1999 Acura TL engine and engine cooling problems
12 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine and engine cooling on the 1999 Acura TL — 8% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I was driving at approx. 45 mph when I felt my car die, all my gauges went down and I lost power steering. Luckily I was close to an intersection and pulled to the side of the road. I put the car in park and it started again. Then on the way home, it did the same thing in the middle of a busy road…”
filed Dec 22, 2011
“I was about to come to a complete stop at a stop sign in the parking lot (about 6 feet from stop sign) and the car shut off completely. I was going about 10 miles/hr. I started the car - no response; it was dead. Turned on 4 way hazard lights and tried to start it agin - still nothing. Made a phone…”
filed Oct 26, 2011
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Dealer message - Today, Acura is notifying dealers of a voluntary noncompliance recall for a small number of Acura vehicles due to an error on the replacement (service part) underhood emissions labels. American Honda…
BBOM08092018901 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 9, 2018Rough idle, stalls at stops, and dtc's p0172 or p0175 appear when inspected. *kb
307 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Mar 16, 2007
Engine and Engine Cooling problems in other TL years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 TL | 1 | 2% |
| 2010 TL | 2 | 3% |
| 2008 TL | 5 | 4% |
| 2007 TL | 4 | 3% |
| 2005 TL | 6 | 2% |
| 2004 TL | 5 | 1% |
| 2003 TL | 14 | 4% |
| 2002 TL | 7 | 2% |
| 2001 TL | 5 | 3% |
| 2000 TL | 8 | 3% |
| 1998 TL | 9 | 45% |
| 1997 TL | 1 | 4% |
Other reported problem areas on the 1999 Acura TL
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.