Acura TL Complaints (2000)

249 consumer complaints on file.

#10087810August 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN THE CONSUMER STARTED THE VEHICLE AND SHIFTED FROM PARK TO REVERSE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THIS VEHICLE WAS ON RECALL. THE MECHANIC TOLD THE CONSUMER THE VEHICLE WAS NOT APART OF THE RECALL. PLEASE FILL IN ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081916July 6, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT, AIR BAGS
PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAG FRONTAL SENSOR / CONTROL MODULE.*MR *JB DEALER REPLACED OPDS UNIT AND DRIVER'S SEAT BELT. *MJJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079211July 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 ACURA TL HAD A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION SO I TOOK IT IN TO BE REPLACED. IT HAD BEEN TWO MONTHS AND THE CAR IS BACK AT THE DEALERSHIP IN THE SHOP FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION ERATICALLY SHIFTS AND IT IS DANGEROUS FOR ME TO DRIVE THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THIS ONGOING PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079104June 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION "SLIPS" INTO GEAR AT ALL SPEEDS SINCE 6/26/04 IN THE EVENING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078926June 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 ACURA TL 3.2 WITH 3 TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS SINCE PURCHASE. ACURA HAS ADMITTED THEY DO NOT UNDERSTAND WY THE FAILURES CONTINUE AND THAT IS WHY THE HAVE EXTENDED THE WARANTEE TO 100,000 MILES. PROBLEMS STILL EXIST DUE TO THEM REPLACING TRANSMISSIONS EVERY 30,000 MILES OR SO. NOW, AT 119,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE RESURFACING AGAIN. MAY OTHER HONDA MADE PRODUCTS SUCH AS ODYSSEY, MDX, HAVE ALREADY BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME PROBLEMS. THESE VEHICLES USE THE SAME TRANSMISSIONS AS THE TL'S IN QUESTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10080082June 28, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT, AND VEHICLE VIBRATED UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OVER. CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. CONSUMER WILL CONTACT THE DEALER IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078523June 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACEMENT ON MY 2000 ACURA TL AT 93000 MILES. FORTUNATELY, ACURA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100000 MILES, BUT FROM WHAT I'VE READ, THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS ARE NO BETTER AND THE TRANSMISSION CAN GO OUT AT ANY TIME, CAUSING THE CAR TO BE COMPLETELY UNSAFE. HONDA HAS ISSUED A RECALL ON OTHER MODELS USING THE SAME TRANSMISSION, BUT NOT THE TL. I THINK THIS IS GROSS NEGLIGENCE AND IS PUTTING THE PUBLIC IN DANGER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074637June 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS DRIVING AROUND 70 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY IN MY 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWN SHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND. IT SENT PASSENGERS AND CARGO FLYING FORWARD AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. I REGAINED CONTROL OF THE CAR AND COASTED TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. I FOUND A TRAIL OF TRANSMISSION FLUID BEHIND AND UNDER THE CAR. AFTER THAT, THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER2500 RPMS AND THE CHECK ENGINE AND TCS LIGHTS LIT UP. UP UNTIL THIS POINT OF FAILURE, THERE WERE NO WARNING SIGNS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074513May 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE AS NEW IN APRIL 2000. IN NOVEMBER 2001, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, AND I WAS THROWN FORWARD AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED AS THOUGH REAR-ENDED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION AT THE DEALER IN TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA, AND COVERED UNDER RECALL OR WARRANTY (I THINK IT WAS WARRANTY, AND THAT THE RECALL WAS MADE AFTER THE FACT.) WELL, NOW IT HAS BEEN A LITTLE OVER 2 YEARS, AND THE SAME THING HAS HAPPENED AGAIN. WHILE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE, MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, THROWING ME FORWARD, AND RAPIDLY DECELERATING THE VEHICLE. I WAS QUITE FORTUNATE TO HAVE NOT BEEN REAR-ENDED! MY NECK AND BACK HURT, AND MY DEALER HAS CHARGED ME NEARLY $6000 FOR THE REPAIRS. A FAILURE OF THIS SORT MUST BE INVESTIGATED BEFORE PEOPLE ARE INJURED OR KILLED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066560April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
'00 ACURA TL, CAR TRANSMISSION FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067535April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN 2000 3.2 TL IS VERY DANGEROUS. GOING 65 MPH AND DROPPED TO 2ND GEAR AND TRANSMISSION IS GONE. IT SEEMS THERE IS A TON OF PEOPLE OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRATY AND THEY WONT SELL THE PARTS TO FIX IT B/C THEY CAN'T MAKE ENOUGH FOR ACURA TO REPLACE EVEYONE ELSES. THEY NOW WANT $6000 TO FIX. THEY CAN'T MAKE ENOUGH PARTS TO SUPPLY FOR THEMSELVES? SEEMS LIKE A BUNCH OF PROBLEMS. PLEASE RECALL TRANSMISSION ON 2000 ACURA TL BEFORE PEOPLE GET HURT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10057317March 23, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
