2001 ACURA TL Problems & Recalls

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER NUMBER 20V027000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FLOW ACURA 4952 NEW CENTRE DR, WILMINGTON, NC 28403 (910) 218-7070. DURING THE RECALL REPAIR THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THEY DID NOT HA...

Mileage: 190,000

FOR MY ACURA TL 2001 WE HAVE BEEN WAITING OVER 6 MONTHS FOR THE AIR BAG TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA (CALLED HONDA THIS WEEK) WILL NOT EVEN PROVIDE A DATE WHEN THE REPLACEMENT AIR BAGS WILL BE AVAILABLE. VERY POOR AS THIS IS A KNOWN SAFETY HAZARD AND WE DON'T FEEL SAFE DRIVING THIS VEH...

TRANSMISSION SLIPS BETWEEN 3 AND 4. DOESN'T DO THIS ALL THE TIME, HOWEVER; MANY, MANY FORUMS ARE FULL OF 2001 ACURA TL'S HAVING TRANSMISSION SOLENOID ISSUES. WE BOUGHT CAR USED (163,000), MANY CARS OUT THERE WITH THE EXACT SAME ISSUE WHICH SHOULD HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED IN THE 2000'S.

Mileage: 163,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT CALLED ACURA OF TEMPE (7800 S AUTOPLEX LOOP, TEMPE, AZ 85284; (480) 344-5800) AND IT WAS CONFIR...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE LOCAL DEALER RALLYE ACURA LOCATED AT 1750 NORTHERN BLVD, ROSLYN, NY 11576, AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE MA...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 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 REPAIR. A DEALER WA...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 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 MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. BOTH THE DEALER AND ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY AT 25 MPH, A SECOND VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE DRIVERS SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. DURING THE CRASH THE DRIVER SIDE FRONT AND CURTAIN AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED SEVERE INJURIES TO THE HEAD, NECK, UPP...

I HAVE OWNED THIS CAR FOR 6 YEARS AND REALLY LIKE IT. MY PROBLEM IS THE PASSENGER AIR BAG LIGHT FREQUENTLY LIGHTS UP? IT HAPPENS IF THE SEAT IS EMPTY, A PURSE IS THERE OR SOMEONE IS SITTING THERET BY THE VIN IT IS NOT SUPPOSE TO BE AFFECTED BY THE RECALL.

Mileage: 160,000

I DROVE MY CAR OUT THE GARAGE INTO THE COMMON ALLEY IN REVERSE, ONCE OUT THE GARAGE. WHEN I WAS OUT OF GARAGE ATTEMPTED TO CLOSE THE GARAGE DOOR WITH THE GENIE , AND THE GARAGE DOOR WOULDN'T CLOSE . I DROVE THE CAR FURTHER AWAY FROM THE GARAGE/BUILDING IN REVERSE TO DETERMINE , WHETHER THE GENIE WO...

Mileage: 217,000

FEW WAYS AGO BUY THIS CAR HAS ONLY 84,300 MILES ....WHILE DRIVING TODAY SUDDENLY MALFUNCTION SIGN COMES AND CAR SLOW DOWN AND MAKING WEARED SOUNDS... GO TO ADVANCE AUTO PART TO SCAN THE MALFUNCTION SIGN AND AFTER SCANNING NO CODES COME BUT SHOWING ISSUE WITH TRANSMISSION. SO DON'T KNOW WHERE AND HOW...

Mileage: 84,300

INTERIOR REARVIEW MIRROR (AUTO DIMMING) BECAME IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF DUE TO A DEFECT THAT CAUSED A LIQUID TO LEAK AND CLOUD THE MIRROR. HAD TO REPLACE IT IN ORDER TO SEE OUT THE BACK. IT OCCURRED GRADUALLY OVER ABOUT A YEAR. AT FIRST IT WAS JUST THE CORNER AND EVENTUALLY IT COVERED THE WHOLE MIRR...

Mileage: 72,992

TAKATA RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE AIR BAG LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 72 MPH WITHOUT WARNING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CA...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED I...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR AS THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED I...

Mileage: 120,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001, THE TRANNY WAS NOT SHIFTING. SCARED MY WIFE SILLY. HAD LESS THAN 50000 MILES AND HAD TAKEN THE CAR TO ACURA FOR THIS ISSUE.THEY INSTALLED SOME KIND OF COOLER DEVICE RELATED TO TRANNY ISSUE. $3000 LATER FOR A TRANNY REPAIR AT A REPUTABLE INDEPENDENT GARAGE AND ACURA REFU...

