Acura CL Complaints

586 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#766796September 6, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
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
#766755September 5, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#567313September 4, 2002
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE POSITIONING OF THE 2 OUTSIDE MIRRORS IS TOO HIGH, BY AT LEAST 5-6 INCHES, WHEN STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN OR INTERSECTION, THERE ARE 2 BLIND SPOTS, ONCOMING TRAFFIC CAN NOT BE SEEN FROM THE LEFT AND RIGHT. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766391August 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE FOR SEVERAL WEEKS. THE DAY BEFORE IT FAILED, I WAS DRIVING ALONG AT A STEADY SPEED OF ABOUT 45 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DECIDED IT WANTED TO BE IN FIRST GEAR. THE CAR JERKED VIOLENTLY AND SLOWED DOWN VERY QUICKLY WHILE PULLING ME TO THE LEFT (NEARLY LOSING CONTROL WITH THE FRONT WHEELS LOCKED) UNTIL IT SHIFTED BACK OUT OF FIRST GEAR. IT FELT AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND IF SOMEONE WAS BEHIND ME, I WOULD HAVE BEEN REAR ENDED. THIS HAPPENED AGAIN SHORTLY AFTER BUT NOT AS VIOLENTLY. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY FAILED, IT WOULD TAKE SEVERAL SECONDS TO SHIFT GEARS AND WOULD REV UP HIGH (AS IF IN NEUTRAL) WHILE BETWEEN SHIFTS. WHEN IT DID SHIFT IT SHIFTED HARD. THEN, AS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT, SEVERAL OF THE LIGHTS ON THE DASH LIT UP INCLUDING THE CHECK ENGINE, VSA, AND D5 LIGHTS AND WAS STUCK IN SECOND GEAR. ALSO, THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE. I UNDERSTAND FROM THE DEALER THAT THIS IS NOT AN UNCOMMON PROBLEM AND MOST PEOPLE REPORT SYMPTOMS SIMILAR TO MINE. I FIND THIS SCARY BECAUSE I COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED HAD I BEEN IN DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED INTO FIRST AND CAUSED ME TO SLOW DOWN AND SWERVE ALL OVER THE ROAD UNTIL I GOT IT UNDER CONTROL. THE DEALER CLAIMS THAT THEY THINK THEY KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND HAVE FIXED IT BUT I'VE HEARD FROM PEOPLE THAT ARE ON THEIR THIRD TRANSMISSION AND ARE AGAIN HAVING PROBLEMS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8017493August 28, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WILL SLIP AND FAIL TO SHIFT INTO GEAR. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#766294August 27, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY LOCKED HILE PROCEEING DOWN THE ROAD. IN CONTACTING THE ACURA DEALER IN MOBILE, AL (MY CLOSEST DEALER) I WAS INFORMED THEY HAD 4 IN THE SHOP THIS WEEK ALONE FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ACCORDING TO THEM THE TRANSMISSIONNEED A EXTERNAL COOLER WHICH THEY NOW INSTALL ON THE NEWER MODELA. I WAS INFORMED THAT THE PRICE TO FIX MINE WOULD BE $5,100 PLUS INCIDENTALS. WITH THE NUMBER OF PROBLEMS THEY ARE HAVING WITH THIS AND THE FACT IT COULD CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IT NEED TO BE A RECALL ITEM.*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
#8016901August 21, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING DASHBOARD LIGHTS CAME ON AND VEHICLE WAS STUCK IN ONE GEAR.TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. HAD TRANSMISSION REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN WITHIN 4000 MILES. THEY REPLACED WIRING TRANSIMISSION, AND IT WENT AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#786436August 20, 2002
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS
CONSUMER STATES THAT THE KEY CAN ONLY BE REMOVED WHEN IN NEUTRAL GEAR, CONSUMER HAD THE ENTIRE IGNITION REPLACED, LATER RECEIVED RECALL 02V12 AND STATES MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE. *SLC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765943August 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
A 2002 ACURA VEHICLE PURCHASED FOR APPROXIMATELY $34,000 WITH A MAJOR FAILURE AFTER <30000 MILES AND <1YEAR ON THE ROAD. COMPLETE DISAPPOINTMENT AT NEWS OF OTHER OWNERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEM. WITH NO PREVIOUS WARNING, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR JUST RED-LINING WHEN ACCELERATING. ONCE STOPPED, CAR CAN NO LONGER MOVE AND CAR JUST REV'S AS IF IN NEUTRAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016769August 20, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ON AN INCLINE WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765885August 19, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF A FOUR LANE HIGHWAY WITH MY CHILDREN IN THE CAR. IT COULD HAVE LED TO A CATASTROPHE. I HAVE SINCE LEARNED OF MANY MORE FAILURES OF THIS TRANSMISSION FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS AT THE DEALERSHIP, CRYPTIC REMARKS FROM SERVICE REPS, AND FROM RENTAL CAR COMPANIES IN THE AREA. I WOULD LIKE TO REMAIN CONFIDENTIAL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016522August 16, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH 3.2 LITRE ENGINE. WHILE TRAVELING 55 MPH TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AFTER CHANGING INTO 3RD GEAR. DRIVER HAD TO COAST TO SIDE OF THE ROAD DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. *AKJLG
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8016179August 13, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
AT 50 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DEALER DETERMINED THATTRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765602August 13, 2002
TIRES
CHUNKS OF TREAD MISSING FROM THE CENTERS OF TIRES BOTH FRONT TIRES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#765559August 12, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
REPLACED FIRST TRANSMISSION AT 13596 MILES, SECOND TRANSMISSION AT 25223 MILES, THIRD TRANSMISSION AT 27648 MILES, WHILE THE FIRST TWO TRANSMISSIONS FAILED ON LOCAL STREETS, THE THIRD DID NOT. WHEN THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILED I WAS TRAVELING ON A MAJOR HWY AND WAS ALMOST REAR ENDED BY A LARGE SUV. I WAS TRYING TO MOTOR UP TO THE NEXT EXIT WHEN I WAS LOSING SPEED FAST. THATS WHEN A LARGE SUV WAS SKIDDING BEHIND ME AND TRYING TO SWITCH LANES TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. THIS SUV ALMOST SIDESWIPED THE VEHICLE ALONG SIDE AS WELL. THIS ALL HAPPENED IN MODERATE TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8015964August 9, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE WILL DECREASE IN SPEED WHILE APPLYING GAS. CONTACTED DEALER. TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING, HAD PART REPLACED, BUT PROBLEM REOCCURRED. *AK 8JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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