Acura TL Complaints (2003)

391 consumer complaints on file.

#10162645July 11, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING AN ACURA 3.2TL AUTO TRANSMISSION. *TS *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160516June 21, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 17,014 MILES. *KB THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE ACURA LIMITED THE WARRANTY TO CERTAIN VINS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10160541June 20, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 ACURA 3.2 TL FELL OUT OF GEAR FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TS THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE ACURA LIMITED THE WARRANTY TO CERTAIN VINS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. *NM *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10159990June 16, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN DISENGAGEMENT OF DRIVE TRAIN. ACURA HELP LINE REQUESTED VIN NUMBER FOR CAR, SO I EXITED VEHICLE TO GET THE NUMBER FROM THE WINDOW. CAR WAS IN PARK, HOWEVER CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN HILL INTO PATH OF ONCOMING VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO RUN AFTER IT AND JUMP IN TO APPLY BRAKE JUST BEFORE COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE UNDER PE02081. ACURA IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, AND CLAIM THAT THIS ISSUE AS HIGHLIGHTED IN PE02081 HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. MY CONCERN IS THAT ACURA KNOW ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED ANY OWNER TO ALERT THEM OF A PROBLEM, THERE IS NO INDICATION SUCH AS ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE TO INDICATE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING THEY ARE WAITING TO GET SOME ONE KILLED... THANK HEAVENS IT WASN'T ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10158809June 1, 2006
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PAINT CLEAR COAT CRACKING AND COMING OFF "B" PILLAR ON DOORS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10156036April 25, 2006
TIRES:TREAD/BELT, SUSPENSION
2003 ACURA TL TYPE-S EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN ACURA DEALER FOR SERVICE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE ACURA MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SEEN PREVIOUSLY ON SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (VSA) ALLOWING SLIPPAGE OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DURING RIGHT TURNS. ACURA STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION AVAILABLE AND THE ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO ROTATE THE TIRES ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS. TIRE DEALER WAS ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TIRE ITSELF (MICHELIN) AND INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE NOTIFICATIONS ISSUES FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE WEAR ON THIS TIRE IS HEAVILY ACCELERATED AND WAS ONLY NOTICED ON A ROUTINE EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE. BASED ON THE STATEMENTS BY THE ACURA MECHANIC, I BELIEVE THERE TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO SLIP, THEREBY CAUSING THE EXCESSIVE WEAR. GIVEN WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS, THIS SLIPPAGE WAS INCREASED DUE TO THE LOSS OF ROAD TRACTION. IF UNNOTICED, THE TIRE WOULD HAVE FAILED (WITH LESS THAN 28000 MILES) POTENTIALLY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE WORN TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND PICTURES OF THE TIRE IN COMPARISON TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10155975April 24, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WITH 17,014 MILES ON MY GARAGE KEPT 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S THE TRANSMISSION FAILED LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED IT BUT I A STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT SHIFTING IMPROPERLY I CANNOT TRUST MY CAR ON A LONG TRIP OR AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WILL NOT EXTEND MY WARRANTY. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10149585February 6, 2006
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED LEAVING NO POWER AND CREATING A RAPID DECEL WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON ACURA 3.2 TL, BUT THE DEALER DENIES ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10148156January 19, 2006
TIRES
PREMATURE TIRE TREAD WEAR. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143242November 19, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 31,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. RACING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143146November 18, 2005
EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER A 2.5 YEAR PERIOD WITH A NEW 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER RECEIVING A SAFETY RECALL. SECONDLY, THE CAR HAS HAD AN IDLING ISSUE FOR 2.5 YEARS THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF AN ENGINE CONTROL VALVE. THIRD, THE A/C WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. FOURTH, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FIFTH, AND MOST WORRISOME, IS THAT I HAVE HAD WHITE SMOKE COME FROM UNDER MY HOOD ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE ACURA DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143029November 17, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAD MY 2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAIL. WHILE TRAVILING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED VERY HARD. THIS OCCURED NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A PLACE WHERE IT COULD BE TOWED. I SEE THAT NHTSA HAS OPENED AND CLOSED AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 7YEAR/100,000 MILE EXTENDED TRANSMISSION. THE MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS 34500 MILES. I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK THAT MY CAR BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND AT FIRST WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STATED THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR ACURA'S PROBLEM AND ASKED TO BE CONTACTED BY A SUPERVISIOR. I WAS CALLED BACK BY A SERVICE REP WHO TOLD ME ACURA WOULD GRANT ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA I WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A WAIVER THAT EXCLUDES ME FOR PERSUING ANY LEMON LAW VIOLATIONS AGAINST ACURA FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE SAFETY OF MY CAR, AND KNOW OF MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED ON THE SAME VEHICLE. INSTALLING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO CURE THIS ISSUE. ACURA/HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS FAILURE WITH A WIDESPREAD RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10143230November 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 ACURA HAS VIBRATION IN LOWER GEARS WHEN SHIFTING AND A HUMMING NOISE. *TS THE DEALER FOUND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENT FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10141176October 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 45,747 MI NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10138488October 4, 2005
STRUCTURE
MY CAR MAKES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE OR DRIVEWAY AND TURN THE WHEEL AND APPLY THE BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE ACURA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL AND ALSO THE MDX THAT WAS MADE THAT YEAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, HOWEVER, HOW DO I RESELL THE CAR WITH SUCH A NOISE PRESENT? I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM FIXED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10132898August 15, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. IN 06-2004 THE FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONSUMER COULD FEEL THAT THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 7-2004. THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WAS ON 8-15-05. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HER THAT IF SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE SHE SHOULD SELL THE VEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10128256August 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DT: CONSUMER STATES HE HAS AN INTERMITTENT SHUDDERING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE SAYS ACURA KNOWS THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM/ THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. HE HAS 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HE STATES THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 55, 000 MILES. CONSUMER STATES HE IS AFRAID THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE AND THE CAR WILL BREAK DOWN WHILE HE IS FAR AWAY FROM HOME. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS RECALL PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. THE DEALER INSTALLED AND ADDITION PUMP TO RECTIFY THAT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIRS MADE.*NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124192June 4, 2005
TIRES:SIDEWALL, TIRES:TREAD/BELT
TIRE FAILURE. SECOND TIRE FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL, ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH FAILURE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10124705May 25, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE ACURA. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE OIL JET KIT HAD BEEN INSTALL PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL 04V1700 AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS COMPONENT MAY HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116957May 6, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING GEAR PRIOR TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 REPAIRS BEING PERFORMED. BUT AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE DEALER INSTALLED THE OIL JET KIT PER THE RECALL. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE IN A FEW WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER DRIVES IN THIRD GEAR. *BF
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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