2001 ACURA TL Power Trainautomatic Transmission Problems

2001 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BUCKS WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED JUST PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO BACK INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THERE WAS SOME SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FLUID WAS LEAKING IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. THE CONSUMER DISCOVERED RECALL # 04V17600 WAS ISSUED, BUT HONDA WAS NOT FORTHCOMING ABOUT THE RECALL AND WHETHER IT HAD BEEN PERFORMED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER, THE TRANSMISSION HAD AN INTERNAL FAILURE AND IT WAS RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED. *JB UPDATED 05/01/12

THE D5 ON THE TRANSMISSION STARTED BLINKING, THE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH TCS LIGHT. THE SHIFT FROM LOWER TO HIGHER SPEEDS WAS BIT JERKY OR SLOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR CHECK-UP. ON DIAGNOSTICS, HE GAVE ME THE CODES P1739 AND P1750. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION - COST 4200$. THIS PROBLEM WAS HIGHLIGHTED IN A 2002 MEMO FROM ACURA , HOWEVER, IN MY CASE, THE PROBLEM SHOWS UP AT THIS MILEAGE AND I AM NOT COVERED. I SPOKE WITH AAMCO WHICH APPARENTLY ACURA DOES NOT ENDORSE AND THEY SAID THAT TORQUE FAILURE IS COMMON ON HONDA TRANSMISSIONS. *KB

2001 ACURA 3.2TL. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY NOTICED A JUDDERING AND SLIPPING ON D5 WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD, ESPECIALLY WHILE GOING ON RAMPS, MERGING ON TO FREEWAYS AND BRIDGES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY WERE UNABLE TO FIND A PROBLEM. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER DETERMINED THAT THERE WAS INDEED A PROBLEM WITH THE P1750-CLUTCH PRESS, WHICH WAS RELATED TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE REPLACEMENT SHOULD BE FREE OF CHARGE AS A ONE TIME GESTURE. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,980.

2001 ACURA 3.2 TL, 47000+ MILES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BOUGHT CAR NEW: ONLY DRIVER CALLED CLIENT SERVICES AND MY DEALER FOR REPAIR COMPENSATION THEY CLAIM VEHICLE IS OUT OF TIME PERIOD FOR RECALL (I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM) ACURA WILL PAY HALF: COST TO ME $2400+ BECAUSE OF LOW MILEAGE AND THE PROBLEMS ACURA HAS HAD WITH THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS MODEL, THEY SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE AND INCUR THE ENTIRE COST. *TR

2001 ACURA 3.2 TL NEEDED TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2006 DUE TO A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. MILEAGE ON CAR AT THAT POINT WAS ABOUT 61,000 MILES. AUGUST 2010 TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 98,000 MILES ON IT. SO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT HAD INCURRED 37,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT REPLACE IT UNDER THE SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID ORIGINALLY THAT I HAD TO PAY ALMOST $5,000 TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION. FINALLY, AFTER MUCH HASSLE, THEY MADE ME PAY $1,005 AND I HAD TO PAY $330 FOR A RENTAL. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO THE SAFETY RELATED DEFECT AND I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR IT. CLEARLY THE TRANSMISSION THAT THEY INSTALLED IN 2006 WAS DEFECTIVE, JUST AS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING IN AUGUST AND I...

WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY GA 400, I NOTICED THAT MY 2001 ACURA 3.2 TL SLAMMED IN TO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THEN, THE D5 DASH LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING, THEN THE TCS LIGHT, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP (JACKSON ACURA), WHO ADVISED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND OFFERED 10% "HELP" WITH THE $5,331.65 COST FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS "LUCKY", IN THAT WE WERE DRIVING IN EXCELLENT CONDITIONS. WE COULD HAVE BEEN HUNDREDS OF MILES FROM HOME, IN THE RAIN, IN THE DARK, WITH SMALL CHILDREN... THERE WAS NO WARNING. I CONSIDER THIS TO BE A MAJOR SAFETY HAZARD. *TR

