2010 Acura TL

Routine

Owners filed 64 complaints about this vehicle with federal regulators, most often about the air bags. It has been recalled 3 times.

When it fails
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62,830 milesMedian miles at failure

29 complaints record an odometer reading. Failures cluster around 40,00050,000 miles.

What fails
ComponentReportsCrashesFiresInjuries
Air Bags34
301
Power Train7
000
Vehicle Speed Control3
100
Wheels2
000
Service Brakes2
000
Engine2
000
Electrical System2
010
Visibility/Wiper1
000
Unknown or Other1
000
Structure › Body1
000

3 safety recalls

Part 573 reports
Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module19V500000
Filed Jun 27, 20191,558 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

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 service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Risk. 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.

Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module19V182000
Filed Mar 6, 20191,101,534 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

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 affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator as part of a previous Takata inflator recall remedy or a replacement driver air bag module containing the same inflator type as a service part. Due to a manufacturing error, in the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver frontal air bag, these inflators may explode.

Risk. 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 O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.

Air Bags › Frontal › Driver Side › Inflator Module16V061000
Filed Feb 3, 20162,232,187 vehiclesHonda (american Honda Motor Co.)

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 be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.

Risk. 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.

What owners reported

Newest filings
Back Over Prevention
Filed Jul 22, 202560,000 milesOH

The contact owns a 2010 Acura TL. The contact stated that while reversing, the rearview camera displayed a blank image. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, who determined that the camera and the radio needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

Seat Belts
Filed May 12, 2023CA

The passenger side seatbelt does not latch

Electrical SystemFire
Filed Jul 12, 2022NV

While highyway driving for 6 hours the “Check system charging” light came on for a few minutes, then went off for 10 or so minutes, then came back on. I was 10 miles from exit. I exited and left the car running while I checked in to motel. Drove to a parking place, turned off car engine, took a bag to room. When I came back out, flames were flaring from under the hood from battery area near fight front. The car had about 33,500 miles on it. A few weeks before, a “check battery” light had come on briefly. I took the car to dealership and told them about the battery light. I was going on a long trip so I told them to check everything. They replaced the battery and claimed to have checked the alternator, which they said was good. Even though the car only had less than 33,000 miles at that point, this was the fourth battery the car had had put in. 1) the original, 2) second put in by the same dealer, 3) a third when my battery went dead at a casino le one night. The valet charged it and I drove to an all night Autoxone where I bought a new batttery, and 4) the last one a few weeks ago. The Acura had a hard cardboard engine cover that you have to unscrew and remove to access the battery or the rest of the engine. This cover was completely burned up. The car was totaled. I believe the cardboard engine cover played a big part of the fire. Note: the fire occurred at Prescott, Arkansas. I had driven about 7 hours from Austin, Texas that day. The car was serviced in Las Vegas. I have p

Air Bags
Filed Jan 22, 2021NY

CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM

Air Bags
Filed Jan 10, 2021170,000 milesCT

PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT ALL

Power Train
Filed Feb 10, 2020110,000 milesPA

WHEN PARKING MY VEHICLE ON AN INCLINE AND PLACING MY MANUAL TRANSMISSION INTO FIRST AND TURNING OFF THE CAR, WITHOUT APPLYING THE PARKING BRAKE, THE CAR WOULD SLOWLY JERK BACKWARDS DOWN THE HILL.

Air Bags
Filed Jan 29, 2020AL

THE VSA SYSTEM LIGHT IS ON THE DASHBOARD I TOOK IT IN FOR SERVICE AND THE COMPUTER IS SIGNALING IS LETTING US KNOW THAT IN A CASE OF A ACCIDENT I WOULDN'T BE SAFE ALSO THE AIRBAGS ARE SHOWING AN MALFUNCTION IT WOULD NOT PROTECT ME BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT DEPLOY ALSO DUE TO AN ACCIDENT

Engine
Filed Nov 29, 2019118,000 milesCA

I CHANGED MY OIL AND DROVE MY VEHICLE ROUGHLY 1500 MILES IN OVER A MONTH TIMEFRAME AND I PROPERLY CHECKED MY OIL WHILE THE CAR WAS STATIONARY ON LEVEL GROUND TO FIND THAT MY OIL LEVEL WAS VERY LOW. I THOROUGHLY CHECKED MY ENGINE FOR ANY OIL LEAKS AND THERE WAS NO LEAKS TO BE FOUND. THERE IS NEVER AN OIL LEAK IN MY GARAGE WHERE I PARK MY VEHICLE EVERYDAY. AT THIS POINT IT IS REASONABLE TO ASSUME THAT THE ENGINE IS BURNING OIL IN SOME WAY.

