NHTSA — Engine And Engine Cooling: Engine Problems

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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 1999-2003 Acura TL has a known & widespread defect with the transmission.

Honda fixed some vehicles with a recall in 2004 by changing the oil cooler return line. To settle a class action lawsuit in 2006, Honda extended the transmission warranty on some of these Acura TL's to 93 months / 109,000 miles.

Now these vehicles are past the warranty limit, so buyer beware.

3.8

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
32,333 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2003 Acura TL engine problems

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2003 Acura TL Owner Comments

problem #3

Oct 012008

TL

  • 70,000 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Motor mount broken.

- Hampstead, NH, USA

problem #2

Aug 122004

TL

  • Automatic transmission
  • 27,000 miles
The transmission failed on the highway. The vehicle just stopped. The vehicle was towed to the dealer. After picking the vehicle up, the timing chain broke.

- Deerfield, IL, USA

problem #1

Sep 112002

TL

  • Automatic transmission
  • miles
While driving the vehicle at the speed of 65 mph the engine stalls. Dealer mentioned that the timing belt was broke. Mr consumer stated that the cd unit was broke after a few days. The vehicle took to the dealer for repair, but the repair was not done due to back order of the cd unit.

- San Marino, CA, USA

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