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Acura TL repairs by problem area
Engine (22%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (11%)
Brakes and Traction Control (5%)
Suspension and Steering (16%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (31%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (9%)
Other (5%)
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- Brakes and Traction Control
- Suspension and Steering
- Electrical and Air Conditioning
- Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim
- Other
Chart based on 1645 repairs.
Acura TL brake repair cost distribution
$2500+ (2%)
$1000 - $2499 (9%)
$500 - $999 (24%)
$100 - $499 (44%)
< $100 (21%)
Chart based on 85 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2014 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
280-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 42000 mi | Regardless of outside temperature, the brake pedal will be firm at startup. Dealership kept the car overnight to replace a brake booster. It did not resolve the issue. |
2013 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 50000 mi US $435 |
All brake pads replaced, all rotors turned, oil change, tire rotation. |
| 38000 mi US $450 |
I heard a noise while turning left, and the noise apparently came from the LF wheel. Dealer advised backing plate was bent, probably due to winter damage. Dealer discovered that brake pads were close to needing replacement. I authorized that, and pads were replaced and rotors machined. |
| 67000 mi US $1000 |
Pads and rotors replaced on all four wheels. |
2012 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic AWD
| 108000 mi US $1000 |
Replaced all rotors and Brembo pads. Previous pad replacement at 58k miles. Experienced some shuddering on braking, so replaced everything including brake fluid. |
2012 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed manual AWD
| 45260 mi C $500 |
No problem. Just time to replace pads and rotors. |
2012 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
280-horsepower 3.5L V6 6-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 22000 mi | Traction control system fault reported. Dealer checked system - no problem found. reset fault |
| 68750 mi US $135 |
Right rear tire TPMS was defective and was replaced. |
| 34000 mi US $950 |
The driver side caliper locked up. Warped the rotor. Had all new pads, rotors and calipers installed on the front (driver and passenger side). Also included brake system flush. |
2011 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed manual AWD
| 67580 mi C $600 |
Front pads and rotors |
| 98000 mi | Brake pedal goes soft after activation of the TC or ABS systems and requires a manual cycle of the ABS module (which can only be done by a machine at a repair shop) it's been in the shop four times for this problem. The rear calipers and master cylinder have been replaced trying to fix the problem. The shop now says that a $3,500 part needs to be replaced and that may or may not fix the problem. |
2010 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
305-horsepower 3.7L V6 6-speed manual AWD
| 47000 mi US $250 |
pads replaced, rear rotors turned, front rotors replaced. |
2010 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
280-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 91000 mi US $285 |
worn breaks |
2010 Acura TL 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 36000 mi | VSC light came on |
2008 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
258-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 79000 mi US $250 |
Front brake job |
| 93000 mi C $2500 |
Rear brakes, brake oil Parking brake cables |
| 62500 mi US $115 |
Master cylinder replaced |
| 54000 mi | Pull up on the parking brake at any speed and the right rear wheel shudders/ vibrates. This is not right. Dealer says it is bent rim but it happens with different wheels. Mechanic says it is bent rim but I know it is not correct as I have changed the rotors and tires and it still does it.. |
2008 Acura TL 4-door
6-cylinder automatic AWD
| 105000 mi US $150 |
Squeak sound |
2007 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
286-horsepower 3.5L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 84000 mi US $200 |
The parking brake mechanism, located within the hub of each rear rotor, is very susceptible rusting if not used frequently, which is likely to be the case in a car with an automatic transmission. The parts are not simple to replace. |
| 87000 mi US $270 |
Acura TL-S front brake calipers are aluminum and mounted via two steel bolts. The bolts can become corroded and will ruin the threaded holes in the calipers when replacing the brake rotors. Excellent reconditioned calipers can bought online. |
