NHTSA Complaint #10701793 — 2003 ACURA TL

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10701793
Vehicle	2003 ACURA TL
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	March 6, 2015
Date Filed	March 25, 2015
Mileage	124,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	MA

Consumer Description

I WAS LEAVING WORK AT ABOUT 7PM. I NOTICED IT TOOK THE TRANSMISSION AN EXTRA FEW SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT IT WAS COLD SO I LET IT WARM UP AND THINGS SEEMED TO BE FINE. AS I STARTED TO GET ON TO I-93 I NOTICED MY TACHOMETER SPIKE TO ABOUT 4K RPM. I COULDN'T CATCH 3RD GEAR AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO VEER AROUND ME AS I STARTED SLOWING DOWN. AFTER I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ON RAMP FOR A MINUTE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE SO I HEADED HOME SLOWLY IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND IT SLIPPED AT ABOUT 35 AGAIN. I'VE ALWAYS FELT COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR, BUT THIS MADE ME SECOND GUESS BUYING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. PEOPLE COULD'VE GOTTEN HURT AND ON A TRANSMISSION WITH LESS THAN 125K THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I PURCHASED IT IN 2013 FROM MY UNCLE AND PUT LESS THAN 10K ON THE ODOMETER. HE HAD PURCHASED IT IN 2008 CERTIFIED FROM AN ACURA DEALER. NEITHER OF US WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL ON THOSE MODELS OF HONDAS AND I WOULD THINK THE DEALERSHIP WOULD'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

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