NHTSA Complaint #10232511 — 2001 ACURA TL

IN MARCH 2007 I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL, AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL ACURA DEALER TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING I FOUND ACURA HAD RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSIONS, MINE WAS CONSIDERED OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THE MILES EXCEEDED THE RECALL. (THIS OCCURED IN MAY 2007) IN MAY OF 2008 MY TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY, DURING THIS TIME FRAME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, DOWN SHIFT ETC WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH WITH MY FAMILY AND ME. I CONTACTED ACURA HQ AND WAS GIVEN A CASE MANAGER, WHO ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP, THEY WOULD INSPECT IT AND CONTACT ME TO SEE IF THEY WOULD POSSIBLY REPLACE IT (AS A GOODWILL GESTURE)I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD NEVER HAD RECEIVED ANY NOTICE OF THE RECALL BECAUSE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, THEREFORE SINCE A REPAIR WAS NEVER DONE I FEEL THAT THEY SHOULD HONOR THE RECALL, DO THE RIGHT THING AND REPAIR IT. I RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALER STATING ACURA WOULD ONLY COVER 25%, I WAS TOLD BY THE REPAIR SHOP THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SO FAR GONE THAT THEY COULDN'T EVEN TEAR IT DOWN TO DO AN INSPECTION OF THE GEARS. AT THIS POINT AND TIME I HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR A CAR RENTAL FOR ONE MONTH, MAY HAVE TO PUT OUT AT LEAST $2500 FOR A REPAIR AND I AM NOT A HAPPY CUSTOMER. TO ME A RECALL IS A RECALL AND I FEEL ACURA HQ WOULD WANT TO KEEP SATISFIED CUSTOMERS. I HAVE OWNED BOTH A HONDA AND ACURA PRIOR TO THIS AND HAD APPROXIMATELY 250,000 MILES ON MY OTHER ACURA. I WAS TOLD BY ACURA HQ, THAT IF 2ND AND 3RD GEAR WERE DAMAGED THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, I FAXED MY PAPERWORK FROM MAY 2007 WHICH CERTAINLY STATED THIS AND AM NOW TOLD THAT THIS WILL NOT OCCUR. WHAT ARE MY NEXT STEPS TO HAVE ACURA SHOULDER THE FULL RESPONSIBILITY