2005 Acura RL complaints

AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT ON BECAUSE OF A MALFUNCTION WITH THE RIGHT SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR, AS IN MANY OTHER ACURA VEHICLES, AND AS SHOWN BY THE RECALLS ON IT. ALSO THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE OF THE PASSENGER WEIGHT SENSOR IS SHOWING AS NOT WORKING, AND THE AIRBAG IS NOT WORKING BECAUSE THE DRIVER SEAT BELT SENSOR IN THE BUCKLE SWITCH IS NOT WORKING EITHER, ALL AFFECTING THE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND THUS THE SAFETY OF THE CARS PASSENGERS. ACURA REFUSES TO FIX UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

I HAVE BEEN DRIVING SINCE 1980 AND HAVE HAD VARIOUS VEHICLES FROM VARIOUS MANUFACTURERS AND I HAVE NEVER HAD A DASHBOARD MELT FOR ANY REASON. I EXPECTED MY CAR TO HAVE MINOR PROBLEMS AT 40,000 MILES BUT MELTING WAS NOT ONE OF THEM. THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR IS MELTING. ESPECIALLY THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT, THE ARM REST AND THE CONSOLE. THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT HAS MELTED AND REMAIN SOFT AND STICKY, TO THE POINT THAT ANYTHING COMING INTO CONTACT WITH THE GLOVE BOX LEAVES AN IMPRESSION OR POCK MAR. THE ARM REST AND CENTER CONSOLE HAVE CRACKED AND PEELED. THE DRIVERS DOOR HANDLE CAME OUT IN MY HAND AS I WAS CLOSING THE DOOR ONE DAY, THAT'S WHEN I REALIZED IT WAS MADE OF 100 % PLASTIC COVERED IN VINYL. A CAR ORIGINALLY VALUED AT $51K BRAND NEW AND THEY INSTALL THE CHEAPEST DOOR HANDLE OF ANY MAKER? THEY COULDN'T AFFORD TO PUT IT TOGETHER WITH SCREWS, INSTEAD THEY GLUED IT TOGETHER. MY GLOVE COMPARTMENT AND DASHBOARD IS MELTING AND STICKY. IT APPEARS AS THOUGH SOME TYPE OF GLUE HAD BEEN POURED ON IT. YES YOU CAN RIDE IN MY CAR, BUT SIT IN YOU SEAT AND DON'T TOUCH THE DASHBOARD, IT WILL STICK TO YOUR HANDS. I COMPLAINED TO THE ACURA DEALER WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY AND EVEN NOW THAT I HAVE PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY, THIS IS NOT COVERED. THE REST OF MY CAR IS IN IMPECCABLE CONDITION INSIDE AND OUT AS I HAVE TAKEN CARE OF IT SINCE THE DAY I PURCHASED IT. HOWEVER I AM EMBARRASSED FOR ANYONE TO COME INSIDE THE CAR AND SEE THE TATTERED CONDITION IT IS IN. *TR

WHEN DRIVING THE MESSAGE COMES ON THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF.THE MESSAGE APPEARS CONSTANTLY. I HAVE CALLED ACURA IN TORRANCE CA.THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY,BUT IT IS CONSTANTLY APPEARING . THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER B012014-06-2701911. THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE MY VIN # TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS INACTIVE.THE MESSAGE IS STILL ON MY COMPUTER SCREEN.I AM WORRIED I AM TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER.I THINK THAT ACURA IS TRYING TO PLAY DOWN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS. THANK YOU *TR

