2002 Acura TL consumer reviews

I've had this car for maybe 15 years. I'm the second owner. When I got it it needed axles and it ran kinda rough. Took a while to figure out the engine was hurt. The kid that had it drove it from Ventura County, to San Bernardino during one of the hottest times of the year. Well it over heated and he drove it back to Ventura instead of letting cool. I was able to get another Type S engine. Since then the car has 249k miles on it. It has a little wear on the leather, and some dings, but the paint looks great. I like my cars stock, and haven't even changed the radio. I love this car, and I hope to get a lot more miles out of it with the help of a great mechanic and TLC. Yeah, it is quick! I agree with the other revue that the dash vents could have been better thought out.

Fun fast and comfortable. Except for paint seems to fade and midnight blue matches black . . I bought my type s in 2013 with 150000 miles for 5 grand in oregon and today i have 203500 and still running strong. My tranny does slip sometimes when it first starts up but once it gets to regular temperature its fine. I replaced the timing chain at 160000 and regular oil changes is all ive done to it. One thing i dont like is the ac vents are not in a good location but other than that i love my car. Ive drove back and forth to san diego to portland oregon 4 xs and its done great. Im gonna cry when it does break .

Bought for my son and I truly wish it were mine! Its beautiful inside and out. Low miles. Decent price. We added an alarm system, updated the radio/navigation system, and put a back up camera in all to compliment what was there. Very pleased as it is sons first car and he was very happy to own it. Gee has better options then mine!!

My fiancé was the second owner of this car. He bought it around 200,000 miles from the first owner. Never had a problem with it. Transmission shift solenoid started to go out after I got to 220,000 miles, but never had the chance to replace it. This car was reliable. I trusted this car everyday with my life and my family’s life. And the other day I got t-boned by a driver that hit me at 50 mph in a truck. Then slammed into a head on collision with a telephone pole. I walked away from that accident with some soreness, bruising, and a mild concussion. This car did it’s job! It saved my life. I’m broken hearted that my car is totaled, but I couldn’t be more grateful that I was spared and able to go home to my fiancé and son. I would buy this car again and again no matter how old. I truly believed this car would make it longer than 230,000. I’m looking into buying another one at this very moment. Thank you!

I did have a 1973 240 diesel that I put a few engine into and got 1,000,000 miles out of but they don’t make them like that anymore. This car for that streams went camping went to the mountains went to the desert and it went everywhere it never broke down I sold it to the mechanic for bills that I old on my other sports car but this car is interior was incredible and never broke down everything worked it was an amazing car. It just simply wore out into a bed had about four times amazing car I think they still make this type of a car but I wouldn’t want one Newer than a 2010; The transmission went out twice and the dealer ended up paying for a brand new transmission with no coercion whatsoever. I can’t say enough about the Gettle Acure Sa dealer they were incredible and the car just kept going

It’s always been great on gas. Very reliable and overall a good car. Still is my daily driver and most miles are highway miles. Everything works still works even with high mileage.

It is a good car for commuting. It has low gas mileage in city or highway. The car drives very well and it is very comfortable.

I bought my TL a little over two years ago with 154k. When I was searching for a new car I had the Lexus ES in mind, the Toyota Avalon/Camry, Honda accord and the TL was an after thought more so because of researching the transmission dilemma of this generation. Two years later, I'm in love with this car. I love that i get a feel of the road and it is pretty comfortable as well. pretty good in the winter. it has a little road noise but that is totally fine. Plus, it is reliable but then again, it is a Honda. I am currently at 184k miles and plan on driving it till the wheels fall off. When that time comes that i have to part it, I will more than likely get a newer TL or the RDX. Love the brand.

This car was awesome as a first car. It definetly should only be made in standard, the automatic transmissions are notorious for breaking down, kind of a bummer.

This has been my primary car and its been driven almost daily. Aside from a transmission issue at 75K which was repaired under warranty and routine maintenance, the car has been fantastic. Its never failed to start and I often get compliments on how nice it looks.