2002 ACURA TL Power Train Problems

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't turn over. Sometimes its just for a few minutes. Other times Im stranded for hours. A few times its been days. After it dies and i turn the key off and then back on but not over ill have power. I have a kid and we've been stranded on an on ramp with cars going 60 all around us. The car just randomly shut off in the middle of the road. There's a lot of traffic around these parts and we were stuck, not even being able to get out of the vehicle with the cars going on each side of us. Ive done some research and ive seen thousands of other complaints about this issue since 2002. Ive had 3 different mechanics try to figure out what the issue was. Have had my car at the shop for weeks at a time. A few times even the mechanics couldn't get it started, and it had to sit for 3 days before it would start up again. The check engine light is on and all 3 different mechanics have fixed everything thats came up. After this started happening ive had to replace brakes and rotors several times. My car started shifting way to late. And feels like its starting to slip. This is a safety hazzard. Especially in larger cities.

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 THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN ANY RECALLS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURES. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,672.

Mileage: 157,672

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 WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK FAILED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 112,000.

Mileage: 112,000

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 MY SUSPENSION AND ALSO MY GEARS.. THERE WAS ASAFETY RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSOION GEARS .I HAVE TAKEN MY VHICAL TO ACURA OF CERRITTOS AND THEY REFUSED TO INSPECT AND NOTIFY ME OF MY VEHICAL TRANSMISSION GEARS STATUS THEY SAID THERE WAS A OIL LINE THAT WAS ADDED BUT THEY CANT SHOW ME WHERE THE WORK WAS DONE. WHILE DRIVING MY VEHICAL HOME FROM THE DEALERSHIP ACURA OF CERRITOS THIS TRANSMISSION GEARS STARTED LOCKING UP SO BAD THAT THE JERKS INJURED ME MY GIRLFRIEND AND 3 OF OUR KIDS AND DAMAGED MY STEERING AND SUSPENSION. PLEASE HELP

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 KENOWA AVE SW, GRANDVILLE, MI 49418, (616) 667-4500) CLEARED THE CODES, BUT THE CODES RETURNED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WITHIN 48 HRS. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN IF THE DEALER COULD PROVIDE A SOLUTION AFTER TAKING THE VEHICLE BACK AGAIN WITH NO SPECIFIC REPAIR SOLUTION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

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

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 DID NO JUSTICE. AS I WAS LOOKING TO GET IT FIXED, I SEEN IN THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLES TRANSMISSION. SO I HOPE I CAN GET THIS FIXED AND BACK RUNNING SOON. OTHERWISE I MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER ACURA MODEL CAR IN MY LIFETIME. *TR

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 DUPLICATING THE INITIAL RECALL SYMPTOMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT ACURA FOR A MONTH AND DIAGNOSED AS DUPLICATING THE . A MONTH LATER ACURA DECIDES NOT TO STAND BEHIND THERE VEHICLE. I HAVE A HYUNDAI AND DODGE WITH OVER 200K MILES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY DRIVETRAIN ISSUES.

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 IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 05/10/16*LJ UPDATED 12/13/2017*JS

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 PRESCRIBED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ACURA REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE COST OF $5,100 QUOTED BY THE DEALER FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT. WHEN THE UNIT FAILED THE CAR WOULD LOSE ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS PRESENTING A DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THAT VEHICLES BEHIND COULD HAVE EASILY REAR ENDED ME. IN OTHER INSTANCES THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT UP PROPERLY AND THEN LOSE ALL POWER WHICH IF THIS OCCURRED IN BUSY TRAFFIC COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ACURA IS FULL AWARE OF THE DEFECTS IN THEIR TRANSMISSION AND HAVE TRIED TO PRESENT IT AS AN INCIDENT THAT ONLY AFFECTS SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED WITH AN UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSIONS. I FEEL THIS IS NOT TRUE AND YOU MAY AGREE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS BEING FILED. CLEARLY ALTHOUGH THESE ARE OLDER CARS AT THIS POINT THE PROBLEM REMAINS AND CAN POSE A DANGER. I HOPE SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE DOES NOT HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. ALSO, ACURA SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CURED.

Mileage: 103,500

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 MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

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 INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 9/25/15 *LN

Mileage: 140,000

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 DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. IF DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED." THE DEALER CALLED AND TOLD ME THEY HAD COMPLETED THE RECALL WORK, BUT RECOMMENDED THAT WE REPLACE THE SOLENOIDS TO FIX THE HARD SHIFTING. MY WIFE PICKED UP THE CAR WHEN THE WORK WAS COMPLETE AND IT RAN REASONABLY WELL FOR ABOUT A WEEK. ON THE DATE NOTED ABOVE, MY DAUGHTER DROVE IT HOME FROM WORK AND IT WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF 3RD GEAR. NOTE, IT IS A 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS SCARED TO DRIVE IT BECAUSE OF THE WAY IT WAS ACTING. I DROVE IT FOR A SHORT DISTANCE THE NEXT DAY AND VERIFIED HER COMPLAINT. I AM UPSET BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE ACURA LET US TAKE AN UNSAFE CAR OUT OF THEIR MAINTENANCE DEPARTMENT WITHOUT LETTING US KNOW THERE WAS A PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER BACK AND TOLD THEM ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND ASKED IF THEY HAD DONE THE GEAR INSPECTION AND WHAT IT HAD SHOWN. THE DEALER WOULD NOT CONFIRM THAT THE INSPECTION HAD BEEN COMPLETED AND WOULD NOT PROVIDE THE RESULTS OF THE INSPECTION. HE JUST STATED THAT "THE TECHNICIAN KNEW WHAT TO DO FOR THIS RECALL." I THEN CALLED IN A COMPLAINT TO ACURA. THEY LISTENED, GAVE ME A CASE NO. AND TOLD ME THAT SOMEONE WOULD CALL ME BACK WITHIN 48 HOURS. WHEN I HADN'T HEARD FROM THEM FOR A WEEK, I CALLED AND THEY TOLD ME THE CASE WORKER WAS AT LUNCH, BUT WOULD CALL ME AS SOON AS SHE GOT BACK. I WAITED ALL AFTERNOON, BUT NO ONE CALLED. NOW, I FEEL I HAVE NO ALTERNATIVE, BUT TO FILE THIS COMPLAINT AS ACURA HAS BEEN TOTALLY UNRESPONSIVE. *TR

