2001 ACURA CL Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND THE RPMS INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) IN 2004 BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 57,000. *TR

2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED ACURA, HE WAS INFORMED THEIR RECORDS INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON OR ABOUT APRIL 12, 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NO RECORD OF THE TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 29,2004 BECAUSE SHE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE SERVICE REPORT READ NO PROBLEM FOUND. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AND MY 3RD TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AS WELL. I HAVE GONE THROUGH ACURA TO SEE IF THEY COULD GOODWILL THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I AM A VICTIM OF THIER FAULTY TRANSMISSION RECALL. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $5,100 TO REPLACE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AS THEY HAVE ENGINEERED A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS REULTED IN DEATHS AND SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I WAS JUST OUT SIDE THE 3YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE WOULD NOT HELP. AS A MEMBER OF OUR ARMED SERVICES I FEEL I AM BEING TREATED VERY UNFAIRLY AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY VEHICLE. I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY THIS KIND OF MONEY TO REPLACE THERE PROBLEM. *TT

CHECK ENGINE DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. A LOCK UP OCCUR DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL BEFORE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER. IT HAS NEW ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE-S (REPLACING MY FIRST ACURA 3.2CL THAT WAS TOTALED IN A 1/2009 CRASH) ON 3/2009 AS SECOND OWNER FROM ACURA DEALERSHIP WITH 35,232 MILES. GOT ALL SERVICE RECORDS FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE FROM DEALER INCLUDING THE RECORD DATED 9/9/04 (MILEAGE 14,660) FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE OIL JET KIT DURING TRANSMISSION RECALL. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THIS EVENING, THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN PROCESSED THROUGH IT AT A NORMAL SLOW SPEED, THE TACHOMETER JUMPED FROM 2,000 TO 4,000 RPMS WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. LUCKILY, I WAS WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF MY DESTINATION. WHEN I RETURNED TO VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I HAD TO PARK THE CAR ON A CITY STREET THAT SAME NIGHT. I HADN'T EXPERIENCED ANY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DROVE IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BUCKLE. SHE WOULD HAVE TO LET HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO GAIN MOMENTUM. OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD NOT CONNECT INTO THE SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 205,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 198,000.

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL JUST DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP I TOOK IT TO ACURA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE ($4800) AND THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT NO GOODWILL GESTURE WILL BE EXERCISED BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS CAR SINCE LATE 08 AND HAD NO IDEA OF THE ISSUES I AM STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR AND IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I DO NOT KNOW HOW I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD BOTH THE CAR AND TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO SELL IT THIS CAR NOT ONLY NEARLY KILLED ME BUT IS NOW DRAINING ME FINANCIALLY (DUE TO ACURA NOT REPLACING A CLEARLY FAULTY TRANSMISSION) AND I AM NOW STUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK AND COULD LOSE MY...

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S TO WORK (ABOUT 10 MILES) MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45 MPH, THEN ONLY 30 MPH, BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT. AN HOUR LATER WANTED TO TAKE THE CAR TO AN AUTO SHOP AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT 6 MILES AFTER WHEN THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE (ENGINE STILL RUNNING OK). TRIED ALL GEARS BUT TO NO AVAIL. LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES AND CAR WORKED OK AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION IS "SHOT". ALL CLUTCHES ARE BAD. THEY INSTALLED A JASPER REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT ACURA ONLY USED THIS TRANSMISSION TYPE FOR THE 2001 MODEL. IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THAT TRANSMISSION AND THE LAST YEAR. I ASSUME THERE WERE A LOT...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALWAYS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SLIP OUT OF THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 216,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ANY SPEED IN THE ACURA CL 3.2 TYPE S. *TR

