Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10340057June 24, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE, AIR BAGS
2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER CC LETTER TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET THE AIR BAG RECALL PERFORMED, BUT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP FROM THE DEALER. *JB
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10340031June 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 3.2TL ACURA. DOCUMENT SENT REGARDING MEDIATION ON BEHALF OF CONSUMER REGARDING TRANSMISSION PROBLEM *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION MADE A LOUD BANG NOISE. HE PULLED OVER TO SIDE OF THE ROAD, BUT NO NOISE WAS HEARD. HE GOT BACK IN THE VEHICLE, PUT THE VEHICLE IN GEAR AND BEGAN TO PROCEED SLOWLY, AGAIN NO NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NEXT MORNING, HE MADE ARRANGEMENTS TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. AT THE FIRST STOP SIGN, AS HE PULLED INTO A LANE AND TURNED RIGHT, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONSUMER ARRIVED AT THE DEALER HE FOUND OUT, THAT A SAFETY RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED, BUT THE WORK WAS PREVIOUSLY DONE. THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT AN ESTIMATED COST OF $4,800.00 *JB
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0
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0
#10339605June 22, 2010
STRUCTURE
MY 2005 ACURA TL'S DASHBOARD IS CRACKED IN MULTIPLE PLACES CONSISTENT WITH THE SAME CRACKS ON '04 MODELS. THE CRACKS GO RIGHT AROUND THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE AND I'M CONCERNED IT'S GOING TO WEAKEN THE SEAMS ON THE AIR BAG COMPARTMENT. THE CRACKS BEGAN LAST SUMMER ('09) AND CONTINUE TO GET WORSE. THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SIMPLY DOESN'T WANT TO ACCEPT POOR QUALITY GOODS AS THE REASON TO REPLACE. THE CRACKS ARE IDENTICAL TO MANY AS SEEN ON WEB MESSAGE BOARDS. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10339236June 20, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
I OWN A 99 ACURA TL 3.2 WHICH TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING 35MPH THREE WEEKS AGO. I THEN HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT, AND THEY REPLACED MY CABLES. THEN LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING 40MPH AND THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AGAIN! I LUCKILY HAD BEEN IN A LOCAL AREA BOTH TIMES AND MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SUCCESSFULLY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVER AGAIN. *TR
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No
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No
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0
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0
#10336635June 16, 2010
VISIBILITY
MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL HAS A FAILING REAR VIEW MIRROR, LEAKING FLUID INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. FROM SEARCHING I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO DIMMING MIRRORS MANUFACTURED BY MAGNA DONNELLY CORP INSTALLED ON VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS OF CARS. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THE CHEMICALS LEAKING MAY BE TOXIC, THOUGH THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RELEASED THE INGREDIENT CONTENTS PUBLICLY. IF YOU SEARCH GOOGLE FOR "LEAKING REAR VIEW MIRROR" YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES NEED TO BE EXAMINED AND IF DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH A FORCED RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335412June 9, 2010
STRUCTURE
