Acura TL Complaints (2002)

333 consumer complaints on file.

#10105238December 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND WITHIN 10000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 18000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, THEN AGAIN AT 35000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH FIVE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING THE ONE THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108845December 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V089000; CONSUMER'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. *BF *SC (LETTER FROM THE LAWYER, RICHARD KAUFMAN)*JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
1
#10102988December 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY
TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TWICE, CAR FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AXLE BROKE 2ND TIME AS A RESULT, CAR STALLS, THIS IS A 2002 WITH ONLY 40K MILES!!! AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MADE BY HONDA!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10102418December 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKED THE CAR VIOLENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. 2. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND AT 52,000 MILES. 3. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103443December 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NHTSA RECALL 04V176000 ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 10, 2005. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103562November 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THEN RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *BF THE PROBLM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10103532November 30, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH SUCH LITTLE USAGE. THE FRONT AND REAR DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *BF THE BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY WORN OUT PREMATURELY WHICH PROGRESSED TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT. THERE WAS SEVER PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100784November 30, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEAR MISS MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101988November 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN
NOISE WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO PARK. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE. *BF *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10100286November 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S THAT HAS TWO DEFECTIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TWO WEEKS AGO, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL BY ACURA. NOW IT IS SLIPPING AGAIN. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE MAJOR.*AK I AM SCHEDULED TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE ACURA DEALER ON 12.1 TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH BE QUITE PROBEMATIC AND HAS CASUED MY CAR TO NOW LONGER BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE MODE OF (EXPENSIVE) TRANSPORTATION. ONE ISSUE OF THE RECALL IS THAT THE SECOND GEAR CAN GET HOT AND CHIPPING AND COULD CAUSE THE TRANS TO LOCK UP RESULTING IN A CRASH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT I CAN GET SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR MY VEHICLE AND GET A DIFFERENT ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10101421November 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN
THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098608November 10, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN FALL OF 2002, MY ACURA TL TYPE S STARTING HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT PROGRESSED FROM THERE BY NOT SHIFTING AT ALL WHILE ACCELERATING OR DOWNSHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH AND CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. FINALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. IT WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS BUT I DID NOTICE IT NOT SHIFTING AS SMOOTHLY AS IT HAD PREVIOUSLY. IN AUGUST 2004, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL WAS PLACED ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION HAVING TO DO WITH 2ND GEAR. AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED, MY TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER THE SAME. IT BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND THEN WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE SOMETIMES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE VSA LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ALSO. THIS ALL STARTING OCCURRING TWO DAYS BEFORE OUR SCHEDULED APPT. WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER (WHICH IS WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW AS I TYPE THIS LETTER) AND IT HAS TO HAVE A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN! I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE READ ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE WRITTEN AND MOST HAVE MISSED HAVING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. SOMETHING SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098511November 9, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INTO 1ST AT 40-45 MPH. COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH IN TRAFFIC.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10098054October 31, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA TL-S 2002 *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096259October 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE JOLTING STOP AND CAUSING THE AXLE TO BREAK OVER THE FORCE OF THE STOP. DEALER HAS STATED THIS IS COMMON WITH 90% OF ALL 2000-2002 ACURA TL'S.. MANAFACTURE DEFECT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095825October 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY VEHICLE WILL SOON HAVE ITS FOURTH TRANSMISSION INSTALLED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER THEY ARE USING RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSIONS TO REPLACE THE FAILED UNITS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10096820October 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10095660October 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE CREATED A SITUATION WHERE THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DUE TO GEAR SLIPPAGE FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMING INTO GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER ACCELERATE CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH THIS MODEL CAR ARE WIDELY KNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE DANGEROUS FAILURES OCCUR. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10093142September 24, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. ALREADY REPLACED ONCE WITH APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. ON MY WAY TO ANOTHER ONE NOW. TRANSMISSION STILL NOT PERFORMING WELL. HAD "OIL COOLER" RECALL PERFORMED. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. ACURA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE NOW!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10088248August 20, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
MICHELIN PILOT PERFORMANCE TIRE - P215-50RIT93B - DOT B938CTTX0301. THESE TIRES HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY PERFORMING ON THE ROAD CASUSING ME TO HAVE TWO BLOWOUTS 8/03 AND 1/04 WITH REPLACEMENT OF RIM RIGHT FRONT 2X IN FRONT AND BACK RIGHT 6/04.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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