Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10018226May 6, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016645April 28, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER SLIPPING TWICE. IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING TO HIGHWAY SPEED. ACURA REPLACED WITH RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS, WHICH ACCORDING TO THE DEALERSHIP IS CONSIDERED NEW. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS "NEW" TRANSMISSION IS SHIFTING IRREGULARLY AFTER 6,000 MILES. ORIGINAL FAILURE WAS AT 32,000 - MAKE/MODEL: 2002 TL TYPE S. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10016325April 22, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR WAS IN PARK, WENT TO REMOVE KEYS. CAR ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED SLAMMING INTO WALL. *NLM
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10014012April 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION JOLTS WHEN PUT INTO REVERSE. HAS OCCURRED TONS OF TIMES, EVEN BROKEN AN ENGINE MOUNT. DEALERS CAN'T MAKE IT HAPPEN REPEATEDLY SO THEY DON'T FIX IT. THIS IS ONE OF TWO 99 TL'S THAT I BOUGHT NEW. THE OTHER HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER MUCH TIME IN THE SHOP AND BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS. AT TIMES THIS CARE HAS DIFFICULTY SHIFTING UP WHILE ON THE ROAD AND ALSO WILL JUMP DOWN INTO A LOWER GEAR WITH A JOLT. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR OVER A YEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013952April 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. SLIPS, JERKS, NEUTRALS OUT WHEN COAST DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH, THEN ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE. DEALER SAY WAIT UNTIL IT TOTALLY FAILS OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THEN THEY WILL INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY MONEY BACK. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10013953April 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
CAR SHAKES & SHIMMIES WHEN I BRAKE, DEALER REPLACED BRAKES AND RESURFACED ROTORS 3 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS. NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CAR. DEFECTIVE ROTORS OR BRAKING SYSTEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10015120April 3, 2003
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
THE DEVICE WHICH COVERED THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE, CAME OFF AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10013557March 27, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES WHEN ACCELERATING. ALSO, TRANSMISSION FALLS OUT OF GEAR CAUSING UNEXPECTED LOSS OF POWER. DEALERSHIP ADJUSTED BASE IDLE OF THE ENGINE THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT IN FOR THIS PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION TOTAL FAILURE AT 24000 MILES. REPLACED TRANSMISSION AND HAD THE SAME PROBLEM THREE WEEKS LATER. POWER LOSS WHEN TURNING LEFT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION, BARELY AVOIDED COLLISION. I DO NOT TAKE MY CHILDREN IN THIS CAR FOR FEAR OF POWER FAILURE. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010825March 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING IN MY CAR AND THE CAR "JERKED". CAR WAS ALSO HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING. EVENTUALLY THE KEY WOULD NOT DRIVE OR GO INTO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10012235March 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE WOULD EITHER HESITATE UPON ACCELERATION OR SLIP. THERE WAS ALSO A NOISE IN THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. *NLM......*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010775March 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 ACURA TL IS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION LOCK UP THE FRONT WHEELS WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010458March 14, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 51,000 MILES ON MY 1999 3.2 TL ACURA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011202March 10, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10011264March 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKE ENGINE BOLT AND FRAGMENTS JAMMED THE CAMS, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO STOP WORKING.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010028March 6, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. *JB THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR AS IT SHOULD HAVE. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10009813March 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP NOISE AND THEN VEHICLES SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH, AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN AGAINST THE DASH AND THE DRIVER WAS THROWN TOWARDS THE WINDOW. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008349March 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN CAR WHICH ALMOST CAUSED IT TO STALL IN ACCELERATION BECAUSE IT WAS UNABLE TO FIND THIRD GEAR WHILE ACCELERATING WITH OTHER CARS BEHIND ME. I WAS ABLE TO KEEP THE CAR UNDER CONTROL AND MOVE IT OFF ROAD TO A SAFE SPOT. I HAD RESEARCHED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR SO I REALIZED THE SYMPTOMS IMMEDIATELY BUT HAD LESS THAN A DAY'S NOTICE BEFORE IT HAPPENED. OTHERS HAVE REPORTED EVEN LESS NOTICE WITH THEIR CARS ON THE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED DROPPING FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR JERKING THEM FORWARD AND CAUSING THE CAR TO SWERVE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10008005February 22, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 ACURA 3.2 TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLOW TO SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. PROBLEM BECAME PROGRESIVELY WORSE OVER A PERIOD OF A FEW DAYS. TRANSMISSION WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED BY DEALERSHIP.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007903February 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. IT GAVE OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL, SO I NEVER MADE IT. SCHOOL WAS ONLY 3 MILES AWAY TOO. THOUGH I WAS AWARE OF THE IMMINENT FAILURE THANKS TO FELLOW OWNERS, IT WAS NONETHELESS FRIGHTENING. I WAS SHAKING AS I "CRAWLED" TO A SAFE AREA. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS FAILURE COULD OF BEEN FATAL!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007837February 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
OWNER OF A ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S, BOUGHT IN 8/01. IN 6/02 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VSA LIGHT , CAUTION LIGHT AND CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED SHIFTING DOWN AND THROWING CAR FORWARD. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SENT ME HOME SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. 1/2 HR LATER CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM. NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. 2/03 BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR WHINING NOISE. TOLD ME A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE ORDERED, TOLD ME O.K. TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. A FEW DAYS LATER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45MPH CAR, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. THANKFUL I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. A NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEING PUT IN AGAIN!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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