Acura CL Complaints

586 consumer complaints on file.

#10360757October 16, 2010
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT IN A 2001 ACURA CL 3.2 (GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MILES PER HOUR ON IMPACT). AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON HER VEHICLE, BUT DID ON THE OTHER DRIVER'S CAR. IMPACT WAS ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. BOTH CARS WERE DEEMED "TOTALED" BY INSURANCE COMPANIES. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10359136October 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0 CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE IN PARK OR DRIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,072.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10359194October 4, 2010
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1997 ACURA CL CUTS OFF/QUITS WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL NOT RESTART AT FIRST BUT AFTER A REST IT WILL RESTART. THIS HAPPENED OVER 6 MONTH PERIOD. THEN IT WOULD NOT START BACK AT ALL. MANY REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED WHICH INCLUDED CHANGING FUEL RELAY AND IGNITION SWITCH. CAR IS STILL STALLING UNEXPECTEDLY AND NOW REVS AT INTERVALS WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10355585September 14, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL JUST DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP I TOOK IT TO ACURA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE ($4800) AND THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT NO GOODWILL GESTURE WILL BE EXERCISED BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS CAR SINCE LATE 08 AND HAD NO IDEA OF THE ISSUES I AM STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR AND IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I DO NOT KNOW HOW I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD BOTH THE CAR AND TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO SELL IT THIS CAR NOT ONLY NEARLY KILLED ME BUT IS NOW DRAINING ME FINANCIALLY (DUE TO ACURA NOT REPLACING A CLEARLY FAULTY TRANSMISSION) AND I AM NOW STUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK AND COULD LOSE MY JOB THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR ME I EVEN HAD TO QUIT SCHOOL!!! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10349985August 17, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S TO WORK (ABOUT 10 MILES) MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45 MPH, THEN ONLY 30 MPH, BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT. AN HOUR LATER WANTED TO TAKE THE CAR TO AN AUTO SHOP AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT 6 MILES AFTER WHEN THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE (ENGINE STILL RUNNING OK). TRIED ALL GEARS BUT TO NO AVAIL. LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES AND CAR WORKED OK AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION IS "SHOT". ALL CLUTCHES ARE BAD. THEY INSTALLED A JASPER REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT ACURA ONLY USED THIS TRANSMISSION TYPE FOR THE 2001 MODEL. IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THAT TRANSMISSION AND THE LAST YEAR. I ASSUME THERE WERE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT AND ACURA WENT TO A DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2002 MODEL YEAR. IT COST ME $4500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD ABOUT 102,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THIS FAILURE. NOTE: THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION FROM ACURA AND I DID BRING THE CAR BACK TO ACURA FOR THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10341984July 8, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALWAYS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SLIP OUT OF THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 216,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10335734June 10, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ANY SPEED IN THE ACURA CL 3.2 TYPE S. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10331208May 19, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS ABRUPTLY. VEHICLE ACCELERATES ABRUPTLY WHEN GEARS SHIFT. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF FAILURE OCCURS IN HIGHWAY. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10329442May 9, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2001 ACURA CLS (VIN [XXX]). WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A MAJOR ROAD (55MPH) WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE CAR PAUSED AS THE TRANS SLIPPED, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPM, THE TRANS THEN LOCKED INTO GEAR, THE TIRES SQUEALED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THANK GOD THAT MY WIFE DIDN'T RUN INTO SOMEONE OR LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NOW I READ THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND TRANSMISSION. THE NHTSA KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WAS OFFERED. HOWEVER NOTHING WAS DONE TO MAKE OWNERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SAFER. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AT A MINIMUM THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE MANDATED ACURA TO WARN OWNERS, AND MANDATE ACURA TO PERFORM MORE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS ON THIS POORLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION, AND PERHAPS MORE FREQUENT FLUID CHANGES. I READ THAT THE NHTSA WAS CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL ACTION ON THIS ISSUE AND HOPE YOU DO. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. ALLOWING A 240 HP CAR ON THE ROAD WITH THIS TYPE OF KNOWN FAILURE IS UNSAFE TO OWNERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN MY VIEW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328866May 4, 2010
SEAT BELTS, AIR BAGS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 ACURA CL. HE STATED THAT TWO OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TEN TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 164,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10320244March 16, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAR HAS ONLY 45K ON IT. MINOR TRANS REPAIR BY PRIOR OWNER UNDER WARRANTY. CLASS ACTION APPLIED BUT PAST TIME LIMIT. ACURA OFFERED 50% OF REPAIR COST NOT 100%. I BELIEVE TIME LIMIT INAPPROPRIATE. TIME DOES NOT DAMAGE TRANS. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318911March 11, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 72,000. UODATED 05/13/10.*LJ
