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2004 Acura TL Equipment Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
1%of 551 total for the year
Median mileage
91,178miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the equipment of the 2004 Acura TL, 1% of the 551 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 91,178 miles.

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.

“1. Recall campaign id# 08v092000 - 2004-2005 Acura TL (windshield wiper motor); manufacturer report date: february 25, 2008 2. As per Acura, a wiper motor kit was installed june 27, 2008 on my 2004 Acura TL. 3. On september 11, 2009 my windshield wipers became inoperable. I contacted the dealership and Acura client services immediately. I made an appointment to take my vehicle to the Acura dealership and was told that I would have to pay for the repair since the recall was complete. …”

NHTSA complaint #10284174, filed 2009-09, 92,355 miles

“2004 Acura TL - dash has a 2' crash on the passenger side running top to bottom and into srs airbag area. Crack started at 90, 000 miles. Dealership acknowledged problem but since car is out of warranty wants $580.00 to fix. This crack may seriously affect airbag deployment on passenger side.”

NHTSA complaint #10357888, filed 2010-09, 90,000 miles

“Car brought in at 1500 miles only 2.5 weeks after delivery... Hard to start and idle rough, dealer action replacving all fuel injectors, also, voice recognition failed three times after phone was sinked with car, the touch screen display would fail to close the phone screen and all other voice commands would not be allowed. Dealer action, order new phone module, told there have been several concerns with the hands free link system on the 04 TL's.”

NHTSA complaint #10066367, filed 2004-04, 1,400 miles

“My 2004 Acura TL was parked during an ice storm in raleigh, nc, last week. When I returned to my car and started it on wednesday, january 12, 2011, the windshield wipers would not come on. I checked the fuses and did not find a problem there. I brought my car to the dealer for oil change, brake pads, and to check the wipers this morning. I looked on this website and found out there had been a recall in 2008 of the windshield wiper motor. When I called the dealer, they informed me that the recall service had already been performed on my vehicle in 2008. …”

NHTSA complaint #10377033, filed 2011-01

“On honda accords/Acura TL's 2004-2008 the navigation systems are failure and causing reboots nearly every 30 seconds. At night driving, this causes the navigation screen light to brightly flash every 30 seconds and the system will not function and allow you to turn the screen off or minimize brightness. On a recent trip from atlanta, georgia to baltimore, maryland at night I had to place an obstacle on the screen to avoid the flashing. …”

NHTSA complaint #10441467, filed 2011-12

Related service bulletins

Equipment: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201232%
201012%
200811%
200711%
200642%
200531%
200461%
200382%
200282%
200062%
199714%
199614%

Other parts of the 2004 Acura TL

Body and structure
232 complaints
Air bags
199 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
56 complaints
Tires
51 complaints
Other or unknown
50 complaints
Steering
34 complaints
Suspension
30 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
20 complaints
Brakes
16 complaints
Electrical system
11 complaints
Exterior lighting
10 complaints
Electronic stability control
9 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2004 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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology