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2008 Acura TL repairs by problem area
Engine (23%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (5%)
Brakes and Traction Control (3%)
Suspension and Steering (17%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (32%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (16%)
Other (5%)
Select a problem area
- Engine
- Transmission and Drivetrain
- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 214 repairs.
2008 Acura TL body repair cost distribution
$2500+ (0%)
$1000 - $2499 (0%)
$500 - $999 (7%)
$100 - $499 (11%)
< $100 (82%)
Chart based on 28 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2008 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
286-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed manual FWD
| 26000 mi | Water leak in headlight assembly. |
| 36000 mi US $150 |
Trim around sunroof and map lights broke at its mountings. |
| 52000 mi | Dealer also replaced driver seat assembly to fix squeak. Ordered broken HomeLink clips under Warranty. Installed clips at no charge (was originally supposed to cost ~$60. |
| 187300 mi | cracking in rear bumper paint. |
2008 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
286-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 65720 mi | I have to repair the driver seat leather surface. The seating area was very worn and looked bad |
| 30000 mi | Both Door Panel Speaker Trim coming loose. |
2008 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
258-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 60760 mi | buzzing noise caused by PCM cover. Took long time to diagnose by myself... |
| 117000 mi US $15 |
Interior leather seat. Tear that kept worsening. Used a leather repair kit from Walmart to fix. Looks decent, not great. |
| 190000 mi | Crack in dashboard. Did not repair due to high cost. |
| 112000 mi US $300 |
Passenger seat leather upholstery had been torn and was repaired on this trip. Possibly just normal wear and tear, possibly from grandson sitting on his heal. |
| 5000 mi | Paint between back window and edge was discolored. Acura took care of it. |
| 36000 mi | sunroof wouldn't track correctly |
| 32000 mi | Rear deck rattles, door rattles |
| 1860 mi | Drivers side dash vent replaced (because of rattle) |
| 12000 mi | Dashboard squeaks. |
| 1000 mi | Rattle in both front door windows. Rattle in front dash (loose speaker). Rattle in lower driver side dash. Still to be repaired . |
| 2000 mi | Rattles in interior. |
| 3000 mi | Squeak in hinge of glove box. New hinge ordered and replaced. |
| 14000 mi US $29 |
Window creaking, weatherstrip. New weatherstrips ordered. Subwoofer rattle. Subwoofer fixed with rattle tape. |
| 47000 mi | Window seal rattle driver door. Fixed twice, still there. Update: later went away on its own. |
| 10000 mi US $45 |
White packing/backing paper sticking up by wimdow and door upholstry coming out from behind passenger door handle. |
| 55000 mi | Seat covers are falling apart after 50,000 miles or 8 years. The perforated leather seats are ripping apart along the perforations. Dealer could not help me. |
| 19000 mi US $14 |
Driver airbag was rattling. It was fixed under warranty. Bought and replaced wiperblades. |
| 37000 mi | Passenger front airbag outline can be seen on the dashboard. Dealer says its normal. Other cars do not have this issue. |
| 50000 mi | Driver seat leather is wearing fast. Dealer refused to replace. |
| 103000 mi US $130 |
Replaced bottom seat leather cover |
| 30000 mi | Dealer replaced loose keyfob with new one,also repaired rattle from rear subwoofer deck by placing foam rubber tape there.I complained about rattles and vibrations at Drive position at stopping they runned check and found no problems. |
| 34000 mi | I still have a vibration and rattles in drive position when stopped and brake depressed. Dealer said that is normal and it is due to wear and miles on the car(35000?!)I disagreed than they set an appoint. with regional Acura mng. |
| 36580 mi | Squeak fixed in passengers side seat (cushion area). |
| 47740 mi | Possible intermediate shaft heat shield rattling in sub-zero weather. Dealer could not reproduce. |
2008 Acura TL 4-door
6-cylinder automatic AWD
| 73000 mi US $500 |
Leather seats worn and torn |
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