Acura TL Complaints (2000)

249 consumer complaints on file.

#10313967February 24, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL YEAR 2000, IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS MODEL HAS A DEFECT THAT MAY RESULT IN THE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT ANY SPEED. FOLLOWING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ([XXX]), THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE WAS EXTENDED TO 109,000 MILES. MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER IS PART OF THIS RECALL. MY CAR STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE AT ~100,000 MILES (ANOTHER ~8000 MILES LEFT WITH THE WARRANTY). I NOTICED THE SLIPPING OF GEARS, HESITATION AND DOWNSHIFTING OF GEARS AND THE D5 INDICATOR BLINKING. MY FAMILY AND MY CAR POOL PARTNER, CAN ATTEST TO THIS ISSUE. MY COWORKERS HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS, THEY SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED TO ALSO CONSULT ACURA UNDER RECALL. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT SERVICE AND HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP DROVE THE CAR AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND AFTER DRIVING COUPLE OF TIMES IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORST AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE, DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH ACURA, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY BY SAYING THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAR NOW HAS DRAGGED TO 145K MILES AND HAS PASSED THE RECALL LIMITS BUT IF THE DEALER PERFORMED CORRECTIVE MEASURES AND DID THE TEST CORRECTLY WHEN I TOOK IT UNDER THE WARRANTY, I WOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM TODAY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF THE CAR HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION, I HAD THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, REPORTED AND GOT CHECKED. SINCE THE CHECK WAS NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY, I WOULD LIKE ACURA TO TAKE RESPONSIBLY AND FULFILL THE RECALL COMMITMENT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10313320February 23, 2010
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED RATE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INTERIOR REAR MIRROR WAS COVERED THREE QUARTERS WITH A BLACK RESIDUE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE 150,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310471February 15, 2010
EQUIPMENT, POWER TRAIN
I HAD A TOTAL OF 6 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED IN MY ACURA TL 2000 3.2 LITER. WHY IS TOYOTA GETTING SO MUCH PRESS AND TROUBLE AND HONDA DIDN'T. HONDA WOULDN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND MY RESALE VALUE WAS HORRIBLE. I ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM AFTER BUYING THE CAR AT 14,000 MILES. I AM CONSIDERING SENDING THIS TO ABC NEWS. THEY WANTED THE STORY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I E-MAILED THEM. I THINK I WILL FOLLOW UP NOW. WHY DO TOYOTA OWNERS GET HELP BUT ACURA OWNERS DO NOT. THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY YOUR AGENCY DIDN'T PROTECT ACURA OWNERS FROM POTENTIAL DEADLY CONSEQUENCES NOR FINANCIAL LOSSES. I SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS PROBLEM. YOUR REMEDY WAS INSULTING AND THE LAWSUIT WAS A JOKE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295923December 15, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS (FAILURE) DISCOVERED BY FIRESTONE AUTO CARE, HICKAM AFB, HI, WHILE DOING AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC. NO ACTION DONE TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF HIGH COSTS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10293454November 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN
ALL MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED IN MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. IN READING ABOUT THIS ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT IT'S HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS ME. AS I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR, I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED, HOWEVER I JUST UNCOVERED IT AND REALLY THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289245October 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ON 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL FAILED LAST WEEK AUTO HAS ABOUT 77,000 MILES DEALER AND ACURA MAIN OFFICE SAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO ANYTHING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10289257October 21, 2009
VISIBILITY
2000 ACURA TL MIRROR LEAKED FLUID ON INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE'S CONSOLE. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT MY MIRROR IS NOW BLURRY. NOW FOR SOME REASON EVERYTIME I GET IN MY CAR AND DRIVE MY RIGHT EYE STARTS TO HURTING. ONCE I'M OUT AND IN FRESH AIR IT FEELS FINE. I'VE NOTICED ON FORUMS ONLINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM AND SOME HAVE COMPLAINED OF DIFFERENT HEALTH ISSUES ALSO. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10283092September 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281676August 25, 2009
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES
2000 ACURA 3.2 TL REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFECT. THE 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL COMES EQUIPPED WITH A AUTO-DIMMING REARVIEW MIRROR MANUFACTURED BY THE MAGNA DONNELLY CORPORATION. THIS MIRROR BEGAN LEAKING A DARK FLUID RECENTLY WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE TOXIC. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN WHICH MIRRORS EVENTUALLY EXPLODE AND CAN SPRAY THIS TOXIC FLUID INTO THE EYES AND MOUTH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10281597August 24, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL OUT OF NOWHERE STARTED SLIPPING AND SHIFTING GEARS WHILE I WAS DRIVINGONE DAY. WHILE I AM DRIVING MY CAR THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN OR JERK AN SLIP AFTER FREQUENT STOP AND GO'S. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN OVER A MILLION ACURA'S, AND AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. BUT TO ME IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ACURA SHOULD BE REQUIRED AND OBLIGATED TO FIX. WHILE DRIVING ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME, I THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHO IS TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT I WOULD BE HERE RITE NOW. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10263167March 26, 2009
