2000 ACURA TL Problems & Recalls

My incident that I am reporting about is regarding the safety recall on my 2000 Acura TL -Safety Recall: MULTI-MODEL NADI AIRBAG INFLATOR SAFETY RECALL H6S · Jan 22, 2020 My issue is that I have contacted the dealer in my area on multiple occasions and have been told things such as “they must or...

As you are driving down the road interstate or highway the car cuts off/shuts down but everything electrical stays on inside the vehicle then you have to wait 45 minutes/ an hour and a half to get it to start back up but it will turn over and continue to turn over if you try to start it before then ...

There is no known dealership near my location for the recall to be fixed.

There is no known dealership near my location for the recall to be fixed.

The contact owns a 2000 Acura TL. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the vehicle independently downshifted to second gear with the traction control and check engine warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact stated that the vehicle would not exceed 50 MPH while driving to ...

Mileage: 174,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. T...

AIRBAG SIGN IS ON . AND TRANSMISSION IS SEEMS LIKE IT GETS STUCK IN GEAR

AIRBAG SIGN IS ON . AND TRANSMISSION IS SEEMS LIKE IT GETS STUCK IN GEAR

THE ACURA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED MY AIRBAG INFLATOR AND DENIED REPLACEMENT SINCE THE AIRBAG NUMBER ENDED WITH "00" RATHER THAN "96", "97", "98", "99". THERE IS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY "00" IS SAFE. NO ONE KNOWS AT THE DEALERSHIP OR CORPORATE OFFICE. AM I AND OTHERS DRIVING WITH A SAFE AIRBAG OR IS IT...

THE ACURA DEALERSHIP INSPECTED MY AIRBAG INFLATOR AND DENIED REPLACEMENT SINCE THE AIRBAG NUMBER ENDED WITH "00" RATHER THAN "96", "97", "98", "99". THERE IS NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY "00" IS SAFE. NO ONE KNOWS AT THE DEALERSHIP OR CORPORATE OFFICE. AM I AND OTHERS DRIVING WITH A SAFE AIRBAG OR IS IT...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPA...

CAR HAS 50K MILES. STARTING SMOKING AND HAS BURNING OIL SMELL. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS THE DIFFERENTIAL, ULTIMATELY THE TRANSMISSION. CANNOT FIND RECALL AS IT IS MORE THEN 15 YEARS. BUT THERE WAS ONE IN 2004. HOW DO I GET THAT RECALL COVERED? PLEASE HELP. I LOVE THIS CAR.

Mileage: 50,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED CONTINENTAL ACURA OF NAPERVILLE LOCATED AT 2275 AURORA AVE, NAPERVILLE, IL 60540, ...

I HAVE 4 GT RADIAL CHAMPIRO TOURING AS 205/60R-16. THEY HAVE ALL FORMED LARGE CRACKS ALONG THE LOWER SIDEWALL. THE TIRES WERE INSTALLED 1.5 YEARS AGO. I FEEL THAT THESE TIRES ARE UNSAFE AND AT RISK FOR A BLOWOUT. I CANNOT DRIVE THE VEHICLE DUE TO THESE TIRES. THE DOT # IS Y9J5CRVX4115 ON ALL 4 TIRES...

Mileage: 215,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS). THE DEALER WAS NOT CALLED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE O...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT'S HUSBAND OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACURA OF GLENDALE (505 S BRAND BLVD, GLENDALE, CA 91204 (818)502-1100) W...

IN MARCH 2020, ACURA SENT ME A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE THAT SAID, "THE REPLACEMENT PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE, IF NECESSARY, ARE NOT AVAILABLE AND ACURA IS UNABLE TO INSPECT/REPAIR YOUR VEHICLE AT THIS TIME." WHAT SHOULD I DO?

ACURA HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE A REPLACEMENT FOR THE RECALLED AIRBAGS IN A TIMELY MANNER. THE RECALL WAS ISSUED ON 1/17/2020 AND IT IS NOW 7/2/2020. I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR IN THIS TIME FOR WORK AND OTHER LIVING NEEDS. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPA...

THE MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL FOR MY VEHICLE IN A TIMELY MANNER. *TR

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS), HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR...

AS OF TODAY, ACURA STILL DOES NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO FIX THE DEFECTIVE PARTS SPECIFIED IN THIS RECALL. THE RECALL OFFICE OF THE MANUFACTURER HAS DECLINED TO PROVIDE A LOANER VEHICLE OR REIMBURSEMENT DURING THE TIME WHEN THE CAR IS INOPERABLE. DUE TO THIS RECALL, I HAVE BEEN DENIED TO USE OF THIS VE...

AT THE TIME OF THIS TEXT, THE CAR IS AT AN ACURA SERVICE CENTER. THE INTERIOR HAS BECOME SOAKED WITH WATER AFFECTING THE BATTERY & POSSIBLY OTHER COMPONENTS. THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, CREATING A DAMP & VERY WET INTERIOR, HAS CAUSED MOLD TO FORM EVERYWHERE INSIDE THE CAR, I AM A SEVERE ASTHMATIC & THIS...

Mileage: 113,000

AT THE TIME OF THIS TEXT, THE CAR IS AT AN ACURA SERVICE CENTER. THE INTERIOR HAS BECOME SOAKED WITH WATER AFFECTING THE BATTERY & POSSIBLY OTHER COMPONENTS. THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, CREATING A DAMP & VERY WET INTERIOR, HAS CAUSED MOLD TO FORM EVERYWHERE INSIDE THE CAR, I AM A SEVERE ASTHMATIC & THIS...

Mileage: 113,000

AT THE TIME OF THIS TEXT, THE CAR IS AT AN ACURA SERVICE CENTER. THE INTERIOR HAS BECOME SOAKED WITH WATER AFFECTING THE BATTERY & POSSIBLY OTHER COMPONENTS. THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEM, CREATING A DAMP & VERY WET INTERIOR, HAS CAUSED MOLD TO FORM EVERYWHERE INSIDE THE CAR, I AM A SEVERE ASTHMATIC & THIS...

Mileage: 113,000

WHEN IT RAINS MY CAR IS SUPPOSED TO DRAIN WATER OUT BUT, THE DRAINAGE HOSE IS NOT LONG ENOUGH SO THE WATER GOES ON MY CARS CARPET,I TRIED TO INSTALL A HOSE BUT IT IS NOT LONG ENOUGH,I COULDN'T FIND THE RIGHT SIZE HOSE, THE WATER IS DAMAGING THE FLOOR OF MY CAR. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT FLASHED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STAT...

Mileage: 200,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPA...

RECALL CAMPAIGN SERVICE BULLETIN #20-005 ALHAMBRA ACURA DEALER IS NOT PROVIDING ANY REMEDIES AT THIS TIME. THEY ANTICIPATE THE PART TO BE AVAILABLE UNTIL MARCH OR APRIL 2021. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT A SLOW SPEED, THE VEHICLE WAS STRUCK FROM BEHIND. THE AIR BAG ON THE FRONTAL PASSENGER SIDE SLOWLY DEPLOYED OVER A FEW MINUTES. NO OTHER AIR BAGS IN THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED....

Mileage: 104,000

TRASMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED A PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT.

Mileage: 150,000

TRASMISSION HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. AIRBAG LIGHT HAS REMAINED A PROBLEM SINCE ABOUT A YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED IT.

Mileage: 150,000

GEAR/TRANSMISSION LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT SWITCH GEAR BACK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE FAILED EMISSIONS TWICE BUT WAS PASSED 3RD TIME WITHOUT EXEMPTION OR WAIVER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED DUE TO THE ON GOING UNFIXABLE ISSUES, WHY WASN'T IT BLACKLISTED OR LABEL A CATEG...

GEAR/TRANSMISSION LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT SWITCH GEAR BACK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE FAILED EMISSIONS TWICE BUT WAS PASSED 3RD TIME WITHOUT EXEMPTION OR WAIVER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED DUE TO THE ON GOING UNFIXABLE ISSUES, WHY WASN'T IT BLACKLISTED OR LABEL A CATEG...

GEAR/TRANSMISSION LOCK UP WHILE DRIVING. VEHICLE STALLED AND COULD NOT SWITCH GEAR BACK TO DRIVE. VEHICLE FAILED EMISSIONS TWICE BUT WAS PASSED 3RD TIME WITHOUT EXEMPTION OR WAIVER. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED DUE TO THE ON GOING UNFIXABLE ISSUES, WHY WASN'T IT BLACKLISTED OR LABEL A CATEG...

TRASMISSION WENT OUT.WHILE DRIVING; RECALL MAILED TO ME BY SERVICE TEAM ON TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP.

Mileage: 115,300

TRASMISSION WENT OUT.WHILE DRIVING; RECALL MAILED TO ME BY SERVICE TEAM ON TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP.

Mileage: 115,300

TRASMISSION WENT OUT.WHILE DRIVING; RECALL MAILED TO ME BY SERVICE TEAM ON TIMING BELT AND WATER PUMP.

Mileage: 115,300

THE AIRBAG LIGHT CAME ON (SRS) ONE MORNING AND HAS BEEN ON SINCE.

Mileage: 125,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE LOSS OF POWER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HENDRICK ACURA (6824 E INDEPENDENCE BLVD, CHARLOTTE, NC) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE THIRD GEAR PRESSURE SWITCH WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PRIOR ...

Mileage: 114,000

I WAS GOING ABOUT 75 ON THE HIGHWAY AND OUT OF NO WERE THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON I GET HOME AND CALL MY MECHANIC AND HE SAYS TO TAKE THE MODULE OUT AND BRING IT TO HIM AND IT TURNS OUT ITS NON REPAIRABLE I SENT IT TO ONE MORE PERSON FOR REPAIR AND IT CAME BACK NON-REPAIRABLE SO I CONSIDER THIS A BIG SA...

Mileage: 105,000

TAKATA RECALL. NOTHING HAS HAPPENED - YET! RECALL. WOULD LIKE AIRBAG REPLACED.

