure with NHTSA campaign number: 11e022000 (suspension). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 150,000.

I purchased this used car and while driving the vsa (vehicle stability assis) light comes on with the accompanying trianlge with exclamation point. When the light comes on while driving the car will tug you to the right. Once you stop the vehicle and turn off and re-start the light will turn off. As you drive again, the light comes on and tugs the vehicle to the right. When we purchased the vehicle I drove it home with my 16 year old (it is planned to be his first car) and I was on the highway going 60 and the vsa light came on and tugged the vehicle to the right. I did not lose control but it can definitely catch someone off guard and cause them to over correct. I took the car in to a local auto shop and they said there was a fault on the vsa module and a couple of other issues. I spent $1,300 to replace both front bearings, hubs, 1 speed control sensor because they recommended that be done before looking to replace the vsa modulating assembly ($1,800 + install). . Read more...

After having my car in the shop for 2 weeks trying to figure out why the power steering won't stop freaking exploding when there is nothing wrong with any of the parts except the hoses going bad. I once again was left in the middle of a busy street with no power steering trying to muscle my way back to the shop. This is ridiculousssssss. Why are they not telling us their cars have issues!!!!!.

Struts snapped on highway.

Tl- the contact owns a 2004 Acura Tl. The contact stated that while driving about 10 mph,, attempting to make a turn,, a loud boom sound was heard from the front-end of the vehicle and caused "the wheels to move up and down". There was no warning. The failure recurred three times. The dealer was not called. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that there was no recall,. And that nothing could be done. . The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who repaired the failure. The contact did not elaborate on the diagnosis or how the failure was repaired. The contact simply stated that the vehicle was repaired. The failure mileage was not provided. Fe.

I purchased vehicle August 2, 2008. I have been having problems with the vehicle since the purchase. The vehicle hums and shakes while driving and a vibration can be felt.

- the contact stated that when the 2004 Acura Tl, was at the dealership on 01/18/07 for regular maintenance she was informed by the service mechanic that the 2 rear tiresprematurely wear wore out. The contact stated that NHTSA has a service bulletin #05076. The contact stated that the mechanic informed her that it was best to purchase 4 new tires instead of replacing the 2 back tires. The contact stated that these tires came with the vehicle with dot# 0b6ntu22404 and size p235/45r17 radial. The contact felt that this was manufacturing issue and the manufacturer should recall these tires. The dealership informed her that she has to pay 75% of tire replacement as per the dealership tire chart, Honda will pay remaining 25%. The contact stated that this is a public safety issue and the tires could explode anytime and it is not the fault of the owner. Updated 03/30/07.

While driving driver noticed that the vehicle shook uncontrollably. Driver was able to maintain control of the vehicle, and drove it to the dealer, and mechanic determined that all four tires needed to be balanced, and a wheel aligned. Driver informed the mechanic that this problem still occurred, and had not been resolved. Afterwards the mechanic told the driver that this vehicle operated as designed, and had a design flaw problem from the manufacturer.

While driving between 52 - 58 mph steering column shakes violently.

My car has been to the dealer twice for replacement tires due to vibration throughout my car. The second time my tires were replaced with the updated el42, and the vibrations still persist, along with the fact that the car now pulls to the left. When I called criswell Acura of annapolis, I was told that the pulling to the left was not an alingment problem it was a tire pressure issue. So I took my car back to the dealership and they properly inflated my tires. And of course my car still pulls to the left.

The contact owns a 2004 Acura Tl. The contact stated that every time he drives his vehicle at 50 mph, the vehicle vibrates and then stops. Once the speed reaches 75 mph, the vibration becomes worse. He took the vehicle to the dealer twice, but they could not determine the cause of the failure. The current mileage was 46,000 and failure mileage was 500. Updated 02-19-08.

While driving 50 mph vehicle vibrated with such a force that consumer had to slow the speed down to almost a stop to get vibration to stop. It occurred mostly in the mornings when vehicle just started out. Consumer took the vehicle to the dealer, who said that it was a tire problem and not a mechanical defect. Consumer then put on a set of bridgestone turanza el42 tires which were the same tires that were on the vehicle. The next day the same problem occurred at the same speeds. In other words, nothing changed.

I've purchased the 2004 Tl on October 2003. Since the very beginning, the car would constantly vibrate at higher speeds (primarily at 55+mph). Took the car to the dealer for wheel alignment and balancing. The problem didn't go away. Six months later, Acura replaced my bridgstone tires with a new re-fromulated tires. As a result, the vibration felt at higher speeds weren't as severe (though still present). After driving for a month, the same level of vibrations at higher speeds returned. I've been attempting to resolve the issue with my dealer and Acura for 8 months now, but as of today, no resolution has been forthcoming. Vibrations felt at 55+mph, is a serious safety issue and I believe Acura should be more proactive in resolving this matter.