2003 ACURA TL Problems & Recalls

It's like when my transmission gets warmed up the RPM's will rev up and then it will come out of gear. Then I have to pull over put it in park and turn the car off. Let it sit for a minute or two then it will drive fine for 10 to 15 minutes before doing it again.

This complaint relates to safety recall campaigns work regarding my 2003 Acura TL car's SRS (air bags). I took my car to the Acura Service Center in Guaynabo, PR, for recall related repairs at various times during 2022 and 2023. The last time was [XXX]. The PROBLEM is that the Acura center's initial...

Driving on Highway going 65mph vehicle suddenly jerked and dropped to 20 mph. Causing my entire body to collide with the steering wheel. Luckily there no cars behind me. Was on my way to work when this happened too far from home. So when I got at work which is thirty minutes from where I live I had ...

This car is not safe. First, the Takata airbags are in it. I drove my daughter, my mother and my little dog in this car! I can’t believe the used car dealership did not let me know that. Then the car starts shifting funny. Also dangerous. There should be a recall for transmission. There are over 5...

This car is not safe. First, the Takata airbags are in it. I drove my daughter, my mother and my little dog in this car! I can’t believe the used car dealership did not let me know that. Then the car starts shifting funny. Also dangerous. There should be a recall for transmission. There are over 5...

The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated while driving from a complete stop, the vehicle failed to shift from second gear to third gear. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that upon depressing the accelerator pedal, the RMP’s revved up but the vehicle failed to ...

Mileage: 160,000

The driver’s side seat belt is frayed. The area of concern on the belt goes through the upper guide loop and into the B-pillar trim panel. When in use it resides along my upper left torso. The amount of fraying is about twelve inches in length and the width is decreased by about a quarter of an in...

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This complaint is in regards to the 2003 Acura model TL, which is made by Honda and seems to have a notorious car frame rust/rot problem due to designing the AC compressor drain line to dump water directly onto the cars front subframe/engine cradle causing it/them to be compromised to a serious exte...

The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle jerked and hesitated to accelerate. The check engine, third and fourth gear, ESP fault, and VSA system warning lights were illuminated. The contact self-diagnosed the vehicle with a code read...

Mileage: 160,000

The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal sound coming from the vehicle. The vehicle then lost motive power. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and diagnosed with transmission failure. The vehicle was not repa...

Mileage: 200,000

Unknown but transmission is slipping in and out of gear even while going down the road

The contact owns a 2003 Acura TL. The contact stated while driving 65 MPH, the SRS warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and the contact was informed that the front driver's side air bag PODS control unit and sensor needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The co...

Mileage: 220,000

REAR SUBFRAME RUSTED

Mileage: 250,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT ABOVE THIRD GEAR. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED ...

Mileage: 230,000

THE PAINT ON ALL 2003 ACURA TL THE PAINT FAILS BADLY. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT OUT ON ME SOON AS MY CAR HIT 100,000 MILES WHICH SAD FOR AN ACURA. I OWNED A 96 TL AND NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

THE PAINT ON ALL 2003 ACURA TL THE PAINT FAILS BADLY. THE TRANSMISSION ALSO WENT OUT ON ME SOON AS MY CAR HIT 100,000 MILES WHICH SAD FOR AN ACURA. I OWNED A 96 TL AND NEVER HAD ANY OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

Mileage: 100,000

SRS LIGHT IS ON

Mileage: 264,038

2003 ACURA T.L WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING ON 2ND GEAR. THEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE GEAR. AS I WAS ON HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED JERKING OUT OF CONTROL, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, VEHICLE BARELY WANTED TO MOVE SO I PUT IT IN #2 GEAR SO IT WORK CATCH ...

Mileage: 167,000

2003 ACURA T.L WAS IN MOTION WHEN THE VEHICLE STARTED SLIPPING ON 2ND GEAR. THEN WHEN VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IT WOULD NOT MOVE IN REVERSE GEAR. AS I WAS ON HIGHWAY THE CAR STARTED JERKING OUT OF CONTROL, I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, VEHICLE BARELY WANTED TO MOVE SO I PUT IT IN #2 GEAR SO IT WORK CATCH ...

Mileage: 167,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACURA OF LAUREL (301-498-3322, LOCATED AT 3506 LAUREL FORT MEADE RD, LAUREL, MD 20724) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDE...

Mileage: 111,000

I NEED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AGAINST AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. THIS ENTITY HAS BEEN SENDING ME LETTERS, CALLING ME AND KNOCKING ON MY DOOR FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS ABOUT AN AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. EACH TYPE THEY CONTACT ME I TELL THEM I NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS TRADED IN OVER TWO YEARS AG...

Mileage: 100,000

"TAKATA RECALL" LAST FEW DIGITS OF VIN 002098, IM CONTACTING YOU BECAUSE WE HAD OUT RECALL FIXED OVER A WEEK AND THE VIN STILL COMES UP AS INCOMPLETE THIS IS HINDERING ME FROM STARTING MY JOB WITH UBER IVE CONTACTED HOMDA ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS JUST TEO DAYS AGO I SPOKE WITH A LADY (CAN'T ...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO ILLUMINATE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. ALSO, THE PASSENGER SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY RETAINED STEAM. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO JOE RIZZA ACURA (LOCATED AT 8150 W 159TH ST, ORLAND PARK, IL 60462, (708) 403-7...

Mileage: 76,000

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ESSERMAN INTERNATIONAL ACURA (305-477-6666, LOCATED AT 10455 NW 12TH ST SUITE A, DORAL, FL 33172) WHERE THE RECALL REPAIR WAS PERFORMED; HOW...

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AND DOING ABOUT 60 MPH MY CAR SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED INTO 2ND GEAR. I NEARLY LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THERE WAS NO PRIOR INDICATION THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG WITH THE CAR. I'M A MECHANIC, AND HAVE BEEN ONE FOR OVER 20 YEARS AND I HAVE NEVER SEEN OR...

Mileage: 245,697

MOTOR FRAMES OR ENGINE CRADLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BADLY RUSTED, AND IT ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PART, AND EVERYONE OF THEM THAT THAT I HAVE FOUND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS TRYING TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS BACK IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR...

Mileage: 163,000

MOTOR FRAMES OR ENGINE CRADLE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE IS BADLY RUSTED, AND IT ABOUT TO FALL APART. I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR REPLACEMENT PART, AND EVERYONE OF THEM THAT THAT I HAVE FOUND HAS THE SAME PROBLEM. I FOUND OUT THE PROBLEM WHEN I WAS TRYING TO REPLACE THE FRONT ROTORS BACK IN JUNE OF THIS YEAR...

Mileage: 163,000

FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS AUTO CONDEMNED BY SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING OF FRAME. AUTO ALWAYS GARAGED. FRAME RUST APPEARED AT 40,000 MILES.

Mileage: 42,000

FRAME AND UNDERCARRIAGE OF THIS AUTO CONDEMNED BY SERVICE DEPT. DUE TO PREMATURE RUSTING OF FRAME. AUTO ALWAYS GARAGED. FRAME RUST APPEARED AT 40,000 MILES.

Mileage: 42,000

ON SEPTEMBER 26 . 2018 MY ACURA TL 2003 IS TCS ON. CEL ON. D5 BLINKING. AFTER THAT I HAVE OBD II SCANNER (ACTRON CP9680) THEY HAVE 5 CODE. I SEARCH THE GOOGLE THIS CODE MEANS MY TRANSMISSON IS DEAD. THIS CAR NOW LITTLE SHARKING. BUT REPAIR COST IS MORE THAN $2.000. I ALSO SEARCH FOR ACURA & H...

Mileage: 50

UPDATE NTHSA SAFETY ISSUE ID 11132318 TODAY MY 2003 ACURA TL AGAIN TCS. CEL. D5 BLINKING. NY CAR MILEAGE IS 123599 NOW I'M DRIVING D4. NOT D5 IF I D5 DRIVING CAR SHARKING. DEAR. NTHSA WHAT CAN I DO? THANK YOU FOR HELP & I HOPE TRANSMISSIONS RECALL.. NOR WHEN I TAKE PICTURE ONLY CHECK SIG...

Mileage: 123,599

******* DELETE VOQ ******* THIS COMPLAINT IS BEING MARKED FOR DELETION BECAUSE THE CONSUMER PLACED THE REQUEST.*DJR ******* DELETE VOQ *******

Mileage: 88,000

VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION, WHILE GOING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH ALL OF A SUDDEN IT JUMPED TO 20 MILES PER HOUR MAKING ME AND EVERY BODY UNSAFE ON THE ROAD, LUCKILY THE CARS THAT WERE BEHIND ME WERE FAR ENOUGH AND WERE ABLE TO REACT QUICKLY. I NEVER HAD ANY WARNING SIGNS OR CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS THAT WOUL...

Mileage: 20

THE PASSENGER SIDE SUBFRAME HAS RUST DAMAGE. THE DRIVER SIDE SUBFRAME DOES NOT HAVE RUST DAMAGE. THE RUST DAMAGE IS OCCURRING FROM THE TOP OF THE FRAME, CAUSED BY THE AIR CONDITIONER DRAINAGE LINE DRIPPING ON TOP OF THE FRAME. ACURA DEALERSHIPS ARE SEEING MORE AND MORE OF THE OLDER VEHICLES COMING I...

IN FORWARD MOTION, FREEWAY. ELECTRICAL. TRANNY. CAR CURRENTLY READS 138,356 MILES. AROUND ROUGHLY 134,000 MILES THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AS A RESULT FROM RPMS REACHING ABOUT 6 ON THE CLUSTER RPM DISPLAY DUE WHAT FELT LIKE SLIPPING INTO TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. SLIPPING HOWEVER USUALL...

Mileage: 138,000

IN FORWARD MOTION, FREEWAY. ELECTRICAL. TRANNY. CAR CURRENTLY READS 138,356 MILES. AROUND ROUGHLY 134,000 MILES THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AS A RESULT FROM RPMS REACHING ABOUT 6 ON THE CLUSTER RPM DISPLAY DUE WHAT FELT LIKE SLIPPING INTO TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. SLIPPING HOWEVER USUALL...

Mileage: 138,000

IN FORWARD MOTION, FREEWAY. ELECTRICAL. TRANNY. CAR CURRENTLY READS 138,356 MILES. AROUND ROUGHLY 134,000 MILES THE VEHICLE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO FLASH AS A RESULT FROM RPMS REACHING ABOUT 6 ON THE CLUSTER RPM DISPLAY DUE WHAT FELT LIKE SLIPPING INTO TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR. SLIPPING HOWEVER USUALL...

Mileage: 138,000

'TAMARA RECALL' BEFORE TAKING OFF THE CAR HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IT BEGAN TO HAVE A HARD SHIFT THEN ONCE I GAINED SPEED OF 45 ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ANY MORE IT ACTUALLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HEARD A FA...

Mileage: 215,000

'TAMARA RECALL' BEFORE TAKING OFF THE CAR HAD TROUBLE GOING INTO GEAR. ONCE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION IT BEGAN TO HAVE A HARD SHIFT THEN ONCE I GAINED SPEED OF 45 ON THE HIGHWAY IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE ANY MORE IT ACTUALLY STARTED TO SLOW DOWN SO I PULLED OFF THE ROAD I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HEARD A FA...

Mileage: 215,000

SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT. $2600 TO REPAIR. GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THE ROOT CAUSE IS KNOWN. UNBELIEVABLE THAT SUCH A LARGE AND SUPPOSEDLY REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER CAN NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DESIGN FLAW. LAST ACURA OR HONDA I WILL EVER PURCHAS...

Mileage: 112,000

TAKATA RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, INDICATING A SAFETY ALERT AND THE NEED FOR REPAIR.

Mileage: 35,000

TAKATA RECALL PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON

Mileage: 140,000

THE FRAME THAT SUPPORTS THE ENGINE IS RUSTING OUT!....IT ONLY SOUNDED LIKE A SQUEAK...BUT THE ISSUE IS WAY BIGGER THAN ANTICIPATED...IT ONLY MAKES A SOUND WHEN BACKING UP OR TURNING....OTHER PARTS RELATED TO THE FRAME ARE ALSO AFFECTED.

Mileage: 149,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. DUE TO THE CRASH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT AND FRACTURED INTO TWO PIECES. THE PASSE...

Mileage: 190,000

TAKATA RECALL - OTHER 2003 ACURA TL CARS ARE CONSIDERED TO BE IN A"HIGH RISK POPULATION". . . WITH A VERY DANGEROUS DEFECT...RISK POSED BY THESE AIRBAG INFLATORS IS GRAVE...IT IS CRITICAL THEY BE REPAIRED TO AVOID MORE DEATHS." THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ON MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED, NOR IS IT ON...

Mileage: 73,000

DESPITE REPLACING VERY EXPENSIVE BULB TWICE, THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM BURNS THE LIGHTS OUT WITHIN MINUTES. THE ELECTRIC CHECK REVEALED THAT IT WILL COST OVER $600 TO REPLACE THIS ENTIRE LIGHT BECAUSE OF THE DESIGN FLAW.

AUTO HAS ONLY 49,072 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME BEAM HAS SERIOUS RUST SHOWING.

Mileage: 49,072

AUTO HAS ONLY 49,072 MILES ON IT AND THE FRAME BEAM HAS SERIOUS RUST SHOWING.

Mileage: 49,072

LOSS OF TRANSMISSION AT ONLY 105,000 MILES.

Mileage: 105,000

WHY NOT REQUIRE REPLACEMENT OF TAKATA AIRBAG ON PASSENGER'S SIDE AS WELL AS FOR THE DRIVER'S SIDE? BOTH WOULD CREATE THE SAME HAZARD THAT STIMULATED THE ORIGINAL CALL TO REPLACE THE INFLATOR FOR THE DRIVER"S SIDE OF THE AUTOMOBILE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE OR ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN...

Mileage: 263,138

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE OR ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN...

Mileage: 263,138

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE OR ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN...

Mileage: 263,138

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS AND DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL, THE VEHICLE MADE A WHINING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTU...

Mileage: 87,000

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON.D5 LIGHT FLASHING ON TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 34,000

AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT IS ON.D5 LIGHT FLASHING ON TRANSMISSION

Mileage: 34,000

TAKATA RECALL, SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY CAR AND MY CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, I HAVE HAD FUSES CHECKED , AND NOTHING WRONG WITH ANY OF MY SAFETY EQUIPMENT MY LIGHT STILL STAYS ON. CALLED ACURA DEALER JUST GOT THE RUN AROUND AGAIN AND AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION WHEN LIGHT CAME ON ST...

