2002 ACURA TL Problems & Recalls

The high pressure power steering hose on my car is leaking. Issues with Air bags

The high pressure power steering hose on my car is leaking. Issues with Air bags

The "SRS" dashboard red light illuminated and stays on. On May 19, 2029 Acura "Replaced Driver S/B." Acura Dealer and Manufacturer are both telling me that my "Inflator" and "Airbag Module" is not covered again since there has been no recall by Acura or NHTSA. Please advise me as to warranty a secon...

Slipping , shift feels like it’s losing power and jerks and sputter . Check engine lights is on now . Throwing a P0730 code .. transmission fluid level are where is supposed to be and clean

My car has been automatically shutting off while driving. Bringing my car to a halt, not a full on stop but to the point my wheels lock up. Sort of like im slamming on my brake but I can't press my brake. I lose power steering, the entire car shuts off. Then I have to try and restart it, but it won'...

My car has been automatically shutting off while driving. Bringing my car to a halt, not a full on stop but to the point my wheels lock up. Sort of like im slamming on my brake but I can't press my brake. I lose power steering, the entire car shuts off. Then I have to try and restart it, but it won'...

VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY WITH KIDS IN THE CAR, DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 150,000

VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING ON HIGHWAY WITH KIDS IN THE CAR, DUE TO THE TRANSMISSION.

Mileage: 150,000

AUTOMATIC/MANUALLY SHIFTS, MANUAL GEARS D4 SHIFT STUCK IN GEAR AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED.

Mileage: 210,000

AUTOMATIC/MANUALLY SHIFTS, MANUAL GEARS D4 SHIFT STUCK IN GEAR AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED.

Mileage: 210,000

AUTOMATIC/MANUALLY SHIFTS, MANUAL GEARS D4 SHIFT STUCK IN GEAR AND CAUSING ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE PROBLEMS. TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURED.

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BUTTON FAILED TO OPERATE. HINSHAW'S ACURA (5955 20TH ST E, FIFE, WA 98424, (253) 922-8830) WAS INFORMED OF THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR AND STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 157,672

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BUTTON FAILED TO OPERATE. HINSHAW'S ACURA (5955 20TH ST E, FIFE, WA 98424, (253) 922-8830) WAS INFORMED OF THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR AND STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 157,672

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW BUTTON FAILED TO OPERATE. HINSHAW'S ACURA (5955 20TH ST E, FIFE, WA 98424, (253) 922-8830) WAS INFORMED OF THE TRANSMISSION INDICATOR AND STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 157,672

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED TO THE FLOORBOARD. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO HER RESIDENCE. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V499000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT...

Mileage: 100,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182000 (AIR BAGS). HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. GARRY FORCE ACURA (1634 ...

WE GOT AN APRIL 2019 LETTER FOR AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL WHICH CAME TOO LATE! MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN A ACCIDENT IN WHICH BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT DID CAUSE HURTFUL PRESSURE ON MY GRANDSON'S CHEST WITH AN EMERGENCY BILL OVER $500 AND 2 DAYS OF LOSSES WAGES. OK FOR WHICH WE HAD NO COMPENSATION. CAR...

Mileage: 154,000

WE GOT AN APRIL 2019 LETTER FOR AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL WHICH CAME TOO LATE! MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN A ACCIDENT IN WHICH BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT DID CAUSE HURTFUL PRESSURE ON MY GRANDSON'S CHEST WITH AN EMERGENCY BILL OVER $500 AND 2 DAYS OF LOSSES WAGES. OK FOR WHICH WE HAD NO COMPENSATION. CAR...

Mileage: 154,000

WE GOT AN APRIL 2019 LETTER FOR AN IMPORTANT SAFETY RECALL WHICH CAME TOO LATE! MY CAR WAS TOTALED IN A ACCIDENT IN WHICH BOTH AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. IT DID CAUSE HURTFUL PRESSURE ON MY GRANDSON'S CHEST WITH AN EMERGENCY BILL OVER $500 AND 2 DAYS OF LOSSES WAGES. OK FOR WHICH WE HAD NO COMPENSATION. CAR...

Mileage: 154,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG INDICATOR KEPT ILLUMINATING. FLOW ACURA (425 SILAS CREEK PKWY, WINSTON-SALEM, NC 27127, (336) 723-3524) INITIALLY DIAGNOSED THAT THE WIRES WERE MALFUNCTIONING. AFTER A TEST WAS PERFORMED, THE INDICATOR REMAINED OFF FOR APPROXI...

Mileage: 65,000

TAKATA RECALL

Mileage: 88,675

TAKATA RECALL

TAKATA RECALL

TAKATA RECALL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK FAILED. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY ON ITS OWN. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED BEFORE OR AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT ...

Mileage: 112,000

CAR WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY/ POOR DRIVING.

CAR WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY/ POOR DRIVING.

CAR WILL NO LONGER FUNCTION PROPERLY/ POOR DRIVING.

VIOLENT SHIFTING - PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE FROM ENGLES AUTO IN SUMNER - SAME DAY DROVE THIS VEHICLE ON THE FREEWAY AND AN HOUR INTO THE ROAD TRIP THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SUDDENLY APPLY THE BRAKES. FOLLOWING THIS IT BEGAN SHIFTING VIOLENTLY UP OR DOWN. FOUND OUT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION A...

Mileage: 182,000

MY VEHICLE HAS A DEFECTED AIRBAG. IT HAS YET TO DEPLOY, HOWEVER I WAS INFORMED BY THE TK HOLDINGS INC. THAT THE AIRBAG ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL IS DEFECTED.

Mileage: 198,000

MY VEHICLE CONTAINS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS, EVEN THOUGH I REALIZE IT IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER A RECALL.

AIR BAGS WAS NOT WORKING

TAKATA RECALL

Mileage: 107

TAKATA RECALL: PROBLEMS OCCUR ON REGULAR ROADS, LOCAL AREAS, CITIES. THE CAR'S WINDOW, THE LEFT PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND THE DRIVER, IS FAIL. IT DOESN'T GO UP OR DOWN ANY MORE. IT BEGAN COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND WE HAD TO TO PAY FOR THE CAR REPAIR PERSON TO PULL IT UP ONLY. YET, IT IS AUTOMATICALLY PULLE...

Mileage: 110,000

TAKATA RECALL: PROBLEMS OCCUR ON REGULAR ROADS, LOCAL AREAS, CITIES. THE CAR'S WINDOW, THE LEFT PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND THE DRIVER, IS FAIL. IT DOESN'T GO UP OR DOWN ANY MORE. IT BEGAN COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND WE HAD TO TO PAY FOR THE CAR REPAIR PERSON TO PULL IT UP ONLY. YET, IT IS AUTOMATICALLY PULLE...

Mileage: 110,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN JUNE OF 2014. I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. AS I WAS DRIVING A SUBURBAN (BELIEVE) TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BUT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT. I HIT THE SIDE OR BACK OF HIS VEHICLE . I FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL WITH MY FACE. THAT W...

Mileage: 73,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN JUNE OF 2014. I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. AS I WAS DRIVING A SUBURBAN (BELIEVE) TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BUT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT. I HIT THE SIDE OR BACK OF HIS VEHICLE . I FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL WITH MY FACE. THAT W...

Mileage: 73,000

TAKATA RECALL I WAS IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN JUNE OF 2014. I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP SIGN. AS I WAS DRIVING A SUBURBAN (BELIEVE) TURNED IN FRONT OF ME. TRIED TO GET OUT OF THE WAY BUT DIDN'T QUITE MAKE IT. I HIT THE SIDE OR BACK OF HIS VEHICLE . I FELT LIKE I HIT A BRICK WALL WITH MY FACE. THAT W...

Mileage: 73,000

AIR BAG LIGHT KEEPS COMING ON & OFF WHILE I'M DRIVING & IN IDLE .

VEHICAL SLIPS OUT OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY ALSO FEELS LIKE THE CAR WHEELS OR MAYBE EVEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP WHILE ON THE HWY . A VERY BAD JERK , IT SEEMS LIKE THE GEARS ARE LOCKING UP FOR A QUICK SECOND AFTER THE JERK IT WILL PROCEED ON . THE JERKS. THESE JERKS ARE STARTING TO DAMAGE ...

Mileage: 250,000

VEHICAL SLIPS OUT OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY ALSO FEELS LIKE THE CAR WHEELS OR MAYBE EVEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP WHILE ON THE HWY . A VERY BAD JERK , IT SEEMS LIKE THE GEARS ARE LOCKING UP FOR A QUICK SECOND AFTER THE JERK IT WILL PROCEED ON . THE JERKS. THESE JERKS ARE STARTING TO DAMAGE ...

Mileage: 250,000

VEHICAL SLIPS OUT OF GEARS WHILE DRIVING ON THE HWY ALSO FEELS LIKE THE CAR WHEELS OR MAYBE EVEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP WHILE ON THE HWY . A VERY BAD JERK , IT SEEMS LIKE THE GEARS ARE LOCKING UP FOR A QUICK SECOND AFTER THE JERK IT WILL PROCEED ON . THE JERKS. THESE JERKS ARE STARTING TO DAMAGE ...

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS HAD BEEN SLIPPING AND SLOW TO CHANGE OVER WITH A SUDDEN JERK OR LUNGE. THE RPMS WOULD RACE INTERMITTENTLY ONCE THE GEARS CHANGED AND THE ENGINE AND EMISSIONS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (RIVERTOWN HONDA, 4260 KENO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS HAD BEEN SLIPPING AND SLOW TO CHANGE OVER WITH A SUDDEN JERK OR LUNGE. THE RPMS WOULD RACE INTERMITTENTLY ONCE THE GEARS CHANGED AND THE ENGINE AND EMISSIONS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (RIVERTOWN HONDA, 4260 KENO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEARS HAD BEEN SLIPPING AND SLOW TO CHANGE OVER WITH A SUDDEN JERK OR LUNGE. THE RPMS WOULD RACE INTERMITTENTLY ONCE THE GEARS CHANGED AND THE ENGINE AND EMISSIONS WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER (RIVERTOWN HONDA, 4260 KENO...

VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO GEAR OK UNTIL IT REACHES 40 MILES PER HOUR THEN GEAR STOPS SHIFTING AS IF THE GEARS AREN'T CATCHING. ONCE THE VEHICLE REACHES 50 MILES PER HOUR IT STARTS TO ACCELERATE OK. THE TRANSMISSION IS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY

Mileage: 94,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHICH FRACTURED THE AXLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHI...

TAKATA RECALL MY ACURA TL WAS DRIVING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND JERK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY I-25 IN COLORADO, PUTTING MY LIFE IN GRAVE DANGER. I TRIED PULLING OVER IN CASTLE ROCK COLORADO AT AN AUTO ZONE TO SEE IF STOP SLIP FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT D...

WHILE DRIVING MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MY CAR STOPS MOVING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON IN 2005 FOR THE RECALL ISSUE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT IS KNOWN THAT THE 2005 REPAIRS DID NOT REALLY WORK. AT 120K MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AGAIN. IN THE MORNING IT DRIVES FINE UNTIL IT GETS HOT DUPLI...

Mileage: 120,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND PCM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED...

Mileage: 51,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR SECOND TIME. FIRST FAILED AFTER VEHICLE WAS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 30,000 MILES IN 2005. ACURA STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND ONE FAILED AFTER CAR HAD 103,500 MILES ON IT 8/21/15 EVEN THOUGH I FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE ...

Mileage: 103,500

MY ACURA WENT IN FOR THE AIR-BAG RECALL, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICE THE REAR BEAM OF THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS ROTTED (HAD A HOLE IN IT). HE SAID IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $2480. TO REPLACE IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HONDA MOTOR HAD PUT IT AC DRAINPIPE TO DIRECTS WATER ON IT CAUSING ...

Mileage: 140,047

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHENEVER THE GEARS WHERE BEING SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 92,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS WERE ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURI...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS WERE ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURI...

Mileage: 140,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAI...

Mileage: 135,000

2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL AND REPAIRS. *SMD

I BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE USED IN SEPTEMBER AND IT STARTED HAVING SHIFTING PROBLEMS SHORTLY AFTERWARD. I THEN DISCOVERED THERE WAS A RECALL (04V-176) ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL STATES IN PART THAT "THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO IDENTIFY GEARS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATI...

Mileage: 162,400

FIRST OFF MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS NEVER WORKED. I CHANGED MY WINDOW MOTOR WITH THE REGULATOR TWICE. THAT DID NOT FIX MY WINDOW. I CHANGED MY DRIVERS MASTER WINDOW MODULE TWICE. I CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES AND THE POWER WINDOW FUSES WERE GOOD. MY POWER WINDOW STILL DOESN'T WORK AFTER $400 IN P...

Mileage: 170,000

FIRST OFF MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS NEVER WORKED. I CHANGED MY WINDOW MOTOR WITH THE REGULATOR TWICE. THAT DID NOT FIX MY WINDOW. I CHANGED MY DRIVERS MASTER WINDOW MODULE TWICE. I CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES AND THE POWER WINDOW FUSES WERE GOOD. MY POWER WINDOW STILL DOESN'T WORK AFTER $400 IN P...

Mileage: 170,000

FIRST OFF MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS NEVER WORKED. I CHANGED MY WINDOW MOTOR WITH THE REGULATOR TWICE. THAT DID NOT FIX MY WINDOW. I CHANGED MY DRIVERS MASTER WINDOW MODULE TWICE. I CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES AND THE POWER WINDOW FUSES WERE GOOD. MY POWER WINDOW STILL DOESN'T WORK AFTER $400 IN P...

Mileage: 170,000

FIRST OFF MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS NEVER WORKED. I CHANGED MY WINDOW MOTOR WITH THE REGULATOR TWICE. THAT DID NOT FIX MY WINDOW. I CHANGED MY DRIVERS MASTER WINDOW MODULE TWICE. I CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES AND THE POWER WINDOW FUSES WERE GOOD. MY POWER WINDOW STILL DOESN'T WORK AFTER $400 IN P...

Mileage: 170,000

FIRST OFF MY DRIVER SIDE POWER WINDOW HAS NEVER WORKED. I CHANGED MY WINDOW MOTOR WITH THE REGULATOR TWICE. THAT DID NOT FIX MY WINDOW. I CHANGED MY DRIVERS MASTER WINDOW MODULE TWICE. I CHECKED ALL OF THE FUSES AND THE POWER WINDOW FUSES WERE GOOD. MY POWER WINDOW STILL DOESN'T WORK AFTER $400 IN P...

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED TO INITIATE GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

Mileage: 176,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CLUTCH FAILED TO INITIATE GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. ADDITIONALLY, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

Mileage: 176,000

2002 ACURA TLS: INTERMITTENT SEVER RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BRAKING CAUSING VEHICLE TO LEAVE LANE OF TRAVEL AT VARIOUS SPEEDS (25-55 MPH). REPLACED YAW SENSOR, NO CHANGE. REPLACED FRONT WHEEL SENSORS, NO CHANGE. SCANNED FOR CODES WITHOUT RESULT. TECHNICIAN CONTACTED TECH LINE AND SENT SNAPSHOT OF VSA. AL...

Mileage: 134,919

MY 2002 ACURA TL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS ONLY 59,851 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER 6 YEARS AGO, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 11,000 MILES. THE WELL-KNOWN 2002 TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW IS NOW CAUSING BIG SUDDEN JERKS AND THE CAR SHOOTING FORW...

MY 2002 ACURA TL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHICH HAS ONLY 59,851 MILES ON IT. I BOUGHT IT FROM THE ORIGINAL OWNER 6 YEARS AGO, AND SINCE THEN I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT 11,000 MILES. THE WELL-KNOWN 2002 TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW IS NOW CAUSING BIG SUDDEN JERKS AND THE CAR SHOOTING FORW...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE AN EXPECTED DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURE...

IN SEPT 2008 I BOUGHT THE 2002 ACURA TL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FROM ORIGINAL OWNER. IT HAD 48,440 MILES ON IT. THE SAFETY PROBLEM E.G. UNEXPECTED SUDDEN JERK FOLLOWED BY CAR SHOOTING FORWARD DID NOT HAPPEN UNTIL AROUND 09/06/2014. ON 09/08/2014 I CALLED AMERICAN HONDA MOTORS (AHM) AT 1-800...

Mileage: 59,841

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THERE WAS SMOKE RISING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THERE WAS A VISIBLE POWER STEERING LEAK AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN...

Mileage: 96,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE STEERING WHEEL SEIZED AND THERE WAS SMOKE RISING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO MENTIONED THERE WAS A VISIBLE POWER STEERING LEAK AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDEN...

Mileage: 96,000

I BOUGHT MY ACURA FEBRUARY 2011. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $1400.00 EACH TIME I GOT IT FIXED BY THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC. I STILL HAVE MY RECEIPTS AND ONLY GOT A 1 YEAR WARRANTY FIRST TIME AND A 3 MONTH WARRANTY THIS PAST TIME . IT SEEMS LIKE I AM PAYING M...

I BOUGHT MY ACURA FEBRUARY 2011. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $1400.00 EACH TIME I GOT IT FIXED BY THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC. I STILL HAVE MY RECEIPTS AND ONLY GOT A 1 YEAR WARRANTY FIRST TIME AND A 3 MONTH WARRANTY THIS PAST TIME . IT SEEMS LIKE I AM PAYING M...

2002 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN HE RELEASED THE GAS PEDAL AFTER ACCELERATING FROM A STOP SIGN, THE ACCELERATION CONTINUED. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS NOT MUCH TRAFFIC, SO HE MANAGED TO GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF TRAFFIC AND SHUT IT O...

2002 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER BELIEVED SHE PURCHASED ONE OF THE FEW ACURA'S THAT HAD A DEFECT IN THE MATERIAL AND/OR WORKMANSHIP OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT WENT UNDETECTED WHEN REPLACING THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE DURING THE RECALL IN ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT FAILED AND WOULD NOT BLOW HOT OR COLD AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC FOR INSPECTION. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE AIR CONDITION FAN MOTOR. THE CONTACT RE-INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND LOCATED ADDITIONAL D...

Mileage: 260,000

AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE OF MY VEHICLE, I WAS UNAWARE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TORQUE CONVERTER. THE TORQUE CONVERTER STARTED GOING OUT WHILE ON THE FREEWAY WHICH ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK DUE TO THE GEARS NOT CHANGING. I HAVE BEEN IN CONTACT WITH ACURA RELATIONS ABOUT THE SITUATION AND REIMBURSEMEN...

Mileage: 78,514

I CAR SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR ABRUPTLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE ALMOST RESULTING IN THE CAR BEHIND ME TO COLLIDE INTO ME FROM BEHIND. I HAVE NOTICE NUMEROUS TIMES THE CAR DROPPING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

Mileage: 198,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED...

Mileage: 65,000

MY ACURA TL'S LIGHTS WORK AND THEN DON'T WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND THEN WHEN I TRY TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON THE LEFT LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND THE RIGHT WILL COME BACK ON, AND BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THEY BOTH GO OUT AND WON'T COME BACK ON UNTIL I LEAVE...

Mileage: 180,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL 3.2. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM FOURTH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AND VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, SHUTDOWN, THEN RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES BEFORE...

Mileage: 115,000

MY HEADLIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT , AT 100.00 DOLLARS EVERYTIME I REPLACE THE LIGHT IT LAST ABOUT 3 WKS AND THEN BLOWS OUT AGAIN , THE OTHER HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OFF AND ON, THIS IS RIDICULOUS . THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

MY HEADLIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT , AT 100.00 DOLLARS EVERYTIME I REPLACE THE LIGHT IT LAST ABOUT 3 WKS AND THEN BLOWS OUT AGAIN , THE OTHER HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OFF AND ON, THIS IS RIDICULOUS . THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO GO OUT. *TR

Mileage: 169,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FA...

Mileage: 77,000

MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2002 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD FOUR INCIDENCES WHERE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 55 - 60 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR CAME TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2003 (50,819 MILES), NOVEMBER OF 2005 (91,460 MI...

Mileage: 50,819

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THERE WAS A NOTICABLE SHUDDER, THE D5 LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND IT HAD PROBLEMS UPSHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS CAR'S TRANMISSION, (I NOW KNOW). I CONTACTED ACCURE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEY WOULD BE OF NO ASSISTANCE. VERY DISAPPOINT...

Mileage: 104,530

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 05/21/...

Mileage: 28,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING AT A TOLL BOOTH HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH MINIMAL FORCE. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 229,000

VEHICLE TOTALED AFTER COLLIDING WITH GUARDRAIL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

2002 ACURA TL-S. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS RECALL DISSATISFACTION *TGW THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING FOR ALMOST AN HOUR, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED.

ALLEGE THAT VEHICLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND/OR INCLUDING POSSIBLE ACCELERATION LEADING TO A COLLISION AND/OR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES AND/OR POSSIBLE MORE THAN TWO. SRS LIGHT APPEARED TO BE ACTIVATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT....

Mileage: 150,000

ALLEGE THAT VEHICLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND/OR INCLUDING POSSIBLE ACCELERATION LEADING TO A COLLISION AND/OR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES AND/OR POSSIBLE MORE THAN TWO. SRS LIGHT APPEARED TO BE ACTIVATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT....