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 PARTS AND $400 IN LABOR. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP BECAUSE MY CAR HAD A FEW RECALLS. THE PERSON HELPING ME AT THE DEALERSHIP WAS REAL RUDE AND DISRESPECTFUL. HE TOLD ME THE ONLY RECALL I HAD WAS FOR MY SRS AIRBAG. HE HAD TO ORDER THE PART. I HAVEN'T RECEIVED A PHONE CALL FROM THE DEALERSHIP TO LET ME KNOW THE PART WAS IN. TWO WEEKS LATER I GO IN AND CHECK IF THE PART WAS I N. THE SAME PERSON THAT HELPED ME CAME UP TO ME AND HAD AN ATTITUDE AND WAS DISRESPECTFUL AGAIN. HE TOLD ME THE PART WAS IN BUT THEY CAN'T SERVICE IT THAT DAY. THEY NEVER COMMUNICATED WITH ME. HORRIBLE SERVICE AT [XXX] ACURA. I TOLD THE SERVICE GUY THAT MY CAR DOES NOT WANT TO COME OUT OF FIRST GEAR AND THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRANSMISSION. HE WAS REAL RUDE AND TOLD ME THAT I HAD TO PAY $6000. I DID A LITTLE RESEARCH AND MY 02 ACURA TL TYPE S WITH MY VIN NUMBER HAS MANY RECALLS. 1 FOR MY AIR BAGS. 2. FOR MY TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR. 3 FOR MY DRIVERS POWER WINDOW. I TOLD THIS ACURA SERVICE GUY THAT I HAD RECALLS FOR ALL 3 THINGS AND HE LAUGHED AT ME. MY CLUSTER FUSE KEEPS BLOWING AND THE CODE THAT COMES UP IS FOR MY TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR. 70+ PEOPLE WITH AN 02 ACURA TLS HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUES AS ME. I JUST CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY TOLD ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN COMPLETED. NO RECALL HAS BEEN DONE ON MY CAR. I NEED HELP PLEASE. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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 FORWARD, THUS CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND THE GENERIC PUBLIC. INITIALLY A REP AT ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS (1-800-382-2238 OPTION 4) TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO KEARNY MESA ACURA, PAID $130 FOR A WRITTEN DIAGNOSIS, AND FAXED IT TO ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS. THE REP SAID AS THE CAR HAD ONLY 59,851 MILES ON IT, HE WOULD TAKE MY CASE TO HIS MANAGEMENT. BUT MY REQUEST FOR HELP FROM ACURA WAS LATER DENIED, CITING THEIR EXTENDED 109,000 MILES AND 7 YEAR 9 MONTH WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WONDER WHY ACURA CANNOT MAN UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THEIR FAULTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2002 TL MODELS. HOW CAN ACURA USE AN ARBITRARILY-SET WARRANTY EXPIRATION DATE TO IGNORE THE HUGE SAFETY PROBLEMS ON THEIR CARS?

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 FORWARD, THUS CREATING A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE TO ME AND THE GENERIC PUBLIC. INITIALLY A REP AT ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS (1-800-382-2238 OPTION 4) TOLD ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO KEARNY MESA ACURA, PAID $130 FOR A WRITTEN DIAGNOSIS, AND FAXED IT TO ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS. THE REP SAID AS THE CAR HAD ONLY 59,851 MILES ON IT, HE WOULD TAKE MY CASE TO HIS MANAGEMENT. BUT MY REQUEST FOR HELP FROM ACURA WAS LATER DENIED, CITING THEIR EXTENDED 109,000 MILES AND 7 YEAR 9 MONTH WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. I WONDER WHY ACURA CANNOT MAN UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THEIR FAULTY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ON 2002 TL MODELS. HOW CAN ACURA USE AN ARBITRARILY-SET WARRANTY EXPIRATION DATE TO IGNORE THE HUGE SAFETY PROBLEMS ON THEIR CARS?

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 1-800-382-2238 (OPTION 4) AND WAS ADVISED BY [XXX] TO SEND THE CAR TO AN AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. HE SAID THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY COVERING 109,000 MILES AND 7 YEARS 9 MONTHS ON 2002 ACURA TL WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BUT IT HAD EXPIRED. HE ALSO SAID AS MY CAR HAD LESS THAN 60,000 MILES ON IT HE COULD PRESENT THE CASE TO MANAGEMENT. CONCERNED THAT I MIGHT KILL SOMEONE DUE TO CARS SUDDEN JERK AND UNEXPECTED SHOOTING FORWARD IF DRIVING, I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER KEARNY MESA ACURA AT 5202 KEARNY MESA ROAD, SAN DIEGO, CA 92111-1801 (TEL 858.430.5600). THE DEALER SAID IN ITS WRITTEN 3-PAGE DIAGNOSIS THAT THE TRANSMISSION MUST BE REPLACED AT $4,400+TAX. THEIR TECHNICIAN SAID MY CAR HAD THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AS THE OTHER EARLY ACURA TLS THAT HE HAD WORKED ON. I FAXED THE 3-PAGE DEALER DIAGNOSIS PAGES TO AHM. TODAY 09/16/2014 [XXX] OF AHM AT 1-800-382-2238 [XXX] INFORMED ME THAT HER DISTRICT REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO HELP CITING THE EXPIRED WARRANTY. I ASKED HER TO APPEAL MY CASE AS I FELT THE REP SHOULD NOT BE THE SOLE PERSON TO MAKE A DECISION ON IT. I FEEL AHM SHOULD HELP ME BECAUSE AFTER ALL IT WAS THE WELL-KNOWN 2002 TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DESIGN FLAW WHICH CAUSED MY HUGE SAFETY PROBLEM. FOR 6 YEARS SINCE I BOUGHT IT I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN 11,411 MILES, SO I FEEL IT IS TOTALLY UNFAIR THAT AHM REFUSED TO HELP ME. I AM UNABLE TO PAY THE $4,400+TAX FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. BUT IF I DO NOT HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, HOW DO I GO TO WORK OR SHOP FOR FOOD? I AM PLEADING TO NHTSA TO HELP. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 59,841