| 136000 mi US $150 |
Rear brake pad and rotor replacement. |
2007 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
258-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 126000 mi US $200 |
Rear brake caliper sticking. Replaced both |
| 68000 mi US $600 |
Brake caliper not disengaging completely-sticking. Front brakes also replaced, alignment done. |
| 139000 mi US $200 |
Shop #1 replaced rear brake rotors 8 months ago, 2 months ago noticed rapid, uneven wear. Shop #1 inspected, said normal. 1 month later metal on metal. Shop #2 diagnosed frozen caliper pistons, replaced pads, rotors, calipers. Shop #1 paid. |
| 81000 mi US $900 |
One of the rear brake calipers siezed and destroyed the brake pads & rotor. Both rear calipers, pads, and rotors were replaced. |
| 119300 mi US $344 |
Calipers had to be replaced. Calipers would not retract as designed and the pads were heating up. Could feel heat and road vibration, so it was determine that cylinder needed replaced. |
| 104000 mi US $750 |
replace worn brakes |
| 174000 mi US $1000 |
brake pads and rotors, all 4 wheels |
2006 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
258-horsepower 3.2L V6 6-speed manual FWD
| 67360 mi C $700 |
left rear brake pad had to be replaced since it was completely worn out. Rear disks and pads had been replaced previous year and apparently that brake stuck and heated so much that the paint on the disk hub burned, as rust attest. |
| 69124 mi C $200 |
Rear left disk and brake pads replaced at half the price dealer charged two years previously. None of those dealers were able to correctly diagnose a seized caliper. So easy to compare both rear brake calipers by hand rotating the wheels once the car is jacked up! I use my car only summers, so problems pop up during the summer holiday period, and guess who's in the dealer repair shop? Junior mechanics. One scraped the finish on my front Brembo calipers with brake fluid drippings. Ahrrr! I was able to ascertain that the left rear brake caliper must be seized and wouldn't go to dealerships that has twice missed the problem, so I went to a small shop where I could observe the goings-on. As they failed to order a set of brake pads when the problem was a bad caliper, I chose not to wait around for the pads to be delivered and went elsewhere with this. |
| 81000 mi US $500 |
Stuck rear brake caliper--replaced caliper |
| 174000 mi US $100 |
Replaced right rear brake caliper, pads, rotor, and all parking brake hardware and shoes. |
| 70000 mi US $70 |
Left rear caliper sticking. Replaced front pads, rear pads, both rear calipers, bled brake system. |
| 93000 mi US $75 |
Left rear caliper replaced due to sticking (lifetime part warranty from Autozone). Previously replaced 14 months prior. Both rear brake hoses replaced as preventative measure and because sticking caliper caused brake to get very hot. |
| 95000 mi US $20 |
Right rear brake was sticking. Caliper was under warranty as it was replaced 18 months ago. During caliper replacement it was found that caliper slide pin was seized (causing brake to stick), so caliper mounting bracket was also replaced. |
2006 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
258-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 76300 mi US $410 |
Replaced left rear caliper due to failure |
| 94000 mi US $450 |
Replaced caliper and pads for rear brakes |
| 78000 mi US $65 |
Rear right caliper seized. Dealer wanted $600 to replace. Did myself for $65. |
| 166340 mi | I rebuilt/regreased the passenger rear caliper. |
| 183520 mi C $250 |
Change pads all around. Rear driver side caliper sticking, replace both rear calipers. |
2005 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
270-horsepower 3.2L V6 6-speed manual FWD
| 162700 mi US $800 |
Brake master cylinder $450 ish. |
2005 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
270-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 113000 mi US $150 |
Removed and replaced frozen rear caliper and replaced worn rotor and all rear pads |
| 112000 mi US $49 |
Replaced front pads |
| 148800 mi C $600 |
Replaced rotors and pads |
| 132700 mi US $850 |
The front calipers were shot and needed new ones. The seals on the caliper cylinder was corroded and it wouldn't release the brakes. Also, speed sensor was bad and was also replaced. |
| 64300 mi US $600 |
Rear calipers siezed causing the rotors to warp. Had to replace both rear calipers, rotors and pads. |
| 26000 mi | Car extreme vibrating. Could not duplicate issue after having for 4 days. Determined emergency brake was sticking. Adjusted. |