Electrical System
Filed Oct 29, 201998,000 milesTX

BLUETOOTH HANDS FREE MODULE HAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT CAUSING BATTERY TO RUNDOWN PREMATURELY. ALSO KEYLESS FOB SLOT GETS WORN DOWN AND REMAINS IN STUCK OPEN POSITION NOT ALLOWING DOORS TO LOCK AS IT THINKS THE KEY IS STILL INSIDE THE SLOT.

Air Bags
Filed Aug 21, 2019VA

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION IN THIS RECALL. LOOKING OVER MY CREDIT REPORT AND IT TELLS ME THAT THERE ARE 2 RECALLS FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATORS FEBRUARY 22,2017 IN WHICH I DID NOT HAVE POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE UNTIL 2018. THERE WAS ALSO A RECALL APRIL 19,2019 THAT I WAS UNAWARE OF. I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY INFORMATION PERTAINING TO THIS MATTER. ACCORDING TO CREDIT REPORT THERE HAVE 0 RECALL REPAIRS. I NEED TO KNOW WHY I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND WHEN WILL ACTION BE TAKEN TO INSURE THE SAFETY OF MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN ADDRESSED AND FIXED.

Engine
Filed Mar 28, 2019100,000 milesCA

ALL ENGINE MOUNTS FAILED AFTER 100K MILES *LN VEHICLE HAS BEEN REPAIRED.*JB

Air Bags
Filed Nov 28, 2018FL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO RICK CASE ACURA (875 NORTH STATE ROAD 7, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL 33317, (954) 715-7796) SEVERAL TIMES AND RECEIVED MULTIPLE DIAGNOSTIC RESULTS, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

Power Train
Filed Jul 13, 201880,000 milesIL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE AND JERK. THE VEHICLE ALSO FAILED TO ACCELERATE. A DEALER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jan 16, 201880,000 milesCA

TAKATA RECALL. CAR WAS T-BONED BY A VEHICLE PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY IN PASSENGER SIDE HARD ENOUGH TO DAMAGE BOTH DOORS NEEDED REPLACEMENT AND CAUSED ENOUGH FRAME DAMAGE THAT CAUSED THE FRAME TO BE PULLED AND RIGHT REAR QUARTER PANEL TO BE REPLACED FROM THE ROCKER PANEL UNDER THE RIGHT REAR DOOR TO HALFWAY DOWN THE ROOF HOWEVER THE TAKATA PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS GOING 14MPH AND HIT BY A CAR GOING APPROX 15-20MPH AND ACCELERATING.

Air BagsCrash
Filed Jan 8, 201865,000 milesNC

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DURING WRECK GOING 35 MPH IN RAIN.. HIT BREAKS AND CAR SLID. DAMAGE WAS TO LEFT FRONT BUMPER ON DRIVERS SIDE.... INSURANCE COMPANY DIDN'T TOTAL CAR IN FIRST CLAIM AND CAME BACK ADDING ANOTHER 1000 TO CLAIM WHICH WOULD HAVE TOTALED CAR ALL TOGETHER.. NOW I CAN'T TRADE AND VEHICLE ISN'T WORTH BUT HALF OF WHAT WAS PAID BC OF AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT.

Air Bags
Filed Nov 18, 201762,830 milesNY

TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG HAS A DEFECT.

Air BagsCrash1 injured
Filed Oct 18, 201728,000 milesOK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT SWERVED INTO THE MEDIAN TO AVOID A DOG IN THE ROAD. THE AIR BAG INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING OR IMPACT. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED THREE FRACTURED RIBS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A COLLISION LOT AND THE BODY DAMAGE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 28,000.

Power Train
Filed May 15, 201783,000 milesCT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE SHUTTERRED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WAS TO VERIFY THE RECOMMENDED SOLUTION TO THE DEALER TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 83,000.

Air Bags
Filed May 15, 2017LA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

Air Bags
Filed Mar 29, 2017NJ

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

20 of 64 complaints, reproduced as filed.

Across model years

Worst on record: 2004
YearComplaintsRecallsFiresDeathsAssessment
201417300Routine
201362300Routine
2012130301Fatalities reported
201120320Routine
2010 — this page64310Routine
200942300Routine
2008124470Routine
2007124450Routine
2006247620Above average
2005388730Above average
2004551660Above average
2003391541Fatalities reported
2002332721Fatalities reported
2001149320Routine
2000249630Above average
1999157442Fatalities reported
199820200Routine
199723220Routine
199626200Routine
19951000Routine

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Reading this record

No unusual pattern of severe incidents in the complaint record.

Complaint counts track how many cars were sold and how long they have been on the road as much as they track quality. A common model from 2013 has had a decade to accumulate reports; a rare one from last year has not. The signal worth weighing is in the severity columns, in whether the same component keeps appearing, and in whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.

Recall repairs are free for as long as the recall stands. Check whether a specific car still has open work at NHTSA's VIN lookup.

Most recent recall on file: Jun 27, 2019. Source: NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.