Mileage: 146,000

SUMMER OF 2014 I CAN TO A STOP LIGHT AT A COMPLETE STOP. MY TL TYPE S KEPT IDLE AT 3500 - 3700 RPM. DROVE THE CAR ABOUT QUARTER OF A MILE BEFORE HAVING TO SHUT OF THE ENGINE. THAT FIX THE PROBLEM FOR THE TIME BEING. THIS WOULD HAPPEN 2-5 TIMES A WEEK FOR THREE WEEKS UNTIL I FIGURED OUT THE CAUSE. CO...

Mileage: 90,000

RUST THROUGH CONDITION ON RIGHT SUB-FRAME SUPPORTING ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER DRAIN TUBE DRIPS CONDENSATION/WATER DIRECTLY ONTO THIS AREA OF THE SUB-FRAME CAUSING SEVERE CORROSION AND EVENTUALLY PART FAILURE LEAVING ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, RIGHT FRONT SU...

Mileage: 66,000

RUST THROUGH CONDITION ON RIGHT SUB-FRAME SUPPORTING ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER DRAIN TUBE DRIPS CONDENSATION/WATER DIRECTLY ONTO THIS AREA OF THE SUB-FRAME CAUSING SEVERE CORROSION AND EVENTUALLY PART FAILURE LEAVING ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, RIGHT FRONT SU...

Mileage: 66,000

RUST THROUGH CONDITION ON RIGHT SUB-FRAME SUPPORTING ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION. AIR CONDITIONING CONDENSER DRAIN TUBE DRIPS CONDENSATION/WATER DIRECTLY ONTO THIS AREA OF THE SUB-FRAME CAUSING SEVERE CORROSION AND EVENTUALLY PART FAILURE LEAVING ENGINE, TRANSMISSION, RIGHT FRONT SU...

Mileage: 66,000

BY ACCIDENT, I AM ABLE TO TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WITH THE TRANSMISSION STILL IN GEAR. CAMPAIGN #10V364000 COVERS HONDA VERSION OF MY CAR, #12V573000 COVERS ACURA MDX ONLY, NOTHING FOR MY ACURA VERSION OF THE HONDA SEDANS.

Mileage: 220,000

INTERLOCK OPERATION OF IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY ALLOWING IGNITION KEY TO BE TURNED OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED WITHOUT SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION TO "PARK." THIS IS THE SAME DEFECT DESCRIBED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NO. 05V025000, ALTHOUGH THAT CAMPAIGN WAS FOR ACURA TL MODEL YEARS 1999-2000,...

Mileage: 119,500

MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. HAD MY CAR SCANNED AT MY LOCAL OBII SERVICE CENTER AND RECIEVED CODE P1676. STILL EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AFTER, I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TO GET A VERIFICATION OF THIS CODE AND SAW A FLYER FOR RECALLS. I REV...

Mileage: 202,134

MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. HAD MY CAR SCANNED AT MY LOCAL OBII SERVICE CENTER AND RECIEVED CODE P1676. STILL EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AFTER, I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TO GET A VERIFICATION OF THIS CODE AND SAW A FLYER FOR RECALLS. I REV...

Mileage: 202,134

MY CAR'S CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND TCS LIGHT CAME ON. HAD MY CAR SCANNED AT MY LOCAL OBII SERVICE CENTER AND RECIEVED CODE P1676. STILL EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM AFTER, I THEN TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALERSHIP SERVICE CENTER TO GET A VERIFICATION OF THIS CODE AND SAW A FLYER FOR RECALLS. I REV...

Mileage: 202,134

HONDA REPLACED MY AIRBAG AND I STILL GET THE SRS MALFUNCTION LIGHT. ACURA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND IS WANTING ME TO REPLACE THE SAFETY COMPONENTS AT MY COST. SRS LIGHT IS ON AND I SUSPECT FAULTY SEAT BELTS. BUT HONDA DOES NOT WARRANTY SEAT BELTS AND SAFETY COMPONENTS AFTER 10 YEAR...

HONDA REPLACED MY AIRBAG AND I STILL GET THE SRS MALFUNCTION LIGHT. ACURA DOES NOT WANT TO TAKE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND IS WANTING ME TO REPLACE THE SAFETY COMPONENTS AT MY COST. SRS LIGHT IS ON AND I SUSPECT FAULTY SEAT BELTS. BUT HONDA DOES NOT WARRANTY SEAT BELTS AND SAFETY COMPONENTS AFTER 10 YEAR...

TAKATA RECALL I CONTACTED ACURA THREE TIMES TO RESOLVE THIS BUT NOBODY EVER CALLS ME OR WRITES ME A LETTER TO GET THE PROBLEM RESOLVED. I LIVE NEAR ESCANABA, MI AND THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IS IN APPLETON, WI WHICH IS A FOUR HOUR DRIVE AWAY FROM ME OR 200 MILES ONE DIRECTION. I CANNOT AFFORD TO TRA...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED FOR THE REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR....

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK 2003 ACURA TL TO (2) LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE (ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND AUTOZONE) TO HAVE IT SCANNED USING THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS PROVIDED BY TECHNICIANS ON SITE. WAS GIVEN AN EXACT RECALL DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE (A/T. WHEN I CALL THE RECALL CENTER THEY SAID THAT THIS...

Mileage: 196,000

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK 2003 ACURA TL TO (2) LOCAL AUTO PARTS STORE (ADVANCE AUTO PARTS AND AUTOZONE) TO HAVE IT SCANNED USING THE DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS PROVIDED BY TECHNICIANS ON SITE. WAS GIVEN AN EXACT RECALL DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE (A/T. WHEN I CALL THE RECALL CENTER THEY SAID THAT THIS...

Mileage: 196,000

THE LEFT REAR DOOR WILL NOT OPEN FROM EITHER THE INSIDE OR THE OUTSIDE.

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS ON MY 2003 ACURA. THE HONDA DEALER 25 MILES FROM MY HOME WILL NOT REPLACE IT. THE NEAREST ACURA DEALER IS 60 MILES AWAY. TWICE I HAVE TALKED TO YOUR PEOPLE, THEY ATTEMPTED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HONDA DEALER BUT ...

TAKATA RECALL I DON'T KNOW IF THIS IS THE RIGHT FORUM FOR MY COMPLAINT. BUT I HAVE BEEN DEALING WITH ACURA FOR 6 MONTHS TRYING TO GET MY RECALLED AIRBAGS REPLACED ON MY 2003 ACURA 2.3TL. THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP TO WHERE WE ARE STATIONED (HUSBAND IN THE NAVY) IS 2 HOURS AWAY. ACURA PUT IN A REQUEST W...

RECENTLY PURCHASED AN 03 ACURA TL. 64000 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I DRIVE IT USING THE SLAP STICK AND MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I NOTICE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS, AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH THE CAR SEEMS TO JERK, OR JUMP IN THE FRONT END. ALSO BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. DEPENDING ON HOW F...

Mileage: 68,000

RECENTLY PURCHASED AN 03 ACURA TL. 64000 MILES AT TIME OF PURCHASE. I DRIVE IT USING THE SLAP STICK AND MOSTLY HIGHWAY DRIVING. I NOTICE WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS, AT APPROXIMATELY 20-25 MPH THE CAR SEEMS TO JERK, OR JUMP IN THE FRONT END. ALSO BETWEEN 3RD AND 4TH GEARS. DEPENDING ON HOW F...

Mileage: 68,000

WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN GEAR AND TURN OFF THE SWITCH, THE CAR KEEPS ROLLING AND DOES NOT PROVIDE ANY HINDRANCE DUE TO ENGAGED GEAR FROM ROLLING IT. I THINK THIS IS A PROBLEM, AS MY OTHER CARS DON'T DO THIS. ON MY MAZDA CX-9, IF I PUT IT IN GEAR AND TRUN OFF THE SWITCH, THE GEAR STAYS ENGAGED AND PR...

Mileage: 153,000

THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS HADD SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE AND RECALLS PERFORMED ASAP. TRANSMISSION WAS SHIFTING ERRATICALLY SO IT WAS TAKEN TO TRANSMISSION PLACE BEFORE DUE AND IT WAS FLUSHED AND INSPECTED. IT STILL SHIFTS INCORRECLY BUT INTERMITTENTLY. I DECIDED TO DO SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND NUMEROUS SAFETY I...

Mileage: 112,000

DEALER UNABLE TO REPAIR WITHIN 60 DAYS. MAY TAKE UP TO 5 MONTHS TO REPAIR.

MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE THEN IT ALL THE SUDDEN CAR JUST STOPPED WHEN WAS GOING AND BAD PART WAS IT STOPPED IN TRAFFIC HE ALMOST GOT HIT IT WAS SCARY. I GOT LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR PLEASE HELP!

Mileage: 55,000

MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE THEN IT ALL THE SUDDEN CAR JUST STOPPED WHEN WAS GOING AND BAD PART WAS IT STOPPED IN TRAFFIC HE ALMOST GOT HIT IT WAS SCARY. I GOT LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR PLEASE HELP!

Mileage: 55,000

MY BROTHER WAS DRIVING MY CAR ONE THEN IT ALL THE SUDDEN CAR JUST STOPPED WHEN WAS GOING AND BAD PART WAS IT STOPPED IN TRAFFIC HE ALMOST GOT HIT IT WAS SCARY. I GOT LOTS OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR PLEASE HELP!

Mileage: 55,000

CLEAR COAT IS PEELING OFF OF THE TRUNK, SIDES OF THE CAR, AND ROOF.

Mileage: 125,000

TRANSMISSION. RECALL. TRANSMISSION DIED WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED ON INTERSTATE 76 WEST. ACURA SHOULD REPLACE UNDER RECALL.

POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE LEAKING AND POWER STEERING PUMP LEAK. YEARS 2004-27 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS; 2003SHOULD BE, AS WELL. RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED OR BROKEN.

Mileage: 161,000

POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE LEAKING AND POWER STEERING PUMP LEAK. YEARS 2004-27 HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THIS; 2003SHOULD BE, AS WELL. RIGHT ENGINE MOUNT AND REAR ENGINE MOUNTS CRACKED OR BROKEN.

Mileage: 161,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHEN THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR SELECTOR FROM REVERSE TO THE DRIVE POSITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND THEN FINALLY WENT INTO GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS SLUGGISH AND ROUGH AS IF IT WERE SHIFTING INTO THE NEUTRAL GEAR. THE VEHIC...

I AM HAVING TROUBLE WITH MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN 2003, I GOT A LETTER FROM ACURA INFORMING ME THAT THEY WERE GOING TO WARRANTEE THE TRANSMISSION FOR AN EXTRA 12 MONTHS AND 12,000 MILES BECAUSE THEY WERE HAVING TROUBLE WITH THEM. NOW THAT I A...

Mileage: 139,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED A POT HOLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S LEFT SHOULDER STRAP SEAT BELT WA...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED A POT HOLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S LEFT SHOULDER STRAP SEAT BELT WA...

Mileage: 123,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED A POT HOLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S LEFT SHOULDER STRAP SEAT BELT WA...

Mileage: 123,000

!!!WARNING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! "CRUISE CONTROL CONTROL BOX DEFECT!" 2003 TL TYPE S AUTOMATIC 4 DOOR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON CAR ENGINE BEGAN TO REV OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES BUT ENGINE IS TOO STRONG, ONCE VEHICLE HIT 80 MPH FROM THIS ON HI...

Mileage: 135,000

!!!WARNING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! "CRUISE CONTROL CONTROL BOX DEFECT!" 2003 TL TYPE S AUTOMATIC 4 DOOR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON CAR ENGINE BEGAN TO REV OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES BUT ENGINE IS TOO STRONG, ONCE VEHICLE HIT 80 MPH FROM THIS ON HI...

Mileage: 135,000

!!!WARNING THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! "CRUISE CONTROL CONTROL BOX DEFECT!" 2003 TL TYPE S AUTOMATIC 4 DOOR WITHOUT CRUISE CONTROL ON CAR ENGINE BEGAN TO REV OUT OF CONTROL WHILE DRIVING, TRIED TO APPLY BRAKES BUT ENGINE IS TOO STRONG, ONCE VEHICLE HIT 80 MPH FROM THIS ON HI...

Mileage: 135,000

THE PASSENGER-SIDE SUBFRAME HAS MAJOR RUST AND SOME PARTS ARE RUSTED THROUGH. A MECHANIC AND FURTHER RESEARCH HAS NARROWED THE PROBLEM ON THE A/C CONDENSER HOSE DRIPPING ONTO THE METAL. THE DRIVER-SIDE PART OF THE SUBFRAME HAS MINIMAL SURFACE RUST. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG HONDA ACCORDS AND ACUR...

Mileage: 90,000

IN JUNE 2015 A LIGHT SUDDENLY CAME ON THE DASHBOARD WHEN I TURNED ON THE IGNITION INDICATING A PROBLEM WITH THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. I TOOK IT TO MY ACURA DEALER WHO SAID IT MALFUNCTIONED AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS REPLACED AND I WAS CHARGED $753.84. I ASKED IF IT WAS NEVER USED HOW COUL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED AND VIOLENTLY SHIFTED GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER CLUTCH CIRCUIT FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 173,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS AT AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR A ROUTINE OIL CHANGE, THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED THAT THE SUB FRAME AS CORRODED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,0...

Mileage: 180,000

2003 ACURA 3.2TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIRBAG MODULE RECALL NOTICE ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER HAS BEEN TRYING TO GET AN APPOINTMENT SINCE THE END OF MARCH 2015. *JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT 15 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED HESITATING AND JUMPED INTO GEAR. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED UNDER A MANUFACTURER'S RECALL IN 2008, HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION ...

Mileage: 142,000

2003 ACURA 3.2TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE EXPERIENCED THE FOLLOWING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE: THREE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED; TWO UNKNOWN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT, THERE WAS A DELAY OF 30 SECONDS WHEN TAKING OFF FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND ...

FOR SOME TIME, THE INTERLOCK DEVICE HAS NOT BEEN WORKING AND IT ALLOWS ME TO REMOVE MY KEY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS IN GEAR. THIS HAS ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO ROLL AWAY ON HILLS.

Mileage: 159,000

NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 04V-176 I BOUGHT THIS CAR IN 2012 AND HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES SINCE. I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION UNDER 40 MPH. IT DOES NOT ACT UP ALL THE TIME, BUT I AN CONCERNED THAT IT COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THE PRIOR OWNER NOTICED THE SAME ISSUES FROM TIME TO TIME. IT DOE...

Mileage: 65,000

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THEN ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE STUCK IN THE ACCELERATED MODE. I HAD TO BRAKE WITH 2 FEET AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, THEN TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT DRIVE THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE'S...

Mileage: 102,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STIL...

