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2003 Acura TL repairs by problem area
Engine (23%)
Transmission and Drivetrain (21%)
Brakes and Traction Control (5%)
Suspension and Steering (24%)
Electrical and Air Conditioning (22%)
Paint, Rust, Leaks, Rattles, and Trim (3%)
Other (2%)
Chart based on 112 repairs.
2003 Acura TL repair cost distribution
$2500+ (8%)
$1000 - $2499 (8%)
$500 - $999 (15%)
$100 - $499 (38%)
< $100 (31%)
Chart based on 96 repair trips. The repair cost chart excludes repairs made under warranty, do-it-yourself repairs, and repair trips that include maintenance.
2003 Acura TL
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| Acura TL in Tennessee, United States Jun 2008 - Jul 2008 | |||
| Jul 200884000 mi | Sold car after transmission replacement. | ||
| Acura TL in New York, United States Dec 2009 - Oct 2011 | |||
| Jan 201063000 miUS $250 | transform of front left light had to be replaced with regulation beam light. front left suspension leak. | ||
2003 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
260-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Acura TL in Ontario, Canada Sep 2011 - Nov 2012 | |||
| Oct 2011111600 miC $1000 | Trnsmission failed completely. A known defect, Acura stood behind car despite out of time and mileage for extended warranty. Acura paid for parts (around 5k), i paid labout $1k. | ||
| Nov 2012117800 mi | Was told car had rotting fuel lines, muffler system. Transmission was beginning to act up - again. Mechanic recommended to not fix, as would cost about $4,200. Decided to trade the car, which still looks great. Got $800. brake lines and | ||
| Acura TL in Manitoba, Canada Apr 2012 - Dec 2016 | |||
| Jun 201265720 miC $450 | bad wheel bearing on front right wheel noticed by a clunking sound when turning and going over a bump | ||
| Mar 201374400 mi | lower ball joint on driver's side | ||
| Dec 201379360 miC $300 | Car suddenly started running roughly, took in to shop and was diagnosed as a faulty ignition coil...was changed and all fine....diagnosis was main part of entire cost of repair | ||
| Dec 2016103540 mi | A bit of surface rust starting on dog legs around wheel well, but nothing major. Sometimes upon starting the headlight bulb indicator would illuminate and one hid bulb would be out. Flick dimmer stalk a couple times and both hids would work fine. Occasional issue. | ||
| Acura TL in Texas, United States Feb 2011 - Aug 2013 | |||
| May 2013161000 miUS $717 | Replaced both wheel bearings. New headlight. | ||
| Jun 2013163000 miUS $334 | Both rear caliper bolts failed, flinging caliper to the winds. Replaced caliper, both rear rotors (one was damaged in said flinging) | ||
| Aug 2013163000 mi | Third transmission failure for the car was enough to kill it. Overall, a great car. It will be missed. | ||
| Acura TL in New Jersey, United States Feb 2009 - May 2016 | |||
| Oct 200965000 mi | Replaced torque converter. It is a common problem to this year because of the changeover from 4speed to 5speed cramped gearbox. This was done under warranty, otherwise would have cost over 2K. | ||
| May 201183300 mi | Airbag fitted with extra bolt according to Service Bulletin. Dealer fixed at no cost. | ||
| Nov 201187000 mi | Low temp heating element on drivers side doesn't work, high setting does. Problem originated when car was purchased around 47,000 mi., fixed under extended warranty. Didn't attempt to DIY fix yet. No longer have extended warranty. | ||
| Apr 201287000 mi | trunk sometimes does not always lock when closed | ||
| Aug 201495700 miUS $300 | Front brake calipers squeaking. changing pads, discs, lubricant did not work. Determined the caliper was cracked and replaced | ||
| Acura TL in New York, United States May 2011 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Oct 2013216200 miUS $235 | Tie Rod end replaced | ||
| Dec 2013217000 miUS $150 | Bad Coil Pack | ||
| Acura TL in Indiana, United States Apr 2011 - Apr 2012 | |||
| Feb 2012165700 miUS $800 | Both front wheel bearings replaced. | ||
| Apr 2012169000 miUS $100 | Positive battery cable replaced | ||
| Acura TL in Oregon, United States Apr 2013 - Jul 2017 | |||
| Sep 2013100000 miUS $150 | HID headlight went out. Tracked the problem to a faulty ballast cable (not the expensive ballast itself). | ||
