Showing 16,985 complaints for ACURA
Incident date: Mar 15, 2015
PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 35 MPH
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
MY ACURA TL 2006 DASHBOARD STARTED CRACKING APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO (JUNE 2016). I HAD USED ARMOR ALL CONSISTENTLY YET THE DASHBOARD CONTINUED TO CRACK AND TODAY, I SEE THE CRACK BEHIND THE CENTRAL DASHBOARD SPEAKER CONTINUE T GROW. THE SECOND PHOTO I HAVE ATTACHED SHOWS THE SIGNIFICANT CRACKING ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE DASHBOARD, AND COINCIDENTALLY, AROUND THE AREA WHERE THE AIRBAG IS. I
... WOULD LIKE THIS DASHBOARD REPLACED TO ORIGINAL CONDITION (WITHOUT CRACKS), AND I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS HAVE NEGATIVELY IMPACTED THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS SAFETY SYSTEM.Read more
Incident date: Jan 26, 2018
THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON (SRS) ONE MORNING AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE.
Incident date: Jan 5, 2018
OCCASSIONALLY, THE YELLOW BRAKE ALERT GOES OFF WHEN DRIVING AROUND A RIGHT HAND BEND WITH A CAR COMING THE OTHER WAY. THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO CHANCE OF A COLLISION WHERE BRAKING WAS NECESSARY. ALSO, I HAVE HAD ONCE INSTANCE WHERE THE CAR APPLIED THE BRAKES AND BROUGHT THE CAR TO A COMPLETE STOP WHEN IT WAS UNNECESSARY.
Incident date: Jan 26, 2018
NEEDED TO CHANGE THE AIRBAGS FOR RECAL
Incident date: Dec 10, 2017
WHEN THE CAR IS STARTED FOR THE FIRST TIME OF THE DAY--ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER: SYMPTOM: NOISE DURING START FOR A SECOND OR TWO. INFO: SOUND COMES FROM THE (TIMING CHAIN?) COVER ON THE LEFT TOP SIDE OF THE ENGINE--LOOKING FROM THE BUMPER. CALLED ACURA DEALER AND MENTIONED ITEMS I HAD READ ABOUT---STRETCHED/LOOSE TENSIONER (PRESSURIZED WITH OIL?), STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN, VTC ACTUATOR-
... --HE SAID YES,YES,---TENSIONER AND TIMING CHAIN WOULD BE CHANGED, I CANNOT REMEMBER WHAT HE SAID ABOUT THE VTC ACTUATOR. ANOTHER ACURA DEALER INDICATED IT IS THE VTC ACTUATOR IS THE ISSUE. CALLED ACURA CONSUMER RELATIONS WHO NOTED THEY COULD NOT HELP. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE WELL KNOWN AMONG ACURA OWNERS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. I DO NOT THINK THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING AT 82K MILES. NOTE THE WARRANTY IS FOR 72K. NOTE IT HAS HAPPENED FOR ALMOST A YEAR; BELOW I HAVE NOTED ONE DAY IT HAPPENED.Read more
Incident date: Jan 13, 2018
WHEN CAR IS STARTED IN COLD WEATHER, BRAKES DO NOT WORK FOR SEVERAL MINUTES. DEALER SAYS THERE IS NO ISSUE, AND CUSTOMER SERVICE HAS REFERRED ME TO DEALER.