IN 2006 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2003 ACURA TL TYPES VEHICLE...THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE....I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN 2008 IT ONLY HAD 103,000 MILES THEN...NOW 2015 I NEED.ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 165,000 MILES ON IT NOW...I SEE WHERE THERE IS A RECA...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED FORWARD, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHAN...

Mileage: 62,000

SUDDEN AND PREMATURE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS

Mileage: 76,334

I WAS LEAVING WORK AT ABOUT 7PM. I NOTICED IT TOOK THE TRANSMISSION AN EXTRA FEW SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT IT WAS COLD SO I LET IT WARM UP AND THINGS SEEMED TO BE FINE. AS I STARTED TO GET ON TO I-93 I NOTICED MY TACHOMETER SPIKE TO ABOUT 4K RPM. I COULDN'T CATCH 3RD GEAR AND THE CAR BEHIND ME...

Mileage: 124,000

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR WITHOT PRIOR WARNING. LOOKS TO BE A TRANS TORQUE CONVERTER . *TR

Mileage: 149,000

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION SLIPPING *CN THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SLIIPING. HOWEVER, THE DID SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION. A YEAR LATER, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS THEN, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION...

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

SRS LIGHT CAME AND WONT GO OFF. CAN I GO TO A HONDA DEALER NEAR ME AND HAVE PROBLEM FIX ASAP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE CONTACT WAS MADE AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TEC...

Mileage: 122,000

THIS 2003 ACURA TLS WAS RECALLED FOR AIRBAG DEFECT. AFTER 3 VISITS I AM NOW TOLD I WILL NEED A $700 REPAIR TO THE AIRBAG SENSOR. IT IS EXTREMELY ODD THAT THE 2 ITEMS HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. I BELIEVE THE TWO ITEMS ARE ONE IN THE SAME AND SHOULD HAVE THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL EXPANDED TO ENCOMPA...

Mileage: 155,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE A SAFETY CONCERN, IF DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING AND POTENTIALLY INJURING THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT...

MY DAUGHTER DIED IN A ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 7, 2013 IN THE ACURA TL 2003. SHE HAD BEEN TELLING ME THAT IT FELT LIKE THE IGNITION WAS STICKING AND WOULD SPEED UP. I WOULD CHECK WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME ACURAS ARE KNOWN TO IDLE HIGH. I BELIEVE THAT HER CAR PROBLEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE A...

Mileage: 120,000

MY DAUGHTER DIED IN A ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 7, 2013 IN THE ACURA TL 2003. SHE HAD BEEN TELLING ME THAT IT FELT LIKE THE IGNITION WAS STICKING AND WOULD SPEED UP. I WOULD CHECK WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME ACURAS ARE KNOWN TO IDLE HIGH. I BELIEVE THAT HER CAR PROBLEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE A...

Mileage: 120,000

MY DAUGHTER DIED IN A ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 7, 2013 IN THE ACURA TL 2003. SHE HAD BEEN TELLING ME THAT IT FELT LIKE THE IGNITION WAS STICKING AND WOULD SPEED UP. I WOULD CHECK WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME ACURAS ARE KNOWN TO IDLE HIGH. I BELIEVE THAT HER CAR PROBLEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE A...

Mileage: 120,000

MY DAUGHTER DIED IN A ACCIDENT ON NOVEMBER 7, 2013 IN THE ACURA TL 2003. SHE HAD BEEN TELLING ME THAT IT FELT LIKE THE IGNITION WAS STICKING AND WOULD SPEED UP. I WOULD CHECK WITH MY LOCAL MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME ACURAS ARE KNOWN TO IDLE HIGH. I BELIEVE THAT HER CAR PROBLEM WAS THE CAUSE OF THE A...

Mileage: 120,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE/TRANSMISSION LOCK-UP WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 40 MPH. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO AVOID A VERY CLOSE CALL COLLISION WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. SOMEONE COULD HAVE BEEN SEVERELY HURT OR EVEN DIED DUE TO THIS KNOWN ISSUE. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR ACURA TO ISSUE A FULL RECALL? HOW...

Mileage: 80,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED CONTINUOUSLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE AN UNKNOWN REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE FAILURE RECURRED THIRTY DAYS AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS...

Mileage: 87,994

I WAS PULLING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CAME TO A RED LIGHT ON A HILL RIGHT BEFORE HAYWOOD ROAD. I HAD TO STOP BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS RED AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PULLED ONTO HAYWOOD ROAD AND THE CAR WENT THROUGH 1ST GEAR, 2ND GEAR AND RIGHT BEFORE IT WENT INTO 3RD IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND J...

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS PULLING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CAME TO A RED LIGHT ON A HILL RIGHT BEFORE HAYWOOD ROAD. I HAD TO STOP BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS RED AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PULLED ONTO HAYWOOD ROAD AND THE CAR WENT THROUGH 1ST GEAR, 2ND GEAR AND RIGHT BEFORE IT WENT INTO 3RD IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND J...

Mileage: 130,000

I WAS PULLING OFF THE INTERSTATE AND CAME TO A RED LIGHT ON A HILL RIGHT BEFORE HAYWOOD ROAD. I HAD TO STOP BECAUSE THE LIGHT WAS RED AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN I PULLED ONTO HAYWOOD ROAD AND THE CAR WENT THROUGH 1ST GEAR, 2ND GEAR AND RIGHT BEFORE IT WENT INTO 3RD IT SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR AND J...

Mileage: 130,000

THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY TRANSMISSION IN 2004. I BOUGHT MY ACURA FROM AN ACURA DEALERSHIP IN MACON GA IN 2007. I HAD TO PAY FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION IN 2013. I FEEL THAT I SHOULD BE REFUNDED FOR MY TRANSMISSION. I WAS NEVER TOLD ANYTHING ABOUT THE RECALL ANYTIME I WAS AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP NOR DID I...

Mileage: 159,099

I HAVE ENCOUNTERED AN UNSAFE CONDITION ON MY 2003 ACURA TL (MADE BY HONDA). THIS CONDITION WAS SHOWN TO ME BY MECHANIC WHO INDICATED THAT THE VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE DUE THE FRONT PASSENGER CROSS FRAME MEMBER IS COMPLETELY RUSTED THROUGH (PHOTOS ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST). THE CONDITION WAS FOU...

Mileage: 96,746

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE INJURED HER HEAD, AND KNEE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE ...

Mileage: 124,000

I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR ALMOST STOPPED. IT WAS LIKE I HAD PUSHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR AND HELD IT. IT THEN WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR AND THE RPM WENT UP TO 6000. IT IS NOW UNSAFE TO DRIVE AS IT DOESN'T SHIFT INTO GEAR AND "BUCKS" AS I TRY TO GO DOWN THE ROAD. I WENT TO AN AC...

Mileage: 133,000

UPON DRIVING ON A FREEWAY GOING AROUND 50 MPH MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY PULLED MY CAR TO A QUICK SLOWING DOWN MOTION AS IF BEING MOVED FROM GEAR DOWN TO FIRST OR SECOND. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME AS I WAS IN A FAR RIGHT LINE. IT IS AN OLDER VEHICLE HOWEVER IT IS A RECURRING IS...

Mileage: 161,200

UPON DRIVING ON A FREEWAY GOING AROUND 50 MPH MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY PULLED MY CAR TO A QUICK SLOWING DOWN MOTION AS IF BEING MOVED FROM GEAR DOWN TO FIRST OR SECOND. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME AS I WAS IN A FAR RIGHT LINE. IT IS AN OLDER VEHICLE HOWEVER IT IS A RECURRING IS...

Mileage: 161,200

DEAR SAFERCAR.GOV, I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL NAVI. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 132,800 MILES ON IT AS OF 30 NOVEMBER 2013 (CAR IS IN SHOP, SO I CAN'T VERIFY EXACT MILEAGE). ON SATURDAY, 30 NOV 2013, I TOOK IT IN TO ACURA, BECAUSE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON. I ALSO ASKED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE CHECK...

Mileage: 132,800

DEAR SAFERCAR.GOV, I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL NAVI. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 132,800 MILES ON IT AS OF 30 NOVEMBER 2013 (CAR IS IN SHOP, SO I CAN'T VERIFY EXACT MILEAGE). ON SATURDAY, 30 NOV 2013, I TOOK IT IN TO ACURA, BECAUSE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON. I ALSO ASKED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE CHECK...

Mileage: 132,800

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LOCKING UP AND ALSO SLIPPING RECENTLY. HAD ENGINE LIGHT ON - WENT TO JIFFY LUBE...GAVE ME CODE TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION P0740 ABD P1740 DTC DEFINITION NOT FOUND...SPOKE WITH MANGER[XXX] AT NIELLO HONDA AND AGREED NEED NEW TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 90,000

CAN REMOVE KEY FROM IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE IS IN D (DRIVE). *TR

Mileage: 125,000

THE CAR STARTED SHUTTERING OR BUCKING AS I TAKE OFF AND THE CAR SHIFTS INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAVE HAD THE CAR SERVICED PREVIOUSLY FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP THEY SAID THERE WAS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH THE TRANSMISSION. ACURA NEEDS TO STEP UP AND FIX THIS PROBLEM ...

Mileage: 96,000

I GOT MY ACURA 2003 TL TYPE S BACK FROM MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD THAT THE SUBFRAME ON THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETLY RUSTED AND THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE CAR'S A/C DRAIN IS RIGHT ABOVE THE AREA OF THE SUBFRAME RUST. THIS A MAJOR DEFECT IN THE CAR THAT IS CA...

Mileage: 135,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ENTERING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE LEFT SHOULDER AND BECAME NUMB ON THE LEFT SIDE OF THE BACK UP TO THE SPINE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, W...

Mileage: 45,000

2003 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE SUDDEN ACCELERATION. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND CAME TO A STOP AFTER A FEW MORE MILES. BOTH OF THE FRONT ROTORS WERE WARPED FROM BRAKING. THE PLASTIC BUSHING ON THE THROTTLE CABLE HAD BROKEN AND WEDGED THE THR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER MAKING A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE WAS REPORTED TO THE MANUFACTURER. TH...

Mileage: 73,000

I OWNED A 02 TL FIRST AND REPLACED THE TRANS IN IT 3 TIMES WHEN ACURA SUPPOSEDLY FIXED IT WELL THEY DIDN'T AND WOULDN'T HONOR THEIR WORK SO I PAID $3500 FOR ANOTHER TRANS THEN SOMEONE HIT ME TOTALED IT 3 WKS LATER! SO WE BOUGHT A 2003 ACURA TL THAT ALREADY HAD THE RECALL DONE IN JULY 2005 LITERALLY...

Mileage: 160,000

I AM NOW FAMILIAR WITH THE 2004 WORK DONE ON THE TRANSMISSION. IN 2008, WITH 70K MILES, ACURA HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE WARRANTY. NOW, AT 132K MILES, THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. ACURA GAVE ME A 10% DISCOUNT. *TR

MY CAR BEGIN TO IDLE TO 5 RPM AND NOT CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING. PULLED OVER AND CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN LAKE CITY, FL. THE RESULT WAS NEED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND HAD IT DONE. AFTER TEST DRIVING, THE CAR CONTINUED TO PERFORM POORLY. AT...

Mileage: 80,533

MY CAR BEGIN TO IDLE TO 5 RPM AND NOT CHANGE GEARS WHILE DRIVING. PULLED OVER AND CONTACTED LOCAL MECHANIC. I WAS INSTRUCTED TO BRING CAR INTO HONDA DEALERSHIP IN LAKE CITY, FL. THE RESULT WAS NEED A TRANSMISSION FLUSH AND HAD IT DONE. AFTER TEST DRIVING, THE CAR CONTINUED TO PERFORM POORLY. AT...

Mileage: 80,533

I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE DUE TO STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD OF MY CAR. AS I DID SO, THE CAR ACCELERATED RATHER THAN SLOWED DOWN. MY CAR CONTACTED THE LEFT REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE, AND AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR, IT AGAIN ACCELERATED. VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND STRUCK THE STONE WALL OF T...

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE DUE TO STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD OF MY CAR. AS I DID SO, THE CAR ACCELERATED RATHER THAN SLOWED DOWN. MY CAR CONTACTED THE LEFT REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE, AND AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR, IT AGAIN ACCELERATED. VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND STRUCK THE STONE WALL OF T...

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE DUE TO STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD OF MY CAR. AS I DID SO, THE CAR ACCELERATED RATHER THAN SLOWED DOWN. MY CAR CONTACTED THE LEFT REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE, AND AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR, IT AGAIN ACCELERATED. VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND STRUCK THE STONE WALL OF T...

Mileage: 97,000

I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE DUE TO STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD OF MY CAR. AS I DID SO, THE CAR ACCELERATED RATHER THAN SLOWED DOWN. MY CAR CONTACTED THE LEFT REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE, AND AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR, IT AGAIN ACCELERATED. VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND STRUCK THE STONE WALL OF T...

Mileage: 97,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VE...

Mileage: 103,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP GEARS WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER THREE SEPARATE TIMES WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED EACH TIME. ON NOVEMBER 5, 2012, THE FAILURE RECURRED WITH BOTH THE V...

Mileage: 44,619

CPSC#1280657A. 2003 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG WAS LEAKING A STICKY SUBSTANCE AROUND THE PERIMETER OF THE HOUSING. *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FRONT PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS LEAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000 A...

Mileage: 65,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL 2.5. THE CONTACT WAS REVERSING FROM A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED INTO DRIVE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC FOR A DIAGNOSTIC TE...

Mileage: 131,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, HE NOTICED THAT THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR SHIFT WOULD TAKE LONGER TO ENGAGE. THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD USUALLY RESPOND SLOWER WHEN IT WAS OVERHEATED. IN ADDI...

Mileage: 142,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL 2.5. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR. THE CONTACT MANEUVERED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF. THE FAILURE CONTINUED UPON RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL...

Mileage: 143,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THEIR MECHANIC AND WAS TOLD THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED BECAUSE THERE WAS NO COOLER IN THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO RUN HOT AND SEIZE. THE CONTACT MECHANIC STATE...

Mileage: 125,000

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK DRIVING MY ACURA 3.2 TL ON THE SAME ROUTE I ALWAYS TAKE TO WORK AND MY VEHICLE SEEMED TO FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. I MADE MY WAY TO THE FREEWAY ON RAMP AND WAS STOPPED AT THE LIGHT USED TO STAGGER TRAFFIC ON THE RAMP TO THE FREEWAY. WHEN THE LIGHT WENT GREEN I STEPPED ON THE GA...

Mileage: 90,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A WET SURFACE, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE INJURED HER BACK, NECK, AND SUSTAINED BRUISE...

