1999 ACURA CL Complaints

MY CAR STARTED DOWN SHIFTING AT INAPPROPRIATE TIMES AND AGAIN NOT ACCELERATING WHEN PRESSING GAS PEDAL. THE TRANSMISSION IS CLUNKING WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTS AND IS NOT ENGAGING WHEN ACCELERATING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA CL. WHILE IN THE PARK POSITION, THE CONTACT PLACED THE GEAR INTO DRIVE AND HEARD A WEIRD CLICKING NOISE. HOWEVER, THE GEARS WOULD NOT CHANGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND, BECAUSE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY, THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. APPROXIMATELY SIX MONTHS LATER, AT 44,000 MILES, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SWITCH INTO GEAR ONCE AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND, ONCE AGAIN, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE MANUFACTURER HELD THEMSELVES RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF A NEW TRANSMISSION, WHICH WORKED FINE FOR APPROXIMATELY THREE MONTHS. HOWEVER, AT 89,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY DID NOT WANT TO HONOR THE WARRANTY. THE CONTACT WROTE A LETTER TO THE STATE ATTORNEY AND THE DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED THE FAILURE AND REPAIRED IT UNDER WARRANTY. THE TRANSMISSION WORKED FINE FOR ANOTHER THREE YEARS, BUT HAS CURRENTLY FAILED AGAIN. SHE CALLED THE DEALER, BUT THEY ARE NOT WILLING TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE SINCE THEY HAVE NOT BEEN SERVICING IT REGULARLY. THE VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY PARKED AT HER HOME WITH TRANSMISSION FAILURE. SHE BELIEVES THAT A TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE REPLACED FOUR TIMES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 26,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 196,000. UPDATED 09/10/08. *LJ THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMERE THE REASON WHY SHE WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANASMISSION WAS BECAUSE THE FLUID HAD NOT BEEN CHANGED. UPDATED 09/11/08*JB

I PURCHASED AN 99 ACURA CL IN 2003 FROM THE ACURA DEALER IN CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA, BEFORE I HAD 100,000.00 MILES ON THIS CAR. THEY HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 3 TIMES. NOW I AM AT 196,000.00 AND HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPAIR MY CAR BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KEEP UP WITH THE SERVICING OF MY CAR. IT SHOULDN'T MATTER WHERE I GET THE SERVICE AS LONG AS I AM GETTING THE CAR SERVICE. IT'S GOING TO COST ME OVER 3000.00 TO GET THIS CAR FIX. THIS CAN NOT BE SO BECAUSE NO ONE SHOULD REPLACE A TRANSMISSION THIS MANY TIMES. *TR

MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STAYS ON CONSTANTLY, ALTHOUGH IT SAYS TO CLICK THE GAS CAP THREE TIMES OR IT WILL COME ON. AFTER GETTING RESET IT REMAINS TO POP BACK ON AGAIN AND IT IS ALSO DRINKING GAS ALOT. *TR

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

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

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

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

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

LTR SUBMITTING COMPLAINT RE A DEFECTIVE ALTERNATOR ON HIS 1999 ACURA CL, ATTACHMENTS INCLUDING AN ARTICLE. *TS *NM