Acura CL Complaints

586 consumer complaints on file.

#10245690October 16, 2008
VISIBILITY
2001 ACURA CL TYPE S REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAK. MIRROR BECAME CLOUDY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER BLACK TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE LEAKED FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR. SUBSTANCE IS HIGHLY CORROSIVE AND DAMAGES WHATEVER IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244166October 1, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE RECALL PROBLEM FIXED. WE TOOK IT TO SIERRA ACURA ON MAIN STREET IN ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN THE RECALL PROBLEM STARTS GIVING US TROUBLE. SO WE WAITED UNTIL IT GAVE US TROUBLE WHICH WAS AROUND MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2008. WE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO SIERRA ACURA YESTERDAY AROUND 3:30 P.M. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THEY WERE CLOSING IN ABOUT AN HOUR. WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR THERE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND WERE WILLING TO LEAVE IT THERE UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. SO, WE WERE VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE SERVICE THERE AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THOMAS ACURA IN COVINA. THEY TOLD MY SON WHO IS THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY 75% OF THE COST WHICH IS ABOUT $4,000.00 BECAUSE HE BROUGHT IT IN PAST THE DUE DATE OF THE RECALL. FIRST OF ALL, WE NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE SO WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE DATE OF THE RECALL NOTICE WAS. WE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL BY WORD OF MOUTH. SECOND, WHEN WE DID TAKE THE CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER, THEY TOLD US TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTS GIVING US TROUBLE. THIRD NOW WE HAVE TO PAY 75% OF THE COST BECAUSE OF THE ERROR OF THE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT . *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10243172September 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2CL. ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2008, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT WANTED A SECOND OPINION AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ANOTHER MECHANIC. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND THE SECOND MECHANIC CONFIRMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THEY WOULD NOT COVER THE COST OF THE REPAIRS DUE TO THE MILEAGE THAT WAS ON THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2004. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242774September 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
MY CAR STARTED DOWN SHIFTING AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND AGAIN NOT ACCELERATING WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION IS CLUNKING WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTS AND IS NOT ENGAGING WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10242815September 18, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE IGNITION LOCK-OUT SYSTEM HAS PERMANENTLY FAILED ON MY 2001 ACURA CL SO THAT THE KEY MAY BE REMOVED WHEN SHIFTER IS "DRIVE" POSITION. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE CAR CAN ROLL AWAY AFTER THE DRIVER HAS EXITED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, INCLUDING ONCE WHEN THE CAR DAMAGED MY GARAGE DOOR. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM ON HONDA BADGE VEHICLES. A RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240619September 2, 2008
VISIBILITY
2001 ACURA CL TYPE-S REAR VIEW MIRROR (SELF DIMMING) IS LEAKING A BLACK TAR TYPE SUBSTANCE THAT IS EATING THROUGH THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE CAR. THERE IS A GREY TYPE OF FILM IN THE MIRROR AND OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR APPEAR DOUBLED. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE MANUFACTURER, MAGNA DONNELLY AND WEBSITES INDICATING THE FLUID IS TOXIC AND CAN LEAD TO HEALTH ISSUES. I THINK THAT ACURA SHOULD SUBMIT A RECALL AND MAGNA DONNELLY SHOULD PAY FOR REPLACEMENT MIRRORS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240332August 30, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO EVENTS. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AT 60 MPH STEADY SPEED MY 2001 ACURA CL'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP, CAUSING MY CAR TO DRAMATICALLY LOSE SPEED, AND ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND ME TO REAR-END ME. THE ACURA DEALER HAS SAID THAT SINCE IT HAS 130,000 MILES ON IT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. ACURA CLAIMS IT WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY "FIXED" IT THAT YEAR. I HAVE BEEN UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT UNTIL NOW, SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2005. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC, AND TO WARN THE HUNDREDS OF SECOND-HAND OWNERS LIKE MYSELF WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS THIS VEHICLE IS. I CAN ONLY THANK GOD I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON, OR WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TERRIFYING IT IS TO HAVE A CAR DO THAT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WILL NOW COST ME OVER $3,000 TO FIX, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED REGULARLY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10240125August 28, 2008
VISIBILITY
REAR VIEW MIRROR (SELF DIMMING) ON MY 2001 ACURA CL SELF DESTRUCTED AND SPILT SOME TOXIC DARK THIS FLUID ON TO THE CONSOLE AND LEATHER SEATS THAT ATE AWAY THE MATERIAL. MANUFACTURER OF THESE SELF DIMMING MIRRORS IS MAGNA DONNELY AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL ACURA CL AND TL CARS FROM LATE 90'S TILL 2003. FROM SEEING THE NUMBER OF POSTS ON ACURAZINE BLOG THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM HAVING TO DRIVE WITH A PLASTIC ZIPLOCK BAG AROUND MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND A TOWEL BELOW IT. ACURA USA HAS REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR. I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES IF THIS WAS HAPPENING SO OFTEN. PLEASE SEE POSTS AT: HTTP://CL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=488763. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238922August 19, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED VEHICLE @ 103,000 MILES, DROVE IT 2000 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE, "D" STARTED TO FLASH AND VEHICLE WOULD NOT COME OUT OF 2ND GEAR. AFTER PROPER DIAGNOSIS, FOUND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE(AFTER RESEARCH FOUND OUT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM) REPLACE TRANSMISSION WITH OEM UNIT, STILL (AND HAVE HAD SINCE DAY ONE, A HESITATION UPON ACCELERATION)PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAD THROTTLE BODY CLEANED, STILL HAD HESITATION WITH OR WITHOUT AC ON-PRIOR OWNER HAD SAME PROBLEM, UNABLE TO CORRECT PROBLEM TO THIS DAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10238151August 14, 2008