2001 3.2TL ACURA. DOCUMENT SENT REGARDING MEDIATION ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD BANG NOISE. HE PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT NO NOISE WAS HEARD. HE GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND BEGAN TO PROCEED SLOWLY, AGAIN NO NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NEXT MORNING, HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN, AS HE PULLED INTO A LANE AND TURNED RIGHT, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER HE FOUND OUT, THAT A SAFETY RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, BUT THE WORK WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $4,800.00 *JB

ONE WEEK AGO I NOTICED THAT MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION (2001 ACURA TL) WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AS WELL AS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. I WENT TO ACURA HONOLULU YESTERDAY AND THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THEY ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WOULD TOTAL $6600 (NEARLY WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH). I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS YEAR'S MODEL HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAD OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER SEVEN YEARS OLD, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THIS WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH MY MILEAGE IS WITHIN THE ACCEPTED COVERAGE OF 100,000 MILES. I'M NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD YET ACURA IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COSTS. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER AS WELL AS THEIR CORPORATE OFFICES, BUT THEY WERE...

I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA TL LAST WEEK 03/09/10 FELL IN LOVE ....ON 03/16/10 DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON RPM RISE WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR DOESN'T SPEED UP. AND IM FORCED TO TRY AND DRIFT INTO A BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY!.SO THAT MEANS I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND IT ALMOST KILLED ME! *TR

ON MY ACURA 3.2 TL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, GEAR SLIPPING AND COULD BE POTENTIAL HIGH/FATAL RISK ON A HWY. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND ONLY DRIVER OF MY CAR AND I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THE VEHICLE (NEARLY ALL DEALER-RECOMMENDED INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE IN TIMELY MANNER). THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN 2003, AS PER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. ONCE AGAIN, MY CAR HAS BEEN RENDERED INOPERABLE BECAUSE THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED (AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY) - WITH 108,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WITH A MODERATE DRIVING HISTORY, A WELL-CARED-FOR CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TWO FAILED TRANSMISSIONS IN NINE YEARS. AS A RETIREE, $4000 REPAIR COSTS OR USED CAR PURCHASE PRICES ARE BOTH PROHIBITIVE; AND ACURA DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL, WHICH WE BOUGHT IN 2006 WITH 43K MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 91,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE - VERY SLUGGISH SHIFTING, AND SLIPPAGE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, AND HEAVY SHAKING/VIBRATION OF THE CAR (UNTIL THEN IT HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC VEHICLE). I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS UNDER A RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL ACURA DEALER, WE WERE TOLD WE WERE BEYOND THE 7 YR WINDOW, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE LESS THAN THE 100K LIMIT ON THE WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AT FIRST, IT SLIP AFTER I REVERSE OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND THEN WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE THAT'S WHEN IT SLIPS. THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET IT LOOK AT AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDS TO REPLACE. ALSO ONE THING IS THAT I'M THE SECOND OWNER AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS NOTICE. SO RIGHT NOW I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. *TR

ACURA TL MODEL 2001 HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO ACURA CARE WITH NO RESPONSE. ACURA IS GIVING WORST POSSIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

2001 TL NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION JOB, AND ACURA IS NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR THIS 3RD TRANSMISSION AS OF YET. ALWAYS LOVED THE CARS AND WHEN THEY SENT ME THE RECALL NOTICE IN 2003/04 THOUGHT IT WAS VERY HONORABLE. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IT NEARLY KILLED ME AS IT DROPPED DOWN TO 2ND GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ONE PIECE AND THEY "FIXED IT". THOUGHT IT WAS HONORABLE THAT THEY PROACTIVELY RESOLVED SITUATION. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THE GEARS SLIPPING AGAIN JUST THE OTHER DAY AND KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN BACK. AS I WAS DRIVING IT BACK A TRUCK CAME FEET AWAY FROM CRUSHING ME AS IT DOVE DOWN TO 2ND GEAR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE IN TIME, I WAS SCARED @*(#(&$. HAD IT TOWED THERE AND...