Incident date: Aug 3, 2016
THE DASHBOARD CRACK AND WITH NO REASON AND STILL CRACKING
Incident date: Dec 28, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ALL WARNING AND HAZARD LIGHTS COM ON HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW IN DEALER SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH I DO NOT FELL SAFE IN CAR THE DEALER CAN NOT TELL ME WEATHER SAFE OR NOT AND DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM
Incident date: Dec 28, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ALL WARNING AND HAZARD LIGHTS COM ON HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW IN DEALER SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH I DO NOT FELL SAFE IN CAR THE DEALER CAN NOT TELL ME WEATHER SAFE OR NOT AND DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM
Incident date: Dec 28, 2017
WHILE DRIVING ALL WARNING AND HAZARD LIGHTS COM ON HAS HAPPENED 3 TIMES NOW IN DEALER SHOP FOR OVER A MONTH I DO NOT FELL SAFE IN CAR THE DEALER CAN NOT TELL ME WEATHER SAFE OR NOT AND DOES NOT SEEM TO BE ABLE TO FIX PROBLEM
Incident date: Mar 1, 2014
DASH IS CRACKED IN MY 2004 ACURA TL AND IT SEEMS THIS IS A BIG MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WITH THIS PART ON THIS VEHICLE SINCE THE MAJORITY OF CARS I'VE SEEN AS WELL AS MINE ARE SHOWING THIS PROBLEM THAT AFFECT NOT ONLY THE INTERIOR COSMETIC LOOK OF THE CARS BUT ALSO THE SAFETY SINCE IT INVOLVES THE AIR BAGS SECTION THAT ARE PROTECTED ON THE DASH. AT LEAST ACURA SHOULD GIVE TL'S OWNERS A DISCOUNT IF A
... RECALL IS NOT OPEN FOR THIS PROBLEM.Read more
Incident date: Jan 2, 2018
VEHICLES ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT FAILED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT BECAME INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE CARS WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE (73,000). ACURA WILL NOT HONOR THE PART AND OWNERS HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE.
Incident date: Jun 2, 2015
CAR WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY/ POOR DRIVING.
Incident date: Jun 2, 2015
CAR WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY/ POOR DRIVING.
Incident date: Jun 2, 2015
CAR WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY/ POOR DRIVING.
Incident date: Jan 19, 2018
TAKATA RECALL. NO OPEN RECALLS ON MY VEHICLE. PRIOR RECALL WORK ON AIR BAGS WAS COMPLETED IN DEC 2016. CURRENTLY WITH NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SEAT THE AIR BAG LIGHT FOR PASSENGER AIR BAG ACTIVATION IS OFF, MEANING THE AIR BAG IS ACTIVE. I'VE SEEN IT LIGHT UP AS OFF WITH A PASSENGER IN THE PASSENGER SEAT.
Incident date: Oct 25, 2014
EXCESSIVE OIL USE. 2 QUARTS EVERY 1500 MILES. VSA CHECK TRAILER ASSIST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON OFTEN.
Incident date: Oct 25, 2014
EXCESSIVE OIL USE. 2 QUARTS EVERY 1500 MILES. VSA CHECK TRAILER ASSIST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON OFTEN.
Incident date: Oct 25, 2014
EXCESSIVE OIL USE. 2 QUARTS EVERY 1500 MILES. VSA CHECK TRAILER ASSIST CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON OFTEN.
Incident date: Jan 3, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2014 ACURA ILX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, THE FRONT PASSENGER ALERTED THE CONTACT OF A SMOKE ODOR. THE PASSENGER IMMEDIATELY NOTICED SPARKS FROM UNDERNEATH THE HOOD AND, ALMOST IMMEDIATELY, THE HOOD BECAME ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. A FIRE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS
... TOTALED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CALLED SUPERIOR HONDA AT 504-717-2157 (LOCATED AT 1845 WEST BANK EXPRESS WAY, HARVEY, LA 70058) AND WAS INFORMED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 43,000.Read more
Fire
Incident date: Oct 13, 2017
SUNROFF SHATTERED
Incident date: Jan 16, 2018
ANOTHER DRIVE ADVISED US THE BRAKES LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. DEALERS TOLD US THAT THE UNIT CAME WITHOUT A RELAY POWER FOR THE BREAK LIGHTS AND PICK ONE FROM ANOTHER CAR TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT.
Incident date: Jan 14, 2018
WAS DRIVING AT 45MPH ON HIGHWAY WHEN ELECTRONIC POWER SYSTEM FAILED ON CAR MAKING IT INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STEER.
