I was driving this morning and noticed the Check engine light came on. I was afraid i was having problems with my car. I am busy at all times, so i told my mom to take it to gary force acura of nashville tennessee(she will do so next week). I prepared a list of physical symptoms of the car that could be felt. I have warranty on my 3.2tl, but i am not sure how to approach. Can you guys evaluate my list and see if i can present my problems in a better way than the list? and what would be the solution to each problem?


1) There is a “clicking” noise in the engine when the car is in park mode and the engine abnormally roars during acceleration when the gear changes are in progress.(Never used to do this).
2) The engine(or whatever it is that’s associated with the problem) also makes a similar roaring when the heating is turned up to full, I have only heard this noise during park mode, never could hear it during driving.
3) The rear cabin of the car rattles during speed limit traveling. 4) The rear air vent is also out of its place.
5) The steering wheel also wobbles during braking, I understand ABS braking makes the steering wheel wobble a bit, but this feels really different.
6) The brake light on the rear left does not function.
7) The suspension also makes a “clank” noise when the steering wheel is turned.

Have any of you guys had these problems? i would feel very comfortable to hear from you. What did they do about the problem?

 

What year is your TL and how many miles does it have? It seems to be poorly maintained for your vent to be out of place (pop it back in or buy another one at the parts dept.), and brake light not working (simple bulb replacement).

Also, you may have warped rotors that's causing your wobbly steering during braking.

As to all the other problems--how long have you had these problems? And why haven't you taken the car in immediately when the symptoms started, especially with a valid warranty?

 

Not sure about what your problems may be without being there, but...

It's always a good idea to go on a drive with the service manager to point out all the problems on your list so he knows exactly what you're talking about.

Get him to agree that those things are not normal and then have them fix it. If you just take it in and tell it to them verbally, they usually will say they couldn't recreate the problem or will say they don't see anything abnormal.

Good luck!!!

 

My tl is a 99. As far as maintenance, i keep it up to date. I decided i will have to go to dealer myself. Thank you guys.