general problems of the 2012 Acura TL

Immobilizer unit (recognizes/reads chip in key fob) failure led to the car shutting off the fuel pump leading to the car shutting down. The car could not be started again leaving the driver stranded by the side of the road. Vehicle had to be towed to an Acura dealer since the electronic immobilizer unit cannot be replaced/programmed by non Acura dealers. Car has been sitting at Acura since the end of December 2024 waiting on parts.

The vehicle has a faulty hands free link module which runs the battery down when the vehicle is not in use. Acura has been aware of this problem since 2005. The government of this sorry ass country has done nothing about this issue except sit on their hands and accept payoffs from Acura. Acura dealers refuse to call back when this issue is mentioned. This results in money being paid for unnecessary repairs for batteries, alternators, and testing just think if you were a handicap person who had to rely on your vehicle for medical services on a weekly basis and every time you went to your vehicle it would not start because of this issue that has been unresolved by Acura since 2005. What a national disgrace.

On 4/28/2023 per balcones heights police officer Ford and officer lopez there is an issue with the license plate light. The light has been replaced twice, to avoid traffic stops. Police continue to cite the issue of no license plate light. There are not any warning lights on the dash board only cited by law enforcement. On 12/19/2020 officer castillo with guadelupe sheriffs officer issued a warning. The warning cited no license plate light. I took photos of the license plate light and took had the vehicle inspected by the Acura dealership.

The vehicle's electronic power steering system fails and the car is near to impossible to steer when driving due to the system failing. Difficult resistance is experienced in motion on city streets, highways and being stationary.

The warning lights came on and then the steering completely went out while driving. This was a very dangerous situation. My wife was barely able to get the car off the road. This happened twice. The first time, the service department replaced the battery and two days later it happened again. It turned out to be the eps module. This was very scary and dangerous.

The radio gets struck on a channel. It will not turn off or switch to satellite radio. It occurs randomly when driving but continues even when car is stopped. It will just randomly start functioning properly. No pattern.

I was driving around 40mph and all of sudden the "eletronic power steering system" light went on. I was not able to steer at all. I had to use all my energy along with body weight to pull the steering wheel to the right so that I could park along the curb. I almost got hit by another vehicle because this happened when I was trying to change lane. I took to the dealer and they took me the diagnostic code 32-09 (power steering module failure). They quoted me $900. Very expensive. This is a very serious issue and well known issue with Honda and Acura. It can be life threaten issue to some people.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Acura Tl. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number:16v061000 (air bags). However, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available. Bd.

Tl- the contact owns a 2012 Acura Tl. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the passenger air bag warning light would not illuminate if a passenger was seated. The failure recurred on multiple occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 4,600. Jo.