Acura TL Complaints (2002)

333 consumer complaints on file.

#10086748August 12, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 AND 2002 ACURA TLS HAVE BOTH HAD TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH EXPERIENCED ERRATIC SHIFTING, FLASHING DRIVE GEAR INDICATOR, AND FINALLY COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE 50 - 60000 MILE RANGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10086244August 5, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE; SLIPS FROM 2ND INTO 3RD AND BACK. ACURA HAS ISSUED RECALL - DEALER REPLACED TRANS WITH REBUILT UNIT. DEALER ADMITS THEY ARE AWARE OF DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE REBUILT TRANS INSTALLED TO RESOLVE ISSUE HAVE FAILED. DEALER RECOMMENDED I MEET WITH HONDA DISTRICT MGR, BUT ADMITTED HONDA HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO OFFER ANY OTHER REMEDY THAN THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10083111August 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
NO SOUNDS OR SIGNS WERE GIVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON A NEWLY ACQUIRED USED ACURA 3.2TL.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10081240July 17, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 TL LEASE IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. GOT MY FIRST NEW TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 30,000 MILES, IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2002. IT DOWNSHIFTED ON THE FREEWAY ON THE OFFRAMP TO ACURA OXMOOR IN LOUISVILLE GOING 60 MPH, THEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND I COULDN'T STOP IT. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. MY NOW EX-HUSBAND INSISTED WE LEASE THE CAR AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH IT IN THE DIVORCE, IT'S OVER MILAGE AND IN ORDER TO GET THE MILAGE FORGIVEN I HAVE TO BUY IT FROM THEM IN NOVEMBER AT AN INFLATED PRICE AND WITH BAD CREDIT FROM MY DIVORCE. THE TRADE IN VALUE HAS FALLEN $7000 SINCE FEBRUARY. OH YES, AT 86,000 MILES THE SECOND TRANNY HAS GONE BAD. THIS TIME IT DOWNSHIFTED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A SLICK STREET IN THE RAIN. THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS THE THRID TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR HAS LOST ALL ITS VALUE BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079216July 3, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
THIS INVOLVES MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE APROX. 22,000 MILES ON MY CAR. ON A RECENT TRIP FROM LOS ANGELES TO LAS VEGAS I NOTICED AN UNUSUAL AMOUT OF VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING THE CAR FROM HIGH SPEEDS (70'S). I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME EARLIER AND THE DEALER TURNED AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS WITH "NON DESTRUCTIVE" NEW ONES. THE EARLEIR EVENT HAPPENED AROUND 15,000 MILES OR SO. LAST WEEK MY TRANSMISSION FAILED (HONDA IS NOW RECALLING) AND I INFORMED THE SERVICE TECH OF MY RECURRING BRAKING PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TODAY, BY KEYS ACURA VAN NUYS, CA THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO FIX THE BRAKES AND I SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE NOW WARPED ROTORS REPLACED WHEN THE PADS WEAR OUT! I COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS! THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I'VE OWNED THAT HAD 2 MAJOR BRAKING FAILEURES IN LESS THAN 20000 MILES AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS OF GREAT SAFTEY CONCERN AND NOT AT ALL NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR! I DON'T LIVE IN SAN FRANSISCO WHERE THE HILLS CAN TEAR UP YOUR BRAKES. I KNOW OTHER ACURA OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE BREAKS AND I PERSONALLY THINK THEY ARE ENDANGERING PEOPLE BY NEGLECTING TO SERVICE THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP GET THEM TO ACT RESPONSIBILITY. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10078274June 15, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING EXTREME SPEED CHANGES. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10075251June 11, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL, TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 34000 MILES. I KNOW ACURA HAS A PROBLEM, BUT ARE THEY DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I MANAGE TO KEEP THE CAR STEADILY ON THE HIGHWAY, DOING 80 MPH WHEN IT FAILED WITH MY WIFE AND SON IN THE CAR. BUT I COULD LOSE CONTROL AND HIT OTHER CARS WHICH I ALMOST DID. I KNOW IF IT WAS MY MOM DRIVING IT SHE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THEY NEED TO LET US KNOW IF THIS CAR IS SAFE ANYMORE, AT LEAST I NEED TO KNOW. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074700June 2, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, AND IT HAS HAD ITS TRANSMISSION REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOTIFIED ME SAYING THAT A PART INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, AND IS NOW BEING ORDERED. THE PART WILL TAKE A LITTLE OVER A WEEK TO COME IN. I FIND THIS TO BE RIDICULOUS, TO HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10074585June 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
FAILURE OF ACURA 3.2 TL-S TRANSMISSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073114May 25, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 27000 MILES ON THE CAR. ACURA REPALCED THE TRANSMISSION