Mileage: 50,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION JERKED VIOLENTLY AND FAILED TO SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR. THE RPMS BEGAN TO INCREASE WITH THE ILLUMINATION OF THE TCS AND ENGINE WARNING INDICATORS. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 200,000

I LIVE IN TOLEDO OHIO BOUGHT THIS CAR IN MICHIGAN WAS ON MY WAY HOME WHEN MY CARS WHEELS LOCKED UP SCARED ME TOO DEATH JERKED BACK AND FORTH IN GEAR CHECK ENGINE LITE CAME ON TCS LITE CAME ON AND D5 LITE WAS BLINKING THIS CAR ONLY HAD 82,000 MILES I CAN NOT BELIEVE THE GOVERNMENT CLOSES ITS EYES TOO...

Mileage: 82,373

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY LOSE ENGINE POWER. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD START NORMALLY BUT AS THE TRANSMISSION BECAME HOTTER, THE FAILURE WOULD OCCUR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THAT TH...

Mileage: 155,000

AFTER SEEING MY SEAT BELT LIGHT ON FOR A LONG TIME, I DISCOVERED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 01V166002. I CALLED THE ACURA NUMBER LISTED, AS WELL AS THE DEALERSHIP THAT SOLD AND HAS SERVICED MY CAR, AND BOTH ARE STATING THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL FOR THESE SEAT BELTS. I VERIFIED THEY KNEW MY ...

Mileage: 80,000

I WAS EXACTLY HALFWAY THROUGH A 350 MILE ROAD TRIP, DRIVING UPHILL ALONG A BUSY INTERSTATE IN THE LEFT LANE WHEN, WITHOUT WARNING, MY 2001 ACURA 3.2 TL BEGAN LOSING SPEED DESPITE CONTINUED THROTTLE ACCELERATION. THE ENGINE RPM'S WERE CLIMBING AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WERE IN NEUTRAL. LUCKILY, I WAS AB...

Mileage: 103,000

I SPOKE TO A GENTLEMAN FROM THE NHTSA ON 2/6/13 WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE RECALL PERTAINING TO THE 2001 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION, 2ND TO 3RD GEAR SLIPPAGE THAT CAN RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP AND CRASH, IS STILL VALID THROUGH APRIL OF 2014, WITH NO MILEAGE RESTRICTIONS AND IS TO BE REPLACED AT THE FUL...

MY COMPLAINT IS TOWARD ACURA RELATIONS AND DEVAN ACURA OF NORWALK, CT REGARDING A SERIOUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH HAVING A HARD SHIFT/SLIPPAGE FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR, WHICH IS PART OF RECALL, I.D. 48580. THIS TYPE OF PROBLEM CAN RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHIC...

Mileage: 80,316

ACURA FAN MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. UPON INSPECTION SAW THE CONNECTOR FROM THE FAN MOTOR MELTED INSIDE. ITS A SURE FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 159,200

ACURA FAN MOTOR STOPPED WORKING. UPON INSPECTION SAW THE CONNECTOR FROM THE FAN MOTOR MELTED INSIDE. ITS A SURE FIRE HAZARD. *TR

Mileage: 159,200

2001 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION JERKS AND BUCKS WHILE DRIVING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED JUST PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING TO BACK INTO HIS DRIVEWAY, IT WAS DIFFICULT TO GET THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE. THERE WAS SOME SMOKE IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND FLUID WAS LEAKING IN THE TRANSMISSION AREA. THE...

THE D5 ON THE TRANSMISSION STARTED BLINKING, THE THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON ALONG WITH TCS LIGHT. THE SHIFT FROM LOWER TO HIGHER SPEEDS WAS BIT JERKY OR SLOW. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER FOR CHECK-UP. ON DIAGNOSTICS, HE GAVE ME THE CODES P1739 AND P1750. THE RECOMMENDATION WAS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 135,380

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS SLIPPING AT 2ND GEAR, AS A RESULT OF WHICH THE RPM GOES HIGH BUT IT DOESN'T MATCH THE SPEED OF THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION AS PER THE RECALL WAS FIXED IN THE YEAR 2004 , BUT THE PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN AND ITS HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE TRANSMISSION IS 5...

Mileage: 109,000

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR IS SLIPPING AT 2ND GEAR, AS A RESULT OF WHICH THE RPM GOES HIGH BUT IT DOESN'T MATCH THE SPEED OF THE ROAD. THE TRANSMISSION AS PER THE RECALL WAS FIXED IN THE YEAR 2004 , BUT THE PROBLEM AROSE AGAIN AND ITS HARD FOR ME TO DRIVE. THE ESTIMATED COST OF THE TRANSMISSION IS 5...