DEFECT INVESTIGATION EA13002 HAS 1 RELATED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V092000 MY CAR WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AT THE TIME OF THIS RECALL BUT I DID TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE SERVICE COMPLETED IN JUNE 2013. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED ACTING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT. WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 45-50 MPH, THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN, JERKING THE CAR TO THE SIDE AND THE VSA WARNING LIGHT AS WELL AS THE SH-AWD DRIVE LIGHT WILL COME ON IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, AT LEAST EVERY 3 DAYS, SOMETIMES EVERY DAY. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BECAUSE THE RECALL FIX HAS NOT PREVENTED THIS FROM CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THE YAW RATE SENSOR IS GIVING POOR INFORMATION TO THE ECU AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND I AM SUPPOSED TO PAY $1050.00 TO HAVE A NEW YAW RATE SENSOR INSTALLED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THIS WHEN IT IS A DEFECT AND CAN CAUSE INJURY TO ME OR OTHER PASSENGERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE I'M DRIVING FROM WORK I HEAD A SQUEAK NOISE. SO I TURN THE AC OFF THE NOISE STOP BUT STILL HEAR TIME TO TIME. I GOT HOME OK THEN I TOLD MY HUSBAND THE PROBLEM, HE TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A TEST. AS SOON AS BACK OUT THE DRIVE HE CAN HEAR SOME THING FELL OFF THEN THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING. HE HAS TO MUSCLE THE STEERING BACK TO THE DRIVE. HE OPEN THE HOOD AND FOUND OUT THE HARMONIC BALANCER FELL OFF. LUCKY FOR ME THAT DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME WHILE I'M ON THE FREE WAY. OH MY WORK ONLY TEN MILES FROM MY HOUSE. *JS

AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND DEALER CHECKED CODES AND SAID DRIVERS SEATBELT BUCKLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND STATED NOT UNDER WARRANTY. MY SISTERS 2002 HONDA HAS SAME ISSUE LAST MONTH AND THEY WARRANTEED IT. *JS

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY ON DAY IN JANUARY 2014 AND AFTER DISAPPEARED AFTER TWO WEEKS. HOWEVER, THE MESSAGE IN THE LOG SHOWED A 92-22 ERROR MESSAGE AND REQUIRED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. AS THE LIGHT SRS HAD GONE OFF I TOOK THE CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 4TH FOR ANOTHER RECALL ISSUE AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK IN TO SRS MESSAGE. MIND YOU THE SRS LIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $1300 TO REPLACE THE SRS SYSTEM. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY SAID THE SRS IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR COLLECTING ALL PASSENGER AIR BAGS HOWEVER THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY BOTH THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN BETHESDA, MD AREA AND ACURA BOTH ARE TREATING THE SITUATION. I WILL CERTAINLY HAVE TO TAKE THIS ISSUE TO THE NEXT STEP IN INVESTIGATING WHETHER THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH USED BY THE COMPANY AND DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE CONSUMERS BARE THE BURDEN OF DEFECTIVE PARTS. MORE TO COME ON THIS SOON. *JS

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED FLICKERING AND CUT OFF. I TURNED LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE NEXT DAY BOTH HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND BOTH WENT OFF TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND ON UNTIL THEY CAME BACK ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, OR STATIONERY, DRIVER HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND SHUTS OFF, FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGER LIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN HEADLIGHT FUNCTION, LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

ASSORTED LIGHT CAME ON ACROSS DASH BOARD (WARNING LIGHT) THEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO START SLIPPING,I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER TELL ME THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID WENT BAD, REPLACE SHIFT SOLENOID 10/24/2012,I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION 11/27/2013. ANYTIME THERE WAS AN ISSUE MY CAR I HAD IT SERVICES AND KEPT UP WITH MY MAINTENANCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH ON RUFE SNOW IN NORTH RICHLAND HILL, TX ABOUT 2:00PM, WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. ALL ELECTRICAL WAS SHUT DOWN. TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING ME FROM BEHIND AND I WAS AFRAID OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN MY DOORS, LOWER WINDOWS OR EVEN PUT THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. I WAS TRAPPED. I CALLED 911 AND REPORTED MY SITUATION. HOWEVER, JUST BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVED, A MAN WALKED OVER TO MY VEHICLE AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT SUCCESS. I PULLED THE HOOD SWITCH AND HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE WIRE ON THE BATTERY WHICH WAS LOOSE AND THE ELECTRONIC AND ALL BEGAN TO FUNCTION. I CALLED ACURA CORP. AND THE MACCHURHILL DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A MANUAL METHOD OF ESCAPING SUCH A SITUATION. THEY COULD NOT GIVE THAT SUGGESTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,240.

