Acura CL Complaints

586 consumer complaints on file.

#10214431January 10, 2008
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, STEERING, VISIBILITY:GLASS, SIDE/REAR, STRUCTURE:BODY
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, SHOOK, AND WOBBLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ON JANUARY 9, 2008, THE CONTACT WENT TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. HE WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA BY HIS CREDIT UNION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,374 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10214010January 7, 2008
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
I OWN A 2001 ACURA CL 3.2. THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WORKING. THE SWITCH CAN BE TURNED TO OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED WITHOUT HAVING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE (WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS INSIDE THE CAR). THIS WAS ONLY NOTICED RECENTLY WHEN MY SON BEGAN USING THIS CAR. SINCE MY WIFE AND I NORMALLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK BEFORE TURNING OFF THE CAR AND REMOVING THE KEY, I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED. NHTSA'S RECALL DATABASE INDICATES THAT HONDA/ACURA HAVE ISSUED RECALLS ON OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT FOR THE 2001 CL. THE RECALLS WERE FOR THE HONDA ODYSSEY (1999), HONDA ACCORD (1998 TO 2002), HONDA PRELUDE (1997 TO 2001), ACURA TL (1999 AND 2000) AND ACURA CL (1998 AND 1999). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10212993December 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT:RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER
ACURA IS KNOWINGLY PUTTING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS. WHEN MY FIRST TRANS WENT OUT, I WAS DOING 50 MPH ON LAKE SHORE DR. AND IF I WEREN'T WEARING MY SEATBELT, I WOULD'VE GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THEY ADMITTED THAT THEY KNEW ALL THESE TRANS WERE BAD AND REPLACED THE 1ST ONE @ 103,000 MILES AND SAID THEY WOULD "GOOD WILL" THESE TRANS AS LONG AS IM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. MY HUSBAND WAS A MASTER TECH. MECHANIC AT ACURA FOR 10 YRS. AND SAID THEY NEVER CAME OUT WITH A GOOD TRANS. FOR THESE CARS. THEY JUST KEEP REBUILDING THEM AND REPLACING THEM WHEN THEY GO OUT! NOW MY REPLACEMENT TRANS IS GOING OUT @ 30,000 LESS MILES THAN THE 1ST AND THEY REFUSE TO REPLACE IT WITHOUT ME PAYING FOR IT! PAY FOR ANOTHER BAD TRANSMISSION? THEY WROTE ON MY CAR WORK ORDER "TEST DROVE VEHICLE FOUND TRANS SLIPPING - CUSTOMER ADVISED OF TRANS OPERATION, NOT RECOMMENDED TO DRIVE VEHICLE!" THEY PUT ME BACK ON THE STREET WITH THEIR UNSAFE TRANSMISSION. IT'S NOT RIGHT THAT THEY ARE PUTTING 'ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN' ON THE STREETS. IS IT CHEAPER FOR THEM TO PAY FOR PEOPLES DEATHS THAN TO TAKE ALL THESE VEHICLES OFF THE STREET? HONDAS BIGGEST SETTLEMENT CANNOT REPLACE SOMEBODY'S LOVED ONE. THERE HAS TO BE JUSTICE SOMEWHERE. PLEASE HELP SAVE SOMEONE'S LIFE, THANK YOU.. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209629November 21, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN OCTOBER 2007, I BEGAN TO HAVE PROBLEMS WITH MY 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CAR JERKED WHEN I PUT IT IN REVERSE AND AS IT CHANGED GEARS IT STARTED SHAKING. I HAD IT CHECKED DURING AN OIL CHANGE THAT MONTH AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OK. THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AN DIN NOVEMBER I TOOK IT IN TO MCDANIELS ACURA IN COLUMBIA, SC. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS AND THAT THE RECALL EXPIRED DUE TO VEHICLE MILEAGE. I INFORMED THE GENERAL MANAGER I DID NOT RECEIVE RECALL INFORMATION. AFTER CONTACTING THE ACURA CORPORATION, I WAS INFORMED SINCE I WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER, I DID NOT RECEIVE THE INFORMATION. I AM THE REGISTERED OWNER AND INFORMATION WAS NOT SENT TO ME. NOW, I AM FACING $4000 IN REPAIRS ON A VEHICLE I AM STILL PAYING ON. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10209098November 15, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
1) ROUGH SHIFTING. 2) GEAR WOULD NOT CHANGE, ERRATIC SHIFTING, AND THEN CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. 3) 01-SOME 03 CLS HAD MANY PROBLEM W/ TRANSMISSION SO TRANSMISSION WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED TO 109K BUT I HAVE AN 03 THAT IS NOT COVERED AND TRANSMISSION BLEW. DEALER PAID FOR THE TRANSMISSION BUT I HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10203151September 16, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2002 ACURA CL HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED OUT 4 TIMES; THE CAR IS ENDING IT'S WARRANTY, AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10202310September 9, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DETERMINED BY AN ACURA AUTHORIZED DEALER/SERVICE AS DAMAGED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT. IT WAS DETERMINED TO BE UNSAFE FOR USE ON THE ROAD AS THE TRANSMISSION ERRATICALLY DOWNSHIFTS. THE ACURA SERVICE / DEALER IN BRIDGEWATER NOTIFIED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION / VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED ON THE RECALL TRANSMISSION REPAIR/REPLACEMENT. I HAVE TO COVER AND PAY THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT COST OF $2,300. IN RESEARCHING THE WEB, THE 1999 ACURA CL 3.0 TRANSMISSION IS THE SAME AS THE TRANSMISSIONS RECALLED BY ACURA FOR YEARS' 2000, 2001, 2002. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201919September 5, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. ON AUGUST 20, 2007, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, HOWEVER, IT WAS NOT AN EMERGENCY. TWO WEEKS LATER, THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN BECAUSE THE GEARS WOULD NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY AND THE VEHICLE WOULD JUMP. THE GEARS THEN BEGAN SLIPPING AND THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 108,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 107,940.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10201272August 30, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:TRUNK LID:LOCK, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:ANTI-THEFT DEVICES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. IN 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR SEVEN YEARS. ON AUGUST 29, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME DEFECT THAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL SHE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED. ACURA WAS UNCONCERNED SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FROM THE PRIOR RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER MAIN CONCERN WAS HER SAFETY AND THE RESALE POTENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF AUGUST 30, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,082. THE DEALER STATED THE TRUNK LATCH FAILING AND SECURITY SYSTEM NOT ACTIVATING. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10200890August 27, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA 2.3 CL. THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED ON AND THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED TO REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH IN REVERSE, THE TRANSMISSION WAS HEARD SHIFTING AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A VEHICLE. THE BRAKE WAS APPLIED, HOWEVER; THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT STOP UNTIL IT CRASHED INTO A WALL. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED. THE INSURANCE COMPANY DETERMINED THE VEHICLE TO BE DESTROYED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 76,000. THE CONSUME PROVIDED MEDICAL AND INSURANCE BILLS FOR THE ACCIDENT. UPDATED 09/19/07 *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10196498July 16, 2007
VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:INTERIOR
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE FLUID COULD BE AND IF IT WAS TOXIC. THE FLUID HAS ETCHED HIS VEHICLE CONSOLE AND THE MIRROR IS NOW DISCOLORED. HE STATED THAT THE FLUID IS VERY BLACK AND RESEMBLES TAR. THERE IS A GRAY FILM COVERING THE MIRROR AND HE CANNOT LOOK THROUGH IT TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10196532July 16, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:FAN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:TURBO/SUPERCHARGER, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CRANKCASE (PCV), PARKING BRAKE:INDICATOR LIGHT, STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
TRANSMISSION FAILURE: THE PROBLEM STARTS WITH THE FOLLOWING SYMPTOMS : FAILURE TO PLACE THE CAR IN DRIVE OR TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHEN IT IS IN PARK. LOSS OF POWER TO THE ENGINE WHILE DRIVING IN HIGHWAY TRAFFIC(SPEED DROPS FROM 55 MPH TO 0 MPH WHILE ACTIVELY DRIVING ON HIGHWAY). CAR WILL NOT ADVANCE SPEED WHEN MOVING THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REPEATEDLY TURNS ON. WAS ADVISED BY THE DEALER TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE FOLLOWING: BREAK LAMP, V-TECH FILTERS, MULTIPLE SERVICE CHECKS AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. HAVE HAD FOUR TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED BY DEALER. DEALER IS NOW REFUSING TO MAKE NECESSARY REPAIRS. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10196325July 13, 2007
EQUIPMENT
SEVERE JERKING FROM TRANSMISSION, TRANSMISSION SLIPPING CAUSING VEHICLE NOT TO MOVE UNTIL REACHING AN EXCESS OF 5 RPMS, USING THIRD GEAR TO GET VEHICLE TO MOVE AT 4 RPM'S, TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE ON INCLINES CAUSING VEHICLE TO ROLL BACKWARDS WHILE IN DRIVE THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REBULIT TWICE, AND IS DESCRIBED IN A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGANIST HONDA FOR TRANSMISSIONS, BUT NOT LISTED IN THE CLASS ACTION SUIT. ALL VEHICLES AROUND THIS MODEL WERE RECALLED AND LISTED ON THE SUIT FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10195353July 5, 2007
