So as my TL approaches the 10yr mark (September), I've come to a pretty solid conclusion; When the times comes for a new car, I will not purchase another Acura.
Don't get wrong, these past 9.5yrs have been pretty good, but there are several things that irk me on the daily, that have ultimately led me to this decision.
1. The paint quality (or lack thereof). My wife has a black '04 Honda Pilot, and the paint has held up 100 times better than the Acura's. Ashy white flakes/marks are appearing all over the car (most noticeably by the moon roof, window edges, and trunk). I guess this is the clear coat, but I expect much better from a $35K car (Yes, I do wash the car, and no I don't live in a salty environment). Others have reported the same thing.
2. The leather seats have cracked/ripped. It friggin drives me bonkers every time I go in the car and look at it. The price to get it fixed trough the dealership is ridiculously high, and quite frankly, for $35K, the friggin seat material should last!
3. Cracked dashboard. The friggin gall that Acura exhibits in the face of hundreds (if not thousands) of owners complaining about the same thing is baffling to me. I pray that a class action lawsuit comes out of this, because these SOB's at corporate should be ashamed of themselves. Window cover or not, people's dashes are cracking, and they refuse to admit a design or material flaw? There is a special place in hell for the makers of the dash.
4. Door "leather" inserts peeling off/coming un-glued.
5. Driver side window continually comes "off track", despite having been "fixed" once.
I know these issues aren't as serious as a transmission or something, but I'm also not 100% sure what other issues I can look forward to in the future (i.e. - what others have been experiencing). Either way, the lack of accountability on Acura's part has made me decide to spend my hard earned cash elsewhere. I'm kinda sad because I had loved my '92 Honda Accord EX, and expected the same quality build from Acura, but have been let down. Good luck to all, and please feel free to share any of your experiences.
Don't get wrong, these past 9.5yrs have been pretty good, but there are several things that irk me on the daily, that have ultimately led me to this decision.
1. The paint quality (or lack thereof). My wife has a black '04 Honda Pilot, and the paint has held up 100 times better than the Acura's. Ashy white flakes/marks are appearing all over the car (most noticeably by the moon roof, window edges, and trunk). I guess this is the clear coat, but I expect much better from a $35K car (Yes, I do wash the car, and no I don't live in a salty environment). Others have reported the same thing.
2. The leather seats have cracked/ripped. It friggin drives me bonkers every time I go in the car and look at it. The price to get it fixed trough the dealership is ridiculously high, and quite frankly, for $35K, the friggin seat material should last!
3. Cracked dashboard. The friggin gall that Acura exhibits in the face of hundreds (if not thousands) of owners complaining about the same thing is baffling to me. I pray that a class action lawsuit comes out of this, because these SOB's at corporate should be ashamed of themselves. Window cover or not, people's dashes are cracking, and they refuse to admit a design or material flaw? There is a special place in hell for the makers of the dash.
4. Door "leather" inserts peeling off/coming un-glued.
5. Driver side window continually comes "off track", despite having been "fixed" once.
I know these issues aren't as serious as a transmission or something, but I'm also not 100% sure what other issues I can look forward to in the future (i.e. - what others have been experiencing). Either way, the lack of accountability on Acura's part has made me decide to spend my hard earned cash elsewhere. I'm kinda sad because I had loved my '92 Honda Accord EX, and expected the same quality build from Acura, but have been let down. Good luck to all, and please feel free to share any of your experiences.