2000 ACURA TL Service Brakes, Hydraulic Problems

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. BY THEN I HAD MADE IT TO THE CURB OF THE FREEWAY,THANKFULLY . I WAS REALLY FRIGHTEN CAUSE I HAD MY 8 MONTH OLD BABY IN THE BACK SEAT. THEN IT STARTED TO OVER HEAT AS I WAS AT A STOP ALREADY. *TR

Mileage: 149,000

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

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. THE VEHICLE STARTED BUCKING AND FISH TAILING AS TREAD SEPARATED FROM THE TIRE IN ONE PEICE. THE TIRE DID NOT GO FLAT. BOTH VEHICLES HAD TO BE REPAIRED *TC

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 FOR THIS CONDITION. *AK *TS

Mileage: 18,931

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 (SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM) INDICATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON.THE SHOP REPLACED THE 'OPDS UNIT' BUT PROVIDED NO EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THE WARNING INDICATOR HAD COME ON. AT 26467 MILES, THE ORIGINAL PURCHASER BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE THE BRAKE INDICATOR LIGHT HAD COME ON.BRAKE FLUID WAS ADDED, BUT NO REASON FOR THE LIGHT'S ILLUMINATING WAS GIVEN.WE PURCHASED THE VEHICLE WITH AN ODOMETER READING OF 25807 MILES.SHORTLY THEREAFTER, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON.AT 26467 MILES WE BROUGHT THE VEHICLE TO AN ACURA DEALER.SHOP PERSONNEL CHECKED THE SRS INDICATOR AND CONSEQUENTLY ORDERED YET ANOTHER 'OPDS' UNIT.WHILE IN THE SHOP, THE SEAL AROUND THE FRONT WINDSHIELD,WHICH HAD PUCKERED UP,ALSO WAS REPAIRED.SOME THREE WEEKS LATER WE RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE OPDS UNIT REPLACED.NO EXPLANATION WAS GIVEN FOR THE PROBLEM.IN THE INTERIM,THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT HAD COME ON,AND THE BRAKE RESERVIOR CAP WAS CHANGED AS WELL.LESS THAN TWO MONTHS HAVE PASSED:THE SRS LIGHT IS AGAIN CONSTANTLY ON.WE ARE ABOUT TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE THIS LOOKED AT, AND ALSO HAVE THE TRUNK LIGHT INSPECTED, SINCE IT DOESN'T WORK.THE TRUNK LIGHT PROBLEM IS NOT DUE TO A BLOWN FUSE OR BURNED-OUT BULB; I CHECKED THAT MYSELF.HAVING THE SRS WARNING LIGHT COME ON,TOGETHER WITH THE DEALER'S INABILITY TO EXPLAIN OR RECTIFY THE SITUATION,PUTS ONE IN SOMETHING OF A QUANDRY:IS IT A FALSE WARNING,WILL THE AIRBAG(S) DEPLOY IN A CRASH? OR IS IT AN INDICATION OF A PROBLEM AND WILL THE AIRBAG(S) NOT DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED? THE ACURA 3.2 TL IS NOT AN INEXPENSIVE CAR, AND ONE WOULD EXPECT IT TO REQUIRE MINIMUM ATTENTION WHILE PROVIDING A HIGH DEGREE OF RELIABILITY AND SAFETY. IT DOESN'T.

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

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

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 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 MASTER CYLINDER WAS REPLACED BECAUSE OF AIR FOUND IN THE SYSTEM. *YH

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

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