TAKATA RECALL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: AIR BAG DEPLOYED RIGHT SIDE OF CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT SIDE BEFORE THE CRASH. BECAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT OF RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG IT CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE DEPLOYED. CAR WAS EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DOCUMENTED INS EST...

Mileage: 123,000

TAKATA RECALL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: AIR BAG DEPLOYED RIGHT SIDE OF CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT SIDE BEFORE THE CRASH. BECAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT OF RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG IT CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE DEPLOYED. CAR WAS EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DOCUMENTED INS EST...

Mileage: 123,000

TAKATA RECALL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: AIR BAG DEPLOYED RIGHT SIDE OF CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT SIDE BEFORE THE CRASH. BECAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT OF RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG IT CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE DEPLOYED. CAR WAS EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DOCUMENTED INS EST...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR LEAKED A TOXIC SUBSTANCE (OVER SIX MONTHS AGO) OVER THE SEAT AND ONTO THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE GEAR SHIFTER. THERE WAS AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND THE SUBSTANCE LEFT A BURN MARK ON THE CONTACT. THE SUBSTANCE ALSO BUR...

Mileage: 197,000

I HAVE A PROBLEM IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY ACURA TL 2000 THAT I BOUGHT 2YEARS AGO. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD SOMETIMES IT DONT CHANGE THE GEAR. IT SEEMS LIKE SLIPPED. UPON SEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS MANUFACTURING FAULT. BUT THE OWNER DIDN...

Mileage: 121,500

I HAVE A PROBLEM IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY ACURA TL 2000 THAT I BOUGHT 2YEARS AGO. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD SOMETIMES IT DONT CHANGE THE GEAR. IT SEEMS LIKE SLIPPED. UPON SEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS MANUFACTURING FAULT. BUT THE OWNER DIDN...

Mileage: 121,500

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING AS DESCRIBED IN ACURA SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN P39. I'VE HAD THE THIS DIAGNOSED AT ACURA RENO, THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER HAS FOUND THE DESCRIBED CONDITION PRESENT IN MY TRANSMISSION. HE AGREES HE HAS FOUND THE HEAT DISCOLORATION AND SYMPTOMS DESCRIBES IN THE WA...

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT N...

Mileage: 146,000

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. DOES NOT RESET. MALFUNCTION IN AIR BAG SYSTEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 205,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCC...

Mileage: 130,000

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WOULDNT SHIFT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT BEING THAT I HAD MY THREE YEAR OLD IN THE CAR.

Mileage: 138,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN TURNED OFF THE AIR BAG LIGHT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA...

Mileage: 130,000

I PURCHASED THE CAR LISTED ABOVE IN FEBRUARY 2014. DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I WENT TO TRADE THIS CAR IN AND PURCHASE A NEWER ONE. I WAS THEN INFORMED BY THE SALESMAN THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY WITH THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR I WAS TRADING IN. THE HISTORY REPORT SHOWED MY CAR AT 281,762 MILES IN...

Mileage: 161,787

I PURCHASED THE CAR LISTED ABOVE IN FEBRUARY 2014. DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I WENT TO TRADE THIS CAR IN AND PURCHASE A NEWER ONE. I WAS THEN INFORMED BY THE SALESMAN THAT THERE WAS A DISCREPANCY WITH THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR I WAS TRADING IN. THE HISTORY REPORT SHOWED MY CAR AT 281,762 MILES IN...

Mileage: 161,787

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED.THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED.THE FAILURE RECURRED EACH TIME THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OF 5 - 70 MPH THE HEADLIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF. MOST FREQUENTLY THE PASSENGER SIDE SHUTS OFF, ON OCCASION BOTH LIGHTS WILL SHUT OFF UNEXPECTEDLY. USING THE TURN SIGNAL STALK SWITCH AND RAPIDLY TURNING ON AND OFF WILL TYPICALLY RESET THE LIGHTS. ON ONE OCCASION THIS DID NOT WOR...

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE DECELERATED INDEPENDENTLY AFTER THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER ...

Mileage: 161,000

WE CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS BEING RECALLED. ALSO OUR SRS LIGHT IS LITE ON THE DASH. OUR AUTO MANUAL INDICATES THIS IS A AIRBAG PROBLEM AND NEEDS ATTENTION BY A DEALER. WE CALLED ACURA (11/03/2014) AT 1-...

WE CAN TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHEN THE CAR IS IN GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL. THIS IS ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IS BEING RECALLED. ALSO OUR SRS LIGHT IS LITE ON THE DASH. OUR AUTO MANUAL INDICATES THIS IS A AIRBAG PROBLEM AND NEEDS ATTENTION BY A DEALER. WE CALLED ACURA (11/03/2014) AT 1-...

MY 2000 ACURA TL HAS AN IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA SEVERAL TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT ACURA WILL ONLY PAY FOR HALF THE COST OF REPAIR. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECTIVE MANUFACTURING ISSUE BUT THEY REFUSE TO ACCEPT FULL RESPONSIBILITY. THE DANGER IS THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WITHOUT EN...

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A PRE-OWNED 2000 ACURA TL OVER THE SUMMER AND DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A NOTICE TO THE OWNERS OF THESE VEHICLES IN 2004 TO HAVE THE 2ND GEAR OF THE TRANSMISSION INSPECTED FOR ABNORMALITIES DUE TO LACK OF LUBRICATION IN ALL VEHICLES, AND IF ABNORMALITIES WERE DISCOVERED THE TRAN...

Mileage: 144,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER SI...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE AND EXCESSIVE FORCE WAS REQUIRED TO DEPRESS THE PEDAL. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN PRESSURE WAS APPLIED TO THE FRONT DRIVER OR PASSENGER SI...

AMERICAN HONDA TO RECALL VEHICLES TO REPAIR IGNITION INTERLOCKS CERTAIN 1997 TO 2002 HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLES AFFECTED TORRANCE, CALIF., FEBRUARY 1, 2005 -- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF CERTAIN HONDA AND ACURA MODELS TO REPAIR IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCKS. T...

Mileage: 58,000

AMERICAN HONDA TO RECALL VEHICLES TO REPAIR IGNITION INTERLOCKS CERTAIN 1997 TO 2002 HONDA AND ACURA VEHICLES AFFECTED TORRANCE, CALIF., FEBRUARY 1, 2005 -- AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. TODAY ANNOUNCED A VOLUNTARY RECALL OF CERTAIN HONDA AND ACURA MODELS TO REPAIR IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCKS. T...

Mileage: 58,000

2000 ACURA TL SEEMS TO HAVE A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES SUB-FRAME CORROSION. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS THE A/C DRAIN HOSE DRAINING ON TOP OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUB-FRAME. THE SYMPTOM WAS A 'CLUNK' (METAL ON METAL TYPE NOISE) WHEN MAKING A RIGHT-TURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY ...

Mileage: 114,000

2000 ACURA TL SEEMS TO HAVE A DESIGN FLAW THAT CAUSES SUB-FRAME CORROSION. THE PROBABLE CAUSE IS THE A/C DRAIN HOSE DRAINING ON TOP OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF THE SUB-FRAME. THE SYMPTOM WAS A 'CLUNK' (METAL ON METAL TYPE NOISE) WHEN MAKING A RIGHT-TURN. I TOOK THE CAR TO A LOCAL GARAGE AND THEY ...

Mileage: 114,000

AS I WAS WAITING IN MY CAR , FOR MY SISTER TO GET IN . ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AB LIGHT APPEARS ON MY DASH BOARD. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN SOON AFTER THAT , AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY , MY CAR JUST CAME OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T PASS 1ST GEAR . THE D5 LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH ON MY DASH BOARD ALSO...

Mileage: 149,000

AS I WAS WAITING IN MY CAR , FOR MY SISTER TO GET IN . ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AB LIGHT APPEARS ON MY DASH BOARD. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN SOON AFTER THAT , AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY , MY CAR JUST CAME OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T PASS 1ST GEAR . THE D5 LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH ON MY DASH BOARD ALSO...

Mileage: 149,000

AS I WAS WAITING IN MY CAR , FOR MY SISTER TO GET IN . ALL OF A SUDDEN THE AB LIGHT APPEARS ON MY DASH BOARD. THE SECOND INCIDENT HAPPEN SOON AFTER THAT , AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY , MY CAR JUST CAME OUT OF GEAR AND WOULDN'T PASS 1ST GEAR . THE D5 LIGHT STARTED TO FLASH ON MY DASH BOARD ALSO...

Mileage: 149,000

CAR FAMILY OWNED SINCE NEW AND SERVICED. THE FRONT RIGHT SUBFRAME (REAR SIDE OF THE TWO PARTS OF THE SUBFRAME CRADLE) ROTTED COMPLETELY THRU (PASSENGER SIDE) LEAVING HOLE THRU AND LEAVING CONTROL ARMS, STEERING RACK DETACHED. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS ROT FREE, JUST THIS ONE AREA WHICH IS COMPL...

Mileage: 143,000

CAR FAMILY OWNED SINCE NEW AND SERVICED. THE FRONT RIGHT SUBFRAME (REAR SIDE OF THE TWO PARTS OF THE SUBFRAME CRADLE) ROTTED COMPLETELY THRU (PASSENGER SIDE) LEAVING HOLE THRU AND LEAVING CONTROL ARMS, STEERING RACK DETACHED. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS ROT FREE, JUST THIS ONE AREA WHICH IS COMPL...

Mileage: 143,000

CAR FAMILY OWNED SINCE NEW AND SERVICED. THE FRONT RIGHT SUBFRAME (REAR SIDE OF THE TWO PARTS OF THE SUBFRAME CRADLE) ROTTED COMPLETELY THRU (PASSENGER SIDE) LEAVING HOLE THRU AND LEAVING CONTROL ARMS, STEERING RACK DETACHED. THE REST OF THE FRAME IS ROT FREE, JUST THIS ONE AREA WHICH IS COMPL...