TIRES, TIRES:SIDEWALL
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE HAS SUNNY SUN 3800 TIRES, SIZE 225/40/ZR18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING IN ONE DIRECTION. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. IN ADDITION, THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE EXHIBITED SEVERE CRACKING. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED TIRE SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND IT WAS NOT IN STOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED TIRE SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE COMPOUND CONTRIBUTED TO THE SIDEWALL FAILURE. THE FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 171,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10262616March 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM WRITING BECAUSE MY ACURA 3.2TL IS VIBRATING AND JERKING BAD IN 2ND GEAR AND I HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED OUT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOW AND I AM AFRAID OF THE SAFETY ISSUES IT CAN CAUSE OR EVEN DEATH BY CRASH. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10253692January 3, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION SEEM TO VIBRATE SEVERELY WHEN SHIFTING IN SECOND GEAR I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS UNDER RECALL TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE UP TOO AND UNDER 100,000 MILES AND IT IS UNDER. I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS BUT I WAS NOT AWARE DUE TO HONDA/ACURA ALWAYS STANDING BY THERE PRODUCT. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO I HEARD GEAR CHIPPING CAN RESULT LEADING TO TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AND POSSIBLE CRASH WHICH CAN ALWAYS RESULT AS FATAL!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10249891November 26, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY CARS TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO ACT UP BY NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR'S TRANNY WILL SUDDENLY LOCK UP WHEN THE CAR WANTS TO SHIFT. FOR EXAMPLE IM ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL STAY AT 20 MPH THE RPM WILL RISE BUT THE CAR WONT SPEED UP BECAUSE IT HAS LOCKED. I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL ON MY CAR AND THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2004 ON THE TRANNY. I GAVE ACURA A CALL BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME. I DID A CARFAX REPORT AND NO TRANSMISSION CHANGE WAS EVER DONE OR REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I OWN A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. THIS BRINGS ME TO A GREAT CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY SOMETIMES ON THE FREEWAY IT WILL LOCK AND SOMETIMES IT WILL SPEED UP . PLEASE HELP LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO. I WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO I PERSONALLY KNOW VERY WELL AND IS A FAMILY FRIEND AND HE TOLD ME IT IS INDEED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248609November 12, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). A TECHNICIAN INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT BECAUSE NONE OF THE GEARS SUSTAINED DISCOLORATION. FOUR YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING ABNORMALLY AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10248281November 10, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
STARTED HAVING TRANS PROBLEMS AFTER EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT. NOT GOING INTO GEAR, HARSH OR NO SHIFTING, ENGINE REVS HIGH WHILE IN GEAR & DRIVING, D5 FLASHING. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. HONDA CANADA WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. ALTHOUGH DEALER PROVIDED FREE DIAGNOSIS, ESTIMATED TRANS REPLACEMENT WAS GOING TO BE $4000.00. APPROX MILEAGE 125,000 MI. TRADED FOR NEW DOMESTIC (TAURUS). THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL RATHER THAN EXTENDING WARRANTY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246488October 23, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10246165October 20, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
IGNITION KEY SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY WORKS AND THEN DOES NOT; CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OR NOT START. THE CAR CAN BE INDUCED TO START BY SHAKING (VIBRATING) THE KEYS WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH SLOT. THIS HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE HONDA RECALL OF THE 1999 ACURA TL & CL'S (ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER HONDA MODELS). THE SYMPTOMS THAT LED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL DURING OPERATION PUTTING THE DRIVER (& PASSENGERS) AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 ACURA TL AND THUS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10245909October 15, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2000 ACURA 3.2 TL HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION FROM DAY ONE AND NOT RELATED TO THE IMPLIED LACK OF ADEQUATE TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT WAS INSTALLED PRESENTED SEVERE PROBLEMS. SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR INTO THIRD GEAR BECAME IMPOSSIBLE, AND THE MAXIMUM SPEED ACHIEVABLE WAS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10244518October 6, 2008
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. HE HAD IT REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS RECOMMENDED. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SKIP, 'BUCK', AND HESITATE IN FIFTH GEAR. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 11/7/08 *CN UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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