The CL ranks 10th in reliability out of 20 Acura models. Its overall PainRank™ of 2.15 is based on relative complaint analysis from 26 owner complaints sent to CarComplaints.com over 6 model years.
The CL has 2 generations and we'd recommend avoiding the 2nd generation which runs from 2001–2003.
We've pulled together a list of the most widespread problems that CL owners have to deal with.
A large number of Acura vehicles have been recalled because they contain dangerous airbag inflators made by Takata. The shrapnel-hurling inflators have been recalled in over 37 million vehicles (and counting).
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Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The CL has 2 generations available in North American markets.
Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.
Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.
Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.
Any hope of a proposed class-action lawsuit for faulty window regulators in certain Acure vehicles has fizzled after the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals shot down the proposal in a 2-to-1 ruling. … continue reading
Over 2.4 million Honda and Acura vehicles are being recalled to replace the Takata non-azide driver-side inflators (NADI) found in certain 1997–2003 models. … continue reading
When Honda and Acura recalled 1.1 million Takata airbag inflators for exploding into pieces, they replaced the defective part with a slightly different version from the same company. Now those are exploding too. … continue reading