Mileage: 109,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 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 2001 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

2001 ACURA 3.2TL. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEMS WITH VEHICLE TRANSMISSION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE RECENTLY NOTICED A JUDDERING AND SLIPPING ON D5 WHILE SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD, ESPECIALLY WHILE GOING ON RAMPS, MERGING ON TO FREEWAYS AND BRIDGES. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, BU...

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

Mileage: 125,980

THE WIRE AND CONNECTOR LEADING FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL POSITION SWITCH (ON THE BRAKE PEDAL ARM) INTO CONNECTOR O ON THE UNDER-DASH FUSE/RELAY BOX IS DAMAGED - SEEMS LIKE THE COMPONENT OVERHEATED. THIS RESULTED IN COMPLETE BRAKE LAMP FAILURE AND SHIFT LEVER LOCKED IN PARK. *TR

Mileage: 207,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE: I BOUGHT THIS CAR AT 25K MILES IN SEPT "04". RECALL TOOK PLACE APR. "04". I WAS NEVER TOLD BY THE DEALER, THAT A "RECALL" WAS MADE ON THE TRANNY FOR 7/100K. ( IT WAS MORE IMPORTANT THAT THEY PUT THE SALE OF THE CAR OVER THE SAFETY OF ME AND MY CHILD )I FOUND OUT ON THE DAY MY T...

MY 2001 ACURA TL WITH 162,000 MILES HAS A SUBFRAME THAT IS SEVERELY RUSTED AND WEAKENED TO THE POINT OF COLLAPSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. ACURA HAS DECIDED TO CALL THIS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR BUT I STRONGLY DISAGREE. THE AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSING UNIT HAS A SMALL HOSE FOR CONDENSATE THA...

Mileage: 162,000

2001 ACURA 3.2 TL, 47000+ MILES TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS: NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BOUGHT CAR NEW: ONLY DRIVER CALLED CLIENT SERVICES AND MY DEALER FOR REPAIR COMPENSATION THEY CLAIM VEHICLE IS OUT OF TIME PERIOD FOR RECALL (I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF PROBLEM) ACURA WILL PAY HALF: COST TO ME $2400+ BEC...

Mileage: 47,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE SHIFT BEING IN PARK. REMOVAL OF THE IGNITION KEY WHEN THE GEAR SELECTOR IN AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SHIFTED INTO THE PARK POSITION COULD CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY AND ...

Mileage: 118,000

2001 ACURA 3.2 TL NEEDED TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN OCTOBER 2006 DUE TO A SAFETY RELATED DEFECT. MILEAGE ON CAR AT THAT POINT WAS ABOUT 61,000 MILES. AUGUST 2010 TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE CAR HAS ABOUT 98,000 MILES ON IT. SO THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WHEN IT HAD I...

Mileage: 98,000

WHILE ENTERING HIGHWAY GA 400, I NOTICED THAT MY 2001 ACURA 3.2 TL SLAMMED IN TO FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THEN, THE D5 DASH LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING, THEN THE TCS LIGHT, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT. I DROVE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP (JACKSON ACURA), WHO ADVISED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED AND OFF...

Mileage: 86,000

2001 3.2TL ACURA. DOCUMENT SENT REGARDING MEDIATION ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD BANG NOISE. HE PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT NO NOISE WAS HEARD. HE GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR ...

ONE WEEK AGO I NOTICED THAT MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION (2001 ACURA TL) WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AS WELL AS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. I WENT TO ACURA HONOLULU YESTERDAY AND THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THEY ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WOULD TOTAL $6600 (N...

Mileage: 70,000

I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA TL LAST WEEK 03/09/10 FELL IN LOVE ....ON 03/16/10 DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON RPM RISE WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR DOESN'T SPEED UP. AND IM FORCED TO TRY AND DRIFT INTO A BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS O...

Mileage: 148,000

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

Mileage: 89,000

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND ONLY DRIVER OF MY CAR AND I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THE VEHICLE (NEARLY ALL DEALER-RECOMMENDED INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE IN TIMELY MANNER). THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN 2003, AS PER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. ONCE AGAIN, MY CAR HAS BEEN REN...

Mileage: 108,000

WE OWN A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL, WHICH WE BOUGHT IN 2006 WITH 43K MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 91,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE - VERY SLUGGISH SHIFTING, AND SLIPPAGE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, AND HEAVY SHAKING/VIBRATION OF THE CAR ...

Mileage: 91,000

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AT FIRST, IT SLIP AFTER I REVERSE OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND THEN WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE THAT'S WHEN IT SLIPS. THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET IT LOOK AT AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDS TO REPLACE. ALSO ONE THING IS THAT...

