2003 ACURA TL Power Train Problems

Driving on Highway going 65mph vehicle suddenly jerked and dropped to 20 mph. Causing my entire body to collide with the steering wheel. Luckily there no cars behind me. Was on my way to work when this happened too far from home. So when I got at work which is thirty minutes from where I live I had to get a tow truck to get my car home. That’s how bad it was. My mom had this car for about ten years. I’ve had it now for three years. Never had this problem before. We’ve had the car in the family for almost fifteen years. Only thing that’s had to change was a power steering line and front shocks. Almost sold it last week and I’m glad I didn’t. Has over 230,000 so I’m not upset. Just a bit sad that this happened to my TL. Needs A/T clutch pressure...

The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle failed to shift from second gear to third gear. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that upon depressing the accelerator pedal, the RMP’s revved up but the vehicle failed to respond. The contact stated that the failure had been reoccurring while driving. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, where it was diagnosed and determined that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V176000 (Power Train); however, the VIN was not included. The dealer and the manufacturer were not notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and hesitated to accelerate. The check engine, third and fourth gear, ESP fault, and VSA system warning lights were illuminated. The contact self-diagnosed the vehicle with a code reader and the code P1750 appeared. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but informed the contact that there was no recall associated with the VIN. The failure mileage was approximately 160,000.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle then lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 04V176000 (Power Train) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 200,000.

Unknown but transmission is slipping in and out of gear even while going down the road

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT ABOVE THIRD GEAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED THE FAILURE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE WITH A DEFECTIVE SPEED SENSOR. THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER HAD BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 230,000.

THE PAINT ON ALL 2003 ACURA TL THE PAINT FAILS BADLY. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT OUT ON ME SOON AS MY CAR HIT 100,000 MILES WHICH SAD FOR AN ACURA. I OWNED A 96 TL AND NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

2003 ACURA T.L WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING ON 2ND GEAR. THEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE GEAR. AS I WAS ON HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED JERKING OUT OF CONTROL, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, VEHICLE BARELY WANTED TO MOVE SO I PUT IT IN #2 GEAR SO IT WORK CATCH AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO SAFETY WITHOUT ANYONE GETTING HURT. VERY FRIGHTENING AND DANGEROUS. PROBLEM MUST BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACURA OF LAUREL (301-498-3322, LOCATED AT 3506 LAUREL FORT MEADE RD, LAUREL, MD 20724) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DOING ABOUT 60 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M A MECHANIC, AND HAVE BEEN ONE FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR HAD A TRANSMISSION GIVE OUT ON ME IN SUCH A WAY. CALLED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WAS NOT COVERED ANYMORE BY THE RECALL. RECALLS FOR THIS MODEL AND YEAR ACURA. NOW, I THINK, NO I KNOW THAT THIS IS A REAL SAFETY CONCERN THAT SOMEONE MIGHT POSSIBLY LOSE THEIR LIFE OVER. UPON DOING SOME RESEARCH ON MY OWN I LEARNED THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS THAT THIS 2000 TO 2003 HONDA'S AND ACURA HAS IS DUE TO SHODDY WORKMANSHIP. NOW I'M IF THE MANUFACTURER KNOWS THIS AND THEY SHOULD...

ON SEPTEMBER 26 . 2018 MY ACURA TL 2003 IS TCS ON. CEL ON. D5 BLINKING. AFTER THAT I HAVE OBD II SCANNER (ACTRON CP9680) THEY HAVE 5 CODE. I SEARCH THE GOOGLE THIS CODE MEANS MY TRANSMISSON IS DEAD. THIS CAR NOW LITTLE SHARKING. BUT REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN $2.000. I ALSO SEARCH FOR ACURA & HONDA FORUMS. MANY SAME CASES. BUT NOW 2018 . BUT MY IS 2003 WHO GOT THE TRANSMISSION RECALL.

UPDATE NTHSA SAFETY ISSUE ID 11132318 TODAY MY 2003 ACURA TL AGAIN TCS. CEL. D5 BLINKING. NY CAR MILEAGE IS 123599 NOW I'M DRIVING D4. NOT D5 IF I D5 DRIVING CAR SHARKING. DEAR. NTHSA WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU FOR HELP & I HOPE TRANSMISSIONS RECALL.. NOR WHEN I TAKE PICTURE ONLY CHECK SIGN. BUT OBD II SCANNER 5 CODE SHOWING.