Mileage: 138,000

A ROUTINE SERVICE DIAGNOSTIC SHOWED HIGH RESISTANCE POINTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH DUE TO THE CONDITION OF THE SOLDER JOINTS IN THE SWITCH. THE HIGHER CURRENT DRAW IS A POTENTIAL FIRE HAZARD. I ASKED THE SERVICE ADVISOR WHETHER THERE WAS A RECALL IN EFFECT FOR THE SWITCH, AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOT...

Mileage: 61,521

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT FOUR MONTHS AFTER HAVING REPAIRS PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE), THE SRS WARNING LAMP ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE ...

Mileage: 63,299

WHILE ON FREEWAY IN THE MORNING, THE VEHICLE WAS SLOWED DOWN WITH THE TRAFFIC. WHEN TRAFFIC MOVED, THE CAR FAILED TO SHIFT INTO 3 GEAR. IT WAS STUCK IN 2ND GEAR. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO SAFETY AND UPON PUTTING IT IN PARK THEN BACK INTO DRIVE, IT STILL FAILED TO MOVE PAST 2ND GEAR. SWIT...

Mileage: 69,202

I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL WITH 96K MILES, I PURCHASE FROM AN ACURA DEALER IN JUNE 2005. IN DECEMBER 2011 ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND I NOTICED JERKING AND SLIPPING. USUALLY BETWEEN 3 AND 4 GEARS. WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE'S RPM WOUD GO UP, BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AND T...

Mileage: 96,000

THE FIRST INDICATION A PROBLEM MAYBE BEGINNING, WAS THE TCS LIGHT STARTING FLASHING FOR NO REASON. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WHILE COASTING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN SECOND GEAR, BUT DID WORK AFTER THE STOP. THEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THAT ...

Mileage: 124,000

HI SIR, I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE ABOVE USED VEHICLE FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN AUG 2011. IT IS INDICATED IN THE CARFAX REPORT THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL (#R55) FOR A/S DRIVERS AIRBAG INFLATOR. THE "SRS" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED . WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO GODSON ACURA AT 1750 E, AIRPORT FREEWAY, ...

Mileage: 104,000

TRANSMISSION BROKE ON 2003 ACURA TL S. SUCKS AS I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED N MAINTAINED SERVICES. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR TO THE WORK ON 10/19/11 IN MA @ 50MPH AND SUDDENLY THE CAR SLOWED DOWN EVEN THOUGH I HAD MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR . I WAS LUCKY THAT ALL THE DRIVERS BEHIND ME WERE PRO-ACTIVE TO APPLY THE BRAKES TO AVOID A MAJOR PILE UP. I WAS TOLD AT THE ACURA SERVICE CENTER THAT THIS WAS DUE...

Mileage: 51,680

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC TEST THAT LOCATED THE FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION CLUTCH PRESSURE, AND SENSO...

Mileage: 128,000

AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT 89MPH I HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO SEE IF I COULD SLOW DOWN. WOULD NOT HAPPEN. PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND BRAKED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE DEALER EXAMINED THE THROTTLE BODY THEY FOUND...

Mileage: 122,000

AS I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY, THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. AT 89MPH I HIT THE BRAKES HARD TO SEE IF I COULD SLOW DOWN. WOULD NOT HAPPEN. PUT THE TRANSMISSION INTO NEUTRAL AND SHUT OFF THE ENGINE AND BRAKED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. WHEN THE DEALER EXAMINED THE THROTTLE BODY THEY FOUND...

Mileage: 122,000

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL. FLEET MANAGER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE *TGW THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL, STATING THEY WOULD NOT GET PAID FOR THE WORK.*JB

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL. FLEET MANAGER WRITES IN REGARDS TO SAFETY RECALL NOTICE *TGW THE DEALER REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL, STATING THEY WOULD NOT GET PAID FOR THE WORK.*JB

2003 ACURA TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO AIR BAG RECALL. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED HE OBJECTS TO HAVING TO PAY FOR THE INSPECTION AND DEFECT CORRECTION AND THEN HAVING TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT. *JB

UPON A NORMAL RECALL INVITATION FOR THE AIR BAG INFLATOR ( PER MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENT) A SEPARATE NORMAL INSPECTION WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE COLLAPSED. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF HONDA AND ACURA OF THE SAME YEAR AND SUV MODELS WITH TH...

Mileage: 73,000

UPON A NORMAL RECALL INVITATION FOR THE AIR BAG INFLATOR ( PER MANUFACTURER REQUIREMENT) A SEPARATE NORMAL INSPECTION WAS DONE TO VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC FOUND THE FRONT AND RIGHT FRONT MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE COLLAPSED. I KNOW SEVERAL OTHER OWNERS OF HONDA AND ACURA OF THE SAME YEAR AND SUV MODELS WITH TH...

Mileage: 73,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN TURNING ON THE AIR CONDITIONER, IT DID NOT DISPENSE ANY AIR. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO ADVISED HER THAT WIRING HARNESS BURNED WHICH CAUSED THE BLOWER TO FAIL. THE WIRING HARNESS AND THE BLOWER WERE REPAIRED. THE MANUF...

Mileage: 158,000

2003 ACURA 3.2TL, UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON THE OHIO TURNPIKE WHEN IT LOST THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, WHILE ATTEMPTING TO ENTER THE GREAT LAKES PLAZA. *BF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LEFT FRONT WHEEL, LEFT FRONT ROTOR, LEFT FRONT FENDER AND UNDERCARRIAGE. (OHIO TRAFFIC CRASH REPORT # 10-0344-91)*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED FOR THE RECALL ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NO LONGER ACC...

Mileage: 155,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR WAS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PAY $4500 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFAC...

Mileage: 75,900

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK OR THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BEFORE ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOU...

Mileage: 91,000

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 295 AT 60MPH. PUSHED DOWN GAS TO ACCELERATE PAST THE CAR ON MY LEFT AND SWITCHED LANES. CAR MADE GRINDING NOISE AND THEN ACTED AS IF IN NEUTRAL. I CHECKED TO ENSURE THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I KEPT TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT THE ENGINE JUST REVVED, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIG...

Mileage: 78,550

2003 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CONSUMER ATTRIBUTES FAILURE TO A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN FLAW *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHIN THE SAME YEAR DUE TO A FAULTY INVERTER WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE INVERTER WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEADLIGHT PERFORMANCE. *JB

POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED AND FAILED AT 54,000 MILES, STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT,REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING AND SQUEALING AT 122,000 MILES. CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY ARE REQUIRING $1700 TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. DEALER ADDED STEERING FLUID AND NOISE DECREASE TEMPOR...

Mileage: 122,000

I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL WITH 75K MILES, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR WHICH I PURCHASE FROM ACURA DEALER IN MAY 2002. IN JANUARY 2011, ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND I NOTICED JERKING AND SLIPPING. USUALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEARS. WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE'S RPM WOUD G...

Mileage: 75,000

2003 ACURA 3.2TL-S WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES. CAR IS IMMACULATE. TRANSMISSION BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE ENGAGING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TOOK TO HONDA DEALER, WHO TOLD ME TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,200! THE TRANNY WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL IN 2004 AND HAD AN OIL...

Mileage: 51,500

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WATER ENTERED INTO THE HOUSING OF HIS HEADLIGHTS, LEAKED DOWN INTO THE BALANCE AND BLEW THE BULB. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,0...

Mileage: 13,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC; THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. TH...

Mileage: 93,592

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 60,000 MILES .VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL .PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR. *TR

Mileage: 60,200

DEFINITE PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. CLUTCH DOESN'T ENGAGE SOMETIMES. TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM A COMPLETE STOP AND THE CAR WON'T MOVE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, D5 LIGHT HAS STARTED BLINKING AND THE TCS LIGHT IS COMING ON INTERMITTENTLY NOW. TOOK IT TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP YESTERDAY ...

Mileage: 122,200

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. WHILE SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT MY CAR STARTED JUMPING. WHEN I PULLED OFF FROM THE LIGHT I NOTICED THE ENGINE WOULD RACE BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 30 MPH. ONCE I GOT TO THE NEXT LIGHT I TRIED TO PULL OFF BUT THE CAR JUST STALLED AND WOULD NOT MOVE ANY FURTHER. I...

Mileage: 139,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED WHICH CAUSED BOTH FRONT WHEELS TO LOCK AND THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE CONTACT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE UNTIL IT RESET ITSELF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTA...

Mileage: 106,000

MY TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO TOLD ME ABOUT A "SILENT WARRANTY" THAT ACURA HAD ON '03 TL MODELS THAT WAS EXTENDED 7 YRS OR 100K MILES. WHEW! I'M IN LUCK, I THOUGHT, I'M IN THE 7TH YEAR AND I HAVE LESS THAN 100K MILES! I TOOK I...

Mileage: 91,000

ON SEPT 3 2010 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 45 MPH GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM THE SERVICE ROAD WHEN SOMEONE CAME FROM THE FAR LEFT AND HIT ME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT - FRONT LEFT FENDER AND FRONT LIGHT, AND BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. THE PASSENGER SIDE ...

Mileage: 102,000

WHILE DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY, MY CAR DIED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. AFTER TAKING MY CAR TO GET LOOKED AT, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT MY TRANSMISSION NO LONGER WORKED. AFTERWARDS, I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 152,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST TRANSMISSION POWER. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING UP A HILL WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO MOVE BACKWARD. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTA...

Mileage: 86,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE ANY FURTHER. THE ENGINE CONTINUED TO DISPLAY A HIGH LEVEL OF RPMS AND THE CONTACT SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WA...

Mileage: 118,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL. CAUSED CAR TO LOSE ACCELERATION, NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED WHILE PULLING OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. INITIAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 23,000 MILES. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILING WITH ONLY 116,000 MILES ON IT. DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING UP A HILL. CAUSED CAR TO LOSE ACCELERATION, NEARLY GOT REAR ENDED WHILE PULLING OFF THE ROAD TO SAFETY. INITIAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 23,000 MILES. THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FAILING WITH ONLY 116,000 MILES ON IT. DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *TR

Mileage: 139,000

1. THE GEARS IN MY ACURA 2003 TL BEGIN TO SLIP BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS ON A SATURDAY MORNING AT THE END OF A FAMILY BEACH TRIP AND SOON THERE AFTER ON THE WAY BACK HOME WHICH WAS OVER 200 MILES AWAY THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. 2. ABOUT HALFWAY HOME(100 OR SO MILES), THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETE...

Mileage: 178,304

1. THE GEARS IN MY ACURA BEGIN TO SLIP ON A SATURDAY MORNING AT THE END OF A FAMILY BEACH TRIP AND SOON THERE AFTER ON THE WAY BACK HOME WHICH WAS OVER 200 MILES WAYS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. 2. ABOUT HALFWAY HOME(100 OR SO MILES), THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAMILY ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY, AND...

Mileage: 178,304

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE BEGAN INDEPENDENTLY BRAKING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE COULD POTENTIALLY FAL...

Mileage: 109,779

2003 ACURA TL SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH TO 2ND. *TR

Mileage: 70,100

A DAY BEFORE WHILE DRIVING MY ACURA'S VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND WITHIN FEW MILES ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. BY THE END OF THE TRIP THE CAR WAS HAVING PROBLEM SHIFTING GEARS ESPECIALLY IN LOWER. NEXT DAY THE PROBLEM WORSENED AND THE CAR JUST STOPPED WHILE I WAS TRYING TO MAKE A TURN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE BUSY...

Mileage: 78,000

ACURA 2003 TN-S CAN TURN OFF ENGINE WITH CAR IN NEUTRAL. I DID AND IT ROLLED AWAY. IT IS REPEATABLE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

ACURA 2003 TN-S CAN TURN OFF ENGINE WITH CAR IN NEUTRAL. I DID AND IT ROLLED AWAY. IT IS REPEATABLE. *TR

Mileage: 84,000

2003 ACURA TL JERKS LIKE THE DRIVER IS PRESSING ON THE BRAKES EVEN THOUGH SHE ISN'T. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD SUDDENLY STOP AND THEN GO AGAIN. ALSO, THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. *JB

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER STATES PROBLEM WITH TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAS STARTED TO SLIP AGAIN FOR THE SECOND TIME. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, BUT SHE WAS NEVER INFORMED ABOUT IT. *JB

TL-THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED THE ENGINE OFF. THE VEHICLE RESUMED OPERATION AND THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE CONTACT HAD DRIVEN WITH CAUTION...

Mileage: 71,900

PURCHASED USED ACURA TL3.2 FEB. 1, 2010. TRANSMISSION FAILED. SLIPPAGE IN 2ND AND 5TH GEAR. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IN TRAFFIC WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF SLIPPAGE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS SOLD ORIGINALLY. REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. CALLED ACURA HOT LINE AND REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. C...

Mileage: 88,600

REPLACED TRANSMISSION 20,000 MILES AGO WITH THE DEALER AND NOW IS ACTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE A SURGING PROBLEM WITH THE RPM'S IN WHICH IT GOES UP TO 4,000 RPM'S AT TIMES. THIS PROBLEMS OFTEN OCCURS EVERYDAY WHILE IM DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I'VE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE PAST BUT NOBODY WAS INJURED , AND...

Mileage: 104,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ACURA 2003 3.2TL COMMON TRANSMISSION FAILURE CODES PO740 AND PO730. SHIFTS ERRATICALLY LIKE MILLIONS OF OTHERS. VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST. WE HAVE LEARNED THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN. HONDA CITY IN WISCONSIN...

Mileage: 71,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ACURA 2003 3.2TL COMMON TRANSMISSION FAILURE CODES PO740 AND PO730. SHIFTS ERRATICALLY LIKE MILLIONS OF OTHERS. VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST. WE HAVE LEARNED THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN. HONDA CITY IN WISCONSIN...

Mileage: 71,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TCF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND BEGAN SPUTTERING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEA...

Mileage: 71,000

THERE WAS A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT IN GEARS WHILE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE AND CHANGING FREEWAYS LATE AT NIGHT. THE CAR, AS A RESULT, DECELERATED QUICKLY IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAIL...

Mileage: 98,200

WAS TRAVELING ON I-20 WITH FAMILY AND TRANSMISSION IN 2003 ACURA TYPE S JUST BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING TRAVELING SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR. COASTED TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE AND HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH CAR FURTHER OUT OF HARMS WAY. HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID CREATED SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LEFT US STRA...

Mileage: 102,000

WAS TRAVELING ON I-20 WITH FAMILY AND TRANSMISSION IN 2003 ACURA TYPE S JUST BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING TRAVELING SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR. COASTED TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE AND HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH CAR FURTHER OUT OF HARMS WAY. HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID CREATED SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LEFT US STRA...