2001 ACURA CLS (VIN [XXX]). WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A MAJOR ROAD (55MPH) WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE CAR PAUSED AS THE TRANS SLIPPED, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPM, THE TRANS THEN LOCKED INTO GEAR, THE TIRES SQUEALED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THANK GOD THAT MY WIFE DIDN'T RUN INTO SOMEONE OR LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NOW I READ THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND TRANSMISSION. THE NHTSA KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WAS OFFERED. HOWEVER NOTHING WAS DONE TO MAKE OWNERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SAFER. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AT A MINIMUM THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE MANDATED ACURA TO WARN OWNERS, AND MANDATE ACURA TO PERFORM MORE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS ON THIS POORLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION, AND PERHAPS MORE FREQUENT FLUID CHANGES. I READ THAT THE NHTSA WAS CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL ACTION ON THIS ISSUE AND HOPE YOU DO. THIS INCIDENT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 72,000. UODATED 05/13/10.*LJ

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA CL-S, HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THEY SAY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BY TIME. PROBLEM IS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO I BROUGHT THIS TO SOMEONE'S ATTENTION AT ACURA , AND WAS PUSHED AWAY AS IF I KNEW NOTHING, AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME CLOSE TO $5000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THIRD GEAR CLUTCH PACK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,985. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DOWN-SHIFTS. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED; HOWEVER, SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,090.

2001 ACURA CL 3.2 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ACCELERATING INTO THE FREEWAY AND IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. PUSHED THE GAS AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP. THE DRIVE WAS STILL IN D5. CAR IN THE BACK ALMOST HIT ME. *TR

NOW ON 3RD TRANSMISSION. 2ND OWNER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ABOUT 9 MOS. PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE (I AM 3RD OWNER). TRANSMISSION BLEW ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I PURCHASED NEW TRANSMISSION THROUGH ACURA WHO OFFERED ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WE WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH AND CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ACURA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION THAT THE 2ND OWNER HAD PUT IN WAS A TRANSMISSION THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED TO CORRECT THE KNOWN PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY NOT, SINCE THE THING BLEW WITH ONLY 77K MILES ON IT! 152K MILES ON THIS CAR AND 3 TRANSMISSIONS. RIDICULOUS. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, REVVING WITH NO ACCELERATION, 3 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, SIMPLY PUT I COULD HAVE DIED THAT DAY. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACING. I PAID FOR A BRAND NEW ONE ABOUT 5K. *TR

I PURCHASED NEW, A 2001 ACURA CLS, AND GAVE IT TO MY MOTHER, ABOUT YEAR LATER IN 2002. AT ONLY 39,620 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SEVERELY SLIP, AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, WHERE, AT A COST OF $5,076.66, REQUIRED REPLACING THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION AND ECU. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATE COULD EXPLAIN SPECIFICALLY WHAT CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. *TR

PURCHASED 2001 ACURA CL-3.2 ON 12/02 AS SECOND OWNER FROM ACURA DEALERSHIP WITH 46,570 ON THE ODOMETER. NOTICED SLIGHT TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE 02/03. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH. RECEIVED LETTER DATED SUMMER 2004 OF TRANSMISSION RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON ACCORDANCE TO RECALL LETTER. DEALER INSTALLED OIL JET KIT. ON 05/23/09 (136,000 ON THE ODOMETER), TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE, D5 STARTED FLASHING. MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND THE TCS INDICATED CAME ON. THE VEHICLE REPEATED THIS DOWNSHIFTING AGAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM THE CENTER LANE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK EXPERIENCING VIOLENT JERKING MOTIONS. THE REAR VEHICLE APPROACHING HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE CENTER LANE TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. PROCEEDED TO ROADSIDE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOME ADDRESS AND PARKED. CALLED AND INFORMED DEALER OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH HAD SYMPTOMS OF PRIOR...

