2012 Acura TL engine problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2012 Acura TL — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“I bought my car from the dealership about april of 2019 with 59920 miles and the recall was not fixed now they asked me to do a test to bring the car back and fourth only to run up the miles and time frame to not fix the problems that has occurred from the recall not being fixed there was also a…”
filed May 19, 2020
“Car has been excessively using oil since I bought it. Have it documented by the dealer when taking it for oil changes about the oil consumption. Campaign is released for oil consumption and I am told don't qualify b/c now I supposed have three oil leaks. I have never saw oil in my driveway. Called…”
filed May 7, 2020
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Engine problems in other TL years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 TL | 2 | 3% |
| 2011 TL | 3 | 15% |
| 2010 TL | 2 | 3% |
| 2009 TL | 2 | 5% |
| 2008 TL | 10 | 8% |
| 2007 TL | 3 | 2% |
| 2006 TL | 10 | 4% |
| 2005 TL | 6 | 2% |
| 2004 TL | 6 | 1% |
| 2003 TL | 8 | 2% |
| 2002 TL | 6 | 2% |
| 2001 TL | 1 | 1% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2012 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.