Ownership Cost for 2009 Acura TL (Technology Package)
Estimated: $44158 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2918
$1401
$1225
$1109
$992
$7645
Insurance
$1767
$1829
$1893
$1959
$2028
$9476
Fuel
$1773
$1826
$1890
$1965
$2054
$9508
Maintenance
$2763
$2010
$1197
$1313
$2291
$9574
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1013
$1013
$1013
$1013
$1013
$1500
Total Ownership Costs
$11210
$8318
$7650
$7857
$9123
$44158
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3474.057568
Displacement CI: 212
Displacement L: 3.474057568
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 280
Engine KW: 208.7960
Engine Model: J35Z6
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: ACURA
Manufacturer: HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.
Manufacturer Id: 988
Model: TL
Model Year: 2009
Other Restraint System Info: seat belts: front, rear and rear center
Plant City: Marysville
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: TECH
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERYDAY. WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP. WHAT DO I DO? NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK
2009
STEERING
WHILE DRIVING MY 2009 ACURA TL WITH 10,000 MILES ON IT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. BEFORE I COULD STOP THE CAR I SIDESWIPED A GUARDRAIL CAUSING MINOR COSMETIC DAMAGE. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO DEVAN ACURA IN NORWALK CT. THEY COULD NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS WRONG SO THE ENGINEERS FROM HONDA WERE CALLED. THEY DISASSEMBLED THE STEERING SYSTEM PART BY PART. THE PARTS WERE SENT OUT TO CALIFORNIA TO THE HONDA ENGINEERS. AFTER "CAREFUL INSPECTION" THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE PARTS. THEY ARE SAYING THE STEERING WAS DAMAGED AS A RESULT OF THE ACCIDENT. THAT IS EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE OF WHAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED!! THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER UP A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE! I ASKED THEM TO REPLACE THE PARTS AND TO PAY FOR THE DAMAGE TO THE CAR BUT THEY REFUSED. INSTEAD THEY GAVE ME A BILL FOR $3500.00 AMERICAN HONDA CORPORATION IS NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT AND LETTING THE CUSTOMERS DOWN. I SUGGEST THINKING TWICE ABOUT BUYING A HONDA OR ACURA BECAUSE THIS IS THE WAY YOU WILL BE TREATED IF YOU HAVE A PROBLEM! SO MUCH FOR THE SAFETY OF THEIR CUSTOMERS. *TR