Acura TL owners have reported 8 problems related to exterior lighting (under the exterior lighting category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Acura TL based on all problems reported for the TL.
Despite replacing very expensive bulb twice, the electrical system burns the lights out within minutes. The electric check revealed that it will cost over $600 to replace this entire light because of the design flaw.
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Gear/transmission lock up while driving. Vehicle stalled and could not switch gear back to drive. Vehicle failed emissions twice but was passed 3rd time without exemption or waiver. This vehicle has been discontinued due to the on going unfixable issues, why wasn't it blacklisted or label a category a car? these Acura's are dangerous and shouldn't even be allowed on the road! NHTSA doesn't even specify if the vehicle was fixed after the recalls- obviously they weren't because the car was poorly made and is unfixable. We need justice.
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!!!warning this is a safety issue and needs to be addressed!!! "cruise control control box defect!" 2003 Tl type s automatic 4 door without cruise control on car engine began to rev out of control while driving, tried to apply brakes but engine is too strong, once vehicle hit 80 mph from this on highway I calmly turned ignition off one click so steering wheel would not lock and coasted to safety. I had to detach module as well as speed control wire going to the idle control of engine. If I was inexperienced I could have been killed either by getting into an accident or by my airback being deployed and killed from the takata inflator. "clear coat" 2003 Tl type s black clear coat paint flaking off and massively discolored due to the dry winter cold and the uv heat during summer. "instrument panel lighting problem" 2003 Tl type s problem with part of instrument panel where odometer is as well as outside temp not illuminating.
When I started the vehicle, it had a moaning sound. I continued driving and the battery light, airbag light, csv light, all came on just before the dash lights flickered on and off, then totally went out and the car engine shut off. When I tried to jumpstart the car, the car started after a few minutes but when the jumper cables were removed, the car instantly shut down. The car was in the middle of the road and had to be towed to my house. Three months ago, the car would not start. I got it jumpstarted and it ran perfectly until the above incident occurred. This is the third battery this car has had since 2009.
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The seal on head lights on this vehicles fails accumulating a lot of condensation making it hard for driving at night. Light bulbs keep burning out making it a fire electrical hazard and dangerous for owners and other vehicles and pedestrians.
My Acura Tl's lights work and then don't work all of a sudden. The right head light will go out, and then when I try to turn off the lights and turn them back on the left light will go out and the right will come back on, and back and forth until they both go out and won't come back on until I leave the lights off for about 15 to 20 minutes. Another thing I'm concerned about is my horn, it works at certain angles but doesn't work most of the time and when it is aligned straight. I was on ih-35 and an 18 wheeler was changing into my lane and when I tried to honk my horn to let him know I was right next to him it wouldn't work. If it wasn't for no cars being next to me I would have crashed to the cars next to me or the 18 wheeler would have crushed my car with my self and my kids in it. Another thing is that the horn is also a problem to a 2001 Acura Tl my friend had and I have asked other people that I have seen that have the same generation as my Acura Tl that if there horn works and they have had the same problem. I really think that it is a safety concern simply because if someone would be in the same situation as I was it could easily be an accident. If it isn't a safety concern then what would be the reason for the inspection not to pass if they don't work. . .
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I am a claim representative for nationwide insurance. Our insured, john miholic's son, was driving the 2003 Acura 3. 2tl at night. He lost control of the vehicle and struck the right front end of his vehicle. A cause and origin report conducted by lange technical service indicated that due to the impact, the ignition of combustible materials form the high intensity head lamp bulb that was displaced caused the fire which totaled out the vehicle.
Vehicle's low beams are aimed to low failing to provide illumination. High beams caused reflections high up on vertical objects at the sides of the roads. Dealer stated that was the way the lights were designed and they could not be corrected.
Problem Category | Number of Problems |
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Headlights problems | |
Exterior Lighting problems | |
Brake Light Switch problems | |
Fog Light Switch problems | |
High/low Beam Switch problems | |
Brake Light problems | |
Headlight Switch problems | |
Turn Signal problems |