Safety Score
58
Average
Recalls
3
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (3)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-08-14 | 01V166002 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 8,168 | — | Details |
| 2001-05-24 | 01V166001 |
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | 9,034 | — | Details |
| 2001-05-03 | 01V161000 |
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | 10,575 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The high pressure power steering hose on my car is leaking. Issues with Air bags |
| 2024-12-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | The "SRS" dashboard red light illuminated and stays on. On May 19, 2029 Acura "Replaced Driver S/B." Acura Dealer and M… |
| 2023-04-04 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Slipping , shift feels like it’s losing power and jerks and sputter . Check engine lights is on now . Throwing a P0730 … |
| 2020-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | My car has been automatically shutting off while driving. Bringing my car to a halt, not a full on stop but to the poin… |
| 2020-06-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY WITH KIDS IN THE CAR, DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION. |
| 2019-08-19 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND … |
| 2019-07-07 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO … |
| 2019-04-13 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182000 (AIR BAGS).… |
| 2018-12-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | WE GOT AN APRIL 2019 LETTER FOR AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL WHICH CAME TOO LATE! MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN A ACCIDENT IN WH… |
| 2018-11-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2018-04-25 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2018-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK FAILED. AS A RESULT, TH… |
| 2017-12-29 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | VIOLENT SHIFTING - PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM ENGLES AUTO IN SUMNER - SAME DAY DROVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY AND A… |
| 2017-08-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTED AIRBAG. IT HAS YET TO DEPLOY, HOWEVER I WAS INFORMED BY THE TK HOLDINGS INC. THAT THE AIRBAG … |
| 2017-06-21 | ENGINE | Yes | 5 | VEHICAL SLIPS OUT OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY ALSO FEELS LIKE THE CAR WHEELS OR MAYBE EVEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS… |
| 2017-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON & OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING & IN IDLE . |
| 2017-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING. FLOW ACURA (425 … |
| 2017-01-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO GEAR OK UNTIL IT REACHES 40 MILES PER HOUR THEN GEAR STOPS SHIFTING AS IF THE GEARS AREN'T CATCHING… |
| 2016-12-12 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL |
| 2016-12-04 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE CONTA… |
| 2016-11-16 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | MY VEHICLE CONTAINS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS, EVEN THOUGH I REALIZE IT IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER A RECALL. |
| 2016-10-31 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL MY ACURA TL WAS DRIVING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND JERK WHILE ON … |
| 2016-10-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MY CAR STOPS MOVING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON IN 2005 FOR THE RECALL ISS… |
| 2016-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAGS WAS NOT WORKING |
| 2016-03-24 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS… |
| 2015-08-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR SECOND TIME. FIRST FAILED AFTER VEHICLE WAS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 30,000 MILES IN 2005. ACURA STAT… |
| 2015-08-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | MY ACURA WENT IN FOR THE AIR-BAG RECALL, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICE THE REAR BEAM OF THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS ROT… |
| 2015-07-14 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS WERE ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOU… |
| 2015-06-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | CAR WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY/ POOR DRIVING. |
| 2015-05-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE W… |
| 2015-03-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC/MANUALLY SHIFTS, MANUAL GEARS D4 SHIFT STUCK IN GEAR AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION… |
| 2014-10-25 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN SEPTEMBER AND IT STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTERWARD. I THEN DISCOVERED T… |
| 2014-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | FIRST OFF MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS NEVER WORKED. I CHANGED MY WINDOW MOTOR WITH THE REGULATOR TWICE. THAT DID NO… |
| 2014-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT CLUSTER/PANEL | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED TO INITIATE GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. ADDI… |
| 2014-09-19 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (… |
| 2014-09-06 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | IN SEPT 2008 I BOUGHT THE 2002 ACURA TL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAD 48,440 MILES ON IT. … |
| 2014-09-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY 2002 ACURA TL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS ONLY 59,851 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER 6 … |
| 2014-08-18 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL: PROBLEMS OCCUR ON REGULAR ROADS, LOCAL AREAS, CITIES. THE CAR'S WINDOW, THE LEFT PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND… |
| 2014-06-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN JUNE OF 2014. I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. AS I WAS DRIVING A SUBURB… |
| 2014-02-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS HAD BEEN SLIPPING AND SLOW TO CHANGE OVER WITH … |
| 2013-10-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 2002 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RELEASED … |
| 2013-09-16 | ENGINE | No | 0 | I BOUGHT MY ACURA FEBRUARY 2011. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $1400.00 EACH … |
| 2013-08-21 | SERVICE BRAKES | No | 0 | 2002 ACURA TLS: INTERMITTENT SEVER RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKING CAUSING VEHICLE TO LEAVE LANE OF TRAVEL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS … |
| 2013-07-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2002 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED SHE PURCHASED… |
| 2013-04-07 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | I CAR SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR ABRUPTLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE ALMOST RESULTING IN THE CAR BEHIND ME TO … |
| 2013-04-01 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEH… |
| 2013-04-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED AND WOULD NOT BLOW HOT O… |
| 2013-01-28 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL 3.2. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM FO… |
| 2012-10-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MY HEADLIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT , AT 100.00 DOLLARS EVERYTIME I REPLACE THE LIGHT IT LAST ABOUT 3 WKS AND THEN BLOWS OUT… |
| 2012-08-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO … |