Acura TL Complaints (2000)

249 consumer complaints on file.

#10201336August 31, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN THREE YEARS LATER. ACURA STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS RE-MANUFACTURED AND THEY WOULD HAVE A CASE MANAGER REVIEW HER COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196800July 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AT 65,000 MILES. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. AT 105,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY ACURA. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH HE BELIEVES TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. HE BELIEVES THAT ONE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT WILL FAIL IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000.
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10191968May 29, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. IN MAY OF 2007, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO WILL NOT PROVIDE HER WITH A WARRANTY. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10188308April 19, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP DURING NORMAL DRIVING, I THEN RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I BECAME CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER PEOPLES HISTORY WITH THIS CAR. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT A REPLACEMENT WAS WARRANTED. PCM UNIT WAS ALSO REPLACED. THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT, OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185483March 19, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 138000 FAILURE MILEAGE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, THE D5 ICON STARTED TO FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A HIGH RATE. THE CONTACT HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON 3/19/07 WITH A MECHANIC. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178141January 8, 2007
STRUCTURE
I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MY 2000 ACURA TL UNDER THE NHTSA REQUIRED EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD 63,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND ASKED IF I WANTED IT FIXED. I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNT, AT A COST OF $163.43. I HAVE OWNED OVER 17 VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. MY WIFE AND I ARE RETIRED AND DO NOT IN ANY WAY DRIVE THE CAR ANY ANY SORT OF ROUGH MANNER. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ANY ANY ACCIDENTS EITHER. I QUESTION WHY A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD COME UP WITH A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT. IS THIS ANOTHER ACURA DEFECT? *NM
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10178028January 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OF 200-2004 ACURA TLS, IT APPEARS THAT THE REMEDY IDENTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT FULLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND WHILE THE MANUFACTURER GRACIOUSLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER UP TO 100,000 MILES, THE FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION AS DOCUMENTED WIDELY ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 100 AND 110 THOUSAND MILES AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE WHICH FAILED AT 103,000 MILES. INSTITUTING SUCH A REMEDY REALIZING THE MINIMAL VALUE TO CONSUMERS OF THE REMEDY IS SIMPLY UNETHICAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10165662August 16, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
OPD PASSENGER VOLTAGE ISSUE CAUSING SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM TO FAIL. KNOWN ISSUES WITH ALL MAKES AND MODELS FROM 1999 TO PRESENT. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164071August 1, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS HAD FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163109July 21, 2006
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
ON A VERY HOT DAY, I ENTERED MY CAR TO DISCOVER A BLACK OIL SUBSTANCE THAT MELTED AROUND MY GEAR SHIFT. LOOKED IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND IT WAS VERY BLURRY, THEN LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW WHERE THE SUBSTANCE CAME OUT OF THE MIRROR. IT ALSO SPLASH ON MY LEATHER SEATS. ACURA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS LIQUID CRYSTAL THAT IS USED TO DIM THE MIRROR. HE SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND YEAR. (MAYBE IF IT WAS 50K MILES OR LESS) WHICH DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE TO ME. HE SAID NORMALLY IT WILL MAKE A BROWN LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR (WHICH MINE HAS).. THIS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SO UNCOMMON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162775July 18, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
ACURA 3.2 TL 2000 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000; THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SOMETIME WITHIN THAT FIRST YEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN SAME MANNER IN 2003; THE DEALER REPLACED THAT TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE IN 2004; I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER IN RESPONSE TO RECALL; THE WORK WAS DONE IN JULY OR AUGUST OF THAT YEAR. RECENTLY, WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE TRANSMISSION EACH TIME CAR BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CAR GOES TO 2 RPM AND THEN GIVES A JERK; IT WILL SHIFT AND THEN GO TO 4 RPM WHERE IT GETS STUCK AND WILL HAVE LARGER JERK (VERY UNNERVING). THEN THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL AND MOVES VERY SLOWLY. I HAD A LINE OF CARS MOVING BEHIND ME ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE AND I ALSO HAD TO CROSS SOME VERY BUSY STREETS. THIS MODEL IS VERY UNSAFE AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT CAN BE REPAIRED AS THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE FOURTH TIME -- EVEN AFTER THE RECALL AND THE PARTS WERE INSTALLED TO MAKE IT SAFE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT SEVEN TO TEN MONTHS AFTER ORIGINAL PURCHASE (JANUARY TO MAY, 2001). THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS SEPTEMBER, 2003. NOW THE LAST OCCURRENCE IN JULY, 2006. HOW MANY TIMES DOES A TRANSMISSION HAVE TO BE REPAIRED, REPLACED, RECALLED BEFORE IT IS SAFE TO OPERATE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10142511November 12, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
