prlivinitup

Cabin noise ,since I switched wheels and tires..lol

roger1275

I thought that Gracenote just determined the name of the sone and the artist from listening to a sample of it?

SilverJ

OK I'll bite.
1) No folding seats
2) We have a 20 GB hard drive that you can't store MP3's on. WTH ? Let us store what we want.
3) The car is lonnnnnnggggg. Barely fits in my garage compared to my old TL-S.

Overall, minor stuff. This has been my favorite Acura ever.

Leo K

The nav/audio screen doesn't dim as much as the gauge cluster and buttons. On unlit highways out in the boonies I like to have the cabin as dark as possible. The gauges go nice an dim, but the screen's dimmest setting is a few notches brighter than everything else. I usually end up turning it off to spare my ocd.

dainmezron

Because CDs do not contain any digitally-encoded information about their contents, Gracenotes devised a technology which identifies and looks up CDs based on TOC information stored at the beginning of each disc. A TOC, or Table of Contents, is a list of offsets corresponding to the start of each track on a CD.

apokhvalit

I am new to this forum, I also just upgraded to a 2012 TL and the car is just amazing compared to my 2002 Nissan Maxima. The only complaint I can find that truly bugs me is the laggy Bluetooh/HandsFreelink system. It's a cool system but the lag in my car is 2-3 seconds.

S power

No car is perfect. But this annoyed the hell outta me - shifting to park , I always hit the control knob. Makes me think, its engineered for small people with midget hands.

RDXtremist

when it rains water will accumulate on top of the rear camera making it difficult to see when backing up.

Edward'TLS

^^^^^

In the winter time, this water will ice up, rendering the rear camera useless.

apokhvalit

^lol no camera=no problem

csmeance

Folding seats were taken out to help the rear of the car remain stiff. Otherwise the bracing would have to be removed.

I'm working on this with my TL's, accord and MDX. I've ordered some rubber stripping to put b/w body gaps that'll hopefully remove a bit of the wind noise. Also I'm researching a few other ways to reduce noise without adding much weight.

Acura needs to get their head out of their ass and make this a standard feature rather than just on advance models.

Performance over folding seats! Go Acura!

Rain sensing wipers acura failed at with the Touring Models of the MDX. Wipers would turn on randomly all the time. Acura did away with it until the new TLX.

One touch blinkers now added on TLX

Folding mirrors are useless in America, and add about $500 to the price of the car and not many people care about them. I rather them add once touch open to the rear door handles like the canadian TL's.

It's not there due to the occupant sensor to turn the airbag on and off. I know other manufacturers have figured this out but it'd a small issue that acura should address.

This is 100% stupid and I agree. Acura/Honda Engineers really screwed up with the design to keep the water off the camera. I ordered a clear plastic flim I'm going to put on the camera to help out that's apparently got a hydrophobic film to keep water off.

vucelick

I am annoyed at the laggy to the point of being unusable paddle shifters (my TH350 in my old suburban shifted faster.....not kidding) Seriously, why bother?

And the stupid throttle by wire/torque management/whatever the hell the computer is doing when i stomp it and it is reluctant to downshift, obviously not getting WOT, and crawling out of the hole.

Oh yeah, and the truncated and lacking display of XM station/song/CD names.

And the Hands free when I dial using my cell phone it takes forever to transfer the call to the speakers in the car and i have to hit the headset button twice to make it transfer. The POS rental chevy cruze I had recently had worlds better bluetooth.

bikepharmer

FNG here. Just got home from dealer with a TSX wagon. One thing I am still struggling with is no spare tire. Better be a really good inflation system.

james21_h

csmeance: I had a TLX as a loaner for a day and I noticed they had triple seals on all its doors. So I went on Amazon and ordered some rubber strips (one box). I put the strips on yesterday to seal up the gaps between doors. I believe it worked and the car is a bit quieter and the doors close with a more solid sound. It only costed me $7 to do it. Worth it in my opinion. I am ordering a spool of P shape rubber seal to seal up the bottom of the doors. Hopefully that will help a bit as well. Let me know if that works for you as well.

ganju420

One more thing that bothers me with my newly acquired 2012 TL was, that I inadvertently shift to "S" mode if I am not paying attention, instead of "D" mode on gear knob. I wish the "S" mode was not in in-line and was offset from "D" mode, to avoid this.

BTW...do people really find "S" mode useful and use regularly? If yes, when do you find it most useful?

wreak

Can you post up some pictures? I'm intrigued by your post.

wreak

I've done this on very rare occasions but you'll stop doing it pretty quickly once your brain adjusts to how far you need to slide the shifter.


I only use "S" mode if I'm planning to takeoff quickly or find a fun twisty road I want to engage in some spirited driving on. You could probably use it for engine braking in snow but I think the paddle shifters would be easier to use for that.

james21_h

I will start another thread once I finish sealing all the doors. I am still waiting on the P and Z shape seals for the bottom door frame and the front edge of the front door.

PaulAWD

I use "S" a lot in my area. I live in the foot hills and we have lots of hills & turns that if you want to drive a little more sporty you can. With that said, one of my complaints is the slow shifting in sport mode. I have had a few Acuras and the slow shifting transmissions have always been there so I know to deal with it. The AWD trunk being a little small would help with the fold down seats but if there is a reason then that is the way it is. Nobody has mentioned being annoyed by the burning oil in the 3.7 yet. That is a pain. I've had a system for years that I change the oil with 4.5 quarts and 3/4 of the way through the cycle I add the last 1/2 quart that was left over and it would be full just in time for the next oil change. I think I burn at least 2 or more quarts per oil change now. And I think the ELS stereo needs work. It sounds great with that 1 music DVD that Acura gave us but normal a/m f/m or digital music just sounds ok in my opinion. My wifes BMW has the HK system in it and it really blows mine away.