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHILE GOING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUMPED TO 20 MILES PER HOUR MAKING ME AND EVERY BODY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD, LUCKILY THE CARS THAT WERE BEHIND ME WERE FAR ENOUGH AND WERE ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY. I NEVER HAD ANY WARNING SIGNS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS THAT WOULD WARN ME THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO COVER THE REPAIR BECAUSE THE RECALL WAS CLOSED BACK IN 2005. I FEEL THERE WAS POOR WORKMANSHIP WHEN THEY LOOKED AT THE VEHICLE BACK WHEN THEY INSPECTED IT PUTTING PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER.

IN FORWARD MOTION, FREEWAY. ELECTRICAL. TRANNY. CAR CURRENTLY READS 138,356 MILES. AROUND ROUGHLY 134,000 MILES THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AS A RESULT FROM RPMS REACHING ABOUT 6 ON THE CLUSTER RPM DISPLAY DUE WHAT FELT LIKE SLIPPING INTO TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. SLIPPING HOWEVER USUALLY RESULTS WITH WHAT I WOULD CONSIDER A SLAMMING EXPERIENCE FROM EVENTUALLY CATCHING AND SHIFTING INTO THE CORRECT GEAR. THIS HAPPENED AS I WAS MERGING ONTO FREEWAY. CAR DID NOT CATCH GEAR BUT NUETRALIZED UNTIL I SWITCHED TO SPORT SHIFT MODE AND DISPLAYED 4 GEAR AND THE VEHICLE JETTED OFF. CEL HAS REMAINED ON AND 3RD GEAR STILL A ISSUE. DID MUCH MAINTENANCE, REPLACEMENT OF SOLENOIDS,FLUID FLUSH, ETC. PROBLEM SOLVES THEN RETURNS. THIS HAS WENT ON FOR ABOUT 6MON THIS LAST MONTH SEEMED ISSUE HAD RESOLVED ITSELF AFTER TWO MORE ATF FLUSHES IN THE PRIOR MONTH. THIS LAST WEEK MY LADY...

'TAMARA RECALL' BEFORE TAKING OFF THE CAR HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IT BEGAN TO HAVE A HARD SHIFT THEN ONCE I GAINED SPEED OF 45 ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ANY MORE IT ACTUALLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HEARD A FAST CLICKING NOISE TURNED THE CAR OFF TURNED IT BACK ON TRIED PUT IT IN GEAR AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE

LOSS OF TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 105,000 MILES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE OR ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS, WRISTS, HEAD, ANKLE, CHEST, AND SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND THE CONTACT VISITED HIS PHYSICIAN AFTER THE CRASH. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 263,138.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000.

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON.D5 LIGHT FLASHING ON TRANSMISSION

MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. HAD MY CAR SCANNED AT MY LOCAL OBII SERVICE CENTER AND RECIEVED CODE P1676. STILL EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AFTER, I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TO GET A VERIFICATION OF THIS CODE AND SAW A FLYER FOR RECALLS. I REVIEW THE INFORMATION, (I OWN AN ACURA, HONDA WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE THE RECALL REPAIR SERVICE) AND FOUND THAT RECALLS PERTAINING TO THE CODE GENERATED FROM THE INITIAL SCAN FOR WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON PERTAINED TO THE CODE. I CALLED IN REFERENCE TO THE RECALLS POSTED ON THE NHTSA.GOV WEBSITE. I WAS INFORMED THAT A RECALL REPAIR FOR THE TRANSMISSION/POWER-TRAIN (04V176000) AND TIMING BELT (02V226000) WERE MADE TO MY VEHICLE HOWEVER I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM INCLUDING EXCESSIVE VIBRATION & HESITATION DURING ACCELERATION ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 50-60MPH), CRUISE CONTROL HAS SHUT...

