2004 Acura TL problems
NHTSA has received 766 complaints about the 2004 Acura TL, and 30% of them involve body & structure. Next are air bags (26%) and tires (7%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 766 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Body & structure 30% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 17 and 8
- Injuries and deaths
- 26 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 90,000 miles 557 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 | 52 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 26 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 62 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 76 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 116 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 86 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 59 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 31 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 28 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 17 |
| 200k+ miles | 4 |
What the data shows
Of the 557 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 90,000 miles. For body & structure specifically, the median reported mileage is about 90,000 miles (191 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 17 complaints mention a crash; 8 complaints mention a fire; 26 injuries reported. Its complaints are less severe on average than those of 82% 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 2004 ranks 2nd most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Acura TL with enough data (210 complaints in that window). It is also covered by 4 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.
I have a defective dashboard in my Acura TL. The dashboard is cracking. One of the crack pieces popped out and flew into my eye while driving. I almost rear-ended someone. I would hate for this to happen to anyone else. There needs to be a recall on all dashboards. 2. I can not see through my review mirror. The top half is light grey and the lower half is blacked out/tinted. A rearview mirror is needed to drive safely and I can not see out of mine. It is very difficult to use. I am unsafe trying to use it. 3.
Turning into a lane in the town (in motion), a car ran a red light, t-boned the car driver side. Totaled the car and shifted the entire car across the frame. Steering wheel bag did not inflate. If it did it would have helped my injuries. Red lighted by a large 1/2 ton or more red truck at about 40-45 miles per hour.
I purchased vehicle august 2, 2008. I have been having problems with the vehicle since the purchase. The vehicle hums and shakes while driving and a vibration can be felt.
2004 acura tl - 56,000 miles. Completely cracked dashboard around the passenger side airbag. I am worried about my passenger's safety as the cracks look as if they could interfere with the airbag deployment.