MY ACURA 3.2 TL TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 5 YEARS. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE FIRST TIME 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AFTER ANOTHER 70,000 MILES, IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AND REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION COSTS APPROXIMATELY $5000.00. AS A CONSUMER OF A SUPPOSEDLY HIGH QUALITY VEHICLE, THIS IS JUST WRONG. *TR

IN MARCH 2007 I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL, AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL ACURA DEALER TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING I FOUND ACURA HAD RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSIONS, MINE WAS CONSIDERED OUT OF WARRANTY BECAUSE THE MILES EXCEEDED THE RECALL. (THIS OCCURED IN MAY 2007) IN MAY OF 2008 MY TRANSMISSION WENT COMPLETELY, DURING THIS TIME FRAME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP, DOWN SHIFT ETC WHICH COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT OR EVEN DEATH WITH MY FAMILY AND ME. I CONTACTED ACURA HQ AND WAS GIVEN A CASE MANAGER, WHO ASKED ME TO TAKE THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER REPAIR SHOP, THEY WOULD INSPECT IT AND CONTACT ME TO SEE IF THEY WOULD POSSIBLY REPLACE IT (AS A GOODWILL GESTURE)I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT I WOULD NEVER HAD...

ON JANUARY 24, 2008 WE SENT A LETTER TO RICHARD COLLIVER,EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AUTO SALES AT ACURA IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTIONNAIRE. WE BOUGHT A USED ACURA 2001 3.2TL IN NOVEMBER OF 2005. IT HAD A "RECONSTRUCTED TITLE". IN OREGON THIS MEANS THERE WAS NO FRAME DAMAGE. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES. I HAVE PUT OVER 30,000 MILES ON THE 3.2 TL SINCE WE BOUGHT IT AND HAD NO PROBLEMS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. AFTER VISITING WITH MY MECHANIC AND THE LOCAL ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT REGARDING THE TRANSMISSION WE DISCOVERED THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND WAS TOLD THIS WAS DONE IN JANUARY OF 2005. AT SOME POINT, ACURA ALSO EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE OF AN INTERNAL PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSED IT TO SLIP AFTER IT WARMED UP. I FEEL WE HAVE BEEN LEFT IN THE LURCH WITH A TRANSMISSION...

2001 ACURA 3.2TL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER INSTALLED OIL JET KIT INFORMED ON THE RECALL. THEY ALSO SAY THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, HE STARTED TO EXPERIENCE SHIFT CHANGES, AND GEAR SLIPPAGE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER 2-4 MONTHS LATER THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE ERRATIC SHIFTING AND A FEELING OF GEAR SLIPPAGE, BUT THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONSUMER STATED ON JULY 16, 2007 THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AGAIN WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE ENGINE INCREASED AND WHEN HE LET OFF THE CRUISE CONTROL, WHITE SMOKE BILLOWED FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. THE SERVICE CENTER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. RECALL#04V176000 *JB

I AM WRITING TO YOU TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE ON THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH HONDA/ACURA OF USA. ACCORDING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT CASE NO: RG 03099677, ACURA SETTLED WITH ALL CLAIMANTS TO PROVIDE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSIONS ON ALL CLASS VEHICLES UP TO 109,000 MILES. I OWN AN ACURA TL 2001 . MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 103K MILES ON IT. I AM PERHAPS THE SECOND OR THIRD OWNER OF THIS VEHICLE. I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS RELATED TO THE CAR'S MANUFACTURED DEFECT, NAMELY WITH THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION. HERE IS THE NHTSA RECALL# AND REPORT BELOW ON THE RECALL. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 MFR'S REPORT DATE : APR 13, 2004 COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED : 1099796 I GOT IN TOUCH WITH A LOCAL ACURA CLIENT SERVICES AND TOOK IT TO A LOCAL DEALER. THEY LOOKED AT THE CAR AND THE NEXT DAY...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AND THE CONTACT COULD NOT SHIFT GEARS WITH EASE. HE STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE 105,700.