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK 2003 ACURA TL TO (2) LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE (ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND AUTOZONE) TO HAVE IT SCANNED USING THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS PROVIDED BY TECHNICIANS ON SITE. WAS GIVEN AN EXACT RECALL DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE (A/T. WHEN I CALL THE RECALL CENTER THEY SAID THAT THIS REPAIR HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE IN 2005. THIS OBVIOUSLY COULD NOT HAVE BEEN DONE PROPERLY. I CALLED AGAIN WHEN I STARTED HAVING OTHER PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR INCLUDING HESISTATION DURING ACCELARATION . THIS TIME I WAS TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE'S "BATCH" NUMBER WAS NOT AFFECTED BY THE RECALL. I CALLED MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER (LEITH ACURA IN CARY,NC) TO GET AN ESTIMATE OF THE REPAIRS WHICH WAS MORE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR WHICH DID NOT INCLUDE THE "OFFICIAL DIAGNOSTIC TEST" WHICH WAS $131.00 ALONE. THEN WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE...

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...

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND TURN OFF THE SWITCH, THE CAR KEEPS ROLLING AND DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY HINDRANCE DUE TO ENGAGED GEAR FROM ROLLING IT. I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM, AS MY OTHER CARS DON'T DO THIS. ON MY MAZDA CX-9, IF I PUT IT IN GEAR AND TRUN OFF THE SWITCH, THE GEAR STAYS ENGAGED AND PREVENTS THE CAR FROM ROLLING. I THINK MY ACURA HAS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION SINCE IT LETS THE CAR ROLL EVEN WHEN IT IS IN THE GEAR AND ENGINE IS OFF. I HAVE ASKED MY DEALER IN FREMONT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT, AND HE SAYS THERE ARE NO RECALLS. BUT MY MECHANIC SAID THAT THERE ARE RECALLS FOR THIS DEFECT. I WILL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN PLEASE HELP ME WITH THIS. THIS PROBLEM IS CONSTANT, AND IT HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. I AM AFRAID...

THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HADD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND RECALLS PERFORMED ASAP. TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY SO IT WAS TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION PLACE BEFORE DUE AND IT WAS FLUSHED AND INSPECTED. IT STILL SHIFTS INCORRECLY BUT INTERMITTENTLY. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS SAFETY ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT THIS BECAUSE IT WAS RATED AS SUCH A SAFE CAR FOR MY TEENAGER. I AM BEGINNING TO RETHINK MY ORIGINAL DECISION. ALL THE SCARY RESULTS OF THIS SYMPTOM HAVE HAPPENED AFTER THE PURCHASE. WE HAVE HAD IT SINCE SEPT 2014.

TRANSMISSION. RECALL. TRANSMISSION DIED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON INTERSTATE 76 WEST. ACURA SHOULD REPLACE UNDER RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR FROM REVERSE TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH AND ROUGH AS IF IT WERE SHIFTING INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE IT COULD NOT BE DIAGNOSED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2003, I GOT A LETTER FROM ACURA INFORMING ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO WARRANTEE THE TRANSMISSION FOR AN EXTRA 12 MONTHS AND 12,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEM. NOW THAT I AM, ACURA REFUSES TO HELP ME WITH REPAIRS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND VIOLENTLY SHIFTED GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HESITATING AND JUMPED INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL IN 2008, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 142,000.

2003 ACURA 3.2TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE: THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED; TWO UNKNOWN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT, THERE WAS A DELAY OF 30 SECONDS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND THE GEARS JERKED AND WHEN SHE STOP AND TOOK OFF, IT FELT AS THOUGH THE VEHICLE HAD NO POWER. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED BY A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 04V-176 I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2012 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES SINCE. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION UNDER 40 MPH. IT DOES NOT ACT UP ALL THE TIME, BUT I AN CONCERNED THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE PRIOR OWNER NOTICED THE SAME ISSUES FROM TIME TO TIME. IT DOES NOT ACT UP ALL OF THE TIME. THE ACURA DEALER SAID THERE IS NOTHING WRONG AND THAT MY MODEL DID NOT NEED THE 2004 RECALL FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THAT IS THE SAME INFO ON ACURA AND YOUR WEBSITE, BUT I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ACCURACY. COULD YOU CHECK IF MY EXACT VIN NEEDED THE RECALL? AND IF REPAIR WAS NEEDED, CONFIRMATION THAT THE RECALL REPAIR WAS COMPLETED. I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THE CAR AND I KNOW THE 1ST OWNER OF THE CAR. ALL MAINTENANCE SINCE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW HAVE...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED FORWARD, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

SUDDEN AND PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

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...

