Safety Score
66
Average
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-08-28 | 02V226000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | 17,551 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-08-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | It's like when my transmission gets warmed up the RPM's will rev up and then it will come out of gear. Then I have to p… |
| 2024-01-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Driving on Highway going 65mph vehicle suddenly jerked and dropped to 20 mph. Causing my entire body to collide with th… |
| 2023-09-30 | ENGINE | No | 0 | This car is not safe. First, the Takata airbags are in it. I drove my daughter, my mother and my little dog in this car… |
| 2023-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | This complaint relates to safety recall campaigns work regarding my 2003 Acura TL car's SRS (air bags). I took my car t… |
| 2023-01-18 | SEAT BELTS | No | 0 | The driver’s side seat belt is frayed. The area of concern on the belt goes through the upper guide loop and into the B… |
| 2022-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle failed to shift fr… |
| 2022-10-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | Unknown |
| 2022-06-20 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | This complaint is in regards to the 2003 Acura model TL, which is made by Honda and seems to have a notorious car frame… |
| 2022-03-22 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and… |
| 2022-02-21 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | Unknown but transmission is slipping in and out of gear even while going down the road |
| 2022-01-17 | AIR BAGS: AIR BAG/RESTRAINT CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the SRS warning light illuminated. The vehic… |
| 2021-11-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal … |
| 2020-09-11 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED |
| 2020-04-01 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PED… |
| 2020-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT IS ON |
| 2020-02-23 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | 2003 ACURA T.L WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING ON 2ND GEAR. THEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IT WOULD N… |
| 2019-11-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDI… |
| 2019-11-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I NEED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AGAINST AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. THIS ENTITY HAS BEEN SENDING ME LETTERS, CALLING ME A… |
| 2019-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | "TAKATA RECALL" LAST FEW DIGITS OF VIN 002098, IM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE WE HAD OUT RECALL FIXED OVER A WEEK AN… |
| 2019-03-06 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182… |
| 2019-02-27 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DOING ABOUT 60 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL O… |
| 2018-09-30 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | UPDATE NTHSA SAFETY ISSUE ID 11132318 TODAY MY 2003 ACURA TL AGAIN TCS. CEL. D5 BLINKING. NY CAR MILEAGE IS 123599 … |
| 2018-09-26 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | ON SEPTEMBER 26 . 2018 MY ACURA TL 2003 IS TCS ON. CEL ON. D5 BLINKING. AFTER THAT I HAVE OBD II SCANNER (ACTRON CP9… |
| 2018-07-16 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHILE GOING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUMPED TO 20 MILES PER HOUR MAKING ME AN… |
| 2018-06-27 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME HAS RUST DAMAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME DOES NOT HAVE RUST DAMAGE. THE RUST DAMAGE IS OCC… |
| 2018-05-02 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS AUTO CONDEMNED BY SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING OF FRAME. AUTO ALWAYS GARAGED.… |
| 2018-05-01 | SUSPENSION | Yes | 0 | MOTOR FRAMES OR ENGINE CRADLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BADLY RUSTED, AND IT ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FO… |
| 2018-03-29 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | ******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE THE CONSUMER PLACED THE REQUEST.*DJR … |
| 2018-03-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IN FORWARD MOTION, FREEWAY. ELECTRICAL. TRANNY. CAR CURRENTLY READS 138,356 MILES. AROUND ROUGHLY 134,000 MILES THE VEH… |
| 2018-03-15 | ENGINE | No | 0 | 'TAMARA RECALL' BEFORE TAKING OFF THE CAR HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IT BEGAN TO HAVE A HA… |
| 2017-12-19 | STRUCTURE:BODY | No | 0 | SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT. $2600 TO REPAIR. GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THE ROO… |
| 2017-10-23 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | THE FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE IS RUSTING OUT!....IT ONLY SOUNDED LIKE A SQUEAK...BUT THE ISSUE IS WAY BIGGER THAN … |
| 2017-07-07 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | No | 0 | DESPITE REPLACING VERY EXPENSIVE BULB TWICE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNS THE LIGHTS OUT WITHIN MINUTES. THE ELECTRIC CH… |
| 2017-06-13 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | AUTO HAS ONLY 49,072 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME BEAM HAS SERIOUS RUST SHOWING. |
| 2017-06-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL - OTHER 2003 ACURA TL CARS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN A"HIGH RISK POPULATION". . . WITH A VERY DANGEROUS DEF… |
| 2017-05-08 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | LOSS OF TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 105,000 MILES. |
| 2017-04-08 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE OR ACCELERATE AN… |
| 2017-03-17 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON.D5 LIGHT FLASHING ON TRANSMISSION |
| 2017-03-14 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MA… |
| 2017-02-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | WHY NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF TAKATA AIRBAG ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AS WELL AS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE? BOTH WOULD CREATE TH… |
| 2017-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON |
| 2016-11-17 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VE… |
| 2016-10-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL, SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE HAD FUSES CHECKED , AND NOTHI… |
| 2016-09-09 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | BY ACCIDENT, I AM ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN GEAR.… |
| 2016-09-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | INTERLOCK OPERATION OF IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ALLOWING IGNITION KEY TO BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY RE… |
| 2016-08-16 | STEERING | No | 0 | RUST THROUGH CONDITION ON RIGHT SUB-FRAME SUPPORTING ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. AIR CONDITIONING CON… |
| 2016-07-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | HONDA REPLACED MY AIRBAG AND I STILL GET THE SRS MALFUNCTION LIGHT. ACURA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND I… |
| 2016-06-29 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TAKATA RECALL I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT FORUM FOR MY COMPLAINT. BUT I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ACURA FOR 6 MONTH… |
| 2016-06-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320… |
| 2016-06-13 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | THE LEFT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE. |