ON JUNE 20TH, WE WERE EXITING THE TOLL BOOTH TO ENTER A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECONDS. WE HAD OUR 1 AND HALF YEAR OLD SON ON BOARD AT THE TIME THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND US. WE BROUGHT THE CAR TO ACURA DEALER NEARBY OUR HOUSE ON JUNE 25TH, 2007. THEY DID THE DIAGNOSTIC AND TOLD US THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS ON THE WAY OUT. THEY RECOMMENDED TO US TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY, THEREFORE ACURA WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIR. WE CALLED THE HONDA MANUFACTURER A FEW TIMES AND ASKED THEM TO FIX THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT WAS RECALLED BACK 2004. HONDA HAD DENIED OUR CLAIM SIMPLY BECAUSE OUR CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. *JB

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF AN ACURA TL 2001. AT 40K MILES AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED JERKING, I WENT FROM 40 MPH TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP IN SECONDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR NOW HAS 108K MILES. MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING YESTERDAY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH AND THE CAR DID THE SAME THING AGAIN. WE HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER TODAY AND THE HAVE INFORMED US THAT IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN. MY FIRST CONCERN IN ALL THIS IS THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. MY HUSBAND COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED YESTERDAY. HE WAS ON A BUSY HIGHWAY IN WHICH THE SPEED LIMIT IS 65 MPH WE FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT THE CAR BEHIND HIM WAS FAR AWAY ENOUGH THAT IT...

WE WERE RETURNING ON 10/02/06 FROM A 1,000 MILE ROAD TRIP TO PA, ON THE WAY HOME (AT NIGHT, IN THE POURING RAIN, WITH A TODDLER) WE LOST OUR TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM 2000 RPM-5000 RPM AND BACK A FEW TIMES. BY THE TIME I COULD GET SAFELY PULLED OVER, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. WHEN I TRIED TO DRIVE IT TO MOVE SAFELY OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS REVVING AT 5000 RPM AND MOVING A 2 MPH. I OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WANT TO DO MORE DAMAGE, SO WE SAT ON THE HIGHWAY IN THE MIDDLE OF AN OFF RAMP UNTIL ASSISTANCE ARRIVED. WE HAD IT TOWED TO A LOCAL GARAGE. THEY CALLED THE NEXT DAY TO TELL US THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS GONE AND THEY HAVE SUCH A HIGH FAILURE RATE THAT THEY GO FOR $2000 EVEN AT SALVAGE YARDS....

HONDA CLAIMS TO HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION FOR BUILDING STABLE VEHICLES. I BOUGHT MY ACURA BRAND NEW IN 2001 AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ONLY 100,000 MILES LATER. THAT IS WORSE THAN A OLD FORD ESCORT. HONDA HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO DECEIVE CONSUMERS BY CLAIMING THEY WILL ADDRESS A TRANSMISSION DEFECT THEY IDENTIFIED SINCE IN 2004. I HAVE SEEN DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS INDICATING THAT THEY ARE NOT HONORING THEIR COMMITMENT TO CONSUMERS. A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT IS NEEDED TO PREVENT THIS COMPANY FROM ABUSING THEIR CUSTOMERS. SOMEONE IS GOING TO LOOSE THEIR LIFE IF HONDA DOES NOT FULFILL THEIR OBLIGATION. THEY ARE GIVING CONSUMERS THE RUN AROUND BY CLAIMING THAT THE INSPECTION WAS ALLEGEDLY COMPLETED AND NO BREAKAGE IN THE GEARS WERE DETECTED SO THAT THE COST OF REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS WILL NOT BE INCURRED BY THEM. THE ACURA TRANSMISSIONS ARE NOW BEGINNING TO FAIL AT A RAPID PACE AND HONDA...

