2011 Acura TL: problems, recalls and reliability

“I was driving my vehicle on the highway to work and my electronic power steering went out I almost hit a tractor trailer and it caused me to have a panic attack because it all happened so fast I did not know what to do besides slam on the brakes. This issue could of potentially caused my death or other peoples death or injury , this could of ended out bad. Can you please contact me asap regarding this issue. And there should be a recall on the electronic power steering system because any acura owners with high miles on the vehicles could end up having this same issue and could end up being a law suit.”Owner report · Steering · Sep 2017

“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 acura tl. The contact stated that two different dealers claimed to have remedied the recalled air bags; however, the contact stated that a brand new (unopened) box of air bags was left in the trunk of the vehicle. The contact did not provide the recall information. Also, while driving approximately 50 mph two days ago, the air bag indicator illuminated off and on. The vehicle was taken to one of the dealers where it was diagnosed that the side air bag was in the trunk and not the ones that were repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure was not remedied. The failure mileage was 102,000.”Owner report · Air Bags · Jan 2017

“Tl* takata recall. The contact owns a 2011 acura tl. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags). The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.”Owner report · Air Bags · Dec 2016

“My wife was driving,I was in the front passenger seat and we smelled rubber burning next we noticed smoke from the hood area. We pulled over turned on the flashers and opened the hood and smoke came out heavy and I saw a fire at the bottom of engine area.we called 911 and a fire truck put out the flames. The engine was destroyed. They towed it to a auto shop and we are waiting for an insurance agent to contact us. Fyi we were driving on a three lane street called portola drive in san francisco ca. *tr”Owner report · Engine · Nov 2016

“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 acura tl. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags); however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure.”Owner report · Air Bags · Sep 2016

“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 acura tl. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags) however, the part to do the repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The contact had not experienced any failures. The manufacturer was made aware of the issue and informed the contact that the remedy would be available in april. VIN tool confirms parts not yet available.”Owner report · Air Bags · May 2016

“Tl* the contact owns a 2011 acura tl. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 16v061000 (air bags); however, the part needed to repair the vehicle was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The contact had not experienced a failure. VIN tool confirms parts not available.”Owner report · Air Bags · Apr 2016