Acura CL Complaints

586 consumer complaints on file.

#765224August 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DURING A COLD START, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY UNTILL THE ENGINE IS WARM. EVERYDAY SINCE I HAVE HAD THE CAR, THIS HAS HAPPENED. THE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRENTY SO REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD COST ME A FEW THOUSAND DOLLARS, WHICH I AM NOT PREPARED TO SPEND.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#764633July 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA CUSTOMER CARE (800-382-2238) HAS BEEN CONTACTED ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND ACKNOWLEDGE ON THE PHONE THAT THERE IS A PROBLEM/FLAW WITH THE TRANSMISSION ON SOME ACURA BUT WILL NOT EXPLAIN WHAT THE FLAW IS AND HOW THEY ARE RESOLVING IT. MY CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY TILL IT REACHES 50K MILES OR 4 YEARS AND HAVING NO INFORMATION ABOUT THE ISSUE I DON'T WANT TO HAVE A SIMILAR PROBLEM IN COUPLE OF MONTH, NOT KNOWING IF WHAT HAS BEEN DONE WILL STOP THE PROBLEM FROM RE-OCCURING AGAIN. IT SEEMS THERE IS NO TECHNICAL BULLETIN NOR RECALL PUBLISHED ON THIS ISSUE AS OF TODAY. I FOUND DOCUMENTATION ON OTHER OWNER STILL HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THEIR TRANSMISSION AFTER IT GOT REPLACED 2 OR 3 TIMES AT A LOW MILEAGE (CHECK WWW.ACURA-CL.COM). I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION LAUNCHED ON THIS ISSUE ABOUT THE HAZARD IT CREATES AND FORCE ACURA TO ISSUE A PUBLIC STATEMENT ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION FLAW. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION (OAKLAND ACURA IN OAKLAND, CA) TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AT SUCH LOW MILEAGE ON OTHER ACURA AND WERE NOT SURPRISED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THEY TOLD ME ACURA HAS A "FIX" BUT WILL NOT GIVE ME DETAILS ON WHAT THE FIX IS AND THE ROOT CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM. I AM AFRAID ACURA WILL JUST CHANGE THE DEFECTIVE PART WITH THE SAME NEW PART WHICH WILL GO BAD AGAIN IN COUPLE OF WEEKS OR MONTHS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8014441July 22, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC
WHILE DRIVING BRAKES VIBRATE/PULSATE VERY HEAVILY, AND VEHICLE PULLS VERY HARD TO THE LEFT. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. VEHICLE STILL HAS THE PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#566707July 18, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
THE OUTSIDE MIRRORS WERE POSITIONED TOO HIGH, CONSUMER STATED THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.*YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8013108July 1, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION HAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM UNDERNEATH OF VEHICLE. VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE . DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012467June 24, 2002
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
WHEN BRAKES ARE APPLIED VEHICLE DRAGS AND FRONT VIBRATES. CONTACTED DEALER, DEALER REPLACED ROTORS/PADS; BUT PROBLEM STILL OCCURRING. *AK THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE FRONT AND REAR ROTORS AND PADS FAILED AND WERE REPLACED. THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURS INTERMITTENTLY. *YH
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8012223June 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT 25-30 MPH TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT, CAUSING CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL VEHICLE. CONSUMER HAS HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED FIVE TIMES. CONTACTED DEALER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8011328June 7, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
AT 60MPH VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IT BACK STARTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8010425May 23, 2002
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB *YD
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#8010158May 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE IN TRAFFIC VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT STOP WITHOUT WARNING. FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED, TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP . HAD TRANSMISSION REPAIRED. SECOND TIME THIS HAPPENED TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR. HAVING TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. DEALER CAN'T IDENTIFY WHY TRANSMISSION KEEP BECOMING INOPERATIVE WITHOUT WARNING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8009573May 10, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 30-40 MPH TRANSMISSION SLIPS INTO THIRD GEAR. ALSO, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS EXTREMELY HARD, AND WILL AT TIMES LOCK UP, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#761317April 29, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8008385April 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE DRIVING THERE WILL BE SUDDEN ACCELARATION WITHOUT APPLYING GAS, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD LIGHT UP AND VEHICLE WILL NOT GO OVER 1000 RPM. WHICH WAS CAUSED BY TRANSMISSION BEING SHOT. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760919April 19, 2002
TIRES:SIDEWALL
SECOND TIRE TO DEVELOP SIDEWALL BUBBLE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS IN UNDER 6000 MILES. MICHELIN CONTACTED AND RESPONDED THAT "THIS IS NORMAL ROAD HAZARD." FAILED TIRES ARE NEW "LOW PROFILE" TIRES. PREVIOUS VEHICLES USED OVER THE SAME ROADS WITH HIGHER PROFILE TIRES DID NOT DEVELOP SIDEWALL BUBBLES WHEN SUBJECTED TO THE SAME DRIVING PATTERN. ARE THESE TIRES SAFE?*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760427April 8, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#760262April 4, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY DISENGAGES AT ABOUT 2500 TO 3000 RPMS AND THE ENGINE SHOOTS UP TO REDLINE. ACURA IS WELL AWARE THAT THEY HAVE A PROBLEM WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS, AND NEEDS TO TAKE CORRECTIVE ACTION ON FIXING ALL OF THEM OUT THERE. THIS POSES AN EXTREME SAFETY CONCERN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8006306March 25, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WAS NOT ENGAGING. RPMS WENT HIGH AND LOW WITHOUT PUSHING BRAKES. ENGINE CHECK LIGHT WAS ON AND VSA LIGHT WAS ON CONSTANTLY. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACTED. FELT IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#759703March 23, 2002
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELLERATION, CAR UNRESPONSIVE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8005954March 19, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
WHILE DRIVING AND LOOKING THROUGH SIDE VIEW MIRROR ON PASSENGERS SIDE IT GIVES A BLIND SIDE, DRIVER CANNOT SEE. SPOKE WITH ACURA, WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS DESIGN OF VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#758673February 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED "JERKING" FORWARD AS MY VEHICLE WAS DECELERATING AND CONTINUED TO "HOLD" GEARS WHEN IT SHOULD HAVE DOWNSHIFTED. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND TURNED OFF THE CAR. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT REPEATED YET. I AM, HOWEVER, AWARE OF AN INHERRENT WEAKNESS WITH THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE ACURA 3.2 CL/TL
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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