NHTSA Complaint #10416831 — 2002 ACURA TL POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10416831
Vehicle	2002 ACURA TL
Component	POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Date of Incident	April 24, 2003
Date Filed	August 3, 2011
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	NY

Consumer Description

2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS SUDDENLY FAIL, TWO AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENDANGERING THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. APPARENTLY FROM ON-LINE REPORTS, THIS IS QUITE COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, SEIZED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE SLAMMED ON. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES: APRIL '03, JULY '06, AND JULY '11. TWICE ACURA (HONDA) CLAIMED THAT IT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSIONS. HOWEVER IN LIGHT OF THE SUBSEQUENT SAME FAILURES, THAT CLAIM IS SUSPECT UNLESS ITS ENGINEERS HAVE STILL NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND KNOWING SO, HAVE CONTINUED TO ENDANGER ITS CUSTOMERS BY NOT REPAIRING IT. *KB

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