1999 Acura TL Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 6%of 157 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 83,050miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 1999 Acura TL, 6% of the 157 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 83,050 miles. 6 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Driving normally on city street when suddenly engine died & all electrical on console turned off. Car was diagnosed with faulty ignition switch. There had been a recall for this part. I've confirmed that my car was serviced by dealer under that recall & the ignition switch had been replaced some time ago; the replaced part failed. Incident placed my family in seriously dangerous situation--in middle of road/traffic without power or instruments & barely able to steer.”
NHTSA complaint #10458804, filed 2012-05, 99,100 miles“While stopped, with foot on the brake pedal, I was waiting for my garage door to open. The garage door started to open and it was about half way up when my car suddenly accelerated. Thinking I would hit the garage door and have my head torn off I ducked towards the passenger seat as best I could. The car did hit the garage door a glancing blow off the windshield and the roof. The car continued to accelerate until it hit the rear wall of the garage. The air bags deployed and the car halted. Severe damage to the car, most likely to be totaled. Severe damage to my home. The car is a 1999 Acura 3. …”
NHTSA complaint #10093932, filed 2004-10, 50,150 miles“The vehicle jerk when you shift the gears would slip intermittently while in drive, reverse. The vehicle was taken to a mechanic. The technician diagnosed that the transmission may go out,the tcc solenoid and the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 164,000.”
NHTSA complaint #10652200, filed 2014-11, 163,900 miles“Yes my 1999 Acura 3.2 TL has the tcs light staying on in the vehicle I went and had it plugged into a code checker and the read out was that the wheel speed sensor was bad but before that I was driving down the road( this is just one of 5 experiences I know of) when my car just died and it didn't want to crank back. …”
NHTSA complaint #10702442, filed 2015-03“1999 Acura TL accelerated on its own while executing a turn into a parking spot. My foot was not on the accelerator and it took hard braking to bring the car to a hard stop. The car sustained bumper scratches but was otherwise undamaged. The car parked in front of me, a large SUV had no dents or other damage. No police report was filed. I am taking the car into the dealer for checking tomorrow. This happened once before, also while turning into a parking spot. I did not report it at that time, thinking I must have been distracted somehow. …”
NHTSA complaint #10045863, filed 2003-11Vehicle speed control: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | 2% |
| 2012 | 6 | 5% |
| 2010 | 4 | 6% |
| 2008 | 9 | 7% |
| 2007 | 3 | 2% |
| 2006 | 9 | 4% |
| 2005 | 8 | 2% |
| 2004 | 5 | 1% |
| 2003 | 20 | 5% |
| 2002 | 15 | 5% |
| 2001 | 9 | 6% |
| 2000 | 11 | 4% |
| 1999 | 10 | 6% |
| 1998 | 2 | 10% |
| 1997 | 4 | 17% |
Other parts of the 1999 Acura TL
58 complaintsTransmission and drivetrain
37 complaintsAir bags
13 complaintsEngine cooling
12 complaintsOther or unknown
11 complaintsSteering
8 complaintsVisibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
7 complaintsBrakes
6 complaintsBody and structure
6 complaintsEngine
5 complaintsTires
4 complaintsInterior lighting
3 complaints
← All problems reported for the 1999 Acura TL
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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