Rear suspension noise when going over speed bumps or potholes at lower speeds. Noise is more prominent when its a sudden hard hit on potholes and speed bumps. It sounds like metal hitting metal. It sounds more like when control arm bushing goes bad and it makes metal on metal sound. I took it to Acura dealership and they said rear struts are the problem. They replaced both rear struts but problem still persisted. They then said they need to replace the links. But later decided not to because they did not think links were the problem. They then said mounting plates need to be replaced. They replaced them but problem was still not fixed. Dealership said they cant do anymore work on the car without authorization from Acura corporation. They contacted Acura corporation and was told by Acura to drive a similar car to replicate the problem to figure out if its a normal noise for these cars. I have not heard back from the dealership about the findings. I have not been able to drive my car for almost 10 days now not counting the prior attempts of fixing it. I have driven Honda cars for the last 10 years and never experienced a problem like this. The problem could be with the control arm bushings or sway bars. But dealership says they are fine. After reading online forums and complaints, this seems to be a widespread issue that may require a recall. I am hoping dealership can figure out this problem and Acura fixes this possibly a safety issue soon.

- Albany, NY, USA

Pronounced "clunk" noise coming from rear of car at low speeds - between 15-40 mph. This is a consistent issue that many people have reported in various Acura TL, tsx, and Honda Accord internet forums. Many people like myself have take the car back to the dealer multiple times to have the issue researched and they either say it is "normal" (as if it is a characteristic of the car) or there is no issue. Have claimed that everything in the rear suspension is "firm" or "solid", yet the issue still remains. I have never been in a car that had such a noise when driving over street cracks, speed bumps, etc. As I said, numerous people have reported this across the internet, yet no action that I can determine either from Acura or Honda. I am worried that there is a safety issue that is being ignored.

- Zionsville, IN, USA