Mileage: 150,000

ALLEGE THAT VEHICLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND/OR INCLUDING POSSIBLE ACCELERATION LEADING TO A COLLISION AND/OR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES AND/OR POSSIBLE MORE THAN TWO. SRS LIGHT APPEARED TO BE ACTIVATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT....

Mileage: 150,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS C...

Mileage: 75,000

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY ANYMORE. IT SEEMS THAT 2ND GEAR IS GONE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TOO. IT HAS THE RPM GO HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING. *TT

Mileage: 65,406

I WAS IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN DALLAS, TEXAS, WHEN MY CAR CAR STARTED JOLTING FOWARD DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT IN TO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY HOMETOWN SINCE THERE IS NOT AN ACURA DEALERSHIP THERE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AFTER THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THEY P...

Mileage: 104,000

I ALMOST DIED ON THE INTERSTATE. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED SUDDENLY INTO FIRST GEAR AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. PLEASE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TT

Mileage: 115,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO D...

Mileage: 110,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED JANUARY 2009 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP ACCELERATING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION YET THE EXACT FAILURE RECURRED. BOTH TRANSM...

Mileage: 109,000

2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS SUDDENLY FAIL, TWO AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENDANGERING THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. APPARENTLY FROM ON-LINE REPORTS, THIS IS QUITE COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, SEIZED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE SLAMMED ON. THIS OCCURRED T...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL FAILURE OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 MINUTES, RESULTS IN DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING AND INTERFERES WITH MAINTAINING SAFE DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO CORRECT FAILURE BY MANUFACTURER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN 2004 AND REPEATED FAILURES WERE IN EVIDENCE IN 2011. *TR

Mileage: 93,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER COVERED THE COSTS OF ALL THREE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAWS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,205.

Mileage: 40,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GARAGE DOOR WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND TH...

Mileage: 69,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT STALLING. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CO...

Mileage: 30,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK UPON ENGAGEMENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY AND AN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO UNCONTROLLABLY AC...

Mileage: 20,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT A CASE WOULD BE OPENED. THE FAILURE AND ...

Mileage: 147,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT A CASE WOULD BE OPENED. THE FAILURE AND ...

Mileage: 147,000

2002 ACURA TL REAR VIEW MIRRORS - THE MIRRORS ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE THIS TINTING EFFECT. NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE SCIENCE RELATED TO THIS TINTING PROCESS, BUT MY MIRROR IS HAVE TINTED AND HAVE UNTINTED AND SHADES IN BETWEEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THESE THINGS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I'VE GLANCE...

MY 2002 TL S TYPE WAS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT FOR THE SECOND TIME. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T GO. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND FILED A CASE WITH THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE. WHEN THE CASE MANAGER REVIEWED IT, H...

Mileage: 112,000

CAR WAS PURCHASED MARCH OF 2010 WITH 69K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JANUARY OF 2011 AT APPROX. 73K MILES. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION FOR $1800, AFTER INFORMING US THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY PREVIOUS OWNER AT APPROX. 60K MILES. JUST 13K MILES PRIOR. AFTER LESS THAN 1 WEEK AFTER TRANSM...

Mileage: 73,000

CAR WAS PURCHASED MARCH OF 2010 WITH 69K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JANUARY OF 2011 AT APPROX. 73K MILES. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION FOR $1800, AFTER INFORMING US THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY PREVIOUS OWNER AT APPROX. 60K MILES. JUST 13K MILES PRIOR. AFTER LESS THAN 1 WEEK AFTER TRANSM...

Mileage: 73,000

I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BECOME LOOSE FROM THE MOUNTS AND ROCKS LIKE IT LOOSE FROM THE SUPPORTS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT AND IT APPEARS THE WELDED FRAME HAS COME LOOSE ON ONE OF THE CORNERS. I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE AS A WELDER AND ...

Mileage: 80,000

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 ACURA TL TYPS S. THE CARE HAD APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH MIDRANGE GEARS WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE.

Mileage: 65,000

I HAD 4 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE960AS POLE POSITION SIZE 215/50R17 TIRES INSTALLED IN MAY OF 2008 ON MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S VEHICLE. TWO SEPARATE DEFECTS. 1. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ONE TIRE IN JANUARY OF 2010. I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE UNDER ROAD HAZARD INSURANCE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE SID...

Mileage: 122,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V041000 (AIR BAGS); THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE NOVEMBER 2010 BUT THE SRS LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE HAD...

Mileage: 165,615

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DAY/NIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR SWITCH WAS LEAKING AN UNKNOWN CHEMICAL. WHEN THE CHEMICAL LEAKED OUT, THE ABILITY TO SWITCH BETWEEN THE DAY AND NIGHT OPTION WAS LOST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WER...

Mileage: 48,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY FIVE MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE DOWNSHIFTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY S...

Mileage: 124,300

HAD RECALL ON TRANSMISSION REPLACED 07/2007. NOW 10/2010 TRANSMISSION IS DOING THE SAME THING. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $3800.00. WE FEEL HELP SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO REPLACE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO WAY THIS CAR SHOULD NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS...

Mileage: 88,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2005 FOR THE ACURA TRANSMISSION RECALL AND ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WA...

Mileage: 79,250

ON 7/23/10, WHILE TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON I-95 OUTSIDE OF SAVANNAH, GA AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE-S, I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. INITIALLY I IGNORED IT AND ASSUMED IT WAS DUST FROM THE INTERSTATE. AFTER TRAVELING A FEW HUNDRED FEET, I LOOKED AND NOTICED THE ...

Mileage: 101,798

2002 ACURA TL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HE STILL HAS TO PAY TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WITH ONLY 20,514 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS YET AGAIN DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO FI...

Mileage: 8,128

THE MIRROR ON MY ACURA TL 2002 IS SHOWING A LIQUID LEAK BETWEEN THE GLASS PANES. I CALLED ACURA, CALIFORNIA AND THEY SAID THEY CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. I CALLED MAGNA ,THE MIRROR MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID YES INDEED THE MIRROR WAS A HAZARD AND CONTI...

Mileage: 59,500

MY CAR STARTED LOCKING UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND AT TIMES I COULDN'T EVEN REVERSE. THE CAR WILL DRIVE THEN JERK ME FORWARD THEN LOCK UP WHILE I WOULD DRIVE. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 5,000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRAN...

Mileage: 99,860

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 35,524 MILES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AT 51,000 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION R...

Mileage: 35,524

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAGS INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY THE AIR BAG AND SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CA...

Mileage: 139,744

I OWN A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT HAS 111,000 MILES ON THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. ACURA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THIS DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS DISGRACEFUL. THIS IS MY 3RD HONDA AUTO AND PRO...

Mileage: 111,000

I OWNED AN ACURA TL, 2002, IT GET ITS SERVICE PER OWNER MANUAL, TRANSMISSION BEGUN ACTING STRANGE AT LOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN ACCELERATING IT GIVES A JANK AND THEN ACCELERATES OR AFTER ACCELERATING IT GOES REALLY SLOW AND THEN SPEEDS UP. ACURA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID VERY LITTLE TO CORRECT IT. ...

Mileage: 145,000

I OWNED AN ACURA TL, 2002, IT GET ITS SERVICE PER OWNER MANUAL, TRANSMISSION BEGUN ACTING STRANGE AT LOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN ACCELERATING IT GIVES A JANK AND THEN ACCELERATES OR AFTER ACCELERATING IT GOES REALLY SLOW AND THEN SPEEDS UP. ACURA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID VERY LITTLE TO CORRECT IT. ...

Mileage: 145,000

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S. IT HAS AN AUTO-DIMMING INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR WHICH LEAKED AND SPRAYED A CORROSIVE BLACK LIQUID IN MY CAR. ONE MORNING I ENTERED MY CAR TO FIND A BLACK LIQUID DRIPPING FROM THE MIRROR ONTO MY SHIFT PANEL (PANEL WHICH SAYS P,R,N D AROUND THE STICK SHIFT) AND A BLACK ...

Mileage: 123,600

I OWN 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL, IT WAS SERVICED ALL THE TIME AT ACURA DEALERSHIPS, CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 82,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. MY TRANSMISSION A FEW DAYS AGO STARTED MAKING HARSH SHIFTS IN THE RANGE 20-40 MPH. TODAY I EXPERIENCED A CRITICAL SITUATION ON HIGHWAY, WHEN PULLED IN FROM THE RAMP AT THE SPEED...

Mileage: 82,500

2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER CC LETTER TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET THE AIR BAG RECALL PERFORMED, BUT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP FROM THE DEALER. *JB

2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER CC LETTER TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET THE AIR BAG RECALL PERFORMED, BUT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP FROM THE DEALER. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED - COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. ACURA KNOWS ABOUT THE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS BUT NEVER DID A RECALL AND WILL NOT PAY TO FIX. *TR

Mileage: 96,565

2 TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN 10/2003 AND 3/2004 WHICH WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SAME PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING, TRANS SLIPS IN & OUT, LIKE ITS FLOATING, AND STEPPING ON THE GAS AND GOING NOWHERE. I FOUND THAT WHEN I PULL OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTART AFTER ABOUT 10 S...

Mileage: 132,800

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED T...

Mileage: 76,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR INTO SECOND OR FOURTH GEAR WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. HE HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO THE CORRECT GEAR WHENEVER IT SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ...

Mileage: 95,000

I AM THE FIRST OWNER OF THIS CAR (FROM 3.5 MILES ON THE ODO) AND MY 2002 ACURA TL-S HAS THE ORIGINAL DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION (ACCORDING TO ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT) AND STARTED SLIPPING AT 75,000 MILES ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. THE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT TESTED THE CAR DURING AN AIRBAG RECALL AT THAT TIME...

Mileage: 166,500

I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ACURA'S LACK OF CONCERN OVER THEIR HORRIBLE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE ACURA TL 2002 MODEL. MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY BE IN GEAR AND NOT ACCELERATE, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED BETWEEN 137,000-138,000 MILES. ACURA ALLEGES POWER TRAIN UPGRADE WAS INSTALLED. INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT HAVE REQUIRED UPGRADE. *TR

Mileage: 137,654

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEAR CONTACTED ACURA DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE TO GET FIXED. REALLY UNHAPPY WITH ACURA. ALWAYS WAS A ACURA PERSON UNTIL NOW WHEN I BOUGHT ACURA TL 2002 ONE YEAR AGO. HAVE 1...

Mileage: 125,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS AND AT TIMES, IT WOULD BECOME STUCK IN GEAR. HE NOTICED THAT THE PROBLEM OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY AND SLOWLY BECAME MORE FREQUENT. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMAT...