WAS STRUCK BY A DRUNK DRIVER WHILE TRAVELING NORTH ON GSP. LEFT DRIVER SIDE OF THE CAR WAS SIDE SWIPED FROM THE BACK TO THE FRONT. I HADN'T NOTICE THE LIGHT PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT HOWEVER ACCORDING TO THE BODY SHOP THERE WAS A PROBLEM PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT. THE AFS LIGHT WAS NOT TRIGGERED BY THE INCIDENT AND IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. INSURANCE REFUSED TO REPAIR UNDER CLAIM AS STATED BY THEM.....ACURA SHOULD REPAIR DUE TO THE RECALL. *TR

I RECENTLY HAD ISSUES WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY ACURA 2005 RL(WHICH I'VE ONLY HAD FOUR MONTHS). I WAS DRIVING DOWN A RURAL ROAD AT NIGHT WHEN I PUT MY SIGNAL ON TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND THE HEADLIGHTS SUDDENLY WENT OUT. I KEPT TURNING THE KNOB TRYING TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON BUT IT TOOK A FEW SECONDS BEFORE THEY WOULD COME ON AGAIN. FORTUNATELY I ONLY HAD TO GO A SHORT DISTANCE BEFORE PULLING INTO A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY. I WAS TOLD THE LEFT HEADLIGHTS HADN'T BEEN ON SINCE I HAD LEFT THE GAS STATION. WE TESTED THE LIGHTS TO DISCOVER THAT SOMETIMES ONLY THE RIGHT SIDE WOULD WORK, OR THEY WOULD FLICKER AND THEN IMMEDIATELY GO OFF. SOMETIMES THEY WOULD ALL GO OFF. NOT WHAT I WOULD EXPECT FOR A $50,000 CAR FROM ACURA. I CAN'T BELIEVE THERE HAVE BEEN SO MANY COMPLAINTS AND ACURA ISN'T STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT. WHY HASN'T ACURA PUT OUT A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM....AND WHEN DID ACURA STOP CARING ABOUT THEIR CUSTOMERS? THIS IS THE THIRD ACURA I HAVE OWNED, THE OTHER TWO WERE GREAT VEHICLES BUT THIS ONE IS A $50,000 LEMON! IF ACURA DOESN'T REMEDY THE SITUATION IT WILL BE THE LAST VEHICLE I BUY FROM THEM. I WILL MAKE SURE EVERYONE KNOWS HOW THEY ARE NO LONGER STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCTS, ESPECIALLY AS SERIOUS AS THIS ONE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AND STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THE FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY THE FUEL PUMP. THE FAILURE RECURRED WHEN THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURES WERE HIGH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 37,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 186,000.

HID HEADLIGHTS GO OUT INTERMITTENTLY AND FLICKER ALL THE TIME. WHEN I CHECK ON LINE, IT SEEMS LIKE THIS IS A VERY BIG PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL VEHICLE. MANY OTHER PEOPLE ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AND THE DEALERS ARE TRYING TO CHARGE ASTRONOMICAL PRICES TO FIX THIS SAFETY ITEM. *TR

