Acura CL Complaints

586 consumer complaints on file.

#10436752November 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED AND EXHIBITED A HARD JERK WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT COULD SMELL TRANSMISSION FLUID BURNING. THE CONTACT DID NOT TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A DEALER OR MECHANIC FOR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 173,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10436051November 16, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND THE FAILED AND DOWN SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR. NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT ON FREEWAY. I DID GET HURT FROM THE SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10435735November 10, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED ACURA, HE WAS INFORMED THEIR RECORDS INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON OR ABOUT APRIL 12, 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NO RECORD OF THE TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 29,2004 BECAUSE SHE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE SERVICE REPORT READ NO PROBLEM FOUND. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10433896November 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR INTO DRIVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DECELERATE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10430909October 20, 2011
TIRES
BRAND NEW GOODYEAR RS-A, 205-55-16 HAVE NO TRACTION AT ALL IN WET CONDITIONS MY CAR (ACURA CL 1999) IS ALL OVER THE ROAD I ALMOST HIT A GUARDRAIL DUE TO LACK OF TRACTION. THESE TIRES HAVE HORRIBLE REVIEWS NOW THAT I CHECKED ON WWW.TIRERACKCOM AND OTHER TIRE SITES FOR THESE REASONS; NO TRACTION. IF I KNEW THAT I WOULD NEVER HAD LET THEM BE INSTALLED ON MY CAR. THE POINT IS THAT GOODYEAR IS SELLING DANGEROUS AND FAULTY TIRES AND SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR THE LACK OF QUALITY. THE SAFETY ISSUE IS THE MAIN CONCERN HERE; IF YOU ARE DRIVING AND IT RAINS AND THE CAR HAS ZERO TRACTION ITS A MAJOR ISSUE. SOMETHING HAS TO BE DONE TO RECALL THESE TIRES AND REFUND OUR MONEY AND ALSO TO TAKE THEM OFF THE ROAD BEFORE SOMEONE IS HURT OR KILLED WHILE DRIVING. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10428436October 4, 2011
AIR BAGS
I WAS SIDESWIPED BY AN 18-WHEELER ON I-40 IN ARKANSAS AND IT CAUSED ME TO LOSE CONTROL AND BARREL ROLL INTO A WOODED AREA. THE CAR IS COMPLETELY TOTALED- THANK GOD MY SEATBELT WAS ON. MY ACURA CL'S AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I HAVE PICTURES OF THE CAR AND THE AIRBAGS WITHOUT QUESTION SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. I NEED THIS INVESTIGATED... I CANNOT BELIEVE ACURA AIRBAGS FAILED ON ME. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10420970August 22, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10419660August 16, 2011
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS, FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AS THE SMOKE INTENSIFIED. THE ENSUING FIRE DESTROYED THE VEHICLE. DROPS OF A PETROLEUM PRODUCT ON THE PAVEMENT LEADING TO THE VEHICLE INDICATE THAT A LEAKING FUEL LINE MAY HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10417709August 5, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AND MY 3RD TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AS WELL. I HAVE GONE THROUGH ACURA TO SEE IF THEY COULD GOODWILL THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I AM A VICTIM OF THIER FAULTY TRANSMISSION RECALL. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $5,100 TO REPLACE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AS THEY HAVE ENGINEERED A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS REULTED IN DEATHS AND SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I WAS JUST OUT SIDE THE 3YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE WOULD NOT HELP. AS A MEMBER OF OUR ARMED SERVICES I FEEL I AM BEING TREATED VERY UNFAIRLY AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY VEHICLE. I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY THIS KIND OF MONEY TO REPLACE THERE PROBLEM. *TT
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10415988July 26, 2011
POWER TRAIN
THE CAR HAD A TRANSMISSION RECALL ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO. SINCE I AM NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I DID SOME RESEARCH TO DETERMINE IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE HAD BEEN FIXED. ABOUT A YEAR LATER, MY CAR WAS STARTING TO EXPERIENCE SHIFTING PROBLEMS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. SINCE THE CAR HAS FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE (79,201) I THOUGHT THIS WAS A LITTLE BIT ODD. NOW THAT I THINK OF IT, IT STILL APPEARS THAT THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION HAD NOT BEEN CORRECTED (AS THESE THINGS SHOULD LAST 100K+ MILES). I'M LOGGING THIS COMPLAINT TO SEE IF ANY OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10412306July 14, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10410301July 2, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
CHECK ENGINE DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. A LOCK UP OCCUR DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL BEFORE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER. IT HAS NEW ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10407789June 15, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1997 ACURA CL. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE SPEED. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CAME TO AN ABRUPT AND VIOLENT STOP, WITHOUT ANY FORWARD OR REVERSE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10403964June 1, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE CAR IS STALLING DURING OPERATION AND THE IMMOBILIZATION SYSTEM LIGHT BLINKS. I THEN HAVE TROUBLE RESTARTING THE CAR. I'VE SWITCHED KEYS, BUT IT DOES THIS WITH BOTH OF THEM. THIS IS IDENTICAL TO THE DESCRIPTION OF THE REASON FOR A PREVIOUS RECALL. HOWEVER, THE DEALERSHIP SAID THE EFFECTED PARTS HAD ALREADY BEEN REPLACED ON MY VEHICLE AND WOULDN'T REPLACE THEM AGAIN FOR FREE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10401752May 13, 2011