Mileage: 64,500

RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL CONCERNING MY 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2009 (WHICH WAS A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT) I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE ISSUE CHECKED OUT AND CORRECTED (HALL ACURA LOCATION #7 IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA.) AFTER THE DEALER LOOKING OVER THE CAR THEY CAME TO ME WITH A LIST OF ITEMS THAT S...

Mileage: 31,423

A CHEMICAL LEAKED FROM REARVIEW MIRROR AND DAMAGED THE GEAR SHIFT CONSOLE.*TR

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS STRUCK HEAD-ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE, CAUSING A 120 DEGREE CRASH. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED NECK INJURIES AND UNDERWENT PHYSICAL THERAPY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHI...

Mileage: 60,364

IT IS SCHEMING AND UNDERLYING OF AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. ACURA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION; BEING AWARE THAT A HIGHER THAN NORMAL NUMBER OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS WERE HAVING PROBLEMS BEYOND A CERTAIN MILEAGE, AND A NON-ACTION TO HAVE A FULL RECALL ON ALL MAKE/MODELS TO THE EFFECTED VEHICLES IS CE...

Mileage: 61,523

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITHOUT A WARRANTY ON FEBRUARY 25, 2009. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. DURING THE SHAKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL...

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED WITHOUT A WARRANTY ON FEBRUARY 25, 2009. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND THEN STALLED. THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SHUT OFF. DURING THE SHAKING, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BLINKED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL...

Mileage: 110,000

2002 ACURA TL HAS RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DEALER CHOSE TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM. *JB

MY WIFE WENT OUT TO USE OUR 2002 ACURA TL TODAY AFTER IT SITTING FOR A FEW DAYS. THE CAR IS PARKED UNDER A CARPORT EITHER AT OUR HOME OR OFFICE. SHE DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS SOME KIND OF UNREMOVABLE HARDENED LIQUID LEAKAGE AROUND THE SHIFT LEVER THAT HAD ATE AWAY AT THE PLASTIC PARTS AROUND THE SHI...

Mileage: 44,285

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE PERFORMING AN OIL CHANGE, THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER AND THE CONTACT DID NOT NOTICE ANY DIFFERENCES BEFOREHAND. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000. UP...

Mileage: 76,000

ON THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2008, THE AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM ON MY 2002 ACURA 3.2TL CEASED TO OPERATE WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNING. AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROBLEM REVEALED THAT THE WIRE HARNESS, WHICH CONNECTS TO THE A/C BLOWER MOTOR, HAD SEVERELY "MELTED" TO THE RECEPTACLE THAT IT PLUGS INTO ON THE BLOWER. I...

Mileage: 85,000

OCCASIONAL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE, SLOW TO DOWNSHIFT UPON BRISK ACCELERATION WHEN ENTERING FREEWAY. *TR

Mileage: 109,845

WHILE DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 95 IN MARYLAND, ON A SMOOTH STRETCH OF ROAD, THE SCREW HOLDING THE MASTER CYLINDER BRACKET ONTO THE ROTOR CAME OFF OF THE BRACKET AND THE ENTIRE BRAKE UNIT CAME WEDGED INSIDE OF THE RIM PREVENTING THE CAR FROM STOPPING PROPERLY. WHEN THE CAR CAME TO A SLIDING STOP ON THE...

Mileage: 103,000

REAR VIEW MIRROR FAILURE - THE MIRROR FAILED TO HOLD A TOXIC FLUID AND IT LEAKED ON THE CONSOLE OF THE CAR. THE CONSOLE WAS DAMAGED BY THE LEAKING FLUID (MIGHT BE ACIDIC OR SIMILAR). *TR

Mileage: 64,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH, TURNING THE CORNER THE AXLE FELL OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE DEALER CONFIRMED IF THE CONTACT DROVE OVER ANYTHING IN THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE IS FIVE YEARS OLD. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASHBOARD. THE COST OF REPA...

Mileage: 91,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. A FEW DAYS PRIOR TO THE FAILURE DATE, THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP. ON APRIL 11, 2008, THE CONTACT'S WIFE ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO BUCK VIOLENTLY. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS P...

Mileage: 132,000

ON NOVEMBER 19, 2007 THERE WAS A SUDDEN, COMPLETE, AND CATASTROPHIC FAILURE OF THE FRONT RIGHT LOWER BALL JOINT ON MY 2002 ACURA. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE THE CAR WAS MOVING AT FIVE TO TEN MILES PER HOUR ON A SIDE STREET IN SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED THE CAR CAME TO A SUDDEN ...

Mileage: 104,000

ONE OF THE TIRES HAS A SIDEWALL BUBBLE. I LOOKED AROUND ON THE INTERNET AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH KUMHO TIRES. I WENT TO THE DEALER WE PURCHASED THE TIRES FROM AND THEY SAID THAT I WAS THE 4TH PERSON THERE THAT DAY WITH KUHMO TIRES THAT HAD SIDEWALL BUBBLES. ALSO, THE TIRES ARE W...

LACK OF A/C AND HEAT. BLOWER MOTOR, RESISTOR CONTROL, AND CONNECTOR BURNED OUT. CONNECTOR SHOWED SIGN OF MELTING. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

MY 2002 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 77,440 MILES WAS IN FOR AN ALIGNMENT AT A GOODYEAR GEMINI STORE, WHEN THEY SAID THEY WOULD NOT ALIGN IT BECAUSE MY LOWER BALL JOINTS WHERE LOOSE BY ABOUT 1/8 OF AN INCH. SO I CALLED THE LOCAL ACURA STORE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS COMMON. SO I ASKED THE SER...

Mileage: 77,440

TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO GO OUT. VERY HARD SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR, THE CAR WILL JERK WHILE DOWN SHIFTING AROUND 40MPH. NOW THE D5 LIGHT IS BLINKING. FLATIRONS ACURA TOOK MY CAR FOR A 6MILE DRIVE AND THEN HANDED ME THE KEYS BACK AND SAID TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT FAILS. EVERY TIME MY FAMILY IS RIDING...

Mileage: 74,000

CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CODE READING PO470 WHICH ACURA SAYS ITS MEANS TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE AND ONLY 12K MILES FROM A RECHECK UP BY ACURA ON THE TRANSMISSION SAYING THE METAL FLAKES IN THE CASE ARE NORMAL. I THINK THERE IS A COVER UP TO THESE BAD TRANSMISSIONS....

Mileage: 126,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ...

Mileage: 82,188

THIS IS MY THIRD TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL-S. EVERYTIME, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION, ACURA ALWAYS GIVE ME HARD TIME TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM. AND NOW, MY TRANSMISSION STARTS GIVING ME THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE AGAIN. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CAR, FROM 65 MPH TO 45 MPH OR 45 MPH TO 25...

MY TRANS. WAS REPLACED IN 2003 BECAUSE OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND IN 2006 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I INFORMED MCGRATH ACURA THAT I SHOULD BE...

MY TRANS. WAS REPLACED IN 2003 BECAUSE OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND IN 2006 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I INFORMED MCGRATH ACURA THAT I SHOULD BE...

MY TRANS. WAS REPLACED IN 2003 BECAUSE OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND IN 2006 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I INFORMED MCGRATH ACURA THAT I SHOULD BE...

MY TRANS. WAS REPLACED IN 2003 BECAUSE OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND IN 2006 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I INFORMED MCGRATH ACURA THAT I SHOULD BE...

MY TRANS. WAS REPLACED IN 2003 BECAUSE OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND IN 2006 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I INFORMED MCGRATH ACURA THAT I SHOULD BE...

2002 ACURA 3.2 TL HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT'S TRANSMISSION. *CC WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME OF REPAIR THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A...

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 ACURA TL (75000 MILES) SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT 50 MPH. I NEARLY SMASHED MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS FORTUNATE TO AVOID STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION ...

Mileage: 75,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IMMOBILE AT RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR END BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT, WHO WAS PREGNANT. THE CONTACT AND THE UNBORN BABY WERE INJURED. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EVACUATED THE CONTACT...

Mileage: 134,000

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CAR STILL NOT RUNNING RIGHT. NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. TWO YEARS LATER, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS NOT INSPECTED ...

Mileage: 141,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED FORWARD, BUT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, UNDER RECALL, #04V176000. TWO YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE TRAN...

Mileage: 85,000

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES BY THE DEALER. THE FIRST TIME, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER DUE TO A RECALL, AFTER THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE DEALER ALSO REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER, CONTROL MODULE TCM, AND FUEL PRESSURE REGULATOR. THE RECALL C...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V176000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSH...

Mileage: 85,578

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V176000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSH...

Mileage: 85,578

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V176000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSH...

Mileage: 85,578

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR ON OUR WAY TO DROP OFF OUR CAR AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED IN TO 2ND GEAR LUNGING US FORWARD. LUCKILY WE WERE IN THE SLOW LANE AND ABLE TO PULL OVER AVOIDING AND ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO ACURA AND NEW TRANSMISSION WAS...

Mileage: 24,506

AT AROUND 50,000 MILES, I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER TO HAVE THEM LOOK AT THE TRANSMISSION WHICH HAD BEEN EXPERIENCING INTERMITTENT GEAR SLIPPAGE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THIS SECOND TRANSMISSION STARTED TO EXPERIENCE THE SAME PROBLEM WITH GEAR SLIPPAGE AT AROUND 10,000 MILES. IT IS CURRENT...

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE FRONTAL AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER WAS WEARING A SEATBELT AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AT THE SCENE. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED FRONTAL DAMAGE AND IT WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP FOR INSPECTION...

Mileage: 94,000

I OWN AN ACURA TL TYPE-S AND THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT. THE DEALER KEEPS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIX. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE 3 TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 77,000

I OWN AN ACURA TL TYPE-S AND THE TRANSMISSION KEEPS GOING OUT. THE DEALER KEEPS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM IS NOT FIX. THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACE 3 TIMES. *JB

Mileage: 77,000

TRANSMISSION JERKING, SLIPPING.. REPLACED FOR INTERNAL FAILURE. NOW ACTING FUNNY AGAIN 4000 MILES LATER. *NM

Mileage: 47,000

MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE OWNED A 2002 ACURA TL-S SINCE IT WAS INITIALLY PURCHASED. WE KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000 ON THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER SINCE THEN AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSIONS HAS HAD FAILURES. I AM ON M...

Mileage: 60,000

SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR 4TH TIME; ACURA 3.2TL 2002. *JB

Mileage: 69,500

DT: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING, THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND HE WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. THE REPAIRS WILL BE MADE AT NO CHARGE TO THE CONTACT. THERE WAS A RECALL ...