Incident date: Dec 29, 2017
VIOLENT SHIFTING - PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM ENGLES AUTO IN SUMNER - SAME DAY DROVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY AND AN HOUR INTO THE ROAD TRIP THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES. FOLLOWING THIS IT BEGAN SHIFTING VIOLENTLY UP OR DOWN. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND AFTER TALKING WITH ACURA WAS TOLD THE PROBLEM WAS ALREADY ADDRESSED. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A TRANS
... MISSION SHOP AND WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REBUILT ($2500-$3000 ESTIMATE) IMMEDIATELY TOLD CAR DEALERSHIP I WANTED TO RETURN THE VEHICLE AND GET A REFUND AND ALL I GOT FROM THEM WAS THE RUN AROUND.Read more
Incident date: Apr 7, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. CAR WAS T-BONED BY A VEHICLE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY IN PASSENGER SIDE HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE BOTH DOORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND CAUSED ENOUGH FRAME DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE FRAME TO BE PULLED AND RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL TO BE REPLACED FROM THE ROCKER PANEL UNDER THE RIGHT REAR DOOR TO HALFWAY DOWN THE ROOF HOWEVER THE TAKATA PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE
... WAS GOING 14MPH AND HIT BY A CAR GOING APPROX 15-20MPH AND ACCELERATING.Read more
Crash
Incident date: Apr 7, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. CAR WAS T-BONED BY A VEHICLE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY IN PASSENGER SIDE HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE BOTH DOORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND CAUSED ENOUGH FRAME DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE FRAME TO BE PULLED AND RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL TO BE REPLACED FROM THE ROCKER PANEL UNDER THE RIGHT REAR DOOR TO HALFWAY DOWN THE ROOF HOWEVER THE TAKATA PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE
... WAS GOING 14MPH AND HIT BY A CAR GOING APPROX 15-20MPH AND ACCELERATING.Read more
Crash
Incident date: Aug 8, 2017
MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTED AIRBAG. IT HAS YET TO DEPLOY, HOWEVER I WAS INFORMED BY THE TK HOLDINGS INC. THAT THE AIRBAG ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS DEFECTED.
Incident date: Jan 15, 2018
TAKATA RECALL, I RECEIVED A LETTER BY MAIL THAT MY CAR HAS BEEN AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA RECALL
Incident date: Jan 13, 2018
SUNROOF EXPLOSION - SATURDAY 1/13/18 EVENING 7:30 PM DRIVING ON OPEN HIGHWAY (HARDY TOLL ROAD IN NORTH OF HOUSTON) TO AIRPORT TO PICK UP MY FAMILY. CLEAR SKIES, ~50F. WHILE DRIVING AT 68MPH HEARD A LOUD/DEAFENING 'POP'. NO OTHER CARS NEARBY, NO OVERPASSES NEARBY. THE GLASS EXPLOSION OF THE SUNROOF WAS SPONTANEOUS AND BLEW UP AND THEN FELL. TAKE A LOOK AT PHOTO TO SHOW CREST NEAR CENTER OF GL
... ASS, ALSO THE EDGES OF THE GLASS NEAR BODY ARE NOW LOWER THAN BODY. SHOWING UPWARD MOTION TO GLASS. SUNSCREEN WAS CLOSED AND CAUGHT MOST OF GLASS.Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2017
AN ERROR MESSAGE ALWAYS COMES ON FOR "THE BRAKE SYSTEM" & "TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS". THEY BECOME PROBLEMATIC WHEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE DROPS TO 20 AND BELOW. LIVING IN CONNECTICUT DURING THE WINTER TIME A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS RECOGNIZED THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR ACURA RDX'S AND MDX'S. AS SOON AS YOU TURN THE VEHICLE ON THE ERROR MESSAGES ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS DIFFERENT FROM THE N
... ORMAL. AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMS UP OR THE OUTSIDE TEMP GOES UP HIGHER THAN 30 DEGREES IT GOES AWAY. AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP AND I HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD (GOING 20MPH)Read more