POWER TRAIN
WHEN ENTERING HIGHWAY VEHICLE FAILED TO CHANGE GEARS AND NEARLY CAUSING A REAR END CRASH. TRANSMISSION FAILED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10395307April 8, 2011
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT IT DID NOT REMEDY THE FAILURE. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM UNLESS HE PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THEY PREVIOUSLY PAID FOR THE REPAIRS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 181,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386475March 4, 2011
SEAT BELTS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RECENTLY REPAIRED FOR A SEAT BELT FAILURE. MOST RECENTLY, THE CONTACT WAS PARKED ON AN INCLINE WHEN THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO LATCH THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT BUT IT BECAME STUCK. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, THE VEHICLE WAS MOVED TO A FLAT ROAD SURFACE WHERE THE SEAT BELT DISLODGED INDEPENDENTLY AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTRAIN HIMSELF WITH THE SEAT BELT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE AND THE SEAT BELTS WERE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONTACT STATED HE DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE UNTIL THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 56,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 58,216. UPDATED 04/05/11*LJ UPDATED 10/12/11
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10383075February 17, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA CL 3.2 2003 W/ 60K MILES, MAINTAINED ON A REGULAR BASIS EXCEEDING OWNERS MANUAL RECOMMENDATIONS AND DRIVEN CONSERVATIVELY BY A PROFESSIONAL FEMALE: CAR BEING DRIVEN ON HEAVILY TRAFFICKED ROAD NORMALLY, AND VERY ABRUPTLY/SUDDENLY GEARED DOWN TO LOW GEAR FROM HIGH GEAR. VIOLENTLY JERKED AND SHIFTED, CAUSING THE CAR TO INSTANTLY GO FROM AROUND 50 MPH TO ONLY AROUND 10-15 MPH. NO WARNING LIGHTS OR PREVIOUS PROBLEMS. IF CAR HAD BEEN BEING DRIVEN ON THE BUSY, HIGH SPEED INTERSTATE LEAVING SAN FRANCISCO AT 60+ SURROUNDED BY TRAFFIC (LUCKILY HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND WAS ON SECONDARY ROAD), IT COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED FATAL ACCIDENTS. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO IMMEDIATELY ACCESS A SHOULDER TO PULL OVER. DROVE CAR TO ACURA SERVICE ON SIDE ROAD WITH FLASHERS ON - TOOK NEARLY AN HOUR TO GO 6 MILES. WARNING LIGHT FINALLY CAME ON A HALF MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP, ALTHOUGH PROBLEM HAD HAPPENED SEVERAL MILES BEFORE AND COULD EASILY HAVE CAUSED MAJOR ACCIDENTS, BASED ON DRIVING SITUATION. ACURA SERVICE DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT. EVEN THOUGH I LATER LEARNED THAT THE SAME MODEL AND YEAR HAD BEEN PUT UNDER AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT, I HAD NEVER RECEIVED ANY NOTIFICATIONS. FURTHER, I WAS TOLD BY ACURA CORP AND THE DEALERSHIP THAT MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE PROBLEM/ LAWSUIT AND I WAS REQUIRED TO PAY FOR THE NEW TRANSMISSION, ON THE ACURA WITH 60K MILES THAT WAS IN OTHERWISE EXCELLENT CONDITION.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10381071February 7, 2011
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
PURCHASED 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE-S (REPLACING MY FIRST ACURA 3.2CL THAT WAS TOTALED IN A 1/2009 CRASH) ON 3/2009 AS SECOND OWNER FROM ACURA DEALERSHIP WITH 35,232 MILES. GOT ALL SERVICE RECORDS FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE FROM DEALER INCLUDING THE RECORD DATED 9/9/04 (MILEAGE 14,660) FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE OIL JET KIT DURING TRANSMISSION RECALL. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THIS EVENING, THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN PROCESSED THROUGH IT AT A NORMAL SLOW SPEED, THE TACHOMETER JUMPED FROM 2,000 TO 4,000 RPMS WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. LUCKILY, I WAS WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF MY DESTINATION. WHEN I RETURNED TO VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I HAD TO PARK THE CAR ON A CITY STREET THAT SAME NIGHT. I HADN'T EXPERIENCED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS ONE NIGHT. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CONTACTED LOCAL ACURA DEALER TO BE TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY TENTATIVELY OFFERED A GOOD WILL SPLIT OF THE COST. (I HAD BOUGHT MY FIRST NEW 2001 ACURA 3.2CL FROM THEM AND THEY HAD INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION DURING THE EARLIER RECALL.) HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A NATIONWIDE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST SHOP. THEY DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. AGREED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THEY USED NEW FACTORY PARTS AND HONDA GENUINE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (ATF-Z1). AFTER COMPLETION AND PAYMENT, I WAS ADVISED TO DRAIN AND REFILL FLUID EVERY 15,000 MILES AND FLUSH TRANSMISSION SYSTEM USING ATF-Z1 EVERY 30,000 MILES. I HAD NEVER BEEN TOLD THIS TRANSMISSION SERVICING SCHEDULE BY MY ORIGINAL LOCAL ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT CONSULTANTS. OWNER MANUAL STATES CHANGING THE FLUID AT 45,000 MILES OR 36 MONTHS IN THEIR MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE FOR DRIVING IN NORMAL CONDITIONS. VEHICLE HAD 58,300 MILES WHEN THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10367134November 22, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DROVE IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BUCKLE. SHE WOULD HAVE TO LET HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO GAIN MOMENTUM. OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD NOT CONNECT INTO THE SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 205,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 198,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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