| Apr 2015109300 miUS $50 | HID Ballast Igniter (Xenon low beam headlight) | ||
| Acura TL in Massachusetts, United States Dec 2015 - Dec 2017 | |||
| Dec 201683000 miUS $125 | replaced leaky radiator | ||
| May 201785000 miUS $1000 | SRS passenger sensing system | ||
| Nov 201788000 miUS $200 | right control arm | ||
| Dec 201788000 miUS $100 | replace defective denso radiator | ||
| Acura TL in Colorado, United States Apr 2017 - Jul 2018 | |||
| Apr 2018304000 miUS $211 | Replaced front shocks and driver's side upper control arm (due to failed ball joint). | ||
| Acura TL in Virginia, United States Dec 2014 - Mar 2015 | |||
| Mar 2015149000 mi | Wheel bearing replaced under warranty. Had this one replaced less than a year before. | ||
| Acura TL in Nevada, United States Jun 2014 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Jul 2014133200 miUS $3000 | There was a recall on transmission, overheating. The shop did a repair kit first time didn't work. Transmission rebuilt, overheated and rebuild again by same shop, under warranty. It's been ok since then, car seem to have extra power mPG. | ||
| Acura TL in Ohio, United States Jul 2013 - May 2014 | |||
| Nov 2013155000 miUS $800 | Cruise control arm on the throttle body broke and needed to be replaced. Rear suspension bushings replaced | ||
| May 2014160000 mi | New catalytic converter needed. | ||
| Acura TL in California, United States May 2013 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Nov 2013361300 miUS $400 | Leaking radiator | ||
| Jul 2014377300 mi | Possible head gasket leak. Over heating issues, broken radiator hose. Replaced radiator and still losing coolant. Radiator empty, but reservior full. | ||
| Sep 2014379000 miUS $500 | Tried to determine presence of head gasket leak. Removed all 6 coil packs and plugs. Compression between 395 and 415 for all cylinders. When reassembled, car was hitting on 4 cylinders. Took to mechanic where he replaced 3 coil packs. Intermittent cooling. Added one small can of freon, which put system at low end of full. No further problems. | ||
| Acura TL in Connecticut, United States Jun 2011 - Feb 2014 | |||
| Feb 2014225000 mi | The engine would race and the car stop abruptly. Dealer cannot diagnose, nor fix the problem after 3 attempts. Ridiculous. Shame on Acura. | ||
| Acura TL in Texas, United States Feb 2007 - Apr 2011 | |||
| Jul 200791000 miUS $150 | New Transmission - free under warranty Broken motor mount | ||
| Dec 2007110000 miUS $250 | Replace Lt Headlight | ||
| Feb 2011182000 miUS $285 | Replaced starter. | ||
| Acura TL in Wisconsin, United States Jan 2009 - Jul 2017 | |||
| Jan 2014137700 miUS $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. | ||
| Jan 2015151000 miUS $200 | Tie rod ends Two new rear struts. One was entirely shot. | ||
| Feb 2015151700 miUS $400 | Wheel bearing was loose, so I got it replaced. | ||
| Jun 2015155000 mi | Evap control system leak caused a CEL. Since it doesn't affect reliability or performance, I'll wait a bit to get it fixed. Power steering pump is leaking. It's slow, so I'll wait to fix it. | ||
| Jan 2016152200 miUS $1005 | Brake lines were starting to rust out Fuel lines rusted Left rack boot torn | ||
| Acura TL in New Jersey, United States Feb 2006 - Sep 2009 | |||
| Feb 200644100 mi | Warranty, VSA and ! lights activate when turning right, right front wheel sensor replaced. | ||
| Mar 200644600 mi | Warranty, CD's sticking in changer, replaced in-dash CD unit. | ||
| Dec 200773900 miUS $2600 | Rebuild transmission due to internal failure "loss of pressure" that caused slipping between gears (mostly 2nd to 3rd). Torque converter completely failed. An independent shop did the work and included a 12 month 12,000 mile warranty. | ||
| Jun 200885000 miUS $40 | Transmission fluid dirty. Shavings on magnetic drain plug. Drain and replace 3 quarts Acura transmission fluid, clean drain plug. | ||
| Jul 2009100000 miUS $65 | Transmission fluid dirty. Shavings on magnetic drain plug. Drain and replace 3 quarts Acura transmission fluid, clean drain plug. | ||
2003 Acura TL 4dr Sedan
225-horsepower 3.2L V6 5-speed shiftable automatic FWD
| Acura TL in Connecticut, United States Oct 2014 - Dec 2014 | |||