Incident date: Dec 28, 2017
AN ERROR MESSAGE ALWAYS COMES ON FOR "THE BRAKE SYSTEM" & "TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS". THEY BECOME PROBLEMATIC WHEN THE TEMP OUTSIDE DROPS TO 20 AND BELOW. LIVING IN CONNECTICUT DURING THE WINTER TIME A LOT OF OUR FRIENDS AND FAMILY MEMBERS RECOGNIZED THIS ISSUE WITH THEIR ACURA RDX'S AND MDX'S. AS SOON AS YOU TURN THE VEHICLE ON THE ERROR MESSAGES ENGAGE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FEELS DIFFERENT FROM THE N
... ORMAL. AS SOON AS THE CAR WARMS UP OR THE OUTSIDE TEMP GOES UP HIGHER THAN 30 DEGREES IT GOES AWAY. AND WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TOOK LONGER TO STOP AND I HAD TO STOMP ON THE BRAKE PEDAL HARD (GOING 20MPH)Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2018
I DRIVE A 2015 ACURA MDX, WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LIMITED MILEAGE. TWO DAYS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING RIGHT BEFORE I REACHED MY HOUSE, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM MY LEFT SIDE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND FOUND THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR CASE COMPLETELY CRACKED WITH HOLES AND PIECES, HANGING BY THE WIRES THAT CONNECT IT TO THE REST OF THE UNIT. THIS IS A SMALL N
... EIGHBORHOOD SITUATED AT A CUL DE SAC. THERE WERE NO TRAFFIC, DEER, BIKERS, OR BIRDS AT THE TIME. I COULD NOT FIND ANY FALLING OBJECTS EXCEPT THE BROKEN PIECES FROM THE MIRROR CASE AND SOME LANDED 20 FEET AWAY. I AM SURE IT WAS NOT SHOT BY ANY GUN. IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOW CLOSED, I COULD HAVE EXPERIENCED SERIOUS INJURIES. IF SOMEONE HAPPENED TO BE NEAR THE MIRROR, THE PERSON'S FACE COULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. HOWEVER, I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND A LIST OF ACURA CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES SINCE 2006 AND ACURA HAD NEVER ADDRESSED THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND CONTINUES TO DISMISS OR DENY THE ISSUE (LINK: HTTP://WWW.MDXERS.ORG/FORUMS/14-PROBLEMS/25607-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR-LEAK-EXPLOSION-3.HTML). I AM NOW WORRIED ABOUT THE OTHER MIRROR MIGHT EXPLODE ONE DAY AND CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY COMPLICATIONS.Read more
1 injured
Incident date: Jan 11, 2018
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH AND COMING TO A STOP, THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY ACCELERATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ISLAND ACURA (3350 SUNRISE HWY, WANTAGH, NY 11793, (855) 435-5850) TO BE DIAGNOSED, BUT THE MECHANIC WAS UNABLE TO RETRIEVE A FAULT CODE OR DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS GIVEN AN ESTIMATE TO REPLACE THE THROTTLE BODY, BUT WAS INFOR
... MED THAT IT MAY NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 49,000.Read more
Incident date: Dec 11, 2017
ON DECEMBER 11 , 2017, I TURNED MY CAR ON START AND IT STARTED SHOWING ME THREE WARNING LIGHTS. I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT ON AGAIN AND THE LIGHTS DISAPPEAR. I TURNED ON MY CAR THE NEXT DAY AND THE LIGHTS ARE STILL SHOWING. ITS ASKING TO FIX THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. MY CAR IS DETECTING OR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AIR BAG SYSTEM. PLEASE HELP ME FIX THIS PROBLEM.
Incident date: Jan 6, 2018
PROBLEM: ON JANUARY 06 2018 MILEAGE (49,930) WHILE DRIVING 60-68 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 20MINUTES BETWEEN INDIANAPOLIS AND MARTINSVILLE IN, I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE, MOVE TO THE LEFT LAND AND PASS. I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THAT WHEN THE PROBLEM OCCURRED: 1)THE CAR WOULDN'T ACCELERATE, 2)THE 'D' LIGHT BEGIN FLASHING 3)WOULD NOT SHIFT, EVEN USING PADDLES 4)TRANSMISSION 'MALFUNCTION' LIGH
