2005 Acura RL complaints

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA RL. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKER AND PERIODICALLY GO OUT. THE ONLY WAY TO GET THEM TO COME BACK ON IS IF I TURN THE HEADLIGHTS OFF AND THEN BACK ON. THIS, OF COURSE, HAPPENS AT NIGHT AND IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHEN I'M TRAVELING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH! THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR THE PAST 4 MONTHS. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SOP HID CONTROL UNIT TWO DAYS AGO AND IT HAS NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM. IT DID COST ME $553.95. *TR

1) FILLING GAS TANK - REPEAT SHUT OFF AT FILLING STATION IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING INCIDENCE AT FILLING STATION THE NEST DAY THE FOLLOWING OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE: 2) REMOTE KEYLESS ENTRY FAILURE 3) NAVIGATION SYSTEM FAILURE 4) NO HEAT OR AIR CONDITIONING $ 700 CHARGE AT DEALER FOR THEM TO REPLACE: PASSENGER SIDE OUTER DOOR HANDLE FOR TRACED SHORT TO HANDLE CAUSING BLOWN FUSE WHICH WAS (ABOVE LISTED ) RESOLVED PROBLEMS 2-4. $ 1700+ CHARGE AT DEALER FOR THEM TO REPLACE FUEL TANK - PROBLEM UNKNOWN. COULD THERE BE A CONDITION SIMILAR TO MUSTANG FUEL TANK PROBLEM IN 2005,2006 & 2007 MODELS? CONDITION MAY BE DUE TO THE FUEL TANK VAPOR VENTING SYSTEM INSIDE THE FUEL TANK, A HEAT-INDUCED FUEL VAPOR LOCK, OR OTHER GASOLINE FUEL FILL INTERRUPTION SITUATIONS. *TR

2005 ACURA RL: HEAD LIGHTS FLICKER WHEN HITTING BUMP IN THE ROAD. OCCURS DAILY (NIGHTLY) NOW AND GETTING WORSE. I EXPECT THEY WILL EVENTUALLY GO OUT. NOW GETTING QUOTES TO CORRECT. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS AND PROBABLY OVER $1000 THAT I DON'T THINK I SHOULD PAY. *TR

MY HEADLIGHT ON MY ACURA RL ARE INTERMITTENT AND GOING OUT EVERY SO OFTEN, MORE OFTEN THEN NOT. THE PROBLEM JUST STARTED TO HAPPEN. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME OFF AND ON. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE LIGHT BALLAST AND IT WILL RUN YOU FROM $500 TO $1200 TO REPAIR. *TR

HEAD LIGHT FLICKERS ON/OFF INTERMITTENTLY. *TR

MY 05 RL'S RIGHT SIDE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHT STARTED FLICKERING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO AND NOW THE FLICKERING HAS PROGRESSED TO HEADLIGHT GOING COMPLETELY OUT. WHEN THE LIGHT SWITCH IS TURNED FROM AUTO TO OFF AND THEN BACK ON, THE LIGHTS COME BACK ON. *TR

OWN 2005 ACURA RL, THAT HAS AFS LIGHT SYSTEM. WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE, THE HEADLIGHTS ARE INTERMITTENT AND GOES OFF AT TIMES, LEAVING ME WITHOUT VISIBILITY OF THE ROAD AHEAD. I'VE CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY STATE THAT VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND CANNOT SERVICE. MY CONCERN IS THAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ALSO GOOGLED ISSUE AND HAVE SEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABUT THE AFS SYSTEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 07V551000 (STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS). SHE WAS NOT GRANTED A LOANER VEHICLE TO USE DURING THE ALLOTTED REPAIR TIME. THE CONTACT IS DISABLED AND FELT THAT SHE SHOULD HAVE RECEIVED A LOANER VEHICLE. THERE HAD BEEN NO FAILURE TO DATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 27,185.