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN MONTEAGLE TENNESSEE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MY CAR ACTUALLY STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO BACK IT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AS I WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. I WAS FRIGHTENED TO DEATH BECAUSE TRUCKS WERE COMING UP ON ME AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME. I WAS STRANDED FOR SIX HOURS IN THE MOUNTAINS BECAUSE MY CELL PHONE DID NOT WORK AND I DID NOT KNOW WHERE I WAS BECAUSE I WAS ON A TRIP TO CHICAGO FROM ATLANTA. LUCKILY A TENNESSEE STATE TROOPER SAW ME AND HE GOT ME A TOW TRUCK. I HAD TO STAY IN A HOTEL FOR TWO DAYS AND I HAD IT TOWED TO PYE ACURA IN CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE. MY CAR HAD 90000 MILES AT THE TIME. PYE ACURA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE 100000 MILE WARRANTY WITH NO...

CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON THE 2001 ACURA 3.2TL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE ACURA DEALERSHIP PERFORMED AN OEM TRANSMISSION JET KIT UPDATE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT SINCE HE VEHICLE HAD OVER 15000 MILES THE RECALL REQUIRED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE GEARS WERE CHIPPED/BROKEN. ACURA REFUSED TO HONOR THIS PORTION OF THE OEM TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 . *NM

TRANSMISSION LOCKED ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE BEHIND TO REAR-END ME. PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED REPORT ON THIS TO NHTSA, BUT WOULD LIKE TO ENTER ACURA'S RESPONSE. ACURA PERFORMED ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION RECALLS, BUT REFUSED TO PERFORM THE OTHER TRANSMISSION RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY AUTO WAS PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED, BUT AT THE TIME, NOW HAD A CLEAN TITLE. VEHICLES LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD FROM THE FIRST DATE OF PURCHASE SHOULD BE HONORED WHETHER OR NOT ALL WARRANTIES HAVE BEEN VOIDED, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS DANGEROUS. SINCE THEY HONORED ONE RECALL, THEY SHOULD ALSO HONOR THE OTHER.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 3 YEARS. 1ST FAILURE AT 67,000 UNDER NORMAL FREEWAY DRIVING IN 2002. WHILE ENROUTE TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. 67.000 MILES LATER AT 134,000 THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FROZE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I STARTED IMMEDIATE AND UNEXPECTED SLOWING. ON THE INITIAL FAILURE, FORTUNTELY A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN WAS ABLE TO SAFLEY STOP TRAFFIC AND GET ME OFF THE FREEWAY. I WAS LATER TOWED TO VALENCIA ACURA WHERE THEY DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS ABLE TO BORROW MY MOTHERS CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK WHILE THEY REPAIRED MY CAR. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE I WAS STUCK 80 MILES FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA IN THE HOT DESERT. IT COST ME $480.00 TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL ACURA IN LAS...

2001 ACURA 3.2 TL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED.*MR CONSUMER FEEL THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO THE PROPER REPAIRS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. *BF

VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND TO REAR-END ME. IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. NHTSA HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN ID#04V176000 THAT MY ACURA DEALER WILL NOT HONOR SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED, BUT NOW HAS A CLEAN TITLE. SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT HONDA MOTOR AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. I HAD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH ACURA'S UPDATED PARTS. I EXPECT REIMBURSEMENT AND A WRITTEN LETTER FOR DEALER TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AS IT MOST LIKELY WILL, ACCORDING TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD BY APPLYING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE DRIVER RESTARTED THIRTY MINUTES LATER AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HOUSING UNIT OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE PAST SECOND GEAR, PREVENTING IT FROM MOVING. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