SRS LIGHT CAME ON. TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. WAS TOLD IT WAS FAULT CODE 92-21. WAS TOLD A NEW WIRING HARNESS COULD POSSIBLY FIX THE PROBLEM AT A COST TO ME OF $3000. YES, THAT WAS THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS$$ NOW I HAVE NO SRS ON MY CAR AN ACURA FEELS ITS NOT THERE PROBLEM. I UNDERSTAND HOW WARRANTIES WORK AND HOW WEAR AND TEAR EFFECT EVERY CAR, BUT A WIRING HARNESS SHOULD NOT MALFUNCTION, ESPECIALLY ON A SAFETY SYSTEM!! THIS HAS TO BE A MANUFACTURE DEFECT!! THANKS ACURA FOR STANDING BEHIND THE SAFETY OF YOUR VEHICLES!!! BTW, THIS CAR HAS NEVER HAD A ACCIDENT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION WHERE THEY ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THAT THEY COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED BUT PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

1ST INCIDENT ON FEBRUARY 25 2009 -DOOR HANDLE SHORTED OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGE. REPLACED BY DEALER. 2ND INCIDENT ON OCTOBER 16,2012-DOOR HANDLE SHORTED OUT WHILE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN GARAGEFOR 24-36 HOURS. WE DETECTED THE SMELL OF WIRES BURNING IN THE MORNING, BUT COULD NOT FIND THE SOURCE. LATER IN THE DAY THE ACURA WOULD NOT START. NOTHING WORKED. AAA GOT IT STARTED AND I DROVE TO ACURA DEALER. ONCE AGAIN, THE DOOR HANDLE SHORTED OUT. THIS RECURRING , AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS , PROBLEM CAUSES A SAFETY RISK. PARTICULARLY TROUBLING DUE TO THE RECENT RECALL ISSUE WITH SOME HONDA VEHICLES WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE. COST TO OWNER--$503. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS MADE AWARE THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING BY ANOTHER DRIVER. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

THE RIGHT-SIDE ENGINE MOUNT HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS BROKEN. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS PROBLEM BEING RESOLVED, I WAS INFORMED, ON 6/12/12, BY THE ACURA DEALERSHIP DURING A ROUTINE INSPECTION, THAT THE SAME ENGINE MOUNT ON THE RIGHT-SIDE HAD TO AGAIN BE REPLACED, SO, THIS MEANS THAT THE SAME ENGINE MOUNT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE WITHIN APPROXIMATELY A 2 TO 2 1/2 YEAR TIME SPAN. *TR

THERE IS AN INTERMITTENT SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE ACTIVE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ACURA RL VEHICLE. OCCASIONALLY, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT THEMSELVES OFF DURING OPERATION AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES IT'S JUST ONE AND SOMETIMES IT'S BOTH. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO THE DEALERS ATTENTION. THEY CANNOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG SO THEY JUST SUGGEST CHANGING OUT ALL OF THE ACTIVE COMPONENTS AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. I DO NOT FEEL THIS SHOULD BE PAID FOR BY THE OWNER AS THIS IS A LONG RUNNING VEHICLE SAFETY ISSUE WHICH SHOULD BE CLEARED UP BY THE HONDA CORPORATION. *TR

MY 2005 ACURA RL HAS CHROME TRIM THAT IS APPARENTLY A THIN SHEET OF METAL THAT HAS BEEN APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE. AFTER SOME TIME, IT HAS DEGRADED, AND IS PEELING FROM ITS ORIGINAL POSITION. THIS HAS EXPOSED VERY SHARP EDGES. ONE OF THE DELAMINATED TRIM PIECES IS UNDER THE HOOD RELEASE, AND WHILE INSERTING MY FINGERS TO OPEN THE HOOD I RECEIVED A CUT ON MY HAND. *JS

