Acura TL Complaints (2001)

149 consumer complaints on file.

#758660February 26, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE WARRANTY ONLY COVERS TO 50K MILES AND THE TRANSMISSION MIGHT GO OUT AGAIN...THERE IS LOTS OF ACURA TL OWNERS WITH BAD TRANSMISSIONS INCLUDING MINE WHICH I JUST REPLACED, BUT AFRAID IT WILL GO BAD AGAIN. PLEASE HELP!!!*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8004063February 14, 2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD SKIP FROM FIRST GEAR TO SECOND GEAR. HAD CONTACTED DEALER, BUT PROBLEM COULD NOT BE FIXED. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#751923September 8, 2001
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MANY ACURA 3.2 CL OWNERS HAVE BEEN REPORTING TRANSMISSION FAILURES, AS WELL AS ACURA 3.2 TL OWNERS, WHO HAVE THE SAME TRANSMISSION UNITS IN THEIR CARS, AND BELIEVE THAT THIS MAY BE A SAFETY HAZARD. IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE OCCURS WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE SOMETIMES SLOWS DOWN ABRUPTLY, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE DRIVER IS ACCELERATING. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN TRYING TO PASS SOMEONE, THE TRANSMISSION WILL SUDDENLY LEAVE THE ENGINE REVVING HIGH, BUT THE CAR WONT ACTUALLY ACCELERATE AND ACTUALLY SLOWS DOWN, SOMETIMES VERY NOTICEABLY. THIS CAN CAUSE SOMEONE TO REAR END YOU IF THEYRE COMING UP FROM BEHIND YOU NOT EXPECTING YOU TO SUDDENLY COME TO HALT FOR NO APPARENT REASON. ALSO, IT SEEMS THAT HONDA/ACURA MAY HAVE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH ITS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS SINCE THE RELEASE OF THE HONDA V6 ACCORD, WHICH IS THE PLATFORM ON WHICH THE ACURA CL AND TL MODELS ARE BASED. THE CL/TL MODELS HAVE INCREASED HORSEPOWER OVER THE ACCORD, ESPECIALLY THE TYPE S MODELS, AND THESE TRANSMISSIONS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE EXTRA POWER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#750865August 21, 2001
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE
NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOV EVEHICLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#894284August 14, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
CONSUMER WAS BARELY GOING 2MPH IN A DRIVEWAY ALMOST STOPPED AND VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. CONSUMER WAS PRATICALLY STANDING ON BRAKES, USING THE LEFT FOOT AND TRYING TO STOP THE VEHICLE. BEFORE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING IT DEMOLISHED A BRICK PUMP HOUSE, A CONCRETE BIRD BATH, AND AND 2 TREES. NO CONTACT HAS BEEN MADE WITH DEALER. VEHICLE HAS OVER $9800 WORTH OF DAMAGES.*AK *SLC
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749915August 6, 2001
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING NEWS GROUP ON THE WEB FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://FORUMS.CLUBRSX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=1078. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#749194July 25, 2001
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHEN STOPPED WITH FOOT ON BRAKE CAR ACCELERATES. ALSO IF CAR IS IN REVERSE, AND FOOT IS ON BRAKE, CAR ACCELERATES IN REVERSE. THIS BEHAVIOR IS REPRODUCIBLE. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#887859May 9, 2001
TIRES
SINCE FEB 6 2001 WHEN THIS CAR WAS DELIEVERED TO CONSUMER FRONT PASSENGER'S TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE OF BUBBLES ON SIDE OF IT . ON FEBRUARY 20, TIRE HAD TO BE REPLACED AGAIN BECAUSE OF BUBBLES ON INNER SIDE OF TIRE. MICHELIN TIRES. DEALERSHIP WAS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#872355October 5, 2000
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
DEFROSTER/DEFOGGER VENTS ON TOP OF DASHBROAD AT EDGE OF WINDSHIELD ARE REFLECTED INTO WINDSHIELD. THIS CAUSES POOR DRIVER VISIBILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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