Mileage: 102,000

MY 2003 ACURA TL-S TRANSMISSION, 83,000 MILES. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE ONLINE. IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. *TR

Mileage: 83,000

I OWN A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT HOME THE OTHER DAY. I ALMOST CAUSED A MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY I WAS TRAVELING ON. IF IT WASN'T FOR THE OTHER DRIVER ON THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE BEEN IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. AFTER FINDING THOUSANDS OF ACURA TL OWNERS ALL ACROS...

Mileage: 128,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATE SPEEDS OF 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WITHOUT DRIVER INTENT, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC AND TESTING. THE DEALER ADVISED THE TRANSMISSION W...

Mileage: 72,000

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) 2003 ACURA TL 3.2, [XXX] MILEAGE: 55,189 AFTER DRIVING FOR A FEW MINUTES, AUTO TRANSMISSION DOES NOT PULL, SIMILAR TO THE TRANSMISSION BEING PLACED IN "NEUTRAL". ACURA TAKEN TO LEITH ACURA, CARY, NC ON 4...

Mileage: 55,189

LTR REGARDING PROBLEMS SHE IS EXPERIENCING WITH HER 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. SHE WOULD LIKE A THOROUGH INVESTIGATION INTO THIS MATTER. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE WHEN ACCELERATING. ON AUGUST 14, 2009, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GET THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. ...

COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 ACURA TL 3.2 WITH ONLY 70,000 MILES. *DT

Mileage: 70,646

2003ACURATL 4 DOOR. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COME AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WITH SOMEONE IN THE SEAT. THE GAS PEDAL ALSO IS STARTING TO STICK AND HARD TO PUSH DOWN TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD. COULD THERE BE A RECALL MAYBE A INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 790,000

2003ACURATL 4 DOOR. THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT COME AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHEN DRIVING THE CAR WITH SOMEONE IN THE SEAT. THE GAS PEDAL ALSO IS STARTING TO STICK AND HARD TO PUSH DOWN TO MOVE THE CAR FORWARD. COULD THERE BE A RECALL MAYBE A INVESTIGATION. *TR

Mileage: 790,000

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED CAR HAD 99,500 MILES ,WAS TOWED TO ACURA DEALER , TOLD $4300FOR NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I DIDN'T FALL WITH-IN VIN # FOR 105,000 MI FREE REPLACEMENT (EARLY 2003) I FEEL PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED IN MID 2003 AND I SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

Mileage: 99,500

WHEN I SHIFT GEAR I NOTICE THE CAR PULLING FORWARD. IT'S BECOMING MORE OF A PROBLEM IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. *TR

Mileage: 81,700

I PURCHASED A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S 2 YEARS AGO WITH 99,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND WOULDN'T GO INTO 3RD GEAR. THAT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE CAR NOW HAS 139,000 MILES ON IT, I PUT 40,000 MILES ON IT THE LAST 2 YEARS. I CALL...

Mileage: 138,900

I ALREADY FILED A CLAIM, BUT HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION. MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS OF THESE CARS (BOTH IN AGE AND MAKE AND MODEL), BUT OUR VIN # IS NOT IN THE LOT OF VIN'S UNDER THE RECALL. THREE DAYS AFTER I FILED THE COMPLAINT WITH YOU THE TRANS...

Mileage: 112,000

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH OUT WARNING. UPON TRAVELING AT 50 MPH MY VEHICLE DROPPED GEARS CAUSING IT TO DECELERATE AT RAPID RATE. THE CAR TACKED UP TO APPROX 5000 RPM. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWN SHIFT RAPIDLY AND LOOSE SPEED AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONT...

Mileage: 91,000

THERE IS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH ACURA 2003TL VERSION, EVEN THOUGH ACURA HAVE PUT IT IN RECALL, TO DO THE WORK THE DEALER CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $350-600. THE VEHICLE CHOKES UP IN BETWEEN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING IN TRANSMISSION. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING IS ONE ANOTHER ISSUE WHICH ...

Mileage: 52,900

THERE IS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH ACURA 2003TL VERSION, EVEN THOUGH ACURA HAVE PUT IT IN RECALL, TO DO THE WORK THE DEALER CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $350-600. THE VEHICLE CHOKES UP IN BETWEEN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING IN TRANSMISSION. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING IS ONE ANOTHER ISSUE WHICH ...

Mileage: 52,900

MY 2003 ACURA TL HAS ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA PROBLEM. TWO YEARS AGO IT STUCK TWICE AND THE VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS UP TO 90 MPH BEFORE I COULD STOP IT BY PUTTING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFTING IT. I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TE...

Mileage: 50,000

MY 2003 ACURA TL HAS ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA PROBLEM. TWO YEARS AGO IT STUCK TWICE AND THE VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS UP TO 90 MPH BEFORE I COULD STOP IT BY PUTTING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFTING IT. I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TE...

Mileage: 50,000

FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. AT AROUND 80,000 MILES IT STARTED TO SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. WE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. WE NOW KNOW THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ACURA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 50,000 MILES TO 100,000 FOR T...

Mileage: 112,000

I OWN A 2003 ACURA TL. MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY UNLESS I BABY THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEMS GETS WORSE AS THE CAR HEATS UP AND GETS HOT. THE MAIN PROBLEM COMES IN WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD AS WELL. GOING UP HILLS FROM A STOP IS DIFFICULT. I BROUGHT I...

Mileage: 87,919

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 ACURA WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD CHILD IN IT WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND FEW SECONDS LATER WENT BACK INTO GEAR AND LATER STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, MIND YOU MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF C...

Mileage: 75,000

TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT 85,000 MILES. *TR

Mileage: 85,000

TRANSMISSION CAUSED VEH TO JUMPED OR JERKED FORWARD. *TR

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN FIFTH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMI...

Mileage: 54,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN PAST THE SECOND GEAR WITHOUT STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRI...

Mileage: 107,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S. WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE RPMS BEGAN TO REV AND INCREASE; YET, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 25 MPH TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE...

Mileage: 10,000

OUT OF THE BLUE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2006 WITH 36000 MILES. DEALER INSTALLED OIL INJECTOR SAID TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. CAR HAS 82000 MILES NOW AND DEALER SAYS NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. OF COURSE VIN NUMBER IS 5000 OVER THE...

Mileage: 83,515

I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S WITH 71K MILES. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND I NOTICED EXCESSIVE JERKING AND SLIPPING. USUALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEAR. WHEN I TRY TO REVERSE, IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO GET INTO GEAR AND THEN IT WOULD JERK HARD. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETIMES WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE IT WO...

Mileage: 71,900

SO, THE REPORT FOR PE02081 SAYS THAT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM FOR THE 2000-2003 ACURA TL / CL IS RARE AND ERRONEOUS AND ISN'T REALISTIC, BUT I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH AND I AM A MEMBER OF ACURAZINE.COM. BUT I AM HAVING THE SAME ISSUES AS WAS LISTED (I.E. SLIPPING OF GEARS, SUDDEN HARSH DOWNSHIFT F...

Mileage: 107,040

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD REPEATEDLY GET STUCK, WHICH CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT ...

Mileage: 30,209

DRIVING THE CAR ONE AFTERNOON, WHEN SUDDENLY THE CARS RPM RAPIDLY WENT UP, NEARLY TOUCHING THE RED LINE PART OF THE RPM. LOOKING AT THE METERS ON THE DASH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COME ON. TO MY UNDERSTANDING THE 3RD GEAR WAS NOT WORKING CORRECTLY. HAD IT CHECK AT AN LOCAL AUTO PART STORE AND WAS TOLD...

Mileage: 130,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED HI...

Mileage: 63,300

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH THE VEHICLE DOWN-SHIFTED WITHOUT ANY PRIOR WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR FACILITY, AND A MECHANIC CONCLUDED THAT THE GEARS IN THE TRANSMISSION WERE SLIPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED HI...

Mileage: 63,300

WITH 2 YEAR OLD SON AND 4 YEAR OLD SON IN CAR, THE TCS (TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) LIGHT TURNED ON AND ENGINE REVVED BUT CAR SLOWED. WENT FROM 40MPH DOWN TO 30MPH. CONTINUED DOWN ROAD AND ENGINE CONTINUED TO NOT RESPOND. HAD TO HAZARD AND BARELY MADE IT OFF ROAD. MOST DANGEROUS POSITION I PUT MY K...

Mileage: 73,853

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR - TRANSMISSION FREEZES COMPLETELY WHEN CAR BECOMES WARM AND HAS BEEN DRIVEN FOR PERIOD OF TIME - ACURA CLAIMS VIN NUMBER NOT INCLUDED IN WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR TRANSMISSION RECALL. *TR

Mileage: 112,000

WE HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL PURCHASED IN SEPTEMBER OF 2002. THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR OUR MODEL AND OUR CAR WAS BROUGHT IN TO OUR DEALER TO HAVE IT CHECKED IN JANUARY OF 2005. THE DEALER STATED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS UPDATED (AN OIL JET KIT WAS INSTALLED) AND WE CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE CA...

Mileage: 98,800

ON THURSDAY 7/23/09 AS I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM WORK, MY TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED. I WAS PULLING OUT ONTO A BUSY ROAD AND WAS ALMOST INVOLVED IN A VERY BAD COLLISION WHEN MY TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING. IT LURCHED ME FORWARD INTO MOVING TRAFFIC HOWEVER WOULD NOT ACCELERATE FAST ENOUGH TO GET ME...

Mileage: 44,000

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE IN A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A TOTAL LOSS OF POWER DUE TO COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE TRANSMISSION (AUTOMATIC). THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING WITH CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED AT 65 MPH. ENGINE RPM BEGAN TO CLIMB. CRUISE CONTROL WAS SECURED. WITHIN 1-...

Mileage: 86,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT AND THE RPMS RINSE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE JERKS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STALLS AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS FLASH. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE JERKING COU...

Mileage: 68,880

HELLO, MY NAME IS GILLIEUME GONSALVES WITH A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CAR WAS PURCHASED IN 3/07 FROM PRICE ACURA IN DOVER DELAWARE. THE SALES MAN WHOSE NAME IS BILL WHISTLER TOLD ME THAT THE CAR HAD NO PROBLEMS, THE CAR WAS INSPECTED FOR A SAFETY RECALL DEALING WITH THE TRANSMISSION AND SHOULD LAST WELL T...

Mileage: 120,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH IN RAINY WEATHER CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO ANOTHER GEAR WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE CAUSED SUDDEN DECELERATION. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE ...

Mileage: 52,320

WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED ALMOST INTO NEUTRAL AND HAS PROGRESSED TO GET WORSE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO RUN FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND THEN NOT MOVE AT ALL UNTIL IT SITS FOR 20-30 MINUTES. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA AND MY VEHICLE HAS HAD THE RECALL DONE SO I CONTACTED MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP TO SEE I...

Mileage: 65,380

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION'S THIRD GEAR CLUTCH PACK HAS FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF THIRD GEAR BEFORE REACHING 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE RECEIVED A DEDUCTION ON THE REPAIR COST IF...

Mileage: 66,000

TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 ACURA TLS HAD BEEN RECALLED OCT, 5TH, 2004 FOR AN OIL JET INSTALL. I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE USED FROM A CERTIFIED ACURA DEALERSHIP IN FRANKLIN, TN. ON JUNE 3RD, 2006. WAS NEVER DISCLOSED OF THIS ISSUE. I LEARNED OF THIS PROBLEM ON NHTSA WEB SITE. RECENTLY IN MARCH OF 2009 AND...

Mileage: 95,000

ON MARCH 20, 2009 I EXPERIENCED SHIFTING PROBLEMS SUSPECTED TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED TO HAVE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS BY A MECHANIC THAT SPECIALIZES IN TRANSMISSIONS. I CALLED HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE (CASE #B012009-03-2000-288) AND EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO A REPRESENTATIVE. I...

Mileage: 90,700

ENGINE STARTED IDLING AT ABOUT 3000 RPM UNEXPECTEDLY, COULD NOT MAKE IT STOP. IT WAS HARD TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHEN IT WOULD NOT GO UNDER 3000 RPM. FORTUNATELY IT STOPPED AFTER ABOUT 10 MINUTES. TOOK TO DEALER, FOUND PROBLEM WAS IDLE CONTROL MECHANISM ON TOP OF ENGINE, IT WAS REPLACED. *TR

Mileage: 99,300

MY 2003 ACURA TL-S HAVING 50300 MILES ALMOST CRASHED ON RT 270 NEAR GAITHERSBURG BECAUSE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I TOOK EXIT AND LET THE ENGINE COOL DOWN THEN I DROVE CAR SLOWLY TO ROSENTHAL ACURA. WHEN I SEARCHED ON INTERNET, SEVERAL SITE SAYS THAT ACURA HAS EXTENDED WARRANTY ON TRANSMISSION...

Mileage: 50,300

I BOUGHT A CERTIFIED PRE OWNED 2003 TL TYPE S IN 2006, WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE DEALERSHIP THAT THE CAR WAS ON A RECALL LIST OF ANY SORT. ON 2.04.09 I LEFT A STOPLIGHT ACCELERATED TO 40MPH, TRANSMISSION SLIPPED, CAR DROPPED TO 1ST GEAR FORCING ME TO PULL OVER, ENGINE EMISSION LIGHT CAME ON, VSA L...

Mileage: 134,500

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL ON DECEMBER 5, 2008 A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH ON OUR 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED IN ANY GEAR, RESULTING IN A ROLLAWAY ACCIDENT CAUSING HEAD, FOOT AND HIP INJURIES TO OUR DAUGHTER AFTER SHE PARKED THE CAR IN OUR SLIGHTLY INCLINED DRIVEWAY. DEALER AGREED IGNITION...

Mileage: 82,430

DRIVING MY 2003 ACURA TL TO WORK. NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED FROM 5TH GEAR TO WHAT FELT LIKE 2ND GEAR. THE FRONT WHEELS PRACTICALLY LOCKED UP. MY SPEED DROPPED FROM APPROX. 70 MPH TO APPROX.30 MPH.(THE ENGINE REV...

Mileage: 110,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS, BUT THE GEAR LOCKED INTO NEUTRAL. HE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND FAILURE CODES WITH THE CLUTCH AND CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $2,400 TO R...

Mileage: 82,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. IN MAY OF 2006, THE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST ACURA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 8, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED ON DECEMBER 14, 2004 ACCORDING TO N...

Mileage: 108,000

MY 2003 3.2 TL ACURA STARTED TO JERK SO I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIX THEY JUST SAID THAT I NEEDED MY OIL CHANGED AND A TUNE UP I GOT ALL OF THAT DONE THEN IT STILL CONTINUED TO JERK AGAIN. IT SEEMED THAT MY CAR WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING INTO GEAR. SO I TOOK IT TO GET PUT ON A MACHI...