Mileage: 143,000

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 I TOOK THE CAR IN TO CROWN ACURA IN GREENSBORO, NC ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF REMOVING THE KEY WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND THE CAR ROLLING. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURY. I WANTED THEM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND GAVE THEM THE RECA...

Mileage: 135,000

NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 I TOOK THE CAR IN TO CROWN ACURA IN GREENSBORO, NC ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL INCIDENTS OF REMOVING THE KEY WHILE THE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND THE CAR ROLLING. THERE WERE NO ACCIDENTS OR INJURY. I WANTED THEM TO CORRECT THE ISSUE AND GAVE THEM THE RECA...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SIDE MADE LOUD NOISE AS THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000.

Mileage: 160,000

WHEN CAR IS SHIFTING FROM 1ST TOO 2ND GEAR IT GOES INTO A NEUTRAL POSITION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL WITH YOKOHAMA AVID TIRES, SIZE: 205/60/R16. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, SHE NOTICED A VIBRATION FROM THE CAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS WHERE IT WAS STATED THAT MANUFACTURING DEFECT LEAD TO A KNOT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S...

Mileage: 247,000

YESTERDAY, 8/18/13, OUR AUTO DARKENING REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAKED A BLACK LIQUID THAT MELTED THE PLASTIC CONSOLE UNDER IT. THE LIQUID COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ON THE CONSOLE FOR MORE THAN 45 MINUTES AS THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WENT FROM BEING CLEAR WHEN WE ARRIVED TO A SHOPPING CENTER, TO A DISTORTED VIEW WHEN ...

Mileage: 29,500

ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT THE CAR BEING IN PARK. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN SINCE I HAVE TWO TEENAGE DRIVERS! I SEE THERE IS A RECALL OF SOME 2000 ACURA TLS FOR THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED, YET I HAVE THIS PROBLEM...

Mileage: 85,000

ABLE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE AND REMOVE THE KEY WITHOUT THE CAR BEING IN PARK. THIS IS A BIG SAFETY CONCERN SINCE I HAVE TWO TEENAGE DRIVERS! I SEE THERE IS A RECALL OF SOME 2000 ACURA TLS FOR THE INTERLOCK OPERATION OF THE IGNITION SWITCH BUT MY VIN NUMBER IS NOT INCLUDED, YET I HAVE THIS PROBLEM...

Mileage: 85,000

THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE SUB FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION (ROT) AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE CAR HAS BEEN ENTIRELY DEALER MAINTAINED AND THOROUGHLY INSPECTED FREQUENTLY. I DISCOVERED THE CORROSION WHILE CHANGING THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. DEALER INFORMED ME THE CAR ...

Mileage: 168,794

THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE OF THE SUB FRAME HAS EXCESSIVE CORROSION (ROT) AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND THE CAR HAS BEEN ENTIRELY DEALER MAINTAINED AND THOROUGHLY INSPECTED FREQUENTLY. I DISCOVERED THE CORROSION WHILE CHANGING THE FRONT RIGHT TIRE. DEALER INFORMED ME THE CAR ...

Mileage: 168,794

TODAY JUNE 2, 2013, MY 2000 ACURA 32TL HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER HITTING THE PARKED CAR, I TRIED TO PULL THE CAR FORWARD AND TRIED TO STOP. INSTEAD, IT STARTED MOVING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY, EVE...

Mileage: 153,700

TODAY JUNE 2, 2013, MY 2000 ACURA 32TL HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER HITTING THE PARKED CAR, I TRIED TO PULL THE CAR FORWARD AND TRIED TO STOP. INSTEAD, IT STARTED MOVING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY, EVE...

Mileage: 153,700

TODAY JUNE 2, 2013, MY 2000 ACURA 32TL HAD SUDDEN ACCELERATION THAT RESULTED IN A CRASH WITH A PARKED VEHICLE ON THE ROAD WHILE I WAS BACKING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY. AFTER HITTING THE PARKED CAR, I TRIED TO PULL THE CAR FORWARD AND TRIED TO STOP. INSTEAD, IT STARTED MOVING FORWARD UNCONTROLLABLY, EVE...

Mileage: 153,700

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN) AND CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS PREVIOUSLY REPLACED UNDER THE RECALL IN 2005. THE TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 155,000

MY KEY CAN BE PULLED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE SHIFTER IN PARK. IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ISN'T APPLIED THE CAR CAN ROLL BUT CANNOT BE STEERED. IT IS DANGEROUS. ACURA AND HONDA HAVE A NUMBER OF RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE, INCLUDING SOME 2000 TL VINS BUT APPARENTLY DOESN'T INCLUDE MY...

Mileage: 80,000

MY KEY CAN BE PULLED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT FIRST PUTTING THE SHIFTER IN PARK. IF THE EMERGENCY BRAKE ISN'T APPLIED THE CAR CAN ROLL BUT CANNOT BE STEERED. IT IS DANGEROUS. ACURA AND HONDA HAVE A NUMBER OF RECALLS FOR THIS ISSUE, INCLUDING SOME 2000 TL VINS BUT APPARENTLY DOESN'T INCLUDE MY...

Mileage: 80,000

WHEN TURNING CAR OFF IGNITION TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK FAILED AND THE CAR WAS LEFT IN NEUTRAL AND AFTER EXITING CAR IT ROLLED BACKWARD (ON A HILLSIDE) & HIT PARKED TRUCK. VERY RISKY! I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ACURA TL HAD PRIOR YEARS (THRU 99) THAT WERE RECALLED. ALSO HONDA HAD OTHER MODELS IN LATER YEARS...

Mileage: 65,000

WHEN TURNING CAR OFF IGNITION TRANSMISSION INTERLOCK FAILED AND THE CAR WAS LEFT IN NEUTRAL AND AFTER EXITING CAR IT ROLLED BACKWARD (ON A HILLSIDE) & HIT PARKED TRUCK. VERY RISKY! I DIDN'T KNOW THAT ACURA TL HAD PRIOR YEARS (THRU 99) THAT WERE RECALLED. ALSO HONDA HAD OTHER MODELS IN LATER YEARS...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED SHE SHIFTED INTO THE REVERSE POSITION AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL. THE VEHICLE THEN ACCELERATED FORWARD CRASHING INTO A BRICK WALL CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY DESTROYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED BRAIN INJURIES. THE FA...

Mileage: 138,000

REAR VIEW MIRROR IMAGE DISTORTED, BLURRED, AND NOT REFLECTIVE OF THE ACTUAL DISTANCE/SEPARATION FROM FOLLOWING VEHICLES. ALSO OCCURRED ON MY 1999 ACURA 3.2TL. *TR

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY CAME OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: IGNITION SWITCH) BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE....

Mileage: 85,200

WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHICH I JUST PURCHASED ON MAY 26TH 2012, AND MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS IN 2ND AND THIRD GEAR RACING RPMS AND WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED IN 2ND, 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH GEAR AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS CAUSING ME EVEN RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BE...

Mileage: 121,000

WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHICH I JUST PURCHASED ON MAY 26TH 2012, AND MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS IN 2ND AND THIRD GEAR RACING RPMS AND WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED IN 2ND, 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH GEAR AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS CAUSING ME EVEN RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BE...

Mileage: 121,000

WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE WHICH I JUST PURCHASED ON MAY 26TH 2012, AND MY CAR BEGAN TO HAVE SHIFTING PROBLEMS IN 2ND AND THIRD GEAR RACING RPMS AND WOULD NOT STAY ENGAGED IN 2ND, 3RD, 4TH AND 5TH GEAR AND VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR AT FREEWAY SPEEDS CAUSING ME EVEN RESTRAINED BY THE SEAT BE...

Mileage: 121,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE ABOVE 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE...

Mileage: 185,000

2000 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO INTERMITTENT HEADLIGHT OUTAGES *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN GOING OUT FOR MORE THAN A YEAR. THE CONSUMER STATED IF SHE FLIPPED THE HEADLIGHTS ON AND OFF, THEY PASSENGER HEADLIGHT WOULD COME BACK ON. THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY W...

THIS CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED DUE TO A TRANSMISSION ISSUE IN 2004. EARLY 2012, A SHIFTING DELAY HAPPENED FIRST FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH. THEN, TRANSMISSION JERKED BETWEEN 2ND GEAR AND 3RD GEAR AND ITS GETTING WORSE. I WENT BACK TO ACURA, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKER AND SHOULD BE DEAD ANYTIME. THEY ...

Mileage: 84,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH WITH THE HEADLIGHTS ACTIVATED, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT SUDDENLY FAILED TO ILLUMINATE. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND AFTER TURNING THE HEADLIGHT CONTROL DEVICE SEVERAL TIMES, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGH...

Mileage: 80,000

AIRBAG DEPLOYED WHILE CAR SITTING STILL IN PARK (IN MY GARAGE). I WAS STARTING THE CAR IN MY GARAGE WHEN THE PASSENGER SIDE - SIDE AIRBAG (AKA; SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG) MOUNTED IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DEPLOYED WITHOUT CAUSE OR REASON!!!! *TR ACURA LOOKED AT THE CAR FOR FULL WEEK AND RETURNED THE CAR TO...

Mileage: 89,140

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE FAILURE APPLIED TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID:04V176000(POWER T...

Mileage: 2,103,000

THE REMEDY OUTLINED IN CAMPAIGN 04V176000 DID NOT RESOLVE THE MANUFACTURERS SAFETY DEFECT FOR MY VEHICLE. PER THE RECALL, MY TRANSMISSION HAD AN OIL COOLER RETURN LINE INSTALLED IN DECEMBER 2004 BY STERLING ACURA OF AUSTIN. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 47000, 71000 AND 107000 MILES. IN AU...

Mileage: 133,000

THE REMEDY OUTLINED IN CAMPAIGN 04V176000 DID NOT RESOLVE THE MANUFACTURERS SAFETY DEFECT FOR MY VEHICLE. PER THE RECALL, MY TRANSMISSION HAD AN OIL COOLER RETURN LINE INSTALLED IN DECEMBER 2004 BY STERLING ACURA OF AUSTIN. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 47000, 71000 AND 107000 MILES. IN AU...