NEAR CRASH DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

VEHICLE FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CLOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON ACCELERATION. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THEIR TWO MINUTE DRIVE INSPECTION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY KEPT REFERRING HER BACK TO THE SAME DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PERFORMING ERRATICALLY OFF DEALERSHIP PREMISES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILS INTO MODE OF DOWN HIFTING AND UPSHIFTING INAPPROPRIATELY. THIS CAUSES THE AUTOMOBILE TO CHANGE SPEED SUDDENLY AND IRRATICALLY. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FOR HIGHWAY DRIVING. NOTE: THIS PROBLEM IS NOT RELATED TO THE PREVIOUSLY REPORTED 2ND GEAR PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. GEAR SLIPPAGE, SLUGGISH ON ACCELERATION, NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION REPAIRS THROUGH DEALER, VEHICLE RECALLED - STILL NOT WORKING PROPERLY.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AND WOULD DOWN SHIFT ON ITS ON. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB HEAT BUILDUP TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR. TRANSMISSION LOCKUP. RECALL CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 *TC

I OWN A 2001 ACURA TL. AS I WRITE THIS IT IS IN THE SHOP FOR IT'S THIRD TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALMOST IN THREE REAR END CRASHES AS THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WHEN I STEPED ON THE GAS.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GOT REPLACED, BUT I SEE THERE IS NO GUARANTEE THAT IT SHALL WORK FINE IN FUTURE AND IT IS REALLY SCARY AS IT COULD FAIL IN SPEED AND COULD EXPECT PROBLEM.

I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MY CAR TWICE IN A 2 YEAR PERIOD. EACH TIME IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING, AND AN ACCIDENT COULD HAVE OCCURRED. I FEEL THIS A VERY UNSAFE VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL FOR A LITTLE WHILE. AFTER A MILE OR TWO, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN AND ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *AK THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN REPAIRED. *SC THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *JB

TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE IN A 2001 ACURA TL. 3RD TRANSMISSION IN 36000 MILES. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THE DRIVER MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL. *PH THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 ACURA TL. BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 OR 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. BRAKES, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SEEMINGLY HAVE A PROBLEM...YOU HAVE TO ALMOST GO TO THE FLOOR TO STOP, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL ON THIS TYPE OF VEHICLE. TRUE OR NOT-I DON'T KNOW. ALSO, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON, ALSO THE ABS AND TC LIGHTS KEEP COMING ON. ALSO, IT DOES NOT MAKE SENSE THAT MY CAR NOW HAS 50,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I HARDLY GO ANYWHERE. IT SEEMS THE ODOMETER IS VERY INACCURATE. THERE IS NO WAY I HAVE PUT 30,000 MILES ON THIS CAR SINCE APRIL OF 2003. COULD NOT FIND ANY OTHER INFORMATION CONCERNING THE ODOMETER ISSUE, BUT WAS TOLD BY A MECHANIC THAT IT'S POSSIBLE THEIR COULD BE A SPEED SENSOR ISSUE IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH...

MY ACURA 2001 3.2TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON WAS STARTED BY TURNING ON THE IGNITION. AS SOON AS IT WAS STARTED, WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE CAR TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN THE CAR, NEITHER DID SHIFTING THE GEARS. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR STOPPED WAS WHEN IT HIT THE FENCE AND HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR, WELL OVER $7000. I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND STATED THAT ACURA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. THEY DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE CEO OF AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY JUST REFERRED IT TO ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY REFUSE TO HELP AT ALL WHEN IT IS CLEAR FROM ALL THE INCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A CLEAR PROBLEM WITH ACURA TRANSMISSIONS. THE NHTSA SHOULD TAKE ACTION SINCE THERE ARE MANY INCIDENTS WITH HONDA AND...

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE CONSUMER WAS PROPELLED TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD AND MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND AFTER A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *JB *NM

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME THE OTHER NIGHT IT WAS DARK AND POURING DOWN RAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD AT 55 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT FROM 55 MPH TO 40 MPH. I HAD ALREADY SCHEDULED THE CAR TO GO IN THE NEXT MORNING, BUT REALIZED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND HEADED FOR THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED AND TOLD THEM I WAS BRINGING IT IN. I ROAD WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE WAY BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO AS FAST AS 40 MPH WITH THE RPM RUNNING AT 4500. THIS WAS SCARY FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND RAINING AND IT WAS HARD TO SEE OTHER CARS. I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR. THE NEXT DAY I...

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