... T 5)TACHOMETER WAS AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 RPM @50 MPH 6)EMISSIONS LIGHT STARTED FLASHING 7)YELLOW ENGINE ICON WAS ON, 8)BLIND SPOT NOT WORKING INDICATOR WAS ON. I MADE IT TO A PARKING LOT, TURNED THE CAR OFF, WENT INTO A STORE FOR LESS THAN 10 MINUTES, AND RESTARTED THE CAR. ITEMS 1-5 AND 8 WERE NO LONGER FLASHING, AND THE CAR DROVE AND SHIFTED NORMALLY. I ARRIVED AT MY DESTINATION, TURNED THE CAR OFF FOR 5-7 HOURS, STARED IT, AND ITEMS 6 AND 7 ABOVE NO LONGER APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS WAS THE 3RD TIME THE CAR HAD 'MIS-SHIFTED' UNDER THOSE SAME DRIVING CONDITIONS (60-68 MPH FOR APPROXIMATELY 20MINUTES, BUT THE FIRST TIME I'D GOTTEN AND FLASHING TRANSMISSION INDICATOR AND THE REST AS STATED IN ITEMS #1-8 ABOVE. I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION/SOFTWARE PROBLEMS. WHEN IT OCCURS IT TRULY DOES CREATE A SAFETY ISSUE AS THE CAR NO LONGER ACCELERATES AND ONLY FORWARD MOMENTUM IS MOVING THE CAR FORWARD.Read more
Incident date: Jun 1, 2016
TAKATA RECALL
Incident date: Jan 10, 2018
WHEN STARTING VEHICLE, IT SOMETIMES SHUTS OFF IMMEDIATELY AFTERWARDS, IT ALSO GAVE ME A CODE P1682. HAS ALSO SHUT OFF TWICE WHILE DRIVING AT APPROX 40 MPH. I DID FIND A RECALL THAT FITS THIS BUT WAS TOLD MY VEHICLE DID NOT QUALIFY.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2017
RPM'S FLUCTUATE ON THE TACHOMETER WHILE ACCELERATING. THEY JUMP UP AND DOWN AND YOU CAN FEEL THE VEHICLE HESITATE. BASED ON WHAT I AM READING, THIS APPEARS TO BE A WELL KNOWN ISSUE WITH PROGRAMMING AND WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT CAN RESULT IN TRANSMISSION DAMAGE. EVEN IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS REPLACED, WHICH IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR, THIS APPEARS TO BE A RE-OCCURRING ISSUE. OUR 2012 MDX HAS 79
... ,365 MILES ON IT WHICH IS JUST OUTSIDE THE POWER TRAIN WARRANTY AND WELL BEFORE A TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE GOING ON AN ACURA VEHICLE. THIS STARTED HAPPENING A COUPLE MONTHS AGO AND NOW IS A DAILY OCCURRENCE. BEING THIS HAPPENS AT ANY SPEEDS AND WHILE MOVING AND IS DIRECTLY TIED TO THE COMPUTER, THIS COULD LEAD TO FAILURE ON A BUSY ROAD AND A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. BEING A COMMON ISSUE THAT IS WELL DOCUMENTED, I FEEL THIS SHOULD BE COVERED BY WARRANTY AND FIXED BY THE MANUFACTURER.Read more
Incident date: Dec 22, 2015
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING WRECK GOING 35 MPH IN RAIN.. HIT BREAKS AND CAR SLID. DAMAGE WAS TO LEFT FRONT BUMPER ON DRIVERS SIDE.... INSURANCE COMPANY DIDN'T TOTAL CAR IN FIRST CLAIM AND CAME BACK ADDING ANOTHER 1000 TO CLAIM WHICH WOULD HAVE TOTALED CAR ALL TOGETHER.. NOW I CAN'T TRADE AND VEHICLE ISN'T WORTH BUT HALF OF WHAT WAS PAID BC OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
Crash
Incident date: Dec 22, 2015
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING WRECK GOING 35 MPH IN RAIN.. HIT BREAKS AND CAR SLID. DAMAGE WAS TO LEFT FRONT BUMPER ON DRIVERS SIDE.... INSURANCE COMPANY DIDN'T TOTAL CAR IN FIRST CLAIM AND CAME BACK ADDING ANOTHER 1000 TO CLAIM WHICH WOULD HAVE TOTALED CAR ALL TOGETHER.. NOW I CAN'T TRADE AND VEHICLE ISN'T WORTH BUT HALF OF WHAT WAS PAID BC OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
Crash
Incident date: Dec 22, 2015
AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING WRECK GOING 35 MPH IN RAIN.. HIT BREAKS AND CAR SLID. DAMAGE WAS TO LEFT FRONT BUMPER ON DRIVERS SIDE.... INSURANCE COMPANY DIDN'T TOTAL CAR IN FIRST CLAIM AND CAME BACK ADDING ANOTHER 1000 TO CLAIM WHICH WOULD HAVE TOTALED CAR ALL TOGETHER.. NOW I CAN'T TRADE AND VEHICLE ISN'T WORTH BUT HALF OF WHAT WAS PAID BC OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.
Crash
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
TO SEE IF THE CAR HAS A RECALL
Incident date: Jul 1, 2017
SQUARE CRACK WITH LINES RUNNING TO WINDOW WHERE AIRBAG IS. LOOKS AWFUL AND I HOPE THE BAG DOESN'T POP OUT. THIS IS NO LUXURY CAR AND ACURA DOESN'T CARE. HAS LESS THAN 100K MILES ON IT.