Mileage: 133,000

TOXIC FLUID LEAKING FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR, DRIPPED ONTO CENTER CONSOLE AND MELTED PLASTIC PARTS IN THE INTERIOR OF THE VEHICLE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER, NO AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE CONNECTOR AND...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER, NO AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE CONNECTOR AND...

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN ACTIVATING THE AIR CONDITIONER, NO AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, HE FOUND THAT THE ELECTRICAL CONNECTOR WAS MELTED AND CAUSING THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE BY REPLACING THE CONNECTOR AND...

Mileage: 145,000

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE SUN AT WHICH TIME THE AUTOMATIC REAR VIEW MIRROR PROCEEDED TO LEAK CAUSTIC FLUID FROM THE PHOTO CELL UNTO THE MIDDLE OF MY CAR'S INTERIOR CONSOLE ESPECIALLY ALL OVER THE GEAR SHIFTER AREA. THIS FLUID WAS CORROSIVE TO THE POINT THAT IT MELTED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF MY REARV...

Mileage: 62,121

MY CAR WAS PARKED IN THE SUN AT WHICH TIME THE AUTOMATIC REAR VIEW MIRROR PROCEEDED TO LEAK CAUSTIC FLUID FROM THE PHOTO CELL UNTO THE MIDDLE OF MY CAR'S INTERIOR CONSOLE ESPECIALLY ALL OVER THE GEAR SHIFTER AREA. THIS FLUID WAS CORROSIVE TO THE POINT THAT IT MELTED A HOLE IN THE BOTTOM OF MY REARV...

Mileage: 62,121

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR SUDDENLY EXPLODED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILE...

Mileage: 50,000

BOUGHT FOUR NEW UNIROYAL TIGER PAW TIRES FROM BJ'S ON NOVEMBER 1, 2010. TIRE SIZE WAS 205 60 116 FOR A 2000 ACURA TL. ON WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 23, 2011, I WAS TRAVELING ON I-40 WEST AND HAD A TIRE BLOW-OUT. IT WAS THE RIGHT REAR TIRE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD AND LEAVE MY CAR OVERNIGHT....

Mileage: 183,678

2 WEEKS BACK WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, MIL (ENGINE) INDICATOR AND TCS INDICATOR SHOWED YELLOW. THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUNNING SLOW IN SPITE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT WHILE ACCELERATING, HARSH GEAR SHIFTING NOISE WAS NOTICED. I HAVE BEEN FACING DELAYED TRANSMISSION ISSUES DURIN...

Mileage: 124,500

MY ACURA 3.2 TL MODEL YEAR 2000 HAS A DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AS DIAGNOSED BY THE ACURA DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED IN 2009 WITH MILEAGE OF ABOUT 129,000. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY FOLLOWING THE 2004 RECALL AND SETTLEMENT. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003 AS A CERTIFIED U...

Mileage: 129,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 ACURA TL WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. NOW AGAIN AT 157,000 MILES IT IS SLIPPING AGAIN IN SECOND GEAR JUST LIKE IT DID ORIGINALLY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM ON MY OWN TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AT A COST OF AP...

Mileage: 157,000

BRIDGESTONE POTENZA G009 205/60R16. CATASTROPHIC TIRE / SIDEWALL FAILURE. TREAD/BELTS SEPARATED FROM SIDEWALL. TIRE PRESSURE PROPERLY MAINTAINED. TREADWARE REMAINING WAS 7/32. TIRES ROTATED EVERY 5000 MILES. OTHER MARKINGS ON TIRE: L08R AND 37224 GX BH32688. MADE IN USA. *TR

Mileage: 159,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD ROLL WITHOUT THE KEY BEING IN THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS BEING THE IGNITION INTERLOCK AND ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO ACURA. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 147,000

MY ACURA HAS BEEN SITTING FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING IT SLIPPING FROM 2ND GEAR THEY TOLD ME THAT ITS NOT COVERED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BY ABOUT A MONTH. IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I SOLD THE CAR AND WAS AWAITING PAYMENT FOR ...

Mileage: 101,900

THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS FOR MY 2000 ACURA TL. IN 2005 I HAD 86,000 MILES ON IT AND HONDA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION WITH A BRAND NEW ONE DUE TO RECALL. FIVE YEARS LATER I HAVE 178,000 MILES (92,000 ON TRANSMISSION) AND I AM IN NEED OF ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOWING THE...

Mileage: 92,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS FOR MY 2000 ACURA TL. IN 2005 I HAD 86,000 MILES ON IT AND HONDA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION WITH A BRAND NEW ONE DUE TO RECALL. FIVE YEARS LATER I HAVE 178,000 MILES (92,000 ON TRANSMISSION) AND I AM IN NEED OF ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOWING THE...

Mileage: 92,000

2000 ACURA 3.2 TL VIN # [XXX] PURCHASED 8/2004. 2008 THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN N POSITION. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD A MAJOR INCIDENT. RESULTING IN THE CAR ROLLING INTO THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER AND GARAGE DOOR. PRIOR TO THIS TH...

Mileage: 100,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA .THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,...

Mileage: 160,000

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 ACURA TL WILL WITHOUT WARNING DROP TO A LOWER GEAR LOCKING UP THE DRIVE TRAIN AND SEND THE VEHICLE INTO A SKID. IT HAPPENS SO FAST AND WITH NO BRAKE LIGHTS A FOLLOWING VEHICLE COULD EASILY REAR END MY VEHICLE. THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND ACURA SHOULD B...

Mileage: 113,000

D LIGHT WAS FLASHING, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, VERY LOUD WHINING NOISE, TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, RDI WAS ON, PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN DRIVING. TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM, REMOVED OVERHAULED AND REPLACED TRANSMISSION. COMPLETE OVERHAUL PACKAGE, WITH, CLUTCHES, SEALS, RINGS, GASKETS, BANDS, BUSHINGS, THRU...

Mileage: 188,656

MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL HAS A FAILING REAR VIEW MIRROR, LEAKING FLUID INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. FROM SEARCHING I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO DIMMING MIRRORS MANUFACTURED BY MAGNA DONNELLY CORP INSTALLED ON VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS OF CARS. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THE CHEMICA...

Mileage: 130,000

2000 ACURA 3.2TL. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN AUGUST 2009 THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER ALSO MENTIONED THAT HER TWO SONS ALSO HAVE ACURA 3.2TL'S AND THEY TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MO...

Mileage: 118,111

2000 ACURA 3.2TL. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN AUGUST 2009 THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER ALSO MENTIONED THAT HER TWO SONS ALSO HAVE ACURA 3.2TL'S AND THEY TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MO...

Mileage: 118,111

2000 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW AS THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WITH FIERCE FORCE AND SPEED AND SPUN AROUND IN CIRCLES SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE HIT A POST IN THE PA...

2000 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW AS THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WITH FIERCE FORCE AND SPEED AND SPUN AROUND IN CIRCLES SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE HIT A POST IN THE PA...

2000 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFT ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. UPON REVIEW FOUND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY ACURA TLS 1999-2002. DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

Mileage: 109,000

I HAVE A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL AND THIS CAR HAD A RECALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION IN 2004 AND ACURA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. ACURA IS DE...

Mileage: 165,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH A GLASS CLEANING SOLUTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE MIRROR BEGAN LEAKING UNUSUAL FLUIDS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS OF THE UNKNOWN FLUIDS. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT T...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE DRIVE GEAR ON THE WARNING PANEL FLASHED BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. HE DID NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKES NOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE T...

Mileage: 150,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL YEAR 2000, IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS MODEL HAS A DEFECT THAT MAY RESULT IN THE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT ANY SPEED. FOLLOWING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ([XX...

Mileage: 100,672

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED RATE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INTERIOR REAR MIRROR WAS COVERED THREE QUARTERS WITH A BLACK RESIDUE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILUR...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAD A TOTAL OF 6 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED IN MY ACURA TL 2000 3.2 LITER. WHY IS TOYOTA GETTING SO MUCH PRESS AND TROUBLE AND HONDA DIDN'T. HONDA WOULDN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND MY RESALE VALUE WAS HORRIBLE. I ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM AFTER BUYING THE CAR AT 14,000 MILES. I AM CONSIDERING SENDING THIS ...

I HAD A TOTAL OF 6 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED IN MY ACURA TL 2000 3.2 LITER. WHY IS TOYOTA GETTING SO MUCH PRESS AND TROUBLE AND HONDA DIDN'T. HONDA WOULDN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND MY RESALE VALUE WAS HORRIBLE. I ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM AFTER BUYING THE CAR AT 14,000 MILES. I AM CONSIDERING SENDING THIS ...

BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS (FAILURE) DISCOVERED BY FIRESTONE AUTO CARE, HICKAM AFB, HI, WHILE DOING AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC. NO ACTION DONE TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF HIGH COSTS. *TR

Mileage: 95,000

ALL MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED IN MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. IN READING ABOUT THIS ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT IT'S HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS ME. AS I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR, I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED, HOWEVER I JUST UNCOVERED IT AND REALLY THINK IT'S...

Mileage: 80,000

TRANSMISSION ON 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL FAILED LAST WEEK AUTO HAS ABOUT 77,000 MILES DEALER AND ACURA MAIN OFFICE SAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

Mileage: 77,000

2000 ACURA TL MIRROR LEAKED FLUID ON INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE'S CONSOLE. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT MY MIRROR IS NOW BLURRY. NOW FOR SOME REASON EVERYTIME I GET IN MY CAR AND DRIVE MY RIGHT EYE STARTS TO HURTING. ONCE I'M OUT AND IN FRESH AIR IT FEELS FINE. I'VE NOTICED ON FORUMS ONLINE THAT...

ACURA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 155,000

2000 ACURA 3.2 TL REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFECT. THE 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL COMES EQUIPPED WITH A AUTO-DIMMING REARVIEW MIRROR MANUFACTURED BY THE MAGNA DONNELLY CORPORATION. THIS MIRROR BEGAN LEAKING A DARK FLUID RECENTLY WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE TOXIC. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PR...

Mileage: 135,000

MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL OUT OF NOWHERE STARTED SLIPPING AND SHIFTING GEARS WHILE I WAS DRIVINGONE DAY. WHILE I AM DRIVING MY CAR THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN OR JERK AN SLIP AFTER FREQUENT STOP AND GO'S. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN OVER A MILLION ACURA'S, AND AFTER TAKING IT...

Mileage: 116,200

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE HAS SUNNY SUN 3800 TIRES, SIZE 225/40/ZR18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING IN ONE DIRECTION. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE OBSERVED THAT T...

Mileage: 171,000

I AM WRITING BECAUSE MY ACURA 3.2TL IS VIBRATING AND JERKING BAD IN 2ND GEAR AND I HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED OUT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOW AND I AM AFRAID OF THE SAFETY ISSUES IT CAN CAUSE OR EVEN DEATH BY CRASH...

Mileage: 150,000

TRANSMISSION SEEM TO VIBRATE SEVERELY WHEN SHIFTING IN SECOND GEAR I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS UNDER RECALL TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE UP TOO AND UNDER 100,000 MILES AND IT IS UNDER. I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS BUT I WAS NOT AWARE DUE TO HONDA/ACURA ALWAYS STANDING BY THERE PRODUCT. P...

Mileage: 97,547

MY CARS TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO ACT UP BY NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR'S TRANNY WILL SUDDENLY LOCK UP WHEN THE CAR WANTS TO SHIFT. FOR EXAMPLE IM ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL STAY AT 20 MPH THE RPM WILL RISE BUT THE CAR WONT SPEED UP BECAUSE IT HAS LOCKED. I SEARCHED FOR A RECA...

Mileage: 155,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). A TECHNICIAN INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT BECAUSE NONE OF THE GEARS SUSTAINED DISCOLORATION. FOUR YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENC...

Mileage: 120,000

STARTED HAVING TRANS PROBLEMS AFTER EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT. NOT GOING INTO GEAR, HARSH OR NO SHIFTING, ENGINE REVS HIGH WHILE IN GEAR & DRIVING, D5 FLASHING. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. HONDA CANADA WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. ALTHOUGH DEALER PROVIDED FREE DIAGNOSIS, ESTIMATED TRANS REPLACEMENT WAS GO...

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

Mileage: 87,000

IGNITION KEY SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY WORKS AND THEN DOES NOT; CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OR NOT START. THE CAR CAN BE INDUCED TO START BY SHAKING (VIBRATING) THE KEYS WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH SLOT. THIS HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE HONDA RECALL OF THE 1999 ACURA TL & CL'S (ALONG WITH VA...

Mileage: 113,000

2000 ACURA 3.2 TL HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION FROM DAY ONE AND NOT RELATED TO THE IMPLIED LACK OF ADEQUATE TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT WAS INSTALLED PRESENTED SEVERE PROBLEMS. SHIFTING FROM S...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. HE HAD IT REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS RECOMMENDED. AFTER TH...

Mileage: 130,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. HE LATER NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO HIS NEIGHBOR'S LANDSCAPING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGN...

Mileage: 118,000

CAME OUT TO MY CAR THIS A.M. TO FIND THAT REARVIEW MIRROR HAS GONE BLACK/DARK GREY, OBSTRUCTING REAR VISION. ONLY SMALL OVAL AREA REMAINS CLEAR. *TR

Mileage: 94,500

INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR LEAKED FLUID ON CONSOLE AND CLOTHING. FLUID RESEMBLES TAR BUT DESTROYED THE PLASTIC CONSOLE. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS AN ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED ...

Mileage: 180,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK. HE MENTIONED THAT HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INC...

Mileage: 110,400

I OWN A 2000 ACURA TL TYPE S, I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS AUTOMOBILE, I TOOK OWNERSHIP IN 2003. THE CAR SUFFERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON NOVEMBER 11, 2004 WHILE GOING 60MPH. NO LOSS OF CONTROL HAPPENED AS THE CAR SIMPLY WENT INTO WHAT FELT LIKE "NEUTRAL". THE TRANSMISSION WAS R...

Mileage: 71,000

I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. A LARGE CLEAR BUBBLE APPEARED AT THE TOP OF THE MIRROR GLASS AND THE REST OF THE MIRROR WAS TINTED FOR A DAY, AND THE VISION DISTORTED. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM I CONTACTED ACURA...

Mileage: 75,600

I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. A LARGE CLEAR BUBBLE APPEARED AT THE TOP OF THE MIRROR GLASS AND THE REST OF THE MIRROR IS TINTED AND THE VISION DISTORTED. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM I CONTACTED ACURA. THEY INFO...

Mileage: 137,812

WHILE STARTING UP THE CAR AND SHIFTING TO REVERSE, THE CAR ACCELERATED UP TO A HIGH SPEED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR UNTIL IT HIT A TREE AND THE IMPACT OF THE CAR CAUSE ME TO HIT THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK. THE REAR END WAS DAMAGED ENOUGH THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED IT . THE DISTANCE OF TR...

Mileage: 112,000

THE REARVIEW MIRROR IN MY 2000 ACURA TL EXPLODED AND A BLACK LIQUID SPRAYED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. IT CORRODED A LARGE HOLE THROUGH MY CENTER CONSOLE (WHICH WAS REPLACED BY ACURA/HONDA AT NO CHARGE), DAMAGED MY LEATHER SEATS AND CARPET (WHICH ACURA/HONDA REFUSED TO REPLACE, BUT DID PERFO...

Mileage: 160,000

REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAK THE REAR VIEW MIRROR RUPTURED AND LEAKED A BLACK CORROSIVE LIQUID THAT ATE INTO THE CONSOLE PLASTIC. THEIR SEAMS TO BE A WEIRD CHEMICAL SMELL IN THE CAR NOW FROM THE LEAK. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN 2000 ACURA TL FAILED. WHEN IT FAILED, IT LEAKED SOME CORROSIVE LIQUID ONTO THE GEAR SHIFT OF MY CAR. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HEAT AS IT OCCURRED ON A HOT DAY. ACURA HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW...

Mileage: 112,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY. TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT HONDA SETTLED WITHOUT ADMITTING FAULT. TRANSMISSION HAD A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED TO INSTALL AN OIL JET PUMP ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION TO MY AS TO WHY....

Mileage: 138,000

I PURCHASED A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL IN APRIL 2005. A FEW MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN NOTICING MY CAR JERKING WHEN I WOULD BACK UP. IT WAS ALSO STALLING AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I DECIDED TO DO RESEARCH ON THE CAR AND I FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE FAULTY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE ACURA COMPANY AND I WAS I...

SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN PASSENGER RAISES UP FROM SEAT BACK. DEALER DOES NOT REPAIR BUT JUST TURNS LIGHT OFF, WHICH WILL COME BACK ON SHORTLY. DIDN'T SEEM TO BE MUCH OF A PROBLEM UNTIL SERVICE ADVISOR SAID AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN LIGHT IS ON. IF THAT IS THE CASE, IT SEEMS IT SHOULD BE FIXE...

Mileage: 50,000

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY TODAY, I ACCELERATED AND MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL WENT FROM AUTOMATIC TO SPORT MODE. I WAS TERRIBLY FRIGHTENED AND THANKED GOD THAT MY SON WAS NOT IN THE CAR. THE D5 AND #3 WERE LIT AT THE SAME TIME. SINCE THE SHIFT WAS IN AUTOMATIC MODE, I COULD NOT SHIFT TO ANY OTHER GEAR...

Mileage: 115,000

I TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AFTER STARTING IT ONE DAY TO NO AVAIL. I PLACED A SCREW DRIVER IN THE SHIFT LOCK POSITION AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED. I CALLED THE ACURA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER CAR AVAILABLE AND ASKED ME TO COME IN A DAY LATER. ON MY WAY...

Mileage: 99,439

I TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AFTER STARTING IT ONE DAY TO NO AVAIL. I PLACED A SCREW DRIVER IN THE SHIFT LOCK POSITION AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED. I CALLED THE ACURA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER CAR AVAILABLE AND ASKED ME TO COME IN A DAY LATER. ON MY WAY...

Mileage: 99,439

I TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AFTER STARTING IT ONE DAY TO NO AVAIL. I PLACED A SCREW DRIVER IN THE SHIFT LOCK POSITION AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED. I CALLED THE ACURA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER CAR AVAILABLE AND ASKED ME TO COME IN A DAY LATER. ON MY WAY...

Mileage: 99,439

I TOOK MY CAR INTO ONE OF THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT, AND VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING. AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY MODEL CAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION, (WHICH I SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM TO BE). MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT TOLD IT WASN'T TRANSMISSION....

Mileage: 85,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF OCTOBER 12, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL WORK PERFORMED FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2004, HOWEVER, TH...

Mileage: 138,000

I TOOK MY 2000 ACURA TL INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS LATER THERE WAS A DIVIDING LINE IN THE TOP OF THE MIRROR. ABOVE THE LINE AND THE MIRROR IS CLEAR, BELOW THE LINE THE MIRROR IS TINTED. THERE AP...

Mileage: 75,268

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN THREE YEARS LATER. ACURA STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS RE-MANUFACTURED AND T...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AT 65,000 MILES. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. AT 105,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAIL...

Mileage: 124,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. IN MAY OF 2007, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO WILL NOT PROVIDE HER WITH A WARRANTY. TH...

Mileage: 100,000

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP DURING NORMAL DRIVING, I THEN RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I BECAME CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER PEOPLES HISTORY WITH THIS CAR. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT ...

Mileage: 81,400

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP DURING NORMAL DRIVING, I THEN RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I BECAME CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER PEOPLES HISTORY WITH THIS CAR. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT ...