Mileage: 89,000

2002 ACURA TL-S THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. ESPECIALLY WHEN TRYING TO SLOW DOWN THE CAR. TRY TO REPORTED TO VALLEY STREAM ACURA, VALLEY STREAM, NY RESPONSE: THE PROBLEM DOESN'T SHOW UP TOO OBVIOUS, PLEASE DRIVE IT ON SECOND GEAR AND BEAT ON IT UNTIL IT BECOME MORE OBVIOUS. WENT TO PARAGON ACU...

Mileage: 61,000

SRS LIGHT COMES ON. I HAVE THE ACURA EXTENDED WARRANTY AND I HAVE GONE TO SEVERAL DEALERSHIPS AND THEY ALL TELL ME THAT THE SRS LIGHT IS NOT COVERED FOR 02 BUT IT WAS FOR 03? WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF AN EXTENDED WARRANTY IF NO ONE WILL HONOR IT? *NM

Mileage: 80,000

DT: THE CONSUMER FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON THE SRS OF THE AIRBAG, ODI 10137149 . THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO HER PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AND WISHED TO FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR THAT WENT TO THE...

Mileage: 103,040

DT: THE CONSUMER FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON THE SRS OF THE AIRBAG, ODI 10137149 . THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO HER PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AND WISHED TO FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR THAT WENT TO THE...

Mileage: 103,040

DT: THE CONSUMER FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON THE SRS OF THE AIRBAG, ODI 10137149 . THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO HER PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AND WISHED TO FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR THAT WENT TO THE...

Mileage: 103,040

DT: THE CONSUMER FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON THE SRS OF THE AIRBAG, ODI 10137149 . THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO HER PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AND WISHED TO FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR THAT WENT TO THE...

Mileage: 103,040

DT: 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONSUMER STATES THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS A FAULTY OPDS UNIT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS. THE LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT GONE OFF.*AK

Mileage: 99,000

INSPECTION OF TWO FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FOUND TO BE WORN OUT. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES. IN THE WORST CASE, THE BALL JOINT COULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. THIS WOULD RESULT IN AN ABRUPT VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABIL...

Mileage: 75,000

THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN: 04V176000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS CANCELLED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *TC *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 1999-2002 ACURA TL, BUT ALL HONDA/ACURA DOES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IS REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS AGAIN. SLIPS, DISENGAGES, AND STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *NM

Mileage: 47,030

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS ON THE 2002 ACURA TL WEAR UNEVENLY OR SWELL IN THE HEAT. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR, AND THUS THE CAR, TO SHAKE DURING STOPS. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS WHILE STOPPING SLOWLY OR QUICKLY. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR CAR IN 4 TIMES TO HAVE ...

Mileage: 15,000

DT: THE VEHICLE 2002 HONDA ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S, THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION CONCERNING THE SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME THEY REPAIRED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. HE TOOK IT BACK TO A DEALER, AND TH...

Mileage: 59,621

SUDDEN, LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM REAR DISC BRAKES. AT SAME TIME, SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED ACURA DEALER, CLAIR ACURA OF WALPOLE MA, UNABLE TO SERVICE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, DIDN'T APPEAR CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES. TOOK CAR TO TIRE/BREAK SPECIALIST WHO IMMEDIATLEY DIAGNOSED TOT...

Mileage: 41,470

SUDDEN, LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM REAR DISC BRAKES. AT SAME TIME, SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED ACURA DEALER, CLAIR ACURA OF WALPOLE MA, UNABLE TO SERVICE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, DIDN'T APPEAR CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES. TOOK CAR TO TIRE/BREAK SPECIALIST WHO IMMEDIATLEY DIAGNOSED TOT...

Mileage: 41,470

SUDDEN, LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM REAR DISC BRAKES. AT SAME TIME, SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED ACURA DEALER, CLAIR ACURA OF WALPOLE MA, UNABLE TO SERVICE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, DIDN'T APPEAR CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES. TOOK CAR TO TIRE/BREAK SPECIALIST WHO IMMEDIATLEY DIAGNOSED TOT...

Mileage: 41,470

FIVE TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN 5 MONTHS. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO SAFETY RECALL. SERIOUS SAFTEY CONCERNS WITH THIS PARTICULAR AUTOMOBILE. ACURA WILL NOT BUY BACK.

Mileage: 87,000

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATES THAT IN AUGUST 2003 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO MOVE FORWARD. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN ON JUNE 28, 2005. BOTH TIMES VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE . ONE MONTH AGO HE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT GOING ABOUT 5-8 MPH BE...

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATES THAT IN AUGUST 2003 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO MOVE FORWARD. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN ON JUNE 28, 2005. BOTH TIMES VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE . ONE MONTH AGO HE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT GOING ABOUT 5-8 MPH BE...

I AM ON MY TENTH TRANSMISSION ON AN '02 ACURA TL TYPE S. ACURA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING BUT CONTINUE TO PUT IN BAD TRANNIES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!

Mileage: 70,100

I AM ON MY TENTH TRANSMISSION ON AN '02 ACURA TL TYPE S. ACURA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING BUT CONTINUE TO PUT IN BAD TRANNIES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!

Mileage: 70,100

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED EVEN AFTER ACURA HAS REPLACED IT THREE TIMES ON THEIR RECALL. ADDITIONALLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT BREAKS THE ENGINE MOUNTS.

Mileage: 127,000

TRANSMISSION ACTING UP FOR MONTHS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM WITH DEALER ON SEVERAL LONG VISITS. TRANSMISSION WAS REACHING DANGEROUS LEVEL, NOT SHIFTING, REVVING WITHOUT ENGAGING, ETC. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES OR SO (NOT SURE SPECIFICALLY). STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP N...

2002 ACURA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMED, BUT THE VEHICLE IS PERFORMING POORLY AGAIN. *JB *NM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING WHILE ON THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

2002 ACURA 3.2TL TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER'S TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL CAMPAIGN REFERENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMIS...

Mileage: 171,820

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION JERKED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

Mileage: 62,000

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT THEY BLIND OTHER DRIVERS WHEN ON THE ROAD AND COME OVER A HILL. THIS IS INCREASING THE OWNER'S CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE NOT ABLE TO VIEW THE ROAD, AND COULD CAUSE A HEAD ON COLLISION BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED BY...

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO DISCOLORATION, AND PLACED INJECT INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SECOND GEAR SLIPPAGE. DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THE...

Mileage: 56,500

I AM ON MY 6TH TRANSMISSION IN A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE 5TH ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK WHICH WOULD HAVE HIT THE SPOT WHERE MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS SITTING. THE 5TH TRANSMISSION LASTED ONLY 3 WEEKS! THIS CAR IS PAID FOR AND I WANTED TO KEEP IT FOREVER. BUT, APPARENTLY, I WILL BE FORCED TO SELL IT(FOR NEXT TO N...

Mileage: 12,600

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2002 ACURA TL-S. THE CAR WOULD REV WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND WAS NOT MOVING. *AK

Mileage: 48,000

ACURA TL TYPE-S (2002) TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 34,500 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED 2-3 MONTHS AFTER SERVICE AT AN AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER WHICH SUPPOSEDLY INCLUDED INSTALLATION OF THE OIL KIT RECOMMENDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA\ACURA. INSTALLATION OF SAID KIT WAS TO HAVE PROVIDED A PERMAN...

Mileage: 34,600

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTER STATE. VEHICLE STARTED JERKING, AND WOULD'NT ACCELERATE TO SPEED OF MORE THAN 5 MPH, BEFORE FAILING TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS...

Mileage: 40,000

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED, THEN TRANSMISSION WENT OUT A SECOND TIME, AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED AND THE LABOR WAS REDUCED. *AK

Mileage: 45,000

RANDOM CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM POSSIBLY RADIO OR SEAT BELTS.*AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN A LOUD BUZZING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT AS WELL. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLE...

JUST BOUGHT A PRE-OWNED USED 2002 ACURA 3.2TL-TYPES 1/11/05 FROM AN ACURA DEALER IN ARDMORE, PA. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE CERTIFIED LIKE NEW. AFTER THE SECOND OFF THE LOT, MY CAR STARTED TO JUST REVVED UP, WANTING TO CHANGE GEARS ALL BY ITSELF. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LONG TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE I'M DRI...

Mileage: 48,500

MY 2002 ACURA TLS WAS RECALLED BY HONDA NA FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I RESPONDED TO THE RECALL & TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER. AFTER DOING THE WORK REQUIRED BY HONDA NA, I DROVE THE CAR HOME. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA NA REFUSES TO REPLACE OR REPAIR ...

Mileage: 65,000

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TEMPORALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 36,000

RECALL CAMPAIGN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *BF THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 48,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 72,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 48,000

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND WITHIN 10000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 18000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, THEN AGAIN AT 35000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH FIVE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING THE ONE THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. PLEASE P...

Mileage: 10,000

RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V089000; CONSUMER'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. *BF *SC (LETTER FROM THE LAWYER, RICHARD KAUFMAN)*JB

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TWICE, CAR FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AXLE BROKE 2ND TIME AS A RESULT, CAR STALLS, THIS IS A 2002 WITH ONLY 40K MILES!!! AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MADE BY HONDA!!*AK

Mileage: 40,000

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TWICE, CAR FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AXLE BROKE 2ND TIME AS A RESULT, CAR STALLS, THIS IS A 2002 WITH ONLY 40K MILES!!! AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MADE BY HONDA!!*AK

Mileage: 40,000

1. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKED THE CAR VIOLENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. 2. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND AT 52,000 MILES. 3. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALER.*AK

Mileage: 52,740

NHTSA RECALL 04V176000 ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 10, 2005. *JB

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEAR MISS MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THEN RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *BF THE PROBLM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *SC

BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH SUCH LITTLE USAGE. THE FRONT AND REAR DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *BF THE BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY WORN OUT PREMATURELY WHICH PROGRESSED TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT. THERE WAS SEVER PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SC

Mileage: 18,000

NOISE WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO PARK. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE. *BF *SC

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S THAT HAS TWO DEFECTIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TWO WEEKS AGO, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL BY ACURA. NOW IT IS SLIPPING AGAIN. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE MAJOR.*AK I AM SCHEDULED TO RETURN THE CAR T...

Mileage: 50,000

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM *SC

IN FALL OF 2002, MY ACURA TL TYPE S STARTING HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT PROGRESSED FROM THERE BY NOT SHIFTING AT ALL WHILE ACCELERATING OR DOWNSHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH AND CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. FINALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD T...