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 MORE FOR THE TRANSMISSION ALONE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THE ENGINE IS GREAT BUT I AM AFRAID THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FAIL AGAIN AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR OR FIX THE PROBLEM IF IT DOES FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE THE FIRST FAILURE WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. WE WERE DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL TO OVERVIEW A CITY WE VISITED AND THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN AND WE WERE INCLINED. I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO APPROACH THIS SITUATION WITH 3 MINOR CHILDREN AND AS A SINGLE MOTHER. IT WAS VERY OVERWHELMING AND I WAS PETRIFIED. THEN COME TO FIND OUT NOT SO LONG LATER AFTER GETTING THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. I AM VERY CONCERNED AND HAVE BLOGGED AND READ ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR. YOU CAN YOUTUBE GOOGLE ALL KINDS OF INFO ON THESE ACURAS WITH CONSTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER INTENDED ON THIS MALFUNCTION FOR PROFIT AS A AUTOMECHANIC. IT IS VERY UNFAIR, UNSAFE, UNJUST WITH THEM SELLING CARS THAT DO NOT LAST 5000 MILES AND THEN HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL OVER AND OVER. I AM THE OWNER OF THE 2002 ACURA. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED ABOUT THIS CAR AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY SOMEONE CAN HELP ME GET WARRANTY FOR FREE BECAUSE IT IS REALLY UNFAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN. GOD BLESS WHAT YOU GUYS AND GIRLS ARE DOING. *TR

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 2004. SHE BELIEVED THE DAMAGE WAS ALREADY DONE TO THE TRANSMISSION AND IN HER CASE; THE DISCOLORATION OF THE LINE BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING HAD NOT OCCURRED OR WENT UN-NOTICED. SUBSEQUENTLY, ONLY THE LINE WAS REPLACED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT FURTHER INSPECTED. THE CONSUMER STATED IT WOULD SEEM THAT FLUSHING AND CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WOULD ACT ONLY AS A TEMPORARY FIX OR BAND AID TO THE PROBLEM AND SEVERAL MILES DOWN THE ROAD, THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD OCCUR. THE CONSUMER BROUGHT HER VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE BECAUSE, THE D5 LIGHT WAS FLASHING , THE TCS LIGHTS WERE ON, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. ALSO, SHE EXPERIENCED HARD SHIFTS, AFTER FIRST GEAR, USUALLY FIRST TO SECOND, AND THEN ONE LAST SHIFT INTO THIRD, UPON TAKE OFF FROM A STOP, AND WHILE INCREASING SPEED ON AN INCLINE OF A FREEWAY ENTRANCE RAMP.

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 REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE EXPENSE OF GETTING THE TORQUE CONVERTER FIXED. THE SUPERVISOR TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE NOT RELIABLE FOR THE COST BECAUSE SOMETHING TO DO WITH IN HOUSE WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE PART. I DISAGREE BECAUSE IT A COMPANY ACKNOWLEDGES THE FACT THAT THEIR PRODUCT HAVE A DEFECT ON A CERTAIN PART, THEY SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THEIR CUSTOMER'S SAFETY. I HAVE BEEN ON A MERRY GO ROUND ABOUT THIS MATTER WITH ACURA AND I NEED SOMEONE TO TAKE A FURTHER LOOK INTO THIS MATTER..........THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. *TR

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 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 THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

Mileage: 115,000

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 FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT REPAIRS WERE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,600. UPDATED 10/17/12 *CN UPDATED 10/24/2012 *JS

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 MILES), NOVEMBER OF 2007 (129,435 MILES) AND MOST RECENTLY JULY 17TH WITH (201,000 MILES). AS I DROVE ON THE LIE DRIVING WESTBOUND AROUND EXIT 40 MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IN THE PREVIOUS THREE CASES THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND AFTER TOWING IT TO A STATION I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A FOURTH TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP. THE CAR HAS THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND I HAVE A NOTICE FROM ACURA STATING EARLY ON THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ACURA 2002 TLS WERE DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO APPEAL TO THIS AGENCY AND APPLY THE LEMON LAW BUT THE LAW ONLY APPLIES TO NEW CARS. THEY GAVE ME THIS SITE TO STATE MY CASE. AS I MENTIONED TO ACURA FOR A LUXURY AUTOMOBILE TO STILL HAVE A GREAT WORKING ENGINE AND HAVE GONE THROUGH FOUR TRANSMISSIONS, I BELIEVE THEIR IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION GIVES NO WARNING WHEN IT BREAKS DOWN AND ONE IS LEFT WITH NO POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

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 DISAPPOINTED AS I LOVED THIS CAR...

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 05/21/12 *BF THE DEALER STATED A NEW TRANSMISISON WAS NEEDED AND IT WAS COST $5300.THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 06/04/12

Mileage: 28,000

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. ( FACTS: POWER INVERTER CONNECTED, OTHER MOBILE ELECTRONICS POWERED BY VEHICLE'S DC POWER SUPPLY, BOTH DRIVER AND AIRBAG WERE DEPLOYED, NEW CAR MOUNT INSTALLATION ON PASSENGER SEAT FRAME BOLTS)

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 CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

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 PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE, AND I WAS INFORMED THEY FOUND BURNED FLUID. I HAVE SINCE INVESTIGATED THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE STILL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACURAS AND HONDAS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND WORSE THAT ARE STILL ON OUR HIGHWAYS.ACURA KNEW THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE 1999-2003 CARS WERE FLAWED FROM THE TIME THEY LEFT THE FACTORY, AND ACURA HAS PAID FOR SOME REPAIRS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE HONDA MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE. ACURA USA DOESN'T WANT TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ANYMORE, HOWEVER I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN CITY TRAFFIC. THESE CARS ARE A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

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 DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT MELTED ALL OF THE CABLES. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE CONTACT HAD THE REPAIRS PERFORMED AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,300.

