2005 Acura Tl :

They worked fine yesterday, but when I turned them on today they didnt do anything. Is this a common problem ? Where is the wiper fuse located in our panel ? Just trying to figure out if it is something besides bad motor before I purchase one.

Any help will be greatly apprieciated...

 

Yea there is a recall on this.

 

Dude, do you not have an owner's manual?

And if you pull of the fuse box cover, there is a diagram there as well...

Look in the TSB section for the recall. You should have received a letter, unless you bought this 2nd hand.

Book mark this link for future reference. Most of your questions that can't be answered by simply opening your owner's manual can answered by looking at those links.

https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-problems-fixes-114/check-these-sources-out-if-youre-having-problem-just-want-learn-something-767930/

 

Thanks for the link. Definitely need to hit up the stealership for some of the TSBs I'm having issues with.

 

Thanks for the help. I had a good idea which fuse it was I was trying to confirm from someone else.

 

sorry to wake this up from the dead. Would dealer's do the Recall even if the warranty is over?

my wipers stopped working and it is an 04 with 98k miles

 

YES. its a safety recall. they have to do it. and they do it for FREE. go get it fixed.

 

As mentioned, yes. BUT you have to be in the VIN range.

List of TSB's/Recalls on this page: https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-tl-2004-2008-93/3g-tl-technical-service-bulletins-tsbs-3g-garage-j-016-a-613659/

Follow the instructions at the top of the first post, then open TSB 08-013. Check the VIN range there.

 

That VIN range is crap. My car was one of the first ones to have the wiper motor fail and needed to be replaced. About 6 months after mine was replaced, they issued the recall. When i put my VIN in, it said that my car was was not with-in the range, or something like that.

 

It has been done on my car I found out, so I guess I need to get the wiper motor replaced. Its not a fuse because I checked that, could be something else other than the motor?

 

agreed. my 07 tl-s was excluded from the list and i had to pay the deductbable out of pocket. lame.

 

I'm not saying it's right; I'm just telling seanmanila how it works.

 

I agree with you, but they need to get rid of that VIN range and do it to all of the vehicles that have the same motor which is all of them.

 

That's not exactly right. '04 and early '05's had part number 38512-S3V-A01. The replacement part, as part of the recall, is 38512-S3V-A02. (I think those part numbers are right. They're in the TSB, but I can't access it at the moment to verify.)


Perhaps the A02 part is also flawed/prone to failure, but there is no recall on that part. Anyone who has a failure of the A02 part can request a defect investigation by the National Highway Transportation Safetly Administration (NHTSA) - they are the agency that initiates recalls forces complicance.

Here's the link to file a complaint: https://www-odi.nhtsa.dot.gov/ivoq/

 

Is there a D.I.Y. on the wiper motor install? I might buy the part and do it myself, Acura shop is charging $400+

 

The linked TSB has complete removal and re-install instructions.

 

I went to the link but I can't access the TSB, need some kind of log in info

 

 

My 2004 TL was not included in the VIN range and it was one of the cars that had the problem before the recall. They know what years they put the motor on and should have included all cars of those years.

 

thanks, weird how that worked out.

Do you think they will fix it for free since it was a recall item that failed again?

Either way I purchased a motor via RockAuto, I will still call the Dealership tomorrow to see what an Advisor would say.

 

Just one more reason dealerships get a bad name.

 

Do you think they will fix it for free since it was a recall item that failed again?

 

no, if they've replaced it with the revised part then the recall does not apply. Unless it's within the warranty period of their work.

This is just "normal" wear and tear.

 

Yes "normal" I would guess haha. Its just weird that I never had a wiper motor break in any car and I've had new and older cars. The wipers are still working on my 1896 Corolla GTS knock on wood.

I ordered one already and I am just waiting to see if its the revised part. Hopefully it is not that hard of a job.

 

that was a great year for that car.

 

thanks, its my second one. This one is undergoing a very very slow restoration process.

Makes me not think of buying wheels for the TL and buy an engine for it instead

 

I think you missed SharksBreath's intent. Look at the year you typed

 

oh yeah my typo.


update I finally fixed my wipers, got it done by one of our techs. It was the wiper motor that failed.