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY ACURA CL-S WAS REPLACED @ 66K MILES UNDER THE RECALL. I JUST TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE (@132K MILES) AND THEY INFORMED ME IT NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE TO BUY TIRES AND BRAKES AS OFTEN AS TRANSMISSIONS AT THIS RATE. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR RESULTING IN HIGH RPM STATUS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ACURA CL. I WAS DRIVING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION ACCELERATED, BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE NORMALLY AND THE CAR HIT THE DRIVEWAY WALL VIOLENTLY WITH CONCOMITANT ABNORMAL SPEED. I CHALKED IT UP TO A ONE TIME EVENT. THE CAR SUSTAINED $6,000 IN FRONT DAMAGE. TODAY, LIKEWISE, AS I WAS DRIVING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR AGAIN STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I ALMOST RAMMED IN TO THE NEIGHBORS ADJOINING FENCE/TREE. UPON REVIEW OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS LODGED AGAINST ACURA FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, I CAME TO REALIZE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE IN NORMAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED DUE TO EFFECTIVE RECALL ON TRANSMISSION FAILURES/OPERATION. MY ATTORNEY ADVISES ME TO PROCEED WITH LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. OBVIOUSLY, ACURA SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF HORRIFIC CONSEQUENCES OF PERSONAL INJURIES AND...

WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE RECALL PROBLEM FIXED. WE TOOK IT TO SIERRA ACURA ON MAIN STREET IN ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN THE RECALL PROBLEM STARTS GIVING US TROUBLE. SO WE WAITED UNTIL IT GAVE US TROUBLE WHICH WAS AROUND MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2008. WE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO SIERRA ACURA YESTERDAY AROUND 3:30 P.M. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THEY WERE CLOSING IN ABOUT AN HOUR. WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR THERE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND WERE WILLING TO LEAVE IT THERE UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. SO, WE WERE VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE SERVICE THERE AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THOMAS ACURA IN COVINA. THEY TOLD MY SON WHO IS THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THAT HE WOULD HAVE...

NO EVENTS. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AT 60 MPH STEADY SPEED MY 2001 ACURA CL'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP, CAUSING MY CAR TO DRAMATICALLY LOSE SPEED, AND ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND ME TO REAR-END ME. THE ACURA DEALER HAS SAID THAT SINCE IT HAS 130,000 MILES ON IT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. ACURA CLAIMS IT WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY "FIXED" IT THAT YEAR. I HAVE BEEN UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT UNTIL NOW, SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2005. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC, AND TO WARN THE HUNDREDS OF SECOND-HAND OWNERS LIKE MYSELF WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS THIS VEHICLE IS. I CAN ONLY THANK GOD I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON, OR WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TERRIFYING IT IS TO HAVE A CAR DO THAT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THIS DEFECTIVE...

I PURCHASED AN ACURA 2001 CL TYPE S 2 YEARS AGO AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE CAR HAD RECALL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION. ON 02/19/08 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER IN SERRAMONTE, CA. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE CAR STATING IT WAS REPAIRED YEARS AGO. THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $4,000.00 TO REPAIR THE CAR. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. I FEEL THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT HAD A RECALL ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MY 6 YEAR OLD SON AND MYSELF...SUPPOSE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILS..WE COULD BE INJURED AND EVEN LOOSE OUR LIVES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN SEIZED UP ON THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH A FEW DAYS LATER. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEW TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WITHIN A FEW DAYS. CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP GETTING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT A EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ONLY WARNING SIGN BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SEIZES IS SOME GEAR SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING WHICH DOES NOT CAUSE ANY WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THAT WOULD SIGNAL THE DRIVER A DRAMATIC FAILURE IS IMMINENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. IN 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR SEVEN YEARS. ON AUGUST 29, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME DEFECT THAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL SHE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED. ACURA WAS UNCONCERNED SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FROM THE PRIOR RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER MAIN CONCERN WAS HER SAFETY AND THE RESALE POTENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF AUGUST 30, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,082. THE DEALER STATED THE TRUNK...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THERE WAS AN ERRATIC UPSHIFT. THE DEALER REFERENCED RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE COVERAGE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BY 9,000 MILES. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

