2012 Acura TL engine problems

Filed Jun 10, 2025 · Engine · MD

They changed the originality milleage of the car and sold it too expensive

Filed May 19, 2020 · Engine · 59,000 miles · CT

I bought my car from the dealership about april of 2019 with 59920 miles and the recall was not fixed now they asked me to do a test to bring the car back and fourth only to run up the miles and time frame to not fix the problems that has occurred from the recall not being fixed there was also a lawsuit document send to me home stating they would fix the recall for free and at this point my car could bring down any day I am a federal employee of the united states government something needs to be done immediately they are selling people defected car / lemons with out consequence and not fixing the recall before they are bought.

Filed May 7, 2020 · Engine · 126,000 miles · PA

Car has been excessively using oil since I bought it. Have it documented by the dealer when taking it for oil changes about the oil consumption. Campaign is released for oil consumption and I am told don't qualify b/c now I supposed have three oil leaks. I have never saw oil in my driveway. Called acura client services, useless. Didn't help me at all. Feel they just released it to show they are doing something when, they aren't helping the owners. Now engine has a tick to it at 120,000 and I am told my rear cam shaft and rocker arms are deteriorating. I can't believe this. This car has been nothing but a nightmare. It was one thing after another. My repair file is into two file folders. I paid for reliability and that is not what I got. Very disappointed - this was a horrible engine design, no wonder they stop producing it.

Filed Sep 23, 2019 · Engine · 123,000 miles · RI

Tl* the contact owns a 2012 acura tl. While operating the vehicle, a knocking noise was heard coming from the engine compartment. Also, the vehicle experienced excessive oil consumption. The cause of the failures was not determined. Acura first (16 highland ave, rt 6 seekonk, ma) was notified of the failures. The manufacturer was not contacted. The failure mileage was 123,000.

Filed Sep 19, 2019 · Engine · 98,000 miles · IL

Driving on interstate for 8 min at 70 MPH on a 70 degree morning when I lost power to the engine. Luckily, I was able to pull over to the shoulder. My certified mechanic diagnosed the engine lost all compression. The car has 98,000 mi. I called acura client services and they stated it had to be diagnosed by acura dealer. The dealer stated it was a blown engine and they have no idea how it happened. I called acura again and they stated there was nothing they could do. I stated something unusual has happened and it should be researched to understand why. Engines shouldn't just fail. Acura stated the vehicle is out of warranty and the customer would have to pay for the diagnosis before they would review the claim. I paid the dealer to test. The dealer filled the system with fluids and set the vehicle outside. He checked for leaks every few hours. I told him it was a slow leak and he had to monitor it closely. The dealer stated he couldn't find any issue. I called acura and told them the test was not conducted properly. Acura stated the dealer can't find the issue and no more investigation can be done. I asked acura why they are not having their field team review this incident. Acura states it's a customer issue not an acura issue. Without conducting the proper testing & diagnosis that conclusion cannot be made. Acura refuses to authorize the dealer to investigate the defect properly. Acura refuses to have their field technicians, warranty group, and supplier review the defect, asks the customer to pay to diagnose the problem. Acura's policy to not review major field issues with their vehicles outside of warranty is a dangerous position especially when it is a major safety issue with a blown engine. Acura's corporate strategy to suppress an investigation until a major incident happens creates a potential risky product liability with all their customers.

Filed Jun 21, 2019 · Engine · 83,000 miles · FL

Engine oil consumption when there are no leaks detected underneath. This past week my engine light came on, this is the third time this has happened. I added 2 quarts of oil when I am only 50% through the use until my next oil change.

Filed Oct 31, 2018 · Engine · 75,000 miles · CO

Oil consumption, engine knocking and car felt out of power specially in low in speed. Few trips to acura but was told they couldn't find any problem. I end up getting rid of the car and after few months I bought other tl same year and miles and unfortunately have a same problem. Its using 70 percent of oil with in a month and around 12000 miles...so I have to fill up oil but major issue is while I am trying to accelerate 50 percent of the time car move very slow with engine knocking sound and few times got honked because of the car coming behind me when you just made a right turn and also when taking of from stop sign or at the light it felt so sluggish .this is my 6th tl but I never had a problem in last 4 because may be older model but last 2 2012 I have experience the same problem.

Filed Oct 5, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 70,755 miles · WA

On 7/20/2017, I was driving on I-680 s towards fremont ca. I was driving roughly 70 MPH. When I was about to pass a car, all of a sudden, the engine lost power. I hit the gas paddle all the way down, and it didn't work. As I felt a significant loss of power, I pull over to the side and stopped the vehicle. The engine shut down immediately when I came to a complete stop. I tried to restart my car, but it does not work, and the engine check light popped up. I had my insurance towed my car to oakland acura, as I did an oil change there on 7/19/2017. After an inspection, oakland acura indicated that the intake and exhaust valve does not open and close normally. A value adjustment will solve the problem. I felt that it's pretty impossible for all the valves to be malfunction all at once. Thus, I asked the technician are all the valves malfunctioning, the technician said should be. I then asked whether such a problem is caused by an improper oil change since they did my oil change the day before, and I only drove 25 miles after the oli change. The technician said, "I don't think so". I further asked whether it's an engine design problem that is subject to a recall, the technician commented that these engines last forever. Thus, they did a valve adjustment for me, even though I don't know what they really did. I got charged for $499 for this valve adjustment. I also noticed that when I started my engine (especially in cold weather), my car has a bubbling noise. I noticed that on many acura forum, many acura tl owners have the same problem. I asked oakland acura to look into this. The conclusion they gave me was inconclusive. I want to report this issue because it was really dangerous that an engine lost power completely on a high way. I am not sure if it's an engine design problem or not, so I thought I should report this.

Filed Jun 2, 2018 · Engine · 105,000 miles · MA

Car went in for 100k service. Vehicle was diagnosed as also needing valve adjustment. While valves were being adjusted a bad camshaft was identified as cause of noise. I paid to have camshaft replaced but have been in automotive field 50 years so I know unless there is a problem this is not a normal wear item.. I asked for the old parts after the repair. Inspection of the old camshaft showed only one lob had unusual wear which again is unusual. I did a rockwell hardness test on the suspect lobe and the very next lobe and found a significant difference in hardness. The non worn lob was 47.9c and the failed lob measured 42c. I looked on line and noticed many other acura/honda owners had posted messages about the same failures. I contacted honda customer service and gave them this same information. About three weeks later I received a call letting me know they didn't,t feel responsible because the car is out of warranty and I used a honda dealer for the repair rather than an acura dealer. I don't understand the the second excuse because the engines in both these vehicles are pretty much the same

Filed Jan 31, 2018 · Engine · 35 miles · WA

My vehicle is burning 1qt of oil every 1000 miles. That amounts to 3qts every 3000miles. With no remedy in site.