Seems like there's more TL's with rattles than without.

This is very poor quality control on Acura's part.

Time to trade in for a LEXUS ??

 

Mine doesn't have any rattles except the sun roof noise. Thank GOD.

 

I've got no rattles at all - only have 2500 miles though

 

My TL (not TL-s) is rattle and squeak free till date. I have almost 13000 miles on the car now. Can't say the same about my Toyota Camry V6, however, which has had quite a few cold weather buzzes from within.

 

No rattles or squeaks on my TL-S.

 

My TL-S, which now has about about 1100 miles, is completely Rattle and Squeak free so far.

I think that there are more problem-free TL-Ss out there than those with the rattle and squeak problems...its just that you don't hear people come on the board and say "mine's rattle free." It's those with rattles that love to come on this board and complain. Of course, that's what this board is for. But you shouldn't generalize the rattle problem to EVERYONE.

Kitt9000

 

750 miles and no rattles, squeaks, or any other complaints whatsoever.

*knock on wood*

 

no rattling here either

7k miles in 2 month


Doc

 

No rattles for me! 1600 miles so far....

 

Mine has a very faint squeek. I think it's because I lean my leg against the bowling ball trim when I drive. I can't hear it with the radio on.

 

For what it's worth, my '98 CL turned 40,000 miles yesterday and there's not a rattle or squeak to be found. I'm a little surprised when I hear people complaining about Acura fit and finish, because we also put 35,000 miles on an Integra GS-R and it was as solid the day we traded it in as the day we bought it.

 

6,000 miles and not a squeak to be heard.

 

13,600 miles and no rattles!! I did have the sunroof tape applied, though. That was the only "rattle" source I ever had.

:-jon

 

My 2000 TL had ~15k miles on it and it didn't rattle at all.

My 2002 TL has ~4k miles on it and is rattle free...

 

No rattles at 2,500 miles. (Knocking on wood)

 

my don't rattle.

 

3000 miles....no rattles

 

5500 miles and solid as a Lexus. Actually, more solid. My 98 GS400 had a squeaky moonroof sometimes.

 

Acura + stiff springs = squeaks and rattles.

Example: Legends. Thousands of them....

 

5000 miles no rattles.

None on the Odyssey with 30000 miles either.

 

~1300 miles, no rattles

 

I reported three noisy rattles when I took my TL-S in for service at 7,500 miles.

• Frequent noise/rattle coming from engine bay or suspension. Very common around 40 mph, but none at all above 60 mph. They couldn't find it until a tech took a test drive with me and we triggered the noise by going over some Botts dots. The tech adjusted the hood latch and that fixed it.
• Noise near sunroof. They installed the kit we all know about and that fixed that one.
• Infrequent noises and rattles near the passenger door or seat. Don't know what they did, but it's gone too.

Two weeks later and all of the noises are still absent. My dealer (Pleasanton, CA) hung in there and fixed them. Intermittent noises are always tough.

Al

 

What some people determine to be rattles, may not necessarily be what others deem to be rattles. Some people are just more "paranoid" about "sounds" than others.

I betcha if I sat in anyone of your TL-S's .. those of you who say you have no sounds .. I'll find two or three.

Best of Luck.

 

2,100 miles so far no rattles

 

My TL-S has 3,800 miles on it with no rattles or squeaks!

 

6K and no rattles...just took a 2K round trip drive from Atlanta to the mountains in the northeast and it performed flawlessly. I never even got tired driving!

 

What, I'm the only guy with rattles in here??

Had rattles from the center storage box and the rear subwoofer area. They iriitated the **** out of me. Both have been fixed. I'm glad to say I have been rattle free for the last 2,000 miles (sounds ominously like a AA meeting

Both TLS's I test drove before I purchased mine ALSO had rattles/squeaks. The first one's passenger seat squeaked loudly and the second one had rattles from the moonroof area. A little more subtle but audible nevertheless.

As Peter pointed out a lot has to do with how senitive your ears are. I have sensitive hearing and if my stereo isn't on I tend to pick up the faintest noises.

I am a little concerned I guess, as a car gets older rattles don't disappear they get worse.

 

my seat will squeak when i go over continuously bumpy roads... that is pretty weak, but the car is still on point!!!! I also have the sun roof rattle

 

No rattles, only the seat belt squeak that I haven't got around to oiling yet.

 

I would add to one comment I read...

"Acura + stiff springs = squeaks and rattles. "

"Acura + stiff sprints + low profile tires = squeaks and rattles."

This is the only niggling problem I have with my TLS--the harshness over bad road (annoying), combined with a bit of extra weight, and without the benefit of a really good sport suspension (even worse). I love the car, however, and may tweak the suspension myself someday.

 

4400 miles and counting. No rattles yet. The only squeak I can speak of is in the base of the drivers seat when I squirm around in it.

 

I totally agreed with PeterUbers . It really
depends on your ear sensiitivity.

My TLS has driver side dash creaking noise
just this week. It is getting louder and louder
when driving on bumpy highway. I plan to
take it to dealership during the 1st oil change.

-- william

 

Ro Nattles....er, um, No Rattles for Me!

 

1,200 miles. No rattles, squeaks, or noises.

 

Other than the sunroof rattle, nothing to complain about. And the rattle can't be heard unless the radio and the vent. sys is off and no one is talking. It's very subtle in my tl-s. Got 1500 mi.


BTW my wife's '99 CRV is absolutely rattle free at 25000 mi.

 

Watch those definitions - a rattle is in the car world considered to be when two similar materials are knocking together - a wrench hitting fender wall is a rattle - a loose suspension part hitting sheet metal is a rattle.

A weatherstrip squeaking is not.

One is a big deal - the other a minor annoyance in my book.

None of my 3 tl_s has ever rattled.

 

3800 miles and not a squeak or rattle to be heard!

 

3859 miles. No rattles. My 96' Accord had its first rattle last week after 130K miles. Hope the TL-S can beat or match that

 

I agree 100% with Road Rage; theres a big difference between a rattle and a squeek. Theonly rattles my car had are due to stuff I put in the car; my sunglasses in the holder and my EZpass against my windshield when my music is turned up.

As far as squeeks go, I had teh moonroof squeek, my drivers side seatbelt has a squeek which has since been mostly relieved with WD-40 although not completely. And also I have noticed a little windnoise occasionally from the drivers side window, but all of these are very very minor things now. For a reference point the moonroof squeek was the loudest out of all of the sounds.

 

All I've noticed is the wind noise form the left driver door. My glasses don't even rattle in the holder. I have had a small minor rattle somewhere behind the gauges, but it has only occurred a fe times.