| 27000 mi | Same issue. Acura replaced emergency brake and portion of emergency brake located in rear drum. When going over bump at highway speed, emergency brake engaged and would not release. |
| 93200 mi US $380 |
Right rear caliper seized. Also replaced rear pads and rotors. |
| 122000 mi US $350 |
Brake caliper replaced. |
| 159000 mi US $130 |
Parking Brake, $90 |
| 165000 mi US $1700 |
Replace Rotors again.. |
| 100000 mi US $500 |
Rear brake calipers |
| 178000 mi US $250 |
Calipers rear |
| 166400 mi US $3200 |
ABS sensor replaced. |
2004 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
270-horsepower 3.2L V6 6-speed manual FWD
| 103000 mi US $930 |
Rear calipers froze up. Salt and freezing temperatures (Boston) were most likely to blame, but no real complaint after 103,000 miles on them. |
| 48000 mi US $560 |
Replaced front pads and rotors, rear pads. |
| 76000 mi US $700 |
The day after having 4 new brake pads replaced and new rear rotors installed to fix a problem with the e brake, the drivers side rear caliper froze and needed to be replaced. I replaced the calipers in pairs. |
| 80000 mi | The VSA light came on. It turned out to be a $650 yaw sensor had gone and the part is on backorder indefinitely. I was not too concerned since whenever it gets slippery I turn off the traction control any ways - handles better without it. |
| 106000 mi US $2300 |
Replaced front brakes - rotors and pads. |
2004 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
270-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 93000 mi US $300 |
Brake line was clogged and caused caliper to lock up and wear out the pads. Rotor had to be replaced as well. |
| 243000 mi US $300 |
Redid brakes |
| 32000 mi | Yaw sensor bad, causing unexpected random wheel lock-up when VSA was engaged. |
| 143000 mi US $500 |
Brake booster sensor or something, had a dash lights for months but the car ran great. |
| 99500 mi US $250 |
Frozen rear brake caliper-replaced with rebuilt caliper, brake pads and rotor |
| 123000 mi US $498 |
Replace driver side rear caliper and replace front rotors and oads |
| 74000 mi US $545 |
Frozen brake caliper. |
| 105000 mi US $180 |
Brake rotors and pads worn down - needed to have rotors and pads replaced. I bought performance rotors and pads and had them installed at the shop. |
2003 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
260-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 95700 mi US $300 |
Front brake calipers squeaking. changing pads, discs, lubricant did not work. Determined the caliper was cracked and replaced |
| 137700 mi US $400 |
I had a sticking rear caliper causing unusually fast brake pad wear. I opted to replace both rear calipers at one time to prevent future problems. The same caliper required an inexpensive adjustment several years ago. |
| 141300 mi US $1005 |
Brake lines were starting to rust out |
| 163000 mi US $334 |
Both rear caliper bolts failed, flinging caliper to the winds. Replaced caliper, both rear rotors (one was damaged in said flinging) |
| 117800 mi | brake lines and |
2003 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
225-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 47000 mi US $650 |
Stuttering with braking. Only rear brakes affected; uneven wear due to rusted caliper. Rear pads, calipers, and the rotors were resurfaced. |
2002 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
260-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 150700 mi US $100 |
replace master cylinder. |
| 202700 mi US $1400 |
Warped Rotors and needed new right rear caliper. |
| 93000 mi US $500 |
brake line leaked |
2002 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
225-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 127000 mi US $58 |
Brake warning light came on |
| 107000 mi US $125 |
Right rear break caliper froze up causing the pads to rub all the time causing a sqealing sound. pads and caliper replaced. problem solved. |
2001 Acura TL 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 113460 mi C $800 |
brakes seized 3 wheels |
2000 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
225-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| 153000 mi US $270 |
Noise coming from the wheels. Turned out to be the heat flanges covering the rotors rubbing against them. |
1999 Acura TL
Engine not specified
| 102000 mi US $1000 |
pads, calipers, rotors |
1999 Acura TL 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| 136400 mi C $500 |
front and rear rotors and pads |
| 159340 mi C $200 |
driver side rear caliper seizes, replace with new one, OEM part. car sat outdoors for around one and half years, might have caused this problem. |
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