Mileage: 155,865

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

Mileage: 111,403

2001 TL NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION JOB, AND ACURA IS NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR THIS 3RD TRANSMISSION AS OF YET. ALWAYS LOVED THE CARS AND WHEN THEY SENT ME THE RECALL NOTICE IN 2003/04 THOUGHT IT WAS VERY HONORABLE. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IT NEARLY KILLED ME AS IT DROPPED DOWN TO 2ND GE...

Mileage: 95,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL AND BEGAN SLIPPING GEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE GEARS SLIPPED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE W...

Mileage: 9,000

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

Mileage: 150,000

AUTOMATIC REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAKAGE AND NO LONGER FUNCTION AS IT SHOULD. THE VEHICLE WAS USED TYPICALLY, NO ABUSE OR MISUSE IN ANYWAY. *TR

Mileage: 105,000

IN MARCH 2007 I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL, AFTER A COUPLE OF MONTHS I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL ACURA DEALER TO FIND THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER DOING SOME INVESTIGATING I FOUND ACURA HAD RECALLS ON THE TRANSMISSIONS, MINE WAS CO...

Mileage: 129,000

ON JANUARY 24, 2008 WE SENT A LETTER TO RICHARD COLLIVER,EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, AUTO SALES AT ACURA IN RESPONSE TO A QUESTIONNAIRE. WE BOUGHT A USED ACURA 2001 3.2TL IN NOVEMBER OF 2005. IT HAD A "RECONSTRUCTED TITLE". IN OREGON THIS MEANS THERE WAS NO FRAME DAMAGE. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 50,000...

Mileage: 88,230

2001 ACURA 3.2TL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT THEY RECEIVED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER INSTALLED OIL JET KIT INFORMED ON THE RECALL. THEY ALSO SAY THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED AFTER THE SERVICE WAS PERFORMED, HE STARTED TO EXPE...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE MAKING A RIGHT TURN AT 5 MPH, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE COLLAPSED TO THE GROUND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC AND THEY STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS COLLAPSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ACURA CERTIFIED, THE...

Mileage: 131,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE STEERING HAS BECOME VERY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER ONLY WHEN THE BRAKES ARE APPLIED. THE PARTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THE FAILURE HAS NOT BEEN CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY OUT OF WARRANTY AND TH...

Mileage: 6,000

I AM WRITING TO YOU TO GET SOME ASSISTANCE ON THE PROBLEM I AM HAVING WITH HONDA/ACURA OF USA. ACCORDING CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT CASE NO: RG 03099677, ACURA SETTLED WITH ALL CLAIMANTS TO PROVIDE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSIONS ON ALL CLASS VEHICLES UP TO 109,000 MILES. I OWN AN ACURA TL 2001 ...

Mileage: 103,692

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

Mileage: 105,700

ON JUNE 20TH, WE WERE EXITING THE TOLL BOOTH TO ENTER A MAJOR HIGHWAY. THE CAR FAILED TO ACCELERATE FOR ABOUT 10 TO 15 SECONDS. WE HAD OUR 1 AND HALF YEAR OLD SON ON BOARD AT THE TIME THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED. IT WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND WE WERE VERY LUCKY THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND US. WE BROUGHT THE C...

Mileage: 134,000

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF AN ACURA TL 2001. AT 40K MILES AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED JERKING, I WENT FROM 40 MPH TO ALMOST A COMPLETE STOP IN SECONDS. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED AS IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR NOW HAS 108K MILES. MY HU...

REAR VIEW MIRROR HAS GONE BAD. MIRROR IS TWO TONED SHOWING DARK ON TOP AND LIGHT ABOUT HALF WAY DOWN. THIS IS VERY DISTRACTING. MIRROR NO LONGER WORKS ON DAY AND NIGHT MODES. *JB

Mileage: 70,000

WE WERE RETURNING ON 10/02/06 FROM A 1,000 MILE ROAD TRIP TO PA, ON THE WAY HOME (AT NIGHT, IN THE POURING RAIN, WITH A TODDLER) WE LOST OUR TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM 2000 RPM-5000 RPM AND BACK A FEW TIMES. BY THE TIME I COULD GET SAFELY PULLED OVER...

Mileage: 103,000

AUTO-DIMMING REARVIEW MIRROR HAS FAILED. MIRROR IS NOW TWO-TONED (PART DIM, PART NORMAL) AND DIFFICULT/DISTRACTING TO USE. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH, WITHOUT WARNING, BLACK SMOKE APPEARED FROM UNDER THE HOOD AND THEN THE STEERING COLUMN. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER AND IT BURST INTO FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT WAS CALLED AND EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A STORAGE LOT, WHERE TH...