Mileage: 57,600

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INTO 1ST AT 40-45 MPH. COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH IN TRAFFIC.*AK

Mileage: 45,550

ACURA TL-S 2002 *JB

Mileage: 42,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE JOLTING STOP AND CAUSING THE AXLE TO BREAK OVER THE FORCE OF THE STOP. DEALER HAS STATED THIS IS COMMON WITH 90% OF ALL 2000-2002 ACURA TL'S.. MANAFACTURE DEFECT.*AK

Mileage: 40,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY VEHICLE WILL SOON HAVE ITS FOURTH TRANSMISSION INSTALLED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER THEY ARE USING RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSIONS TO REPLACE THE FAILED UNITS.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.*JB

Mileage: 12,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CREATED A SITUATION WHERE THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DUE TO GEAR SLIPPAGE FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMING INTO GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER ACCELERATE CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES ...

Mileage: 34,150

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. ALREADY REPLACED ONCE WITH APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. ON MY WAY TO ANOTHER ONE NOW. TRANSMISSION STILL NOT PERFORMING WELL. HAD "OIL COOLER" RECALL PERFORMED. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. ACURA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE N...

Mileage: 35,000

MICHELIN PILOT PERFORMANCE TIRE - P215-50RIT93B - DOT B938CTTX0301. THESE TIRES HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY PERFORMING ON THE ROAD CASUSING ME TO HAVE TWO BLOWOUTS 8/03 AND 1/04 WITH REPLACEMENT OF RIM RIGHT FRONT 2X IN FRONT AND BACK RIGHT 6/04.

Mileage: 17,434

MY 2000 AND 2002 ACURA TLS HAVE BOTH HAD TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH EXPERIENCED ERRATIC SHIFTING, FLASHING DRIVE GEAR INDICATOR, AND FINALLY COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE 50 - 60000 MILE RANGE.*AK

Mileage: 630,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE; SLIPS FROM 2ND INTO 3RD AND BACK. ACURA HAS ISSUED RECALL - DEALER REPLACED TRANS WITH REBUILT UNIT. DEALER ADMITS THEY ARE AWARE OF DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE REBUILT TRANS INSTALLED TO RESOLVE ISSUE HAVE FAILED. DEALER RECOMMENDED I MEET WI...

Mileage: 43,000

NO SOUNDS OR SIGNS WERE GIVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON A NEWLY ACQUIRED USED ACURA 3.2TL.*AK

Mileage: 49,037

I HAVE A 2002 TL LEASE IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. GOT MY FIRST NEW TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 30,000 MILES, IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2002. IT DOWNSHIFTED ON THE FREEWAY ON THE OFFRAMP TO ACURA OXMOOR IN LOUISVILLE GOING 60 MPH, THEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND I COULDN'T STOP IT. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. MY NOW EX-HU...

Mileage: 30,000

THIS INVOLVES MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE APROX. 22,000 MILES ON MY CAR. ON A RECENT TRIP FROM LOS ANGELES TO LAS VEGAS I NOTICED AN UNUSUAL AMOUT OF VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING THE CAR FROM HIGH SPEEDS (70'S). I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME EARLIER AND THE DEALER TURNED AND RESURFACE...

Mileage: 22,000

SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING EXTREME SPEED CHANGES. *LA

Mileage: 75,500

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL, TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 34000 MILES. I KNOW ACURA HAS A PROBLEM, BUT ARE THEY DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I MANAGE TO KEEP THE CAR STEADILY ON THE HIGHWAY, DOING 80 MPH WHEN IT FAILED WITH MY WIFE AND SON IN THE CAR. BUT I COULD LOSE CONTROL AND HIT OTHER CARS WHICH I ALMOST...

Mileage: 34,000

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, AND IT HAS HAD ITS TRANSMISSION REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOTIFIED ME SAYING THAT A PART INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, AND IS NOW BEING ORDERED. THE PART ...

Mileage: 54,000

FAILURE OF ACURA 3.2 TL-S TRANSMISSION. *AK

Mileage: 44,450

2002 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 27000 MILES ON THE CAR. ACURA REPALCED THE TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 27,000

WHILE DRIVING UNDER ICY ROAD CONDITIONS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE AND 5 MONTHS LATER THE REPLACEMENT TIRE BLEWOUT. *MR ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL. ON THE SECOND INCIDENT, A BUBBLE WAS ALSO SEEN BUT T...

Mileage: 16,700

TRANSMISSION IN AN '02 ACURA TL-S FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME, THIS TIME ON MY WAY TO TO WORK. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND WHEN ASKED WHAT REASSURANCE I HAD THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN... THE DEALER STATED THEY HADN'T REPLACED ANY TRANSMISSIONS MORE THAN ONCE... BUT THEY JUST HAD MINE. T...

Mileage: 39,000

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY ACURA 2002 TL TYPE S FAILED AND IS BEING REPLACED BY ACURA. *AK

Mileage: 30,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S FAILED THIS WEEK. FROM OTHER SOURCES, THIS APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITH MANY MORE OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE MODEL. I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED TO FIX ALL THE MODELS CONTAINING THIS TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE IT WITH A BETTER DESIGN.

SINCE DECEMBER 2002 THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS AT NO COST TO CONSUMER, WHO FELT THAT TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED SO SOON IN THE FIRST PLACE.*AK

Mileage: 27,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE JUST LIKE EVERBODY ELSE WITH THESES CARS . *AK

Mileage: 77,200

I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF AN ACURA 3.2 TL WITH THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHO HAS HAD HIS SUDDENLY FAIL ON THEM WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING,THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING SLIPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND IT IS NOW CONSISTENTLY SLIPPING WHILE CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS. WITHIN THE LAST...

Mileage: 42,000

THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE CAR DID NOT ACCELLERATE IN HIGHWAY. CHECK ENGINE, VSA, AND TRACTION LIGHTS WENT ON. THE D5 BLINKING. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN 2-3RD GEARS ONLY. DROVE TO THE ACURA DEALER. THEY ARE LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW.

Mileage: 50,600

AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MY 2002 ACURA TL 3.2 TYPE S EXPERIENCED MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE - COMPLETE LOSS OF THIRD GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A "NEW" UNIT. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THE UNIT WAS NEW AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS INDEED. AFTER ONE WEEK, TH...

Mileage: 35,127

BRAKES FAIL EVERY 15,000 MILES ACCORDING TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. *AK

Mileage: 15,000

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICAL FLOORED IT OWN GAS PEDDAL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, BUT ENGINE CONTINUED FULL ACCELERATION. TRYING TO GET HOME USING HEAVY BREAK PRESSURE THE GAS PEDDEL RELEASED (FIVE MINUTES LATTER).*AK

Mileage: 43,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. DEFECTIVE ROTORS ARE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHIMMY.*AK THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED NO NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR OR ADDITI...

Mileage: 40,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

Mileage: 27,000

I OWN A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL THAT WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY DUE TO SOME PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WOULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY. IT IS ASTOUNDING THAT A CAR THIS YOUNG WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I AM FRUSTRATED W...

Mileage: 34,000

TRANSMISSION WENT 2X IN VEHICLE BEFORE A YEAR PASSED. FIRST TIME FEB 2003 & SECOND TIME JAN 2004. ACURA DO NOT WANT TO GIVE ME ANOTHER VEHICLE OR END MY LEASE. THEY JUST WANT TO KEEP FIXING THIS CAR. I AM STRESSSSING OUT OVER THIS.*AK I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW ACURA TREATS THEIR CUSTOMER.

MY TRANSMISSION DIED ON 21 NOV 2003, @ 42,500 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED IT. AGAIN, I SUFFERED A FAILURE, ON 23 JAN 2004...I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, BUT DEALER STATED IT WAS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE...WHICH - HE SAID...CAN MIMIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TIO IMPROPER ENGINE COMM...

Mileage: 42,500

MY TRANSMISSION DIED ON 21 NOV 2003, @ 42,500 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED IT. AGAIN, I SUFFERED A FAILURE, ON 23 JAN 2004...I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, BUT DEALER STATED IT WAS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE...WHICH - HE SAID...CAN MIMIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TIO IMPROPER ENGINE COMM...

Mileage: 42,500

TWO TIRE BLOW OUTS IN 4 MONTHS. FIRST TIRE HAD BUBBLE CAUSED BY NON LEVEL ROAD SURFACE WHICH WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A DIVOT OR POTHOLE. SECOND TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT AFTER HITTING ROUGH ROAD AT 40-50 MPH AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO RIM TOTALING OVER 1000 DOLLARS. COMPLETELY INEXCUSABLE BECAUSE TIRE PRESSUR...

Mileage: 16,800

MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. WHEN IT FAILED THE FIRST TIME IN JANUARY OF 2003, I WAS EXITING THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, BUT IT MADE ME REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF IT HAPPENED A MINUTE EARLIER ON THE INTERSTATE IN HIGH SP...

Mileage: 27,000

MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, WITH @ 41,000 MILES ON IT LOST ITS TRANSMISSION WITHIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING TIME. I NOTICED SLIPPAGE AND HEAVY REVVING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ON SATURDAY. MONDAY MORNING I GOT IN THE CAR, BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND COULD NOT PUT IT INTO A FORWARD GEAR WITHOUT...

Mileage: 41,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ACURA 2002 TL TYPE S. *LA

Mileage: 36,000

THIS IS NOW THE 5TH TRANSMISSION IN 5 MONTHS THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. IT IS STILL NOT FIXED AND THEY ARE STUMPED UPON WHAT TO DO. *LA

MULTIPLE (3) TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *AK

Mileage: 28,000

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL-S AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION ONCE ALREADY. I LOST ALL POWER. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT DID NOT GET ANY POWER TO MY CAR. I BROUGHT IT INTO ACURA IN SAN JOSE, CA ON A MONDAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I LET THE SERVICE REP KNOW THAT I...

Mileage: 26,000

THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THE 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TL TYPE S LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO AND FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS (DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE) THAT IT HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED PRIOR WITHIN 29,000 MILES. ...

Mileage: 34,000

THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THE 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TL TYPE S LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO AND FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS (DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE) THAT IT HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED PRIOR WITHIN 29,000 MILES. ...

Mileage: 34,000

WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.*AK

CRACKED DRIVER'S SIDE FOG LENSE ON 2002 TL (LIGHT STILL WORKS). DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE ENTIRE UNIT INSTEAD OF LENSE AT A COST OF OVER $220 - RIDICULOUS! OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY - CUP HOLDER LID WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY, BAD SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, LOOSE SUNROO...

Mileage: 20,000

CRACKED DRIVER'S SIDE FOG LENSE ON 2002 TL (LIGHT STILL WORKS). DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE ENTIRE UNIT INSTEAD OF LENSE AT A COST OF OVER $220 - RIDICULOUS! OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY - CUP HOLDER LID WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY, BAD SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, LOOSE SUNROO...

