Acura TL Complaints (2001)

149 consumer complaints on file.

#10043209October 20, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 ACURA 3.2TL TRANSMISSION DIED AFTER 35K MILES. THE CAR SHIFTED GEARS ON ITS OWN FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN FINALLY DECIDED TO STOP WORKING ON 10/18/03 ON THE WAY HOME. THE CAR RIGHT NOW IS IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I DID MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FILED AT(WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/PETITION-SIGN.CGI?ACURA). I DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT IN AN ACCIDENT LIKE OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR. I USE IT FOR MY BUSINESS EVERYDAY, AND I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE STREET. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE AMERICAN HONDA TO TAKE MY CAR BACK AND RETURN MY MONEY. P.S. I HAD PREVIOUSLY OWN A 2001 ACURA RL AND HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY ACURA DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT 3 TIMES. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. FINALLY, I RETURNED THE CAR. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029758July 21, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10029673July 18, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND THAT NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WANTED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10024620June 20, 2003
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
DURING VEHICLE INSPECTION FRONT LEFT TIRE HAD A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10020893June 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON MAY 7, 2003, AT 32,905 MILES MY 2001 3.2TL EXPERIENCED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER WHO REPLACED PART NUMBER 37820-PE8-305RM. THIS MORNING WHILE DRIVING INTO WORK, THE CAR WAS ONCE AGAIN SLOW TO ENGAGE 3RD GEAR AND DID NOT SEEM TO CYCLE TO 4TH OR ABOVE. *AK
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
#10011202March 10, 2003
VISIBILITY:DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER/HVAC SYSTEM
THE DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER SYSTEM WAS INOPERATIVE.*JB
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
#10007529February 15, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WITHOUT WARNING, THE CAR DIED WHILE ACCELERATING FROM A STOP (RED-LIGHT). I WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED BY THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME. MY VEHICLE IS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD WITH 31,000 MILES. AFTER THE INCIDENT, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR VERY SLOWLY. I WENT STRAIGHT TO ACURA DEALER, WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. WHILE NO ONE WAS INJURED IN THIS SPECIFIC INCIDENT, THE DEFECTIVE ACURA TRANSMISSIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005166February 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA 3.2 TL DELIVERED ON MARCH, 2002. TRANSMISSION FAILED APRIL, 2002. TRANSMISSION FAILED ONCE AGAIN ON FEBURARY 2003.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004252January 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED ON A COLLISION CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION. DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT WANTED TO SEE THE CAR TO LOOK AT IT, BUT CONSUMER DID NOT KNOW WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO. PH
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004315January 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE TRAVELING AT 35 MPH, CONSUMER STATES" THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT DOWN." THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO ACURA, AND ACURA IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000973January 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AT 26,0000 MILES, 2001 ACURA 3.2TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. WHILE PASSING A VERY SLOW CAR, TRANSIMISSION SUDDENLY DID NOT ENGAGE AND ENGINE RPMS SOARED WHILE POWER TO WHEELS CEASED. TC AND ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON. WENT TO DEALER IMMEDIATELY WITHOUT STOPPING AND ADIVISED IT WAS OK TO CONTINUE DRIVING CAREFULLY, ONE WEEK OUT APPOINTMMENT GIVEN TO ME. AT APPOINTMENT, INFORMED OF AT FAILURE, COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. RETURNED ONE WEEK LATER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002499January 10, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIFT GEARS ON ITS OWN.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000333December 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 ACURA TL TRANSMITION FAILS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770703December 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024141December 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED WITH A WINING SOUND AND NO RESPONSE FROM ACCELERATOR DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP DUE TO THE SYSTEM FAILING. THE MECHANICS GOING TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WITHOUT IDENTIFYING THE ACTUAL CAUSE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#768681October 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MAJOR INTERSTATE WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018960September 18, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE WILL STALL AND HESITATE. WHEN TAKING FOOT OFF BRAKES TIRES MADE A SQUEAKING NOISE. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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