THE HEAD LIGHTS WILL FLICKER OFF RANDOMLY WHILE DRIVING. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR BACK IN 2007. ACURA CAN NEVER DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM, BUT CLAIM THAT I NEED NEW HEADLIGHTS. IF I NEEDED NEW HEAD LIGHTS I DOUBT THEY WOULD TURN BACK ON AFTER IT HAPPENS. THE PROBLEM HAPPENS RANDOMLY. I COULD GO 4 OR 5 DAYS WITHOUT A PROBLEM AND THEN GO 4 OR 5 DAYS WITH CONSTANT ISSUES. IF YOU DO A SEARCH ONLINE, IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM THAT MOST PEOPLE WITH A 2005 ACURA RL ARE HAVING. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE IN BAD WEATHER SUCH AS HEAVY RAIN YOU CANNOT SEE IF THE HEADLIGHTS ARE ON OR OFF AND IF AN ON COMING DRIVER CAN NOT SEE ME IT INCREASES THE CHANCE ON BEING IN A COLLISION. *TR

DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE MIRRORS BECAME DANGEROUSLY LOOSE. SERVICE BULLETIN 08-022 ISSUED JUNE 7, 2008 BY ACURA WARNING "PROBABLE CAUSE: THE BOLTS FASTENING THE MIRROR HOUSING TO THE MIRROR BASE WERE NOT PROPERLY TORQUED." MIRRORS MUST BE REPLACED AT COST OF $750 EACH TO CONSUMER PLUS INSTALLATION. *KB

MY AIR BAG ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS PUTTING MARKS ON THE DASH WHERE IT WOULD DEPLOY AND I'M NOW FEARING IT WILL DO SO WHILE IN A DRIVING SITUATION. *TR

MY ACCURA RL 2005 LIGHTS FLICKER ON AND OFF AND THEN SHUT RIGHT OFF WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS! IT NOT ONLY IMPAIRS MY DRIVING BUT DISTRACTS DRIVERS IN FRONT OF ME THINKING IM FLASHING LIGHTS AT THEM AND TAKING THIER EYES OFF THE ROAD AHEAD OF THEM. THE LIGHTS ARE ALSO POINTED AT THE GROUND. CANT SEE AT NIGHT VERY FAR INFRONT OF THE VEHICLE. ACURA SAYS IT WOULD BE AROUND $1200 TO FIX EACH HEADLIGHT, THATS $2400 TO FIX A SAFETY ISSUE! THAT IS RIDICULOUS! READ THE INTERNET, THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH ALL OF THESE ACURA RLS. *TT

2005 ACURA RL LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS TOTALLY FAILED, UNEXPECTEDLY, AND THE CAR WAS NOT MOVING FORWARD. THIS HAS BEEN A RECURRING PROBLEM WITH THE LEFT SIDE LOW BEAM, SOMETIMES I DIDN'T KNOW IT UNTIL TOLD AND NOW IT HAPPENS TO BOTH AT THE SAME TIME WHILE IDLING IN MY DRIVEWAY. MY DAUGHTER TOLD ME BOTH HAD CUT OUT ON HER EARLIER THIS MONTH, BUT I COULD NOT VERIFY UNTIL TODAY. TURNING THE SWITCH OFF / ON WILL BRING THE LIGHTS BACK ON, BUT THEN AGAIN FOR HOW LONG IS QUESTIONABLE. DEALERS DENY IT EXIST OR CAN'T VERIFY, BUT A QUICK WEB SEARCH HAS NOW VALIDATED MY PROBLEM HAS EXISTED FOR A VERY LONG TIME WITH THIS CAR. THIS IS MUCH MORE SERIOUS THAN I THOUGHT, CLEARLY A PROBLEM YOU SHOULD BE AWARE OF. *KB

WE HAVE A 2005 ACURA RL. DURING DRIVING, THE ENTIRE POWER DROPS. WITHOUT ELECTRICITY TO ALL COMPONENTS, THE POWER STEERING GOES, THE ENGINE STOPS, ALL LIGHTS ON THE DASH BOARD OFF. AFTER A FEW SECONDS TO A MINUTE, THE POWER COMES BACK. BUT THE CAR WILL BE SHOWING ALL KINDS OF ERROR MESSAGES. THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE AT A WRONG GEAR. ACURA DEALER SERVICE CAN REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM BUT FOR OVER ONE MONTH, THEY CANNOT FIX IT BECAUSE THEY DO NOT KNOW WHAT IS WRONG. THE DRIVER AT HE DEALERSHIP WHO EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM WAS SO SCARED AND THE DEALER TOLD US THE CAR IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