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 TRANSMISSIONS FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR EXPENSE A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,201.

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 THREE TIMES: APRIL '03, JULY '06, AND JULY '11. TWICE ACURA (HONDA) CLAIMED THAT IT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSIONS. HOWEVER IN LIGHT OF THE SUBSEQUENT SAME FAILURES, THAT CLAIM IS SUSPECT UNLESS ITS ENGINEERS HAVE STILL NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND KNOWING SO, HAVE CONTINUED TO ENDANGER ITS CUSTOMERS BY NOT REPAIRING IT. *KB

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 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 THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

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 CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

Mileage: 30,000

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, HE SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL AS THOUGH THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY. THEY ALSO ASKED ME HOW MUCH I THINK I SHOULD PAY. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT WASN'T EVER MANUFACTURED PROPERLY. KNOWING THAT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES IT GOES THAT IT WILL NEVER BE RIGHT, NO MATTER WHO PAYS FOR IT. I PULLED UP MY VIN # TO FIND INFO THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS EXTENDED BECAUSE OF KNOWN "DEFECTS IN THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP." THIS IS GOING ON THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT IT PRECERTIFIED FROM THE DEALER IN 04 AND IN 05 MY TRANSMISSION WENT THE FIRST TIME AND THE SECOND THIS MARCH 11. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A REFURBISHED ONE. NOW THAT ONE HAS BROKE, WHICH LEADS ME TO CONCLUDE THAT THE DEFECTS IN THE MATERIAL DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER EACH TIME THEY CHANGED IT. I THINK THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR LIFE! *TR

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 TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED, IAC VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO UNSTABLE RPM. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A TRANSMISSION FAILING AFTER ONLY 13K MILES, NONETHELESS, A CAR HAVING AT LEAST TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AFTER ONLY 73K MILES. FOR ALL I KNOW, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE NEVER FAILED YET, I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE ACURA CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE BOUGHT, SOLD, OR DRIVEN.

Mileage: 73,000

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

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 SO THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 124,300. UPDATED 01/11/11*LJ UPDATED 03/28/11

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 CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

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 WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

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 SMOKE WAS STILL THERE. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN AT MY RPM GAUGE AND FOUND IT NEAR THE RED LINE WITHOUT ANY FORWARD MOMENTUM AND WONDERED IF THIS WAS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE'IT WAS. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF A FOUR-LANE INTERSTATE. I ONLY HAD SECONDS TO TRY AND CLEAR THE LANES AND REACH THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE AS CARS SPED BY ME. IT WAS A HARROWING EVENT. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE DESPITE NHTSA INVOLVEMENT IN 12/02. UNLIKE THE OTHER FAILURES, THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OF THE CATASTROPHIC EVENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHERN MOTORS ACURA IN SAVANNAH, GA. A FOURTH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE 7 YEARS AFTER ACURA INFORMED NHTSA THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THESE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION ARE UNSAFE AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE VEHICLE CRASHES CAUSING SERIOUSLY BODILY INJURED OR DEATH. *TR

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 FIRST GEAR. *JB

Mileage: 8,128

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 TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

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 REPLACED AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO REPAIR IT AT A 50% DISCOUNT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE SPOKEN TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE FAILURE WITHOUT HIM PAYING 50% OF THE COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,524 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

Mileage: 35,524

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 PROBABLY MY LAST. *TR

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. THEY JUST CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OIL SUPPLY LINE AND IF THEY SEE STAINS, THEN THEY REPLACED IT. MANY ACURA TL OWNERS ARE FACING THIS SAME PROBLEMS, WHY NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED ACURA TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS? WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? PLEASE PROVIDE GUIDANCE. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. *TR

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. THEY JUST CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OIL SUPPLY LINE AND IF THEY SEE STAINS, THEN THEY REPLACED IT. MANY ACURA TL OWNERS ARE FACING THIS SAME PROBLEMS, WHY NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED ACURA TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS? WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? PLEASE PROVIDE GUIDANCE. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. *TR

Mileage: 145,000

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 ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR, MY CAR ACCIDENTALLY LOWERED TO RPM LOWER THAN 1000 AND THEN AFTER A SECOND ACCELERATED AGAIN. I WAS SCARED TO SPEED IT UP AGAIN ABOVE 60 MPH, AND WENT OUT OF HIGHWAY ON NEXT EXIT. THEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP RIGHT AFTER THIS EVENT. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT, WHICH GOING TO COST ME WITH WORK ABOUT $6000. THIS IS THE FIRST SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MY CAR ENGINE IN WHOLE HISTORY OF USE. STRANGE, DEALERS OF ILLLINOIS, MICHIGAN AND CALIFORNIOA WERE TELLING US ALL THE TIME THAT WE ARE VERY CAREFUL CUSTOMERS AND KEEP OUR CAR IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT IS TRULY VERY CLEAN WITH ONLY DEFECT IN IT - TRANSMISSION. WE WANT TO KNOW - WHAT WE DID WRONG? *TR

Mileage: 82,500

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 SECONDS, THE CAR WILL DRIVE FINE ONCE YOU PASS 45 TO 50MPH. WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AFTER THAT, IT ACTS UP AGAIN. PREVIOUS 2 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHERE REPLACED BUT THIS PROBLEM THEY SAID WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. *TR

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 TO THE POWER TRAIN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 15,000 MILES AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE WAS ALSO REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

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 STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. HE ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ONLY SLIPS IN 3RD GEAR. UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB UPDATED 07/08/10 *BF UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

Mileage: 95,000

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

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 125000 ON IT AND NEVER HAD ANY IDEA THAT TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT. I WAS READING AND NOTICE EVEN AFTER DEALER CHANGING TRANSMISSION THEY STILL GO OUT. *TR

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 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED; THE MECHANIC ADVISED HIM TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BUT THAT IT WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY. THE DEALER OFFERED TO PAY 80% OF THE REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,600. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 64,500.