THE AIR CONDITIONER BLOWS OUT ONLY WARM AIR. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAULTY COMPRESSOR AND HAVE ORDERED A NEW PART BUT IT IS ON A NATIONAL BACKORDER WITH NO ETA FOR THE PART. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT ACURA IS IGNORING A WIDE SPREAD PROBLEM AND NOT ISSUING A RECALL OR PRODUCT UPDATE FOR THE AFFECTED MODELS. *TR

I HAVE A 2005 ACURA RL. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE HAS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW. THE CLEARANCE BELOW THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS INSUFFICIENT AND FURTHERMORE POSSIBLE THE SUSPENSION IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE. WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT I USED THE CAR UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND IT GOT DAMAGED. I HAD THREE NORMAL SIZE ADULT PASSENGERS AND A NORMAL SIZE 9 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR. NO LUGGAGE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AT NORMAL SPEED AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED BEFORE THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HITS CURBS WHEN YOU PARK AND SCRAPES WHEN YOU GO UP SIDEWALK RAMPS, SO I WAS AWARE THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE AMPLE CLEARANCE AND/OR SUSPENSION, BUT IN THIS CASE WITH THOSE PASSENGERS ON BOARD IT WAS WORSE, THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE BUMPER GOT BADLY DAMAGED. I TALKED TO THE DEALER AND ACURA CLIENT SERVICES AND THEY DENIED THERE IS ANY DESIGN FLAW. BUT I DON'T BUY THAT BECAUSE I HAVE HAD A SAAB AND A LEXUS AND NOTHING LIKE THIS EVER HAPPENED (IN FACT THEY DON'T EVEN SCRAPE LIKE THIS ONE DOES). IT'S MY VIEW THAT THIS CAR DOES NOT MEET THE BASIC REQUIREMENT OF AN IMPLIED WARRANTY, WHICH IS THAT IT SHOULD BE USABLE UNDER THE OPERATING CONDITIONS FOR WHICH IT WAS DESIGNED.*JB

WHEN BACKING CAR OUT FROM PARKING STALL, AFTER TURNING WHEEL BEYOND OTHER CAR AND READY TO GO FORWARD, I STOP COMPLETELY WITH FOOT ON BRAKE . AS I BEGIN TURNING STEERING WHEEL IN THE OTHER DIRECTION A LOUD SCRAPING NOISE COMES FROM AREA OF THE STEERING COLUMN. IT AN BE HEARD FOR AT LEAST 100 FEET. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN EVERY TIME, BUT SOMETIMES 4 OR 5 TIMES DURING A WEEK. WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH THE DEALER FOR MORE THAN A YEAR . THE CAR IS 2005 ACURA 3.5 RL ON OCT 13TH WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND A DEALER REPRESENTATIVE IN THE CAR THEY WERE FINALLY ABLE TO HEAR THE NOISE THAT WE HAD DESCRIBED TO THEM. THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. ON OCT 20TH I HEARD THE NOISE 2 MORE TIMES. I AM WORRIED THAT SOMETHING IS HAPPENING IN THE STEERING MECHANISM THAT COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS DAMAGE AND/OR INJURY. IN SEPTEMBER I NOTICED OIL LEAKING. AFTER 1/2 HOUR I DROVE CAR TO DEALER AND THERE WAS NO POWER STEERING. I LEARNED LATER THAT THE HIGH PRESSURE HOSE WAS ONLY "FINGER TIGHT" WHEN THE CAR WAS MADE. *NM

THE HEADLIGHTS ON MY CAR POSE SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEMS ON UNLIT ROADS. THE LIGHTS ONLY SHINE 50-70 FEET OUT ON THE STREET. WHEN THERE ARE NO STREET LIGHTS, I CAN NOT SEE MORE THAN 50 FEET AND I MUST TRAVEL AT SLOW SPEEDS DUE TO EXTREMELY POOR VISIBILITY. THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM IDENTIFIES AN UPCOMING TURN, BUT I CAN'T SEE THE STREET OR STREET SIGN. AT SPEEDS OVER 20 MPH; I FEEL THIS IS VERY UNSAFE. THE DEALER SAID THIS IS NORMAL AND WITHIN SPECIFICATION. THE HEADLIGHTS ARE TERRIBLE! *JB

THE VERTICAL SELF ADJUSTING HEADLIGHTS POSE SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS ON UNLIT ROADWAYS, OFTEN ILLUMINATING ONLY 40 FEET IN FRONT OF THE CAR. ON HILLY TERRAIN, THE HEADLIGHTS WILL ADJUST DOWN AS THE VEHICLE STARTS UPHILL, ILLUMINATING APPROXIMATELY 40 FEET IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THIS ALSO OCCURS WHEN THE VEHICLE TRAVELS OVER BUMPS AND ANY MINOR CHANGES IN VEHICLE ATTITUDE. IT IS VERY EASY TO OVERDRIVE THE HEADLIGHTS, OFTEN AT SPEEDS LESS THAN 20 MPH. YOU SIMPLY CAN NOT SEE ROAD HAZARDS OR PEDESTRIANS. THE DEALER ADVISED THIS IS NORMAL AND WITHIN SPECIFICATION. *NM