| Dec 2014199000 mi | I don't know exactly what the problem was - mechanic told me that there was a transmission problem and I didn't want to pay for diagnostics on such an old car with a problem that could be expensive - I traded it in. | ||
| Acura TL in Pennsylvania, United States Oct 2014 - Mar 2015 | |||
| Nov 2014111700 miUS $3500 | Known poorly engineered Honda transmission problems associated with 2nd and 3rd gear shifts and no reverse. Replaced with re-manufactured transmission. | ||
| Acura TL in Ohio, United States Feb 2014 - Jan 2016 | |||
| Mar 2014159000 miUS $2400 | Transmission rebuild. Transmission had a minor shifting issue only when floored for passing situations. Started around 130k miles. | ||
| Aug 2014163700 mi | Replaced front left wheel bearing. Also returned twice to have transmission checked because of noise and shaking. Trans shop replaced solenoid and torque converter. Problems finally resolved after 6 months and five returns. | ||
| May 2015182000 miUS $300 | One of two engine cooling fans went out. Caused A/C to shut off so engine did not overheat. | ||
| Acura TL in Quebec, Canada Feb 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Nov 200976260 miC $2100 | Transmission rebuilt. | ||
| Acura TL in New Mexico, United States Mar 2015 - Jun 2015 | |||
| Jun 2015188000 mi | Front struts and brakes needed to be replaced. | ||
| Acura TL in Ontario, Canada Feb 2008 - Mar 2020 | |||
| Mar 200972540 miC $2886 | Replaced damaged engine mounts. | ||
| Apr 201296820 miC $340 | HID lowbeam bulb failed, required replacement, expensive part and non-trivial labour. | ||
| Jun 2018122760 miC $2000 | sway bar linkage broke and was replaced with a new part | ||
| Acura TL in British Columbia, Canada May 2018 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Jun 2018150040 miC $100 | CD player replace | ||
| Acura TL in Utah, United States - Apr 2009 | |||
| Apr 2009112000 mi | Replaced transmission | ||
| Acura TL in Maryland, United States Nov 2007 - Jun 2018 | |||
| Sep 200725000 mi | sunroof rattle; replace door trim piece | ||
| Acura TL in Illinois, United States Aug 2015 - Sep 2015 | |||
| Aug 201547000 miUS $650 | Stuttering with braking. Only rear brakes affected; uneven wear due to rusted caliper. Rear pads, calipers, and the rotors were resurfaced. | ||
| Acura TL in Virginia, United States Feb 2008 - Oct 2012 | |||
| May 2010111100 miUS $4000 | transmission went at 110k. replaced for 4k. | ||
| Jul 2011145000 miUS $330 | Air conditioning blower broke and replaced. | ||
| Acura TL in Michigan, United States Nov 2009 - Jul 2016 | |||
| Jul 2016130000 miUS $3500 | Trans failure required replacement | ||
| Acura TL in Florida, United States Apr 2013 - Aug 2014 | |||
| Mar 2014184000 miUS $400 | Got O2 sensor code (P0132). Had sensor replaced problem remained. Replaced the sensor with OEM (Denso) sensor and the problem was corrected. Vehicle is sensitive to OEM parts. | ||
| Acura TL in Pennsylvania, United States Sep 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Oct 200947000 miUS $400 | Replaced heated seats | ||
| Acura TL in Ontario, Canada Jun 2011 - Jun 2013 | |||
| Aug 201155260 miC $90 | First took car to Canadian tire to replace a bulb. They damaged hid housing and claimed it was already bad 60$. Then Took it to Acura markham who fixed it for $30. | ||
| Acura TL in Texas, United States Mar 2011 - Jul 2011 | |||
| Apr 2011213000 miUS $2650 | Transmission failed. Rebuild of the transmission was done. | ||
| Acura TL in Ohio, United States Nov 2009 - Mar 2011 | |||
| Dec 2009121000 miUS $850 | Transmission had been "stuttering" a bit at shift points recently instead of shifting crisply. Acura offered replacement w remanufactured transmission at 20% of normal cost, so I had them replace the transmission. Front engine mount needed to be replaced - discovered while replacing the transmission. | ||
| Acura TL in Georgia, United States Oct 2009 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Nov 200979000 miUS $230 | Positive battery cable badly corroded. Replaced. | ||
| Acura TL in New Hampshire, United States Nov 2010 - Aug 2012 | |||
| Dec 2010209000 miUS $654 | Replaced Front Wheel Bearings. Upper Control Arm on Driver's Side had excessive corrosion and also required replacement. | ||
