spyder5786

hey guys, i just bought a '99 Acura TL. I'm just wondering if any of you have encountered any problems w/ this car that I should be aware of. Btw, it was 13k, but it has 99k miles on it. thanks.

ShaguraTL

Transmission problems are the big ones. So far it seems to be the luck of the draw as to if you got a bad one or a trouble free one. I too own a 99TL and have not had any major problems with mine.

Darkshear

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the 99's are pretty rare for the tranny failure. However as with all TL's, new and old, rotor warpage, alignment problems, and a few other nitpickey things like the sunroof/dash/rear shelf rattle and seat belt squeak. Otherwise, shes good.

Welcome to the club dude.

-Darkshear
'99 SSM TL

spyder5786

cool cool. Um, what transmission problems? are they really serious? and what rotor warpage....?
thanks again guys

Crod818

Mine went at 20k miles!! I now have the 7 year/100k mile warranty on the tranny!!

emfrench

I have a 99 TL with 83K. The tranny problems on 99s are pretty rare. Acura did extend the Tranny warranties for 00 and up, but not 99 b/c tranny issues are not that common. As for warpage, the brakes tend to warp, giving you a pulsation when stoppoing. This is very common on all TLs. Doesn't really cause any problems, it is just annoying.

Good Luck

-Rz-UA5

Welcome to abroad....

spyder5786

thanks guys! i love this car..

optiq

dont forget to use paint remover to chrome out the shift plate

BlackShadow

Welcome to our 99 TL club!

I have close to 70K on mine with just routine maintenance.

Greg D

How many members do we have in the 99 club?

Tatewaki

I have a 99. So far just regular maintainence

jjpark

99TL-P w/36k miles with no problems. I've only done scheduled maintenance and used synth fluids.

Jung

Comet2404

99 SSM TL here.... 72K.... no problems at all, besides the regular squeaks and such. Excellent car.... love the TL.

spyder5786

btw any of u guys have problems w/ your cd player? mine takes like 30 seconds to load EACH song..quite annoying..

jjpark

I did initially and was told by Sussman Acura in NJ (they are da' bomb!) that it was a bad HU. It would happen only with CD-Rs. Since it was still under warranty, they replaced the HU, and it works flawlessly with commercially pressed CDs or any CD-Rs.

Jung

Tatewaki

My HU would take 30 mins (yes I timed it) to load some CD-R tracks. I popped it in when I started driving, it just started playing when I was 2 blocks from home. I wasn't in a good mood that day so I just let it seek forever until it decided to play. Sort of a distructive way to make the HU quit faster to give me reason for a new one, with DVD

ABDomega

I guess the deal with CD-Rs in '99 TLs is that in order for them to run smoothly you should get the 12X max CD-Rs. They usually run the best in the player. Although your recording time will extend your enjoyment should correlate.

Crod818

Wow guys!! You all have some high mileage!! My car's only got 32K!!

spyder5786

alright, thanks guys. How much would replacing the head unit cost? (the one that plays cd-rs correctly) since im not under warranty anymore..?

TNC

GOT 88600K NO PROBLEM.RUNS LIKE A DREAM.I TAKE IT ONCE A WHILE TO THE TRACKS!RECENTLY I TOOK IT TO A 1/4MILE TRACK.

Greg D

I also have the CD problem with CD-R's in my 99... Im used to it by now. It also takes a long time to play CD's when the car is ice cold.

Crod818

Get a CD changer and it will solve all of you guys' problems !!

bigman

48000 miles on my 99, im on my 3rd tranny, second head unit and the f ucker is still mis shifting and not playing cd's.