FAX FM CONSUMER WHO'S (OR) DISAPPOINTED IN THE WAY ACURA HANDLED THE BRAKES AND RADIO DEFECTS IN THEIR 2005 ACURA RL, ES HAVE NO RECORDS OF PREV. CORRESPONDENCE. *TS A PART WITHIN THE BRAKE ASSEMBLY WAS NOT MADE TO FIT PROPERLY AND HAD TO BE RETROFITTED TO STOP THE LOUD RATTLING AND BANGING NOISE WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER UNEVEN PAVEMENT OR ROUGH SURFACES. WHEN THE RADIO WAS TURNED ON THE SCREEN DISPLAYED A CODE ENTRY MESSAGE AND THE RADIO WOULD NOT WORK. BOTH PROBLEM WERE EVENTUALLY REPAIRED BY THE DEALER. *NM

2005 ACURA RL BRAKE ASSEMBLY PARTS WERE NOT MADE TO FIT PROPERLY AND HAD TO BE RETROFITTED TO STOP LOUD RATTLING AND BANGING WHENEVER THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER UNEVEN OR ROUGH SURFACES. *TS WHILE THE CONSUMER TRIED TO USE THE RADIO A CODE ENTRY MESSAGE WAS DISPLAYED ON THE SCREEN AND THE RADIO WOULDN'T WORK.

DT*: THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN USING LOW BEAM, THE HEADLIGHTS DO NOT ILLUMINATE MORE THAN 50 FEET. THE LACK OF VISIBILITY DECREASES FURTHER WHILE TRAVELING DOWN HILL. THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPOSITION THE HEADLIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHICH DETERMINED THIS IS HOW THE VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED. *JB

REF 2005 ACURA RL THE HIGH BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT SHINE FAR ENOUGH DOWN THE ROAD. I WAS DRIVING IN VERMONT ON DARK COUNTRY ROADS AND ALMOST HIT A TREE. DRIVING AT THE SPEED LIMIT OF 50 MPH I OUTRUN THE LIGHTS. ACURA SAYS THERE IS NO WAY TO ADJUST THE HALOGEN LIGHTS & THAT THE PARAMETERS WERE APPROVED BY DOT. I FEEL THAT A MISTAKE HAS BEEN MADE ON YOUR PART THAT WILL RESULT IN UNNECESSARY SINGLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS ON THE NATIONS HIGHWAYS. *JB *NM

THE HEADLIGHTS ON THE 2005 ACURA RL DO NOT PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT UNLESS THE HIGH BEAM IS ENGAGED WHICH YOU OFTEN CANNOT DO. *NM

THE ROAD NOISE PREVENTS THE USE OF THE HANDS FREE PHONE. THE PHONE WORKS FINE WHILE STOPPED AND CAN NOT BE USED WHEN DRIVING BECAUSE OF THE ROAD NOISE. THIS MAKES IT A SAFETY PROBLEM SINCE YOU MUST USE THE PHONE IN A NORMAL WAY. THIS ALSO BREAKS THE LAW IN NJ. ACURA CAN NOT FIX IT. *JB

DT: THE CALLER WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT WHEN SHE SUDDENLY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. IT ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN , AND SHE TRIED THE BRAKE AND IT DID NOT WORK. SHE SAID THE STEERING WHEEL DID NOT WORK, SHE TRIED TO TURN THE WHEEL AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE VEHICLE HIT A PARKED CAR. THE POLICE CAME AND A REPORT WAS TAKEN. NO ONE WAS HURT. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED YET. THE MANUFACTURER SAID A CASE WORKER WILL CALL HER THIS WEEK. THEY CALLED HER BACK AND SAID THE CASE WAS CLOSED, AND INSURANCE COMPANY WOULD HAVE TO HANDLE IT. THE VEHICLE WAS LEASED. *AK

THE BRAKES RATTLE WHEN GOING OVER BUMPS AND LOCK UP ON THEIR OWN AT LOW SPEEDS OR WHEN MAKING A TURN. I HAVE WENT TO THE MANUFACTURER SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY SAY THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. *JB

CONSUMER WAS LOCKED INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITH AN INOPERATIVE KEY FOB.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR *TT