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10311906February 18, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 ACURA CLS HAD SHIFTING PROBLEMS. IT WOULD DOWNSHIFT RANDOMLY FOR NO REASON AND THROW YOU HARD AGAINST YOUR SEAT BELT. IT WAS SO BAD I HAD TO TAKE IT TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACED. OTHER ACURA CL'S AND ACURA PRODUCTS HAD A RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM THAT REQUIRED THEM TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT MINE WAS SUPPOSEDLY A VEHICLE THAT WAS NOT AFFECTED AND NOT COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. THE ACURA DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND COVERED 1/2 THE COST AFTER I ASKED THEM TO CONTACT THEIR LOCAL ACURA DEALER REP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10310346February 14, 2010
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
RUNAWAY CAR: I BACKED OUT OF A BUSINESS PARKING SPACE AND BARELY TAPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW I HARDLY TOUCHED THE ACCELERATOR BECAUSE I WAS GOINIG TO MAKE AN IMMEDIATE TURN ONTO A SIDE STREEET WITH A STOP SIGN. AS SOON AS I TAPPED THE GAS PEDAL, THE CAR WENT FORWARD WITH FULL POWER. MY FOOT WENT TO THE BRAKE INSTANTLY BUT THE BRAKES DID NOTHING. MY NIECE AND I FLEW ACROSS THE SIDE STREET, THROUGH A FOOT HIGH CONCRETE BARRIER (BREAKING IT), A HEDGE THEN IN ANOTHER BUSINESS'S PARKING LOT WHERE THE CAR CAME TO AN INSTANT STOP. THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND IT WAS OVER. WE WERE NEVER SO SCARED IN OUR LIVES. WE STOPPED JUST SORT OF GOING INTO A STREET FULL OF TRAFFIC. THE INSURANCE COMPANY WOULDN'T BELIEVE WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE ACURA'S ARE NOT LISTED WITH ANY RECALLS. MY FLOOR MATS WERE NOT IN BECAUSE I JUST HAD THE CAR DETAILED SO THEY WERE DAMP. THERE WAS NO MIX UP RE THE BRAKE AND ACCEERATOR PETALS BECAUSE I MOVED MY FOOT TO ANOTHER PETAL. I DON'T KNOW IF THE ACCERATOR WAS DOWN ALL THE WAY, THERE WAS NO TIME TO SEE AS I WAS BUSY TRYING TO STOP THE CAR. IT IS MY BELIEF THIS IS AN ELECTRONIC PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10302056January 23, 2010
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2001 ACURA CL-S, HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THEY SAY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BY TIME. PROBLEM IS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO I BROUGHT THIS TO SOMEONE'S ATTENTION AT ACURA , AND WAS PUSHED AWAY AS IF I KNEW NOTHING, AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME CLOSE TO $5000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10295073December 9, 2009
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
SEVERAL BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS IN 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. THIS LIKELY WILL LEAD TO DEFECTS IN TRANSMISSION AND OR ENGINE WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS INFORMATION ON BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY VEHICLE AND THE LIKELY AFFECTS CAME DIRECTLY FROM MY ACURA DEALER. IT IS LIKELY THESE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES AGO. IN 2008 THE CAR MILEAGE WAS ONLY 65,000 AND WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR ON DEC. 7,2009 IT HAS 92,000. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FOUND BY THE ACURA DEALERSHIP. I AM 62 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS IN ANY OF 20 CARS I HAVE OWNED UNTIL NOW. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE MOTOR MOUNTS, OR A CREDIT PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURE TO OWNERS THAT NEED TO REPLACE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. THIS TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE ONLY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND QUITE POSSIBLY THESE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OR A POSSIBLE CAUSE. OWNERS NEED TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY INSPECTIONS BEING PERFORMED ON MOTOR MOUNTS FOR 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP ON THIS ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10292496November 17, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THIRD GEAR CLUTCH PACK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,985. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10287381October 14, 2009
POWER TRAIN
I OWN A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE S. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR (APPROX 45 MPH) ON A BUSY TWO-LANE ROAD YESTERDAY WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED. I HAD CARS COMING AT ME AT A HIGH SPEED BEHIND ME. I SAW AN OPENING IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC SO THAT I COULD TURN AND GET MYSELF AND MY CHILD OUT OF HARM'S WAY. WHEN I TURNED LEFT, MY CAR (I GUESS) DOWNSHIFTED AND CAME TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP WITH CARS COMING BEHIND ME AND AT ME!!! I THANKFULLY SAFELY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT SOUNDS LIKE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MYSELF AND MY SON COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHAT DO I DO? AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION? *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10286641October 7, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DOWN-SHIFTS. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED; HOWEVER, SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,090.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10284770September 21, 2009
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0CL. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT IT WOULD COST $3000 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION. THERE ARE NO RELATED RECALLS OR WARRANTIES AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 88,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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