2001 ACURA CL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (SLIPPING)**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME WHEN A LETTER WAS RECEIVED REGARDING POSSIBLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN 2001-2001 ACURA'S, HOWEVER HE WAS EXPERIENCING SRS WIRING PROBLEMS IN DEC 2002. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DIDN'T BEGAN UNTIL DECEMBER 2003, WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NEVER A MENTION OF ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS OR REPLACEMENT IN THE NOTICE THAT WAS RECEIVED IN 2002. 4 YEARS LATER THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MORE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, 11 DAYS LATER MORE PROBLEMS HAD SURFACED WITH THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND UPON INSPECTION, THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED. THE ENGINE MOUNTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION...

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING 2-3 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *NM

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 IN DECEMBER 2004. THE SERVICE DEALER GREASED THE TRANSMISSION AND PERFORMED NO OTHER WORK TO THE TRANSMISSION AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. ONE WEEK AGO, WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT EXPRESSED AS PART OF THE RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER GEAR 3 AND 4 WERE INOPERABLE NOT GEAR 2 AS STATED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WERE NOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V176000, REGARDING POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION HAVING A BRANDED TITLE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION WITNESSED BY A NOTARY STATING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A SALVAGE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE I-95 INTERSTATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS IN 5TH GEAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR AS SOON AS I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, IN THAT EVEN WITH MY FOOT GOING UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO A VERY LOW GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE RPM TO REACH 5,000 AND THE SPEED TO RAPIDLY DECREASED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ACURA DEALER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ACURA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS TRANSMISSION BUT MY VEHICLE HAD OVER 100,000 MILES, PUTTING IT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTIALLY COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT BY NOT CHARGING FOR THE PARTS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR. I READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING AS PART OF ODI ACTION...

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 HONDA ACURA 3.2 CL THE RECALL WAS FOR AN INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR. THE MORE MILES HEAT BUILD UP MAY CAUSE GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING AND MAY CAUSE GEAR FAILURE AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCKUP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND 40000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER SAYS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED BEFORE. CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE HAD A HARD TIME WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND HE FEELS THAT THEY FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE WITH OUT CHARGE, BECAUSE HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AND A LOANER VEHICLE TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED. *JB

ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE S HAS HAD 4 TOTAL FAILURES ALL RELATED TO TRANSMITIONS PROBLEMS. THE FAILURES OCCURED WHILE DRIVING IN THE INSTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. DEALEARSHIP HAS REPLACED FOUR TRANSMITIONS CAUSING TIME LOSS AT WORK AND PLACING MY SELF IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS WHILE THE FAILURES OCCURED LEAVING STANDED IN UNSECURE AREAS AND FAR AWAY FROM ANY KIND OF HELP OR ASSISTANCE EVEN IN AREAS WITH CELL PHONE COVERAGE. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT REGISTERED BELOW IS THE LAST ONE.

I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA CL IN JUNE OF 2003. WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES, AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, I AM TIRED OF TAKING THE CARE IN EVERY 7500 MILES FOR BOTH SERVICE AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND INSTEAD OF CONTINUOUSLY GETTING THE CAR FIXED, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST GET RID OF IT ALTOGETHER AND SAVE MYSELF THE HEADACHE. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA DIRECTLY, AND I HOPE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP.

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 - RECALLED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 ACURA CL-S VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, IT ALREADY HAD IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS IN AUGUST OF 2004. NOW IN MAY OF 2005, MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN. (I NOW HAVE MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION.) THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT ACURA/HONDA'S REPAIR PRODCEDURE AS INDICATED IN THEIR RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000) IS FLAWED AND HAS NOT RESOLVED THE SAFETY ISSUE.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED AS SUGGESTED BY ACURA. HOWEVER, I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING GREAT DIFFICULTY WITH MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE TRANSMISSION WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CAR HAS LOST POWER WHEN ASCENDING STEEP HILLS AND PRESENTS GREAT DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO PULL-OVER OR STOP. ALTHOUGH ACURA WARRANTY COVERS THIS PROBLEM AND APPLIES TO VEHICLES IN THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS, THEY HAVE NOT EXPEDITIOUSLY DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM. ALREADY, AFTER ONE MONTH, ACURA HAS NOT SENT THE NECESSARY PARTS TO THE DEALER OR MADE ACCOMODATIONS SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO INFORM ACURA AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I HAVE RECEIVED VERY LITTLE ASSISTANCE. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP BUILD THE RECORD SHOWING THAT...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, GEARS SLIPPED OUT AND GO INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR OR WENT INTO NEUTRAL, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHILE ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