DASHBOARD HAS CRACKS THAT HAVE APPEARED OVERNIGHT, ONE IS BY THE PASSENGERS AIR BAG AND IS PRETTY LARGE. ABOUT A YEAR AGO THE PLASTIC THAT COVERS THE CUPHOLDERS JUST BROKE WHEN I TRIED TO CLOSE IT. NOTHING FORCEFUL , JUST TRIED TO CLOSE IT IN A REGULAR MANNER. *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10335424June 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED USED ACURA TL3.2 FEB. 1, 2010. TRANSMISSION FAILED. SLIPPAGE IN 2ND AND 5TH GEAR. CAR UNSAFE TO DRIVE BECAUSE IN TRAFFIC WOULD NOT ACCELERATE BECAUSE OF SLIPPAGE. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP WHERE CAR WAS SOLD ORIGINALLY. REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. CALLED ACURA HOT LINE AND REFUSED ANY ASSISTANCE. CONTACTED 12 RELIABLE SOURCES REGARDING REPLACEMENT. CONTACTED 6 RELIABLE MECHANICS AND PAID FOR INSTALLATION OF REBUILT TRANSMISSION. SENT LETTER TO PRESIDENT OF CUSTOMER SERVICE AND TELEPHONE CALL PLACED TO ME ADVISING NO ASSISTANCE. INFERRED BECAUSE USED CAR NOT PURCHASED FROM ACURA DEALER AND INSTALLATION OF NEW REBUILT TRANSMISSION NOT DONE BY ACURA DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT OFFER ANY GOOD FAITH ASSISTANCE. BELIEVE RECALL SHOULD BE DONE ON THIS VEHICLE. ALREADY DID ONE ON 2ND GEAR AND ADDED SOMETHING REGARDING OIL AND REHEATING. ALSO TIMING BELT RECALL. RECALL ON 2ND GEAR OBVIOUSLY DID NOT WORK. WOULD ADVISE ANYONE NOT TO PURCHASE THIS MODEL VEHICLE!! PREVIOUSLY OWNED HONDA ACCORD AND ACURA INTEGRA EXCELLENT VEHICLES. 3,.2 TL NOT EXCELLENT VEHICLE MANUFACTURER NEEDS TO RECALL VEHICLES AND REIMBURSE CUSTOMERS FOR COST OF TRANSMISSIONS. *TR
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No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335912June 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
2000 ACURA 3.2TL. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN AUGUST 2009 THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER ALSO MENTIONED THAT HER TWO SONS ALSO HAVE ACURA 3.2TL'S AND THEY TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS PROBLEMS. *JB
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335046June 7, 2010
VISIBILITY
ON CASE PE07060 WITH ACURA WIPERS. THE FIX ACURA PROVIDED SIMPLY DOES NOT WORK. MY WIPERS STOPPED WORKING FOR NO APPARENT REASON DURING A STORM (COMMON IN SOUTH FLORIDA). I ALMOST GOT INTO A HUGE ACCIDENT BECAUSE I COULD NOT SEE. THANKFULLY I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. THE FUSE IS OK. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ACURA THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE ONGOING ISSUE BUT SINCE THE RE-CALL WAS DONE THAT I HAD TO PAY FOR THEM TO "LOOK AT IT" AND REALLY FIX THE ISSUE INSTEAD OF THE PATCH THAT WAS DONE. *TR
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334795June 6, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL, STRUCTURE
THIS INVOLVES MY 2004 ACURA TL, WHICH I HAVE OWNED SINCE OCTOBER 2007. IN THE TWO AND A HALF YEARS SINCE THE PURCHASE, SIGNIFICANT CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD OF THIS CAR. THERE ARE SEVERAL CRACKS ON THE DASH IN FRONT OF THE DRIVING PANEL. THERE ARE ALSO TWO MAJOR CRACKS ON THE PASSENGER SIDE, EACH ONE RUNNING FROM THE WINDSHIELD ALL THE WAY TO THE GLOVE BOX. WHAT MAKES THIS WORRISOME IS THAT EACH CRACK RUNS ALONG THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG, WHICH IS WEAKENING THE INTEGRITY OF THAT AIRBAG. I AM CONCERNED THAT THESE CRACKS COULD CAUSE THE PASSENGER AIRBAG TO DEPLOY UNEXPECTEDLY, INJURING ANY PASSENGER IN THAT SEAT AND POSSIBLY EVEN CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. IT COULD ALSO CAUSE THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY IMPROPERLY DURING AN ACCIDENT, AND EITHER FAIL TO PREVENT INJURY OR MAKE THE PASSENGER'S INJURIES WORSE. THIS DEFECT IS OCCURRING IN THE 2004 AND 2005 MODELS, BUT ACURA IS TREATING IT AS A COSMETIC ISSUE RATHER THAN A SAFETY ONE, AND REFUSING TO COVER THE EXPENSE OF REPLACING THE DASH, WHICH COSTS ALMOST $2000 INCLUDING LABOR AND PARTS. OTHER 2004/2005 TL OWNERS WHO HAD THE DASH REPLACED WERE TOLD THAT THE NEW DASH WAS MADE WITH DIFFERENT MATERIALS AND WOULD NOT HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A DE FACTO ADMISSION THAT THESE DASHBOARDS WERE MADE WITH INADEQUATE MATERIALS. THIS IS INDEED A SAFETY ISSUE, AS IT INVOLVES THE AIRBAG. THESE CRACKS ARE SIGNIFICANTLY COMPROMISING THE SAFETY OF THIS CAR, AND ACURA NEEDS TO ISSUE A SAFETY