Acura CL Complaints (2002)

44 consumer complaints on file.

#10052146December 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD THEN THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM BENEATH THE VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ON IT'S OWN. THE DRIVER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR ANALYSIS. THE TECHNICIAN DETERMINED THAT THE PINION SHAFT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046295November 4, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
ROTORS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A GRINDING NOISE IS PRODUCED. THE DEALER CAN'T FIND THE SOLUTION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10018581May 12, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 2002 ACURA CL TYPE S. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER ONLY 12,000 MILES, MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. AFTER THE REPLACEMENT, THE TRANSMISSION STILL HAD PROBLEMS AND WAS SLIPPING BUT MY DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THERE WERE NO ISSUES WITH IT WHEN I KNEW THAT THERE DEFINITELY WAS. AFTER GOING THE WINTER WITH A SLIPPING TRANSMISSION, IT'S NOW SUMMER AND IT IS GETTING WORST EVERY DAY. I TOOK THE CAR TO MY DEALERSHIP TODAY AND ONCE AGAIN I'M FACED WITH FIRST A TRANSMISSION FLUSH THEN ANOTHER REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I FEEL ACURA, NOT THE DEALERSHIP, HAS SHOWN THAT A GREAT REPUTATION CAN BE DISSOLVED QUICKLY BY POOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, SLOW REACTION TO PROBLEMS, AND NOT FIXING A CLEAR PROBLEM. ACURA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTIES TO 100K ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BUT THIS DOES ME NO GOOD. THIS IS A BUSINESS CAR AND I DO NOT HAVE TIME FOR THE HEADACHE OF TAKING MY CAR IN CONSTANTLY FOR SERVICE. I BOUGHT MY ACURA BECAUSE OF THEIR REPUTATION AND BECAUSE OF OWNING A GREAT HONDA AUTOMOBILE IN THE PAST. I WILL NOW NEVER BUY ANOTHER HONDA/ACURA PRODUCT AND THEY HAVE LOST A GOOD CUSTOMER. *NLM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10010995March 25, 2003
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC
FRONT END (BRAKES) VIBRATION TO STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING @ 60MPH WHEN DECENDING A RELATIVELY STEEP GRADE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007768February 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ACURA CL 3.2 TYPE S TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE ABOUT 24K MILES AND RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. WHILE GOING 30MPH WITH THE 3RD GEAR, IF YOU ACCELERATE SO THAT THE SECOND GEAR KICKS IN, IN KICKS IN VERY SHARPLY, CREATING AN UNBEARING JERK THAT IS VERY OBSTRUSIVE INSIDE THE CABIN. HONDA SHOULD PLACE A RECALL ON THIS MODEL. DEALER WAS WILLING TO REPLACE IT BUT I'M NOT SURE IF NEW TRANSMISSION WILL BE BETTER THAN THE OLD ONE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10007318February 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10005159February 3, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 02 CL FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE GONE TO MY DEALER, METRO ACURA, SEVERAL TIMES AND THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING. I HAVE EVEN BEEN PULLED OVER BY THE POLICE DUE TO THE FACT THAT THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS CAUSING THE CAR TO IMMEDIATELY SLOW DOWN. FINALLY MY DEALER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A "REBUILT" ONE. SINCE THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, I BELIEVE THAT ACURA SHOULD TAKE THIS MUCH MORE SERIOUSLY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006094January 31, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. (CL TYPE-S) TS SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10006096January 31, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD BECOME LOOSE AND TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN UP. TS SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10004943January 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CAR SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTS WHEN NOT NEEDED TO AND DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE UPSHIFT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10003293January 23, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVING ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY INTO THE CITY OF CHICAGO, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND NON-PROVOKED DOWNSHIFT IN MY 2002 ACURA CL TYPE S TRANSMISSION. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF ME, AND THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE AFTER THIS OCCURRED. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER, WAITING FOR IT'S TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2001 AND AT DROP-OFF AT THE DEALER, THE CAR ONLY HAS 7998 MILES ON IT. I DON'T CARE IF I HAVE A 7YR/100K WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE TRANSMISSION, THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE ACURA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ONLY MY SAFETY, BUT ALSO THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10002916January 18, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CARS TRANSMISSIONS FOR 6 MONTHS HAS BEEN SHIFTING ERRATIC, HARD, SURGING, DOWNSHIFTING WITHOUT NOTICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND SLIPPING. CAR ONLY HAS 13K OF MILES AND NOW IS IN AT THE DEALER FOR A NEW TRANNY. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE AND A FEW FATALITIES IT SEEMS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED FAST. I PLAN TO DITCH THIS CAR IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL SAFE ANYMORE TO DRIVE. EVEN THE REPLACEMENT TRANNYS ARE DIEING.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10000722January 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#770564December 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES AND NOW AGIAN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A NEW DEALER AND ITS IN FOR A NEW TRANNY AT 36,300 MILES. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO HEAR. I ALSO HAVE HAD WARPED ROTORS AT ABOUT 13,000 WHICH I HAD TO PAY OVER 500 DOLLARS IN REPAIR WITH ACURA. WHICH THIS PROBLEM IS REPEATING. I AM VERY DISTURBED BECAUSE TODAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR DOWN SHIFTED UNEXPECTLY AND THE RPMS JOLTED UP WHICH FORCED MY CAR TO REACTING IN A UNEXPECTED SPEED INCREASE WHICH COULD'VE CAUSED A MAJOR ACIDENT. DT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8019474September 25, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 2X WHILE DRIVING SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED. FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 7/5/02. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DLR ON 7/15/02, BUT THEN FAILED AGAIN ON 7/21/02 WHILE DRIVING 30MPH. CONSUMER STATES WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED IN THE DURING THE LAST INCIDENT. MR THERE WAS CLUNKING/GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE DURING A RAIN STORM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE. SCC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#767028September 11, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF TO A LOWER GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE IN A DANGROUS MANNER. SOON OR LATER SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED IF THIS PROBLEM IS NOT CORRECTED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8018086September 6, 2002
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
VEHICLE DISPLAYED HESITATION AT 15 MPH NUMEROUS TIMES, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ON 25 JUNE 2002, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, NO PROBLEMS SO FAR.*AKTHE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT OF GEAR. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS NOISE PROBLEMS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT THE DEALER REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. *JG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766818September 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD AS I WAS DRIVING. I CALLED A LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP, IN AUGUSTA GA, AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY COULD NOT SEE ME UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WAS 9/6/2002. I HAD TO STOP AND GET A HOTEL ROOM IN AUGUSTA AND AS I WAS GOING TO THE HOTEL THE CAR GOT STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE THE CAR, IN 5TH GEAR, TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD EVALUATE THE CAR. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, IT WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO GET STUCK. I WAS TOLD, BY THE DEALERSHIP, THAT IT IS NOW STUCK IN 2ND GEAR WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THEY DONT KNOW HOW LONG THEY WILL HAVE MY CAR. ACURA CLAIMS THAT WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WILL GET A LOANER CAR COMPARABLE TO WHAT THEY ARE DRIVING. THIS IS A FALSE STATEMENT AND FALSE ADVERTISING. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH ACURA, THE QUALITY OF ITS VEHICLES, AND THE FALSE ADVERTISING ABOUT THE LOANER CAR. I HAVE ALSO READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, FROM 3.2 TL ACURA OWNERS, OF SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENING AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY ACURA.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766225August 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CAR STARTED FREE REVVING AND ERRATICALLY UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING WITH HARD JERKS. ALL MALFUNCTION INDICATORS LIT UP. ALMOST LOST CONTROL ON THE FREEWAY. WAS TOLD TRANSMISSION IS SHOT ON A CAR THAT IS A BIT OVER A YEAR OLD AND LESS THAN 000MILES. POOR SERVICE FROM DEALER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766123August 23, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION - FIRST SIGN CAME WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE GEARS WOULD BEGIN SLIPPING, DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL I HEARD THE ENGINE RPM'S REV HIGH. EACH DAY FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS THE SYMPTOMS BEGAN TO WORSEN. BY THE SECOND DAY, THE TRANSMISSION COULD'NT FIND ANY GEARS. WINDOW REGULATOR - JUST ONE DAY, I PRESSED THE DOWN WINDOW BUTTON AND I HEARD POP, AND THE WINDOW JUST SLID ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOOR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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