Mileage: 63,000

HONDA CLAIMS TO HAVE A GOOD REPUTATION FOR BUILDING STABLE VEHICLES. I BOUGHT MY ACURA BRAND NEW IN 2001 AND MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ONLY 100,000 MILES LATER. THAT IS WORSE THAN A OLD FORD ESCORT. HONDA HAS BEEN ATTEMPTING TO DECEIVE CONSUMERS BY CLAIMING THEY WILL ADDRESS A TRANSMISSION DEFECT T...

Mileage: 109,000

AFTER REAR-END COLLISION (MY FAULT ON SLICK PAVEMENT, GOING EST. 15 MPH WHERE BRAKES LOCKED UP AND CAR SKIDDED FOR AT LEAST 15-20 FEET) THE FRONT END OF MY CAR SIMPLY HAD A DENTED FRONT END AND GRILL AND LEFT (DRIVER'S SIDE) HEADLIGHT. A FEW MINUTES LATER A SMALL FLAME BROKE OUT AROUND THIS BROKEN ...

Mileage: 49,000

DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT FAILED WHILE DRIVING. THE BALL JOINT CAME APART, CAUSING THE COLLAPSE OF THE SUSPENSION, AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE SPEED WAS AROUND 10-15 MPH. HE HAS TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN C...

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN MONTEAGLE TENNESSEE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MY CAR ACTUALLY STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO BACK IT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AS I WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. I WAS FRIGHTENED TO DEATH BECAUSE TRUCKS WERE ...

Mileage: 90,000

I HAVE BEEN INVOLVED IN TWO CAR ACCIDENTS WHERE I WAS HIT FROM BEHIND AND MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. IN THE SECOND ACCIDENT MY CAR WAS TOTALED. *JB

Mileage: 59,790

CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON THE 2001 ACURA 3.2TL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE ACURA DEALERSHIP PERFORMED AN OEM TRANSMISSION JET KIT UPDATE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT SINCE HE VEHICLE HAD OVER 15000 MILES THE RECALL REQUIRED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED ...

TRANSMISSION LOCKED ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE BEHIND TO REAR-END ME. PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED REPORT ON THIS TO NHTSA, BUT WOULD LIKE TO ENTER ACURA'S RESPONSE. ACURA PERFORMED ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION RECALLS, BUT REFUSED TO PERFORM THE OTHER TRANSMISSION RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY AUTO WAS PREVIOUSLY ...

Mileage: 57,297

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 3 YEARS. 1ST FAILURE AT 67,000 UNDER NORMAL FREEWAY DRIVING IN 2002. WHILE ENROUTE TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. 67.000 MILES LATER AT 134,000 THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FROZE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH T...

Mileage: 137,000

DT: DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, CONSUMER WENT TO CHANGE LANES, AND WHEN TAPPING THE BRAKE, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, AND PICKED UP ACCELERATION, WITH THE ACCELERATOR NOT BEING TOUCHED. THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. THE BRAKES REGAINED WORKING CONTROL AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER...

Mileage: 20,000

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

VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND TO REAR-END ME. IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. NHTSA HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN ID#04V176000 THAT MY ACURA DEALER WILL NOT HONOR SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED, BUT NOW HA...

Mileage: 57,297

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD BY APPLYING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE DRIVER RESTARTED THIRTY MINUTES LATER AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT T...

ACCELERATOR CABLE/WIRE SNAPPED IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING.. THE GAS PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70MPH SINCE THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AFTER THE CABLE BROKE. THE PART WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE CAR ONLY HAD 25,011 MILES ON IT. THE CAR ...

Mileage: 25,011

ACCELERATOR CABLE/WIRE SNAPPED IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING.. THE GAS PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70MPH SINCE THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AFTER THE CABLE BROKE. THE PART WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE CAR ONLY HAD 25,011 MILES ON IT. THE CAR ...

Mileage: 25,011

I HAD A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH THE CAR HEADING WELL OVER 100 MPH ON THE PA TURNPIKE. NOTHING IN CAR RESPONDED - BRAKES, EMERGENCY BRAKE, GEAR SHIFTING...HAD TO TURN OFF CAR TO STOP IT! ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED. CAR WAS TOWED THIS MORNING (2 DAYS AFTER SITUATION) A...

Mileage: 81,500

I HAD A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH THE CAR HEADING WELL OVER 100 MPH ON THE PA TURNPIKE. NOTHING IN CAR RESPONDED - BRAKES, EMERGENCY BRAKE, GEAR SHIFTING...HAD TO TURN OFF CAR TO STOP IT! ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED. CAR WAS TOWED THIS MORNING (2 DAYS AFTER SITUATION) A...

Mileage: 81,500

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

NEAR CRASH DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *NM

Mileage: 126,000

VEHICLE FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CLOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON ACCELERATION. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THEIR TWO MINUTE DRIVE INSPEC...

