2006 Acura TL: fire, smoke or burning smell

6 of the 247 complaints about the 2006 Acura TL describe fire, smoke or burning smell.

owner complaints: 6
of this car's complaints: 2%
typical mileage: 55,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 9 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Fire, smoke or burning smell by model year

2011
2
2010
1
2008
5
2007
1
2006
6
2005
3
2004
3
2003
6
2002
1
2001
3
2000
2
1999
5
1997
2
1996
2

What owners say

Filed Jul 10, 2026 · Electrical, Engine · GA · fire

As I was driving, the vehicle suddenly began smoking through the steering wheel and the hood, then it caught flames and the vehicle was totaled.

Filed Feb 28, 2016 · Seats · 107,000 miles · WA

Driver seat heater is causing a burning smell when turned on. This could cause a fire while the car is being driven. The smell is likely due to a problem with the seat heating element. There is likely to be a short in the heating element wires.

Filed Aug 1, 2012 · Brakes, Wheels · 63,000 miles · NJ

I own a acura tl 2006 car, the driver side rear wheel's brake caliper has failed and it does not retract the break piston therefore the brakes always being applied. This is causing the wheels to be super heated and severe burning smell coming out of the car's rear area. Having talked to the dealer, I was told this is a safety hazard but they will not fix it unless I pay $350.

Filed May 17, 2012 · Steering · 40,000 miles · TX

My car had a steering fluid leak in 09 during a family trip. I did not know of the leak but after hours that the car cooled down (after arriving at the final destination) and started it again that the steering made a lot of noise and was stiff. Acura customer service said that it would be covered under warranty. That was very odd since the 3 yr warranty had expired the previous year (08). She never said there was a recall. She told me to drive it to the nearest dealer, a 3 hr car drive in the opposite direction to my hometown. Customer service agreed that I would drive the car back to my hometown to a honda dealer where they would replace hose. After inspection technicians found that the pump was damaged as well as a result of the leak but acura didn't take responsibility because they said the warranty was for the hose not the pump. Later on after surfing the net I found in the federal safety agency there was a recall. Unfortunately some months after the hose was replaced at the honda dealer I had a 2nd steering fluid leak, minor this time. This happened after several days of continuous driving and arriving in canada during another long family trip. At acura west in ontario it was diagnosed a steering fluid leak. The honda dealer that had replaced the hose said that they were not responsible since the leak occurred months after it was replaced. I contacted honda and acura but they didn't want to take responsibility. I have sent 7 faxes to the president of honda japan but his representative says that would be handled by honda local representative. They never did. I called honda many times, sent many e-mails but they say they are not responsible. The result of their irresponsibility was a lot of hassle, two leaks, a damaged pump and they put in danger me and my family twice as the engine could have caught fire. None of this would have happened had they warned me, timely, of the recall updated 05/24/12 *bf updated 05/25/12

Filed Sep 30, 2010 · Steering · 55,000 miles · TX

High pressure power steering fluid hose leaked, causing fluid to fall onto the exhaust system. As the engine temperature increased, smoke came out of the engine compartment and there was the odor of burning hydrocarbons in the passenger compartment. The hose assembly was replaced by an independent mechanic.

Filed Nov 26, 2007 · Electrical · 18,000 miles · IL · fire · 1 injury

My car (acura tl 2006) caught fire on 11/09/2007 at 10:00pm cst while passing by a mcdonalds drive through; at 6233 n broadway, chicago il. The mcdonalds cashier first noticed the smoke coming out of the hood and pointed it out to me. I pulled the car in the parking lot and tried to put out the fire with my jacket but it only grew bigger. A standing by police officer noticed the incident and pulled me away from the car. 911was called and the fire department arrived in 2 minutes. The car burned during that time. The firemen were able to put out the fire. Acura is refusing to accept this as potential defect in their car. This is clearly an example of a badly manufactured vehicle that jeopardized my life and the life of people around the car. I would like to request that an investigation be initiated and acura be held responsible for this.