STEERING, POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE, SUSPENSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT EXCESSIVE VIBRATION FROM THE VEHICLE. SHE EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY CONTROLLING THE STEERING WHEEL. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. PRIOR TO THE FAILURES, THE POWER STEERING WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER. THE FAILURES CAUSED DAMAGES TO THE TIRE AND BUMPER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE LOWER BALL JOINTS AND DRIVE SHAFT CAUSED THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 122,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10234030July 11, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO TURN OFF, EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION. THE IS THE FIRST TIME THE FAILURE OCCURRED AND THE CONTACT FEELS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE SHOULD NOT BE RUNNING WHEN THE KEY IS REMOVED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 105,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233554July 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA CL. WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND HEARD A WEIRD CLICKING NOISE. HOWEVER, THE GEARS WOULD NOT CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND, BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, AT 44,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH INTO GEAR ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND, ONCE AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER HELD THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH WORKED FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. HOWEVER, AT 89,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE STATE ATTORNEY AND THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION WORKED FINE FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS, BUT HAS CURRENTLY FAILED AGAIN. SHE CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SERVICING IT REGULARLY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HER HOME WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SHE BELIEVES THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 196,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMERE THE REASON WHY SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANASMISSION WAS BECAUSE THE FLUID HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED. UPDATED 09/11/08*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10233549July 8, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED AN 99 ACURA CL IN 2003 FROM THE ACURA DEALER IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, BEFORE I HAD 100,000.00 MILES ON THIS CAR. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES. NOW I AM AT 196,000.00 AND HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR MY CAR BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KEEP UP WITH THE SERVICING OF MY CAR. IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHERE I GET THE SERVICE AS LONG AS I AM GETTING THE CAR SERVICE. IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER 3000.00 TO GET THIS CAR FIX. THIS CAN NOT BE SO BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD REPLACE A TRANSMISSION THIS MANY TIMES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10230378June 9, 2008
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OF MY 2001 ACURA CLS STARTED LEAKING THE CHEMICAL THAT ALLOWS IT TO DIM. I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE HERE IN NC HAS BEEN AROUND 100 DEGREES FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I'VE READ SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS DESCRIBING INCIDENTS WHERE THEIR MIRRORS EXPLODED, CAUSING THE CHEMICAL TO SPEW ALL OVER THEIR CARS. THE CHEMICAL EATS THROUGH LEATHER AND PLASTIC, AND IT CAN CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS TO ONE'S HEALTH IF INHALED. THE FORUMS HAVE DATED BACK TO 2004, ONE POST SITED A LAWSUIT UNDERWAY (IN 2006). I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL OF THIS MIRROR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10226828May 6, 2008
SUSPENSION:FRONT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0CL. IN 2004, FOUR NEW TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. IN 2005, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELL IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IT FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF, SO SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER LOCAL MECHANIC AGAIN. THE BALL JOINTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED COMPLAINTS THAT OTHER ACURA OWNERS HAD WITH THERE 3.0 CL AND LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V069000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN DOES NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10218874February 22, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED AN ACURA 2001 CL TYPE S 2 YEARS AGO AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE CAR HAD RECALL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION. ON 02/19/08 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER IN SERRAMONTE, CA. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE CAR STATING IT WAS REPAIRED YEARS AGO. THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $4,000.00 TO REPAIR THE CAR. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. I FEEL THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT HAD A RECALL ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MY 6 YEAR OLD SON AND MYSELF...SUPPOSE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILS..WE COULD BE INJURED AND EVEN LOOSE OUR LIVES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10215760January 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN SEIZED UP ON THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH A FEW DAYS LATER. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEW TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WITHIN A FEW DAYS. CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP GETTING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT A EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ONLY WARNING SIGN BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SEIZES IS SOME GEAR SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING WHICH DOES NOT CAUSE ANY WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THAT WOULD SIGNAL THE DRIVER A DRAMATIC FAILURE IS IMMINENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10216085January 18, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ACURA 3.2CL WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HER 1ST TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. DEALER INFORMED HER THAT THEY KNEW THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE BAD. *KB THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, IT WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. NOW, IT IS 2 YEARS LATER AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. THE DEALER STATED THERE WAS AN INTERNAL FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214806January 14, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
MOTOR MOUNTS FOR ACURA CL-S TYPE FAILING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214490January 11, 2008
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, ALTHOUGH IT SAYS TO CLICK THE GAS CAP THREE TIMES OR IT WILL COME ON. AFTER GETTING RESET IT REMAINS TO POP BACK ON AGAIN AND IT IS ALSO DRINKING GAS ALOT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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