Edmunds dealer partner, Bayway Leasing, is now offering transparent lease deals via these forums. Click here to see May lease deals!
Options
Popular New Cars
Popular Used Sedans
Popular Used SUVs
Popular Used Pickup Trucks
Popular Used Hatchbacks
Popular Used Minivans
Popular Used Coupes
Popular Used Wagons
Comments
PS, while waiting for your new HFL, practice removing the overhead unit. (it is so easy!) As the HFL is sent attached to the overhead plastic cover, don't bother removing the HFL from the original cover. Finally, there is a "how to" on the HFL unit on the MDX website. GOOD LUCK
Check my previous post and/or search You Tube.
Good luck
Can somebody confirm whether voice commands are no longer available and if the new approach is better or worse than using voice commands.
I am not sure how we bring this issue up to government body to force Acura to rectify this issue free of charge.
Any help would be appreciated. Again, I believe that the problem started when Apple upgraded to IOS 6.
I have read couple post. I see there is document that help me to show to Acura or BMW dealership, so that they can fix it for free. Please send it to me via email. Thank you
My vehicle is a Canadian vehicle and the dealership told me that the part # was 39770-S3V-C11ZA. The module on the OEM Acura Parts website has part #39770-S3V-A61ZA. The dealership wasn't sure if an American HFL module would be compatible in a Canadian car. Does anyone know?
OEM Parts - 39770-S3V-A61ZA
After reading this entire thread it seems that 2005 TLs & 2005 MDXs are, for the most part, the vehicles that are experiencing issues with the HFL Modules. I have owned 3 Acuras in the past 3 years and have always told people that Acura was a great company. After reading all of this I am very disappointed. This should have been a recalled part but instead Acura jacked up the price of the part ($975 in Canada) knowing that their customers were likely going to need to replace this part. Pretty shady if you ask me!
Thanks
Larry2244
The same thing happened to me since I have bought my acura TL 05, since then
my bluetooth connection was completely disconnected about 2 yrs ago and I never had a battery problem again...there is a flaw in these cars when it involved the handsfree link..as long as you have the handsfree link connected I believe you will always have battery drainage problems...hope this helps
For any of you who have a HFL that stopped working, buy a used part off ebay or another used part dealer. There is even a video on youtube on how to install it!
Good luck!
Is the listing you bought on ebay still alive? Can I have the link?
My Canadian product code was 8325AS3V C000. The American part code was 8325AS3V A000. The only difference is the C & A (that stand for Canadian & American). Other than that there is no difference and they are interchangeable.
http://www.ebay.ca/itm/FACTORY-OEM-ACURA-2007-2008-TL-TL-S-TLS-HFL-Hands-Free-Li- - nk-Bluetooth-Module-/130919884637?pt=Car_Audio_Video&hash=item1e7b6ee75d&vxp=mtr- -
Also, I tried to purchase the part from OEMacuraparts and was told they don't ship to Canada that's why I turned to ebay. If you're interested in buying from ebay you could always contact the seller and ask if he has any HFL units for your make & model.
Good luck!
About 2 years ago we had the battery replaced under the warranty. Today the battery is sluggish turning the vehicle on, so I take it over to acura and they tell me I need a new battery, but now this one is not under warranty.
Anyway... A couple days ago my wifes bluetooth stopped working on her tl. I decided to see if there was anything online to show how to fix it, finding these posts. I read a lot of posts about disconnecting the bluetooth to not have any battery issues.
My question is, if its not working now, does that mean its already disconnected? or do I have to do something else to disconnect it? And, any aftermarket bluetooth recommendations?
Thanks, Steve
You can do it yourself. If you want to see where your HFL unit is located (for a TL) you can look at this forum:
http://googtl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?p=14202778
You can try OEMacuraparts for an aftermarket HFL unit (in the US). I purchased one from ebay recently (for my MDX) for $200 but I don't see any others available right now.
Did your dealership disconnect for free.
With such a wide spread failure rate Acura should recall this unit and/or make the repair reasonable. The repair cost is outrageous for a major safety issue.
Acura has been replacing batteries in this vehicle free of charge since 15,189 miles. Each battery lasted fewer months. No one at Acura looked into the CAUSE of the repeated failures. I was led to believe the batteries were lemons and the vehicle was fine when it was the other way around.
Now the vehicle is out of warranty and Acura customer service acts like they have never heard of the this problem!
Please alert the National Highway Transportation Safety Authority and all Acura drivers that there is a major safety issue with the Acura TL and the Hand Free Link. We need to spread the word.
I have owned 6 Acuras and 2 Hondas and my past experience with Acura/Honda has been that they stand behind their product. Not so anymore, and I will never buy another Acura. This experience has tarnished my image of the Acura Brand.
Boy, I wish I had discovered these posts prior to taking my car to the dealer.
Can anyone give me step by step instructions on disconnecting the Bluetooth so that it does not draw down my new battery?
Also, is there any other source for the Handsfree Link Bluetooth for an '08 Acura TL?
Thanks in advance.
No wonder all the problems....a chip under the roof of the car. It may have been better placed in the engine compartment.... at least there is a fan to "cool" it.
I think everyone should contact Honda/Acura about this safety issue!
It has the dreaded battery drain problem. About 6 months ago, he took it to the dealer for testing and they couldn't find anything which was draining the battery. The service guy just kinda mentioned that there was some talk that it might be the HFL, so we came home and did more research on the web. We disconnected the HFL and took it out of the car completely. Inconvenient, yes but not as much as a dead battery. Things didn't improve much - there were sporadic problems and after more research on the web we disconnected the trunk light in the middle of May 2013. We thought the problem was solved - no more dead batteries. BUT:
Today the battery is dead again. The car was just driven 3 days ago. Now what? We have this practically new car that we're slowly dismantling trying to solve this problem. Any suggestions? We really, really don't want to trade in this beautiful, almost-new car, and if we do, we probably won't ever buy another Acura because of this issue.
I'm ready to go shopping for another car!
I've had to put 2 transmissions in my 2003 Civic Hybrid!
I thought I was buying a top of the line car. Everyone I know who has had an Acura loved it and it lasted a long time.
I'm done with Hondas.
I was gonna buy the new MDX, but now with how poorly this has been handled, it will be BMW, Mercedes, or Audi getting my business. Plus, the European companies typically cover all scheduled maintenance under warranty. Sad, because I haven't found one yet that drives like my MDX. Ah well, gotta stick to companies who stand behind their products and admit when there's a problem.