2012 Acura TL owner complaints

Got electric power steering (eps) warning light and lost the power assist. Could not reset and had to drive car to dealer with no power assist. Very difficult to steer at low speed. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Acura tl. The contact stated that while driving approximately 35 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the steering wheel lock warning light illuminated. The vehicle was restarted and functioned as normal. The vehicle was taken to a dealer for diagnostic testing. The technician diagnosed that the electronic power steering computer needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 46,000.

12/19/2012 9am, I was driving california freeway (110) about 30 miles/hr. Weather was clear, road was dry and no pot holes. I got "power steering warning" lights/beeps and I could not steer the car. It was very stiff to steer and I barely pulled over to the curve.(engine was still running). And I stopped the engine and turned back on then the problem disappeared. But it was the scary experience on the freeway. I took my car to the dealer, santa monica Acura and left overnight for troubleshoot. Next day, the service adviser told me that they could not duplicate the problem, ran all the tests and contacted "tech service" but nothing abnormal found. They said it is ok to drive. My concern is what if it happens again on the curvy road at high speed and I lose the control of steering. *tr

Came off work last night got into my car start it up and got a check power steering warning on my dashboard. Vehicle steering wheel is almost impossible to turn. Vehicle is not drivable. Problem occur while vehicle was stationary in a parking lot. Turn vehicle off after a few minutes and restart vehicle and problem went away. Same exact thing happened again this morning while vehicle was stationary.

Electrical power steering internal failure *bf *tr

Car is 4.5 years old, trouble free. Drove car at noon, no problem. Left work at night with temp 8c and car started. Computer showed power steering failure, and power steering was not working. Stopped car and restarted it. Ps then worked. Stopped/restarted 4-5 times, no problem. I checked under the hood and there was no apparent problem, no fluid sprayed around etc.

2012 Acura tl. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle acceleration issues. *smd the consumer experienced a hesitation or lag when trying to accelerate at low speeds and then the vehicle would surged forward in a violent manner. The consumer stated it occurred more often at speeds between 8 to 17 MPH. *jb

2012 Acura tl. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle acceleration and stalling problems. *smd the consumer stated when accelerating between first and second gear, the vehicle hesitated and lost power and it almost seemed to stall out.

This vehicles 6 speed automatic transmission randomly downshifts and slips on 3rd and 4th gears on both city and highways. It makes the car unsafe to drive cause you could get rear ended cause random downshift will cause the car to slow down from 65mph to 15mph in a matter of seconds

There has to be a recall on 4th generation Acura tl's with the 6 speed auto transmission (mine is a 2012 sh-AWD tech package). My car produces the tachometer jumping approximately 300-500 RPM when cruising in 5th gear around 35-45 MPH. The tach jump is so large I actually have looked at it while driving, it's distracting and needs to be fixed, I am willing to bet it's the torque converter. Car is going to Acura dealer on 12/3/2015 for "diagnostic testing:". Below is a link to a youtube video which is almost identical to the video on my cell phone that the service manager will see this coming thursday (around 19 seconds in, the car is in fifth gear and does exactly what mine does). Read the acurazine.com forums, this is a huge problem and Acura is hoping their customers ignore it or ju

The tachometer will hunt up and down a few hundred RPM under light acceleration. The automatic transmission seems to shift harshly and also shifts up and down during acceleration at times

There is some jerkiness when car switches gears. Read it could be the torque converter or be fixed with a software update. I had the software update already.

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Acura tl. The contact stated that upon purchasing the vehicle from an independent dealer, the air bag sensor illuminated. The contact was not provided with a main key and only had a secondary key. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer who performed a multi point inspection. The mechanic stated that the vehicle was not able to be repaired due to damages from a crash before the contact owned the vehicle. The vehicle was inspected by the dealer who stated that the vehicle was safe. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact took further action with no assistance from the dealer and took the vehicle to an authorized dealer. The vehicle was not repaired and the air bag sensor continued to illuminate. The manufacturer was notified of the safety concern.

"takata recall" I received a letter from Acura automobile division march 2016 advising me of the recall. The letter stated, "Acura will send another letter when parts become available to repair your vehicle." to date, I have not received a letter from Acura. On july 20, 2016, I called radley Acura), falls church, va and spoke to gabriel to request that the part be ordered. I never heard back from radley Acura. On september 7, 2016, I called tischer Acura, laurel, md and requested that the part be ordered. I was told that it would take up to eight (8) weeks and I would be notified when the part had arrived. To date (december 7, 2016), I have not heard from tischer Acura. I called tischer Acura today and was referred to someone's voicemail. It is clear that Acura automobile division is

Takata recall. After taking my car in to the Acura of orange park fl to have airbag system checked related to the recall the repair was made and a week later the indicator light came on again. I called the dealership to advise and was told to bring it back which I did and was told the recall repair was made. However, the switch is faulty and needed to be replaced for a cost. I then called the corporate office and was told to return it at which time I was told that isn't covered in the recall. Now I don't know if the airbag system indicator is accurate or not because the light comes on and off daily as I drive.

Passenger side airbag warning light comes on intermittently for several seconds (long enough to have photographed it on cell phone on several occasions and sent to ralleye Acura dealership) although a passenger is seated. Passenger is female, 125 lbs, 5' 6" tall. Vehicle has been brought back about 4 times for this complaint. Each time it has been proclaimed "fixed." the last time was about 6 weeks ago and it was in shop for about 8 days. A week after that it happened again. Dealer was told and said they would "get back to us." they have not. Called Acura customer relations and [xxx] in that department called back this morning. He insists it is the passenger's fault, there is nothing wrong with the car and it is "supposed to function this way." information redacted pursuant t

Takata recall. Acura will not allow me to take the vehicle to a close-by Honda dealership, but is making me drive 1.5 hours each way to an Acura dealer.

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 peeling off the chrome trim molding please look into this further. My car is a daily driver I drive it everyday I get it a car wash every other day but that should be no reason for the top chrome trim on the roof to start peeling off and be coming undone from your car

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 Acura tl. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 MPH, the accelerator pedal was depressed and the vehicle failed to accelerate. The contact mentioned the failure occurs intermittently and at different speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer for a diagnostic testing. The technician was unable to diagnose the failure and did not offer any further assistance. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 75 and the current mileage was 700.

Excessive oil consumption has now LED to 2 engine replacements (this is the cars 3rd engine, original plus 2 replacements). I have had 3 oil consumption test (oct), all showing that there was significant consumption. The local Acura dealership (auto nation Acura of spokane (ana)), is unable of being trusted and incapable of any significant repair so I have been traveling to another Acura dealership over 700 miles away for honest and quality work (ana botched the 2nd oct as they knowingly added oil right before my 2nd trip to the other dealer). Thankfully for me I check my oil every fill up as required by the oct and mark it's level. Unfortunately for me, this negated the second test (even though it should a significant loss, ana of spokane denied topping it off). I then had to do the 3rd o