2001 ACURA TL Complaints

WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY, THE CONSUMER WAS PROPELLED TOWARD THE WINDSHIELD AND MOMENTARILY LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO DEALER AND AFTER A DIAGNOSIS WAS PERFORMED, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. *AK *JB *NM

MY ACURA 2001 3.2TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON WAS STARTED BY TURNING ON THE IGNITION. AS SOON AS IT WAS STARTED, WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE CAR TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN THE CAR, NEITHER DID SHIFTING THE GEARS. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR STOPPED WAS WHEN IT HIT THE FENCE AND HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR, WELL OVER $7000. I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND STATED THAT ACURA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. THEY DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE CEO OF AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY JUST REFERRED IT TO ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY REFUSE TO HELP AT ALL WHEN IT IS CLEAR FROM ALL THE INCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A CLEAR PROBLEM WITH ACURA TRANSMISSIONS. THE NHTSA SHOULD TAKE ACTION SINCE THERE ARE MANY INCIDENTS WITH HONDA AND ACURA'S. I AM DEFINITELY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO BUY A HONDA OR ACURA AGAIN. *AK

MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME THE OTHER NIGHT IT WAS DARK AND POURING DOWN RAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD AT 55 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT FROM 55 MPH TO 40 MPH. I HAD ALREADY SCHEDULED THE CAR TO GO IN THE NEXT MORNING, BUT REALIZED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND HEADED FOR THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED AND TOLD THEM I WAS BRINGING IT IN. I ROAD WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE WAY BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO AS FAST AS 40 MPH WITH THE RPM RUNNING AT 4500. THIS WAS SCARY FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND RAINING AND IT WAS HARD TO SEE OTHER CARS. I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR. THE NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THEY CONFIRMED WITH THEIR COMPUTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN SAID, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE CAR. THEY SAID, THEY HAVE TO SEND THIS TRANSMISSION TO ACURA AND THEY WOULD PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. WELL FROM THE WEB SITES THAT I HAVE READ TODAY SAYS THEY ARE PUTTING REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN BRAND NEW CARS. THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS TIME BOMB AND THAT IS WHY THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. I THINK THAT THE REST OF AMERICA AND WORLD SHOULD KNOW WHAT ACURA IS DOING TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND I THINK THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY, OR GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK SO WE CAN GO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND NOT ACURA. *JB

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

THE WIFE STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON 11/3/2003 IN THE MORNING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SET THE APPOINTMENT FOR 4 DAYS LATER. BY NOON TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE AND WE CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID THAT SOMEONE MAY HAVE GOTTEN SODA DOWN IN THE SHIFTER AND THAT IS WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK OUT. I CALLED THEM AROUND 3:00 AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS THE PROBLEM FIXED. I AM VERY MAD AT THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, 1. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD LET MY WIFE AND OUR ONE YEAR OLD RIDE AROUND FOR 4 DAYS LIKE THAT WHEN YOU READ THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION. LOCK UP ON THEM ON THE HIGHWAY. ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO SAVE THE MONEY ON A RENTAL CAR? 2. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND TRIED TO SAY THAT SODA GOT INTO THE SHIFTER. 3. IS THE PROBLEM FIXED LIKED I WAS TOLD OR ARE THEY JUST PUTTING IN ANOTHER REBUILT JUNK TRANSMISSION FOR US TO HAVE PROBLEMS LATER DOWN THE ROAD. THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER UP THE PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD RECALL THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. WE TRIED TO CALL MY WIFE'S GIRL FRIEND WHO HAS A CL AND LET HER KNOW ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO HER. ACURA AND NHTSA SHOULD ALL DO THE PROPER THING AND RECALL THE CARS TODAY. *LA

VEHICLE STALLED ON A NUMBER OF OCCASIONS. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND DEALER REFUSED TO LOOK AT VEHICLE. *AK

NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION FAILURES, 4 EACH AND 1 IN A 2001 3.2 TL "LOANER". THIS VEHICLE JUST "LOCKS" UP WHEN TRAVELING AT HIGH RATES OF SPEED, DOWNSHIFTING WITHOUT WARNING FROM 45 TO 10-15 MPH. THE ENGINE REDLINES, AND THE GOVERNOR TAKES OVER PREVENTING DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE. IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE SOMEONE IS REAR ENDED AND DIES IN THIS VEHICLE. ACURA KEEPS INSTALLING "NEW" REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS WITH THE "HOPE" IT IS FIXED. MY LAST OCCURANCE ACTUALLY BROKE A HYDRAULIC FILLED MOTOR MOUNT - THAT'S HOW MUCH FORCE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE PUTS ON THE VEHICLE*AK

MY 2001 ACURA 3.2TL TRANSMISSION DIED AFTER 35K MILES. THE CAR SHIFTED GEARS ON ITS OWN FOR A FEW MONTHS, THEN FINALLY DECIDED TO STOP WORKING ON 10/18/03 ON THE WAY HOME. THE CAR RIGHT NOW IS IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I AM VERY CONCERNED AS I DID MY RESEARCH ON THE INTERNET. TOO MANY COMPLAINTS FILED AT(WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/MOD_PERL/PETITION-SIGN.CGI?ACURA). I DON'T WANT TO GET CAUGHT IN AN ACCIDENT LIKE OTHERS BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I SPENT A LOT OF MONEY FOR THIS CAR. I USE IT FOR MY BUSINESS EVERYDAY, AND I AM NOW AFRAID TO DRIVE IT ON THE STREET. THIS PROBLEM SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT AND SHOULD BE CLASSIFIED AS A RECALL. I WOULD LIKE AMERICAN HONDA TO TAKE MY CAR BACK AND RETURN MY MONEY. P.S. I HAD PREVIOUSLY OWN A 2001 ACURA RL AND HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. MY ACURA DEALER TRIED TO FIX IT 3 TIMES. PROBLEMS STILL EXISTS. FINALLY, I RETURNED THE CAR. *LA

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE ENGINE. MANUFACTURER WAS CONTTACTED, AND STATED THAT THE PROBLEMS WAS NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY.*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT ENGINE PROBLEMS. STATED THAT THE ENGINE BLEW OUT, AND THAT NEITHER THE DEALER OR THE MANUFACTURER WANTED TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.*AK