2004 Acura TL steering problems
Owners reported steering problems in 35 complaints for the 2004 Acura TL, 5% of the complaints on file.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 35 5% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 113,000 miles 21 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 2 and 3
- Injuries and deaths
- 1 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When steering problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 1 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 0 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 2 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 1 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 0 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 7 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 0 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 2 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 21 steering complaints that report mileage, the median is about 113,000 miles, and 14% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires, 1 injury.
What owners wrote
The steering shaft assembly and control arms that connect to the tie rods, sway bars and links to cv axle and I beleive rack and pinion suspension came apart from the tires and caused me to lose control of my vehicle with my child as a passenger which resulted in an accident. We are both very lucky to be alive as we were in route to travel the interstate before this crash occured.
Tl*the contact owns a 2004 acura tl which was purchased in may 2007. While traveling at speeds of 30 MPH in under normal conditions, she could hear metal hitting the concrete. She noticed the front passenger's side tire was slanted outward. Her insurance company found the front tire rod failed and caused the tire to bend outward. There were no recalls for the failure. The failure mileage was 50,000 and the current mileages were 70,768.
Other problems reported for the 2004 Acura TL
- Body & structure 232 complaints
- Air bags 199 complaints
- Tires 51 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 32 complaints
- Suspension 30 complaints
- Transmission 25 complaints
- Wipers, windshield & visibility 21 complaints
- Brakes 16 complaints