THROUGHOUT THE LAST WEEK, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SOMEONE AT MAGNA DONNELLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTER. AS OF 1:33 PM (EST) ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2005, I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM ANYONE AT MAGNA DONNELLY. ADDITIONALLY, EACH TIME THAT I HAVE CALLED MAGNA DONNELLY AT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN TROY, MICHIGAN, AT (616) 786-7000, I AM ALWAYS PROMPTED TO A VOICE MAIL SELECTION. I HAVE LEFT NUMEROUS VOICE MAILS FOR VP'S CARLOS MAZZORIN AND LIAN LYNAM AND THE CORPORATE RELATIONS DEPT, AND SENT E-MAILS TO [email protected] AND [email protected]. I HAVE REPORTED TO THEM THAT MY 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE RECENTLY EXPOSED TO THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE USED IN MAGNA DONNELLY'S AUTO DIM REAR-VIEW MIRROR MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1990-2000. THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2000 ACURA TL RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING AFTER A BLACK OIL-BASED SUBSTANCE (WITH A GREEN TINT TO IT) BEGAN LEAKING ALL OVER MY CENTER CONSOLE, FRONT LEATHER SEATS, AND CARPETED INTERIOR. THIS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE HAS CORRODED MY CENTER CONSOLES WOODGRAIN INTERIOR AND THE SILVER PLATE SURROUNDING MY GEAR SHIFT. I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE NATIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO SEEK INFORMATION FROM MAGNA DONNELLY ON THE CHEMICALS USED IN THEIR REAR-VIEW MIRRORS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1990-2000. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER, IF THIS SUBSTANCE IS, IN FACT, TOXIC, IT COULD BE QUITE LETHAL WHEN INHALED...ESPECIALLY, IN THE HOT FLORIDA SUN. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A VERY HEALTH, ATHLETIC FEMALE, BUT RECENTLY DEVELOPED A CONSTANT LOW-GRADE FEVER, A KIDNEY INFECTION, AND BLOOD IN MY URINE. IF THIS SUBSTANCE CAN BURN A HOLE THROUGH MY GEAR SHIFT PLATE, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE TOXIC FUMES HAVE AFFECTED MY HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF MY DAUGHTER? ACURA'S HEADQUARTERS STATED THAT THIS INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10142185November 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL, 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE GEARS EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL INFORMATION THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE STATED IT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ,AND ADDED THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP STAYED LIT. THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE MOVING. ALSO, IT WILL NOT GO AS SOON AS IT WAS PUT IN GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10131887August 8, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE
VEHICLE IS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 25,000 MILES. CAR "IMMOBILIZER" (ANTI-THEFT) SYSTEM ACTIVATED PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING. ALL KEYS LOCKED OUT, SO SYSTEM ITSELF AT FAULT. THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO STEAL CAR (IT WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AT THE TIME). IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN A REMOTE AREA, DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. ACURA SAID THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OR REMOVAL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10129450July 20, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION RECALL OFFER TO REPAIR VEHICLE BY DEALERSHIP WAS DECLINED. PROBLEM PRE-EXISTED AND KIT WAS INSTALLED TO REMEDY PROBLEM IN OCTOBER 2004. PROBLEM STILL EXISTED AFTER INSTALLATION..
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128508July 12, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM THE OWNER OF A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL THAT WAS JERKING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS. THIS PAST SATURDAY ON MY WAY TO WORK ON A BUSY CITY STREET WHILE DRIVING 45 MILES PER HOUR THE CAR ABRUPTLY DOWNSHIFTED AND THE RPM WENT PAST THE 8. I WAS ABLE TO COAST MY VEHICLE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TO TOW IT TO MY LOCAL DEALER, STEVENSON ACURA OF WILMINGTON, NC. THE DEALER DID AN INSPECTION AND ADVSD ME SINCE MY CAR HAS OVER 100K, 146K TO BE EXACT I AM NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND MY SECOND GEAR LOOKS GOOD AND THIS IS NOT A PART OF THE RECALL AND I WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. KNOWING 5 OTHER PEOPLE THAT OWN THE SAME MODEL CAR AND THE SAME EXACT OCCURENCE HAS HAPPENED I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS CAUSED BY NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR, ESPECIALLY SINCE I PREVIOUSLY OWNED A 1998 3.2TL THAT HAD OVER 198K WHEN I TRADED IT IN AND EXPERIENCED NO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT ALL.BASED ON PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE IT APPEARS THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I FEEL VERY VIOLATED BY A COMPANY THAT I HAVE BEEN SO LOYAL TO. THIS IS ABSURD!!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10127881July 8, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA DOES NOT WHANT TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION THAT SHOUD BE UNDER WARANTIE BECAUSE THEY SAID THA THE CAR IS WHITH A SALVAGE TITLE AND THEY DONT RESPONT TO RECALLS OR WARANTIES OF THOSE CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128056June 24, 2005
POWER TRAIN
2000 ACURA TL REPAIRS MADE TO THE OIL KIT.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR LESS THAN 400 MILES AFTER THE REPAIR, THE KIT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE IN ONE OF THE CONNECTING HOSES THAT RESULTED IN A LOSS OF ALL TRANSMISSION FLUID. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126170June 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO DAYS AGO, I BEGAN FEELING SLIPPING AND SURGING IN MY TRANSMISSION. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AND SCHEDULED A SERVICE APPOINTMENT. YESTERDAY, WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 50 - 60 MPH, MY CAR UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR, CAUSING THE CAR TO QUICKLY SLOW DOWN WITHOUT CARS BEHIND ME BEING ALERTED BY BRAKE LIGHTS. THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT, AS THE CARS BEHIND ME WERE ABLE TO AVOID ME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10126027June 21, 2005
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAKED CORROSIVE FLUID ON CENTER CONSOLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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