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2003 Acura TL electrical system problems

15 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2003 Acura TL, which is 3% of all its NHTSA complaints.

At a glance

Complaints
15 3% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
85,000 miles 14 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
4 and 1
Injuries and deaths
1 and 1

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2003 Acura TL Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 85,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 3 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 2 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 2 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 1 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 0 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 0 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 85,000 miles
Based on 14 complaints that include mileage. 29% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles3
60k to 80k miles2
80k to 100k miles2
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles1
160k to 180k miles0
180k to 200k miles0
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 14 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 85,000 miles, and 29% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 1 injury, 1 death.

What owners wrote

My daughter died in a accident on november 7, 2013 in the acura tl 2003. She had been telling me that it felt like the ignition was sticking and would speed up. I would check with my local mechanic and he told me acuras are known to idle high. I believe that her car problem was the cause of the accident and the police could not give me a reason for the accident. She was 19 and a senior in high school and was a good child.

Reported at 120,000 miles, November 2013 CrashDeath

Tl*the contact owns a 2003 acura tl. After parking the vehicle and walking approximately two feet, the vehicle began rolling backwards on its own. The vehicle was stopped when it crashed into the passenger door of another vehicle. There were no passengers in either vehicle at the time of the crash. The other vehicle was damaged and the contact's vehicle sustained scratches to the rear bumper. The vehicle was driven to the dealer and they stated that the ignition interlock was defective and needed to be replaced.

Reported at 68,088 miles, July 2008 Crash

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