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2012 Acura TL steering problems

The 2012 Acura TL has 25 steering complaints filed with NHTSA — 15% of the year's total, and up sharply from the prior model year.

25

Steering complaints

15%

Share of year

0

Crash-involved

0

Related recalls

Steering complaints by year

TL steering complaints by model year35 complaints1995: 1 complaints1996: 1 complaints1997: 1 complaints1998: 1 complaints1999: 8 complaints2000: 2 complaints2002: 4 complaints2003: 5 complaints2004: 35 complaints2005: 23 complaints2006: 27 complaints2007: 17 complaints2008: 26 complaints2009: 2 complaints2010: 1 complaints2011: 1 complaints2012: 25 complaints2013: 27 complaints2014: 2 complaints
TL steering complaints by model year. Red bars are years to avoid.

What owners report

“WHILE SITTING AT A STOPLIGHT THE EPS (ELEC POWER STEERING) LIGHT CAME ON AND NO POWER STEERING WAS AVAILABLE. DROVE TO A PARKING LOT AND TURNED CAR OFF/ON WITH NO EFFECTS ON THE ERROR CODE. WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER CAR TO THE DEALER AND AWAITING A EPS MODULE TO BE REPLACED. THE APPEARS TO BE A…”

Complaint filed with NHTSA · Steering · March 30, 2018

Common questions

How many steering complaints does the 2012 Acura TL have?

NHTSA has 25 complaints about the 2012 Acura TL steering — 15% of all complaints filed for that model year.

Related

Based on NHTSA ODI data through June 2026. Complaints are consumer-reported and unverified. Updated July 5, 2026.

Compiled by Sharon Ben-Moshe, Founder.