general problems of the 2012 Acura TL

Five problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2012 Acura TL. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2012 Acura TL based on all problems reported for the 2012 TL.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 03/25/2025

They changed the originality milleage of the car and sold it too expensive.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/12/2019

I bought my car from the dealership about April of 2019 with 59920 miles and the recall was not fixed now they asked me to do a test to bring the car back and fourth only to run up the miles and time frame to not fix the problems that has occurred from the recall not being fixed there was also a lawsuit document send to me home stating they would fix the recall for free and at this point my car could bring down any day I am a federal employee of the united states government something needs to be done immediately they are selling people defected car / lemons with out consequence and not fixing the recall befor they are bought.

3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 03/27/2018

Car went in for 100k service. Vehicle was diagnosed as also needing valve adjustment. While valves were being adjusted a bad camshaft was identified as cause of noise. I paid to have camshaft replaced but have been in automotive field 50 years so I know unless there is a problem this is not a normal wear item. . I asked for the old parts after the repair. Inspection of the old camshaft showed only one lob had unusual wear which again is unusual. I did a rockwell hardness test on the suspect lobe and the very next lobe and found a significant difference in hardness. The non worn lob was 47. 9c and the failed lob measured 42c. I looked on line and noticed many other Acura/Honda owners had posted messages about the same failures. I contacted Honda customer service and gave them this same information. About three weeks later I received a call letting me know they didn�t,t feel responsible because the car is out of warranty and I used a Honda dealer for the repair rather than an Acura dealer. I don't understand the the second excuse because the engines in both these vehicles are pretty much the same.

4 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/27/2017

Engine is missing a piston ring on one of the cylinders was overlooked in facory. Causing car to consume 0ver 80% of oil every 1000 miles.

5 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/02/2012

Purchased my new 2012 shawd Acura Tl advance in March of 2012. The car had less than 100 miles when purchased and currently has 5k miles (January 2013). The car vibrates when driving at speeds between 40 and 80 mph. It feels like the tires are flat spotted or wheels are out of balance. The wheels and tires have been checked and confirmed by the dealer on 2 seperate ocasions as ok. The dealer classified this vibration as a "vehicle characteristic. " I'm worried it is the sign of a major issue they dont want to deal with.


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