1999 Acura TL Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR MAINTENANCE, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS EXCESSIVE RUST AND FRACTURES ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING DRAIN HOSE DRIPPED ONTO THE SUBFRAME AND CAUSED IT TO RUST. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 141,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE KEY INDEPENDENTLY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE A PART OF AN OPEN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

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 THE READ OUT WAS THAT THE WHEEL SPEED SENSOR WAS BAD BUT BEFORE THAT I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD( THIS IS JUST ONE OF 5 EXPERIENCES I KNOW OF) WHEN MY CAR JUST DIED AND IT DIDN'T WANT TO CRANK BACK. IT HAD NEVER HAPPENED TO ME BEFORE I THEN BEGAN READING THE OWNERS MANUAL AND HAD TO MANUALLY RESET THE CARS COMPUTER ( I GUESS IS WHAT IT IS CALLED) BY PUSHING THE SHIFT LOCK IN MANUALLY AND PULLING THE CAR DOWN INTO NEUTRAL AND WAITING ABOUT 5-15 SECONDS AND PLACING IT BACK UP INTO PARK IF THE D4 INDICATOR DID NOT LIGHT UP I THEN HAD TO PULL IT BACK DOWN INTO NEUTRAL WHILE PRESSING THE SHIFT LOCK SWITCH AND THEN PLACE IT INTO D4 AND BACK UP INTO PARK MOST OF THE TIME IT WOULD RESET ITS SELF AND I COULD CRANK IT IN NEUTRAL BUT SOMETIMES IT WOULD TAKE ME 2-3 MINUTES AND NOW IT SEEMS TO BE GETTING LONGER AND LONGER BEFORE IT WILL RESET ITSELF THIS LAST TIME IT TOOK ME APPROX...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY CAR SHUTOFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AND RESTARTED ON ITS OWN SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE IT FINALLY STALLED COMPLETELY. I LOST STEERING POWER ETC. I HAD TO BE TOWED. THE ACURA DEALER HAD TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH, WHICH HAD BEEN REPLACED IN AN EARLIER RECALL YEARS AGO. OBVIOUSLY, THE REPLACEMENT SWITCH IS NOT GOOD EITHER. *TR