Mileage: 81,400

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 138000 FAILURE MILEAGE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, THE D5 ICON STARTED TO FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A HIGH RATE. THE CONTACT HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON 3/19/07 WITH A MECHANIC....

Mileage: 138,000

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 138000 FAILURE MILEAGE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, THE D5 ICON STARTED TO FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A HIGH RATE. THE CONTACT HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON 3/19/07 WITH A MECHANIC....

Mileage: 138,000

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MY 2000 ACURA TL UNDER THE NHTSA REQUIRED EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD 63,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND ASKED IF I WANTED IT FIXED. I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE MOTOR ...

Mileage: 63,000

WHILE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OF 200-2004 ACURA TLS, IT APPEARS THAT THE REMEDY IDENTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT FULLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND WHILE THE MANUFACTURER GRACIOUSLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER UP TO 100,000 MILES, THE FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION AS DOCUMENTED WID...

Mileage: 103,000

OPD PASSENGER VOLTAGE ISSUE CAUSING SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM TO FAIL. KNOWN ISSUES WITH ALL MAKES AND MODELS FROM 1999 TO PRESENT. *NM

Mileage: 55,783

OPD PASSENGER VOLTAGE ISSUE CAUSING SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM TO FAIL. KNOWN ISSUES WITH ALL MAKES AND MODELS FROM 1999 TO PRESENT. *NM

Mileage: 55,783

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS HAD FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

Mileage: 120,000

ON A VERY HOT DAY, I ENTERED MY CAR TO DISCOVER A BLACK OIL SUBSTANCE THAT MELTED AROUND MY GEAR SHIFT. LOOKED IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND IT WAS VERY BLURRY, THEN LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW WHERE THE SUBSTANCE CAME OUT OF THE MIRROR. IT ALSO SPLASH ON MY LEATHER SEATS. ACURA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS L...

ACURA 3.2 TL 2000 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000; THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SOMETIME WITHIN THAT FIRST YEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN SAME MANNER IN 2003; THE DEALER REPLACED THAT TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE IN 2004; I TOOK MY CA...

ACURA 3.2 TL 2000 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000; THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SOMETIME WITHIN THAT FIRST YEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN SAME MANNER IN 2003; THE DEALER REPLACED THAT TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE IN 2004; I TOOK MY CA...

THROUGHOUT THE LAST WEEK, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SOMEONE AT MAGNA DONNELLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTER. AS OF 1:33 PM (EST) ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2005, I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM ANYONE AT MAGNA DONNELLY. ADDITIONALLY, EACH TIME THAT I HAVE CALLED MAGNA ...

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL, 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE GEARS EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL INFORMATION THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE...

VEHICLE IS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 25,000 MILES. CAR "IMMOBILIZER" (ANTI-THEFT) SYSTEM ACTIVATED PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING. ALL KEYS LOCKED OUT, SO SYSTEM ITSELF AT FAULT. THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO STEAL CAR (IT WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AT THE TIME). IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN A REMOTE AREA, DRIVER AND PA...

Mileage: 25,000

TRANSMISSION RECALL OFFER TO REPAIR VEHICLE BY DEALERSHIP WAS DECLINED. PROBLEM PRE-EXISTED AND KIT WAS INSTALLED TO REMEDY PROBLEM IN OCTOBER 2004. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER INSTALLATION..

Mileage: 100,000

I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL THAT WAS JERKING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THIS PAST SATURDAY ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHILE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND THE RPM WENT PAST THE 8. I WAS ABLE TO COAST MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE ROAD...

Mileage: 146,206

ACURA DOES NOT WHANT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THAT SHOUD BE UNDER WARANTIE BECAUSE THEY SAID THA THE CAR IS WHITH A SALVAGE TITLE AND THEY DONT RESPONT TO RECALLS OR WARANTIES OF THOSE CARS.

Mileage: 94,000

2000 ACURA TL REPAIRS MADE TO THE OIL KIT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR LESS THAN 400 MILES AFTER THE REPAIR, THE KIT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN ONE OF THE CONNECTING HOSES THAT RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. *SC

TWO DAYS AGO, I BEGAN FEELING SLIPPING AND SURGING IN MY TRANSMISSION. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 - 60 MPH, MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN WITHOUT CARS B...

Mileage: 75,000

REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAKED CORROSIVE FLUID ON CENTER CONSOLE.

Mileage: 78,000

OIL IN REAR VIEW MIRROR EXPLODED AND SPLATTERED ON BOTH FRONT SEATS OF THE CAR. LUCKILY IT HAPPENED OVERNIGHT WHEN I WAS NOT DRIVING THE CAR OR IT COULD HAVE CREATED A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT. DEALER WAS NOT SURPRISED APPARENTLY HAPPENED IN QUITE A FEW INSTANCES.

Mileage: 55,000

DT: THE CONSUMER STATED THAT HE OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. HE STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THE CONSUMER HAS HEARD OF OTHER COMPLAINTS SUCH AS A ACURA MDX WITH THE SAME ENGINE. BOTH VEHICLE WAS IN THE BODY SHOP AT THE SAME TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE CONS...

RECENTLY, EVEN WHEN DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MILES AN HOUR AND CAME TO A CROSSROAD AND BRAKED, THE CAR KEPT ACCELARATING. DESPITE HAVING THE BRAKES PRESSED THE CAR WAS BEHAVING LIKE A WILD BRONCO. EVEN WHEN I SHIFTED THE AUTOMATIC GEAR TO PARK, THE ENGINE WAS RACING. AFTER I PUT OF THE IGNITION & THEN RE...

Mileage: 63,000

ACURA TL EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION.*MR AT 49,000 THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOR FREE. ON FEB 25, 2005 THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL, HOWEVER HE WAS TOLD THE PART THAT FAILED ON HIS CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

Mileage: 49,000

I RECENTLY HAD A RECALL ATTENDED TO ON MY 2000 ACURA WHEN THE TECHNICIAN TOLD ME THAT MY ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED REPLACEMENT! I WAS QUITE SURPRISED AT THIS EXPECIALLY WHEN HE THEN TOLD ME THAT THIS WAS AN INHERENT PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR AND HE DOES 10-15 PERF WEEK!!! THE MOUNTS, HE SAID, ARE DESIGNED T...

Mileage: 87,000

ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILED, NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED, RECALL ISSUED SEPT 04, "FIXED" TRANSMISSION CLAIMS TO BE FINE BUT ON OCCASION VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTS, ACCOMPANIED BY WARPING BRAKES THAT ACURA HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR, IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 46,000

ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILED, NEW ONE WAS INSTALLED, RECALL ISSUED SEPT 04, "FIXED" TRANSMISSION CLAIMS TO BE FINE BUT ON OCCASION VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTS, ACCOMPANIED BY WARPING BRAKES THAT ACURA HAS ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR, IT IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *JB

Mileage: 46,000

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. MECHANIC PERFORMED THE WORK, BUT A WEEK LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 55 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. A LOUD CLANKING NOISE WAS HEARD ...

NHTSA RECALL 04V176000. ACURA ISSUED AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL DUE TO VIN ALTHOUGH IT EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM AS THOSE VEHICLES THAT WERE RECALLED. *AK

THE CONSUMER HAD TROUBLE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE. THE RPM'S REVVED UP. *JB

THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE OWNER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS MORE THAN 100,000 MILES IT WAS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THE RECALL THAT WAS INITIATED BY THE MANUFACTURER. PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *JB

Mileage: 107,000

RECEIVED RECALL 04V076000 TRANSMISSION FAILURES: WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION EXPLODED NEARLY CRASHED. ALSO BLEW UP CATASTROPHICALLY AGAIN. *BF THE CONSUMERS WIFE NEARLY CRASHED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IN HER VEHICLE EXPLODED AND SHE TRIED TO AVOID GETTING HIT OR CRASHING INTO SOMETHING. PRIOR TO TH...

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. THE CONSUMER HEARD THIS WAS A RESULT OF POORLY DESIGNED AND POORLY MANUFACTURED BEARING SURFACES AND CLUTCH PLATE SURFACES IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUEST REIMBURSEMENT FROM THE MANUFACTURER BUT THEY DENIED ANY RESPONSIBILITY. *NM

AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER SERVICED THE VEHICLE. THEN, CONSUMER REAR ENDED A VEHICLE AT 50 MPH. A RECALL LETTER WAS LATER RECEIVED BY THE CONSUMER ON THE AIR BAG MODULE. NHTSA RECALL 02V080000. *AK

Mileage: 74,800

2000 ACURA 3.2TL, A/C BLOWER FAN STOPPED. *BF THE FAN MOTOR RECEPTACLE AND NYLON PLUG SHOWED EVIDENCE OF EXCESS HEAT AND THE CONNECTOR PINS WERE BURNT. *JB

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS THROWN VIOLENTLY FORWARD AND CAUSED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO RISE. *SC

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE FELT LIKE IT WAS THROWN VIOLENTLY FORWARD AND CAUSED THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE TO RISE. *SC

WHILE DRIVING ABS, AND THE OVEDRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SOLENOID SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK PASSENGER SIDE REAR FENDER AND MUDD FLAP DAMAGED. TREAD HIT THE 5TH WHEEL OF THE TRAILOR. T...

WHILE DRIVING ABS, AND THE OVEDRIVE LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD AND REMAINED ON. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SOLENOID SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK PASSENGER SIDE REAR FENDER AND MUDD FLAP DAMAGED. TREAD HIT THE 5TH WHEEL OF THE TRAILOR. T...

I'M AN OWNER OF A 2000 ACURA TL3.2, AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN OVER A DECADE OF BEING A TRUE LOYAL CUSTOMER OF ACURA/HONDA, I DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING AN ACURA MADE VEHICLE DUE TO THE DEFECTIVE TRANMISSION. MY 2 PREVIOUS ACURAS WERE GREAT, BOTH HAD IN EXCESS OF 200K BEFORE I TRADED THEM IN AND HAD NO...

