Acura CL Complaints (2001)

271 consumer complaints on file.

#10088307August 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I WAS SPEEDING UP APPROACHING 50 MPH. I WENT OVER A HILL AND SAW A YELLOW LIGHT. I SUDDENLY LIFTED UP ON THE ACCELERATOR AT WHICH TIME, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR (1500RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 5000RPM). THE NEXT ACCELERATION HAD A SLIPPING OF THE CLUTCH EFFECT. I HAD TO ACCELERATE GENTLY TO BE ABLE TO SPEED UP. I ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE IDLE KEPT "WANTING" TO DIE, CAME CLOSE A FEW TIMES, BUT MANAGED TO KEEP RUNNING. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 5 DAYS LATER WITH THE DOWNSHIFTING. I DID NOT WITNESS THE SLIPPING CLUTCH EFFECT AFTER THE SECOND TIME I FELT SPONTANEOUS DOWNSHIFTING. THEY BOTH HAPPENED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. SMALL SHOCKS ARE FELT SOMETIMES WHEN TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS. WAS INFORMED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO REPORT PROBLEM TO ACURA. A FEW MONTHS EARLIER I SPOKE TO ACURA AT WHICH TIME THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS A PART NEEDED TO BE CHANGED (RECALLED) IN MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME AFTER THE PART CAME IN. I NEVER RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP. THE REASON I AM FOLLOWING UP THIS NOW BECAUSE MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO OR THAT I MAY BE STRANDED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION MAY SUDDENLY GO DEAD. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10087895August 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A WINDING/BUZZING NOISE BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083066July 31, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
I OWED 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. LAST YEAR THE TRANSMISION WHEN OUT ON ME. WHILE I WAS ON THE FREE WAY. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS.ALL THE SUDDEN THE VEHICAL SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH. ON THE FREEWAY I ALL MOST LOST CONTROL AND GOT INTO THE ACCIDENT.I WHEN TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10082327July 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079266July 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
FIRST MADE COMPLAINT ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN 01/02, DEALER DIAGNOSED NO PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION FAILED 03/03 AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. TRANSMISSION HAS APPARENTLY FAILED AGAIN 07/04.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078852June 26, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AT 36,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068628June 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND DELAY SHIFTS. THE DOWNSHIFTS WERE SOMETIMES HARSH. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD FEEL AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE DEAD AND THEN SHIFT. *SC *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10068255May 4, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 ACURA CL TYPE-S, REQUIRING FOURTH TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066326April 16, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 56000 MILES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066021April 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
BOUGHT CAR IN 11/2002, THOUGHT I HAD BOUGHT A RELIABLE CAR AND ALL I HAVE HAD IS TROUBLE, FIRST THE CAR HAD A TICKING NOISE IN MOTOR AND HAD PROBLEM WITH BRAKES BROUGHT IT IN 2WKS AFTER BOUGHT CAR. BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADJUSTED THE VALVES, THAT WAS 1/2003,ALSO WE HAD NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH TRANNY AT THAT TIME ALSO. BROUGHT CAR IN 4/2003, THEN BROUGHT CAR IN 8/2003 BECAUSE TRANNY WAS STILL DOWNSHIFTING OR NOT SHIFTING AT ALL BESIDES THE TICKING OF THE MOTOR. WE BROUGHT CAR IN SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME WE COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANNY AND TICKING OF MOTOR THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DEPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIX THE MOTOR. FINALLY IN SEPT 2003 THEY FIXED THE VALVES , BUT NOT TRANNY. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT WHEN U GO UP AND INCLINE THE CAR WILL BE GOING ONLY 25 MPH AND CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY, WHEN I DRIVE CAR ON HIGHWAY SHE SHAKES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, ALSO IN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR, THE CAR HAS EVEN STALLED ON ME SO NOW WHAT? WE'VE ASKED DEALERSHIP SO MANY TIMES TO FIX PROBLEMS BUT THEY HAVE THERE MECHANIC DRIVE IT AND HE SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH TRANNY OR ENGINE AND COMPUTERS IN CAR ARE FINE. ONE DAY MY WIFE AND I COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT, BESIDES OTHER PEOPLE WHO WILL BE NEAR US. WE EVEN CALLED UP HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA, THEY ASSIGNED US A PROJECT MANAGER, HE SAID HE HASN'T HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING, BUT WE CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP A BIT FURTHER FROM US AND THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANNY AND VALVES BESIDES THE BRAKES TOO. SO WHO IS LYING TO WHOM??? ALL I WANT IS MY CAR FIXED. I KNOW THEY AREN'T HONEST WITH PAPERWORK, THEY USE PREVIOUS PAPERWORK OR NEVER GIVE US THE PAPERWORK, WE HAVE BROUGHT THIS CAR INTO THE SHOP OVER 8 TIMES SINCE 11/2002, ITS A 2001, MY CHEVY IS BETTER THEN THIS AND ITS NOW 11YRS OLD, GO FIGURE! SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED, I KNOW THERE WAS A RECALL THAT I JUST FOUND OUT ABOUT IN 2002, I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED!!!!