RECALL RATHER THAN TREAT IT LIKE A COSMETIC ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334465June 3, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPLACED TRANSMISSION 20,000 MILES AGO WITH THE DEALER AND NOW IS ACTING UP AGAIN. I HAVE A SURGING PROBLEM WITH THE RPM'S IN WHICH IT GOES UP TO 4,000 RPM'S AT TIMES. THIS PROBLEMS OFTEN OCCURS EVERYDAY WHILE IM DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I'VE HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE PAST BUT NOBODY WAS INJURED , AND ALMOST HIT A PEDESTRIAN ON THE STREETS. I REPLACED A COUPLE OF PARTS AND HAVE DONE WORK TO THE CAR SO THE PROBLEM COULD GO AWAY BUT HAS CONTINUED OFTEN AND EVERYDAY AND I STILL HAVE THE OLD PARTS WITH ME. I'VE HAD SERVICE APPOINTMENTS WITH THE DEALER. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND GAVE ME A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE NEW ONE . I BELIEVE THEY DON'T WANT TO PUT A NEW ONE IN , BUT I AM CONCERNED WITH MY SAFETY AND OTHERS WHO I PUT IN MY CAR . *TR
Crash:
Yes
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334471June 3, 2010
STRUCTURE
CRACK TO THE DASHBOARD OF 2005 ACURA TL ALSO THE COVER OF GEAR SHIFT BOX IS CRACKED AND MAKES SHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS HARD OR NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE AT TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10334218June 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) ACURA 2003 3.2TL COMMON TRANSMISSION FAILURE CODES PO740 AND PO730. SHIFTS ERRATICALLY LIKE MILLIONS OF OTHERS. VIN # IS NOT ON THE LIST. WE HAVE LEARNED THIS IS THE 2ND TIME IN. HONDA CITY IN WISCONSIN - DEALER SCAMMED US. CARFAX DID NOT LIST THE REPAIR!!! DEALER IS TELLING US TO DRIVE IT IN AND RISK OUR LIVES!!! !!! THE DEALER SHOULD DRIVE IT HIMSELF. HONDA CORPORATE IS NOT TAKING ANY ACTION. 1-800-422-2872 AMANDA CASE # [XXX] . WHY IS THE GOVERNMENT NOT TAKING ACTION !!! *TR
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No
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No
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0
Deaths:
0
#10334223June 2, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE TCF LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND BEGAN SPUTTERING. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND FILED A COMPLAINT. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALERSHIP FOR REPAIR. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR REPAIR COSTS. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 71,000.
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10334083June 1, 2010
STRUCTURE
2004 ACURA TL DASHBOARD HAS 2 LARGE CRACKS THAT APPEARED IN THE LAST 7 DAYS. ONE IS ABOUT 14" LONG AND RUNS FROM THE AREA OF THE GLOVE BOX/AIR BAG ALL THE WAY TOWARDS THE WINDSHIELD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333914May 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THERE WAS A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT IN GEARS WHILE DRIVING IN THE VEHICLE AND CHANGING FREEWAYS LATE AT NIGHT. THE CAR, AS A RESULT, DECELERATED QUICKLY IN FAST MOVING TRAFFIC ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT. THE CAR WAS PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE FREEWAY AND WAS RENDERED INOPERABLE DUE TO TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR WAS PART OF THE ACURA 00-04 CL & TL A/T RECALL (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR INSPECTION). AS PART OF THE RECALL, IF THE CAR WAS OVER 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER WOULD INSPECT THE GEAR FOR HEAT DISCOLORATION. IF THEY FOUND DISCOLORATION, A NEW TRANSMISSION WOULD BE INSTALLED. THE CAR WAS OVER 15,000 MILES AT THE TIME BUT THE DEALER REPORTED NO DISCOLORATION. AS A RESULT, ONLY AN OIL JET KIT WAS INSTALLED ONLY. DUE TO A LARGE NUMBER OF CASES OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE TL AND A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, ACURA EXTENDED THEIR TRANSMISSION WARRANTY FOR MODEL YEARS 1999-2002 AND INCLUDED ONLY SOME 2003 DEPENDING ON VIN NUMBER. MY VEHICLE