NHTSA Complaint #10627292 — 2006 ACURA TL

TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AT 40 MPH AND WAS SLIPPING AT 50 MPH UNTIL IT WENT NEUTRAL ON A BUSY ROAD. STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER AND WAITED FOR A FEW MINUTES. WAS ABLE TO GET TO MY DESTINATION. LATER THAT DAY I DROVE BACK HOME ONLY TO HAVE THE SAME ISSUES AFTER 15 MINUTES BUT THIS TIME THE TRANSMISSION COULD NOT UPSHIFT PROPERLY AND WOULD GO TO NEUTRAL. STOPPED ON THE SHOULDER AGAIN AND WAITED. RE-STARTED AFTER A FEW MINUTES AND THE CAR WOULD DRIVE FINE AGAIN BUT ONLY FOR 3-4 MINUTES UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WENT TO NEUTRAL AGAIN. THIS WENT ON FOR 2-3 MORE TIMES UNTIL I STOPPED AND JUST PARKED THE CAR WAITING FOR THE TOW TRUCK TO TAKE BACK TO A REPUTABLE REPAIR SHOP. FOUND OUT FROM THE SERVICE DEPT THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS SHOT AND THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE IT. I CALLED THE ACURA DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY COULD NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE IT WAS PAST THE WARRANTY PERIOD EVEN THOUGH I ONLY HAD 68K MILES ON THE ODOMETER. THE CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED EXTREMELY WELL AND CARED FOR. I NEVER HAD A PROBLEM WITH HONDA TRANSMISSION ON PRIOR VEHICLES I DROVE (98 CIVIC 100K+ MILES AND 98 ACCORD 4 CYCLE 190K MILES). *TR