NHTSA Complaint #10496032 — 2002 ACURA TL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL 3.2. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM FOURTH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AND VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, SHUTDOWN, THEN RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES BEFORE THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.