| Apr 2011218000 miUS $504 | Replaced both rear struts as well as performed Oil and oil filter Change and Cabin Air Filter change | ||
| Jun 2011223000 miUS $254 | 2nd gear Pressure Sensor on transmission was defective. Transmission overheated on trip and vented. Car was towed back to repair shop, over 200+ miles. Repair shop gave me 2 year warranty on the transmission service summer 2010 and covered. Xenon HID headlight replaced; Low Beam | ||
| Aug 2011228000 miUS $50 | Blower for Heat&Fan not operating. Found out about TSB-06-006 from this website. Replaced blower connector($9.00) and Transistor Control Circuit($41) to repair problem. Involved removal of Center & rear consoles, glove box and lower dash. | ||
| Jun 2012253000 miUS $477 | BOTH(Right and Left) Upper Control Arms replaced | ||
| Acura TL in Pennsylvania, United States Mar 2008 - Jul 2012 | |||
| Mar 201069000 miUS $650 | Engine mount repair | ||
| Acura TL in Illinois, United States Jul 2011 - Mar 2015 | |||
| Sep 201192000 miUS $1000 | Changed out driver side HID headlight assembly after gasket leak. Moisture got into headlight assembly. | ||
| Dec 2014111000 miUS $800 | Sway bar replaced | ||
| Acura TL in Georgia, United States Jan 2013 - Mar 2014 | |||
| Jan 2014116000 miUS $600 | EGR valve blocked | ||
| Acura TL in New York, United States Mar 2012 - Mar 2013 | |||
| Jul 2012111200 miUS $900 | both front upper control arms required replacement | ||
| Acura TL in Georgia, United States Nov 2011 - Jun 2013 | |||
| Apr 2012113000 miUS $145 | O2 sensor | ||
| Sep 2012122000 miUS $125 | Ha burned transmission fluid. they replaced it, and the transmission works fine now. | ||
| Mar 2013133000 miUS $80 | oxygen sensor was out. | ||
| Acura TL in Alberta, Canada May 2009 - Jul 2019 | |||
| Nov 200964207 miC $665 | Had the timing belt replaced | ||
| Apr 201068500 miC $225 | The left front HID light had to be replaced. | ||
| Feb 2015114700 mi | The back of the car seemed to be loose when cornering on rough roads. Rear dampers were replaced. Clunk in the front end. The front dampers and lower ball joints were replaced. The defroster doesn't keep the windshield clear when air conditioning not on. low airflow. The car was in for repair earlier in the month and a front damper failed. It was replaced on warranty. | ||
| Nov 2015119660 miC $1600 | Need a new timing belt. When they opened the engine they found water pump and oil pump seal leaks. They replaced timing belt, water pump and oil pump seals. | ||
| Acura TL in Illinois, United States Aug 2011 - May 2016 | |||
| Nov 2011106000 miUS $70 | Air conditioning auto fan speed sensor failure - R&R Fan speed sensor and replaced cabin air filters | ||
| Dec 2013146000 miUS $400 | Squeaking suspension when cold outside. Replaced under previous replacement warranty one front passenger side front strut. Replaced passenger side rear strut as was failed. | ||
2003 Acura TL 4-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| Acura TL in Kentucky, United States Feb 2008 - Mar 2010 | |||
| Apr 200895000 mi | Transmission was acting up, service dept says transmission was already replaced after recall took effect. Nothing was done about it during this trip. | ||
2003 Acura TL 4-door
4-cylinder automatic 2WD
| Acura TL in Connecticut, United States Feb 2008 - Dec 2013 | |||
| Dec 2013176000 miUS $835 | replaced ignition coil and spark plugs | ||
2003 Acura TL 2-door
6-cylinder automatic 2WD
| Acura TL in Colorado, United States Sep 2014 - Apr 2024 | |||
| Jun 201857000 miUS $30 | Replaced external trans filter and cleaned Solenoids A/B &C internal screens. Shifting from 4 to 5 at higher than usual speeds, this seemed to solve thst. | ||
| Apr 202257900 miUS $125 | timing belt and all related idler pulley components replaced due to age not mileage... Required special socket to remove crank shaft dampener and and best impact wrench I could find ( 5 hours wasted wasted until I bought the special socket ) ...but easy after that !!! also replaced transmission mounts on driver side; required motor trans assembly to be lowered to access crank area (another 3 hrs)... belt install a breeze. | ||
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