Consumer Safety Complaints
Search 2,245,377 safety complaints filed by vehicle owners with NHTSA, including 140,173 crashes, 56,794 fires, and 8,580 deaths.
What is a NHTSA consumer complaint?
A consumer complaint is a free-form report filed by a vehicle owner directly to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) describing a safety concern about their vehicle. NHTSA collects these reports through its Vehicle Owner Defect Report (VOQ) system and publishes them publicly. Each complaint includes the affected component, the date and circumstances of the incident, whether the failure caused a crash or fire, and any reported injuries or deaths. The owner's full narrative description is included verbatim, NHTSA does not edit or moderate the descriptions.
The database below contains over 2,245,377 individual complaints. NHTSA's investigators monitor it for clusters of similar reports, when enough owners describe the same failure mode on the same vehicle, NHTSA may open a Preliminary Evaluation that can lead to a recall. Many of the largest recalls in U.S. history, including the Takata airbag recall and the Hyundai/Kia engine fire recalls, started as patterns visible in this complaint database years before they became formal recalls.
How to interpret what you read
A few principles for reading consumer complaints usefully:
- One complaint is anecdote; a hundred similar complaints is data. NHTSA does not investigate the truthfulness of any individual report, that's the job of the Office of Defects Investigation, which looks at the full pattern. When evaluating a vehicle, look for whether multiple owners describe the same chain of events.
- Crash, fire, injury, and death flags are owner-set. They are not verified by NHTSA. They are still useful as a filter, because owners who tick those boxes are typically reporting more serious incidents than those who don't.
- Component categories are NHTSA-assigned, not owner-assigned. NHTSA standardizes the component field so that complaints can be aggregated. The owner narrative often goes into more detail than the component category captures.
- Complaint volume scales with sales volume. A best-selling model will accumulate more raw complaints than a niche model even at the same defect rate. To compare across vehicles, look at complaints per 100,000 units sold, not raw counts.
If you've experienced a defect
File a complaint. NHTSA's investigators rely on this database to detect emerging defects, and useful complaints, specific, concrete, with dates and mileage and clear descriptions of what happened, feed directly into the agency's pattern detection. The form takes about 10 minutes and is at nhtsa.gov/recalls under "Report a Safety Problem." Your complaint becomes part of the same public record that this page is built from. Owners filing detailed VOQs are how recalls get triggered.
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Showing 17,413 complaints for ACURA
Incident date: Jan 9, 2019
THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGES AND THE CAR TAKES OFF FROM A DEAD STAND STILL WHEN RESUME BUTTON IS BUMPED. IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING CRUISE CONTROL SHOULD NOT ENGAGE FROM A STANDSTILL OR SLOW SPEED. I DISCOVERED THIS AFTER THE DEALER SERVICED THE CAR AND THE TECH HAD TURNED ON THE CRUISE THE RESUME BUTTON PERTRUDES OUT FROM THE STEARING WHEEL AND AS I WAS COASTING THROUGH A TURN ON THE DEALERS LOT THE CA... Read more
Incident date: Nov 6, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. HONDA OF PRESCOTT (3291 WILLOW CREEK RD, PRESCOTT, AZ 86301, (928) 778-5500) WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THAT THE PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE FOR THE RECALL REMEDY. THE MANUFACTURER... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2019
