2007 Acura TL problems
NHTSA has received 167 complaints about the 2007 Acura TL, and 25% of them involve air bags. Next are electrical system (15%) and body & structure (12%).
At a glance
- Complaints
- 167 filed with NHTSA
- Most reported
- Air bags 25% of complaints
- Crashes and fires
- 5 and 7
- Injuries and deaths
- 6 and 0
- Typical mileage
- 76,000 miles 134 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 | 21 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 13 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 11 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 25 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 17 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 16 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 14 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 6 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 4 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 4 |
| 200k+ miles | 3 |
What the data shows
Of the 134 complaints that include odometer readings, half describe a problem before roughly 76,000 miles. For air bags specifically, the median reported mileage is about 102,000 miles (30 complaints with mileage).
Safety-related details: 5 complaints mention a crash; 7 complaints mention a fire; 6 injuries reported.
Looking only at complaints filed within five years of the model year (so older and newer years are comparable), the 2007 ranks 9th most-complained-about out of 16 model years of the Acura TL with enough data (53 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.
Tl* the contact owns a 2007 acura tl. While driving 60-65 MPH, the driver, passenger, passenger seat, and passenger side curtain air bags deployed without warning or an impact occurring. The driver sustained chest injuries and the passenger sustained injuries to the neck and side. The driver received medical attention. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 1003671. No further assistance was offered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.
Tl*the contact owns a 2007 acura tl. While driving 35 MPH, the contact smelled a burnt odor coming from the vehicle. He inspected underneath the hood and discovered that most of the components were melted. The dealer informed the contact to wait a week until an engineer could properly inspect the vehicle. No repairs were made. The powertrain was unknown. The current and failure mileages were 2,500.
Drivers side power window on 2007 acura tl went up without me hitting button, I had pressed to go down, got out of car and was closing the door when window went up and crushed my finger breaking it badly. I have purchased car from florida , live in new brunswick , canada , the form does not allow for canadian address so I had to put in maine to allow to continue ??
Passenger side dashboard has developed a hairline crack, which extended automatically, while parked - without any physical collision. This area is above the airbags area. After several days, another crack appeared in the same area. Concerned about the airbag premature deployment on passenger side either while parked or failure to deploy in case of an accident.
While driving at a steady 35 MPH on route 9 in croton-on-hudson, new york the driver side curtain and front seat airbag deployed for no reason almost causing a catastrophic accident. The seat belt actuator is now locked rendering the seat belt useless. Acura towed the car to a dealer who uploaded all the computer codes and claims that the owner is responsible for the airbag replacement! The codes listed on the receipt are f3-11, 61-1, 81-55, 25-11. They list a defect code 03217.