2007 Acura TL electrical system problems
25 complaints about electrical system have been filed for the 2007 Acura TL, which is 15% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the 2nd most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 25 15% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 75,000 miles 24 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 0 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 0 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When electrical system problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 3 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 3 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 3 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 4 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 4 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 5 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 1 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 1 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 0 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 24 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 74,000 miles, and 38% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 fire.
What owners wrote
Vehicle was parked in driveway; had not been driven for 2 hours. Heard a pounding, hammering noise from inside my house and when I entered the driveway the vehicle's engine was running, although it was a very rough idle. There was a smell of something burning coming from underneath the hood. I inserted the key into the ignition to turn off the engine but since the ignition was not in the on, or run, position, to begin with, the key had no effect on the engine (that is, I could neither turn the engine off nor on…
Owned this car since new 12 years ago. Battery always drains if not driven in 7 days or so. Constant problem through 4 batteries. Just got a new battery and alternator. Car is garaged. Didn't drive it for 10 days. Dead battery again. Blogs tell me this is extremely common with 2004-2008 acura tl sedan 6-cyl. Blogs say it is the hands free link of bluetooth that is a chronic drain whether or not the car is running.
Other problems reported for the 2007 Acura TL
- Air bags 41 complaints
- Body & structure 20 complaints
- Steering 17 complaints