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Vehicle history — accidents, title & owners
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NHTSA publishes the first 11 characters of the VIN with every complaint — that identifies the plant, model year, body and engine. So these are reports from cars built exactly like this one, not an average across the whole model.
19UUA8F59CA••••••2012 Acura TL
This build draws 2.2× more complaints than the average 2012 Acura TL build (5 vs 2).
5on this build
118on the model
52builds in total
Most reportedPower Train 2Air Bags 2Engine 1
What owners of this build wrote
Power TrainAug 2020
Has jummpy gear shifting when gear moves from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd. It feels like gear slips while change gear
EngineJul 2019
Driving on interstate for 8 min at 70 mph on a 70 degree morning when I lost power to the engine. Luckily, I was able to pull over to the shoulder. My certified mechanic diagnosed the engine lost all compression. The car has 98,000 mi. I called acura client services and they…
Air BagsNov 2017
Takata recall. Acura will not allow me to take the vehicle to a close-by honda dealership, but is making me drive 1.5 hours each way to an acura dealer
Air BagsSep 2016
Takata recall in march 2016, I received an official recall notice regarding takata airbag on my 2012 acura tl from acura international. The letter stated that the "fix" would be available summer 2016. Summer has come and gone with no notification that part was in stock at…
Power TrainJan 2014
I have been complaining to acura about the transmission "tach hunting" and car vibrations since the car was between 1-2 years old. No one could figure out the problem. They did find and repair a leak on the drive shaft that they said might have been the cause of my complaints.…
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Decoded via NHTSA vPIC. Recalls, complaints and safety from NHTSA; MPG from EPA fueleconomy.gov. Full history reports from our partner. VIN 19UUA8F59CA007920 · decoded Aug 2026. — ForCar Reviewed by Denis Kataev, founder of ForCar.