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

Mileage: 43,000

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

Mileage: 42,000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO SHIFT AND WOULD DOWN SHIFT ON ITS ON. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DRIVER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS PROBLEM HAS OCCURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS AND HAS NOT BEEN RESOLVED. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB ...

Mileage: 44,000

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

WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNDETERMINED SPEED AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. *AK

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

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL FOR A LITTLE WHILE. AFTER A MILE OR TWO, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 36,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER. THE CONSUMER PULLED ONTO THE SHOULDER AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. THEN THE VEHICLE WAS RESTARTED AND EVERYTHING WAS BACK TO NORMAL FOR A LITTLE WHILE. AFTER A MILE OR TWO, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND LOST POWER AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 36,000

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

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

Mileage: 38,000

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

Mileage: 37,000

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 ACURA TL. BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 OR 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. BRAKES, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SEEMINGLY HAVE A PROBLEM...YOU HAVE TO ALMOST GO TO THE FLOOR TO STOP, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL ON THIS TYP...

Mileage: 25,000

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 ACURA TL. BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 OR 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. BRAKES, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SEEMINGLY HAVE A PROBLEM...YOU HAVE TO ALMOST GO TO THE FLOOR TO STOP, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL ON THIS TYP...

Mileage: 25,000

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 ACURA TL. BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 OR 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. BRAKES, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SEEMINGLY HAVE A PROBLEM...YOU HAVE TO ALMOST GO TO THE FLOOR TO STOP, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL ON THIS TYP...

Mileage: 25,000

VARIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THE 2001 ACURA TL. BOUGHT USED AND HAS BEEN IN SHOP 6 OR 7 TIMES IN LESS THAN ONE YEAR. BRAKES, TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT, MASTER CYLINDER. BRAKES CONTINUE TO SEEMINGLY HAVE A PROBLEM...YOU HAVE TO ALMOST GO TO THE FLOOR TO STOP, BUT DEALERSHIP SAYS THIS IS NORMAL ON THIS TYP...

Mileage: 25,000

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

Mileage: 37,000

MY ACURA 2001 3.2TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON WAS STARTED BY TURNING ON THE IGNITION. AS SOON AS IT WAS STARTED, WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE CAR TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN THE CAR, NEITHER DID SHIFTING THE GEARS. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR STOPPED WAS WHEN IT HIT THE FENCE ...

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME THE OTHER NIGHT IT WAS DARK AND POURING DOWN RAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD AT 55 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT FROM 55 MPH TO 40 MPH. I HAD ALREADY SCHEDULED THE CAR TO GO IN THE NEXT MORNING, BUT REALIZED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MO...

Mileage: 25,000

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I OWN A 2001 ACURA 3.2 TL FOR 3 YEARS. I AM GOING ON MY 4TH TRANSMISSION. ACURA IS AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM THEY JUST KEEP PUTTING REBUILT TRANSMISSIONS IN A BRAND NEW CAR. THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE CAR TO 100,000 MILES. I CURRENTLY HAVE 82,000 MILES ON THE CAR. I...

Mileage: 25,000

THE WIFE STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON 11/3/2003 IN THE MORNING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SET THE APPOINTMENT FOR 4 DAYS LATER. BY NOON TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE AND WE CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY THEY...

Mileage: 44,500

VEHICLE STALLED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 25,721

NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES, 4 EACH AND 1 IN A 2001 3.2 TL "LOANER". THIS VEHICLE JUST "LOCKS" UP WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED, DOWNSHIFTING WITHOUT WARNING FROM 45 TO 10-15 MPH. THE ENGINE REDLINES, AND THE GOVERNOR TAKES OVER PREVENTING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF T...

Mileage: 57,000

MY 2001 ACURA 3.2TL TRANSMISSION DIED AFTER 35K MILES. THE CAR SHIFTED GEARS ON ITS OWN FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN FINALLY DECIDED TO STOP WORKING ON 10/18/03 ON THE WAY HOME. THE CAR RIGHT NOW IS IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I DID MY RESEARCH ON THE INTER...

Mileage: 35,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND THAT NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WANTED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK

DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK

Mileage: 24,000

ON MAY 7, 2003, AT 32,905 MILES MY 2001 3.2TL EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED PART NUMBER 37820-PE8-305RM. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK, THE CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN SLOW TO ENGAGE 3RD GEAR AND DID NOT SEEM TO CYCLE TO 4TH OR ABOVE. *AK

Mileage: 33,650

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION OR SLIP. THERE WAS ALSO A NOISE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *NLM......*AK

Mileage: 38,500

THE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN CAR WHICH ALMOST CAUSED IT TO STALL IN ACCELERATION BECAUSE IT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THIRD GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING WITH OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND MOVE IT OFF ROAD TO A SAFE SPOT. I HAD RESEARCHED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SO I RE...