MY 2001 ACURA CL WITH ONLY 45K MILES ON IT HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS MANNER. THE CAR WITHOUT NOTICE WOULD DOWN SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN YOU WERE GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. IT WOULD START SHIFTING ON ITS OWN CAUSING THE CAR TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AT THIS POINT BUT BECAUSE I WAS ONLY A FEW MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THERE AND GOT A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DROVE INTO THE DEALER WITH IN 10 SECONDS THEY SAID "YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION". I THOUGHT THIS WAS A BIT ODD AND DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND OUT WHAT BAD TRANSMISSIONS THESE CARS HAD. ACURA TOLD ME THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW, LESS THAN 5K MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY "NEW" TRANSMISSION". I BOUGHT AN...

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BECAME WORSE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE. *NM THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS CHANGING INTO SECOND GEAR. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 *TC *JB

MY 2001 ACURA CL S HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSA LIGHT, AND ! LIGHT COME ON. THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE EMISSIONS, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK CAR TO DEALER, TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE SERVICE MANAGER COULDN'T SEE ME TO THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE NEXT DAY HE RAN TEST AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD (GRINDING IN TORQUE CONVERTER), AND TO TAKE IT TO HIS OTHER DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS.10-26-04. HOWEVER, HE WASN'T SURE ABOUT WARRANTY BECAUSE CAR WAS BROUGHT OVER FROM CANADA. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS, AND I TOOK CAR HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT ON THE WEB AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXACT PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTERED. THE DIFFERENCES WERE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 1ST WHILE PEOPLE WERE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAYS, ALMOST CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM...

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED TO GET IN THE OTHER LANE. MY CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED FROM FIFTH GEAR INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD THEN BACKWARDS. I WAS SHOCKED AND MY HANDS LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL BUT I REGAINED CONTROL. IT FELT LIKE I RAN INTO A BARRIER. I HAD WHIP-LASH BUT DID NOT REPORT THAT. MY 2001 ACURA, CL 3.2 TYPE S HAD STARTED TO "STUMBLE" BETWEEN GEARS JUST LATELY SO I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. WHEN THIS EXPERIENCE OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS VERY UNSETTLING. THAT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR A "NEW" TRANSMISSION. I HOPE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. I ONLY HAVE 48,700 MILES ON THE CAR. *JB

TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER TRANSMISSION WORK WAS DONE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION'S WORK BEING DONE THIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *SC

SUDDEN JERK ON THE HIGHWAY, JERK IN CHANGING GEARS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT CHANGE TO THE 5TH GEAR. A DELAYED AND HARD GEAR CHANGE BETWEEN 2-3, 3-4. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND SUDDEN DOWN GEAR CHANGE MAY CAUSE TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. PROBELM REPORTED TO ACURA, AND A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. MONTH AND HALF LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. ACURA THEN AGAIN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION. AND AGAIN SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURED AT THIS MOMENT. ACURA IS LOOKING AT THE CAR. I HOPE THAT NHTSA FORCE ACURA TO RECALL THE CAR FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS PROBLEM REMAINS UNCORRECTED AND CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. ACURA SHOULD REPLACE WITH NEW CARS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK AFTER RECALL VEHICLE NOT RESTORED TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. SLUGGISH IN SHIFTING GEARS AND PERFORMANCE NOT THE SAME. *TC