Ownership Cost for 2012 Acura TL (Advance Package)
Estimated: $45501 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3590
$1723
$1508
$1364
$1221
$9406
Insurance
$1917
$1984
$2054
$2125
$2200
$10280
Fuel
$1592
$1640
$1697
$1765
$1844
$8538
Maintenance
$2521
$1864
$1206
$1462
$2180
$9233
Repairs
$902
$1069
$1218
$1338
$1542
$6069
Taxes & Fees
$1332
$1332
$1332
$1332
$1332
$1973
Total Ownership Costs
$11855
$8432
$7876
$8179
$9158
$45501
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: 2012
Other Restraint System Info: seat belts: front, rear, rear center
Plant City: Marysville
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: ADV
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 6
Transmission Style: Automatic
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 ACURA TL-S TRANSMISSION, 83,000 MILES. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE ONLINE. IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
2012
SERVICE BRAKES
TURNED CORNER IN LARGE CENTER CITY AND HIT A CONSTRUCTION LARGE POT HOLE AND/OR OBSTRUCTION ON THE LEFT REAR. AFTER COMPLETING TURN ONTO A NARROW ONE-WAY STREET ACCELERATION INCREASED, BRAKES DID NOT WORK, ENGINE COULD NOT BE TURNED OFF, GEARS COULD NOT MOVE. AFTER GOING THROUGH TWO MAJOR INTERSECTIONS WITHOUT ACCIDENT I KEPT PULLING ON THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. THE CAR SLOWLY STOPPED AND WAS THEN PERFECTLY NORMAL. COULD USE THE BRAKES, SHIFT, ETC. I PARKED OVERNIGHT IN A GARAGE. HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER THE NEXT DAY (7/21/12), WHERE IT IS STILL UNRESOLVED. DEALER SAID CAR IS OK, BUT IS NOW BEING ANALYZED BY ACURA CORPORATE ENGINEERS. I HAD THREE OTHER PEOPLE WHO WERE IN THE CAR AT THE TIME, INCLUDING MY WIFE, WHO WILL NOT EVER GO INTO THIS CAR. THE CAR WAS ONLY 10 DAYS AFTER PURCHASING. *TR