Acura TL fuel problems
12 complaint narratives mention fuel terms.
Key facts
3,087 owner complaints analyzed
25 distinct recall campaigns
85,000 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1995 to 2014 model years. Data snapshot: . 2,116 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Fuel system concerns evidence
12 of 3,087 complaints match this topic (0.4%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10062535 · 2004-03-18 (March 18, 2004)
I PURCHASED MY TL BRAND NEW IN 2000. SINCE THEN I HAVE IT IN THE REPAIR SHOP 7 TIMES FOR THE SAMETHING. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF EACH ATTEMPTED REPAIR: *AK THE 1ST ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (NOV 9 2000) THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, THE COIL AND FUEL INJECTOR WAS CHECKED. A SHORT WAS FOUND IN THE WIREHOOK (FALSE CODE). THE 2ND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (DEC 13 2000) WAS A CODE P0305 #5 CYLINDER MISS FIRE AND THEY REPLACED 5 INJECTOR WITH 4 INJECTOR THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10062535 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10807510 · 2015-11-30 (November 30, 2015)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.
Owner-reported narrative. 146,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10807510 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10116524 · 2005-04-07 (April 7, 2005)
I STARTED THE ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S AT 6:45AM, THE ACURA HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR DRIVEN THE PREVIOUS 14 HOURS. ENGAGED TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, THE GEAR LOCKED UP AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD AND AT THE SAME TIME A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I MANAGED TO STOP THE ACURA AFTER 30 FEET WHERE I WAS ON AND OFF MY PARKING AREA AT MY HOUSE. BY THE TIME I HAD STOPPED THE CAR FLAMES, SMOKE & FUMES WERE FILLING THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT, I COULD NOT GET THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR OPENED, MY NEIGHBOR NOTICING THE LARGE AMOUNT OF SMOKE COMING F…
Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10116524 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10293011 · 2009-11-20 (November 20, 2009)
OUT OF THE BLUE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2006 WITH 36000 MILES. DEALER INSTALLED OIL INJECTOR SAID TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. CAR HAS 82000 MILES NOW AND DEALER SAYS NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. OF COURSE VIN NUMBER IS 5000 OVER THE LIMIT OF THE TRANSMISSION EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR
Owner-reported narrative. 83,515 miles reported. Look up ODI 10293011 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10200554 · 2007-08-23 (August 23, 2007)
I STARTED MY CAR, BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY, STARTED TO GO DOWN THE ROAD AND SMELLED A STRONG WHIFF OF GASOLINE. SO I BACKED UP AND PULLED BACK IN MY DRIVEWAY TO FIND GAS POURING DOWN THE FRONT OF MY GAS TANK, ALL OVER THE EXHAUST SYSTEM. IN A FEW SECONDS OF HAVING THE CAR RUNNING I HAD A 5 FOOT POOL OF GAS UNDER THE CAR. IF MY WIFE HAD TAKEN THE CAR, SHE WOULDN'T HAVE NOTICED AND KEPT GOING. THIS COULD HAVE BEEN REALLY BAD. THE CAR IS A 2004 ACURA TL WITH ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT, BUT I HAVE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE CAR IS CURRENTLY AT THE D…
Owner-reported narrative. 50,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10200554 at NHTSA ↗