2012 Acura TL Tech 3.5 liter from North America
Summary:
Worst Honda product I have ever owned
Faults:
Noisy brakes, poor shifting transmission, lousy dealer support.
General Comments:
The car is the worst handling Acura I have owned and the last. Brakes clunk every time you change direction and Acura claims that is normal. Transmission hunts for gears and is slow to downshift. Interior is cheap and poor quality.
I have owned 6 prior Acuras and all have been a delight. This one is a different breed entirely. None of the confident handling and solid feel I was used to. This one is an appliance, plain and simple, and a badly made one at that. Wish I had my 2007 TSX back.
Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? No
Review Date: 15th June, 2016
16th Jun 2016, 12:00
Sounds like you got a lemon. Acura builds great cars. But the public has always got to be aware of a car maker's changes to their cars. In this case Acura went to a brand new 6 speed automatic transmission on the 2012 model from their tried and true 5 speed automatic transmission version. A 2011 model would have been a better choice in a used Acura TL. Because newer versions of the same car doesn't always mean a better built car. The good old days of picking any model year of a car/truck/SUV are over. You have to research, research and research some more before you buy any vehicle out there... new or used. Also if you have an older version of many cars out there, it might be better built than the new versions minus all the bells and whistles of the newer cars.