Mileage: 20,000

CRACKED DRIVER'S SIDE FOG LENSE ON 2002 TL (LIGHT STILL WORKS). DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE ENTIRE UNIT INSTEAD OF LENSE AT A COST OF OVER $220 - RIDICULOUS! OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY - CUP HOLDER LID WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY, BAD SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, LOOSE SUNROO...

Mileage: 20,000

CRACKED DRIVER'S SIDE FOG LENSE ON 2002 TL (LIGHT STILL WORKS). DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE ENTIRE UNIT INSTEAD OF LENSE AT A COST OF OVER $220 - RIDICULOUS! OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY - CUP HOLDER LID WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY, BAD SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, LOOSE SUNROO...

Mileage: 20,000

INTERMITTENT CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE RADIO SYSTEM. NO PARTICULAR PATTERN EVEN WITH CD PLAYING OR RADIO PLAYING. DEALER DID NOT DETECT SOUND AND REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE. HAVE HAD OTHER WARRANTY ITEMS CORRECTED BY DEALER, INCLUDING WARPED ROTORS. *LA

INTERMITTENT CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE RADIO SYSTEM. NO PARTICULAR PATTERN EVEN WITH CD PLAYING OR RADIO PLAYING. DEALER DID NOT DETECT SOUND AND REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE. HAVE HAD OTHER WARRANTY ITEMS CORRECTED BY DEALER, INCLUDING WARPED ROTORS. *LA

SAFETY ISSUE. ACURA DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) PROBLEM AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS DURING THE PAST 90 DAYS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW BEING SERVICED BY THE ACURA SERVICING DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE SRS PROBLEM LIGHT KEEPS TURNING WHILE ...

Mileage: 45,940

MICHELIN TIRE ON ACURA TL TYPE S DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AFTER ABOUT 10,000 MILES. ORIGINALLY ACCEPTED DEALER'S EXPLANATION THAT IT CAME FROM HITTING A POTHOLE, BUT ON LINE I DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES. I'VE ATTACHED A FEW COMMENTS FROM TIRERACK.COM. ARE THESE TIRES SAFE? MIC...

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 27000 MILES. NOTICED SLIPPING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BROUGHT CAR IN AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET. TOWED CAR TO DEALER. DEALER SAID DON'T BE SURPRISED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ACURA AND THE...

Mileage: 27,559

TIRES- MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 215/50 17. HAD 2 TIRES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE LAST 1000 MILES BECAUSE OF SIDEWALL BUBBLES. TOLD THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY POTHOLES AND WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANITY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I RAN OVER ANY MAJOR POTHOLES, AND I FEEL SMALL ROAD CRACKS ETC SHOULD NOT CAU...

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED MAY 2003. TRANSMISSION FAILING AGAIN.*AK

Mileage: 40,286

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY ACURA 2002 TL TYPE S HAS BEEN FOUND DEFECTIVE 2 TIMES. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING A THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AFTER ALMOST CRASHING THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IT HAD ABOUT 6K MILES. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE IT WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEA...

Mileage: 32,000

ACURA LACKS IN CUSTOMER SUPPORT FOR WARRANTY CLAIMS. ACURA CHOOSES NOT TO REPAIR FAULTY FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OWNER HAS REPLACED STOCK WHEEL WITH CUSTOM AFTER MARKET WHEELS EVEN THOUGH WHEELS MEET OEM SPECIFICATIONS. NO PHYSICAL OR TECHNICAL DATA SUPPORTS ACURA'S REASON FOR CL...

Mileage: 20,000

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEAT BELT PROBLEMS.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 2 TIMES IN 30,500 MI. IT WAS REPLACED AT 15,000 AND NOW AT 30,500 MI. I WAS ASSURED THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UP HILL. VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR IN 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO FAIL TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION C...

Mileage: 35,500

I OWN A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL, TYPE S. MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED, I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. I MADE IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, BUT IT MADE ME REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THIS TO OCCUR ON THE INTERSTATE. TH...

Mileage: 27,000

I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE-S. I WAS INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE COLLISIONS WHERE I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE HEAD REST FAILED TO SECURE MY HEAD IN THE CRASH. THIS IS DUE TO THEIR "A-FRAME" DESIGN. THE STANDARD TL HAS PROPER HEAD REST TO CUSHION YOU IN A CRASH. *NLM

Mileage: 121

VEHICLE IS 2002 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 21000 MILES. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED YET WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY . *NLM

ACURA 2002, TL, TYPE S, 26,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION ACTING UP, DROP FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND, ENGINE REVING, SLIPPING, NOT ENGAGING INTO RIGHT GEAR, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT, IN DEALER FOR NEW "REMANUFACTURED" TRANS. LET'S SEE IF THIS ONE WILL WORK. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING TRANS PROBL...

Mileage: 26,000

TRANSMISSION ON 2002 ACURA TL TYPE-S SLIPPED FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION AND HIGH ENGINE RPM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR-END COLLISION. *NLM

Mileage: 28,700

INTERMITTENT CHATTER NOISE, LIKE A RELAY CLICKING COMING FROM RADIO. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN WET OR HIGH HUMIDITY. SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED ITSELF WHEN CAR SITTING OUT IN RAIN. NO ONE NEAR CAR. *JB

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER SLIPPING TWICE. IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED. ACURA REPLACED WITH RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP IS CONSIDERED NEW. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS "NEW" TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING IRREGULARLY AFTER 6,000 MILES. ORIG...

Mileage: 28,000

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. SLIPS, JERKS, NEUTRALS OUT WHEN COAST DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH, THEN ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE. DEALER SAY WAIT UNTIL IT TOTALLY FAILS OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THEN THEY WILL INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY MONEY BACK. *JB

Mileage: 1

CAR SHAKES & SHIMMIES WHEN I BRAKE, DEALER REPLACED BRAKES AND RESURFACED ROTORS 3 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS. NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CAR. DEFECTIVE ROTORS OR BRAKING SYSTEM. *JB

THE DEVICE WHICH COVERED THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE, CAME OFF AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT OF GEAR CAUSING UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER. DEALERSHIP ADJUSTED BASE IDLE OF THE ENGINE THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE AT 24000 MILES. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM TH...

Mileage: 19,099

DRIVING IN MY CAR AND THE CAR "JERKED". CAR WAS ALSO HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING. EVENTUALLY THE KEY WOULD NOT DRIVE OR GO INTO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. *NLM

Mileage: 85,000

THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. *JB THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR AS IT SHOULD HAVE. SCC

THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. *JB THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR AS IT SHOULD HAVE. SCC

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP NOISE AND THEN VEHICLES SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH, AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN AGAINST THE DASH AND THE DRIVER WAS THROWN TOWARDS THE WINDOW. *NLM

Mileage: 20,100

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. IT GAVE OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL, SO I NEVER MADE IT. SCHOOL WAS ONLY 3 MILES AWAY TOO. THOUGH I WAS AWARE OF THE IMMINENT FAILURE THANKS TO FELLOW OWNERS, IT WAS NONETHELESS FRIGHTENING. I WAS SHAKING AS I "CRAWLED" TO A SAFE...

Mileage: 28,155

OWNER OF A ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S, BOUGHT IN 8/01. IN 6/02 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VSA LIGHT , CAUTION LIGHT AND CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED SHIFTING DOWN AND THROWING CAR FORWARD. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SENT ME HOME SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. 1/2 HR LATER CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBL...

Mileage: 17,490

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GEAR DURING NORMAL DRIVING.

Mileage: 31,380

THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO BRIGHT, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THEM ON TWO OCCASIONS.*JB

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY (STORE) ONTO A MAIN ROAD AT LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. STEPPED ON BRAKE BECAUSE CARS WERE STOPPED FOR RED LIGHT. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WOULDN'T STOP, NO MATTER HOW HARD I HIT THE BRAKES. I GRAZED THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS I SWERVED TO AVOID ...

Mileage: 12,000

TODAY I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE MORE THAN A DEFECT IN MY 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL-S. PRIOR TO TODAY I HAVE DELT WITH NUMEROUS MINOR DEFECTS SUCH AS A BROKEN SWAY BAR LINK, LEAKING TRANSMISSION SEALS AND BRAKE FITTINGS, PAINT/TRIM DEFECTS AND TWO DEFECTIVE TIRES. TODAY'S INCIDENT WAS UNACCEPT...

Mileage: 20,500

CAR WILL DOWNSHIFT ERRATICLY AT TIMES.

Mileage: 22,000

I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR THAT I HAVE BOUGHT. I BOUGHT AN ACURA TL TYPE S 2002, IT ONLY HAS 29,000 MI ON THE ODOMETER AND ALREADY I HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE. JUST YESTERDAY IT HAS STARTED TO EXIBIT THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE LAST TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE H...

THOSE NEW "BLUE" HEADLAMPS ARE BLINDING AT NIGHT. THEY SEEM DANGEROUS.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY ACURA 02 TL-S MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SOME HOW GOT STUCK IN THE 4TH GEAR. TS

Mileage: 19,500

EVERY DAY WHEN I BACK OUT OF MY GARAGE WHEN THE ENGINE IS COLD, THE IDLE IS ALL OFF ON MY CAR. IT WOULD FLUCTUATE BETWEEN 300RPM (ALMOST STALLING) TO 1000RPM. I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER AND THEY REPLACED SOMETHING, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS.*JB

Mileage: 10,000

MICHELIN TIRE FAILED AT LOW MILEAGE. CONSUMER FOUND FRONT LEFT TIRE WAS LOW ON AIR. TIRE MERCHANT NOT WILLING TO DO ANTYING. *TT *NLM

Mileage: 9,223

TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 ACUTA TL-S HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASSIONS. I HAVE NO REASON TO BELEIVE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED, THE 3RD REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS NOW MIS-SHIFING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER NOR ACURA HAS PROVIDED ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS MODEL VEHICLE NEEDS SO MANY TR...

Mileage: 25,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ON A WINDY BACK ROAD... THEN IT HAD A HARD TIME GETTING UP A SMALL HILL. PROBLEM STOPPED FOR 5 MINUETS THEN CAME BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, I NEARLY CAUSED 3 ACCIDENTS. - VERY DANGERIOUS

Mileage: 19,800

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SWITCH GEARS WILL DRIVING.

Mileage: 12,000

I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, PURCHASED APRIL 24, 2001. I NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 44,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE (2) TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY COLLISIONS OR INJURIES. HOWEVER, I FEEL LUCKY THAT NO SUCH INCIDENTS OCCURED AS THE CAR DID DECELERATE RAPIDLY, WI...

Mileage: 8,500

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND REPORTED AT 14823 DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM, ROTORS WARPED AT 14823 MILES REPLACED PADS AND RESURFACED ROTORS, CD PLAYER REPLACED AT 14823 MILES, SQUEAK IN REAR SUSPENTION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE REAR RIGHT STRUT AT 18933 MILES, BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKPANELS LO...

