The amount of things that I recently had to go through in my 90K TL stirred some memories and popped questions regarding whether Hondas/Acuras are really that great reliability-wise...
I've owned two Accords, and one TL, and frankly all of them required quite a bit of repairs. Specifically:
Accord '99 over the course of 150K:
1) A/C stopped working due to failed A/C clutch, was replaced under warranty
2) Idle Air Control Valve went bad right when I was picking up my car in JFK at midnight, scared me badly with that idle roaring up and down
3) Alternator had to be replaced twice
4) Intermittent starting issues during hot weather were blamed by the dealer on some relay
5) EGR port got clogged, causing some error code (P0406??), a very common problem in '99
Accord '03 over its life of 190K:
1) A gasket where PS meets the block started letting air in, which caused massive PS liquid leak
2) Door actuator had to be replaced
3) Starter solenoid started acting up in hot weather preventing the car from uhm... starting ;)
4) PS hose cracked causing leak on the engine block and profuse smoking, a common problem
5) Ignition lock started showing intermittent contact problems, and got replaced
TL '08 still around 90K:
1) Rotors needed resurfacing right after taking delivery
2) Crankshaft pulley split
3) Oil leak from top of oil pump
4) Oil leak from edge of oil pan
5) And there is yet one MORE small leak from between the transmission and the engine, presumably rear seal.
TL actually wasn't that bad compared to '99 Accord until suddenly it started having these issues literally a few months ago.
So, is this statistically expected from Honda/Acuras, how's everybody else's experience, would I get even more troubles from German cars, or would they instead offer me some break?
I've owned two Accords, and one TL, and frankly all of them required quite a bit of repairs. Specifically:
Accord '99 over the course of 150K:
1) A/C stopped working due to failed A/C clutch, was replaced under warranty
2) Idle Air Control Valve went bad right when I was picking up my car in JFK at midnight, scared me badly with that idle roaring up and down
3) Alternator had to be replaced twice
4) Intermittent starting issues during hot weather were blamed by the dealer on some relay
5) EGR port got clogged, causing some error code (P0406??), a very common problem in '99
Accord '03 over its life of 190K:
1) A gasket where PS meets the block started letting air in, which caused massive PS liquid leak
2) Door actuator had to be replaced
3) Starter solenoid started acting up in hot weather preventing the car from uhm... starting ;)
4) PS hose cracked causing leak on the engine block and profuse smoking, a common problem
5) Ignition lock started showing intermittent contact problems, and got replaced
TL '08 still around 90K:
1) Rotors needed resurfacing right after taking delivery
2) Crankshaft pulley split
3) Oil leak from top of oil pump
4) Oil leak from edge of oil pan
5) And there is yet one MORE small leak from between the transmission and the engine, presumably rear seal.
TL actually wasn't that bad compared to '99 Accord until suddenly it started having these issues literally a few months ago.
So, is this statistically expected from Honda/Acuras, how's everybody else's experience, would I get even more troubles from German cars, or would they instead offer me some break?