OUR 2006 ACURA RL HAS A FLICKERING FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT THAT GOES ON AND OFF OVER ANY BUMP IN THE ROAD. THE CAR IS DANGEROUS TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. WE JUST TOOK THE CAR TO A DEALER AND IT COST OVER $300 TO REPLACE THE LIGHT BULB! THEY EVEN HAD TO REMOVE THE BUMPER TO CHANGE THE BULB. WE WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ACURA AGAIN, $50,000 LEMON. *TR

HEADLIGHT FLICKER ON / OFF. SOMETIME COMPLETELY SHUTOFF, BUT WILL TURN BACK ON AFTER TURN OFF AND ON THE HEADLIGHT. THIS ISSUE IS REPEATABLE FOR OVER A FEW WEEKS. *TR

LOW BRAKE PEDAL -- NEED A ABS/ VSA MODULATOR- THIS IS A SAFETY DEFECT THAT AFFECTS BRAKING AND SHOULD BE A RECALL BY HONDA. *TR

2005 ACURA RL HAS HEADLIGHT PROBLEMS. THE HEADLIGHTS START TO FLICKER AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN WILL SHUT OFF. I TRY TO SHUT OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN ON THE LIGHTS AND IT WORKS FOR A WHILE. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING MORE FREQUENTLY. ACURA SHOULD RESOLVE THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS INVOLVED IN A FATAL ACCIDENT DUE TO NO HEADLIGHTS. IT IS HARD TO TELL WHEN THE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOT WORKING IN A WELL LIT STREET. ACURA ITS TIME FOR YOU TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY OF THIS MANUFACTURERS DEFAULT AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

DRIVING ON MOUNTAIN ROAD AT NIGHT. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER, WITH ONE SIDE GOING OUT, TURN KEY OFF THEN RESTART AND ALL IS WELL UNTIL YOU HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD OR TURN A SHARP CORNER. *TR

IN SEPT 2010, NOTICED FOR THE FIRST TIME THAT THE LEFT SIDE HEADLIGHT ON MY 2005 ACURA RL WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. AT THE DEALERSHIP, IT WAS WORKING AT FIRST, BUT THEN THEY NOTICED THE PROBLEM AND SAID IT HAD TO DO WITH THE INVERTER AND IGNITER. THE REPAIR QUOTE WAS $1,750. THE CAR IS 5 YRS OLD WITH 61K MILES. *TR

HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN FLICKERING HERE AND THERE, GETTING WORSE AND WORSE. NOW THE DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT GOES OUT AND COMES BACK ON OCCASIONALLY. *TR

ACURA RL 2005 LOUD CLUNKING NOISE FROM LEFT FRONT DASH AND STEERING COLUMN. *TR

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2005 ACURA RL--WHAT A GREAT CAR! THE PROBLEM IS THESE HEADLIGHTS KEEP FLICKERING ON AND OFF, SAME AS A LOT OF PEOPLE HERE. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS, AND ACURA NEEDS TO STEP UP TO THE PLATE AND INITIATE A RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE DIES IN AN ACCIDENT. OTHER THAN THE HEADLIGHT ISSUES, I AM VERY SATISFIED WITH THE CAR. *TR

2005 ACURA RL PASSENGER HEADLIGHT INTERMITTENTLY WILL TURN OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE HEADLIGHT WILL TURN BACK ON IF I TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS & TURN THEM BACK ON. THERE IS NO TELLING WHEN IT WILL OCCUR. IT CAN OCCUR 6 OR 7 TIMES IN A 20 MINUTE DRIVE OR NOT AT ALL DURING THE SAME DRIVE THE NEXT EVENING. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING SINCE I'VE OWNED THE CAR IN 12/2007. *TR

