1996 Acura TL problems
NHTSA has received 33 complaints about the 1996 Acura TL, and 15% of them involve brakes. Next are engine (15%) and air bags (9%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 33 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Brakes 15% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 8 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 5 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 114,000 miles 15 complaints with mileage
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
Where the complaints are
Share of this model year's complaints by the part of the car involved. One complaint can name more than one part, so the shares can add up to more than 100%.
When problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 2 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 15 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 114,000 miles.
Safety-related details: 8 complaints mention a crash; 5 injuries reported. Its complaints are more severe on average than those of 93% of model years in our database.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 1996 ranks 16th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Acura TL with enough data (14 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 2 safety recall campaigns.
What owners wrote
A few complaints as filed, shortened and with personal details removed. The first ones are among the most serious reports for this model year; the rest are typical.
1996 acura seat belt didn't lock and air bag didn't deploy during accident* the consumers wife hit a tree and consequently her head went over the steering wheel and hit the windshield.
May 2013, on a straight road, at 8:55pm. Motorist traveling towards me speeding with bright lights on. Motorist made contact with my car on passenger side fender and door. Motorist hit and ran and later told police she thought she hit an object. At the time of impact there was a loud explosion as the airbags deployed, darkness, an awful smell, smoke, I could not see, I lost control of the car as the car veered across the street to on- coming traffic.
Yea the vehicle was purchased september 2019 @185k miles and started having problems around april 2020 @ 250k miles my , this month after driving for about an hour you could say , my car over heated and the battery and electricity sensors and such stopped working which causes all my lights to come on my dash including my engine light so I hope the battery doesn't cause my car to barely switch gears or idle unlock the gasket has blown but I don't even drive fast so pls help , the reservoir was shooting water and…
Got estimate from dealer for 2600.00 dollars for mechanical repair on a free 41 point inspection. Took car to another shop and had repaired for 119.00 dollars.