AT LOW SPEEDS ON ROUGH STREETS, ALL 4 WHEEL SUSPENSIONS MAKE A VERY METALLIC NOISE. I HAVE BEEN LEAD TO BELEIVE THAT IT IS DUE TO MIS MANUFACTURED BRAKE COMPONENTS. ONE DEALER DID "BEND" THE BRAKE "CLIPS" AND THE NOISE SUBSIDED FOR ABOUT 1000 MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND THE DEALERS ARE SAYING IT IS A MFGR PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T FIX WITHOUT FACTORY TECH SUPPORT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FORTH COMING. I ONLY KNOW OTHER 2005 ACURA RL OWNER IN THE SMALL TOWN OF VISALIA (100K POP.) AND HE IS BEING GIVEN THE SAME RUNAROUND. MY CONCERN IS BRAKE FAILURE OR MY SERIOUSLY SUSPENSION FAILURE SUCH AS BROKEN WELDS OR DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY KEEP SAYING THE PROBLEM IS ELSEWHERE, BUT THE ONLY THING THAT HAS MADE THE NOISE GO AWAY WAS WHEN THE DEALERSHIP (SUPERIOR ACURA IN BAKERSFIELD, CA) SUPPOSEDLY BENT THE BRAKE "CLIPS". MYSTERIOUSLY THAT ACTION WAS NOT LISTED ON THE SERVICE REPORT WHEN MY WIFE PICKED UP THE CAR, BUT IT IS IN THEIR SERVICE RECORDS. ACURA IS HIDING AS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND I AM ABOUT TO ENACT THE CA LEMON LAW AND YOU SHOULD INVESTIGATE WHY HONDA/ACURA IS BEING VERY MYSTERIOUS ABOUT THIS ISSUE - THEY ON ONE HAND SAY THERE IS A FIX ON THE WAY AND THEN IN THE NEXT BREATH SAY THAT THE NOISE IS COMING FROM SOMEWHERE ELSE???

AFTER INFORMING THE ACURA SERVICE CENTER ABOUT 3 MONTHS PRIOR TO THE ACCIDENT THAT THE BRAKES WERE NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, AND BEING REASSURED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE BRAKES, I REAR-ENDED ANOTHER CAR ON APRIL 5 BECAUSE THE BRAKES FAILED AGAIN. ACURA REFUSED TO RUN A COMPUTER CHECK ON THE CAR OR TO SEND ANYONE FROM CALIFORNIA TO INSPECT THE CAR. THE DEALER SERVICE CENTER HAD INITIALLY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD HAVE SOMEONE FROM CALIFORNIA COME TO INSPECT THE BRAKES AFTER THE ACCIDENT. THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CHECKED THE BRAKES BY DRIVING THE CAR AND THAT THEY WERE OKAY. THEY REPEATEDLY TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD NOT DO ANY FURTHER TESTS PERTINENT TO MY COMPLAINT UNLESS THE CAR INSURANCE COMPANY REQUESTED THAT THIS BE DONE. I SPOKE WITH SEVERAL PEOPLE AT METLIFE, (OUR INSURANCE COMPANY), AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY DO NOT MAKE SUCH REQUESTS. WE SHOULD ASK THE MANUFACTURER TO RUN FURTHER TESTING. I AGAIN SPOKE WITH ACURA SERVICE AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE CENTER IN CALIFORNIA ,(ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS), AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD NOT RUN ANY FURTHER TESTING OF THE BRAKES. THEY AGAIN STATED THAT THE BRAKES WERE FINE, AND THAT WE SHOULD PICK UP THE VEHICLE. TO DATE, WE HAVE NOT PICKED UP THE VEHICLE BECAUSE WE ARE AFRAID THAT THE VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE. THE DEALER HAS HAD THE CAR SENT TO AN AUTO BODY SHOP. THIS CAR IS A LEASED VEHICLE. REPEATEDLY I ASKED FOR A WRITTEN REPORT REGARDING WHAT WAS CHECKED AND FOUND WITH BRAKES FAILURES IN THESE OCCASIONS

2005 ACURA RL BROKE DOWN WITHIN 10 MILES OF DEALERSHIP IMMEDIATELY AFTER PURCHASE. VEHICLE HAS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. *BF ON EACH BREAKDOWN, THE SH-AWD AND VSA WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AT THE SAME TIME. THE NAVIGATION SCREEN WHICH CONTROLLED ALL OF THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM TOTALLY FAILED. THE YAR RATE SENSOR UNDER THE CENTER DASH WAS DEFECTIVE. *SC