Mileage: 66,421

2001 ACURA 3.2 TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW DAYS. TRANSMISSION WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 30,000

2001 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR DIED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP (RED-LIGHT). I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH 31,000 MILES. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR VERY SLOWLY. I WENT STRAIGHT TO ACU...

Mileage: 31,000

ACURA 3.2 TL DELIVERED ON MARCH, 2002. TRANSMISSION FAILED APRIL, 2002. TRANSMISSION FAILED ONCE AGAIN ON FEBURARY 2003.

Mileage: 59,000

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED ON A COLLISION CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WANTED TO SEE THE CAR TO LOOK AT IT, BUT CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO. PH

WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, CONSUMER STATES" THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN." THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ACURA, AND ACURA IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

AT 26,0000 MILES, 2001 ACURA 3.2TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE PASSING A VERY SLOW CAR, TRANSIMISSION SUDDENLY DID NOT ENGAGE AND ENGINE RPMS SOARED WHILE POWER TO WHEELS CEASED. TC AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. WENT TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT STOPPING AND ADIVISED IT WAS OK TO CONTINU...

Mileage: 27,186

CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN.*JB

2001 ACURA TL TRANSMITION FAILS

Mileage: 28,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WITH A WINING SOUND AND NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE SYSTEM FAILING. THE MECHANICS GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT IDENTIFYING THE ACTUAL CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS

NO SUMMARY. DT

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MAJOR INTERSTATE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DT

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL STALL AND HESITATE. WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKES TIRES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL STALL AND HESITATE. WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKES TIRES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

APPROXIMATELY 17 MONTHS AFTER DATE OF PURCHASE, I BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING OUT OF TOWN. THE CAR HAD NO POWER, WHICH EVENTUALLY LEAD TO MY NOT BEING ABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN REVERSE, WITHOUT FIRST HAVING SOME SORT OF HESITATION. THE CAR WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE DEALER ON...

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I TOOK MY 2001 ACURA 3.5 TL TO ACURA OF RIVERSIDE COMPLAINING OF THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. INITIALLY, THEY COULD NOT DOCUMENT BUT TOTALLY POPPED OUT OF GEAR THE FOLLOWING DAY. THEY WERE ABLE TO GET A CODE & REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT 12,500 MILES. MY COMPLAINT IS (1)THE DEALER TRIED TO TELL ME...

EVERY NOW AND THEN GEAR DOES NOT ENGAGE, SOMETIMES ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE LOSES POWER. PROBLEM INTERMITTENT. CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED.*AK

I ALSO HAVE HAD SOME MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURES. MY ORGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE FREEWAY WHILE GOING APPRX. 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO DOWN SHIFT INTO PARK OR FIRST GEAR. THIS PROBLEM CAME WITHOUT ANY WARNING. AT THOSE SPEEDS YOU CAN ONLY EMAGINE WHAT MY BACK AND NECK FELT LIKE, ...

FIRST NOTICED THE FAILURE AFTER PARKING THE CAR AND THEN PUTTING IT INTO REVERSE TO BACK OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. PROCEEDED TO DRIVE NORMALLY, PUT THE CAR IN D5 (AUTOMATIC MODE) AND NOTICED HARD ABRUPT SHIFTS FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR. 3RD GEAR SEEMED LIKE NEUTRAL, CAR JUST REVVED AND THEN CAUGHT 4...

TRANSMISSION SHOWS A PATTERN OF MAJOR SLIPPAGE AND EXTREMELY HARD SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS D1 AND D2. I HAVE BEEN CONTACTED BY MANY OTHER 2001 ACURA CL OWNERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM.*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATES TO SHIFT GEARS.THEN IT WILL JERK INTO GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LAUNCH FORWARD. ALSO DOES THIS IN REVERSE GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2 TWICE, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE HESITATES TO SHIFT GEARS.THEN IT WILL JERK INTO GEAR, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LAUNCH FORWARD. ALSO DOES THIS IN REVERSE GEAR. CONTACTED DEALER. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED 2 TWICE, PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK

THIS SAME PROBLEM OCCURRED WITH PARENT'S 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S AND THEIR TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 22000 MILES (LAST WEEK); ADDITIONALLY, THERE ARE IDENTICAL COMPLAINTS OF THIS ONLINE - SAME CAR, SAME PROBLEM, SAME GEAR, ETC.; THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND PEOPLE COULD EASILY BE INJURED OR KILLED. *...

THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SIEZING UP. IT WILL NOT SHIFT TO THE NEXT GEAR WHILE THE ENGINE KEPT REVVING UP. IT WOULD EVENTUALLY JERK BADLY AND SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR. DEALER SAYS THAT THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. THE CAR ONLY HAS 34000 MILES AND IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS A RASH OF TRANSMISSION PROBL...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I WAS PASSING A VEHICLE IN MY 3.2TL WHEN SUDDENLY THE WHEELS SEEMED TO HAVE LOCKED AND MY CAR CAME ALMOST TO A SCREECHING HALT. THE NEXT DAY I FOUND OUT THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. THE VEHICLES BEHIND ME COULD HAVE EASILY REAR-ENDED ME AND CAUSED A CHAIN REAC...

AIRBAG SIGN REMAINED LIT AS I STARTED DRIVING FROM DRIVEWAY INTO STREET. ABOUT 20 FEET ON THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED, I WAS ENGULFED BY SMOKE, LOST CONTROL AND HIT THE TELEPHONE POLE IN FRONT OF MY NEIGHVBOR'S HOUSE.*AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE IS EXPERIENCING A VERY SERIOUS TIRE DEFICIENCY PROBLEM AND THAT THE TIRES ARE PROPRIETARY AND CANNOT BE EXCHANGED WITH OTHER TIRE MANUFACTURERS GIVEN THEIR SIZES, TWO TIRES HAVE BEEN SLASHED, ONCE DUE TO PARKING BY A CURB AND THE SECOND BY RIDING OVER A STONE THE SIZ...

ACURA HAS MADE MANY DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2001 AND 2002 TL AND CL. I THINK ACURA SHOULD WARN THEIR CUSTOMER OF THESE FAILURES BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT FOR THE FAILURE OF A TRANSMISSION. LUCKLY, I NOTICED MINES BEFORE TAKING THE CAR OUT OF PARK. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE, WE ARE SPENDING TO ...

HONDA MOTORS REFUSES TO PURCHASE THE CAR BACK OR THE LOAN AND WILL NOT WORK TO EQUITABLE SOLUTION. THEY HAVE CLOSED THE CASE AND LEFT ME WITH NO OPTIONS. *TS *JB ****DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12-12-02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS****761437

Mileage: 22,000

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH AND WITHOUT WARNING SPEED OF VEHICLE DROPPED FROM 70MPH TO 10 MPH. DRIVER SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES. *AK

THESE ACURAS ARE HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM, SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP IN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT DRIVING THEM WHEN A TRANSMISSION GOES OR SOMETHING ELSE. *AK

THESE ACURAS ARE HAVING A MAJOR PROBLEM, SOMEONE NEEDS TO STEP IN BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT DRIVING THEM WHEN A TRANSMISSION GOES OR SOMETHING ELSE. *AK

BROUGHT CAR TO DEALER. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DUPLICATE PROBLEM. PROBLEM HAPPENS EVERYDAY. WARRANTY IS ALMOST UP. WHAT DO I DO? NO SAFETY DEFEC TMENTIONED. *AK

THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS TO 50K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT GO OUT AGAIN...THERE IS LOTS OF ACURA TL OWNERS WITH BAD TRANSMISSIONS INCLUDING MINE WHICH I JUST REPLACED, BUT AFRAID IT WILL GO BAD AGAIN. PLEASE HELP!!!*AK

WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SKIP FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK

MANY ACURA 3.2 CL OWNERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING TRANSMISSION FAILURES, AS WELL AS ACURA 3.2 TL OWNERS, WHO HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION UNITS IN THEIR CARS, AND BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SLOWS DOWN ABRUPT...

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK

CONSUMER WAS BARELY GOING 2MPH IN A DRIVEWAY ALMOST STOPPED AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER WAS PRATICALLY STANDING ON BRAKES, USING THE LEFT FOOT AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING IT DEMOLISHED A BRICK PUMP HOUSE, A CONCRETE BIRD BATH, AND AND 2 TR...

CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING NEWS GROUP ON THE WEB FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://FORUMS.CLUBRSX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=1078. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CAR ACCELERATES. ALSO IF CAR IS IN REVERSE, AND FOOT IS ON BRAKE, CAR ACCELERATES IN REVERSE. THIS BEHAVIOR IS REPRODUCIBLE. *AK

SINCE FEB 6 2001 WHEN THIS CAR WAS DELIEVERED TO CONSUMER FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BUBBLES ON SIDE OF IT . ON FEBRUARY 20, TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE OF BUBBLES ON INNER SIDE OF TIRE. MICHELIN TIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK

DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER VENTS ON TOP OF DASHBROAD AT EDGE OF WINDSHIELD ARE REFLECTED INTO WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK