Acura CL Complaints

586 consumer complaints on file.

#10175403December 4, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR
LTR SUBMITTING COMPLAINT RE A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR ON HIS 1999 ACURA CL, ATTACHMENTS INCLUDING AN ARTICLE. *TS *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10174182November 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY, SUSPENSION
WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 1- TO 20 MPH, THE WHEEL CAVED IN AND TILTED SIDEWAYS, DAMAGING THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. PAUL'S MOTORS 845 471-4240. THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE FENDER DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE BODY SHOP. THE TIRE WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND WAS REPLACED.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10173808November 19, 2006
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 98 ACURA 3.0CL IS DEGRADING AND MY POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT, AND THE CAR ACCESSORIES STILL RUN JUST NOT THE CAR, AND THE THEFT LIGHT IS COMING ON, I'VE JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT THE RECALL AFTER I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON THE 14-15TH OF NOVEMBER 2006. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10172312October 31, 2006
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM
FRONT SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE ARM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171994October 27, 2006
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
1) APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN NOTICING AN OILY/GREASY SUBSTANCE ON MY WINDSHIELD WHEN I USED MY WINDOW WASHER CLEANER. I ASSUMED IT WAS FAULTY WIPERS AND REPLACED THESE REPEATEDLY OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. 2) ACURA TSB 01004 AND NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 623220 DETAILS THE PROBLEM...THE OIL/GREASY FILM BEING DEPOSITED ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO SEVERE, THAT IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD; WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CAR CRASH. 3) ACURA WILL NOT MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10171387October 19, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SHIFT FAILURE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170998October 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SLIPPING 2-3 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170203October 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
MANUAL TRANS/CLUTCH - LOOSES HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN LOW AIR TEMPS AND WHEN CAR IS SITTING ON A HILL. HARD TO SHIFT ONLY IN 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR. THERE WERE VERY FEW ACURA 2002/2003 CL 3.2 TYPE SS MADE, SO EVEN A COUPLE COMPLAINTS SHOULD WARRANT A REVIEW. I FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH OWNERS COMPLAINING AND ASKING FOR HELP FROM OTHERS ON THIS PROBLEM. I'VE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANS CARS AND TRUCKS FOR 22 YRS TO INCLUDE ONE HONDA THAT STILL HAD THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH AT 225K MILES, SO IT IS NOT A DRIVER RELATED PROBLEM. ALL THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON THE AUTO TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS CAR...THAT FAILED. ACURA HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT, WHEN THEY TRY TO SHIFT INTO SECOND WHEN CROSSING A BUSY STREET AND CANT. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND I JUST GOT LUCKY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170205October 7, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MANUAL TRANS/CLUTCH - LOOSES HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN LOW AIR TEMPS AND WHEN CAR IS SITTING ON A HILL. HARD TO SHIFT ONLY IN 1ST INTO 2ND GEAR. THERE WERE VERY FEW ACURA 2002/2003 CL 3.2 TYPE SS MADE, SO EVEN A COUPLE COMPLAINTS SHOULD WARRANT A REVIEW. I FOUND NUMEROUS FORUMS WITH OWNERS COMPLAINING AND ASKING FOR HELP FROM OTHERS ON THIS PROBLEM. IVE DRIVEN MANUAL TRANS CARS AND TRUCKS FOR 22 YRS TO INCLUDE ONE HONDA THAT STIL HAD THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH AT 225K MILES, SO IT IS NOT A DRIVER RELATED PROBLEM. ALL THE FOCUS HAS BEEN ON THE AUTO TRANSMISSIONS FOR THIS CAR...THAT FAILED. ACURA HAS A PROBLEM THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BEFORE SOMEONE GET SERIOUSLY HURT, WHEN THEY TRY TO SHIFT INTO SECOND WHEN CROSSING A BUSY STREET AND CANT. IT HAS HAPPENED TO ME AND I JUST GOT LUCKY. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10170039October 5, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10169361September 26, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 IN DECEMBER 2004. THE SERVICE DEALER GREASED THE TRANSMISSION AND PERFORMED NO OTHER WORK TO THE TRANSMISSION AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. ONE WEEK AGO, WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT EXPRESSED AS PART OF THE RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER GEAR 3 AND 4 WERE INOPERABLE NOT GEAR 2 AS STATED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10167940September 12, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WERE NOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V176000, REGARDING POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166731August 28, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AFTER 89,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10166589August 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. AFTER HEARING THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL OF MY VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, I CALLED ACURA. THEY TOLD ME THAT THE RECALL DID NOT AFFECT MY VEHICLE (ACCORDING TO THE VIN #). THEY AGREED TO CHECK TO SEE WHETHER IT WOULD BE COVERED UNDER THE RECALL BUT THE PROCESS THEY SUGGESTED WOULD TAKE SEVERAL WEEKS TO DETERMINE WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD COVER THE PROBLEM. I HAD MY VEHICLE REPAIRED AT MY EXPENSE. I NOW SEE THE VIN #'S THAT WERE AFFECTED AND IT LOOKS LIKE MY VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN PART OF THE RECALL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164960August 8, 2006
TIRES:SIDEWALL
A SIDEWALL BUBBLE OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES HAS FORMED ON EACH OF TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES, NITTO NT 555 ZRS. ONE TIRE IS JUST OVER 1.5 YEARS OLD WITH UNDER 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER IS OLDER WITH MORE WEAR. THE TIRES ARE WORKING FINE CURRENTLY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT BE HAZARDOUS. SEARCHING THE NITTO SITE, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, SO APPEAR TO HAVE NO RECOURSE TO GET THE TIRE REPLACED. (BOTH TIRES WERE ON THE CAR WHEN I PURCHASED IT USED SO THERE IS NO RECEIPT). THANK YOU, [XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10164010July 31, 2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE
CAR SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL. NO ONE GOT HURT. ABS INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LEAKAGE OCCURS ON THE ABS MODULATOR WHICH PROBABLY GOT ON LEFT TIRE TO CAUSE SKID. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163434July 25, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 ACURA CL-TYPE S MANUAL 6 SPEED IS ALSO HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS AS THE OTHER OWNERS WITH CHANGE IN PEDAL PRESSURE AND DIFFICULTY SHIFTING IN COLD WEATHER, SOMETIMES WITH GEARS GRINDING AND IT IS UNAVOIDABLE UNLESS YOU PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AND START FROM 1ST GEAR AGAIN,REVERSE IS ALSO A ISSUE, SOMETIMES IT WONT GO IN AT ALL, I HAVE BEEN TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIPS TO PURCHASE THE NEW TRANNY SENSORS WHICH ARE NOT CHEAP BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY CONDITIONS WERE NORMAL, NOTHING UNUSUAL AND MY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY LOCKED ON 3RD GEAR, LUCKILY I OR ANYBODY ELSE WAS HURT. MY FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FENDER WAS DAMAGED BECAUSE I HAD TO MANEUVER VEHICLE OUT OF FREEWAY TRAFFIC TO AVOID A MAJOR COLLISION. ALSO FRONT BUMPER NEEDS SOME REPAIR AND REPAINTING. *JB
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163254July 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STARTED TO NOTICE A SLIGHT SLIPPING OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN GOING FROM LOW TO HIGH GEARS. WAS INFREQUENT BUT NOTICEABLE. RECENTLY, TRANSMISSION ALSO BEGAN TO EMIT A LOW AND STEADY HUMMING OR DRONING SOUND. ALERTED MY MECHANIC AND HAD TRANSMISSION FLUSHED/SERVICED. HE INFORMED ME THAT FLUID WAS VERY BURNT AND APPEARED TO HIM THAT TRANSMISSION WILL REQUIRE A REBUILD (MECHANICS IS HONDA/ACURA CERTIFIED). I RECENTLY SET AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE TRANSMISSION REBUILT. HOWEVER, I WAS URGED BY A FRIEND TO LOOK INTO THIS FURTHER, AS THE LOW MILEAGE ON MY VEHICLE DOES NOT NECESSARILY WARRANT A TRANSMISSION REBUILD. I BELIEVE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SYSTEM TO BE DEFECTIVE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10163237July 23, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. ACURA HAS ADMITTED TO MAKING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND AS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 100K ON THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT 134K AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE LATEST REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION UP TO 100K WHICH I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD. THEY CAN GIVE ME NO GUARANTEES OF THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE NEWEST TRANSMISSION AND WILL NOT COVER ANY FURTHER REPLACEMENTS. THIS MEANS THAT IF IT GOES OUT AGAIN, I WILL BE PAYING $4,000 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR DEFECT. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN WHILE I OWN IT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AS I TRAVEL ALOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYONE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH ANY HELP, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10162423July 14, 2006
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DETERMINED THE THROTTLE WAS STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ALERTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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