2005 Acura RL owner complaints

Passenger side low beam flickers and will completely go off. Have taken into dealer with no results (claim they could not find the problem). This I believe is a safety issue. People have complained of this since 2005 with no solution. If when driving you turn your lights off then back on they come back on till the flickering starts again. *tr

Headlights flicker when car hit bumps or when headlights turn. It is very annoying. The flickering comes and goes, but it is getting more frequent. Have called the dealer about taking the car in and will make an appointment to take my cpo rl to dealer for inspection this week. Car has 56k miles and it is a cpo Acura. *tr

2205 rl headlight briefly go out when I hit a bump in the road. Has been happening for past 6 months but now I am noticing it happening more frequently. Very dangerous at night. *tr

I have a 2005 Acura rl. The headlights flicker and periodically go out. The only way to get them to come back on is if I turn the headlights off and then back on. This, of course, happens at night and is extremely dangerous when I'm traveling down the road at 65 MPH! This has been occurring for the past 4 months. The dealer replaced the sop HID control unit two days ago and it has not fixed the problem. It did cost me $553.95. *tr

HID headlights. My problem has been with my headlights ever since I bought the vehicle used in july of 2015. Every now and then the passenger side headlight would flicker and go out. I can get the headllight to come back on by turning off the headlights and turning them back on. The problem can be so bad at times that I have to do it repeatedly while I'm driving. I do most of my driving at night so this has become a very real issue for me. I've read how others have had the same problem but Acura refuses to acknowledge it. It's a costly repair especially if they can't find exactly what the issue is. I've already gotten stopped by a policeman about the headlight being out. And when I explained to him what the issue was he let me go once I showed him that it came back on. The car itself has b

2005 Acura rl: head lights flicker when hitting bump in the road. Occurs daily (nightly) now and getting worse. I expect they will eventually go out. Now getting quotes to correct. Hundreds of dollars and probably over $1000 that I don't think I should pay. *tr

Driving on mountain road at night. Headlights flicker, with one side going out, turn key off then restart and all is well until you hit a bump in the road or turn a sharp corner. *tr

Ref 2005 Acura rl the high beam headlights do not shine far enough down the road. I was driving in vermont on dark country roads and almost hit a tree. Driving at the speed limit of 50 MPH I outrun the lights. Acura says there is no way to adjust the halogen lights & that the parameters were approved by DOT. I feel that a mistake has been made on your part that will result in unnecessary single vehicle accidents on the nations highways. *jb *nm

The headlights on the 2005 Acura rl do not provide sufficient light unless the high beam is engaged which you often cannot do. *nm

I am question why NHTSA campaign number: 14v700000 is only in high temperature or humidity areas where there are now incidents recorded all over with the takata air bags. *tr

Tl* the contact owned a 2005 Acura rl. The contact stated that her son was driving and approached a crash that had already taken place. The victim of the crash was ejected from the vehicle and was lying in the road. The contact applied the brakes and attempted to avoid a vehicle that was stopped in the road. The contact's son swerved into the other lane and crashed into the vehicle that was involved in the crash as well as the vehicle that was stopped in the middle of the road. The driver's vehicle flipped over onto the shoulder of the road and then landed upright again. The contact's son sustained head trauma, cuts to the eyes, a broken nose, and one of his eyelids was detached from his eye and had to be repaired by a plastic surgeon. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital where

Airbag warning light on because of a malfunction with the right side airbag inflator, as in many other Acura vehicles, and as shown by the recalls on it. Also the airbag is not working because of the passenger weight sensor is showing as not working, and the airbag is not working because the driver seat belt sensor in the buckle switch is not working either, all affecting the airbag deployment and thus the safety of the cars passengers. Acura refuses to fix under warranty. *tr

Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2005 Acura rl. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign numbers: 16v344000 (air bags) and 16v061000 (air bags). The parts needed to repair the vehicle were unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. Parts distribution disconnect and VIN tool confirms parts not available respectively.

Tl* the contact owns a 2005 Acura rl. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags). The parts to do the repair were unavailable. The manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

2005 Acura rl broke down within 10 miles of dealership immediately after purchase. Vehicle has electrical problems. *bf on each breakdown, the sh-AWD and vsa warning light illuminated at the same time. The navigation screen which controlled all of the electrical system totally failed. The yar rate sensor under the center dash was defective. *sc

I was driving at about 30 MPH on rufe snow in north richland hill, tx about 2:00pm, when my engine suddenly stopped. All electrical was shut down. Traffic was approaching me from behind and I was afraid of being hit from behind. I was unable to open my doors, lower windows or even put the emergency flashers on. I was trapped. I called 911 and reported my situation. However, just before the police arrived, a man walked over to my vehicle and tried to open the door from the outside without success. I pulled the hood switch and he was able to move the wire on the battery which was loose and the electronic and all began to function. I called Acura corp. And the macchurhill dealership and asked if there was a manual method of escaping such a situation. They could not give that suggestion. *tr

Driver and passenger side mirrors became dangerously loose. Service bulletin 08-022 issued june 7, 2008 by Acura warning "probable cause: the bolts fastening the mirror housing to the mirror base were not properly torqued." mirrors must be replaced at cost of $750 each to consumer plus installation. *kb

Glove box material is melting and sagging. Ithe glove box material has also "orange peeled". When googled, this is a widespread and common problem with Acura's between 2005-2007. A defective material was used on the glove box.

1) filling gas tank - repeat shut off at filling station immediately following incidence at filling station the nest day the following occurred to my vehicle: 2) remote keyless entry failure 3) navigation system failure 4) no heat or air conditioning $ 700 charge at dealer for them to replace: passenger side outer door handle for traced short to handle causing blown fuse which was (above listed ) resolved problems 2-4. $ 1700+ charge at dealer for them to replace fuel tank - problem unknown. Could there be a condition similar to mustang fuel tank problem in 2005,2006 & 2007 models? Condition may be due to the fuel tank vapor venting system inside the fuel tank, a heat-induced fuel vapor lock, or other gasoline fuel fill interruption situations. *tr

Unintended acceleration when attempting to slow down. When shifted to n during an event, tachometer reads 6000 RPM. Throttle pedal and area are clear, no codes.