THE CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE'S SEAT BELT BUCKLES DID NOT LOCK THE BELT IN PLACE. *NM *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10062535March 18, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
I PURCHASED MY TL BRAND NEW IN 2000. SINCE THEN I HAVE IT IN THE REPAIR SHOP 7 TIMES FOR THE SAMETHING. BELOW IS A SUMMARY OF EACH ATTEMPTED REPAIR: *AK THE 1ST ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (NOV 9 2000) THREE MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR BRAND NEW, THE COIL AND FUEL INJECTOR WAS CHECKED. A SHORT WAS FOUND IN THE WIREHOOK (FALSE CODE). THE 2ND ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (DEC 13 2000) WAS A CODE P0305 #5 CYLINDER MISS FIRE AND THEY REPLACED 5 INJECTOR WITH 4 INJECTOR THE THIRD ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (DEC 5 2001) WAS THE REPLACEMENT OF A LINEAR SOLENOID, GASKET AND O-RING. THE FOURTH ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (NOV 14 2002) INJECTOR #4 WAS MISS FIRING. FUEL CLEANING AND ERG VALVE REPLACEMENT. CLEARED ALL CODES AND LIGHT WENT OFF UNTIL I DROVE IT HOME AND THE LIGHT CAME BACK ON. THE FIFTH ATTEMPT TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT (NOV 27, 2002) FOUND RECURRING CODES P-304 AND P-306. REPAIRED ALL IGNITION COILS AND SPARK PLUGS. UPDATED INJECTOR HARNESS "BUSS" CONNECTORS. THE SIXTH ATTEMPT (JULY 28, 2003) TO REPAIR CHECK ENGINE LIGHT AND SRS LIGHT. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAUSE #P304 MISFIRE. SRS LIGHT FOUND FAULTY OPDS UNIT. ELECTRICAL RELATED. ORDERED AND REPLACED NEW UNIT. THE SEVENTH ATTEMPT WAS ANOTHER MIS-FIRE ON #4 AND 5 CYLINDERS. I HAD FILED A BETTER BUSINESS BUREA CLAIM (BETWEEN 6TH AND 7TH ATTEMPT) AND JUST SO HAPPENED THE DISTRICT MGR FOUND OUT ABOUT MY CLAIM WHEN MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 7TH ATTEMPT REPAIR. HE GAVE ORDERS TO STOP ALL REPAIRS ON THE CAR BECAUSE OF THE BBB CLAIM. I AM NOW IN THE MIDDLE OF HONDA MEDIATION AND BBB. I MAY BE OFFERED TRADE ASSISTANCE FROM THE MANUFACTURER OR VALUE PRICE FROM MANUFACTURER VIA BBB. THE CAR IS UNFIXABLE AND DEEMED A "LEMON". I CAN NOT SELL THIS CAR PRIVATELY IN GOOD CONSCIENCE. I HOPE ACURA CAN ADMIT IT IS A LEMOM AND PUT ME INTO A NEW VEHICLE --IT'S TO THEIR ADVANTAGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10060505March 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 ACURA TL IS ON IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION. THE LAST ONE STARTED SLIPPING, THEN DOWNSHIFTED WHILE I WAS ON THE FREEWAY AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10054476January 20, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, EQUIPMENT
PURCHASED 2002 ACURA BRAND NEW. DURING AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DURING CRASH. ACURA 3.2 TL WAS FEATURED TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. IT HAD FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. ACURA IS COMBINING TARGET MARKETS FOR APPROACH TO SAFETY, BEST VALUE FOR HIGH END CAR, UPPER-END DEMOGRAPHICS. FOR A PRICE OF OVER $28,000, VEHICLE SHOULD BE BE FLAWLESS. LET THE BUYER BEWARE. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10052841January 11, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
IINTERMITTENT AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE ON ACURA 2000TL. THE YELLOW LIGHT INDICATOR SIDE AIRBAG TURN ON THE MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE TRIP, STAY ON FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND DISAPPEAR AFTER THAT. WHEN THE YELLOW LIGHT "SIDE AIRBAG" IS ON THE AIRABAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048446November 20, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY PART.*MR (NAR) THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PART OR DESIGN NOT WEAR OR TEAR. THE CHARGES WERE UNREASONABLY HIGH DUE TO POOR DESIGN. AN ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX AN SRS SENSOR. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046876November 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON EVENT FOR ACURA TL OWNERS. THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON THE ROAD AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, MY TRANSMISSION DID NOT LOCK UP AS OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS MORE PREVALENT THAN THE NHTSA MAY BE AWARE. JUST DO A SEARCH AT ANY OF THE VARIOUS ACURA OWNERS' WEBSITES AND YOU WILL SEE INSTANCES OF UP TO 5 REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS ON INDIVIDUAL CARS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046406November 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN VEHICLE ISN'T IN PARK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10043508October 24, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAULTY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. GRINDING SOUND. CAR SURGES WHEN STOPPED. STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPED. MAKES VIBRATING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. DOWN SHIFTS BY ITSELF. SOUNDS LIKE THEIR IS A BROKEN PART MOVING AROUND INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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