Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2003 Acura TL has 238 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
238
Complaints
1
Recalls
7
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
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POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON SOME MINI VANS, SPORT UTILITY AND PASSENGER VEHICLES, CERTAIN OPERATING CONDITIONS CAN RESULT IN HEAT BUILD-UP BETWEEN THE COUNTERSHAFT AND SECONDA...
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Driving on Highway going 65mph vehicle suddenly jerked and dropped to 20 mph. Causing my entire body... |
| Nov 10, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle... |
| Mar 22, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| Feb 21, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Unknown but transmission is slipping in and out of gear even while going down the road |
| Nov 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the... |
| Apr 1, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITH ... |
| Feb 23, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | 2003 ACURA T.L WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING ON 2ND GEAR. THEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS ST... |
| Nov 16, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND TH... |
| Feb 27, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DOING ABOUT 60 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR. I NE... |
| Sep 30, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | UPDATE NTHSA SAFETY ISSUE ID 11132318 TODAY MY 2003 ACURA TL AGAIN TCS. CEL. D5 BLINKING. NY CAR... |
| Sep 26, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | ON SEPTEMBER 26 . 2018 MY ACURA TL 2003 IS TCS ON. CEL ON. D5 BLINKING. AFTER THAT I HAVE OBD II ... |
| Jul 16, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHILE GOING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUMPED TO 20 MILES PE... |
| Mar 21, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | IN FORWARD MOTION, FREEWAY. ELECTRICAL. TRANNY. CAR CURRENTLY READS 138,356 MILES. AROUND ROUGHLY 13... |
| Mar 15, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | 'TAMARA RECALL' BEFORE TAKING OFF THE CAR HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IT... |
| May 8, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | LOSS OF TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 105,000 MILES. |
| Mar 17, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON.D5 LIGHT FLASHING ON TRANSMISSION |
| Mar 14, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PE... |
| Mar 25, 2016 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK 2003 ACURA TL TO (2) LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE (ADVANCE AUTO PAR... |
| Mar 25, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HADD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND RECALLS PERFORMED ASAP. TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING... |
| Feb 8, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR FROM REVERSE TO THE ... |