Mileage: 64,500

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 CERTAINLY UNDERLYING LEAVING ACURA OWNERS WITH THE BILL WHILE THE COMPANY COLLECTS PROFITS FOR IT'S DEFECTIVE ENGINEERING AND DESIGN WITH IT'S TRANSMISSION. KNOWING THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN 2004 ACURA DID NOT AND HAS NOT FOLLOWED UP WITH THE TRANSMISSION DURING SERVICES AND MAINTENANCE, NOR DOES IT SAY ANYWHERE THAT THEY HAVE. *TR

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. THE SHAKING OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A MECHANIC BECAUSE IT WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN OR RESTARTED. THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CYLINDERS WERE MISFIRING OR EITHER THE ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE IS STILL UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 110,000.

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

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

Mileage: 109,845

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 PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL SHOP. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE FAILURE WAS IDENTIFIED AS THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 132,000.

Mileage: 132,000

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 IN THAT CAR OUR LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR

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. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. ACURA CAPPED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE REPLACEMENT FAILS THE SAME WAY AND THE SAME GEAR. *TR

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 AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS REPAIRED INCORRECTLY BEFORE, THEREFORE, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR FOUR WEEKS, BUT DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE TAKING A LONG TIME TO ORDER. THEY WOULD NOT RETURN THE CONTACT'S PHONE CALLS. THE DEALER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT CALL HER BACK AS WELL. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,188.

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 MPH, THE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE CAR WILL BE IN NEUTRAL STATE AND WAIT UNTIL THE CAR REALIZE WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE BEFORE IT PUT INTO GEAR. SCARSDALE ACURA, VALLEY STREAM ACURA, SMITHTOWN ACURA, AND PARAGON ACURA DO NOT ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND INFORM ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT LIGHTED AND THE D5 LIGHT IS NOT BLINKING. WESTCHESTER ACURA ADMITS THE PROBLEM AND THEY CHANGED MY TRANSMISSION TWICE, BUT THEIR SERVICE IS HORRIBLE, SO I DO NOT WANT TO BRING MY CAR BACK TO THEM FOR MY CURRENT PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED CALLING ACURA, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, SINCE THEY CANNOT SEE THE ACTUALLY AND THEY CANNOT CONTROL WHAT THE DEALER CAN DO. I AM AT THE POINT THAT I COULD GET HELP AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO; IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM AT RISK OF MY LIFE BY DRIVING THE CAT WITH THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *JB

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 REIMBURSED, IT WAS DENIED. I ALSO COMPLAINED OF A CLICKING NOISE IN THE RADIO THAT WAS NEVER LOOKED IN TO WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TRANS., APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WHERE THE PINS WITHIN THE 6CD CHANGER GO BAD, BUT I HAVE YET TO SEE A RECALL. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BUBBLING MICHELINS. I HAVE HAD THREE BLOWOUTS AND HAVE FINALLY REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND, WHICH I THINK IS UNFAIR. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ORIGINAL ROTORS FOR WARPING. MY PAINT SEEMS TO BE CHIPPING REALLY BAD AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING. *TR

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 RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. *NM

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 PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED ONE. *JB

Mileage: 75,000

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 BY A MECHANIC.

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 TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THEN WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE THE GEARS BEGAN SLIPPING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

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 CAMPAIGN ID #04V176000 WAS ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT HAD NOT HEARD BACK FROM THEM YET. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER FOR A THIRD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM.

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 DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED NEW ENGINE MOUNTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - *NM

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 PUT IN. SINCE THAT INCIDENCE WE HAVE HAD AN ADDITIONAL 2 TRANSMISSIONS PUT INTO THE CAR. ONE ON 11/8/04 AND THE MOST RECENT 5/24/06. *JB

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 CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I AM JUST BLOWN AWAY THAT THE SAME PROBLEM WOULD BE HAPPENING IN A "NEW" TRANSMISSION. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE 2002 TLS HAS HAD SOME ISSUES, BUT WHAT GUARANTEES THIS NEW REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WON'T HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. *JB

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 MY 3RD TRANSMISSION AFTER 2 REPLACEMENTS. WE ARE AT ABOUT 78,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND SHOULD BE HITTING 90,000 MILES SOON. THIS WILL BE IN ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS. THE FACT THAT ACURA JUST RE-CONDITIONS THE TRANSMISSIONS AND PUTS IT BACK IN IS REALLY NOT RESOLVING THE ISSUES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING WITH THE THOUGHT THAT THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION WILL GIVE OUT SOON AGAIN. THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LISTED THIS ON AUTO FORUMS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. ACURA NEEDS TO REALLY FIX THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN OR GIVE A MUCH BETTER TRANSMISSION WARRANTY. THEIR PRACTICE OF SIMPLY RE-CONDITIONING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND PUTTING THEM BACK IN IS NOT THE SOLUTION. YOUR ASSIATNCE IN GETTING A PROPER RESOLUTIONS IS APPRECIATED. *NM

Mileage: 60,000

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 ON THIS VEHICLE CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR RECALL REPAIRS. . THE RECALL REPAIRS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. *AK UPDATED 11/29/05. *JB

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 ACURA, NORTHERN BLVD, QUEENS, NY RESPOND: NO PROBLEM FOUND, YOU STILL HAVE 35000 MORE MILES TO DRIVE UNTIL THE WARRANTY IS OVER. SO DON'T WORRY AND KEEP DRIVING IT UNTIL IT NEARS TO 100000 MILES. WENT TO CURRY ACURA, SCARSDALE, NY RESPONSE: IT LOOKS LIKE THERE IS LEAKING IN THE TRANSMISSION, THEY WILL NOT TOUCH IT OR TEST IT, BRING THAT BACK TO PREVIOUS ACURA FOR THE PROBLEM. CALLED ACURA CLIENT SERVICE: RESPONSE: PLEASE TRY OTHER LOCAL DEALERS BEFORE YOU CALL BACK AND FILE THE COMPLAINT. THEY SUGGEST ME TO GO TO MANHATTAN, ROLYSN, BROOKLYN FIRST.*JB

