Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||||
| 090105 | 09/16/2005 | 10018120 | Front brake squeak or squeal noise. *jb | 12/15/2005 | |
| 04019 | 07/09/2004 | 10010762 | Brembo brakes squeal with light application. *tt | 12/10/2004 | |
| 09022004 | 09/02/2004 | 10010452 | Front brake judder/vibration parts collection. request for parts. *tt | 11/23/2004 | |
| 07282004 | 07/28/2004 | 10008892 | Honda published service bulletin 04-019 to repair front brake squeal on vehicles equipped with brembo brakes. honda has found the countermeasure for noise was incorrectly applied and that these parts do not correct squeal noise. the brake | 08/25/2004 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||||
| 04015 | 05/11/2004 | 10008706 | Anit-lock brake system (abs) indicators comes on with diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) 15, 16, 17, 18, 43, and/or 44. *mj | 08/17/2004 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FLUID | |||||
| 1003 | 10/16/2003 | 10004959 | Testing brake fluid for petroleum contamination. various models including 2003 and 2004 nsx and 2004 rsx. *tt | 01/21/2004 | |
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - PEDALS AND LINKAGES | |||||
| 07041 | 11/27/2007 | 10023971 | Brake pedal is low and feels soft. *nj | 02/25/2008 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SERVICE BRAKES, AIR | |||
| 03/10/2010 | 95871 | ||
| The brakes on my 2004 acura tl have continued to be spongy and air gets into the system. i have spent over $1000 trying to fix the brakes and they keep getting spongy within a day of being bled. my mechanic did a seach and found the following tsb. http://www.in.honda.com/rjanisis/pubs/sb/b07-041.pdf this is a safety issue! honda is recalling odyssey vehicles for the same issue. it is a known issue in 2004 through 2006 acura tl's and no action is being taken. i called acura and they said that they have no current plans for a recall. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC | |||
| 04/20/2010 | 60000 | ||
| Instructions in the acura oem service manual for my 2004 tl has an error that could result in the front disc brake pads being installed incorrectly on cars with the manual transmission option. this could cause the brakes to work incorrectly. advice i have been given by acura customer service in torrance, ca and my local acura dealer about the correct installation direction are in direct opposition. | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 12/20/2003 | 1400 | 1 | 11/06/2003 |
| The vsa (stability control) system on my 2004 acura tl malfunctioned. the system would cause the right front brake to activate by itself, causing the car to severly swerve to the right. after a half-second or so, the vsa would disengage and the fault indicator would lite up on the dashboard. the acura dealer was unable to diagnose the problem because vsa fault codes are not stored in the vehicle's memory after the car is restarted and the system automatically resets. this resulted in having to continue to drive the car until the fault re-occured. eventually, when it happened again, i was able to take the car directly to dealer and they were able to diagnose the car (because we left it running so as not to clear the code). the problem was traced to a yaw rate sensor in the vsa system. acura should make this information available to dealers. this poses a serious safety problem at highway speeds and there is nothing a driver can do to predict or prevent when this problem will occur. since my sensor was replaced, the problem has not happened again.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - DISC - PADS | |||
| 05/31/2006 | 29000 | 1 | 05/01/2004 |
| I had to break for a cat running in the road to a heavy and complete stop. it caused the one of the front brake pads to melt and now are harden and don't stop as well and makes a heavy grinding noise. took to dealer and they said its ok just to brake hard a few times and will clear the pad. i have tried this and the nose is getting worst. i feel that the car in emergency stop will cause the brake to fail or melt do to the higher friction. pad dose not seem to be soft but hard now. the car may not be able to stop in emergency stop once pads heat up. the acura will not fix the issue because they don't see it as an issue. *nm | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - FOUNDATION COMPONENTS - MASTER CYLINDER | |||
| 06/01/2009 | 73000 | ||
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 acura tl. while driving approximately 55 mph on normal road conditions, the brake pedal extended to the floor when it was depressed. several attempts were made before the vehicle finally came to a complete stop. the stopping distance was increased. the failure occurred spontaneously. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic for inspection and the contact was informed that the master cylinder was the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the vehicle is in the process of being taken to an authorized dealer for repair. the vin was unable to be entered into the system. the failure and current mileages were 73,000. | |||