All in all I am very happy with the TL. I came from an Audi S4 6 speed V8 and the TL was still pretty impressive when I drove off the lot. My thoughts are to fix my stereo and transmission complaints I need to spend another $15,000 - $20,000 for another car over the price I paid for the Acura.

CostcoFanAUS

Used everyday in bumper to bumper traffic. I hate to use break to slow down and the s mode gives me better get go.

CostcoFanAUS

Used everyday in bumper to bumper traffic. I hate to use break to slow down and the s mode gives me better get go.

Ephi82

I really love this car, (TL SWD) coming from a BMW 7 Series

It handles great and is really quick in the S more. Really fun to drive.

It's a little louder in the cabin than I would like, but I can really hear the sweet sound of the engine when stomping on the pedal from 4k up.......

CostcoFanAUS

Completely agree with your comments. Btw, the vtec crossover for this engine is 4.6k if I remember correctly. It's very subtle though. I have to pay attention to the tach to notice the crossover.

wreak

I've been considering an S4 as a replacement for my TL, this is a bit off topic but how do you find they compare? I love how stealthy the S4 is and the interior looks fantastic and sporty to me, problem is I have a 10 month old and I'm not sure the rear seat has enough room.

hadokenuh

Can you please post some pictures of what you did? Thanks!

dainmezron

I wish my 14 TL Tech had auto headlights whenever I turn my wipers on (my Ford Sport-trac does!). I get around it by turning my auto light sensing to HI, so when it is grey out they come on.

herbert6368

May I ask what is "once touch open to the rear door handles like the canadian TL's"?

Also, I hate about this car is the bluetooth, when I use my Iphone to call someone, I can't talk through the car, I have to use my phone to talk, which is kinda annoying for me

wreak

Something must be wrong on your phone settings, my blackberry allows me to talk hands free, I don't need my phone at all in order to place calls, receive calls, or speak on the call.

herbert6368

Anything works except when I used my phone to place a call rather than using the car's menu.

hmsrocinante2112

Car is about a foot longer than it needs to be. Also, lack of folding rear seat. I always loved the electronically power-assisted steering.

PaulAWD

I hade my son in a car seat and he fit just fine. Yes a little tighter than the TL but he still fit. As far as comparing the 2 cars, my S4 was an 2005 V8. I have not driven the newer V6 SC one but the V8 was all motor and torque. I had fun driving it everyday. It was lowered a little and on crappy roads drove terrible compared to the TL. As far as handling the 2 cars stick to the road about the same. The Audi was tighter but the TL is more comfortable. In S mode, using the paddle shifters and keeping Revs up the TL really does well. But I could haul ass in the S4 lugging it around. I will most likely replace the TL in a couple years with an S6 unless the Auto tranny sucks and I'll leave the suspension stock. The S4 was a great car and I really miss the motor a lot. I needed more room in the back seat and something not so low for clients and that's the only reason I don't have my S4 today. And that the stereo didn't Bluetooth Pandora.

j8956

Have had my TL just under 2 months & the only thing that bugs me is no auto back windows... we can have auto headlight washers, but no auto windows? :/

CruzanTLSH-AWD

Hump in the Trunk of the SH-AWD and no Heated rear seats. The side mirrors stains... No LED upgrade for the fog like the 2012 and up... Paying for Navi Updates........ No folding back seats...... No after market cams...... Wondering when this Propeller drive shaft going to go out again...... (I love this car)

DoubleF

I agree with the paid Nav update. It's super annoying when you frequent newer areas of a city or obvious errors in the city. Dare I say it looks dated as well and not as refined as the rest of the car?

Minor quibbles:

- My old car used to have a hidden cup holder on the passenger side just above the vent. Now, having more than one beverage isn't a great idea.
- Full sized spare tire. Just a minor thing. I've never had to use mine, but would be nice to not have a weird sized tire in the event of tire issues.
- Water accumulates above the camera on the trunk. I think two grooves in the shape of a "V" that allows the water to trip around the camera would have easily fixed this.
- Car beeps like crazy when you exit car with your key fob. Wish I could disable that rather than just lower the volume so people don't stare when I go outside after starting the car to brush off snow or whatever (But if you can turn it off, please let me know how to do it. Couldn't find it in the console settings or manual)
- Middle seat in back is raised. In the weird event I fill the entire car with passengers, the middle passenger feels like he or she is sitting on a car seat and I suddenly have some freakishly tall passenger in my rear view mirror.

I seriously love this beast. With the exception of the Nav and the beeping which bother me nearly every day, the rest of the stuff probably bothers me less than 1% of the time.

dainmezron

As seen on another thread https://acurazine.com/forums/audio-b...g-link-923548/

Try turning off your WIFI on your phone while in the car.

COLTS1

No 'PAUSE" button for media playback. Smh...

Lex80

Let's see...
I agree with the lack of auto sensing wipers. The delay in my stereo when first getting in the car. Torque steer. DVD audio player don't play actual DVD's.

Lex80

I have a delay before my stereo starts to play when I first crank my car. No auto sensing wipers and mine didn't come with 20s and air bags.

SeismicGuy

I thought I was the only one around anal enough to be bothered by that The real problem is the lousy quality/thinness of those mats.

CostcoFanAUS

And in the back, it reads Honda...