Acura TL oil consumption problems

Filed Mar 3, 2026 · Engine · NJ

I have a 2014 Acura TL. I have kept up with all the maintenance on my car since day one including getting my oil changes every 3,000 miles or a little under 3,000 miles or even when my dash would say 30-40% oil life.And when it gets to 30-40% oil life the dash board dings check oil. This time my dash board dinged at 60% which I found very odd- My husband checked my oil dipstick & I had no oil- I’ve been parking my car in the same spot in my drive way for the last 10 years so no oil drain marks & the car is not showing any signs of burn oil such as any type of smoke. I go to the dealer to buy a quart of oil- parts guys asked me for model and year of my car- I said 2014 TL he comes back with the quart that says 0W- we put it in it. A week later we get another quart- same part guy brings out 0W- I said why are you giving me 0W when my car manual and engine cap clearly says 5W- he is puzzled and says ok if you want 5W I’ll give you that, I said I’m only going by my car manual and engine cap. My husband puts it in and still low, at this point my husband goes to auto store and buys 2 more quarts of 5W. Car still low on oil- I take in the next day to the Acura dealer for an oil change and explain everything to the advisor and service manager. The manager digs deeper into my maintenance and see’s that I have been keeping up with the maintenance for 11 years. Now he digs deeper and looks up my VIN # for any recalls- apparently there was a recall on my engine piston and piston rings which causes an issue with burning oil and/or oil consumption &make it seem like there is no oil in car. I said I never received a recall. He states unfortunately I am out of the recall window and nothing can be done. I am original owner and having been living at same address 32 years-never got a recall notice. Per the federal safety agency there's 86 manuf. comm. on the engine pistons from 2016-2019. They say I have Rear main seal leak-they want me to fix first before they can advocate for recall- 2 separate issues

Filed May 24, 2023 · Engine, Transmission · NJ

The 2013 Acura TL has a problem with the pistons in the engine causing excessive oil consumption. This was the subject matter of a class action described in the website Acura Oil Consumption Settlement. This part should be recalled and American Honda should be required to repair or replace the pistons in the engine.

Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Engine · 118,000 miles · NJ

The car is burning oil at an accelerated rate which causes a warning when the oil life is around 40 to 50% that the engine has low oil level.

Filed Oct 8, 2020 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · IN

Car has 50k miles. Starting smoking and has burning oil smell. It has been diagnosed as the differential, ultimately the transmission. Cannot find recall as it is more then 15 years. But there was one in 2004. How do I get that recall covered? Please help. I love this car.

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 Nov 29, 2019 · Engine · 118,000 miles · CA

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.

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 Aug 27, 2019 · Engine, Fuel system · 186,000 miles · MA

I've had my vehicle stop in the middle of the road due to a mechanical recall that went undiagnosed.( over oil consumption recall, in which I was completely unaware until finally receiving the letter prodivided) I was driving off of pleasant street in hanson ma, crossing onto the main road when my vehicle engine just shut down and froze the steering wheel. Also a police officer was on the scene to help me safely off the road. I have been calling acura of honda and they have been running me in circles with numerous people on the phone and denied that they are willing to cover this problem, and this is a major safety issue. Which the claim safety is first and for the client, but they have failed to deliver on their own words in the safety recall. The car is currently down in hopes that they supply a repair since they have been much aware of this issue, any help would be much appreciated. Thank you

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.