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR WITHOT PRIOR WARNING. LOOKS TO BE A TRANS TORQUE CONVERTER . *TR

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION SLIPPING *CN THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SLIIPING. HOWEVER, THE DID SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION. A YEAR LATER, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS THEN, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND OFFERED TO PAY FOR PART OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 122,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE/TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A VERY CLOSE CALL COLLISION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY HURT OR EVEN DIED DUE TO THIS KNOWN ISSUE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR ACURA TO ISSUE A FULL RECALL? HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE AND HOW MANY PEOPLE NEED TO DIE? SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE AND AN INVESTIGATION NEEDS TO BE OPENED. ACURA AND HONDA ARE NOT STANDING BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT, EVEN WITH THE FACT THAT THERE IS AN OPEN CAMPAIGN. EXTENDING THE WARRANTY DOES NOTHING FOR A CAR THAT IS ONLY DRIVEN A FEW MILES TO WORK DAILY. I HAVE JUST OVER 80,000 MILES ON MY 2003 TL. I GUESS IT IS SHAME ON ME FOR NOT DRIVING 15K MILES A YEAR. HAD I BEEN DRIVING THE NATIONAL AVERAGE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD...

I WAS PULLING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CAME TO A RED LIGHT ON A HILL RIGHT BEFORE HAYWOOD ROAD. I HAD TO STOP BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS RED AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PULLED ONTO HAYWOOD ROAD AND THE CAR WENT THROUGH 1ST GEAR, 2ND GEAR AND RIGHT BEFORE IT WENT INTO 3RD IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND JUST REVVED TO AROUND 4000 RPM. WHEN THE CAR WENT INTO 3RD AND STARTED SIPPING I HAD A PILE OF CARS THAT BUNCHED ON MY BEHIND. I HAD TWO GUYS IN A TRUCK SCREAM AND YELL OBSCENE GESTURES. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRANSMISSION IN 2004. I BOUGHT MY ACURA FROM AN ACURA DEALERSHIP IN MACON GA IN 2007. I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IN 2013. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REFUNDED FOR MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS NEVER TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL ANYTIME I WAS AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP NOR DID I FIND ANYTHING WHEN I LOOKED UP MY VIN NUMBER UNTIL AFTER THE TRANSMISSION WAS ALREADY FIXED. ON THE RECALL IT SAYS "IF HAVE ALREADY PAID TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, YOU MAY BE ELIGIBLE FOR REIMBURSEMENT". I SENT ALL MY INFORMATION TO ACURA ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND STILL HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING FROM THEM. *TR

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR ALMOST STOPPED. IT WAS LIKE I HAD PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND HELD IT. IT THEN WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE RPM WENT UP TO 6000. IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR AND "BUCKS" AS I TRY TO GO DOWN THE ROAD. I WENT TO AN ACURA DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WOULD COST ME $4500 TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT SO THEY ARE VERY AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I CALLED ANOTHER DEALER AND LEFT MESSAGE AND THEY NEVER CALLED ME BACK. IN RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE I FOUND THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE EXACT ISSUE I WAS HAVING. MY CAR DID HAVE THE SO CALLED "FIX" COMPLETED IN 2004. I TOOK GREAT CARE OF THIS CAR AND CHANGED MY TRANSMISSION FLUID APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30000 MILES. I CALLED...

UPON DRIVING ON A FREEWAY GOING AROUND 50 MPH MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY PULLED MY CAR TO A QUICK SLOWING DOWN MOTION AS IF BEING MOVED FROM GEAR DOWN TO FIRST OR SECOND. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME AS I WAS IN A FAR RIGHT LINE. IT IS AN OLDER VEHICLE HOWEVER IT IS A RECURRING ISSUE IT APPEARS AS THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT ALREADY BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE GIVEN ME CONFLICTING STORIES ON THE VEHICLE HISTORY AS FAR REPAIRS AND RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND I DO WISH TO HAVE THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THE HISTORY OF THIS RECALL AS WELL AS WARN THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE OF THIS ISSUE AS I HAD NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE BECOMING THE OWNER AND WAS NOT TOLD OF THE RECALL UPON MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

