Overview & Reviews

The front seatbelt buckles are now mounted to the seat frame, and sensors in the front-passenger seat alert the driver when an occupant is out of a safe position for the side airbag.

• Luxurious interior, long list of standard equipment, powerful V6 engine, slick-shifting six-speed manual, pleasant blend of ride comfort and fun, superb sound system.

User Reviews:

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  Over Rated - 2005 Acura TL
  By John Hiam - October 9 - 11:00 pm

  Car was chosen based on a brief test drive and belief in the "expert" reviews. I was very disappointed in the interior. The tachometer is 50% blocked from view by the steering wheel, the climate control buttons are randomly scattered (half of the buttons are on the passenger side of the car!), the visibility out of the car is dreadful (style took precedence over function) and driving in slow heavy traffic turned out to be a chore since the throttle control is too sensitive resulting jerky progress. I have found torque steer to be a problem also whenever trying to accelerate on bumpy roads which are the norm in Ohio. On long journeys the car has proven to be tiring because of hard ride.

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  Excellent Idea, Horrible Execution - 2005 Acura TL
  By former acura lover - June 11 - 10:00 am

  Fell in love with this car when I bought it now I CANNOT STAND IT, all within less than 6 months! Why? Rattles, Rattles, and more Rattles Mislaligned body parts, especially trunk that rubs and has paint chipped off and rust on it! Very poor water based paint used. Chips started on drive home from dealer and havent stopped. Paint mottling (swirling on doors) uneven paint application at factory! Looks like an army camouflage vehicle under certain lights! Cheap leather on seats that has more wrinkles than a 120 year old ladys face. Wrinkle in seat within first 500 miles and it only gets worse. If you get black its gets even better! DASHBOARD FADES TO A MILKY WHITE COLOR! ALL TLs DO IT!

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  Too many rattles inside & floaty ride - 2005 Acura TL
  By X-Acura TL Owner - February 9 - 7:10 am

  I was excited to get this car, but after 3 months of owning this car, I found the ride handling is floaty when hitting bumps or when changing lanes. Car tends to sway side to side. There is too much wind noise, rattles on the driver side door, rattles also coming from the glove box, and rattles from the rear speaker area. I use to own a 1997 Acura CL and I never had any rattling noises from that car. This new generation TL needs lots of improvement. Seats are also uncomfortable for long trips.

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  Transmission problem - 2005 Acura TL
  By srini - August 28 - 2:50 am

  Transmission shifts into 3rd and 5th gears at low driving speeds resulting in a grinding noise; the two head lights are not designed to evenly spread light on the road ( one is higher than the other ; the doors are so flimsy that the door speaker is rattling; the tires wore out in 25000 miles; navigation does not show the shortest routes

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  Never Again - 2005 Acura TL
  By #8Fan - July 26 - 8:33 am

  If you buy on looks go ahead--if you buy for a nice comfortable ride--keep looking. I bought my TL about a year ago and have approx. 18K miles on the car and am planning to dump it. I liked the car the first couple of months, but realized it was nothing compared to my previous Infiniti I30 and I never really loved this car. Although the handling is nice and taut, the comfort of the "luxury" ride does not even come close to the I30 or other cars in this class. The TL has terrible blind spots and the ride is very uncomfortable. You feel every bump in town & interstate. The transmission and shifting is very jerky, not at all smooth. Also very noisy and no auto headlights--very disappointing