2000 Acura TL Airbag Problems

Which parts fail

• Frontal
  8
• Frontal › Sensor/control module
  6
• Side/window
  3

Components named in complaints (front, side and curtain air bags, sensors and inflators).

Mileage when the problem started

• Under 25k
  29%
• 25k–50k
  00%
• 50k–75k
  522%
• 75k–100k
  313%
• 100k–150k
  939%
• 150k+
  417%

Owner reports

Selected complaints filed with NHTSA by 2000 Acura TL owners, lightly cleaned up (personal details are redacted by NHTSA).

My incident that I am reporting about is regarding the safety recall on my 2000 Acura TL -Safety Recall: MULTI-MODEL NADI AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL H6S Jan 22, 2020 My issue is that I have contacted the dealer in my area on multiple occasions and have been told things such as "they must order the part needed and will get back to me once it has arrived" or they aren't sure my vehicle was effected by this recall, after I informed them I have a letter stating my vehicle is one of the vehicles effected by the recall, I have takes to multiple different people through phone calls, emails, and even third party services. They never return my calls or attempts to resolve this issue and it is a major safety concern. I don't know how else to approach this situation.

Hello, I have contacted Acura and because my car is now in [redacted] they are telling me I can't have my car repaired. Acura says there are no recalls on this car but when I put in the Vin [redacted] , the recalls come up right away. my mother brought this car to Canada in 2004 and was unaware of any recalls until recently. She use's this car often and Im worried about the safety of this vehicle, The car is in mint condition and has very low mileage and now qualifies for collector insurance plates. any help would be much appreciated. Thank you. ( In my contact information I had to put Washington as it doesn't have an option for Canada)

TL* the contact owns a 2000 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at a slow speed, the vehicle was struck from behind. The air bag on the frontal passenger side slowly deployed over a few minutes. No other air bags in the vehicle deployed. There were no injuries. A police report was filed. The vehicle was not towed. The dealer serra Honda 951 interstate pkwy, akron, oh 44312 [phone], was contacted and the contact was informed that they had never heard of the air bags slowly deploying. The manufacturer opened a case but denied the air bag deploying slowly from the passenger side. The vehicle was repaired by an independent mechanic. The failure mileage was 104,000.

Takata recall and electrical system: air bag deployed right side of car electrical system malfunctioning right side before the crash. Because of deployment of right side air bag it caused the driver side air bag to be deployed. Car was exiting highway ramp when airbag deployed. Documented ins estimate avail.

Today June 2, 2013, my 2000 Acura 32tl had sudden acceleration that resulted in a crash with a parked vehicle on the road while I was backing out of the driveway. After hitting the parked car, I tried to pull the car forward and tried to stop. Instead, it started moving forward uncontrollably, even though I was pushing on the brake pedal. I lost control of the vehicle to stop. It took control and started moving forward through road, driveway and neighboring lawn. I steered for about 100 feet and hit the corner of the neighboring home and finally stopped. It was for about 5 seconds of frightening moment that my family and I went through. It was sunny and 85 deg f. The car had severe damages on back and front bumpers. Tire marks on the road, driveway, and lawn, plus property damage to the corner of the house were sustained. Front airbags deployed and hit my wife and I in the face. …

I tried to put my car in reverse after starting it one day to no avail. I placed a screw driver in the shift lock position as the owner's manual stated. I called the Acura dealership and told them the problem. They didn't have a loaner car available and asked me to come in a day later. On my way to the dealership for my appointment the next day, I had complete brake failure while going 65 miles an hour on a tollway. The next 14 miles I tried to get the car to slow down. I tried to shift to neutral and put the car in accessory, but nothing worked including the emergency brake. In fact the car accelerated without me ever touching the accelerator. Finally I exited off the highway and purposely wrecked the car to avoid injury to others at such a high rate of speed. The car was on fire when I finally stopped. Luckily I was alive. I broke my foot and popped 2 vertebrae in my neck.

TL* the contact owns a 2000 Acura TL. The contact stated that when the vehicle was started, the air bag warning light continuously illuminated.the failure recurred each time the vehicle was started. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 02V080000 (air bags). The contact also stated that the vehicle would not start until after several attempts. The VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 05V025000 (electrical system). The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000.

TL* the contact owns a 2000 Acura TL. The contact stated that the air bag warning light flashed intermittently while driving at various speeds. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 20V027000 (air bags) however, the part to do the recall repair was unavailable. The contact stated that the manufacturer had exceeded a reasonable amount of time for the recall repair. The manufacturer had not been notified of the issue. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000. VIN tool confirms parts not available.

I was going about 75 on the highway and out of no were the SRS light comes on I get home and call my mechanic and he says to take the module out and bring it to him and it turns out its non repairable I sent it to one more person for repair and it came back non-repairable so I consider this a big safety issue because if I got in a accident my airbags would not work and I never had a accident or fire of flood in the car before the car is still in new shape sense 2000.

TL* the contact owns a 2000 Acura TL. While driving at various speeds, the air bag light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician turned off the air bag light; however, the failure recurred. The contact stated that the vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 02V080000 (air bags). The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 130,000.

Related recalls

Airbag complaints in other TL years