Incident date: Dec 4, 2017
I WAS T-BONED ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR BY A FORD TAURUS SEDAN THAT RAN A RED LIGHT AT A RELATIVELY HIGH RATE OF SPEED (I WAS TAKING A LEFT HAND TURN BUT THE CAR WAS STOPPED AND I WAS YIELDING TO ONCOMING TRAFFIC THAT WAS GOING STRAIGHT). THE TAURUS HIT THE BACK-END OF A HONDA CRV AND THEN HIT ME. THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR COLLAPSED ONTO ME AND THE METAL FROM THE DOOR GOUGED MY BACK. THE DRIVER SIDE W
... INDOW SHATTERED AND CUT ME WITH GLASS. THE SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN AND THE DOOR AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY. THE EMERGENCY PERSONNEL WAS CONCERNED ABOUT THIS AND LOOKED AT THE ISSUE AND TRYING TO DEPLOY THE BAGS, WHICH STILL DID NOT DEPLOY. THE AIRBAGS IN THE OTHER CARS DEPLOYED. I SAVED THE PIECES FOR ACURA FOR INVESTIGATE BUT THEY HAVE DECLINED. THEY WILL RUN A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK FOR ME ONCE THE CAR IS FULLY REPAIRED. ACURA HAS CONFIRMED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS AND THERE WERE NO INDICATOR LIGHTS ON IN THE CAR TO INDICATE AN ISSUE. I HAVE MY CAR SERVICED AT ACRURA AND HAVE NOT BEEN INFORMED OF ANY AIRBAG REPAIRS.Read more
Crash
2 injured
Incident date: Dec 25, 2017
HEADLIGHT FLICKERING - WAS TOLD IT WAS BULB BUT HAVE FOUND COMPLAINTS ON THE BALLAST AND OTHER ACURA MODELS WITH PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. ACURA IS MAKING OVER $300-500 PLUS PER SERVICE CALL AND CLAIMS THIS IS A NON EXTENDED WARRANTY PROBLEM. LIGHT FLICKERS WHILE PARKED, IN MOTION AT RANDOM TIMES.
Incident date: Oct 12, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN HER FOOT RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVIS ACURA (2051 E LINCOLN HWY, LANGHORNE, PA 19047),
... BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.Read more
Incident date: Jan 5, 2018
WHEN DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY THE CAR PICKS UP A GUARDRAIL AND THINKS IT IS AN OBJECT. THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SYSTEM TURNS ON AND THERE IS A GRINDING BRAKE THAT GETS APPLIED WHILE YOU ARE DOING 65 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY. IT'S REALLY UNSAFE.
Incident date: Dec 4, 2017
THE ENGINE IS CONSUMING MORE OIL THEN IT SHOULD BE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS ISSUE AND ACURA STILL HAS YET TO RECALL THEIR ENGINES. THIS PROBLEM IS UNSAFE DUE TO HAVING TO ACCELERATE TO MERGE ON THE HIGHWAY AND NOT KNOWING THERE ISN'T MUCH OIL IN THE ENGINE TO GIVE IT POWER THE CAR IMMEDIATELY LOOSES POWER AND DROPS SPEED RESULTING IN A ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN DUE TO NO POWER IN
... THE ENGINE TO SPEED UP WHILE MERGING LANES ON THE FREEWAY. THIS IS NOT SAFE !Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2018
BOUGHT USED ON 1/1 /2018,DROVE FINE FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT FELT LIKE CAR WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND CAR WOULDN'T MOVE. WE WERE ABOUT AN HOUR FROM MY HOUSE FROM WHERE WE BOUGHT CAR. WE THEN HAD TO PULL OVER ,SHUT THE CAR OFF , WAIT 5 MINUTES AND START CAR FOR IT NOT EVEN GO A MILE AND WE WOULD HAVE TO REPEAT. WE WERE TRAVELING ON BUSY PARKWAY AND THIS BECAME A TRAFFIC HAZARD DUE TO THE AMOUNT
... OF TRAFFIC.THE CAR WILL SHIFT INTO ANY GEAR AND HAS 130,000 MILES ON IT.Read more