Acura TL Complaints (2002)

333 consumer complaints on file.

#10126453June 24, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC:ROTOR
I AM ON MY TENTH TRANSMISSION ON AN '02 ACURA TL TYPE S. ACURA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING BUT CONTINUE TO PUT IN BAD TRANNIES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10125021June 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:COOLING UNIT AND LINES
THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED EVEN AFTER ACURA HAS REPLACED IT THREE TIMES ON THEIR RECALL. ADDITIONALLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT BREAKS THE ENGINE MOUNTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10118254April 22, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION ACTING UP FOR MONTHS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM WITH DEALER ON SEVERAL LONG VISITS. TRANSMISSION WAS REACHING DANGEROUS LEVEL, NOT SHIFTING, REVVING WITHOUT ENGAGING, ETC. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES OR SO (NOT SURE SPECIFICALLY). STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP NOT VERY HELPFUL. HONDA IS COVERING UP TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SERVICE STINKS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115314April 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ACURA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMED, BUT THE VEHICLE IS PERFORMING POORLY AGAIN. *JB *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117458April 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING WHILE ON THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10117263March 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ACURA 3.2TL TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER'S TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL CAMPAIGN REFERENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BUT WAS UNSURE WHAT COMPONENT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AT 50000 MILES. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115393March 18, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION JERKED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10115292March 17, 2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT THEY BLIND OTHER DRIVERS WHEN ON THE ROAD AND COME OVER A HILL. THIS IS INCREASING THE OWNER'S CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE NOT ABLE TO VIEW THE ROAD, AND COULD CAUSE A HEAD ON COLLISION BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE CONSUMER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113133February 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO DISCOLORATION, AND PLACED INJECT INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SECOND GEAR SLIPPAGE. DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. NO RECALL FOUND. **AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112014February 23, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I AM ON MY 6TH TRANSMISSION IN A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE 5TH ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK WHICH WOULD HAVE HIT THE SPOT WHERE MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS SITTING. THE 5TH TRANSMISSION LASTED ONLY 3 WEEKS! THIS CAR IS PAID FOR AND I WANTED TO KEEP IT FOREVER. BUT, APPARENTLY, I WILL BE FORCED TO SELL IT(FOR NEXT TO NOTHING) BEFORE 100K MILES SINCE ACURA WILL ONLY REPLACE THEIR BAD TRANNY WITH A BADDER ONE FOR UP TO 100K MILES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. TWICE I HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WHILE TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY LOCKED UP ON ME. CAN'T ANYONE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?!?! HOW IS IT LEGAL, OR ETHICAL (EVEN THOUGH ETHICS SEEMS TO BE A THING OF THE PAST IN BUSINESS ANYMORE) TO CONTINUALLY PUT PEOPLE, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BACK ON THE STREET KNOWING THESE CARS ARE STILL UNSAFE. I AM SORRY, BUT I USED TO BELIEVE ACURA/HONDA WAS ABOVE THAT. OBVIOUSLY, I WAS WRONG. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10110494February 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2002 ACURA TL-S. THE CAR WOULD REV WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND WAS NOT MOVING. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108232January 29, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA TL TYPE-S (2002) TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 34,500 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED 2-3 MONTHS AFTER SERVICE AT AN AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER WHICH SUPPOSEDLY INCLUDED INSTALLATION OF THE OIL KIT RECOMMENDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA\ACURA. INSTALLATION OF SAID KIT WAS TO HAVE PROVIDED A PERMANENT REPAIR. NOTIFED CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP 1/27/05 - PICKED UP 1/28 AND DROVE APPROX. 8 MILES TO WORK - CAR OVERHEATED. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP 6 HOURS LATER - CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN WITH TEMP GAUGE GOING PAST THE HIGH POINT OFF THE SCALE. TOLD IT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED ON 1/31/05.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109133January 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTER STATE. VEHICLE STARTED JERKING, AND WOULD'NT ACCELERATE TO SPEED OF MORE THAN 5 MPH, BEFORE FAILING TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMER. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109173January 28, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED, THEN TRANSMISSION WENT OUT A SECOND TIME, AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED AND THE LABOR WAS REDUCED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10107949January 26, 2005
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
RANDOM CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM POSSIBLY RADIO OR SEAT BELTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10108755January 24, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN A LOUD BUZZING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT AS WELL. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106305January 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
JUST BOUGHT A PRE-OWNED USED 2002 ACURA 3.2TL-TYPES 1/11/05 FROM AN ACURA DEALER IN ARDMORE, PA. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE CERTIFIED LIKE NEW. AFTER THE SECOND OFF THE LOT, MY CAR STARTED TO JUST REVVED UP, WANTING TO CHANGE GEARS ALL BY ITSELF. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LONG TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE I'M DRIVING, SOMETIMES IT JUST REVS UP AND DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS. DRIVING DOWN THE SCHUKYL EXPRESSWAY, IT DOWN SHIFTED ON ME AND THERE WAS A MACK TRUCK BARRELING DOWN MY BEHIND. IMAGINE IF THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN FLYING OFF THE ROAD OR THE TRUCK COULD SWERVE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE NEXT LANE. THEN ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT MORNING THE SAME THINGS HAPPENED. TOOK IT TO THE DEARL ON 1/13/05 AND HE SAID IT PROBABLY WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. NO SH** SHERLOCK. WHAT DO YOU THINK A IT WAS, A GOBLIN IN UNDER THE HOOD? I DID A FULL RESEARCH FROM BBB, CARSURVEY.ORG, HERE, AND MANY OTHER PLACES AND IT IS CONSISTENT THAT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ARE OF THE SAME TYPE AND ACURA DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. WHAT ARE THEY STUPID. I ALSO WORK AT A RESTAURANT WHERE THE ACURA DEALER IS. IMAGINE IF I STARTED PASSING OUT MINI CARDS TO TELLS THE CUSTOMER AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT SOME OF THEM ARE ACURA CUSTOMERS ALSO, THEY THESE CARS HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE IN BUSINESS LONG. IF THEY CAN'T FIX IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME THEN I WILL BE FORCED TO PASS OUT THOSE CARDS AND CONTACT A LAWYER. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106255January 13, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 ACURA TLS WAS RECALLED BY HONDA NA FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I RESPONDED TO THE RECALL & TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER. AFTER DOING THE WORK REQUIRED BY HONDA NA, I DROVE THE CAR HOME. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA NA REFUSES TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED 2 (TWO) TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS CAR BECAUSE OF FAILURE AT MY EXPENSE. IN MY OPINION, THEY NEED TO HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE & REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, THE CAR IS SETTING IN THE GARAGE UNABLE TO DRIVE. I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE. THE TRANSMISSION WORKED FINE UNTIL THE REQUIRED RECALL WORK WAS DONE. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10106820January 5, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TEMPORALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10109355December 23, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
RECALL CAMPAIGN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *BF THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 48,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 72,000 MILES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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