Mileage: 61,000

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

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 THEY REPAIRED IT AGAIN. THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL THREE TIMES. THE FOURTH TIME A DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE COULD NOT HEAR THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD THE CONSUMER, THAT MAYBE THEY JUST SWITCHED IT THE LAST THREE TIMES TO MAKE HIM HAPPY. THE PART WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE EVERY TIME THE PART WAS REPLACED IT GOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD HIM TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THEN THE ACURA REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO SEE CONSUMER. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP THAT DID REPAIRS WAS ACURA OF BROOKFIELD 191800 WEST BLUEMOUND ROAD BROOKFIELD, WI 53045 262-785-1918. THE SECOND AND THIRD WAS ACURA OF LIBERTYVILLE 1620 SOUTH MILWAUKEE AVE. LIBERTYVILLE, IL 847-680-7333, AND THE FOURTH WAS DAVID HOBBS HONDA 6100 NORTH GREEN BAY AVE. GLENDALE, WI 53209 414-352-6100, AND THIS WAS THE SAME DEALER WHERE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 59,621

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 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. MANUFACTURER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. *AK

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 NOT VERY HELPFUL. HONDA IS COVERING UP TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SERVICE STINKS. *JB

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 TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BUT WAS UNSURE WHAT COMPONENT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AT 50000 MILES. *NM

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

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 THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. NO RECALL FOUND. **AK

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 NOTHING) BEFORE 100K MILES SINCE ACURA WILL ONLY REPLACE THEIR BAD TRANNY WITH A BADDER ONE FOR UP TO 100K MILES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. TWICE I HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WHILE TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY LOCKED UP ON ME. CAN'T ANYONE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?!?! HOW IS IT LEGAL, OR ETHICAL (EVEN THOUGH ETHICS SEEMS TO BE A THING OF THE PAST IN BUSINESS ANYMORE) TO CONTINUALLY PUT PEOPLE, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BACK ON THE STREET KNOWING THESE CARS ARE STILL UNSAFE. I AM SORRY, BUT I USED TO BELIEVE ACURA/HONDA WAS ABOVE THAT. OBVIOUSLY, I WAS WRONG. *AK

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 PERMANENT REPAIR. NOTIFED CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP 1/27/05 - PICKED UP 1/28 AND DROVE APPROX. 8 MILES TO WORK - CAR OVERHEATED. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP 6 HOURS LATER - CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN WITH TEMP GAUGE GOING PAST THE HIGH POINT OFF THE SCALE. TOLD IT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED ON 1/31/05.*AK

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 NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

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

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 DRIVING, SOMETIMES IT JUST REVS UP AND DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS. DRIVING DOWN THE SCHUKYL EXPRESSWAY, IT DOWN SHIFTED ON ME AND THERE WAS A MACK TRUCK BARRELING DOWN MY BEHIND. IMAGINE IF THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN FLYING OFF THE ROAD OR THE TRUCK COULD SWERVE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE NEXT LANE. THEN ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT MORNING THE SAME THINGS HAPPENED. TOOK IT TO THE DEARL ON 1/13/05 AND HE SAID IT PROBABLY WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. NO SH** SHERLOCK. WHAT DO YOU THINK A IT WAS, A GOBLIN IN UNDER THE HOOD? I DID A FULL RESEARCH FROM BBB, CARSURVEY.ORG, HERE, AND MANY OTHER PLACES AND IT IS CONSISTENT THAT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ARE OF THE SAME TYPE AND ACURA DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. WHAT ARE THEY STUPID. I ALSO WORK AT A RESTAURANT WHERE THE ACURA DEALER IS. IMAGINE IF I STARTED PASSING OUT MINI CARDS TO TELLS THE CUSTOMER AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT SOME OF THEM ARE ACURA CUSTOMERS ALSO, THEY THESE CARS HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE IN BUSINESS LONG. IF THEY CAN'T FIX IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME THEN I WILL BE FORCED TO PASS OUT THOSE CARDS AND CONTACT A LAWYER. *JB

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 THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED 2 (TWO) TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS CAR BECAUSE OF FAILURE AT MY EXPENSE. IN MY OPINION, THEY NEED TO HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE & REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, THE CAR IS SETTING IN THE GARAGE UNABLE TO DRIVE. I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE. THE TRANSMISSION WORKED FINE UNTIL THE REQUIRED RECALL WORK WAS DONE. *NM

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 PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

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

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 TO THE ACURA DEALER ON 12.1 TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH BE QUITE PROBEMATIC AND HAS CASUED MY CAR TO NOW LONGER BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE MODE OF (EXPENSIVE) TRANSPORTATION. ONE ISSUE OF THE RECALL IS THAT THE SECOND GEAR CAN GET HOT AND CHIPPING AND COULD CAUSE THE TRANS TO LOCK UP RESULTING IN A CRASH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT I CAN GET SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR MY VEHICLE AND GET A DIFFERENT ONE.

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 TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. IT WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS BUT I DID NOTICE IT NOT SHIFTING AS SMOOTHLY AS IT HAD PREVIOUSLY. IN AUGUST 2004, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL WAS PLACED ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION HAVING TO DO WITH 2ND GEAR. AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED, MY TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER THE SAME. IT BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND THEN WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE SOMETIMES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE VSA LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ALSO. THIS ALL STARTING OCCURRING TWO DAYS BEFORE OUR SCHEDULED APPT. WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER (WHICH IS WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW AS I TYPE THIS LETTER) AND IT HAS TO HAVE A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN! I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE READ ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE WRITTEN AND MOST HAVE MISSED HAVING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. SOMETHING SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

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 WITH THIS MODEL CAR ARE WIDELY KNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE DANGEROUS FAILURES OCCUR. *NM

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 NOW!*AK

Mileage: 35,000

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 WITH HONDA DISTRICT MGR, BUT ADMITTED HONDA HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO OFFER ANY OTHER REMEDY THAN THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

