So I just bought a 2012 TL-Sh-AWD last saturday. As I was driving it home I noticed that the car seemed to be leaning to the left. It honestly felt like a bad Tie rod or bad shock.I went in today to have it looked at and low and behold, 600mi. and both rear struts/shocks went out. This happen to anyone else? Im kinda pissed.

 

DING DING DING! We got a winner here!!!

 

Pictures ?

 

Pics of what? Im not fixing it myself lol. I chewed out Valencia Acura for 25min. They're coming to my work with a loaner, picking up my car and dropping it off wherever I am after its fixed. Ehhhh, kinda makes it better, I guess

 

Wow man, I would be truly pissed. Get something from them like free oil changes or something.

 

Pics of how the struts/shocks went out.

Did they burst open, snap into halves, or just leaking hydraulic fluids ?

Pics can say a thousand words.

 

Please forgive me, but how do I take a picture of something that is defective? Ive had bad shocks/ coil-overs before, thats how I knew something was off with the feel of the ride. When you go up a bump or driveway the rear bottoms out. There is nothing visible without removing parts. The service guy confirmed what I thought when we went for a test drive, I never let them test drive it alone, that way I can point out what is wrong.

 

i was like wtf.. pics of what?

he said the shocks went out, not snapped or burst open, just blown..


LOLOLOL good one.. but yea, you cant just take a pic of a shock that is blown and expect to see what is exactly wrong with it..

 

but just so you know.. i got a defective paint job.. i bitched and bickered with acura relations.. then low and behold.. they gave me 7 years 120,000 mile warranty on my tl.... my warranty expires in 2017..

 

Funny, not sure but the two struts are the same?

 

Ima try and get that done tomorrow when I call, I just wanted them to stew for a bit. Asstards....

 

The OP said the shocks went out (not blown) back in the very 1st post. So I was wondering how they went out. Were there any visual cues ? Did the hydraulic fluid all splash out ? Pictures, as always, help to understand the situation, and more importantly, help us fellow members to chime in, just in case that some of us have also encountered such problem before.

When one of the front shocks on my 2G TL-S leaked, I posted the pictures in the 2G forum. When Rotora sent me slotted rotors that had bad paint finish, I posted the pictures in the 2G forum. Fellow members discussed and shared experiences. We all gained valuable knowledge and everyone won.

Just for the past few days, a member's XLR8 newly installed J-pipe was touching the transfer case, he posted pictures. Another member has uneven muffler tips, he posted pictures. Yet another member has received a roof spoiler that was too short, he posted pictures. Etc..... etc.....

A picture is worth a thousand words.

However, the OP later clarified that there was no visual cues for his bad struts/shocks. If I had known earlier, then I wouldn't have ask for any picture, but instead asked the OP how he detected and nailed down the exact problem.

In Acurazine, we all share our experiences, we all help each other, and we all learn from among all of us.

 

Word, naw man, can't see squat. Will let y'all know what happens tomorrow.

 

I'm anxious to see what caused BOTH rear struts to fail within 600 miles. Did one of the Duke boys take this car for a test drive before you bought it?

 

there is no mileage limit on shocks.
they could blow right from the factory or can last up to hundreds of thousands of miles.

 

Do keep us updated.