2012 ACURA TL — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data

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3/5

★★★☆☆

Safety Rating

162

Owner Complaints

4 Crashes 1 Death

3

Recalls

ACTIVE RECALL

22

Service Bulletins

0

Investigations

Overview of the 2012 ACURA TL

The 2012 ACURA TL has received a total of 162 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). It earned an overall safety rating of 3 out of 5 stars in NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program crash tests. There have been 3 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. 22 technical service bulletins have been issued by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Air Bags (43 complaints), Power Train (27 complaints), and Steering (25 complaints).

Recalls for the 2012 ACURA TL

NHTSA has recorded 3 recalls for the 2012 ACURA TL, potentially affecting up to 3,335,279 vehicles.

Recall 19V500000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

| 1,558 vehicles affected

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013 Acura ILX, 2015 RDX, 2005-2010 and 2012 RL, 2009-2014 TL, 2010 and 2012 ZDX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2011-2013 and 2015 CR-Z, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013 Fit EV, 2010-2011 and 2013 Insight and 2007-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. These vehicles are equipped with driver frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement...

Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are S5B and W59.

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Recall 19V182000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

| 1,101,534 vehicles affected

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The...

Consequence: An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is...

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Recall 16V061000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE

| 2,232,187 vehicles affected

Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013-2014 Fit EV, 2007-2014 Ridgeline, 2013-2016 Acura ILX, 2013-2014 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2007-2016 RDX, 2005-2012 Acura RL, 2009-2014 Acura TL, and 2010-2013 Acura ZDX vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may...

Consequence: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JY0, JY1, and JY2.

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Owner Complaints for the 2012 ACURA TL

162 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2012 ACURA TL. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.

Most Recent Complaints

#11719596 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | | N/A miles
The vehicle has a faulty Hands free link module which runs the battery down when the vehicle is not in use. Acura has been aware of this problem since 2005. The government of this sorry ass country has done nothing about this issue except sit on their hands and accept payoffs from Acura. Acura dealers refuse to call back when this issue is mentioned. This results in money being paid for unnecessary repairs for batteries, alternators, and testing Just think if you were a handicap person who had to rely on your vehicle for medical services on a weekly basis and every time you went to your vehicle it would not start because of this issue that has been unresolved by Acura since 2005.What a national disgrace.
#11694672 | AIR BAGS | | N/A miles
Airbag light came on and remained
#11671903 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | | N/A miles
Driving down the highway with my sun shade open but the actual sunroof closed and all of a sudden I just hear a loud pop and glass is all over my head and thighs. The sunroof shattered leaving me with glasses everywhere. No rock was in the sunroof when I was vacuuming the remaining parts of glass.
#11666017 | ENGINE | | N/A miles
They changed the originality milleage of the car and sold it too expensive
#11666017 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | | N/A miles
They changed the originality milleage of the car and sold it too expensive

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Safety Rating for the 2012 ACURA TL

The 2012 ACURA TL received an overall safety rating of 3 out of 5 stars from NHTSA's New Car Assessment Program (NCAP).

Test Category Rating
Overall Rating ★★★☆☆ (3/5)
Frontal Crash ★★☆☆☆ (2/5)
Side Crash ★★★★ (4/5)
Rollover ★★★★★ (5/5)

Safety ratings are based on controlled crash tests conducted by NHTSA. A 5-star rating indicates the highest level of occupant protection.

Technical Service Bulletins for the 2012 ACURA TL

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has issued 22 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 2012 ACURA TL. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.

ONL6E108202019 — STEERING

Owner Notification Letter - The vehicle's steering may feel heavier than normal - or is hard to turn - particularly when the vehicle is not moving because of an electric power steering (EPS) control unit failure. If this happens, either the EPS indicator blinks with no diagnostic trouble codes (DTCs)...

BBOM04192019 — STEERING

Dealer Message - Today, April 19, 2019, Acura is announcing a warranty extension for certain 2012-14 Acura TL vehicles to address a concern with the electric power steering (EPS) system. Under certain conditions, affected vehicles may experience heavier than normal steering, the EPS indicator may blink with no DTCs, or...

B19-006 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV)

Service bulletin - The oil control rings may become clogged with carbon deposits. These deposits restrict the ring's ability to scrape and return oil from the cylinder wall to the crankcase, which can result in excessive engine oil consumption that may exceed client expectations.

B18010F — ENGINE

Servicenews article - Some clients may complain that the Low Oil Pressure indicator comes on, requiring engine oil to be added, while others who routinely check the oil level as recommended in their owner?s manual may find that oil consumption has exceeded their expectations.

BPAS11022016902 — ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

DEALER MESSAGES - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2010-2013 MDXS, 2011-2012 RLS, 2009-2014 SHAWD TLS & 2010-2013 ZDXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO...

BPAS08312016902 — ENGINE

DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2010-2013 MDXS, 2011-2012 RLS, 2009-2014 SHAWD TLS & 2010-2013 ZDXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF HIGHER THAN EXPECTED ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO COLLECT SPECIFIC PARTS FROM THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO...

KB2+KB4 CUSTOMER — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CUSTOMER LETTER NOTIFYING OWNERS THAT THERE IS A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20–45 MPH. TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE JUDDER TO OCCUR, A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WILL BE REPLACED.

B16-030 — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20–45 MPH. TO MINIMIZE THE POSSIBILITY FOR THE JUDDER TO OCCUR, A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR THE TRANSMISSION IS AVAILABLE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WILL BE REPLACED.

BCA08032016901 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

"DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, AUGUST 3, 2016, ACURA REINSTATED THE TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED SERVICE BULLETINS 16-030, PRODUCT UPDATE: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR LOCK-UP FUNCTION AND 16-040, WARRANTY EXTENSION: 2012 TL TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEM. THERE WERE CONCERNS WITH VIN INQUIRY ON IN AND SOFTWARE UPDATE VIN DATABASE MISMATCHES."

BCA07212016901 — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

"DEALER MESSAGE - TODAY, JULY 21, 2016, ACURA TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED SERVICE BULLETINS 16-030, PRODUCT UPDATE: SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR LOCK-UP FUNCTION AND 16-040, WARRANTY EXTENSION: 2012 TL TORQUE CONVERTER FROM THE SERVICE INFORMATION SYSTEM AND VIN INQUIRY DUE TO CONCERNS WITH SOFTWARE UPDATE VIN DATABASE MISMATCHES. THE DATABASE IS EXPECTED TO...

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NHTSA Investigations for the 2012 ACURA TL

There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.

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