Mileage: 100,029

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 91,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 24, 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), HONDA RECALL NUMBER 222110. TH...

Mileage: 91,000

PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE THIS MORNING, I NOTICED MY CAR WAS MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT DISAPPEARED PROMPTLY AS I EXITED THE GARAGE AND PULLED OUT ONTO THE STREET, AND I FIGURED IT WAS SIMPLY DUE TO THE CHILLY WEATHER, WITH IT BEING ABOUT 25F OUTSIDE. ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE F...

Mileage: 53,380

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER FAILED. REPORTED BY ACURA THAT THE SEAT 'BURNT-OUT.*TR

Mileage: 65,000

MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN. *TR

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WALKING APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN EITHER VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRAS...

Mileage: 68,088

DURING MY DRIVE TO WORK THE OTHER MORNING MY CAR SUDDEN JERKED BACK AND FORTH ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS VERY SUDDEN AND IT WAS VERY SCARY, I HAD NOT CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE SCREECHING DURING THE JERKS AND I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO CRASH. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS A VS...

Mileage: 104,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING AND INITIALLY ACCELERATING AT 10-20 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR AND GOES THE PROPER SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN I...

Mileage: 102,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR FROM FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE IS POWERED BY AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 45 MPH. THE DEALER STAT...

Mileage: 105,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN FIFTH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THA...

Mileage: 105,722

I BOUGHT A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO FROM A SMALL USED CAR DEALER (K&S AUTO SALES, 600 W. ST. GEORGES AVE., LINDEN, NJ 07036; 908-925-4411). THEY REPRESENTED THIS CAR AS BEING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. WE PAID $10,270. CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE. NOT EVEN 5 WEE...

Mileage: 114,000

2003 ACURA 3.2TL RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL SINCE CAR WAS WITHIN THE WARRANTY AND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RPM'S WOULD GET HIGH AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND BANGED INTO GEAR. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2003 ACURA TLS BRAND NEW. I HAD TO HAVE MY FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPHS, THE CAR SLIPPED INTO FIRST. JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SURGING AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. JUST LAST WEEK (3 MONTHS AFTER THE LAST...

Mileage: 60,000

I HAVE A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2004 WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE SOLUTION WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK FOR A DAMAGED 2ND GEAR AND IF THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF DAMAGE THEY WOULD INSTALL A JET K...

Mileage: 105,000

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND SCARED BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE. AT FIRST THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH. LATER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT ALL, BUT WORKED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE, TCS, AND BLINKING D5 LIGHT CAME ON. THE ...

Mileage: 92,940

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. ...

Mileage: 98,000

BOUGHT NEW MICHELIN TIRES IN FEB 2008 FROM COSTCO STORES, HACKSCROSS ROAD, MEMPHIS TIRE: SIZE 205/60R16 92V MADE IN 2007. IN USE FOR 2,500 MILES. REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW FROM THE SIDE WALL WHILE DRIVING IN INTERSTATE. THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL CAME OUT AS A DONUT. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NO INJURY. CONCE...

Mileage: 87,000

TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION AND LOCKUP OF THE SEATBELT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 110,453

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFT BECOMES STUCK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS $2,500. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE...

Mileage: 70,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TCS" WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALE...

Mileage: 95,000

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

Mileage: 44,000

ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2007 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S AND CAME TO A STOP AND HEARD A WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ONCE TRAFFIC BEGAN TO PROCEED THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT MOVE FROM FIRST GEAR. I MANAGE TO PULL OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 1-2 MIN. AND IT WENT INTO GEAR ALTHOUGH ...

Mileage: 72,535

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR A FEW WEEKS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SURGED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DO...

Mileage: 69,000

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING INTO 3RD GEAR ON MY 2003 TL-S. I HAD IT REBUILT AT 73,900 MILES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND WAS LOOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE & OVERHEATING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2003. IT'S A LATE 2003 VIN AND ACURA WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. MY DEALERSHIP ...

Mileage: 73,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO AUTOMATICALLY BRAKE WHILE HIS FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE HAS TO DRIVE WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A REAR END CRA...

Mileage: 72,000

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FELT A LURCH IN THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY BY THE ACURA DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I RESEARCHED ON LINE AND DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON "SOME" 2003 ACURA TL'S BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL . *TR

Mileage: 137,000

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A STICKY FLOAT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ANEW DESIGN THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE ISSUE. *TR

Mileage: 76,000

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION LOCKED DURING DRIVING. CAR IS NON OPERATIONAL NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION,CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES. *JB

Mileage: 30,900

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 0-35MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND MAKING A CONTINUOUS LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN SHAKING RAPIDLY ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE REVERSE GEAR BOX AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS AB...

Mileage: 96,400

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 0-35MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND MAKING A CONTINUOUS LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN SHAKING RAPIDLY ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE REVERSE GEAR BOX AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS AB...

Mileage: 96,400

MY '03 ACURA TL IS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. ALSO THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WARP CAUSING ME TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED ALL THE TIME.

Mileage: 50,000

MY '03 ACURA TL IS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. ALSO THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WARP CAUSING ME TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED ALL THE TIME.

Mileage: 50,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, INCLUDING ONCE WHEN IT WAS RECALLED. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER WARRANTY THE REPAIRS. THE POWERTRAIN W...

Mileage: 90,795

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. MORE RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART AND SPILLED TRANSMISSION FLUID. SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ALL THE PASSENG...

Mileage: 81,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DE...

Mileage: 2,000

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *TR

Mileage: 56,000

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR, A 2003 ACURA TL, STARTED "JERKING" AND ACTING VERY STRANGE. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY JERKED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR 1 1/2 MONTHS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT ONE OF THE GROUP OF VIN 3'S WHOSE TRANSMISSIO...

Mileage: 54,300

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. I WAS RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON ME. IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVED AND FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR WITH A HARD THRUST. THIS WENT ON AN OFF AND I FINALLY COASTED AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE KILLED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER AND CAL...

Mileage: 55,000

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. I WAS RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE AND FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR WITH A HARD THRUST. THIS WENT ON AN OFF, AND I FINALLY COASTED ,AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE KILLED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER ,AND CALLED THE 80...

Mileage: 55,000

I WAS DRIVING FROM OSSINING, NY TO TAKOMA PARK , MD , 260 MILES ON I95 WHEN AT 70 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TACHOMETER WENT UP TO 7000 RPMS. I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, I ...

Mileage: 107,800

I WAS DRIVING FROM OSSINING, NY TO TAKOMA PARK , MD , 260 MILES ON I95 WHEN AT 70 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TACHOMETER WENT UP TO 7000 RPMS. I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, I ...

Mileage: 107,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. ON JULY 1, 2004, THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE HESITATED, AND MADE A GRINDING AND CLANKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE MILEAGE WAS 28,753. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION BY INSERTING A LUBE K...

Mileage: 28,753

PURCHASED AN ACURA-CERTIFIED 2003 3.2TL IN JANUARY 2007. HAD ABRUPT SHIFTING FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR AT 35 MPH TODAY, 3/5/07, ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH OTHER REPORTS ON THIS SITE. MY WIFE HAS PERMANENT SPINAL CORD DAMAGE; AND HAD SHE BEEN A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, WOULD MORE ...

Mileage: 43,500

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL AT 63000 FAILURE MILAGE AT 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE DRIVER STEERED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE HAD BEEN NO DIAGNOSIS AS TO THE FAILURE , A...

Mileage: 63,000

IGNITION LOCK FAILED ALLOWING KEY TO BE REMOVED IN ANY POSITION AND NOT SECURING THE AUTO IN A PARKED CONDITION. HENCE THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS ONLY 87243 MILES ON IT AND THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL, ESPECIALLY AS IT DID TO ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE WHEN IT W...

Mileage: 87,243

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AS MY ENGINE REVOLUTIONS WENT UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, BUT NOT MANEUVER WITHOUT POWER. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE OTHE...

Mileage: 66,500

ON 21 DECEMBER 2006, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATED VIOLENTLY FROM 50 MILES AN HOUR TO A FULL STOP. THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY T...

Mileage: 62,000

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WAS AT A FULL STOP ON THE RIGHT LANE WHEN MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARDER AND WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED I TRIED TO GET INTO THE EXIT LANE WHICH LUCKILY WAS RIGHT NEXT TO ME. UNFORTUNATLEY I HIT THE REAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN FR...

Mileage: 44,565

AFTER HAVING MY TRANSMISSION'S SERVICED IN MY 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE-S, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN MY CAR. I HAVE HAD THE OIL JET KIT INSTALLED AND ONE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I AM AWAITING MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE WORK ON MY TRANSMISSION VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS H...

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE-S I BEGAN EXPERIENCING UNUSUAL JERKING AND SHIFTING WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS AS WELL AS DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. INITIALLY THEY STATED ...

I HAVE THE ABOVE VEHICLE, PURCHASED NEW ON 1/27/2003. AT 55000 MILES THE CAR WAS RECALLED TO ADD A SECOND PUMP (AT LEAST THAT WHAT I WAS TOLD) IN THE TRANSMISSION. FROM THEN ON I HAVE HAD A SHUDDERING PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION WHEN IT UP-SHIFTED AT LOW SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY PROVE TO THE A...

Mileage: 77,000

FOURTH TRANSMISSION AND TODAY STARTED MAKING NOISES AGAIN AND MY ACURA EXTENDED CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRES IN 4000 MILES. *NM

Mileage: 25,000

THE CARELESSNESS OF THE WORKERS COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION ON INTERSTATE 275. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES; DUE TO A SCREW WHICH CAUSED MY TIRE TO BLOW WITH THE FIRST TIRE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 4:45 AM, HAD TO SPEND $266.46 TO REPLACE TIRE. THEN A WEEK AND A HALF LATER WHILE DRIVING ...

THE CARELESSNESS OF THE WORKERS COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION ON INTERSTATE 275. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES; DUE TO A SCREW WHICH CAUSED MY TIRE TO BLOW WITH THE FIRST TIRE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 4:45 AM, HAD TO SPEND $266.46 TO REPLACE TIRE. THEN A WEEK AND A HALF LATER WHILE DRIVING ...

STEERING FAILED - STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN FREELY WITHOUT AFFECTING THE FRONT WHEELS. OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT SO THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE HITTING ANYTHING. A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *JB

THE PAINT ON MY BLACK TL-S HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY DETERIORATING SINCE A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. EVERY BIRD DROPPING, ROAD GRIME, HARD WATER MARK ON MY CAR SEEMS TO EAT THROUGH 3 COATS OF MEGUIAR'S WAX AND TAKE OFF THE PAINT. FRIENDS HAVE WITNESSED HOW WELL I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS (WITNESS MY 10...

Mileage: 2,500

FAULTY TRANSMISSION. ACURA RECALLED VEHICLE, BUT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE "VIN" RECALL. *NM

Mileage: 70,717

ON 8/16/06 WHILE DRIVING MY 03 ACURA 3.2TL AT 55 MPH I ACCELERATED TO APP 60 MPH TO PASS A CAR. MY CAR SLAMMED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR RESULTING IN A VIOLENT JERK. IT WAS SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT I COULD HAVE BEEN RAMMED FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS. APP 1 MILE LATER GOING 45 ...

Mileage: 52,886

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE VEHIC...

Mileage: 80,000

THE CAR LOST POWER, THE ENGINE RPM RED LINED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY. I COASTED INTO THE CENTER LANE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. FORTUNATELY THE POLICE PULLED BEHIND ME AND TURNED ON THEIR FLASHERS. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AFTER A FEW MINUTES RE...

Mileage: 91,903

ACURA CLAIMS MY 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S IS OUT OF THE VIN# RANGE THAT IS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED 7/100K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO COVER THE DEFECT IN TRANSMISSIONS. I FIND OUT THAT THE 03 I PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS AGO HAS HAD THREE DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS BY ACURA AND NOW NEEDS ITS FOURTH. ...

Mileage: 64,900

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING AN ACURA 3.2TL AUTO TRANSMISSION. *TS *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING AN ACURA 3.2TL AUTO TRANSMISSION. *TS *JB

2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 17,014 MILES. *KB THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE ACURA LIMITED THE WARRANTY TO CERTAIN VINS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. *NM

Mileage: 17,014

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL FELL OUT OF GEAR FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TS THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE ACURA LIMITED THE WARRANTY TO CERTAIN VINS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. *NM *NM

Mileage: 17,014

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN DISENGAGEMENT OF DRIVE TRAIN. ACURA HELP LINE REQUESTED VIN NUMBER FOR CAR, SO I EXITED VEHICLE TO GET THE NUMBER FROM THE WINDOW. CAR WAS IN PARK, HOWEVER CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN HILL INTO PATH OF ONCOMING VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO RUN AFTER IT AND JUMP ...

Mileage: 36,591

PAINT CLEAR COAT CRACKING AND COMING OFF "B" PILLAR ON DOORS. *NM

Mileage: 39,000

2003 ACURA TL TYPE-S EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN ACURA DEALER FOR SERVICE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE ACURA MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SEEN PREVIOUSLY ON SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AND THAT THE ...

Mileage: 27,500

WITH 17,014 MILES ON MY GARAGE KEPT 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S THE TRANSMISSION FAILED LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED IT BUT I A STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT SHIFTING IMPROPERLY I CANNOT TRUST MY CAR ON A LONG TRIP OR AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WILL NOT EXTEND MY ...

Mileage: 17,014

WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED LEAVING NO POWER AND CREATING A RAPID DECEL WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON ACURA 3.2 TL, BUT THE DE...

Mileage: 56,542

PREMATURE TIRE TREAD WEAR. *JB

CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 31,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. RACING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL. *JB

MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER A 2.5 YEAR PERIOD WITH A NEW 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER RECEIVING A SAFETY RECALL. SECONDLY, THE CAR HAS HAD AN IDLING ISSUE FOR 2.5 YEARS THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF AN ENGINE CONTROL VALVE. THIRD, THE A/C WAS ...

Mileage: 3

MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER A 2.5 YEAR PERIOD WITH A NEW 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER RECEIVING A SAFETY RECALL. SECONDLY, THE CAR HAS HAD AN IDLING ISSUE FOR 2.5 YEARS THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF AN ENGINE CONTROL VALVE. THIRD, THE A/C WAS ...

Mileage: 3

MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER A 2.5 YEAR PERIOD WITH A NEW 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER RECEIVING A SAFETY RECALL. SECONDLY, THE CAR HAS HAD AN IDLING ISSUE FOR 2.5 YEARS THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF AN ENGINE CONTROL VALVE. THIRD, THE A/C WAS ...

