Acura TL Complaints (2003)
391 consumer complaints on file.
- #10064932March 25, 2004POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10063616March 22, 2004SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:PEDALS AND LINKAGES
MY 2003 ACURA TL CURRENTLY HAS 3500 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY IT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE - NO NOISE WAS PRESENT PRIOR - TURNS OUT THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE BAD (THE FRONT ONES WERE FINE). *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10060392March 4, 2004AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
MY WIFE WAS IN A COLLISION ON 12/12/03 WHICH INVOLVED ANOTHER VEHICHLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN AND MY WIFE'S NEW 2003 ACURA TL HIT THE VEHICLE AT FAULT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I HAVE INCLUDED PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY DAMAGE INCURRED. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO THE ACURA DEALER IN FORT WALTON BEACH IMMEDIATELY THAT I PURCHASED THIS FROM AND GAVE THEM A CHANCE TO TEST THE AIRBAGS BEFORE THE CAR WAS FIXED. THEY DECLINED AND INFORMED ME THEY WOULD TEST THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ONCE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CASE FILE# WITH THE DEALER WAS B012003-12-1601041. EVERYBODY THAT I SPOKE WITH REGARDING THIS WAS AMAZED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPOY ON A FRONT END CRASH THAT CAUSED $7183 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CORE SUPPORT OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER ACURA FAILURES FOR FRONT AIRBAGS AND WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT THAT HELPFUL. MR. KIRK PERKS THE DISTRICT MANAGER DID AGREE TO MEET WITH ME TO DISCUSS AND THE DEALER PERFORMED AN AIRBAG TEST , HOWEVER THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO ACCURATELY TEST THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY CONCERN NOW IS OBVIOUSLY IF THESE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY ON ANY FUTURE INCIDENTS.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10059007February 25, 2004POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
2003 ACURA 3.2 TL PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY GETTEL ACURA IN SARASOTA, FL. TOLD "CANNOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM SO HONDA/ACURA WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS". VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALER, THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY ACURA CUSTOMER CARE THAT MY VEHICLE IS "OUTSIDE THE VIN NUMBER SERIES COVERED BY PREVIOUS NHTSA INVESTIGATIONS" AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR REPAIR, DESPITE THE 7 YEAR, 100K MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WAS TOLD "WE BELIEVE YOU, BUT IF WE CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO...WHY SHOULD WE DUMP THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PARTS INTO YOUR CAR IF WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG?" I EXPLAINED THEIR LIABILIY AND THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD, AS, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND, TWICE IN LAST 5 DAYS. ACURA/HONDA APPEARS TO BE STONEWALLING, AND I WILL HAVE TO SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL IN ORDER TO COMPEL THEM TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY...BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO MYSELF OR MY FAMILY. ACURA INSISTS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE "FIXED" BEFORE THE CAR WAS BUILT, SO THERE IS NO WAY I COULD BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND I WAS CHASTIZED FOR QUOTING INFORMATION FROM NHTSA INVESTIGATION RESULTS...THEY TOLD ME "YOU AREN'T A MECHANIC, AND TRYING TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE YOU READ SOMETHING ON THE WEB DOEN'T MEAN YOUR CAR HAS A PROBLEM". THIS WAS COURTESY OF "ROBIN" AT ACURA CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT ON 2/24/04. . THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TODAY, STATED IT WAS RAINING, SO THEY COULDN'T TAKE MY CAR OUT TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS..AND THEY'LL TRY AGAIN "TOMORROW". IF THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG, THEY PLAN ON RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO ME, UNREPAIRED. . I AM MOST