Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-10-27 | 03V423000 |
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | 563,861 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-20 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | My Acura TL has many issues and is dangerous to drive |
| 2021-09-16 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | My 99 will unexpectedly shut off while driving down the road whether it be 5 miles an hour or 60 miles an hour. When th… |
| 2020-08-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 20V0260… |
| 2020-04-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | ACURA OF CONCORD CA #251621 INFORMED IN A TELEPHONE CALL THAT THEY DO NOT INTEND TO REPAIR THE DRIVER FRONTAL AIRBAG M… |
| 2020-03-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY CAR NEEDS THE NHTSA RECALL 20V-026, DRIVERS AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT. AS OF TODAY, MARCH 23, 2020, PARTS ARE NOT … |
| 2020-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT'S FATHER OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2020-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) … |
| 2020-02-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS A RECALL FOR THE SRS AIRBAG SYSTEM I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT ON THIS WEBSITE. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY TOLD … |
| 2020-01-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026… |
| 2020-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026… |
| 2019-01-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | At random times the engine dies while driving the car which has resulted in unsafe handling and loss of power steering … |
| 2018-03-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I HAVE A PHONE TO A 88 HONDA, 94 HONDA 99 ACURA EACH OF THOSE VEHICLES HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE AIR CONDITION. I'M IN… |
| 2017-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED … |
| 2017-05-26 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT PUTS MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF AT RISK. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES. |
| 2016-10-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED AND THE ENGINE S… |
| 2016-08-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO … |
| 2016-08-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION… |
| 2015-10-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE SPEED, HARD TO STEER AND HARD TO BRAKE. I HEARD … |
| 2015-07-03 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DIS… |
| 2014-10-18 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY CAR SHUTOFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY STALLED COMP… |
| 2014-10-13 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE JERK WHEN YOU SHIFT THE GEARS WOULD SLIP INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN DRIVE, REVERSE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A… |
| 2014-10-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAIL… |
| 2014-09-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE SUB FRAME ASSY IS RUSTED THROUGH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE THIS SUBFRAME SUPPORTS THE ENGINE AND TRANS AXLE ASSY. T… |
| 2014-09-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT ST… |
| 2014-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN DECELERATING, THE ENGINE STALLED AND THE KEY WARNING… |
| 2014-07-01 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER 9/11/2013 AND ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO SHE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WIT… |
| 2014-06-07 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE GEARS WOULD SLIP INTERMITTENTL… |
| 2014-03-31 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | YES MY 1999 ACURA 3.2 TL HAS THE TCS LIGHT STAYING ON IN THE VEHICLE I WENT AND HAD IT PLUGGED INTO A CODE CHECKER AND … |
| 2014-03-27 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STAL… |
| 2014-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | ON 3/15/14 MY 1999 ACURA TL STALLED/ENGINE SHUT OF COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MP… |
| 2013-09-16 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR A CHECK UP AND WAS INFORMED TH… |
| 2013-08-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WOULD START BACK UP AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. *TR |
| 2013-02-02 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED AS SHE ATTEMPTED TO PA… |
| 2012-09-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | OVER A MONTH AGO, I NOTICED A SOUND WHENEVER I WOULD STEER THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL AND NO… |
| 2012-07-02 | TIRES:VALVE | Yes | 0 | 1999 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE VALVE STEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HER SON HAD AN ACCIDEN… |
| 2012-04-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | DRIVING NORMALLY ON CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY ENGINE DIED & ALL ELECTRICAL ON CONSOLE TURNED OFF. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WIT… |
| 2011-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 45 MPH WHEN I FELT MY CAR DIE, ALL MY GAUGES WENT DOWN AND I LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WA… |
| 2011-10-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN THE PARKING LOT (ABOUT 6 FEET FROM STOP SIGN) AND THE CAR SHUT… |
| 2011-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING NUMEROUS TIMES ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. I TOOK NOTICE THAT THERE WERE NO COMMON ISSUES RELATED TO SPEED, WEATHE… |
| 2011-09-30 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES | No | 0 | THE FLUID LEAKED OUT OF THE REARVIEW MIRROR, APPARENTLY FROM A FAILED SEAL ON THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR. THE IMAGE IN TH… |
| 2011-08-13 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | THE DRIVER OF THIS CAR HAS OWNED THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR. THE DRIVER EXITED HIS CAR AT A GAS STATION AFTER TURNING THE CAR O… |
| 2011-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1999 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCC… |
| 2011-07-23 | POWER TRAIN | Yes | 1 | ON JULY 23, 2011, MY HAND AND ELBOW WERE PERMANENTLY DISABLED, WHEN MY 1999 ACURA TL ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY… |
| 2011-07-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF ELECTRICALLY. I WAS REQUIRED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER ASSIS… |
| 2011-06-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STE… |
| 2011-06-16 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I PURCHASED THE 99 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 105K MILES. I DROVE TO CHARLOTTE, NC WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND O… |
| 2011-05-26 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHEN I DRIVE THE SHIFT IS USUALLY IS REALLY SLOW AND IT ALSO MAKES A CLUNK SOUND THEN SOMETIMES I PUT IT ON D4 BUT IT S… |
| 2011-01-27 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA 3.2TL. UPON SHIFTING THE VEHICLE INTO REVERSE, A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE COULD BE HEARD. T… |
| 2011-01-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROU… |
| 2010-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ON DECEMBER 28, 2010, MY 1999 ACURA 3.2TL ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT ANY DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. I … |