Mileage: 3

I HAD MY 2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAIL. WHILE TRAVILING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED VERY HARD. THIS OCCURED NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A PLACE WHERE IT COULD BE TOWED. I SEE THAT NHTSA HAS OPENED AND CLOSED AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION FAILU...

Mileage: 34,500

2003 ACURA HAS VIBRATION IN LOWER GEARS WHEN SHIFTING AND A HUMMING NOISE. *TS THE DEALER FOUND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENT FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *JB

Mileage: 3,675

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 45,747 MI NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *NM

Mileage: 45,747

MY CAR MAKES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE OR DRIVEWAY AND TURN THE WHEEL AND APPLY THE BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE ACURA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL AND ALSO THE MDX THAT WAS MADE THAT YEAR. I W...

Mileage: 15,151

DT: TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. IN 06-2004 THE FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONSUMER COULD FEEL THAT THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 7-2004. THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMI...

Mileage: 3,979

DT: CONSUMER STATES HE HAS AN INTERMITTENT SHUDDERING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE SAYS ACURA KNOWS THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM/ THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. HE HAS 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HE STATES THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENIN...

Mileage: 55,000

TIRE FAILURE. SECOND TIRE FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL, ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH FAILURE.

Mileage: 34,500

TIRE FAILURE. SECOND TIRE FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL, ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH FAILURE.

Mileage: 34,500

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE ACURA. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE OIL JET KIT HAD BEEN INSTALL PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL 04V1700 AND T...

VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING GEAR PRIOR TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 REPAIRS BEING PERFORMED. BUT AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE DEALER INSTALLED THE OIL JET KIT PER THE RECALL. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM...

Mileage: 28,039

WHILE SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY LOCAL FITNESS CLUB VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE A ROARING NOISE, ACCELERATED, PLUNGED FORWARD, AND STRUCK TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED, I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I NOTIFIED THE OWNERS OF...

Mileage: 16,400

'RECALL CAMPAIGN' ISSUED FOR 2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *BF THE CONSUMER IS UPSET THAT THE DEALER KNOWINGLY SOLD HIM A VEHICLE THAT HAD A RECALL AND DID NOT DISCLOSE THE INFORMATION, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THEY DID NOT FIND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL UNTIL NOV 2004. THE CONSUMER CONTACTE...

I STARTED THE ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S AT 6:45AM, THE ACURA HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR DRIVEN THE PREVIOUS 14 HOURS. ENGAGED TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, THE GEAR LOCKED UP AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD AND AT THE SAME TIME A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I MANAGED TO STOP THE ACURA AFTER 30 FEET WH...

Mileage: 42,000

I STARTED THE ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S AT 6:45AM, THE ACURA HAD NOT BEEN STARTED OR DRIVEN THE PREVIOUS 14 HOURS. ENGAGED TRANSMISSION IN REVERSE, THE GEAR LOCKED UP AND RAPIDLY ACCELERATED BACKWARD AND AT THE SAME TIME A FIRE STARTED IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT, I MANAGED TO STOP THE ACURA AFTER 30 FEET WH...

Mileage: 42,000

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, PUSHING IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE INTO THE BACK SEAT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR PAIN IN HIS ARM AND LE...

Mileage: 22,400

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, PUSHING IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE INTO THE BACK SEAT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR PAIN IN HIS ARM AND LE...

Mileage: 22,400

I OWN A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE-S. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHILE MERGING INTO HIGHWAY TRAFFIC, I'VE EXPERIENCED MOMENTS WHEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T RESPOND TO ACCELERATION (I.E. WOULDN'T DOWN SHIFT). THE CAR JUST SEEM TO COAST SLOWLY INTO TRAFFIC, CAUSING ME TO ALMOST GET INTO VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. THE ...

Mileage: 31,992

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR STUCK. CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES IN ORDEER TO STOP. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED.*AK THE COSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY. *TC

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING ACCELERATOR STUCK. CONSUMER HIT THE BRAKES IN ORDEER TO STOP. TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHERE THE ACCELERATOR CABLE WAS REPLACED.*AK THE COSUMER STATED THAT THE DEALER REPLACED THE ENTIRE THROTTLE BODY. *TC

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE CAUSE OF WHY THIS HAPPENED WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

I WAS SLOWING DOWN TO MAKE A LEFT TURN. THE STEERING FAILED. I WRESTLED THE CAR -- BRUISING MY HAND -- INTO THE TURN AND ENDED UP ON THE CURB. THE ENGINE APPARENTLY HAD STALLED, CAUSING THE STEERING FAILURE. I WAS ABLE TO RESTART AND GO ON MY WAY, AFTER BACKING OFF THE CURB.

Mileage: 40,000

VEHICLE IS A 2003 ACURA3.2 TL. THE ENGINE ACCELERATES AT RANDOM AND WHILE IN PARK OR IN GEAR.*AK

Mileage: 49,000

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 38000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS RECENTLY SERVICED PURSUANT TO A NOTICE BY ACURA. THIS IS THE THIRD ACURA THAT I HAVE OWNED THAT HAS HAD TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE FIRST VEHICLE (2002) WAS REPLACED WITHIN TWO WEEKS. THE SECOND VEHI...

Mileage: 38,414

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE TO WARM IT UP BEFORE TAKING OFF THE DEFROSTER TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO CLEAR THE BACK WINDOW. WINDOWS STEAM UP VERY BADLY. *AK

WHILE GOING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION, PAUSING TO LET ANOTHER VEHICLE PASS. THEN, TRANSMISSION FAILED. CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER, AND WAS TOLD THAT TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK

Mileage: 38,000

I OWN A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. RECENTLY I HAVE BEEN HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE CEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEED A RECALL DONE. WHAT THEY DID WAS INSTALL AN OIL JET TO LUBRICATE THE 2ND GEAR BETTER.(2ND GEAR IS THE SUPPOSED CAUSE OF FAILURE) . AFTER THE OIL JET WAS IN...

Mileage: 37,000

WITHIN 1 WEEK OF TAKING DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SHOWING SIGNS OF A PROBLEM. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN : 04V176000. WHILE DRIVING IN FIFTH GEAR THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HESITATE AND FEEL LIKE IT WAS HUNTING BETWEEN GEARS CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SHUTTER. THE SECOND INCIDENT WAS ...

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

Mileage: 14,000

NHTSA RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER HAVING REVISING THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK

Mileage: 35,000

FAULTY NO BENT OR SCRATCHED ON RIM. SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR TIRE. *BF THE VEHICLE TIRE HAD A RIP IN THE INSIDE WALL. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED. *TC

Mileage: 9,985

I TOOK MY ACURA TL-S 2003 IN FOR THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE ON OCTOBER 27, 2004. AT THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BE EXAMINED FOR DAMAGE DUE TO INCORRECT LUBRICATION. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL BEFORE THIS. THE EXAMINATION WAS DONE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSI...

Mileage: 31,000

A PLUG FELL OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HOLDING THE PLASTIC BODY MATERIAL TO THE FENDER. IT FELL OUT AND CAUSED ME TO FIND A METAL SCREW TO HOLD IT IN PLACE, I WENT TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR/GIVE ME A NEW PLUG, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME $254,00 & LABOR AND AN AU...

TWICE, MY ACURA TL HAS SLOWED DRASTICALLY AS I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN THE FREEWAY FAST LANE. BOTH TIMES I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT LANE, AND BY THEN THE CAR SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE CAR DEALER AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THE...

Mileage: 34,900

TWICE, MY ACURA TL HAS SLOWED DRASTICALLY AS I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN THE FREEWAY FAST LANE. BOTH TIMES I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT LANE, AND BY THEN THE CAR SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE CAR DEALER AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THE...

Mileage: 34,900

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *JB

Mileage: 27,000

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *JB

Mileage: 27,000

2003 ACURA TL TYPE-S, 36960 MILES: RECURRING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR (AUTOMATIC 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION) AND NEARLY CAUSED CAR CRASH WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THREE TIMES. CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL WAITING TO HAVE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION I...

Mileage: 36,960

2003 ACURA TL TYPE-S, 36960 MILES: RECURRING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR (AUTOMATIC 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION) AND NEARLY CAUSED CAR CRASH WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THREE TIMES. CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL WAITING TO HAVE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION I...

Mileage: 36,960

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. *AK

RECALL WAS FOUND ON THE INTERNET. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NOT RECEIVING RECALL LETTER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT SEND HIM THE LETTER AGAIN, THEIR OBLIGATION WAS FULFILLED WITH RECALL 04-V176000 CONCENING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION WAS STILL DEFECTIVE. ...

Mileage: 45,000

I BROUGHT FRIST TL IN 2002 AND AT 2003 THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION BROKE AND I TRADED THE TL AND BOUGHT NEW 03 TL TYPE-S IN 2003. THEN JULY OF 2004, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AGAIN WITH MY NEW 03TL AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT ACCIDENT BECASE THE CAR JUST SHIFT IT'S GEAR ITSELF. *AK

Mileage: 32,000

ACURA 2003 TL TRANSMISSION DEFECT. FIRST FAILURE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT SPEED OF 70 MPH HAPPENED 6 TIMES . TRANSMISSION REPLACED.SECOND FAILURE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP GOING 55 CAR FOLLOWING BEHIND ME CRASHED INTO ME . SIGNIFIGANT INJURIE'S RESULTED FROM THIS CRASH THAT INVOLVED 3 VEHICLES.*A...

Mileage: 20,000

CAR WAS DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR SURGE AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, NO SHIFTING IN ANY GEAR AT ALL. MIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. OWNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSIS SHOW TRANNY FAILURE. NEW TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED. *AK

Mileage: 22,870

BUCKING AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY. HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY DANGEROUS. 2003 ACURA AND NOW THE DEALERS SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LIED TO WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR, DEALER SAID ALL 2003'S WERE NOT INFLICTED. NOW I FOUND OUT DIFFERENT. MY EXPERIENCE WAS SCARY. RECALL NO...

Mileage: 38,000

BUCKING AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY. HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY DANGEROUS. 2003 ACURA AND NOW THE DEALERS SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LIED TO WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR, DEALER SAID ALL 2003'S WERE NOT INFLICTED. NOW I FOUND OUT DIFFERENT. MY EXPERIENCE WAS SCARY. RECALL NO...

Mileage: 38,000

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 TL-S ON THE HWY, THE CAR SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY JERKED AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE FAILING. SURE ENOUGH I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT MY PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 22000 MILES HAS TO...

Mileage: 22,000

I OWN A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. AT 18,434 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION DID BEFORE IT FAILED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE HESITATION AND JERKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOME ACURA TL OWNERS WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED DR...

Mileage: 18,434

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ACURA 3.2TLS. *AK

Mileage: 20,134

I AM A CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE FOR NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. OUR INSURED, JOHN MIHOLIC'S SON, WAS DRIVING THE 2003 ACURA 3.2TL AT NIGHT. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. A CAUSE AND ORIGIN REPORT CONDUCTED BY LANGE TECHNICAL SERVICE INDICATED THAT DUE TO THE...

Mileage: 28,100

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS GOING BACK IN ON MONDAY FOR ANOTHER CHECK.*AK

WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THE OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CASING WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED IT WITH A PREVIOUS MANUFACTURED PART. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. *AK 20% OF THE CAS...

Mileage: 3,000

TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 30,000 MILES IN MY 2003 ACURA TL-S, LEAVING ME GOING 30MPH TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY.*AK

Mileage: 30,000

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH SUDDEN HARSH JERK. TRANSMISSION IS ON ITS SECOND REPLACEMENT ALSO FRONT BRAKE CALIPER BOLT SHEARED OFF AT 75 MILES PER HOUR RESULTING TIN THE FRONT TIRE LOCKING UP. VENTILATION PROBLEMS WITH MOLD IN THE RECIRCULATION SYSTEM.*AK

Mileage: 4,000

FAILED TRANSMISSION IN BOTH A 2002 AND 2003 ACURA TLS VEHICLE. *AK

Mileage: 58,900

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID. DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION , CONSUMER ASKED WHY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT AND NOT BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

Mileage: 3,000

CONSUMER FELT THAT THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE WERE NOT THE PROPER SIZE. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FIVE FRONT TIRES DUE TO BLOW OUTS AT THE SIDEWALLS. *AK

Mileage: 25,000

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

Mileage: 25,600

MY 2003 ACURA TL CURRENTLY HAS 3500 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY IT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE - NO NOISE WAS PRESENT PRIOR - TURNS OUT THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE BAD (THE FRONT ONES WERE FINE). *AK

MY WIFE WAS IN A COLLISION ON 12/12/03 WHICH INVOLVED ANOTHER VEHICHLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN AND MY WIFE'S NEW 2003 ACURA TL HIT THE VEHICLE AT FAULT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I HAVE INCLUDED PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY DAMAGE INCURRED. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO THE ...

Mileage: 1,000

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY GETTEL ACURA IN SARASOTA, FL. TOLD "CANNOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM SO HONDA/ACURA WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS". VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALER, THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO REPRODUCE PROBLE...

Mileage: 13,500

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY GETTEL ACURA IN SARASOTA, FL. TOLD "CANNOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM SO HONDA/ACURA WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS". VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALER, THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO REPRODUCE PROBLE...

Mileage: 13,500

SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING IN D-5 (5TH GEAR) AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, REGAINED WHEN 5TH GEAR RE-ENGAGED. MOTOR SUDDENLY REVVED TO NEAR RED-LINE CAUSING TORQUE STEER FEEL AND DECELERATION. REVIOUSLY NOTIFIED DEALER O...

Mileage: 13,557

BURNING SMELL EMANATING FROM EXHAUST AREA INTO CABIN AT 9800 MILES. TERRIBLE - CAN SMELL IT ON THE OUTSIDE FROM 25 FEET AWAY. THE STENCH INSIDE THE BACK SEAT OF THE CABIN IS ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU GAG. CAR IS ONLY 100 MILES OVERDUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE (3100 MILES) RUNNING MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED OIL WE...

Mileage: 9,750

PAINT ON REAR TRUNK LID EXTREMELY THIN AND PEELING WHEN CAR IS WASHED. DESPITE HAVING 5 COATS OF WAX ON THE CAR, WASHING THE CAR (BY HAND WITH MAGUIAR'S SOFT CAR SOAP AND SOFT TERRY TOWELING) PEELED SECTIONS OF THE PAINT OFF THE TRUNK LID. CAR HAD SAT FOR TWO WEEKS (STANDARD WASH INTERVAL FOR THE ...

Mileage: 7,000

2003 ACURA TL TYPE S EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *MR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY IN ADDITION TO MISSING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO INCREASE THE SPEED THE ENGINE SURGED ON TWO OCCASIONS BACK TO BACK AS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO D...