DEAR SAFERCAR.GOV, I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL NAVI. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 132,800 MILES ON IT AS OF 30 NOVEMBER 2013 (CAR IS IN SHOP, SO I CAN'T VERIFY EXACT MILEAGE). ON SATURDAY, 30 NOV 2013, I TOOK IT IN TO ACURA, BECAUSE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON. I ALSO ASKED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE CHECKED, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ENGAGING CORRECTLY. THIS MODEL AS WELL AS OTHER ACURA MODEL VEHICLES, ETC, HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION (2004). I ALSO PREVIOUSLY HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED (26 AUG 2004) TO ACURA BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR BROKE DOWN. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED - BODY AND MECHANICALLY, I HAD THE 120K SERVICE PERFORMED ON 22 OCTOBER 2012, WHERE MILEAGE WAS 125,226. ON 11 MARCH 2011, I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH SERVICE PERFORMED. THE SERVICE RECORD STATES "FLUSH ENTIRE...

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LOCKING UP AND ALSO SLIPPING RECENTLY. HAD ENGINE LIGHT ON - WENT TO JIFFY LUBE...GAVE ME CODE TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION P0740 ABD P1740 DTC DEFINITION NOT FOUND...SPOKE WITH MANGER[XXX] AT NIELLO HONDA AND AGREED NEED NEW TRANSMISSION - COST IS $3400. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE CAR STARTED SHUTTERING OR BUCKING AS I TAKE OFF AND THE CAR SHIFTS INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED PREVIOUSLY FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ACURA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 73,592. UPDATED 7/8/13 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN ACCELERATING, THE VEHICLE WOULD SURGE FORWARD BEFORE GOING INTO GEAR. UPDATED 07/18/13

I OWNED A 02 TL FIRST AND REPLACED THE TRANS IN IT 3 TIMES WHEN ACURA SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT WELL THEY DIDN'T AND WOULDN'T HONOR THEIR WORK SO I PAID $3500 FOR ANOTHER TRANS THEN SOMEONE HIT ME TOTALED IT 3 WKS LATER! SO WE BOUGHT A 2003 ACURA TL THAT ALREADY HAD THE RECALL DONE IN JULY 2005 LITERALLY LESS THEN 24 HOURS OF PURCHASING THE CAR I WAS PICKING UP MY DAUGHTER FROM SCHOOL ON WAY HOME THE TRANSMISSION WENT!! IT STARTED JERKING REAL BAD LIKE SOMEONE WAS SLAMMING THE BRAKES ON WHICH WAS SCAREY AS HELL BECAUSE I DIDN'T WANT TO GET REAR ENDED OR CAUSE OTHERS TO BE IN ACCIDENT! HAD TO KEEP PULLING OVER SHUTTING IT OFF TO TRY TO MAKE IT HOME BUT GEARS GOT WORSE AND WORSE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON!! I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY THEY JUST DON'T FIX THE THINGS...

I AM NOW FAMILIAR WITH THE 2004 WORK DONE ON THE TRANSMISSION. IN 2008, WITH 70K MILES, ACURA HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE WARRANTY. NOW, AT 132K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ACURA GAVE ME A 10% DISCOUNT. *TR

MY CAR BEGIN TO IDLE TO 5 RPM AND NOT CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING. PULLED OVER AND CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN LAKE CITY, FL. THE RESULT WAS NEED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND HAD IT DONE. AFTER TEST DRIVING, THE CAR CONTINUED TO PERFORM POORLY. AT THIS POINT I CONSIDER THE CAR SHOULD GO TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO GATORLAND ACURA OF GAINESVILLE, FL. AFTER DIAGNOSTICS COMPLETED A TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. A VEHICLE ODOMETER READING AT 80533, SHOULD NOT REQUIRE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS MY FIRST RESPONSE. I GAVE THEM NO ANSWER AT THIS TIME AS TO WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I AM THINKING THIS IS ABSURD. AFTER TWO DAYS OF SEEKING ADVICE AND RESEARCH,I FOUND A RECALL WAS SUBMITTED FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. UPON CONTACTING THE DEALER, I WAS GIVEN THE PRICE FOR REPAIRS. REGARDLESS OF INFORMING AND...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE SEPARATE TIMES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2012, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH BOTH THE VSA AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE CAUTIOUSLY WITH THE TRANSMISSION RESPONDING AT A REDUCED SPEED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 44,619.