Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2012 Acura TL has 27 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
27
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | THERE IS SOME JERKINESS WHEN CAR SWITCHES GEARS. READ IT COULD BE THE TORQUE CONVERTER OR BE FIXED W... |
| Aug 17, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | HAS JUMMPY GEAR SHIFTING WHEN GEAR MOVES FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD. IT FEELS LIKE GEAR SLIPS WH... |
| Nov 25, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | THE TACHOMETER WILL HUNT UP AND DOWN A FEW HUNDRED RPM UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION. THE AUTOMATIC TRANS... |
| Sep 27, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD VEHICLE SHUT OFF UN-COMMANDED. CAR CAME TO STOP WHILE IN TRAFFIC... |
| Dec 11, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | THIS VEHICLES 6 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RANDOMLY DOWNSHIFTS AND SLIPS ON 3RD AND 4TH GEARS ON ... |
| Jul 20, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | ON 7/20/2017, I WAS DRIVING ON I-680 S TOWARDS FREMONT CA. I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY 70 MPH. WHEN I WAS ... |
| Jun 5, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | TAKATA RECALL, RPM MOVING UP AND DOWN AT 45 TO 50MPH, WEIRD SHAKING WHILE ACCELERATING. ACURA SHOULD... |
| Jan 2, 2017 | POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS | 2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO UNSATISFACTORY CUSTOMER SERVICE WITH RECALL 16V-061 AN... |
| Jun 15, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE RECIEVED RECALL ON TORQUE CONVERTER .SO I TOOK IN FOR SERVICE BUT ALL THEY(ACURA SERVICE)DID ... |
| May 12, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION NEEDING REPLACEMENT IN LESS THAN 100K MILES. HARD SHIFTING NOTICED SUBSTANTIALLY WHILE... |
| Mar 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE. STALL WHEN PASSING AT 35-40 MPH. WIDESPREAD PROBLEM. |
| Dec 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | THERE HAS TO BE A RECALL ON 4TH GENERATION ACURA TL'S WITH THE 6 SPEED AUTO TRANSMISSION (MINE IS A ... |
| Aug 28, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | THIS IS A *WELL DOCUMENTED* PROBLEM WITH ACURA TORQUE CONVERTERS AFFECTING THE 4TH GENERATION TL WIT... |
| Aug 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY, DEALER COMPLETED A SOFTWARE UPDATE WHICH ONLY TEMPOR... |
| Jun 1, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | 2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION HESITATION AND GEAR SHIFTER AUTO... |
| Feb 21, 2015 | POWER TRAIN | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, ... |
| Oct 15, 2014 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TL. WHILE THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS GRADUALLY DEPRESSED, THE VEHIC... |
| Jan 14, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP AND SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE LOST ALL ENGINE P... |
| Jan 11, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | I HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING TO ACURA ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION "TACH HUNTING" AND CAR VIBRATIONS SINCE THE ... |
| Dec 2, 2013 | POWER TRAIN | 2012 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE ACCELERATION AND STALLING PROBLEMS. *SMD THE... |