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066673May 11, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WHILE DRIVING UNDER ICY ROAD CONDITIONS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE AND 5 MONTHS LATER THE REPLACEMENT TIRE BLEWOUT. *MR ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL. ON THE SECOND INCIDENT, A BUBBLE WAS ALSO SEEN BUT THIS TIME IT WAS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL. ON BOTH INCIDENTS, BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067986April 28, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN AN '02 ACURA TL-S FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME, THIS TIME ON MY WAY TO TO WORK. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND WHEN ASKED WHAT REASSURANCE I HAD THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN... THE DEALER STATED THEY HADN'T REPLACED ANY TRANSMISSIONS MORE THAN ONCE... BUT THEY JUST HAD MINE. THE NEW TRANSMISSION STILLS SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY AND MOST OF THE TIME HARSHLY... ESPECIALLY UNDER HARD ACCELERATION (1ST - 2ND UPSHIFT).
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067580April 21, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION ON MY ACURA 2002 TL TYPE S FAILED AND IS BEING REPLACED BY ACURA. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066529April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S FAILED THIS WEEK. FROM OTHER SOURCES, THIS APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITH MANY MORE OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE MODEL. I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED TO FIX ALL THE MODELS CONTAINING THIS TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE IT WITH A BETTER DESIGN.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067528April 20, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SINCE DECEMBER 2002 THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS AT NO COST TO CONSUMER, WHO FELT THAT TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED SO SOON IN THE FIRST PLACE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066494April 19, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
TRANSMISSION FAILURE JUST LIKE EVERBODY ELSE WITH THESES CARS . *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066401April 18, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF AN ACURA 3.2 TL WITH THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHO HAS HAD HIS SUDDENLY FAIL ON THEM WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING,THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING SLIPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND IT IS NOW CONSISTENTLY SLIPPING WHILE CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, HONDA OF AMERICA HAS RECALLED OVER 600,000 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDA PILOT, ACURA ODYSSEY, AND ACURA MDX MODELS BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. THE TRANSMISSION FOUND IN THE ACURA CL/TL MODEL IS THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION, AND CLEARLY SUFFERS FROM THE SAME DEFECT. IT IS AS MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE CL/TL, AND OTHER MODEL LINES AS WELL, AND THERE ARE OVER 2000 PEOPLE WHO FEEL THE SAME WAY AND SIGNED THIS ONLINE PETITION HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/ACURA/PETITION.HTML MY ONLY SAVING GRACE WAS THAT NO ONE WAS ON THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME DURING THIS EPISODE, OR ELSE I MIGHT HAD TO REPORT A CRASH WITH AN INJURY OR FATALITY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10066199April 14, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE CAR DID NOT ACCELLERATE IN HIGHWAY. CHECK ENGINE, VSA, AND TRACTION LIGHTS WENT ON. THE D5 BLINKING. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN 2-3RD GEARS ONLY. DROVE TO THE ACURA DEALER. THEY ARE LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10064131March 29, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MY 2002 ACURA TL 3.2 TYPE S EXPERIENCED MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE - COMPLETE LOSS OF THIRD GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A "NEW" UNIT. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THE UNIT WAS NEW AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS INDEED. AFTER ONE WEEK, THE SHIFT PATTERN WAS STILL QUITE ROUGH AND WE SMELLED BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE RETURNED THE CAR TOT HE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION - THEY DISCOVERED METAL PARTICLE CONTAMINATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED US THAT THE CAR NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION - THIS TIME I VERIFIED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS NOT NEW, BUT A REMANUFACTURED UNIT (THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT). OUR VEHICLE HAD THE THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED - HOWEVER, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE DISPLAYED BY ACURA AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063612March 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR
BRAKES FAIL EVERY 15,000 MILES ACCORDING TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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