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06-17-2014, 05:40 PM
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| 2004 Acura TL - Issues and Reliability
Planning to purchase a used 2004 Acura TL with over 180k-200k km's on the ODO but the high ODO is making me a bit weary.
Are Acura cars pretty reliable like their Honda counterparts? And is there any issues I should know about in regards to a 04' TL with such high miles?
It was a first year model and first year models are usually not the best ones to get but since its Acura/Honda, it shouldn't be that bad..right?  Are there any cons in purchasing an '04 TL as opposed to other years('05-'08)?
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06-17-2014, 05:45 PM
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I'm into the 3rd gen TLs
1. Stay away from auto tranny
2. 04 TL have weak engine mounts.
3. pretty good on gas IMO.
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06-17-2014, 06:19 PM
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Honestly anything with an auto tranny is going to have issues with it it seems
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06-17-2014, 06:27 PM
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#4 | | The Brown Reason
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Originally Posted by The_AK Honestly any honda with a v6 and auto tranny is going to have issues with it it seems | fixed for you 
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06-17-2014, 06:33 PM
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Accord V6 odyssey V6 TL V6 .. etc.. any honda V6 auto = horrible tranny build =(
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06-17-2014, 06:36 PM
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Dan Bilzerian must be hurting pretty bad if he's looking to buy a used TL
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06-17-2014, 06:38 PM
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Bro's 03 TL-S = Tranny Rebuilt
Dad's 01 Odyssey = Tranny replaced under warranty, replaced engine mounts at the same time.
Dad's 01 Accord = Tranny Slipping(high mileage, not worth fixing, driving it to the ground)
All 3 had the V6, would not recommend. Bro's rebuilt tranny was starting to slip again, sold it before anymore issues. The Van is slowly going, thing drives like a slug.
Also all 3 we're well taken care of and never abused. So its not about how you drive it. The tranny's just suck.
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06-17-2014, 06:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Dragon-88 Bro's 03 TL-S = Tranny Rebuilt
Dad's 01 Odyssey = Tranny replaced under warranty, replaced engine mounts at the same time.
Dad's 01 Accord = Tranny Slipping(high mileage, not worth fixing, driving it to the ground)
All 3 had the V6, would not recommend. Bro's rebuilt tranny was starting to slip again, sold it before anymore issues. The Van is slowly going, thing drives like a slug.
Also all 3 we're well taken care of and never abused. So its not about how you drive it. The tranny's just suck. | 
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06-17-2014, 07:31 PM
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06-17-2014, 09:21 PM
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10 year old vehicle with 180-200k isn't scary IMO.
Honda V6 with auto-tranny on the other hand.. 
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06-18-2014, 01:44 AM
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Originally Posted by punkwax 10 year old vehicle with 180-200k isn't scary IMO.
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Honda, where nobody does a better 4 cylinder manual, but nobody makes a worse V6 automatic.
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06-18-2014, 01:52 AM
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06-18-2014, 03:02 PM
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Originally Posted by Dan Blizerian Planning to purchase a used 2004 Acura TL with over 180k-200k km's on the ODO but the high ODO is making me a bit weary.
Are Acura cars pretty reliable like their Honda counterparts? And is there any issues I should know about in regards to a 04' TL with such high miles?
It was a first year model and first year models are usually not the best ones to get but since its Acura/Honda, it shouldn't be that bad..right? Are there any cons in purchasing an '04 TL as opposed to other years('05-'08)?
Thanks RS! | 04-06 model years will more than likely require a trans rebuild later on if not already done.
07-08 ones are much more reliable in terms of trans since they use the RL unit. Very few failures reported.
If you dont want to fork out 3-4k for a rebuild than stay away from 04-06 TL's.
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06-18-2014, 03:59 PM
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Originally Posted by LP700-4 If you dont want to fork out 3-4k for a rebuild then get a 6spd. | fixed
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06-18-2014, 04:25 PM
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You will be surprised how many people don't know when to service a transmission. I know people who change there oil on time and have no idea what a transmission is. Most of them are women. So the next time you see an ad that says lady driven, what it really means is lady shitkicked.
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06-19-2014, 05:29 PM
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#16 | | RS controls my life!
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Brought a 2004 TL 3 years ago with the timing belt changed. It had 169000. Now its at 205000 and it's fine other than regular wear and tear..
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06-19-2014, 06:06 PM
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#17 | | The Brown Reason
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fun fact, every time i accidentally shift into neutral rather than drive my heart skips a beat as I come to the realization that I may have just blown a $3000 transmission (or whatever it costs) 
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06-19-2014, 06:34 PM
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Automatic tl-s is slower than base model 6 speed tl..
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