CERTAINLY SCARED TO GET BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE, DUE TO THE TWO SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTS THAT NEARLY CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. . ACURA IS NOT COMPLYING WITH IT'S AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10058804February 23, 2004POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING IN D-5 (5TH GEAR) AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, REGAINED WHEN 5TH GEAR RE-ENGAGED. MOTOR SUDDENLY REVVED TO NEAR RED-LINE CAUSING TORQUE STEER FEEL AND DECELERATION. REVIOUSLY NOTIFIED DEALER OF TRANSMISSION-RELATED ISSUES, WAS TOLD "NO PROBLEM FOUND" AT GETTEL ACURA IN SARASOTA, FL. PLAN ON TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO SHOP AGAIN.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10054436January 19, 2004ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
BURNING SMELL EMANATING FROM EXHAUST AREA INTO CABIN AT 9800 MILES. TERRIBLE - CAN SMELL IT ON THE OUTSIDE FROM 25 FEET AWAY. THE STENCH INSIDE THE BACK SEAT OF THE CABIN IS ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU GAG. CAR IS ONLY 100 MILES OVERDUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE (3100 MILES) RUNNING MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED OIL WEIGHT. CAR HAS HAD TROUBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT - BUT MOSTLY EXTERNAL UNTIL NOW (PEELING PAINT). *CB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10054439January 19, 2004STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID
PAINT ON REAR TRUNK LID EXTREMELY THIN AND PEELING WHEN CAR IS WASHED. DESPITE HAVING 5 COATS OF WAX ON THE CAR, WASHING THE CAR (BY HAND WITH MAGUIAR'S SOFT CAR SOAP AND SOFT TERRY TOWELING) PEELED SECTIONS OF THE PAINT OFF THE TRUNK LID. CAR HAD SAT FOR TWO WEEKS (STANDARD WASH INTERVAL FOR THE CAR DUE TO MY WORK SCHEDULE) OUTSIDE (CAR IS COVERED WHEN FIRST CLEANED). NO REASON FOR THE PAINT TO HAVE COME OFF. NO RESPONSE TO MY LETTERS FROM MANUFACTURER. DEALER REFERRED ME TO ACURA CUSTOMER CARE SO NO HELP THERE. *CB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10069805January 15, 2004POWER TRAIN
THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON SUDDENLY AT 11,000 MILES MAKING A CLUNKING NOISE. WAS IN REPAIR 15 DAYS. REBUILT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION & TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED AS WELL AS BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT. AT 19,713 ENGINE LIGHT WENT ON AGAIN FAILURE VSA & ECM UNITS REPLACED. AT 25,596 MILES ENGINE LIGHT GOES ON,TRANSMISSION DOES NOT GO INTO REVERSE DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURE, REPLACED PCM & TRANSMISSION (REBUILT)LOCK-UP CONTROL SOLINOID ASSEMBLY, REPLACED LOST TRANSMISSION FLUID.LEFT DEALER'S SERVICE DEPT & UPON REACHING HOME, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, HAD TO RETURN BACK TO SERVICE DEPT. ON THE WAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY & WITHOUT NOTICE LOCKED 6 TIMES AT 50 MPH, DECELERATED DOWN TO 30 MPH MAKING BOOMING NOISES, CAR BEHIND ALMOST CRASHED INTO MY VEHICLE, HAD TO PULL OVER, SLOWLY DRIVING TO DEALER SCARED TO DEATH AS THE VEHICLE WAS SO ERRATIC & MAKING BOOMING NOISES. MY SON WAS DRIVING, CALLED ME ON HIS CELL PHONE AS TO HIS EXPERIENCE, FINALLY MADE IT TO THE SERVICE DEPT. HONDA/ACURA VOLUNTARILY EXTENDED WARRANTY IN 2002 ON THE TRANSMISSIONS DUE TO DEFECTS AS WELL AS IN 2003 OFFERED ENHANCED PCM POWERTRAIN SERVICE DUE TO DEFECTS IN ANOTHER NOTIFICATION. NHTSA CONDUCTED INVESTIGATION & SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE 3.2TL TYPE S VEHICLES AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS AS THEY CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE SERIOUS INJURIES AND/OR DEATH TO EVERYONE CONCERNED WITHOUT NOTICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS ESPECIALLY. THESE TRANSMISSION DEFECTS WERE KNOWN BY HONDA/ACURA YET VEHICLES WERE BEING SOLD TO THE PUBLIC ANYWAY. HONDA/ACURA NOW CLAIMS THE 2004 MODELS WILL BE REDESIGNED. DOES THIS INCLUDE THEIR FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS? WHO CAN YOU ASK IF NHSTA ALLOWS THIS TO OCCUR YEAR AFTER YEAR. LEASING THIS VEHICLE REQUIRES PRAYERS THAT NO ONE GETS KILLED. YES, I'M ANGRY!! A VEHICLE SHOULD BE ENJOYED & NOT A HAZARD THAT CANNOT BE CORRECTED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10070573January 15, 2004POWER TRAIN