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-HUSBAND INSISTED WE LEASE THE CAR AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH IT IN THE DIVORCE, IT'S OVER MILAGE AND IN ORDER TO GET THE MILAGE FORGIVEN I HAVE TO BUY IT FROM THEM IN NOVEMBER AT AN INFLATED PRICE AND WITH BAD CREDIT FROM MY DIVORCE. THE TRADE IN VALUE HAS FALLEN $7000 SINCE FEBRUARY. OH YES, AT 86,000 MILES THE SECOND TRANNY HAS GONE BAD. THIS TIME IT DOWNSHIFTED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A SLICK STREET IN THE RAIN. THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS THE THRID TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR HAS LOST ALL ITS VALUE BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

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 DID. I KNOW IF IT WAS MY MOM DRIVING IT SHE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THEY NEED TO LET US KNOW IF THIS CAR IS SAFE ANYMORE, AT LEAST I NEED TO KNOW. *AK

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 WILL TAKE A LITTLE OVER A WEEK TO COME IN. I FIND THIS TO BE RIDICULOUS, TO HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK

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

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. THE NEW TRANSMISSION STILLS SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY AND MOST OF THE TIME HARSHLY... ESPECIALLY UNDER HARD ACCELERATION (1ST - 2ND UPSHIFT).

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

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 WEEK, HONDA OF AMERICA HAS RECALLED OVER 600,000 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDA PILOT, ACURA ODYSSEY, AND ACURA MDX MODELS BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. THE TRANSMISSION FOUND IN THE ACURA CL/TL MODEL IS THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION, AND CLEARLY SUFFERS FROM THE SAME DEFECT. IT IS AS MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE CL/TL, AND OTHER MODEL LINES AS WELL, AND THERE ARE OVER 2000 PEOPLE WHO FEEL THE SAME WAY AND SIGNED THIS ONLINE PETITION HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/ACURA/PETITION.HTML MY ONLY SAVING GRACE WAS THAT NO ONE WAS ON THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME DURING THIS EPISODE, OR ELSE I MIGHT HAD TO REPORT A CRASH WITH AN INJURY OR FATALITY. *JB

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, THE SHIFT PATTERN WAS STILL QUITE ROUGH AND WE SMELLED BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE RETURNED THE CAR TOT HE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION - THEY DISCOVERED METAL PARTICLE CONTAMINATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED US THAT THE CAR NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION - THIS TIME I VERIFIED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS NOT NEW, BUT A REMANUFACTURED UNIT (THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT). OUR VEHICLE HAD THE THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED - HOWEVER, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE DISPLAYED BY ACURA AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES. *AK

Mileage: 35,127

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 WITH THE PERSISTANT PROMBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THIS IS ONE OF MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DISRUPTIVE TO KEEP BRINGING IT IN.

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 COMMANDS. I'M NOT SURE I BELIEVE THIS. THIS IS AN ACURA 3.2 TL/TYPE S MODEL. *AK

Mileage: 42,500

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 SPEED TRAFFIC. IT FAILED THE SECOND TIME JUNE 20, 2003, AND THE DEALER TELLS ME ACURA DOES NOT HAVE ANY NEW TRANSMISSIONS AVAILABLE. THEY WANT TO GIVE ME A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE TO GIVE A CUSTOMER A PREVIOUSLY FAILED TRANSMISSION.

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 GREAT DIFFICULTY. WITHIN TWO MILES, IT REVVED HEAVILY AT STOPLIGHTS AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AFTER HARROWING EXIT FROM SIX-LANE HIGHWAY.EALER REPORTED THAT IT WAS "AN ELECTRONICS PROBLEM WITH THE THIRD GEAR CLUTCH BUNDLE."*AK

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 WOULD BE DOWN THERE THAT DAY TO PICK MY CAR UP. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT FOR A FEW DAYS. HE SAID THAT A MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE ON TUESDAY AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AND ON WEDNESDAY, HE SAID THAT AS HIS MECHANIC WAS PULLING INTO THE ACURA LOT THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I AM AT 42,000 MILES NOW AND I FEEL LIKE THE TRANNY SHIFT ROUGHER NOW .*AK

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. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 3,874 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN DISPLAYING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND DETERMINED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY. LESS THAN ONE WEEK AFTER THIS THIRD REPLACEMENT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE AND ACURA'S ATTEMPT TO SWEEP THIS ISSUE UNDER THE RUG BY OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL DO NOTHING IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *LA

Mileage: 34,000

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 NHTSA. REAR VIEW MIRROR ALSO FAILED, WILL NOT DIM. CD PLAYER WAS REPLACED AT 8000 MILES. *NLM

Mileage: 27,559

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 GEAR. I HAD TO CARRY IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK BEFORE THEY FINALLY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS AT A STOP, AND HIT THE GAS TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD JUMP INTO GEAR AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR NO MATTER THE SPEED I WAS DRIVING. THE SECOND TIME MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE CAR HAD 32K MILES. THIS TIME I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND MY SPEED WENT FROM 75MPH TOO LESS THAN 10 MPH. I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND WAS LIFTED OUT OF THE SEAT BECAUSE OF THE FORCE FROM THE CAR SLOWING DOWN SO QUICKLY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THIS HAPPENED AND IF THERE WERE A CAR OR TRUCK NEXT TO ME I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO SWING THE CAR TOWARD MIDDLE LANE ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER HAS EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO ME WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND IF I KIDS OR CURRENTLY PREGNANT WIFE IN THE CAR AND CRASHED OR PERHAPS THE FORCE FROM THE SEATBELT JERKING THEM BACK INTO THE SEAT CAUSED PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THEM WILL ACURA BE LIABLE? THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND I CAN AND WILL NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. ACURA HAS HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH ME ABOUT MY CAR. *PH

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 CLAIM DENIAL.

Mileage: 20,000

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 CHECKED. ACURA SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *NLM

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. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2003 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED THE SECOND TIME. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID THAT ACURA DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE NEW TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY WANT TO GIVE ME A REMANUFACTURED ONE. I FIND THIS VERY DISCOMFORTING THAT ACURA/HONDA WANTS TO GIVE ME A PREVIOUSLY FAILED TRANSMISSION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ACURA WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH NEW TRANSMISSIONS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD SUBJECT MY FAMILY TO FURTHER DANGER. I FEEL I HAVE THE RIGHT TO A NEW PART AS THE CAR IS WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *NLM

Mileage: 27,000

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 PROBLEMS WITH 2001-02 CL AND TL. ACURA/HONDA OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL, UNTIL SOMEBODY GETS HURT.