2005 ACURA RL LEFT HEADLIGHT DOES NOT TRACK AFS WARNING LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON. NOT ALL THE TIME MOSTLY WHEN RAINING OR IN SNOW. *TR

2005 ACURA RL INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT PROBLEM. HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS BUT ALSO ONE OR THE OTHER OF THE OTHER HEADLIGHTS GOES COMPLETELY DARK WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. SOMETIMES IT IS THE LEFT AND SOMETIMES IT IS THE RIGHT HEADLIGHT WHICH GOES DARK WHILE DRIVING AND FOR NO APPARENT REASON. I CAN 'RESET' THE DIMMED HEADLIGHT BY SWITCHING THE HEADLIGHTS FROM 'AUTO' TO 'OFF' AND THEN BACK TO 'AUTO' AGAIN. 2- THE FAILURE IS VERY OFTEN. AT LEAST 3 TIME A WEEK. 3- I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND PAID ABOUT $98 SO FAR BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN THE VERY NEXT DAY. ACCORDING TO WHAT I'M READING ONLINE IS THAT THEY WILL CHARGE ME FROM $600-$1200 PER LIGHT AND STILL NOT SURE IF THAT WILL FIX THE ISSUE SINCE IT HAS BEEN GOING ON FOR OVER 5 YEARS(SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT FOR SALE). *TR

1. DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS 2. HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING AND SHUTTING OFF 3. NEED TO GO TO DEALERSHIP. READING ONLINE ABOUT PROBLEMS FROM GOOGLE.COM WHEN I TYPED 2005 ACURA RL HEADLIGHTS, A SEARCH CAME UP WHERE MULTIPLE PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THAT I HAVE HAD. THE DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAYING IT'S JUST THE HEADLIGHT THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND FROM WHAT I KNOW AND READ IT IS MUCH MORE THAN THAT. *TR

2005 ACURA RL ACTIVE FRONT HEADLIGHTING I FIRST COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM TO MY DEALER, AND NOTHING WAS DONE. DURING DRIVING AT NIGHT THE DRIVERS HEAD LIGHT FLICKERS AND GOES OFF COMPLETELY I LIVE IN TENNESSEE SO I DRIVE ON MOUNTAIN ROADS ALOT, TO GET THE LIGHT BACK ON TO WORK PROPERLY I HAVE TO ACTUALLY STOP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD, OR PULL OVER SAFELY AND TURN OFF THE HEADLIGHTS THEN BACK ON AGAIN, THIS HAPPENS WHEN GOING AROUND CURVES, AS WELL AS OVER ROUGH PAVEMENT I HAVE RESEARCHED ONLINE AND THIS IS A PROBLEM THAT OCCURS WITH THIS SYSTEM AND THERE HAS NOT BEEN A POSITIVE FIX AS OF YET PLEASE ADVISE. *TR

A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICEMAN BECAUSE MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. HE GAVE ME A WARNING AND TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED. I TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN WE CHECKED THE LIGHT, IT WAS WORKING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT FLICKERS QUITE A BIT, AND ALSO THAT IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT WON'T. SOMETIMES I CAN REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. MEANWHILE, I FOUND OUT THAT THE PRICE FOR THE BULB WAS $200 SO DECIDED TO FOREGO CHANGING THE BULB, SINCE IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO FLICKER AND DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S HARD TO NOTICE WHEN I'M IN THE CITY AND ON A LIT STREET. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING CALLED THE INVERTER OR BALLAST AND THAT CAN COST UP TO $1,000.00 BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF TO GET TO IT. I HAVE BEEN UNHAPPY WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTEM EVER SINCE WE GOT THE CAR.....NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM AN ACURA PRODUCT. I EXPRESSED MY DISPLEASURE INITIALLY WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY WORKED. VERY DANGEROUS ON DARK, RURAL ROADS WHICH IS WHAT WE DRIVE ON. I'VE READ AN ACURA FORUM ON-LINE AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME FEELINGS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS. LOVE THE CAR, HATE THE HEADLIGHTS! I HOPE THIS MAKES SOME SENSE, I DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO SCROLL TO READ WHAT I'VE WRITTEN. *TR