Mileage: 22,500

2003 ACURA TL TYPE S EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *MR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY IN ADDITION TO MISSING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO INCREASE THE SPEED THE ENGINE SURGED ON TWO OCCASIONS BACK TO BACK AS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO D...

Mileage: 22,500

THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON SUDDENLY AT 11,000 MILES MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. WAS IN REPAIR 15 DAYS. REBUILT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION & TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT. AT 19,713 ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN FAILURE VSA & ECM UNITS REPLACED. AT 25,596 MILES ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON...

Mileage: 11,000

MY TRANSMISSION LITERALLY LOCKED UP OVER 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 65MPH CAUSING MY CAR TO TRY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING THIS FAST ..I HAD NO WARNING PRIOR ,THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION . IT LITERALLY WAS ABOUT TO THROW ME THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD ,IT LEFT B...

Mileage: 20,000

VEHICLE TYPE: ACURA 3.2TL MODEL YEAR: 2003. VEHICLE PERIODICALLY FAILED TO START. VEHICLE PERIODICALLY STALLS IN TRAFFIC. *AK

PROBLEMS WITH HIGH BEAMS ON ACURA 3.2 TL. *MR THE HIGH BEAM'S WERE DISTRACTING. (ERRANT HIGH BEAM REFLECTION) *SC JB*

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. *PH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY IN ADDITION TO A MISSING CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WAS ALSO A TIME WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. *SC

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. *PH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY IN ADDITION TO A MISSING CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WAS ALSO A TIME WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. *SC

I LEASED AN 03 ACURA TL-TYPE S IN 4/02. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS EITHER UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, SHUDDERING AND BUCKING AT 15K MILES. THE RPMS WOULD ALSO REV WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL . I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON 12/2/02, AN...

Mileage: 15,000

TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 6 MONTH OLD IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL . THE FIRST FAILURE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR MORE AND ALMOST THROWING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE TRANNY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE SND OCCURENCE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFF...

Mileage: 21,000

I BOUGHT AN ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S IN JULY 2003. THE VEHICLE IS 3 MONTHS OLD WITH 4,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, NOR WAS I TOLD ABOUT IT WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT RECALLS, SINCE THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL "RECALL." *LA

Mileage: 4,000

"YAW RATE SENSOR" FOR THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VDS) SYSTEM MAY BE IMPROPERLY MOUNTED. THIS CAN CAUSE EITHER OF THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKES TO BE SUDDENLY AND FIRMLY APPLIED WITHOUT WARNING FOR UP TO ONE SECOND. A POSSIBLE RESULT IS LOST OF CONTROL OR REAR END COLLISION (BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTI...

Mileage: 5

"YAW RATE SENSOR" FOR THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VDS) SYSTEM MAY BE IMPROPERLY MOUNTED. THIS CAN CAUSE EITHER OF THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKES TO BE SUDDENLY AND FIRMLY APPLIED WITHOUT WARNING FOR UP TO ONE SECOND. A POSSIBLE RESULT IS LOST OF CONTROL OR REAR END COLLISION (BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTI...

Mileage: 5

'03 ACURA TL3 ENGINE RACED AT FULL THROTTLE (TACH RED ZONE), THREATENING DRIVER, PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER VEHICLES. REQUIRED DRIVER TO PUT FULL WEIGHT ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR, THEN DOWNSHIFT AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. ACURA DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. *LA

Mileage: 10,000

'03 ACURA TL3 ENGINE RACED AT FULL THROTTLE (TACH RED ZONE), THREATENING DRIVER, PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER VEHICLES. REQUIRED DRIVER TO PUT FULL WEIGHT ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR, THEN DOWNSHIFT AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. ACURA DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. *LA

Mileage: 10,000

HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ACURA 3.2 TL ARE MUCH TOO BRIGHT AND POORLY AIMED. THEY TEND TO BLIND ON COMING TRAFFIC. *LA

MY 2003 TL-S HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER OF 2002, SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE DATE THAT ACURA SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESSED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUE. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 9 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 9,000 MILES. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT TRUST THAT ACURA HAS REALLY ADDRESSED THE TRA...

Mileage: 8,500

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND REVS AT APPROX 55-65 MPH, SO STRONGLY CAR LOSES DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING AND PASSENGER FEELS 'JOLT', DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE, ALSO REPLACED EGR VALVE, PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. AXLE NOT PROPERLY REPLACED; TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OUT WHICH CAUSED CAR TO...

Mileage: 7,886

ALL FOUR VEHICLE TIRES LOST PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING. *MR WHILE DRIVING ALL FOUR MICHELIN TIRE LOST TIRE PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A SIDEWALL TEAR 1.5 INCH IN LENGTH, PERPENDICULAR TO TREAD. INSPECTION OF THE OTHER THREE TIRES REVEALED THAT ONE OTHER TIRE HAD A BULGE IN TH...

Mileage: 12,200

VEHICLE'S LOW BEAMS ARE AIMED TO LOW FAILING TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION.*MR HIGH BEAMS CAUSED REFLECTIONS HIGH UP ON VERTICAL OBJECTS AT THE SIDES OF THE ROADS. DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED AND THEY COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. *PH *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT GAS PEDAL PROBLEM. IT WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, WHERE THE VEHICLE SWITCHED BY ITSELF , AND IT ALMOST FELT LIKE GEARS WERRE SWITCHING INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT SINCE VEHICLE DID NOT DO IT WHEN THEY ...

HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 ACURA TLS INTO THE DEALERS APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK WHILE DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL SELF-DEPRESSES AND LOCKS, BUT THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT HAS SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL--LE...

Mileage: 4,151

VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTING WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT SPEED. *MR THIS HAPPENED RANDOMLY. THE DEALER WAS UNWILLING TO FIX THE UNIT THEY COULD VERIFY THE PROBLEM. EVENTUALLY THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, WHERE HE/SHE WAS ABLE TO COAST TO THE BERM WI...

VEHICLE'S TIMING BELT BROKE RESULTING IN ENGINE DAMAGE. WHEN TAKEN TO SERVICE DEALER FOR 15,000.00 MILE CHECKUP THE DEALER DID NOT MAKE THE CONSUMER AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CAR HAS BEEN REPAIRED SINCE AND OFFER A 22,000.00 MILE CHECK UP FREE OF CHARGE. THE CONSUMER FELLS THAT IT IS NOT ENOUGH CO...

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS WITHOUT WARNING WHEN TRAVELING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, AND CAUSES OCCUPANTS TO BE JERKED BACKWARDS. PROBLEM OCCURS RANDOMLY, AND ACURA REFUSES TO FIX WITHOUT DEALER DUPLICATION - DESPITE ISSUING A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

Mileage: 17,000

HIGH BEAMS REFLECT LIGHT TO VERTICAL OBJECTS AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SUCH AS TREES, STRUCTURE, ETC, CAUSING DISTRACTING FLASHES OF LIGHT, AND MOMENTARY DIVERSION OF DRIVER'S ATTENTION. LOW BEAMS DO NOW SEEM TO GO OUT FAR ENOUGH TO GIVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE DARKENED ROAD WITHOUT USING HIGH BEAMS. ...

HIGH BEAMS REFLECT LIGHT TO VERTICAL OBJECTS AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SUCH AS TREES, STRUCTURE, ETC, CAUSING DISTRACTING FLASHES OF LIGHT, AND MOMENTARY DIVERSION OF DRIVER'S ATTENTION. LOW BEAMS DO NOW SEEM TO GO OUT FAR ENOUGH TO GIVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE DARKENED ROAD WITHOUT USING HIGH BEAMS. ...

HIGH BEAMS REFLECT LIGHT TO VERTICAL OBJECTS AT THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, SUCH AS TREES, STRUCTURE, ETC, CAUSING DISTRACTING FLASHES OF LIGHT, AND MOMENTARY DIVERSION OF DRIVER'S ATTENTION. LOW BEAMS DO NOW SEEM TO GO OUT FAR ENOUGH TO GIVE A GOOD VIEW OF THE DARKENED ROAD WITHOUT USING HIGH BEAMS. ...

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT AIR BAGS STATED THAT HER SON WAS DRIVING AND WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONT COLLISION, AND THE AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE DID NOT DEPLOY. THE ONLY AIR BAG THAT DID DEPLOY WAS THE FRONT PASSANGER'S SIDE.MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL.DEALER WAS...

WHILE DRIVING 10-15 MPH THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE RUPTURED AFTER IT STRUCK A SHALLOW POTHOLE. THE REPLACEMENT TIRE RUPTURED 2000 MILES LATER WHEN IT HIT A MANHOLE COVER. MICHELIN AGREED TO REIMBURSE THE CONSUMER FOR THE ONE TIRE. THE CONSUMER PLANS TO REPLACE ALL FOUR TIRES. *AK *CB *SCC ...

Mileage: 9,000

TIMING BELT TENSIONER WAS DEFECTIVE. THE VEHICLE MADE A "GRINDING" SOUND WHEN DRIVING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TENSIONER. *AK THE DEALER THOUGHT AT FIRST, THE PROBLEM WAS THE A-PIPE AND REPLACED IT. THE SECOND TIME THE DEALER THOUGHT THE PROBLEM WAS THE CATALYTIC CONVERTER AND IT WAS REPLACED. ...

Mileage: 6,700

CONSUMER ATTEMPTED TO STOP FOR A TRAFFIC LIGHT, BUT CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE WITH FOOT APPLIED TO THE BRAKE PEDAL. CONSUMER HAD TO PLACE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN ORDER TO STOP. DEALER DIAGNOSED FAILURE OF "IAC VALVE", PART NO. 121187.*AK *TS *JB

Mileage: 9,050

WHILE DRIVING, THE CONSUMER HEARD A "WHIRRING" NOISE AND ASSUMED IT WAS ROAD NOISE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THE WHEEL BEARINGS HAD FAILED. CONSUMER HAD TO PAY $26 FOR REPAIRS. *AK *CB *JB

Mileage: 10,700

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER.*AK

CONSUMER HAS PROBLEM WITH THE HEATER AND THE AIR CONDITIONER.*AK

VEHICLE HAD AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM. DEALER WAS CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAD STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT AND VEHICLE ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN.*AK

TIRES- 4 TIRES IN 3 MONTHS DUE TO SIDEWALL BUBBLES. *NLM

Mileage: 3,000

TOOK DELIVERY OF NEW 2003 ACURA 3.2TL-TYPE S ON MAY 10, 2002. WAS UNAWARE THAT HONDA/ACURA HAD AN ON-GOING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM SINCE MODEL YEAR 1999. TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP OVER THE PAST SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES. ON MAY 15, 2003, DEALER CONFIRMED TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND HAS ORDERED NEW TR...

Mileage: 9,000

TOOK DELIVERY OF NEW ACURA 2003 3.2TL TYPE S ON MAY 10, 2002. WITH ABOUT 7,000 MILES ON VEHICLE STARTED TO NOTICE SLIGHT "SHIMMY" / "SHUTTER" WHEN APPLYING BRAKES...GREATER IMPACT AT SPEEDS 40 - 70MPH. THIS INDICATES WARPED BRAKE ROTORS. FINALLY INSISTED THAT DEALER ADDRESS ISSUE. DEALER FIRST O...

Mileage: 9,675

CAR WAS IN PARK, WENT TO REMOVE KEYS. CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED SLAMMING INTO WALL. *NLM

Mileage: 6,000

TRANSMISSION SHUDDER AND BALKING ON NEW 2003 ACURA TLC TYPE-S

Mileage: 400

MY 2003 ACURA 3.2TL WAS PUT IN SERVICE IN AUGUST, 2003. RECENTLY, THE SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON AND THE DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS NOW MAKING THE SECOND ATTEMPT TO CORRECT IT; HOWEVER, THEY ADVISED ME IN WRITING AS FOLLOWS: "ADVISED CUSTOMER NOT TO LEAVE ANY ELECTRICAL DEVICE ON PASS SEAT, WILL CAU...

I NOTICED THAT NHTSA HAS OPENED AN INVESTIGATION INTO TRANNY FAILURE. I BOUGHT AN 03 ACURA 3.2TL-S BACK IN MARCH. I REALLY DIDNT KNOW THAN WHEN THE TRANNY WOULD "CATCH UP" THAT IT WOULD BE A DEFECT. THE SAD PART IS THAT I WANT TO GET RID OF THE CAR BUT I CANT SELL IT BECAUSE OF FINANCIAL LOSS. THERE...

THIS IS A 2003 ACURA TL-S THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ACURA CONTACTED CUSTOMERS TO EXTEND THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES BUT THAT DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS JUST OVER 7 MONTHS OLD AND THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY FAILED. THIS MUST BE A KNOWN ISSUE AT ACURA AND SHOULD BE ...

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEED OF 65 MPH THE ENGINE STALLS. DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKE. MR CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CD UNIT WAS BROKE AFTER A FEW DAYS. THE VEHICLE TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE DUE TO BACK ORDER OF THE CD UNIT. *YH

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AT THE SPEED OF 65 MPH THE ENGINE STALLS. DEALER MENTIONED THAT THE TIMING BELT WAS BROKE. MR CONSUMER STATED THAT THE CD UNIT WAS BROKE AFTER A FEW DAYS. THE VEHICLE TOOK TO THE DEALER FOR REPAIR, BUT THE REPAIR WAS NOT DONE DUE TO BACK ORDER OF THE CD UNIT. *YH

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE WAITING FOR AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE VEHICLE SERVICED ,DEFECT STATED IN RECALL HAPPEN.ENGINE CAUGHT ON FIRE. NLM

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SHAFT INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WITHOUT TOUCHING GEAR SHIFT. VEHICLE SPINNED OUT, HITTING A WALL ON FREEWAY.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, A CAR SUDDENLY CUT INTO CONSUMER'S LANE. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR AND USED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE SPAN OUT OF CONTROL, MAKING 2 COMPLETE ROTATIONS AND THEN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, BUT NO ...

CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING, A CAR SUDDENLY CUT INTO CONSUMER'S LANE. CONSUMER TURNED THE VEHICLE TO AVOID HITTING THE OTHER CAR AND USED THE BRAKES IMMEDIATELY. VEHICLE SPAN OUT OF CONTROL, MAKING 2 COMPLETE ROTATIONS AND THEN HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO BOTH VEHICLES, BUT NO ...

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 55 MPH CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO SKID.*AK

WHILE IN D5 WAITING TO LET HEAD-ON TRAFFIC GO, COULD NOT COMPLETE LEFT TURN DUE TO SUDDENLY DISENGAGED TRANSMISSION, AS IF IN NEUTRAL. *AK