MY TRANSMISSION LITERALLY LOCKED UP OVER 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 65MPH CAUSING MY CAR TO TRY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING THIS FAST ..I HAD NO WARNING PRIOR ,THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION . IT LITERALLY WAS ABOUT TO THROW ME THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD ,IT LEFT BALD ARES ON MY TIRES FROM THIS AND THE SERVICE GUY WHO DROVE IT STATED IT ALMOST THREW HIM THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD AND HE WAS ONLY DRIVING 30MPH ...THIS HAS INJURED MY NECK AND ARM ,LEFT ARM AND I AM NOW SCARED TO DEATH OF DRIVING THIS CAR AS THIS WAS SUCH A SCARY EXPIERIENCE ,NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN .. I AM INVOLVED IN A FORUM ONLINE FOR OTHER ACURA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION REPLACED UP TO 4 TIMES.. I WANT OUT OF THIS DEATH TRAP!
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055328January 15, 2004POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
2003 ACURA TL TYPE S EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *MR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY IN ADDITION TO MISSING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO INCREASE THE SPEED THE ENGINE SURGED ON TWO OCCASIONS BACK TO BACK AS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. (FAULTY TL TRANSMISSIONS WERE A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM FOR ACURA) *SC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10053196January 14, 2004ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
VEHICLE TYPE: ACURA 3.2TL MODEL YEAR: 2003. VEHICLE PERIODICALLY FAILED TO START. VEHICLE PERIODICALLY STALLS IN TRAFFIC. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10053948January 13, 2004EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS:HIGH/LOW BEAM DIMMER SWITCH
PROBLEMS WITH HIGH BEAMS ON ACURA 3.2 TL. *MR THE HIGH BEAM'S WERE DISTRACTING. (ERRANT HIGH BEAM REFLECTION) *SC JB*
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10055548January 6, 2004POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. *PH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY IN ADDITION TO A MISSING CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WAS ALSO A TIME WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. *SC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10051569January 3, 2004POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I LEASED AN 03 ACURA TL-TYPE S IN 4/02. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS EITHER UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, SHUDDERING AND BUCKING AT 15K MILES. THE RPMS WOULD ALSO REV WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL . I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON 12/2/02, AND THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THERE WERE "NO CODES" AND THAT THE "PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED." AT NEARLY 22K MILES, THE PROBLEM EVOLVED INTO A HIGH-PITCHED WHINING NOISE. ON 4/16/03, DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT FIRST THE NEW TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO PERFORM BETTER, BUT DIFFERENTLY AND SOMEWHAT MORE SLOWLY. AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES THE SHUDDERING AND BUCKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS RETURNED. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER ON 7/21/03, AND AGAIN THEY SAID "NO CODES" AND THE "PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED," PRECISELY AS HAD BEEN INDICATED BEFORE THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THEY DID FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ON 10/22/03 DURING A ROADTEST WITH DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE TRANSMISSION DID IN FACT EXHIBIT THE BEHAVIOR I HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING. AFTER THE COMPUTER REVEALED NO CODES, THE VEHICLES EGR PORTS WERE CLEANED AND DEALER BELIEVED THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK ON A HALF DOZEN OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME AM TOLD THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ACURA CORPORATE MANAGEMENT ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE ALSO FAILED. THEY ARE NOT SURE WHY. THEY INSIST IF THERE ARE "NO CODES" OR IF DEALER CANNOT READILY DUPLICATE THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. I AM UNWILLING TO WAIT