2000 ACURA TL Complaints

MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL HAS A FAILING REAR VIEW MIRROR, LEAKING FLUID INTO THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR. FROM SEARCHING I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE AUTO DIMMING MIRRORS MANUFACTURED BY MAGNA DONNELLY CORP INSTALLED ON VARIOUS MAKES AND MODELS OF CARS. IT ALSO APPEARS THAT THE CHEMICALS LEAKING MAY BE TOXIC, THOUGH THE MANUFACTURER HAS NOT RELEASED THE INGREDIENT CONTENTS PUBLICLY. IF YOU SEARCH GOOGLE FOR "LEAKING REAR VIEW MIRROR" YOU CAN SEE THIS IS A FAIRLY COMMON PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THE HEALTH CONSEQUENCES NEED TO BE EXAMINED AND IF DETRIMENTAL TO HEALTH A FORCED RECALL SHOULD BE ISSUED. *TR

2000 ACURA 3.2TL. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION DEFECT *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED IN AUGUST 2009 THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD TO BE REPLACED TWICE. THE CONSUMER ALSO MENTIONED THAT HER TWO SONS ALSO HAVE ACURA 3.2TL'S AND THEY TOO HAVE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNTS PROBLEMS. *JB

2000 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES UNINTENDED ACCELERATION CAUSING A CRASH. *TGW AS THE CONSUMER BACKED OUT FROM A PARKING SPACE AND PROCEEDED TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL WITH FIERCE FORCE AND SPEED AND SPUN AROUND IN CIRCLES SEVERAL TIMES. FINALLY, THE VEHICLE HIT A POST IN THE PARKING LOT. THE MOMENTUM CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO HIT TWO PARKED CARS. THE POLICE WERE CALLED, HOWEVER THEY HAD NO AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE SINCE THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON PRIVATE PROPERTY. AN INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE WAS ORDERED, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND WRONG. *JB

2000 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY SHIFT ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENT. UPON REVIEW FOUND OUT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH MANY ACURA TLS 1999-2002. DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR

I HAVE A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL AND THIS CAR HAD A RECALL FOR PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. I HAD PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANSMISSION IN 2004 AND ACURA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. UNFORTUNATELY, THEY REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION HAS STOPPED WORKING AGAIN. ACURA IS DENYING THE SERVICE FOR MY CAR STATING ITS OUT OF WARRATY TIME. SINCE THEY DID NOT FIX THE TRANSMISSION AND JUST REPLACED IT WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT THEY KNOW WILL BREAK AGAIN AFTER XXX AMOUNT OF MILES, I BELIEVE IT IS VERY UNFAIR TO US THE CONSUMERS. I CANNOT BELIVE THAT MANUFACTURERS LIKE ACURA CAN GET AWAY WITH THINGS LIEK THIS. THEY SIMPLY PUT A BANDAID ON THE PROBLEM AND HOPED THAT IT WILL GET THEM THROUGH THE WARRANTY PERIOD. I AM HOPING THAT YOU GUYS CAN DO SOMEHTING ABOUT IT AS THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE LIKE ME IN THIS SITUATION ALL OVER THE INTERNET LOOKING FOR HELP! ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO BRING SOME ATTENTION TO THIS MATTER WILL BE GREATLY APPRECIATED!

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE CLEANING THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WITH A GLASS CLEANING SOLUTION, SHE NOTICED THAT THE MIRROR BEGAN LEAKING UNUSUAL FLUIDS. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED WITH THE POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS OF THE UNKNOWN FLUIDS. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE OWNERS MANUAL RECOMMENDED CLEANING THE MIRROR WITH WATER ONLY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE TO THE VEHICLE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE UNKNOWN. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE DRIVE GEAR ON THE WARNING PANEL FLASHED BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED AND THE ENGINE STALLED. HE DID NOT DEPRESS THE BRAKES NOR THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SKID. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS RECONDITIONED AND REPAIRS WERE MADE TO OTHER ELEMENTS OF THE TRANSMISSION. LATER, THE CONTACT FOUND A RECALL CAMPAIGN SIMILAR TO THE FAILURES HE EXPERIENCED (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000, POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED TO SEEK REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER THEY STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT LIABLE FOR THE FAILURE OR REPAIRS MADE AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE BECAUSE THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALREADY HAD RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE. HE ALSO STATED THAT INTERMITTENTLY, WHILE PLACING THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE, ANY LOW GEAR OR THE PARK POSITION, THE GEARS WOULD FLASH ACROSS THE INSTRUMENT CONSOLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 188,656 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 211,000.

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL YEAR 2000, IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS MODEL HAS A DEFECT THAT MAY RESULT IN THE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT ANY SPEED. FOLLOWING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ([XXX]), THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE WAS EXTENDED TO 109,000 MILES. MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER IS PART OF THIS RECALL. MY CAR STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE AT ~100,000 MILES (ANOTHER ~8000 MILES LEFT WITH THE WARRANTY). I NOTICED THE SLIPPING OF GEARS, HESITATION AND DOWNSHIFTING OF GEARS AND THE D5 INDICATOR BLINKING. MY FAMILY AND MY CAR POOL PARTNER, CAN ATTEST TO THIS ISSUE. MY COWORKERS HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS, THEY SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED TO ALSO CONSULT ACURA UNDER RECALL. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT SERVICE AND HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP DROVE THE CAR AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND AFTER DRIVING COUPLE OF TIMES IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORST AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE, DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH ACURA, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY BY SAYING THE WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE CAR NOW HAS DRAGGED TO 145K MILES AND HAS PASSED THE RECALL LIMITS BUT IF THE DEALER PERFORMED CORRECTIVE MEASURES AND DID THE TEST CORRECTLY WHEN I TOOK IT UNDER THE WARRANTY, I WOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM TODAY. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THIS MODEL AND YEAR OF THE CAR HAS FAULTY TRANSMISSION, I HAD THE PROBLEM WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD, REPORTED AND GOT CHECKED. SINCE THE CHECK WAS NOT PERFORMED CORRECTLY, I WOULD LIKE ACURA TO TAKE RESPONSIBLY AND FULFILL THE RECALL COMMITMENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED RATE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INTERIOR REAR MIRROR WAS COVERED THREE QUARTERS WITH A BLACK RESIDUE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE 150,000.

I HAD A TOTAL OF 6 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED IN MY ACURA TL 2000 3.2 LITER. WHY IS TOYOTA GETTING SO MUCH PRESS AND TROUBLE AND HONDA DIDN'T. HONDA WOULDN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND MY RESALE VALUE WAS HORRIBLE. I ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM AFTER BUYING THE CAR AT 14,000 MILES. I AM CONSIDERING SENDING THIS TO ABC NEWS. THEY WANTED THE STORY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I E-MAILED THEM. I THINK I WILL FOLLOW UP NOW. WHY DO TOYOTA OWNERS GET HELP BUT ACURA OWNERS DO NOT. THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY YOUR AGENCY DIDN'T PROTECT ACURA OWNERS FROM POTENTIAL DEADLY CONSEQUENCES NOR FINANCIAL LOSSES. I SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS PROBLEM. YOUR REMEDY WAS INSULTING AND THE LAWSUIT WAS A JOKE. *TR