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067110April 13, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. VEHICLE CYCLED THROUGH THE GEARS RANDOMLY. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED AND STALLED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEMS RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067006April 8, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE THE CONSUMER LIVES OUTSIDE THE USA, ACURA USA REFUSED TO PROVIDE A NEW TRANSMISSION. *PH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AMERICAN HONDA ADMITTED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF IT'S CL AND TL SERIES MAY HAVE PROBLEMS, THEREFORE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILE, WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE USA THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10065098March 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION PRODUCED A CLANKING NOISE. THE PART WAS REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063650March 22, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
I HAVE HAD SURGERY FUSING 7 VERTEBRAE IN MY NECK AND BACK. THIS WAS A RESULT OF A SUDDEN AND SEVERE DOWN SHIFT OF MY ACURA CL 3.2 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10061912March 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY ACURA CL FOR THE SECOND TIME. I HAD IT "REPLACED" AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE @49K MILES THAT NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR GOOD DRIVING SKILLS. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL @ 91000 MILES AFTER THE DEALER "ENHANCED THE FIX" WITH A NEW PCM @ 88000 MILES.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10061966March 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GEARS BEGAN TO "SLIP", PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, SEEMINGLY DURING UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS. THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT WAS SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT GEAR, AND AS IT WAS ENGAGING IT, WOULD SLIP. THE ENGINE WOULD THEN REV FREELY. AFTER COMPLETELY LETTING IT REV DOWN TO IDLE, GEAR WOULD REENGAGE SOME OF THE TIME. OTHER TIMES HAD TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET MOVING AGAIN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10058727February 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ERRATIC SHIFTING, FLARE AT UPSHIFTS, IT SHIFTS SUDDENLY FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR, CASUING EXTREME DECELERATION AT HIGH SPEED. CAUSING VEHICLE ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL, ALMOST INTO AN ACCIDENT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070688January 15, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
I PURCHASED MY 2001 ACURA NEW IN JULY OF 2000. OVER ITS LIFE TIME OF THREE YEARS & 37K MILES ITS HAD THE BRAKES WORKED ON FOUR TIMES. *BREAK PADS REPLACE FOUR TIMES *ROTORS MACHINED DOWN TWICE *ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BASICALLY DURING NORMAL RAPID BRAKING THE CL'S STEERING WHEEL SHAKES RAPIDLY. ACURA HAD STOOD BEHIND THERE PRODUCT AND REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AT NO CHARGE. ONE MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM EARLY ON, IS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES JUST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY COULD STOP THE CAR. I KNOW UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED I WAS DRIVING A TOTALLY UNSAFE CAR THAT COULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. EVEN NOW AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKES SO MANY TIMES IF DO RAPID BRAKING THE WHEEL WILL SHAKE. I FEEL THE CL'S BRAKES ARE INADEQUATE FOR THE SIZE, WEIGHT AND HORSEPOWER OF THE AUTOMOBILE. IF THE BRAKES WERE ENGINEERED CORRECTLY, THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PADS AND ROTORS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS, I OWN A 95 ACURA INTEGRA & A 94 NISSAN PATHFINDER. NO MATTER HOW I DRIVE THESE CARS OR ANY OTHER CAR, THE WHEEL NEVER SHAKES DURING ANY BRAKING. MY 95 ACURA INTEGRA HAS 110K MILES AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO THE FACT THEY WERE WORN OUT. THE ROTORS HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN WITH MY PROBLEMS WITH MY ACURA CL. IF I CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. ERIC CORREA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10053231January 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA CL TYPE S FIVE SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 25,560 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052622January 7, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
UPON NORMAL ACCELERATION TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE EFFECT WAS A SERIOUS SKID AND INSIDE THE CAR IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT A BRICK WALL. IF I HAD NOT BEEN WEARING MY SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR AT THIS POINT WAS 1 YEAR OLD WITH ABOUT 14,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE NEW TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHIFTED INAPPROPRIATELY AND WAS ALSO REPLACED ON NOV. 6, 2003. THIS TRASMISSION IS NOT MUCH BETTER. THERE HAS BEEN THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE CAR AND I AM FED UP. THIS IS MY THIRD NEW ACURA SINCE 1997 AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER TWO.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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