2008 Acura TL air bags problems
34 complaints about air bags have been filed for the 2008 Acura TL, which is 19% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 34 19% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 100,000 miles 27 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 1 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When air bags problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 2 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 1 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 1 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 6 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 3 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 3 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 6 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 1 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 27 air bags complaints that report mileage, the median is about 100,000 miles, and 15% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 1 crash, 2 injuries.
What owners wrote
I was approaching a traffic light in my acura tl 2008 car. As I was pressing the brakes, my driver side air bags deployed. There was no cause that could have triggered the air bags to deploy; my car was not hit in the side, there was no debris on the road, there were no pot holes in the road. The air bags deployed for no reason. I have taken my car to the acura dealership and upon inspecting it they decided that the airbags deployed because of a pot hole, which is not true.
Tl* the contact owns a 2008 acura tl. While the contact's granddaughter was driving, the air bag deployed without warning or an impact. The driver and front and rear passengers had ringing in their ears and saw flashing lights due to the air bag explosion. There were no injuries and medical attention was not received. The vehicle was towed to the contact's residence. The vehicle was not taken to a dealer or an independent mechanic for diagnostic testing. The contact was provided case number: 09727380.
Other problems reported for the 2008 Acura TL
- Steering 26 complaints
- Body & structure 20 complaints
- Electrical system 15 complaints
- Engine 15 complaints