FOR A COMPLETE FAILURE WHICH CAN RESULT IN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I BEGAN AT THE END OF NOVEMBER DOCUMENTING THE DATES, TIMES AND SPEEDS AT WHICH THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS AND CAN PROVIDE THIS DATA. IT IS INCONSISTENT AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10048862November 30, 2003POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 6 MONTH OLD IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL . THE FIRST FAILURE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR MORE AND ALMOST THROWING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE TRANNY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE SND OCCURENCE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC ,TRAVELING AROUND 55 CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE LOCK UP SLAMMED INTO ME, POLICE REPORT AND INJURIE'S SUSTAINED THAT ARE STILL ONGOING. THIS IS A DEFFINATE SAFETY ISSUE ALWAY'S HAS BEEN ,IF A CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ,THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ,THIS IS WORSE THEN AN ENGINE STALLING,THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHT'S ,IT ALL HAPPNES TOO FAST ! WHO DECIDES WHAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE? I'LL TELL YOU THE PEOPLE WHO DIRVE THESE AND HAVE HAD ACCIDENT'S OR NEAR DEATH EXPIERIENCES. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 2
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10043516October 24, 2003POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I BOUGHT AN ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S IN JULY 2003. THE VEHICLE IS 3 MONTHS OLD WITH 4,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, NOR WAS I TOLD ABOUT IT WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT RECALLS, SINCE THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL "RECALL." *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10043222October 20, 2003SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK
"YAW RATE SENSOR" FOR THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VDS) SYSTEM MAY BE IMPROPERLY MOUNTED. THIS CAN CAUSE EITHER OF THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKES TO BE SUDDENLY AND FIRMLY APPLIED WITHOUT WARNING FOR UP TO ONE SECOND. A POSSIBLE RESULT IS LOST OF CONTROL OR REAR END COLLISION (BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTIVATED). IMPROPERLY MOUNTED SENSOR WILL ALSO CAUSE THE VDS TO DEACTIVATE UNTIL ENGINE RESTART, ACTIVATE VSA SYSTEM INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ON THE TACHOMETER FACE, AND SET A YAW RATE SENSOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. HONDA HAS STARTED SUPPLYING YAW RATE SENSORS WITH A LOCATING PIN WHICH PREVENTS IMPROPER MOUNTING. BUT THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT HONDA HAS RECALLED TO CHECK THOSE VEHICLES BUILT OR REPAIRED WITH UNITS LACKING THE LOCATING PINS. THE UNIT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO CHECK FOR PROPER MOUNTING. THIS PROBLEM PERTAINS TO 2003 & 2002 TYPE-S VERSIONS OF BOTH THE 3.2TL AND 3.2CL MODELS. *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10041725October 13, 2003VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
'03 ACURA TL3 ENGINE RACED AT FULL THROTTLE (TACH RED ZONE), THREATENING DRIVER, PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER VEHICLES. REQUIRED DRIVER TO PUT FULL WEIGHT ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR, THEN DOWNSHIFT AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. ACURA DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10041361October 7, 2003EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ACURA 3.2 TL ARE MUCH TOO BRIGHT AND POORLY AIMED. THEY TEND TO BLIND ON COMING TRAFFIC. *LA
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10040986September 30, 2003POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2003 TL-S HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER OF 2002, SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE DATE THAT ACURA SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESSED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUE. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 9 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 9,000 MILES. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT TRUST THAT ACURA HAS REALLY ADDRESSED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0