NHTSA Complaint #11144446 — 2012 ACURA TL ENGINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	11144446
Vehicle	2012 ACURA TL
Component	ENGINE
Date of Incident	October 2, 2018
Date Filed	October 31, 2018
Mileage	75,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CO

Consumer Description

OIL CONSUMPTION, ENGINE KNOCKING AND CAR FELT OUT OF POWER SPECIALLY IN LOW IN SPEED. FEW TRIPS TO ACURA BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULDN'T FIND ANY PROBLEM. I END UP GETTING RID OF THE CAR AND AFTER FEW MONTHS I BOUGHT OTHER TL SAME YEAR AND MILES AND UNFORTUNATELY HAVE A SAME PROBLEM. ITS USING 70 PERCENT OF OIL WITH IN A MONTH AND AROUND 12000 MILES...SO I HAVE TO FILL UP OIL BUT MAJOR ISSUE IS WHILE I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE 50 PERCENT OF THE TIME CAR MOVE VERY SLOW WITH ENGINE KNOCKING SOUND AND FEW TIMES GOT HONKED BECAUSE OF THE CAR COMING BEHIND ME WHEN YOU JUST MADE A RIGHT TURN AND ALSO WHEN TAKING OF FROM STOP SIGN OR AT THE LIGHT IT FELT SO SLUGGISH .THIS IS MY 6TH TL BUT I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM IN LAST 4 BECAUSE MAY BE OLDER MODEL BUT LAST 2 2012 I HAVE EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM.

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