2012 Acura TL: excessive oil consumption

7 of the 130 complaints about the 2012 Acura TL describe excessive oil consumption.

owner complaints: 7
of this car's complaints: 5%
typical mileage: 83,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 29 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Excessive oil consumption by model year

2014
1
2013
1
2012
7
2011
1
2010
1
2009
1
2004
1
2000
1

What owners say

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 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 Jun 9, 2017 · Engine · 95,000 miles · IL

Excessive oil consumption due to faulty piston rings. Mine is not an isolated problem acurazine website has discussion threads about this defect.

Filed Nov 26, 2015 · Engine · 39,500 miles · WA

Excessive oil consumption has now LED to 2 engine replacements (this is the cars 3rd engine, original plus 2 replacements). I have had 3 oil consumption test (oct), all showing that there was significant consumption. The local acura dealership (auto nation acura of spokane (ana)), is unable of being trusted and incapable of any significant repair so I have been traveling to another acura dealership over 700 miles away for honest and quality work (ana botched the 2nd oct as they knowingly added oil right before my 2nd trip to the other dealer). Thankfully for me I check my oil every fill up as required by the oct and mark it's level. Unfortunately for me, this negated the second test (even though it should a significant loss, ana of spokane denied topping it off). I then had to do the 3rd oct, and in 3 days put the required minimum 1,000 miles required and returned to dealer 2. Again there findings showed excessive consumption and put in the 3rd engine. Because the replacement time was longer than I could stay, I flew home. There are many forums out there with thousands of people having the same oil consumption issue. It is a manufactors defect with the j37 model engine (also used in many other acura & honda vehicles.

Filed May 30, 2015 · Engine · 15,500 miles · WA

2012 acura tl sh-awd tech. Began to notice that I was having to have my oil changed every 2,500 - 3,000 miles. Took it to different dealers to see what the problem was. Neither dealer could find a problem. In march 2014, several warning lights came on and the vehicle would not accelerate past 20 MPH. I had it towed to an acura dealership and was told I had no oil. No warning lights or error messages ever alerted me. Beginning of april 2015 (mileage was 33k), I started hearing a knocking noise from the engine between idle and 2,500 RPM's. Again took it to the dealer. They said I had only a quart of oil. They put me on an oil consumption test. Just over a month later and 1,900 miles, my car was again oil less. No leaks ever discovered. I was told I was burning oil. 1 quart to every 500 miles. Took it to the dealership and acura replaced the engine with a new one. While I was at the dealership I was told by the service advisor that another '12 tl was also getting its engine replaced for the same issue.