Recalls (0)

No recalls found for the 1996 Acura Tl.

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date	Component	Crash	Injuries	Summary
2020-04-14	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)	Yes	0	YEA THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED SEPTEMBER 2019 @185K MILES AND STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS AROUND APRIL 2020 @ 250K MILES MY …
2014-08-02	POWER TRAIN	No	0	I WAS HEADED UP A HILL WHEN I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD TO LET AN EMERGENCY VEHICLE PASS. WHEN I ATTEMPTED TO…
2013-05-11	WHEELS	Yes	1	MAY 2013, ON A STRAIGHT ROAD, AT 8:55PM. MOTORIST TRAVELING TOWARDS ME SPEEDING WITH BRIGHT LIGHTS ON. MOTORIST MADE…
2007-08-24	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 ACURA 2.5 TL. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE REPAIR SHOP FOR A DEAD BATTERY. THE REPAIR S…
2006-04-03	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE	No	0	GOT ESTIMATE FROM DEALER FOR 2600.00 DOLLARS FOR MECHANICAL REPAIR ON A FREE 41 POINT INSPECTION. TOOK CAR TO ANOTHER …
2005-09-26	ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	No	0	2. *NM
2005-05-21	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR	No	0	1996 ACURA TL WINDSHIELD WIPERS FAILED ON THE VEHICLE.*MR THE WIPER MOTOR HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. THIS WIPER FAILURE…
2004-06-21	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE	No	0	OUR 1996 ACURA 3.2 TL HAS 40,000 MILES ON IT. ABS LIGHT CAME KEPT COMING ON. BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED, WHICH RESOLVED THE…
2004-06-16	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	No	0	WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED VEHICLE OVERHEATED. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE …
2003-11-19	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT	No	0	THIS LETTER WAS SENT TO ACURA: HAVE A 1996 ACURA 2.5 TL THAT WAS PURCHASED AT RADLEY ACURA. MY VIN # [XXX]. I NOW KNO…
2003-05-22	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT	No	0	I OWN A 1996 ACURA 2.5TL. A COUPLE DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING MY PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL COLLAPSED DUE TO THE LOWER BALL JOINT…
2002-06-19	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:MANIFOLD/HEADER/MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE	No	0	THERE IS A LOUD GROWLING SOUND COMING FROM THE ENGING COMPARTMENT OF MY 1996 ACURA 2.5 TL. THE DEALER INFORMED THAT IT …
2000-04-10	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE SHUTDOWN, AND LOST CONTROL.*AK
1999-09-20	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION	No	0	THE PROBLEM IS: AT CERTAIN COMBINATIONS OF RPM AND SPEED, THE ENGINE LABORS. IT CAUSES EXCESSIVE VIBRATIONS, WHICH CONT…
1999-08-08	AIR BAGS:FRONTAL	No	0	DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO IMPACT, AND BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER *AK
1999-04-20	SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT	No	0	I PURCHASED AN 1996 ACURA 2.5 TL IN OCTOBER OF 1998 AND I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE OF ANY KIND FOR THIS VEH…
1998-05-15	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP	No	0	CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING BRAKE DEFECTS. EVERY EIGHT MONTH OR LESS CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE BRAKE REPAIRS DONE. EVERY…
1997-04-21	VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD	No	0	WHILE DRIVING THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE WINDOW SHATTERED, CAUSE UNKNOWN. *AK
1996-12-27	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM	No	0	REAR BRAKES FAILED.
1996-10-01	LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK	No	0	TRUNK LOCK INOPERATIVE.
1996-06-01	STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS	No	0	REAR BUMPER IS LOOSE. QCAW
1996-04-01	SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS	No	0	REAR BRAKE PADS WORN.
1996-02-01	EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.	No	0	RADIO/CD PLAYER FAILED.
1901-01-01	SEAT BELTS:FRONT	Yes	1	1996 ACURA SEAT BELT DIDN'T LOCK AND AIR BAG DIDN'T DEPLOY DURING ACCIDENT**CC THE CONSUMERS WIFE HIT A TREE AND CONSE…
—	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE	No	0	THE FOLLOWING PROBLEM WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER 35 DAYS AFTER IT WAS PURCHASED, BUT WE WERE TOLD THERE WAS NO PROBLEM.…
—	POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE	No	0	DRIVE LINE WHINES UPON ACCELERATION OR DECELERATION.