NHTSA Complaint #10876618 — 2003 ACURA TL

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10876618
Vehicle	2003 ACURA TL
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	February 1, 2016
Date Filed	June 25, 2016
Mileage	68,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	OH

Consumer Description

RECENTLY PURCHASED AN 03 ACURA TL. 64000 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I DRIVE IT USING THE SLAP STICK AND MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I NOTICE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS, AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH THE CAR SEEMS TO JERK, OR JUMP IN THE FRONT END. ALSO BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. DEPENDING ON HOW FAST I ACCELERATE AND CHANGE THE GEARS, SOMETIMES THERE IS MORE JERKING...AT LOWER SPEEDS....AND LESS JERKING WHEN ACCELERATING AT A FASTER RATE. THE VEHICLE NOW HAS 76000 MILES ON IT AND I AM CONCERNED THERE ARE GOING TO BE TRANSMISSION ISSUES SOON. THIS IS MY SECOND ACURA TL, THE FIRST ONE HAVING OVER 205K MILES WITH NO ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION, THAT WAS REPLACED BY DEALER @ 55K. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT CAN BE DONE WITH THIS ISSUE THAT I AM NOT AWARE OF. THERE ARE NO OTHER ISSUES WITH THIS VEHICLE. DID I MISS THE RECALL CUT OFF DATE, WAS THERE NEVER RECALL, OR DID ACURA MISS GROUP OF VIN #S? IF THIS IS TRULY A SAFETY CONCERN, FROM ACURA, THEY SHOULD STAND BEHIND THERE PRODUCTS, CORRECT THE "KNOWN ISSUES" WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS, FOR THERE DRIVERS TO BE SAFE, SO THEY ARE THERE FOR FUTURE PURCHASES.

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