NHTSA Complaint #10352271 — 2003 ACURA TL

1. THE GEARS IN MY ACURA 2003 TL BEGIN TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ON A SATURDAY MORNING AT THE END OF A FAMILY BEACH TRIP AND SOON THERE AFTER ON THE WAY BACK HOME WHICH WAS OVER 200 MILES AWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. 2. ABOUT HALFWAY HOME(100 OR SO MILES), THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY, AND MY WIFE AND I WAS LEFT STRANDED IN THE RURAL NORTH CAROLINA WITH A 1 YEAR OLD AND A 5 YEAR OLD. 3. AFTER ALL THIS HAPPENED, I LEARNED OF A RECALL ON THE ACURA TL 2003 TRANSMISSION. ACCORDING TO ACURA.COM AND THE DEALERSHIP, THIS DEFECT WAS FIXED BY INSTALLING AN 'OIL JET KIT' OR 'OIL COOLER RETURN LINE' TO HELP LUBRICATE THE 2ND GEAR AND KEEP THE TRANSMISSION FROM OVERHEATING. I DO NOT THINK IT WAS FIXED BECAUSE OF THE SYMPTOMS OF MY TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE CALLED THE HONDA\ACURA CORPORATE OFFICE, THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THE DEALERSHIP OF THE ORIGINAL PURCHASE OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE GOTTEN THE SAME ANSWER FROM ALL OF THEM, "THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO". I THINK THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AND VERY FRUSTRATING. I HAVE ALSO BECOME AWARE OF A WARRANTY EXTENSION THAT WAS MADE ON 2003 ACURA CL AND TL MODELS BECAUSE OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST HONDA OF AMERICA. THE EXTENSION WAS FOR 93 MONTHS OR 114,000 MILES. MY CAR IS UNDER THE 93 MONTH EXTENSION BUT OUTSIDE ON THE 114,000 MILES. *TR