2004 Acura TL - Issues and Reliability
 

Planning to purchase a used 2004 Acura TL with over 180k-200k km's on the ODO but the high ODO is making me a bit weary.

Are Acura cars pretty reliable like their Honda counterparts? And is there any issues I should know about in regards to a 04' TL with such high miles?

It was a first year model and first year models are usually not the best ones to get but since its Acura/Honda, it shouldn't be that bad..right? :) Are there any cons in purchasing an '04 TL as opposed to other years('05-'08)?

Thanks RS!

I'm into the 3rd gen TLs

1. Stay away from auto tranny
2. 04 TL have weak engine mounts.
3. pretty good on gas IMO.

Honestly anything with an auto tranny is going to have issues with it it seems

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Accord V6 odyssey V6 TL V6 .. etc.. any honda V6 auto = horrible tranny build =(

Dan Bilzerian must be hurting pretty bad if he's looking to buy a used TL

Bro's 03 TL-S = Tranny Rebuilt
Dad's 01 Odyssey = Tranny replaced under warranty, replaced engine mounts at the same time.
Dad's 01 Accord = Tranny Slipping(high mileage, not worth fixing, driving it to the ground)

All 3 had the V6, would not recommend. Bro's rebuilt tranny was starting to slip again, sold it before anymore issues. The Van is slowly going, thing drives like a slug.

Also all 3 we're well taken care of and never abused. So its not about how you drive it. The tranny's just suck.

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Room for 302 + T5???

10 year old vehicle with 180-200k isn't scary IMO.

Honda V6 with auto-tranny on the other hand.. :heckno:

Honda, where nobody does a better 4 cylinder manual, but nobody makes a worse V6 automatic.

multicartual , where nobody wants around but nobody does anything about it.

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04-06 model years will more than likely require a trans rebuild later on if not already done.

07-08 ones are much more reliable in terms of trans since they use the RL unit. Very few failures reported.

If you dont want to fork out 3-4k for a rebuild than stay away from 04-06 TL's.

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You will be surprised how many people don't know when to service a transmission. I know people who change there oil on time and have no idea what a transmission is. Most of them are women. So the next time you see an ad that says lady driven, what it really means is lady shitkicked.

Brought a 2004 TL 3 years ago with the timing belt changed. It had 169000. Now its at 205000 and it's fine other than regular wear and tear..

fun fact, every time i accidentally shift into neutral rather than drive my heart skips a beat as I come to the realization that I may have just blown a $3000 transmission (or whatever it costs) :fuckthatshit:

Automatic tl-s is slower than base model 6 speed tl..

That is all