000 Acura 3.2 Tl starting about a year and a half ago the engine safety light came on (8 times). It has been serviced by hinshaw's acura for every incident and have not found anything that causes this. The consumer stated he lost days of work because of the distance between work and hinshaws acura and they will not give him a loaner car. The first several times there was a charge, but recently, the consumer called the consumer relations officer and stated that there is no reason to charge a fee if they can't repair the problem. *Jb
Engine & cooling
2000 Acura RL Engine problems
Owners have filed 5 complaints about the 2000 Acura RL's engine & cooling with NHTSA - 7% of all its complaints, most recently on May 3, 2005. Stalling, loss of power, oil consumption, overheating, head gaskets, timing chains and engine failure.
- Complaints
- 5
- Recalls
- 0
- Crashes
- 0
- Fires
- 0
- Injuries
- 0
- Deaths
- 0
Engine complaints
When traveling about 25mph on highway vehicle is still running. When applying brakes vehicle stops working. Dealership is aware of problem.*Ak
While in stop and go traffic vehicle stalled out. Was no prior warning given. Contacted dealership, and was advised by mechanic that when it happened again to bring vehicle in to be checked.*Ak
While driving at slower speeds vehicle would stall out. Has happened 4 times. Took to dealer, and mechanic replaced transmission. Stalling problem reappeared. Took back to dealership, but mechanic could not resolve stalling problem.*Ak possibly an engine problem. *Slc
I was coming off a freeway off ramp, going about 35 mph, heading slightly uphill, when my two month old acura 3.5 Rl's engine died. I was in motion, and without warning, noise or shaking the engine died. I quickly put the car into park and started up again and was able to move quickly and prevented being hit from behind. The next day, the engine died again as I was traveling 10 mph in a parking lot. Two days later, the engine zipped out for the third time in four days, as I was taking my daughter to school. ...
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The car is currently at the dealer who claims that two other cars like mine have come in with the same problem but they cannot fix it because they cannot identify it. I feel that this is a serious, life threatening defect and I absolutely will not drive that car or another one like it. Have you had any complaints or accidents involving these cars? Will I be able to obtain reports? Thank you. Linda louie. *Ak
Acura RL engine complaints by year
RL engine problems, every yearSource: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) complaints and recalls, checked . Complaints are owners' own reports and are not verified. How we use the data