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1997 Acura TL — Problems, Recalls & Complaints

Aggregated from NHTSA safety recalls and owner complaints. Data updated daily from federal databases.

2
Open Recalls
33
Owner Complaints
5
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths
58
Fair
Reliability Score (0–100)
Jul & Aug
Peak Complaint Months
33% of complaints in these months

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1997 Acura TL Safety Recalls (2)

99V22700019/08/1999
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A TRANSMISSION CASE BOLT CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OUT ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED BOLT.

99V06900010/05/1999
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.

Most Common Problems Reported for 1997 Acura TL

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
5
POWER TRAIN
4
AIR BAGS
4
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
4
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
2
VISIBILITY
2
STEERING,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS
1

Based on 33 owner complaints filed with NHTSA

Safety Incident Summary

5
Crash-Involved Complaints
5
Reported Injuries
0
Reported Deaths

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