Acura CL Complaints (2001)

271 consumer complaints on file.

#10196498July 16, 2007
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE FLUID COULD BE AND IF IT WAS TOXIC. THE FLUID HAS ETCHED HIS VEHICLE CONSOLE AND THE MIRROR IS NOW DISCOLORED. HE STATED THAT THE FLUID IS VERY BLACK AND RESEMBLES TAR. THERE IS A GRAY FILM COVERING THE MIRROR AND HE CANNOT LOOK THROUGH IT TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192706June 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THERE WAS AN ERRATIC UPSHIFT. THE DEALER REFERENCED RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE COVERAGE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BY 9,000 MILES. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180784January 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2001 ACURA CL 2.3 TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED APPOX 2 MOS AGO. I HAVE MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR TIME AND COST DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASONS. MY WIFE ALSO MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK TO ACCOMMODATE FOR DRIVING ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179561January 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS
2001 ACURA CL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (SLIPPING)**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME WHEN A LETTER WAS RECEIVED REGARDING POSSIBLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN 2001-2001 ACURA'S, HOWEVER HE WAS EXPERIENCING SRS WIRING PROBLEMS IN DEC 2002. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DIDN'T BEGAN UNTIL DECEMBER 2003, WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NEVER A MENTION OF ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS OR REPLACEMENT IN THE NOTICE THAT WAS RECEIVED IN 2002. 4 YEARS LATER THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MORE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, 11 DAYS LATER MORE PROBLEMS HAD SURFACED WITH THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND UPON INSPECTION, THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED. THE ENGINE MOUNTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO EXHIBIT A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174182November 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION
WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 1- TO 20 MPH, THE WHEEL CAVED IN AND TILTED SIDEWAYS, DAMAGING THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. PAUL'S MOTORS 845 471-4240. THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE FENDER DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE BODY SHOP. THE TIRE WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND WAS REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171994October 27, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
1) APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN NOTICING AN OILY/GREASY SUBSTANCE ON MY WINDSHIELD WHEN I USED MY WINDOW WASHER CLEANER. I ASSUMED IT WAS FAULTY WIPERS AND REPLACED THESE REPEATEDLY OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. 2) ACURA TSB 01004 AND NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 623220 DETAILS THE PROBLEM...THE OIL/GREASY FILM BEING DEPOSITED ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO SEVERE, THAT IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD; WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CAR CRASH. 3) ACURA WILL NOT MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170998October 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING 2-3 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170039October 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169361September 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 IN DECEMBER 2004. THE SERVICE DEALER GREASED THE TRANSMISSION AND PERFORMED NO OTHER WORK TO THE TRANSMISSION AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. ONE WEEK AGO, WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT EXPRESSED AS PART OF THE RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER GEAR 3 AND 4 WERE INOPERABLE NOT GEAR 2 AS STATED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167940September 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WERE NOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V176000, REGARDING POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163237July 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. ACURA HAS ADMITTED TO MAKING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND AS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 100K ON THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT 134K AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE LATEST REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION UP TO 100K WHICH I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD. THEY CAN GIVE ME NO GUARANTEES OF THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE NEWEST TRANSMISSION AND WILL NOT COVER ANY FURTHER REPLACEMENTS. THIS MEANS THAT IF IT GOES OUT AGAIN, I WILL BE PAYING $4,000 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR DEFECT. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN WHILE I OWN IT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AS I TRAVEL ALOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYONE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH ANY HELP, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145069December 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION HAVING A BRANDED TITLE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION WITNESSED BY A NOTARY STATING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A SALVAGE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140221October 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE I-95 INTERSTATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS IN 5TH GEAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR AS SOON AS I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, IN THAT EVEN WITH MY FOOT GOING UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO A VERY LOW GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE RPM TO REACH 5,000 AND THE SPEED TO RAPIDLY DECREASED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ACURA DEALER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ACURA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS TRANSMISSION BUT MY VEHICLE HAD OVER 100,000 MILES, PUTTING IT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTIALLY COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT BY NOT CHARGING FOR THE PARTS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR. I READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING AS PART OF ODI ACTION # PE02-081. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138890October 6, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
TODAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. SO I CALLED MY ACURA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WITH THAT LIGHT ON AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT WHICH I PAID EXTRA FOR. THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT EVEN IF I DIDN'T REPLACE IT THEY STILL WOULD CHARGE ME AROUND $90 JUST BECAUSE THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY SAID THE MANAGER CALLED CALIFORNIA AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO GOODWILL IT, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH IS $160 AND OUT OF MY SAFETY I CHOSE TO GO AHEAD AND PAY FOR IT, BUT DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SUCH AS AT WWW.ACURAZINE.COM AND OTHER ACURA OWNER SITES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138655October 5, 2005
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG FOR MY VEHICLE. IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE OPDS SENSOR, THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE THE BRAIN OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE UTMOST CARE, AND THIS SENSOR KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING AND TURNING ON MY SRS LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT WHEN THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON ALL MY AIRBAGS ARE SHUT OFF. THEY SAY THIS PART MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME AND CAN HAPPEN JUST FROM A CELL PHONE NEAR THE SEAT OR LEANING OVER TO FAR IN THE SEAT. IF YOU READ ONLINE FORUMS FOR THIS, MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEN I GO TO ACURA AND THEY TELL ME ITS $600 TO FIX IT BECAUSE MY AIRBAGS WONT WORK UNLESS I SPEND THE MONEY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MANY ACURAS OVER THE PAST YEARS. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER AND KNOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE PROBLEMS LIKE MINE, THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT FILING A PROPER COMPLAINT. SINCERELY, WILLIAM BROWN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130010July 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 HONDA ACURA 3.2 CL THE RECALL WAS FOR AN INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR. THE MORE MILES HEAT BUILD UP MAY CAUSE GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING AND MAY CAUSE GEAR FAILURE AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCKUP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND 40000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER SAYS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED BEFORE. CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE HAD A HARD TIME WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND HE FEELS THAT THEY FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE WITH OUT CHARGE, BECAUSE HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AND A LOANER VEHICLE TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127758July 7, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE S HAS HAD 4 TOTAL FAILURES ALL RELATED TO TRANSMITIONS PROBLEMS. THE FAILURES OCCURED WHILE DRIVING IN THE INSTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. DEALEARSHIP HAS REPLACED FOUR TRANSMITIONS CAUSING TIME LOSS AT WORK AND PLACING MY SELF IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS WHILE THE FAILURES OCCURED LEAVING STANDED IN UNSECURE AREAS AND FAR AWAY FROM ANY KIND OF HELP OR ASSISTANCE EVEN IN AREAS WITH CELL PHONE COVERAGE. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT REGISTERED BELOW IS THE LAST ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127617July 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA CL IN JUNE OF 2003. WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES, AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, I AM TIRED OF TAKING THE CARE IN EVERY 7500 MILES FOR BOTH SERVICE AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND INSTEAD OF CONTINUOUSLY GETTING THE CAR FIXED, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST GET RID OF IT ALTOGETHER AND SAVE MYSELF THE HEADACHE. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA DIRECTLY, AND I HOPE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10121207May 17, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
DT: SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT WAS AN ERROR COD15-3. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY CELL PHONE OR ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. THERE WAS A TSB WHICH APPLIED TO ERROR CODE 15-3. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE SENSOR SWITCH, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING. DO NOT KNOW STATUS OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS IS NOT. THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL THAT A CELL PHONE COULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF INTERFERENCE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10120789May 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 - RECALLED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 ACURA CL-S VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, IT ALREADY HAD IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS IN AUGUST OF 2004. NOW IN MAY OF 2005, MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN. (I NOW HAVE MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION.) THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT ACURA/HONDA'S REPAIR PRODCEDURE AS INDICATED IN THEIR RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000) IS FLAWED AND HAS NOT RESOLVED THE SAFETY ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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