Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| WHEELS | |||
| 11/08/2010 | 95230 | ||
| I have a major safety concern with my 2005 acura tl. in april, 2010, the acura dealer replaced broken compliance bushings during a routine service (82,000 miles). after the service, i immediately noticed my car felt unsafe to drive and had a very rough ride. after numerous dealer visits, they replaced the rear strut assembly. none of this improved the handling or ride. at this time, the dealer stated i had the wrong tires and needed to replace them with original equipment michelin pilot mxm4 tires. i had nearly new michelin pilot sport a/s plus tires and not experienced a problem prior to the replacement of the bushings. i checked at costco, where i purchased the tires, and they indicated that michelin pilot sport plus tires were an acceptable upgrade for my vehicle. the owner | |||
| WHEELS - RIM | |||
| 01/27/2005 | 1 | ||
| Driver swerved to avoid car tryin g to merge into same lane. front and rear left tires hit the median curb ( aprrox 6 max hieght). the rims are the standard five spoke mags that come on 2005 acura tl. immediatley after hitting the curb - at a very oblique angle - the rim broke. the spokes of the front rim broke loose form the part of the rim that forms the inside of the tire. all 5 spokes broke in the same place. the sppkes and center of the rim stayed bolted to the lugs. the tire and the rest of the rim came losse from the car and passed ahead of the car. when the front tire broke free from the car several things happened. the car settled down on the spokes of the mag rim, this impact set off the driver side airbags and cracked the brake caliper on the front left. braking was not effective at this point. the car eventually came to a stop in the right hand lane of road. the car was taken to the acura dealership ( on a flatbed truck). the woman at the dealership told us that they wanted the car taken to their collsion center so that digital pictures could be taken and forwarded to acura. several days later acura replied that a rim failure like that was normal for hitting the curb and that they were not responsible.*ak | |||