Mileage: 98,650

I RECENTLY BOUGHT A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL WITH A 5-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 87,000 MILES ON IT. MY TRANSMISSION HAD A BIG PAUSE WHEN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, HARD, INCONSISTENT SHIFTING, AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT CORRECTLY WHEN GOING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR (AROUND 25 MPH). WHEN THIS HAPPE...

Mileage: 92,330

WHEN APPLYING THE BRAKE FROM 50 MPH OR MORE IN AN EMERGENCY OR SUDDEN STOP SITUATION VEHICLE SHOOK SEVERELY OUT OF CONTROL. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER 10 TIMES OR MORE. DEALER CONTINUOUSLY TURNED THE FRONT ROTORS OR REPLACED THEM EVERY 10,000 - 12,000 MILES. DEALER WAS UNABLE TO GIVE REASON FO...

Mileage: 18,931

I HAVE A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING ON THE DELWAY MEMORIAL BRIDGE DOING ABOUT 70 MPH I NOTICED SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, THEN THE CAR STARTED REVING AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED TRANMISSION FLUID AT THE SIDE OF THE CAR BEHIND THE CAR AND UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I TOOK THE CA...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING ON THE DELWAY MEMORIAL BRIDGE DOING ABOUT 70 MPH I NOTICED SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, THEN THE CAR STARTED REVING AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED TRANMISSION FLUID AT THE SIDE OF THE CAR BEHIND THE CAR AND UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I TOOK THE CA...

Mileage: 95,000

I HAVE A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING ON THE DELWAY MEMORIAL BRIDGE DOING ABOUT 70 MPH I NOTICED SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR, THEN THE CAR STARTED REVING AND NOT GOING ANYWHERE. I PULLED OVER AND NOTICED TRANMISSION FLUID AT THE SIDE OF THE CAR BEHIND THE CAR AND UNDERNEATH THE CAR. I TOOK THE CA...

Mileage: 95,000

WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THE ...

PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG FRONTAL SENSOR / CONTROL MODULE.*MR *JB DEALER REPLACED OPDS UNIT AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. *MJJ

PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG FRONTAL SENSOR / CONTROL MODULE.*MR *JB DEALER REPLACED OPDS UNIT AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. *MJJ

MY 2000 ACURA TL HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION SO I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPLACED. IT HAD BEEN TWO MONTHS AND THE CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION ERATICALLY SHIFTS AND IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK

TRANSMISSION "SLIPS" INTO GEAR AT ALL SPEEDS SINCE 6/26/04 IN THE EVENING. *AK

Mileage: 108,990

2000 ACURA TL 3.2 WITH 3 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS SINCE PURCHASE. ACURA HAS ADMITTED THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WY THE FAILURES CONTINUE AND THAT IS WHY THE HAVE EXTENDED THE WARANTEE TO 100,000 MILES. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST DUE TO THEM REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS EVERY 30,000 MILES OR SO. NOW, AT 119,000 MI...

Mileage: 97,000

WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT ON MY 2000 ACURA TL AT 93000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, ACURA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100000 MILES, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS ARE NO BETTER AND THE TRANSMISSION CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME, CAUSING THE CAR TO BE COMPLETELY UNSAFE. HONDA HAS ISSU...

Mileage: 92,000

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND. IT SENT PASSENGERS AND CARGO FLYING FORWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FOUND A TRAIL OF T...

Mileage: 104,163

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS NEW IN APRIL 2000. IN NOVEMBER 2001, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND I WAS THROWN FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS THOUGH REAR-ENDED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT THE DEALER IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA, AND COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY (I ...

Mileage: 115,205

I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS NEW IN APRIL 2000. IN NOVEMBER 2001, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND I WAS THROWN FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS THOUGH REAR-ENDED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT THE DEALER IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA, AND COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY (I ...

Mileage: 115,205

'00 ACURA TL, CAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE.

Mileage: 61,000

TRANSMISSION IN 2000 3.2 TL IS VERY DANGEROUS. GOING 65 MPH AND DROPPED TO 2ND GEAR AND TRANSMISSION IS GONE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A TON OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRATY AND THEY WONT SELL THE PARTS TO FIX IT B/C THEY CAN'T MAKE ENOUGH FOR ACURA TO REPLACE EVEYONE ELSE...

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT BUCKLES DID NOT LOCK THE BELT IN PLACE. *NM *SC

I PURCHASED MY TL BRAND NEW IN 2000. SINCE THEN I HAVE IT IN THE REPAIR SHOP 7 TIMES FOR THE SAMETHING. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF EACH ATTEMPTED REPAIR: *AK THE 1ST ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (NOV 9 2000) THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, THE COIL AND FUEL INJECTOR WAS CHECK...

MY 2000 ACURA TL IS ON IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION. THE LAST ONE STARTED SLIPPING, THEN DOWNSHIFTED WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. *JB

Mileage: 105,000

PURCHASED 2002 ACURA BRAND NEW. DURING AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DURING CRASH. ACURA 3.2 TL WAS FEATURED TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. IT HAD FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. ACURA IS C...

PURCHASED 2002 ACURA BRAND NEW. DURING AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DURING CRASH. ACURA 3.2 TL WAS FEATURED TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. IT HAD FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. ACURA IS C...

PURCHASED 2002 ACURA BRAND NEW. DURING AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DURING CRASH. ACURA 3.2 TL WAS FEATURED TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. IT HAD FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. ACURA IS C...

IINTERMITTENT AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE ON ACURA 2000TL. THE YELLOW LIGHT INDICATOR SIDE AIRBAG TURN ON THE MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE TRIP, STAY ON FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND DISAPPEAR AFTER THAT. WHEN THE YELLOW LIGHT "SIDE AIRBAG" IS ON THE AIRABAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. *AK

Mileage: 14,489

SRS SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY PART.*MR (NAR) THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PART OR DESIGN NOT WEAR OR TEAR. THE CHARGES WERE UNREASONABLY HIGH DUE TO POOR DESIGN. AN ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX AN SRS SENSOR. *CB

Mileage: 54,930

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON EVENT FOR ACURA TL OWNERS. THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON THE ROAD AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, MY TRANSMISSION DID NOT LOCK UP AS OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, BUT THE PROBLEM WI...

Mileage: 92,000

CONSUMER CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN VEHICLE ISN'T IN PARK. *AK

Mileage: 82,000

FAULTY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. GRINDING SOUND. CAR SURGES WHEN STOPPED. STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPED. MAKES VIBRATING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. DOWN SHIFTS BY ITSELF. SOUNDS LIKE THEIR IS A BROKEN PART MOVING AROUND INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. *LA

Mileage: 60,000

THE PCM CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO DOWN SHIFT AT RANDOM TIMES . SHIFTS WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS MAY RESULT IN AIR BAG FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

Mileage: 75,000

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT OR IMPACTED. *AK

Mileage: 9,000

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY PREPARING TO EXIT, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE ON EXIT RAMP AND VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING BACK TO CRUISE CONTROL SPEED ONCE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. UPON INSPECTION, CONSUMER DI...

Mileage: 31,061

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY PREPARING TO EXIT, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE ON EXIT RAMP AND VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING BACK TO CRUISE CONTROL SPEED ONCE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. UPON INSPECTION, CONSUMER DI...

Mileage: 31,061

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY PREPARING TO EXIT, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE ON EXIT RAMP AND VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING BACK TO CRUISE CONTROL SPEED ONCE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. UPON INSPECTION, CONSUMER DI...

Mileage: 31,061

THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN 16 MONTHS AS INDICATED BY THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SYSTEM'S AVAILABILITY DURING A CRASH IS QUESTIONABLE. *AK

Mileage: 71,000

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP, WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY FISH TAILED TO A STOP. *AK *JB

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 ACURA TL IS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION LOCK UP THE FRONT WHEELS WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. *JB

Mileage: 62,275

NAR 1/29/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IRREGULAR SHIFTING BEHAVIOR THAT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNS THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A RAPID STOP. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND PERFORMED MAINTENANCE. THE CONSUMER IS NOW EXPERIENCING SEVERE "SLIPPAGE" OF TRANSMISSION WHEN ACCELERATING. MR THE TRANSMISSION W...

Mileage: 40,000

TTHINK TWICE AND LONG BEFORE BUYING A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL.WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. WE AND THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2001, AT 20129 MILES, THE FIRST OWNER TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO AN ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE SRS (S...

TTHINK TWICE AND LONG BEFORE BUYING A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL.WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. WE AND THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2001, AT 20129 MILES, THE FIRST OWNER TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO AN ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE SRS (S...

TTHINK TWICE AND LONG BEFORE BUYING A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL.WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. WE AND THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2001, AT 20129 MILES, THE FIRST OWNER TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO AN ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE SRS (S...

TTHINK TWICE AND LONG BEFORE BUYING A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL.WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS OF THIS MAKE/MODEL/YEAR. WE AND THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER HAVE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING ISSUES:ON SEPTEMBER 25TH, 2001, AT 20129 MILES, THE FIRST OWNER TOOK THE AUTOMOBILE TO AN ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT BECAUSE THE SRS (S...

THERE ARE MANY OTHER CUSTOMERS WHO HAD SIMILAR FAILURES ON THIS VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL! DT

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE WINDSHIELD WIPER ON THE DRIVER SIDE WOULD LEAVE A BLACK FILM ON THE WINDSHEILD WHEN USED. VEHICLE TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON THREE OCCASIONS. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *MR

TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION "SLIPPED" OUT OF GEAR AND AUTOMOBILE DECELERATED RAPIDLY TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH CAUSING VEHICLE'S RPM TO GO OVER REDLINE. MR

TRAVELING AT 60 MPH WHEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION "SLIPPED" OUT OF GEAR AND AUTOMOBILE DECELERATED RAPIDLY TO APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH CAUSING VEHICLE'S RPM TO GO OVER REDLINE. MR

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED 5 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2000.*AK ALSO THE DRIVER SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS REPLACEDSTEERING COLUM WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION.*JB

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED 5 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2000.*AK ALSO THE DRIVER SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS REPLACEDSTEERING COLUM WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION.*JB

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED 5 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2000.*AK ALSO THE DRIVER SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS REPLACEDSTEERING COLUM WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION.*JB

SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED 5 TIMES SINCE JANUARY 2000.*AK ALSO THE DRIVER SEAT BELT LIGHT ILLUMINATED, THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT WAS REPLACEDSTEERING COLUM WAS REPLACED, THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED DUE TO HEAVY CORROSION.*JB

WHILE IN MOTION, CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. *JG

BETWEEN 20 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AT ABOUT 40,000 MILES. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM ON CALL. THEY TOLD ME TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. THIS SEEMED TO MAKE THE PROBLEM BETTER FOR A WHILE. FINALLY IT GOT WORSE AND WORSE. ...

BRAKES FELT SPONGY, PEDAL WOULD SINK TO FLOOR. MASTER CYLINDER FOUND DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED UNDER WARRENTY.

THE AIR BAG (SRS) LIGHT ILLUMMINATES WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. NLM

THE AIR BAG (SRS) LIGHT ILLUMMINATES WHILE DRIVING, THE DEALER HAS APPEMPTED TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM ON SEVERAL OCCASION YET THE PROBLEM STILL EXIST. NLM

CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE HAS BEEN INTO DEALERSHIP ON 5 OCCASIONS DUE TO THE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM LIGHT ILLUMINATING.*JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

ON MY 2000 ACURA 3.2TL IS SLIPPING AT 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THIS OCCURS ONLY AT LOW SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSON HAS NO FAILURES AT ANY OTHER SPEEDS OR GEARS.

WE HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS SINCE 15,000 MILES AND HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP A NUMBER OF TIMES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, ONLY TO HEAR THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THE HESITATION OR SLIPPING WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS, HAS GOTTEN SO BAD, WE ARE AFRAID TO JUMP OUT...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG LIGHT WILL COME ON UNEXPECTEDLY. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND SRS SAFETY RESISTANT HAD BEEN RESETED FEW TIMES, BUT LIGHT STILL COMES ON. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH,FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS, DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, BOTH,FRONTAL AND SIDE AIR BAGS, DID NOT DEPLOY. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

NO APPARENT EXTERNAL DAMAGE (APART FROM A TINY GRAIN-OF-SAND SIZE INDENTATION THAT COULD BE PART OF THE CRACK ITSELF. NO RECOLLECTION OF BEING STRUCK BY A STONE. LOCATION OF CRACK NEAR AIR VENT AT DRIVER LOWER SIDE SUGGESTS TEMPERATURE CHANGE: DEFROSTER OR A/C MAY HAVE CAUSED THE CRACK. *AK

MANUFACTURER UNABLE TO REPAIR DEFECTIVE SRS (AIRBAG) SYSTEM AFTER MORE THAN 8 ATTEMPTS. DECEPTIVE PRACTICES USED BY DEALER REPRESENTATIVE ( LIED ABOUT ROOT CAUSE EVEN THOUGH TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETINS HAD BEEN ISSUED ON THE PROBLEM). *AK

WHEN DRIVING HAD CELL PHONE ON, AND INTERIOR AIRBAG LIGHT WILL COME ON WARNING FOR DEPLOYMENT OF AIRBAG. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM.*AK

BRAKES EXHIBITED VIBRATION DURING BRAKING; APPEARS ROTORS WENT OUT OF ROUND PREMATURELY; DEALERSHIP GAVE "1 TIME" GOODWILL GESTURE AND MACHINED ROTORS AND REPLACED PADS ON FRONT BRAKES AT NO CHARGE. *AK

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, GOING UP TO 110 MPH AND WOULD HAVE CONTINUED HIGHER. CONSUMER HAD TO STAND ON BRAKES TO GET VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN TO 70 MPH, WHEN SHE TURNED VEHICLE OFF. DEALERSHIP INFORMED CONSUMER THAT THROTTLE PLA...

PASSSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD WIPER LEAVES A SLANTED IMPRINT ON GLASS THAT IMPAIRS DRIVER'S VISION. THIS IMPRINT COMES FROM RUBBER. CONSUMER FEELS IT IS A POOR DESIGN FROM MANUFACTURER. *AK *SLC

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED COMPUTER CONTROL UNIT. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

SRS LIGHT STAYS ILLUMINATED WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. DEALER HAS INSPECTED VEHICLE, AND REPLACED COMPUTER CONTROL UNIT. BUT, PROBLEM STILL EXISTS.*AK

VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO 2 DEALERS 3 TIMES FOR NOT STARTING. DEALER CANNOT FIND CAUSE. VEHICLE WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS FILED AN APPEAL UNDER LEMON LAW. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH FRONTAL DRIVER/ PASSENGER AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. *AK

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A 40 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH FRONTAL DRIVER/ PASSENGER AND SIDE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING A MALFUNCTION. *AK

AIR BAGS DEPLOYED IN AN ACCIDENT WHERE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP SIGN AND ONLY GOING APPROX 5 MPH. AIR BAG REPLACEMENT WAS 80% OF REPAIR BILL NO OTHER MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. *AK

CONTACTED DEALER TODAY TO SEE IF THEY CAN REPAIR. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED WITHIN SUMMARY. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE PEDAL IS SPONGY AND GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE PEDAL IS SPONGY AND GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE PEDAL IS SPONGY AND GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE BRAKE PEDAL IS MUCH LOWER THAN THE GAS PEDAL AND THE PEDAL IS SPONGY AND GOES TO THE FLOOR WHEN APPLIED, THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *SLC

VEHICLE EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WITH ENGINE CHECK LIGHT COMING ON. VEHICLE BEEN IN DEALER SHOP ON THREE OCCASIONS, AND PROBLEM STILL REOCCURRING. *AK CHECK THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY BUT GOES AWAY AFTER DRIVING FOR A WHILE. *YH

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE DUE TO GAS & BRAKE PEDALS TOO CLOSE WHEN ONE OR THE OTHER IS IN USE. IF FOOT NOT ON BRAKE PEDAL CORRECTLY IT WOULD UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN VEHICLE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND CAUSE & INDICATED NO MECHANIC PROBLEM.*AK...

VEHICLE WOULD ACCELERATE DUE TO GAS & BRAKE PEDALS TOO CLOSE WHEN ONE OR THE OTHER IS IN USE. IF FOOT NOT ON BRAKE PEDAL CORRECTLY IT WOULD UNINTENTIONALLY CAUSE SUDDEN ACCELERATION IN VEHICLE. HAS HAPPENED TWICE. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP & MECHANIC COULD NOT FIND CAUSE & INDICATED NO MECHANIC PROBLEM.*AK...

SRS LIGHT COMES ON; DEALER CONTACTED; ACURA RECALLED NOTICE FOR SAME PROBLEM; REPLACED RIGHT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE, WIRING HARNESS AND COMPUTER; LIGHT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY; SYSTEM SUPPOSEDLY INOPERABLE WHEN LIGHT IS ON; DEALER CONTACTED; UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM PERMANENTLY

SRS LIGHT COMES ON; DEALER CONTACTED; ACURA RECALLED NOTICE FOR SAME PROBLEM; REPLACED RIGHT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE, WIRING HARNESS AND COMPUTER; LIGHT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY; SYSTEM SUPPOSEDLY INOPERABLE WHEN LIGHT IS ON; DEALER CONTACTED; UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM PERMANENTLY

SRS LIGHT COMES ON; DEALER CONTACTED; ACURA RECALLED NOTICE FOR SAME PROBLEM; REPLACED RIGHT SAFETY BELT BUCKLE, WIRING HARNESS AND COMPUTER; LIGHT STILL COMES ON INTERMITTENTLY; SYSTEM SUPPOSEDLY INOPERABLE WHEN LIGHT IS ON; DEALER CONTACTED; UNABLE TO FIX PROBLEM PERMANENTLY

SRS SYSTEM KEEPS FAILING , SRS LIGHT LIGHT WILL COME INTERMITTENTLY. DEALER'S REMEDY WAS NOT ABLE TO DETERMINE CAUSE OR FIX DEFECT. *AK

GAS PEDAL HIT WHILE APPLYING BRAKES WITH FOOT ON BRAKE PEDAL - BRAKE PEDAL DEPRESSES TOO LOW AND IS ON SAME LEVEL AS GAS PEDAL.

HEARD THUMPING NOISE IN CAR. TOOK TO DEALER. DEALER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *AK

WHEN PEDAL WAS APPLIED IT FELT SPUNGY AND SOFT. WHILE IN A STOP POSITION AT A LIGHT, BRAKES DEPRESSED. PEDAL FADES AWAY--TO KEEP STILL, MORE PRESSURE HAD TO BE APPLIED. OWNER IS AFRAID THAT BRAKE FAILURE COULD OCCUR. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. *ML

WAS DRIVING ON WET PARKWAY & STARTED TO APPLY ABS BRAKES SLOWLY, THE ABS BRAKES FAILED TO CATCH & VEHICLE HYDROPLANED. IT HIT AN EMBANKMENT & THEN SPUN AROUND. DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES & WAS HOSPITALIZED. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED UPON IMPACT. VEHICLE TOTALED . ONLY HAD 500 MILES ON IT. *AK

THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR ARE CREATING A LARGE BLIND SPOT PARTICULARLY THE RIGHT MIRROR RESULTING IN POOR VISIBILITY. NLM

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR CHEST INJURIES. MANUFACTURER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK

DEFECTIVE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS CAUSING THE FUEL TO BOIL, RESULTING IN VEHICLE STALLING. DEALER HAS SEEN VEHICLE, AND HAS NO SOLUTION. *AK

LEFT REARVIEW MIRROR BY DESIGN IS MOUNTED AT EYE LEVEL OBSCURING THE DRIVERS VISION TO THE LEFT WHEN MAKING LEFT HAND TURNS, THE RIGHT MIRROR ALSO OBSCURE VISION BUT TO A LESSER DEGREE. NLM.