While stopped in traffic, upon acceleration. Engine stalled. Vehicle placed in park and car was restarted and driven away. Main fuel relay was replaced. Per acura service bulletin 01-044, the incident that occurred could be due to a failed powertrain control module. Per acura service bulletin 01-044, there was an updated powertrain control module, but this part has since been discontinued and is no longer being produced by acura. I have called acura customer service who stated that even though they are aware of the circumstances per technical service bulletin 01-044, there is nothing they are able to do to repair the car. I feel that this is a safety related issue due to the risk that the vehicle has the potential to continue to stall and cannot be repaired.
Acura RL stalling problems
17 of the 422 owner complaints about the Acura RL describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 2000 model year.
- owner complaints
- 17
- worst model year
- 2000
- typical mileage
- 76,500
By model year
- 20071
- 20061
- 20053
- 20024
- 20011
- 20006
- 19991
Often reported together
Loss of power 2Fuel pump 2Transmission failure 1Power steering loss 1Headlights 1Fuel smell 1Check engine light 1Grinding brakes 1
What owners say
At a red light stopped. When light turned green I pressed accelerator to go and it just stalled with the engine revving up. Finally it started moving forward slowly.
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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2006 acura rl. The contact stated that the vehicle would sporadically stall without warning. The vehicle was taken to three separate dealers for inspection however, not one dealer was able to diagnose a failure. The failure mileage was 43,000 and the current mileage was 45,000. *tr updated 04/30/13
Tl* the contact owns a 1999 acura rl. The contact stated that the vehicle emitted a loud noise and stalled on the highway. The dealer diagnosed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The manufacturer was notified, but the vehicle was not included in the recall associated with the federal safety agency campaign id number 99v227000 (power train:automatic transmission). The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileages were 138,000.
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.
Car stalls at low speeds.
The car lost power and engine stalled in the middle of freeway. Engine was shut down, and warning lights came on. On the central monitor display, check engine light came one, emission failure light, and sh-awd (super handling all wheel drive system) failure notices. I didn't want to waiting 3-5 hours for towing (earlies that acura can provide) in 115 degrees heat, so I kept on trying to start the vehicle again. It started after like 30 attempts, but the entire car, including inside cabin, smelled like fuel. Dealer is saying it's the fuel pump, but can't guarantee.
Tl* - the contact owns a 2000 acura rl. While driving 20 MPH the vehicle stalled without warning and would not restart. The failure mileage was 80,000. The vehicle was towed to a local repair shop. The vehicle stalled once before, but the vehicle restarted. The vehicle had not been diagnosed at this time.
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.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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The model years with the most reports are 2000 (6 complaints), 2002 (4 complaints) and 2005 (3 complaints).
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