IS A 2003 MODEL, BUT DID NOT FALL WITHIN THE VIN NUMBER CUTOFF. THEREFORE, MY CAR DOES NOT QUALIFY FOR THE TRANSMISSION EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE A FOUND A LARGE NUMBER OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ON THIS WEBSITE, AS WELL AS OTHERS, REGARDING 2003 ACURA TLS THAT DID NOT MAKE THE VIN NUMBER CUTOFF BUT STILL SUFFERED FROM TRANSMISSION FAILURE. OBVIOUSLY, THERE IS A SAFETY ISSUE REGARDING THESE CARS AND THEIR TRANSMISSIONS THAT WAS NOT ADDRESSED IN THE INITIAL RECALL. (THE APPROPRIATE REPAIRS WERE NOT MADE). THE SECOND RECALL, WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, ALSO DOES NOT APPEAR TO COVER ALL VEHICLES EFFECTED BY THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10333964May 31, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
WAS TRAVELING ON I-20 WITH FAMILY AND TRANSMISSION IN 2003 ACURA TYPE S JUST BLEW OUT WITH NO WARNING TRAVELING SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR. COASTED TO SIDE OF INTERSTATE AND HAD TO GET OUT AND PUSH CAR FURTHER OUT OF HARMS WAY. HOT TRANSMISSION FLUID CREATED SMOKE FROM ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND LEFT US STRANDED SIXTY MILES FROM HOME. NEW TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THIS VEHICLE IN 2007 AT DEALERSHIP WITH 50,000 MILES ON IT AND NOW IT GOES OUT AGAIN WITH ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT. DEALER WOULD ONLY GIVE TEN PERCENT TOWARDS GOODWILL FIX PAID THIRTY TWO HUNDRED OUT OF POCKET. THIS YEAR AND MODEL WAS INVOLVED IN A LAWSUIT IN CALIFORNIA BUT THE VIN NUMBER ON MY CAR AS WELL AS NUMEROUS OTHERS WAS NOT INCLUDED BUT SHOULD WELL HAVE BEEN. ACURA SERVICE MANAGER TOLD ME THIS IS A WEAK PRODUCT BUT THAT WAS PUTTING IT MILDLY AFTER GETTING ON THE INTERNET AND READING ALL THE CONSUMER COMPLAINTS ON THIS EXACT MODEL AND YEAR ACROSS THE COUNTRY. THESE TRANSMISSIONS ARE STILL DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACE BY HONDA FOR FREE. CONSUMERS ARE TRADING AND GETTING RID OF THE CARS BECAUSE THEY FEEL THEY ARE A SAFETY THREAT TO THEIR FAMILY. MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING US TO A GRADUATION WHEN THIS HAPPENED AND IT SCARED HER TO DEATH HAPPENING AT THAT SPEED ON THE INTERSTATE. THIS PRODUCT IS WELL DOCUMENTED AS BEING A PIECE OF CRAP BUT CONSUMERS LIKE ME HAVE NO RECOURSE BUT SUFFER THE LOSS AND HOPE FOR THE BEST OUT OF THE NEXT TRANSMISSION. WHEN PEOPLE HAVE TO PUT THREE AND FOUR TRANSMISSIONS IN A CAR WITH A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON IT SOMEBODY NEEDS TO STEP IN AND PROTECT THE CONSUMERS. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT DIFFERENCE WAS MADE DURING THE VIN NUMBER ON MY CAR AND SAME MODELS BEFORE IT THAT WERE COVERED UNDER THE LAWSUIT. EVIDENTLY THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS STILL EXISTED IN ALL THESE MODELS. JUST READ ALL THE THREADS ON WWW.CARSURVEY.ORG/REVIEWS/ACURA/TL/R71264/COMMENTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10332636May 28, 2010
STRUCTURE
CRACKED DASH IN MANY PLACES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331715May 24, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
2000 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW AS THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WITH FIERCE FORCE AND SPEED AND SPUN AROUND IN CIRCLES SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE HIT A POST IN THE PARKING LOT. THE MOMENTUM CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT TWO PARKED CARS. THE POLICE WERE CALLED, HOWEVER THEY HAD NO AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE SINCE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS ORDERED, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331553May 21, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 ACURA TL-S TRANSMISSION, 83,000 MILES. BASED ON THE RESEARCH I'VE DONE ONLINE. IT SEEMS THAT THERE ARE MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THIS MODEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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