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

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. ORIGINAL FAILURE WAS AT 32,000 - MAKE/MODEL: 2002 TL TYPE S. *NLM

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

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 THREE WEEKS LATER. POWER LOSS WHEN TURNING LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION. I DO NOT TAKE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF POWER FAILURE. *NLM

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

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 AREA. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS FAILURE COULD OF BEEN FATAL!

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 PROBLEM. NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. 2/03 BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR WHINING NOISE. TOLD ME A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE ORDERED, TOLD ME O.K. TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. A FEW DAYS LATER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45MPH CAR, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. THANKFUL I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. A NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEING PUT IN AGAIN!!!!

Mileage: 17,490

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GEAR DURING NORMAL DRIVING.

Mileage: 31,380

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 HITTING IT. WENT INTO A TREE TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE ELSE. ACURA DEALER SWORE IT COULDN'T HAPPEN AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT I FOUND SIX OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM ON YOUR WEB SITE. REPORTED IT TO METUCHEN, NJ POLICE. THIS WAS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURRENCE, BUT THE DEALER CONVINCED ME THE FIRST WAS DRIVER ERROR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. *JB

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 UNACCEPTABLE AND THE ONLY REASON I MADE IT HOME SAFELY TONIGHT WAS PURE LUCK! ON CA-101 IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA DURING RUSH-HOUR I WAS IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 65 MPH SURROUNDED BY CARS WHEN MY FRONT TIRE LOCKED UP SENDING MY CAR INTO THE LANE ON MY RIGHT. AS I COUNTER-STEERED TO KEEP THE CAR FROM CRASHING INTO THE CARS ON MY RIGHT THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL AND SWERVE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS STILL STUCK IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE FIRST GEAR. AFTER COMPLETING A 360 DEGREE SPIN AND BARELY AVOIDING THE HUGE SUV COMING STRAIGHT AT ME I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND PULL OFF OF THE FREEWAY WHERE I TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO CALM MYSELF AND THANK GOD I WAS STILL ALIVE. THE CAR IS STUCK IN ONE GEAR RIGHT NOW AND WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING WHERE I AM GOING EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, NOT REPAIRED. IN MY OPINION THIS GOES BEYOND A SIMPLE WARRANTY EXTENSION (WHICH I ALREADY PURCHASED - 7Y/100,000) AND COULD HAVE NOT ONLY COST MY LIFE, BUT THE LIFE OF OTHERS AS WELL.

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 HIGHWAY IT SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF! WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY!THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEW FIXED TRANSMISSION!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY, I DONT KNOW WHAT ILL DO.

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

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 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS.

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, WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR ALSO DID NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD WHEN PULLING OUT INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS. DRIVING DURING THESE EPISODES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 8500 MILES AND ABOUT 26000 MILES.

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 LOOSE, TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 20322 MILES CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 25 DAYS, VSA AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER TRANSMISSION REPLACED. REPLACED LOCK UPSHIFT SOLENOID VALVED ECU RESET, TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND SLIPS AT 23583 MILES, DOOR FRAME PEELING AT 23583 MILES REPLACED DOOR FRAME. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING AT 23700 MILES, FONT SUSPENTION OR STEERING COLUMN MAKING SQUEAKY NOISES AT 23700 MILES. DT

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 TRANSMISSION, BUT I HEAR THE REPLACEMENTS ARE FAILING ALSO. ACURA WON'T RECALL THE CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY NOT ENOUGH HAVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE WILL DIE SOONER OR LATER FROM THIS. DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN SUDDENLY STOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS A DANGER TO THE OWNER OF THE CAR AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. ACURA IS REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION BUT THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE STOPPED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE CARS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF I COULD BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE. I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONE'S TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS BUT SOMEONE ELSE WON'T BE. DT

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, CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY DECELERATE, AND CAUSING THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO ALMOST HIT ME, DID THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS EVEN AFTER ONE TECH AT KING ACURA OF BIRMINGHAM FELT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DT

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 ANY GEAR TOTAL FAILURE. MANUFACTURER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DT

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

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 AS WAS THE CAR BEHIND ME. LEFT WITH SECOND GEAR, I LIMPED BACK TO THE DEALER AND RECEIVED MY CAR, WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION, THREE WEEKS LATER. I AM LUCKY TO HAVE NOT BEEN INJURED AND DO NOT TRUST THIS CAR ANY LONGER. IT WAS BOUGHT FOR INSURING THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY AND I AM WORRIED ABOUT A REPEAT FAILURE. THANKS, BEN. PH *NLM **DIMSII IVOQ ENTRY POSTED AFTER 12/12/02 CUT OVER TO ARTEMIS**768534

Mileage: 30,500

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 A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING WE WILL HOLD HONDA LIABLE FOR ALL PROPERTY DAMAGE, MEDICAL BILLS, PAIN AND SUFFERING. IF YOU DO NOT FEEL A RECALL IS WARRANTED, I MAY SUE YOU AS WELL. MR

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

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 THE DEALER SECOND TIME ON 8/28/2002. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. EVEN THOUGH, THERE IS NO ACCIDENT IN THIS INCIDENT. I AM REALLY CONCERNING THE SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM IN THIS PARTICULAR CAR MODEL. I HOPE NHTSA CAN TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK

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%2DAUTOS%2DHIGHWAY1

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%2DAUTOS%2DHIGHWAY1

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%2DAUTOS%2DHIGHWAY1. NLM

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 ABOUT 5 TRIES I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND LIMPED THE CAR TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT WHERE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE WITH A CL OR TL (SAME TRANSMISSION) THAT HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION FAIL WHEN DOING 60+ MPH AND IT SHIFTS DOWN INTO 2ND WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS!*AK

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

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

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

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

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