ACURA MDX 2012 - PERSISTENT SLOW START OF THE ENGINE; ENGINE IS STRAINING TO TURN OVER/START. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 4 TIMES, CHECKED ALL POSSIBLE PROBLEMS (STARTER, SPARK PLUGS ETC.) BUT SAME RANDOM, PERIODIC PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE STRUGGLING TO START. RELATED PROBLEM: FUEL TANK APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT LOOSE; WHEN I BUY GASOLINE, I CAN SEE THE GAS TANK MOVE. IN ADDITION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO FI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2019
ACURA MDX 2012 - PERSISTENT SLOW START OF THE ENGINE; ENGINE IS STRAINING TO TURN OVER/START. I HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 4 TIMES, CHECKED ALL POSSIBLE PROBLEMS (STARTER, SPARK PLUGS ETC.) BUT SAME RANDOM, PERIODIC PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE STRUGGLING TO START. RELATED PROBLEM: FUEL TANK APPEARS TO BE SOMEWHAT LOOSE; WHEN I BUY GASOLINE, I CAN SEE THE GAS TANK MOVE. IN ADDITION, IT IS DIFFICULT TO FI... Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2019
THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY LOCKED UP AND VERED INTO THE ON COMING LANE OF TRAFFIC
Incident date: Jan 11, 2019
THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY LOCKED UP AND VERED INTO THE ON COMING LANE OF TRAFFIC
Incident date: Jan 11, 2019
THE VEHICLE UNCONTROLLABLY LOCKED UP AND VERED INTO THE ON COMING LANE OF TRAFFIC
Incident date: Apr 8, 2014
THE DASHBOARD IN MY ACURA 2005 TL IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS, MOST NOTABLY AROUND WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF ACURAS YEARS 2004 AND 2005. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE ALL VERY SIMILAR LOCATIONS ON THE DASH. I AM CONCERNED THAT 1) THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY 2) THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY INCORRECTLY 3) UPON DEPLOYMENT, THE DAMAGED DA... Read more
Incident date: Apr 8, 2014
THE DASHBOARD IN MY ACURA 2005 TL IS CRACKED IN SEVERAL AREAS, MOST NOTABLY AROUND WHERE THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. AFTER RESEARCHING, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AMONG OWNERS OF ACURAS YEARS 2004 AND 2005. THE CRACKS SEEM TO BE ALL VERY SIMILAR LOCATIONS ON THE DASH. I AM CONCERNED THAT 1) THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY 2) THE AIRBAG WILL DEPLOY INCORRECTLY 3) UPON DEPLOYMENT, THE DAMAGED DA... Read more
Incident date: May 5, 2014
MY ACURA 2005 TL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE FILED PREVIOUSLY, THIS FILING IS ANOTHER CONCERN THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE ONES I JUST SUBMITTED REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHBOARD - WILL THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD BREAK APART EASILY AND CAUSE INJURY DURING A MINOR ACCIDENT? THIS CONCERN IS ADDITIONAL TO THE AIRBAG CONCERNS I ARTICULATED IN MY PREVIOUS SUBMISSION.
Incident date: May 5, 2014
MY ACURA 2005 TL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE FILED PREVIOUSLY, THIS FILING IS ANOTHER CONCERN THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE ONES I JUST SUBMITTED REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHBOARD - WILL THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD BREAK APART EASILY AND CAUSE INJURY DURING A MINOR ACCIDENT? THIS CONCERN IS ADDITIONAL TO THE AIRBAG CONCERNS I ARTICULATED IN MY PREVIOUS SUBMISSION.
Incident date: May 5, 2014
MY ACURA 2005 TL HAS SEVERAL CRACKS THROUGHOUT THE DASHBOARD. I HAVE FILED PREVIOUSLY, THIS FILING IS ANOTHER CONCERN THAT CAN BE ADDED TO THE ONES I JUST SUBMITTED REGARDING THE CRACKED DASHBOARD - WILL THE DAMAGED DASHBOARD BREAK APART EASILY AND CAUSE INJURY DURING A MINOR ACCIDENT? THIS CONCERN IS ADDITIONAL TO THE AIRBAG CONCERNS I ARTICULATED IN MY PREVIOUS SUBMISSION.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
THE DASHBOARD IN OUR ACURA SUDDENLY HAD A CRACK IN IT FROM FRONT TO BACK ON ONE SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME SIZE OF CRACK APPEARED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS CAR ONLY HAS A BIT OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2005 AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL CARED FOR. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CRACKS ARE ON EACH SIDE OF THE ... Read more
Incident date: Nov 1, 2018
THE DASHBOARD IN OUR ACURA SUDDENLY HAD A CRACK IN IT FROM FRONT TO BACK ON ONE SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, THEN A FEW DAYS LATER THE SAME SIZE OF CRACK APPEARED ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS CAR ONLY HAS A BIT OVER 40,000 MILES ON IT EVEN THOUGH IT IS A 2005 AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED AND WELL CARED FOR. WE ARE CONCERNED BECAUSE THE CRACKS ARE ON EACH SIDE OF THE ... Read more
Incident date: Jan 4, 2019
MY 2008 MDX'S BATTERY WOULD DRAIN OUT OFTEN AND HAD TO REPLACE 2-3 NEW BATTERIES DURING THAT TIME FRAME AND NUMEROUS JUMP START. RECENTLY, I JUST CHANGED BATTERY AND HAD TO JUMP START AGAIN WITHIN A MONTH. I REALLY GOT FRUSTRATED AND TOOK THE CAR TO CAR DEALER AND HE SAID IT'S AN HFL ISSUE WHICH DRAINS YOUR BATTERY OUT, SO I HAVE TO PAY $200 TO DISCONNECT THE SYSTEM OR PAY $4000 TO PUT A NEW HFL S... Read more
ACURA
MDX SPORT HYBRID
(2017) - ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Jan 7, 2019
Incident date: Oct 26, 2018
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY BREAKS DOWN WITH "POWER SYSTEM" AND "AWD" WARNING LIGHTS TRIGGERING SAFE MODE OPERATION. SAFE MODE LIMITS POWER AND POTENTIALLY CREATES UNSAFE CONDITION AS CAR CANNOT BE OPERATED AT FULL POWER. ACURA REFUSES TO REPAIR. PROBLEM OCCURS BOTH WITH IN MOTION AND WHEN AT IDLE.
ACURA
MDX SPORT HYBRID
(2017) - POWER TRAIN
Jan 7, 2019
Incident date: Oct 26, 2018
VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY BREAKS DOWN WITH "POWER SYSTEM" AND "AWD" WARNING LIGHTS TRIGGERING SAFE MODE OPERATION. SAFE MODE LIMITS POWER AND POTENTIALLY CREATES UNSAFE CONDITION AS CAR CANNOT BE OPERATED AT FULL POWER. ACURA REFUSES TO REPAIR. PROBLEM OCCURS BOTH WITH IN MOTION AND WHEN AT IDLE.
Incident date: Dec 12, 2018
TAKATA RECALL: REVIEW CAMERA REMAINS ON WHEN I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. CONSEQUENTLY, I AM DRIVING LOOKING AT THE ROAD BEHIND ME ON THE SCREEN.
Incident date: Dec 12, 2018
TAKATA RECALL: CORRECTION FOR COMPLAINT #11164408. REAR VIEW CAMERA REMAINS IN THE REVERSE POSITION WHEN I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. CONSEQUENTLY, I AM DRIVING WITH A VIEW OF THE ROAD BEHIND ME. THIS HAS HAPPEN THREE TIMES. I REPORTED THIS TO ACURA OF PEORA, AZ. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A DAY BUT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE CONTACTING ACURA HEADQUARTERS AND WOULD GET BACK... Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2018
TAKATA RECALL: CORRECTION FOR COMPLAINT #11164408. REAR VIEW CAMERA REMAINS IN THE REVERSE POSITION WHEN I SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. CONSEQUENTLY, I AM DRIVING WITH A VIEW OF THE ROAD BEHIND ME. THIS HAS HAPPEN THREE TIMES. I REPORTED THIS TO ACURA OF PEORA, AZ. THEY KEPT MY CAR FOR A DAY BUT DIDN'T RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THEY WERE CONTACTING ACURA HEADQUARTERS AND WOULD GET BACK... Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2019
I WAS TRAVELING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AND MY STEERING WHEEL BECAME HARD TO TURN ALMOST CAUSING ME TO WRECK. A WARNING LIGHT CAME ON STATING CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM, I LATER FOUND OUT IT WAS MY EPS UNIT THAT HAD GONE OUT. ACURA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM AND REFUSE TO RECALL THE ISSUE AND CONTINUE TO PUT FAMILIES LIVES IN DANGER. THIS MANUFACTURER NEEDS SOME ACCOUNTABILITY.
ACURA
TSX SPORT WAGON
(2012) - ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Jan 5, 2019
Incident date: Jan 5, 2019
I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 MPH AND THE EPS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST CRASHED AS THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN.
ACURA
TSX SPORT WAGON
(2012) - STEERING
Jan 5, 2019
Incident date: Jan 5, 2019
I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 MPH AND THE EPS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST CRASHED AS THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN.
Incident date: Dec 30, 2018
I RECENTLY BOUGH THE CAR AND I AM NOW REGRETTING IT BECAUSE THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLUGGISH AND DOESN'T PROVIDE POWER WHEN NEEDED. IN THE MORNING WHEN I START THE CAR THE CAR JUST LAGS THE POWER UNTIL I PRESS HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL. WE TOOK THIS ON A ROAD TRIP TO CALIFORNIA FROM UTAH AND AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE AMPLE POWER TO PASS OTHER DRIVERS AND IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO THIN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 30, 2018
I RECENTLY BOUGH THE CAR AND I AM NOW REGRETTING IT BECAUSE THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLUGGISH AND DOESN'T PROVIDE POWER WHEN NEEDED. IN THE MORNING WHEN I START THE CAR THE CAR JUST LAGS THE POWER UNTIL I PRESS HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL. WE TOOK THIS ON A ROAD TRIP TO CALIFORNIA FROM UTAH AND AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE AMPLE POWER TO PASS OTHER DRIVERS AND IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO THIN... Read more
Incident date: Dec 30, 2018
I RECENTLY BOUGH THE CAR AND I AM NOW REGRETTING IT BECAUSE THE 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION IS VERY SLUGGISH AND DOESN'T PROVIDE POWER WHEN NEEDED. IN THE MORNING WHEN I START THE CAR THE CAR JUST LAGS THE POWER UNTIL I PRESS HARD ON THE GAS PEDAL. WE TOOK THIS ON A ROAD TRIP TO CALIFORNIA FROM UTAH AND AT TIMES I FEEL LIKE I DON'T HAVE AMPLE POWER TO PASS OTHER DRIVERS AND IT TAKES A FEW SECONDS TO THIN... Read more
Incident date: Jan 3, 2019
1. ENGINE EMMISION PROBLEM INDIACTOR - ACURA MAINTANANCE PERSONAL TOLD ME THAT THE WARNING IS BECAUSE OF THE CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IS BELOW THRESHOLD NUMBERS AND THEY GOING ADJUST THE SOFTWARE TO INCREASE THE THRESHOLD AND I SHOULD PAY FOR THE UPDATE. 2. STEERING COLUMN SCREECHES OR SQUEALS WHEN IT IS ADJUSTED.
Incident date: Jan 3, 2019
1. ENGINE EMMISION PROBLEM INDIACTOR - ACURA MAINTANANCE PERSONAL TOLD ME THAT THE WARNING IS BECAUSE OF THE CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IS BELOW THRESHOLD NUMBERS AND THEY GOING ADJUST THE SOFTWARE TO INCREASE THE THRESHOLD AND I SHOULD PAY FOR THE UPDATE. 2. STEERING COLUMN SCREECHES OR SQUEALS WHEN IT IS ADJUSTED.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION, CRASH ASSIST, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. ACURA BY EXECUTIVE (527 WASHINGTON AVE, NORTH HAVEN, CT) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION, CRASH ASSIST, AND TRACTION CONTROL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED. ACURA BY EXECUTIVE (527 WASHINGTON AVE, NORTH HAVEN, CT) WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.
Incident date: Jan 2, 2019
MY RDX WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE' (30 MPH MAX) WHILE ON I-75 SOUTHBOUND IN MODERATE TRAFFIC NEAR MACON GA AT 10 AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED LIMIT (70 MPH) FROM 50 MPH AFTER BEING CUT OFF BY AN INATTENTIVE DRIVER. ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WAS BLINKING. GOT TO RIGHT SHOULDER SAFELY AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED ENGINE AND COMPLETED ANOTHER 400 MILES AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACUR... Read more
Incident date: Dec 30, 2018
TODAY (12/30/18) OUR BRAND NEW 2018 ACURA RDX'S SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ( STRAIGHT ROAD, NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED, EXCELLENT WEATHER CONDITIONS AND LIGHT TO NO SUNDAY MORNING TRAFFIC). THE SOUND WAS A LOUD AND INTENSE POP OVERHEAD......THE GLASS SUNROOF WAS COMPLETELY SHATTERED. WE IMMEDIATELY CLOSED THE HEADLINER ROOF SHADE TO PROTECT US. WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO THE GLASS STARTED TO BREAK APART ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2018
WHILE BACKING OUT OF A RESTAURANT LOT PARKING SPACE ON A WET RAINY NIGHT, APPLIED BRAKES REPEATEDLY AND CAR WOULD NOT STOP RESULTING IN HITTING A PARKED CAR IN THE LOT. IMMEDIATELY NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE CO. SAME TYPE OF PROBLEM HAPPENED A YEAR AND HALF AGO. HAVE NOTIFIED ACURA TO CORRECT PROBLEM. INTEND TO TRADE CAR BECAUSE OF CONCERN..
Incident date: Sep 22, 2018
HOSE CONNECTION FAILURE BETWEEN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO MIX WITH TRANNY FLUID WITH NO DASH INDICATOR OF PROBLEM.. IN MOTION LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 1ST GEAR. BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY IN NEED OF TRANSMISSION WORK AND NEW COOLANT SYSTEM DUE TO HOSE CONNECT FAILURE.
Incident date: Sep 22, 2018
HOSE CONNECTION FAILURE BETWEEN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO MIX WITH TRANNY FLUID WITH NO DASH INDICATOR OF PROBLEM.. IN MOTION LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 1ST GEAR. BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY IN NEED OF TRANSMISSION WORK AND NEW COOLANT SYSTEM DUE TO HOSE CONNECT FAILURE.
Incident date: Sep 22, 2018
HOSE CONNECTION FAILURE BETWEEN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO MIX WITH TRANNY FLUID WITH NO DASH INDICATOR OF PROBLEM.. IN MOTION LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 1ST GEAR. BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY IN NEED OF TRANSMISSION WORK AND NEW COOLANT SYSTEM DUE TO HOSE CONNECT FAILURE.
Incident date: Dec 27, 2018
THE DASH IS PREMATURLY CRACKING CAUSING PIECES TO BECOME POTENTIAL PROJECTILES IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THE CRACKS MAY POSSIBLY ALSO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. ALSO THE POWERSTEERING PUMP IS LEAKING FLUID SEVERELY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR EVERY 2007 AND 2008 TL, BUT SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED THE TYPE S WHICH IS NOW SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND POSSIBLE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 27, 2018
THE DASH IS PREMATURLY CRACKING CAUSING PIECES TO BECOME POTENTIAL PROJECTILES IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THE CRACKS MAY POSSIBLY ALSO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. ALSO THE POWERSTEERING PUMP IS LEAKING FLUID SEVERELY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR EVERY 2007 AND 2008 TL, BUT SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED THE TYPE S WHICH IS NOW SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND POSSIBLE ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 27, 2018
THE DASH IS PREMATURLY CRACKING CAUSING PIECES TO BECOME POTENTIAL PROJECTILES IF INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT AND THE AIRBAG DEPLOYS. THE CRACKS MAY POSSIBLY ALSO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO NOT PROPERLY DEPLOY. ALSO THE POWERSTEERING PUMP IS LEAKING FLUID SEVERELY. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR EVERY 2007 AND 2008 TL, BUT SPECIFICALLY EXCLUDED THE TYPE S WHICH IS NOW SHOWING THE SAME SYMPTOMS AND POSSIBLE ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2016
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER BOUGHT I NOTICED MY 2015 ACURA TLX 3.5L V6 JERKED SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN GEARS 1-3. I HAVE A ONE-HOUR COMMUTE EACH WAY IN STOP-AND-GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC, AND THE PROBLEM IS HUGELY ANNOYING. FREQUENTLY IT JERKS SO HARD THAT MY HEAD HITS THE HEADREST REPEATEDLY. I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDING SLOWLY, AT THE END OF MY COMMUTE, I'M WIPED OUT FROM ALL THE JERKING BACK-AND-FORTH. ... Read more
Incident date: May 1, 2016
ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER BOUGHT I NOTICED MY 2015 ACURA TLX 3.5L V6 JERKED SIGNIFICANTLY BETWEEN GEARS 1-3. I HAVE A ONE-HOUR COMMUTE EACH WAY IN STOP-AND-GO FREEWAY TRAFFIC, AND THE PROBLEM IS HUGELY ANNOYING. FREQUENTLY IT JERKS SO HARD THAT MY HEAD HITS THE HEADREST REPEATEDLY. I FEEL LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDING SLOWLY, AT THE END OF MY COMMUTE, I'M WIPED OUT FROM ALL THE JERKING BACK-AND-FORTH. ... Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2018
WHEN OPENING THE HOOD OF THE CAR, THE HOOD DOESN'T STAY UP. YESTERDAY, IT HAPPENED 4 TIMES. THE FIRST TIME, IT CAME DOWN WHEN I OPENED IT TO LOOK UNDER THE HOOD. LATER,, IT CAME DOWN ON ANOTHER PERSON'S ARM WHILE HE WAS LOOKING UNDER THE HOOD -- IT HAD BEEN OPENED FOR A COUPLE OF MINUTES BEFORE IT CAME DOWN. THE THIRD TIME, WE HAD THE CAR AT THE MECHANIC AND THEY MENTIONED THAT THEY HAD TO HO... Read more
Incident date: Sep 1, 2018
IN SEPTEMBER 2018, SEEMINGLY OVERNIGHT, 2 LARGE CRACKS DEVELOPED IN MY DASHBOARD, ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAG. I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BECAUSE THE DAMAGE IS DIRECTLY OVER THE AIRBAGS.
Incident date: Dec 3, 2018
GOT INTO MY VEH. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND FOUND BITS OF GLASS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. LOOKED UP AND FOUND MY SUNROOF SHATTERED, BUT STILL HELD TOGETHER, APPARENTLY BY THE TINT FILM ON THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS. GETTING OUT, I FOUND PIECES OF GLASS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLASS ROOF. IT APPEARED TO HAVE IMPLODED FROM THE INSIDE' NO KNOWN CAUSE. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN I FOUND THIS.
Incident date: Dec 18, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 ACURA ILX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FUEL GAUGE SHOWED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS FULL; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE RAN OUT OF FUEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CENTER ACURA (5230 VAN NUYS BLVD, SHERMAN OAKS, CA 91401, 818-528-1300) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FUEL TANK FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2017
HI I'M WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS YEAR ACURA MAKING MODELS BREAKS BECAUSE IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN YOU GO TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND START THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY FROZEN. ALSO WANTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS THE HEADLIGHTS GET DULL AND DINGY WITH WEAR IN TEAR AND GET VERY DULL CAUSING IT TO BE VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT AS WELL AS THE BODY ALL THE MOLDING ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF IS... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2017
HI I'M WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS YEAR ACURA MAKING MODELS BREAKS BECAUSE IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN YOU GO TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND START THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY FROZEN. ALSO WANTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS THE HEADLIGHTS GET DULL AND DINGY WITH WEAR IN TEAR AND GET VERY DULL CAUSING IT TO BE VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT AS WELL AS THE BODY ALL THE MOLDING ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF IS... Read more
Incident date: Oct 21, 2017
HI I'M WANTING TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS YEAR ACURA MAKING MODELS BREAKS BECAUSE IN THE WINTER TIME WHEN YOU GO TO PRESS THE BRAKES AND START THE CAR THE BRAKES ARE COMPLETELY FROZEN. ALSO WANTED TO COMPLAIN ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS THE HEADLIGHTS GET DULL AND DINGY WITH WEAR IN TEAR AND GET VERY DULL CAUSING IT TO BE VERY HARD TO SEE AT NIGHT AS WELL AS THE BODY ALL THE MOLDING ON THE TOP OF THE ROOF IS... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 ACURA ILX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED DOWNWARDS AND THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARBONE SUBARU OF TROY (800 HOOSICK RD, TROY, NY 12180, 518-312-4300) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,00... Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2013 ACURA ILX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATED DOWNWARDS AND THE TRACTION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CARBONE SUBARU OF TROY (800 HOOSICK RD, TROY, NY 12180, 518-312-4300) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 55,00... Read more