MY 2005 ACURA RL HAS DEFECTIVE HEADLIGHTS. FOR NO REASON UNDERSTOOD THE HEADLIGHTS BEGIN TO FLICKER ON AND OFF THEN EVENTUALLY GO TOTALLY BLACK WHEN DRIVING. THIS HAPPENS ALMOST EVERY TIME I DRIVE NOW. MY CAR ONLY HAS 60,000 MILES. THIS IS INEXCUSABLE. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO WORK IS TO TURN THE LIGHT SWITCH ALL THE WAY IN THE OFF POSITION AND THEN BACK TO THE ON POSITION. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT THAT HAPPENS WHILE DRIVING. I ALMOST GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE OF THIS AND HAVE HEARD OF OTHER 05-06 ACURA RL OWNERS GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS BECAUSE OF THIS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS OF THIS WITH ALL 2005-2006 ACURA RL'S. ACURA DOES NOT WANT TO ADMIT THERE IS A SERIOUS DEFECTIVE LIGHTS SYSTEM WITH THE 05-06 RL. WHAT'S IT GOING TO TAKE FOR THEM TO OFFER A RECALL ON THIS PROBLEM. SOMEONE'S LIFE IN AN ACCIDENT. *TR

LIGHTS GO OUT ON ACURA RL 2005. THE LIGHTS WILL PERIODICALLY TURN OFF WHEN HITTING A BUMP OR GOING DOWN HILL. THE DEALER SAID THE BALAST NEEDS REPLACED WHICH WILL COST AND ESTIMATED 800 + DOLLARS. ASIDE FROM THE SEVER SAFETY CONCERN THE COST TO FIX A BROKEN HEAD LIGHT IS INSANE. FORGET ABOUT IT IF YOU HAVE TO FIX TWO OF THEM. I HAVE NOW READ SEVERAL FORUMS ON THIS AND SEEN HUNDREDS OF POST ON ALL YEARS OF THE RL MODELS AND TL AND NONE OF THIS HAS BEEN ADDRESSED. THIS PROBLEM IS OBVIOUSLY SISTEMIC OF THE LIGHTING SYSTEM AND A RECALL SHOULD BE ENFORCED FOR THE SHEER INSANITY OF DRIVING WITHOUT LIGHTS!

MY HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN GOING OVER ROAD BUMPS. IT BECOMES VERY DIFFICULT, AND DANGEROUS TO SEE THE ROAD CLEARLY AT NIGHT. ACURA WANTS TO CHARGE ME APPROXIMATELY $1000 TO REPLACE THE HEADLIGHTS. *TR

ACURA 2005RL ACCELERATION PROBLEMS. OCCURS OCCASIONALLY,ABOUT EVERY 2 WEEKS DEALER HAS EXAMINED THE CAR AND CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM

HEADLIGHTS FLICKER WHEN CAR HIT BUMPS OR WHEN HEADLIGHTS TURN. IT IS VERY ANNOYING. THE FLICKERING COMES AND GOES, BUT IT IS GETTING MORE FREQUENT. HAVE CALLED THE DEALER ABOUT TAKING THE CAR IN AND WILL MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO TAKE MY CPO RL TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION THIS WEEK. CAR HAS 56K MILES AND IT IS A CPO ACURA. *TR

2205 RL HEADLIGHT BRIEFLY GO OUT WHEN I HIT A BUMP IN THE ROAD. HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR PAST 6 MONTHS BUT NOW I AM NOTICING IT HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY. VERY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT. *TR