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:CALIPER
BRAKE CALIPER MOUNT/BRACKET DEVELOPED SUPERFICIAL CORROSION WHICH REDUCED THE TOLERANCE FOR THE BRAKE PAD,S MAKING THEM RESISTANT TO SLIDING--BOUND. BRAKE PADS ADHERED TO CHROME BEARING MATERIAL BETWEEN PAD AND CALIPER BRACKET, AND BEARING MATERIAL, ACTED LIKE A RETURN SPRING INCREASING THE TOLERANCES TO THE ROTOR WHEN BRAKE PRESSURE RELEASED. UPON EMERGENCY BRAKING, BRAKE PEDAL TRAVEL WAS EXCESSIVE, AND AN ACCIDENT WAS NARROWLY AVOIDED. CORROSION WAS MACHINED FROM CALIPER MOUNT/BRACKET AND WEATHER RESISTANT LUBRICANT APPLIED. PADS AND SHIMS WERE ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER PARTS. ACURA CL 2003. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10192706June 7, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THERE WAS AN ERRATIC UPSHIFT. THE DEALER REFERENCED RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE COVERAGE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BY 9,000 MILES. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10185639March 20, 2007
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL*- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA 2.3 CL. WHILE ON AN HILL OR A SLIGHT UPGRADE AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED THE VEHICLE WILL ROLL BACKWARDS WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK. THE ROAD CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR. THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH INTERLOCK. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CONTACT DID NOT EXPERIENCE THE PROBLEM UNTIL AFTER THE RECALL WORK HAD BEEN COMPLETED. THE DEALERSHIP HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 44,000. *AK UPDATE 5/3/07*TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10183451February 25, 2007
WHEELS:RIM, TIRES:SIDEWALL
I BOUGHT THIS ACURA CL TYPE S 6-SPEED SATURDAY, JAN. 6, 2007. DEALER HAD PUT NEW TIRES ON VEHICLE AS PART OF AN ACURA CERTIFIED USED CAR PROGRAM. ON MONDAY FEB. 5, 2007, I WAS TRAVELING ON BUSINESS LEAVING FROM WORK WITH BAD WEATHER PENDING. CO-WORKER WAS TO DRIVE MY CAR TO MY HOME FOR ME, TO KEEP IN GARAGE. MY CO-WORKER CALLED LESS THAN A MILE FROM WORK INFORMING ME OF SIDEWALL BLOW OUT ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE REAR TIRE, HE HAD ONLY TRAVELED A SHORT DISTANCE WHEN CAR FELT ODD. HE DID NOT HIT ANYTHING. MY CO-WORKER AND MY WIFE GOT THE CAR TO LINDSAY ACURA FOR SERVICE THAT NIGHT. THE NEXT DAY SERVICE CONSULTANT MATT CALLED TO INFORM ME OF TIRE AND RIM DAMAGE HE BELIEVES RESULTED FROM A POTHOLE IMPACT. (CUSTOMER DAMAGE) NOT COVERED BY WARRANTY. THIS COST ME $350.63. I HAVE SEEN THAT THERE IS OTHER SIMILAR COMPLAINTS (FALKEN TIRE). *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10180784January 26, 2007
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
MY 2001 ACURA CL 2.3 TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED APPOX 2 MOS AGO. I HAVE MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR TIME AND COST DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASONS. MY WIFE ALSO MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK TO ACCOMMODATE FOR DRIVING ME. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10179561January 17, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR BAGS
2001 ACURA CL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (SLIPPING)**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME WHEN A LETTER WAS RECEIVED REGARDING POSSIBLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN 2001-2001 ACURA'S, HOWEVER HE WAS EXPERIENCING SRS WIRING PROBLEMS IN DEC 2002. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DIDN'T BEGAN UNTIL DECEMBER 2003, WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NEVER A MENTION OF ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS OR REPLACEMENT IN THE NOTICE THAT WAS RECEIVED IN 2002. 4 YEARS LATER THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MORE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, 11 DAYS LATER MORE PROBLEMS HAD SURFACED WITH THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND UPON INSPECTION, THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED. THE ENGINE MOUNTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO EXHIBIT A PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10177605January 2, 2007
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* - THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL 04V176000 ON A 2002 ACURA 3.2CL FOR THE TRANSMISSION, THE DEALER REPAIRED SOMETHING, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS STILL SLIPPING. THE DEALER TOLD HIM LAST WEEK THAT THEY WOULD GIVE HIM A NEW TRANSMISSION, AND THE PARTS WOULD BE IN ON 01/02/2007, BUT HE HAD TO PAY FOR THE LABOR TO PUT THE OLD TRANSMISSION IN. IF THERE WAS A RECALL WHY DID HE HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR. THEY FIXED IT BEFORE THEY SHOULD CONTINUE TO FIX IT STILL UNDER THE RECALL. AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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