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND REPORTED AT 14823 DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM, ROTORS WARPED AT 14823 MILES REPLACED PADS AND RESURFACED ROTORS, CD PLAYER REPLACED AT 14823 MILES, SQUEAK IN REAR SUSPENTION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE REAR RIGHT STRUT AT 18933 MILES, BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKPANELS LO...

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND REPORTED AT 14823 DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM, ROTORS WARPED AT 14823 MILES REPLACED PADS AND RESURFACED ROTORS, CD PLAYER REPLACED AT 14823 MILES, SQUEAK IN REAR SUSPENTION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE REAR RIGHT STRUT AT 18933 MILES, BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKPANELS LO...

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND REPORTED AT 14823 DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM, ROTORS WARPED AT 14823 MILES REPLACED PADS AND RESURFACED ROTORS, CD PLAYER REPLACED AT 14823 MILES, SQUEAK IN REAR SUSPENTION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE REAR RIGHT STRUT AT 18933 MILES, BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKPANELS LO...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND. THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I HAVE BEEN HEARING OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL. ACURA IS REPLACING THE TRA...

NO SUMMARY. DT

AT FIRST THE SHIFTING ON THE CAR WAS VERY SMOOTH, AND CAR WOULD JURK AND IT WOULD TRY TO SHIFT. AND LATER ON, ON THE FREEWAY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. DT

I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO EXPLAIN THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP, AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. THE SAME WAS TRUE OF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, DAVID MCDAVID ACURA OF AUSTIN. ONLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR...

NO SUMMARY. DT

NO SUMMARY. DT

WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND TOTALLY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AT 11:30 PM IN SNOW ON 11/26/02. ALTHOUGH ON AN INCLINE, I WAS JUST ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC INTO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ...

CONSUMER VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. CONSUMER STATES' THAT WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. TS

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE VEHICLE UNDER POWER. TRANSMISSION SLIPS IN 3RD GEAR AND CAUSES UNEXPECTED LOSS OF FORWARD MOTION. TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP 10/05/2002. CONTINUED TO GET WORSE UNTIL DEALER DETERMINED REPLACEMENT NECESSARY ON 11/01/2002. DT

WHILE SITTING IN VEHICLE WITH ENGINE RUNNING, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, GEAR LIGHTS STARTED TO FLASH, VEHICLE WAS MAKING A HIGH GRINDING SOUND. VEHICLE ALSO WAS NOT ACCELERATING. TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. TS *DT

VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL AT LOW RPMS OR AT IDLE. THIS OCCURRED FREQUENTLY UNTIL DEALER IDENTIFIED AND CORRECTED IT BUT NOT BEFORE NUMEROUS VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. (I HAVE DOCUMENTED WORK ORDERS) BIGGEST PROBLEM WAS THE FAULTY TRANSMISSION I HAD PREVIOUSLY HEARD FROM OTHER ACURA OWNERS AN...

CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE FRONT PASSANGER SEAT FELL ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK. DEALER WAS NOT CONTATED. MR

I WAS ON HIGHWAY 280 DOING ABOUT 65 IN MY MORNING COMMUTE FROM SAN FRANCISCO TO CUPERTINO. WITHOUT WARNING, MY TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM FOURTH TO SECOND, SENDING MY CAR INTO A SIDEWAYS SKID AS IF I HAD HIT THE BRAKES...HARD. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR BESIDE ME ON THE RIGHT WAS ABLE TO AVOID HITTING ME A...

Mileage: 30,500

I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND IT SURGED AND ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE AND HIT(WITH PASSENGER BACK FENDER) THE FRONT OF A CAR PARKED IN THE OPPOSITE AISLE

CONSUMER HAS LEARNED THAT THESE AUTOMOBILES HAVE A LATENT SAFETY DEFECT IN THE TRANSMISSION THAT CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO DOWNSHIFT WHILE TRAVELING. THE DEALER WILL NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE UNTIL A PROBLEM OCCURS. JLG NLM

I AM A NERVOUS WRECK WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I WISH I DID NOT HAVE TO DRIVE IT EITHER. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE CAR OR BUY IT BACK AT LOW BLUEBOOK. SHOULD I OR MY WIFE BECOME INJURED AS...

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO 40 MPH. VEHICLE IS AT DEALERSHIP AT THIS TIME. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.

CONSUMER WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK TO DEALER AND THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. NLM

THE VEHICLE SHOWED A UP/DOWN SHIFTING INTO 3RD GEAR PROBLEM. IT WOULD SLIP WHEN TRYING TO SHIFT UP. WHEN SHIFTING DOWN TO 3RD YOU WOULD HEAR A CLUNK AND THE VEHICLE WOULD START TO SEARCH FOR A GEAR. NLM

TRANSMISSION HUNTING FOR GEAR, MAKING NOISE, BOGGING DOWN, RPM'S GO WAY UP, THEN SHIFTS, LOSS OF POWER, VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

TRANSMISSION HUNTING FOR GEAR, MAKING NOISE, BOGGING DOWN, RPM'S GO WAY UP, THEN SHIFTS, LOSS OF POWER, VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR AT 45 MPH TO 1ST, CAUSING THE CAR TO SCRETCH THE TIRES AND TO LURCH FOWARD. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR AT 45 MPH TO 1ST, CAUSING THE CAR TO SCRETCH THE TIRES AND TO LURCH FOWARD. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFT SEVERAL TIMES FROM 3RD TO 1ST GEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER FIRST TIME ON 8/19/2002 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED 3 TIMES. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED AND I BROUGHT THE CAR TO...

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. JUST LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 16,000 SUCH FAILURES IN THE ACURA AND HONDAS USING SAME TRANSMISSION. VERY DANGEROUS AND NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 TL2-S,ALMOST 1 YEAR AND 13350 MILES ON IT. LATELY WE HAVE BEEN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR HESITATES AT VARIOUS TIMES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I THINK THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PART BECAUSE IF IT FAILS, IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR THE OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD: ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND ON: HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/CLASSIFIED/AUTOMOTIVE/HIGHWAY1/LA-HY-ACURA11SEP11.STORY?COLL=LA%2DCLASS%2DAU...

I THINK THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PART BECAUSE IF IT FAILS, IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR THE OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD: ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND ON: HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/CLASSIFIED/AUTOMOTIVE/HIGHWAY1/LA-HY-ACURA11SEP11.STORY?COLL=LA%2DCLASS%2DAU...

I THINK THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PART BECAUSE IF IT FAILS, IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR THE OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD: ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND ON: HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/CLASSIFIED/AUTOMOTIVE/HIGHWAY1/LA-HY-ACURA11SEP11.STORY?COLL=LA%2DCLASS%2DAU...

I ALSO GOT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT WENT OUT ON ME AFTER ANOTHER 2,000. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I WANT ACURA TO DO SOMETHING. THERE IS AN ARTICLE IN THE LA TIMES THAT SPEAKS OF THIS ON 9.13.2002. PLEASE HELP ME, I'M WORRIED I OR SOMEONE ELSE MAY GET INJURED OR KILLED. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILS (DISENGAGES) AT ALL SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM ENGAGING INTO REVERSE. NLM

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS RANDOMLY IN AUTOMATIC, OR WILL NOT UPSHIFT. IN SPORT SHIFT MODE, TRANSMISSION MAY REFUSE TO UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT WHEN SUPPOSED TO AND WILL ONLY SHIFT AFTER REPEATED TRIES. ALSO IN AUTO, TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES TEMPORARILY SHIFT COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR THEN BACK IN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN MERGING INTO A BUSY HIGHWAY FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN EXHIBING SOME SHIFTING PROBLEMS A FEW DAYS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. WHEN IT FAILED, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO 3RD GEAR. I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR AROUND TO HEAD TO THE DEALER AND WAS MOMENTARILY UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER ABOU...

NEAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE AT HIGH SPEED CAR DROPPED INTO 2ND GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VERY SCARY!!!*AK

VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE ENGINE HESITATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND RECOVERY TIME BACK TO NORMAL SPEED IS SEVERAL SECONDS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE WAS SLUGGISH AND PROVIDED LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. THE RPM INDICATOR WOULD RACE TO 3000K+RPMS WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR WAS PR...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE WAS SLUGGISH AND PROVIDED LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. THE RPM INDICATOR WOULD RACE TO 3000K+RPMS WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR WAS PR...

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE WAS SLUGGISH AND PROVIDED LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. THE RPM INDICATOR WOULD RACE TO 3000K+RPMS WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR WAS PR...

DANGEROUSLY FAULTY TRANSMISSION CAUSED ME TO CRASH VEHICLE, SLIPPED INTO "PARK" AT HIGH SPEEDS ON FREEWAY LOCKING-UP TIRES. FAULTY ROTORS/BRAKE PADS CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO "SHIMMY" AT BRAKING.*AK

DANGEROUSLY FAULTY TRANSMISSION CAUSED ME TO CRASH VEHICLE, SLIPPED INTO "PARK" AT HIGH SPEEDS ON FREEWAY LOCKING-UP TIRES. FAULTY ROTORS/BRAKE PADS CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO "SHIMMY" AT BRAKING.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACT DEALER . VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE.*AK

GEAR SHIFTER GRINDS SLIGHTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST-2ND AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK

I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND IT SURGED & ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE AND HIT(WITH PASSENGER BACK FENDER) THE FRONT OF THE PARKED CAR IN THE OPPOSITE AISLE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL START TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, STARTING FROM 2 TO 5TH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKDEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO VEHICLE. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANDIMISSION FAILURE IS KNOWN PROBLEM PER DEALER BUT ACURA HAS NOT INDICATED A RECALL SITUATION.*AK

ACURA HAS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION DESIGN.. THEY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL TRANSMISSION OR HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY REPLACEMENT ON PART/LABOR ON THIS KIND OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A HIGH SPEED CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY (DANGEROUS). *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SRS LIGHT COMING ON AND RENDERING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE PER DEALER, OWNER'S MANUAL, AND FACTORY REP. CAR IS 90 DAYS OLD AND HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 40 DAYS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER CAN REPAIR AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM...

I HAD A REAR END COLLISION IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN WITHIN 400 FEET. WHEN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ...

I HAD A REAR END COLLISION IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN WITHIN 400 FEET. WHEN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT ...

CENTER CONSOLE LATCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN HITTING A BUMP TOP COMES OPEN AND HITS ARM WHICH CAUSES CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER .*AK

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

CONSOLE LATCH SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO LOCK IN PLACE. WOULD KEEP POPPING OPEN WHENEVER A BUMP OR CRACK IN ROAD WAS HIT. WOULD HIT DRIVER'S ELBOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK