2002 ACURA TL Complaints

I OWN 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL, IT WAS SERVICED ALL THE TIME AT ACURA DEALERSHIPS, CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 82,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. MY TRANSMISSION A FEW DAYS AGO STARTED MAKING HARSH SHIFTS IN THE RANGE 20-40 MPH. TODAY I EXPERIENCED A CRITICAL SITUATION ON HIGHWAY, WHEN PULLED IN FROM THE RAMP AT THE SPEED ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR, MY CAR ACCIDENTALLY LOWERED TO RPM LOWER THAN 1000 AND THEN AFTER A SECOND ACCELERATED AGAIN. I WAS SCARED TO SPEED IT UP AGAIN ABOVE 60 MPH, AND WENT OUT OF HIGHWAY ON NEXT EXIT. THEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP RIGHT AFTER THIS EVENT. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT, WHICH GOING TO COST ME WITH WORK ABOUT $6000. THIS IS THE FIRST SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MY CAR ENGINE IN WHOLE HISTORY OF USE. STRANGE, DEALERS OF ILLLINOIS, MICHIGAN AND CALIFORNIOA WERE TELLING US ALL THE TIME THAT WE ARE VERY CAREFUL CUSTOMERS AND KEEP OUR CAR IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT IS TRULY VERY CLEAN WITH ONLY DEFECT IN IT - TRANSMISSION. WE WANT TO KNOW - WHAT WE DID WRONG? *TR

2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER CC LETTER TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET THE AIR BAG RECALL PERFORMED, BUT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP FROM THE DEALER. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED - COULD HAVE CAUSED A MAJOR ISSUE IF IT HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY. ACURA KNOWS ABOUT THE FAILED TRANSMISSIONS BUT NEVER DID A RECALL AND WILL NOT PAY TO FIX. *TR

2 TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN 10/2003 AND 3/2004 WHICH WERE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. SAME PROBLEM KEEPS OCCURRING, TRANS SLIPS IN & OUT, LIKE ITS FLOATING, AND STEPPING ON THE GAS AND GOING NOWHERE. I FOUND THAT WHEN I PULL OVER, PUT THE CAR IN PARK, SHUT IT OFF, THEN RESTART AFTER ABOUT 10 SECONDS, THE CAR WILL DRIVE FINE ONCE YOU PASS 45 TO 50MPH. WHEN YOU SLOW DOWN AFTER THAT, IT ACTS UP AGAIN. PREVIOUS 2 TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WHERE REPLACED BUT THIS PROBLEM THEY SAID WE HAVE TO REPLACE THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. WHEN THE CONTACT APPLIED PRESSURE TO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AT APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATED WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE POWER TRAIN. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED 15,000 MILES AND THE OWNER WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COST. THE REPAIR CONSISTED OF A TRANSMISSION FLUSH. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) REPAIR WAS PERFORMED PRIOR TO THE FAILURE. THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE WAS ALSO REPAIRED PER THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 76,500. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SLIPPED OUT OF THIRD GEAR INTO SECOND OR FOURTH GEAR WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. HE HAD TO MANUALLY SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO THE CORRECT GEAR WHENEVER IT SHIFTED INTO THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THERE WERE NO FAILURES. HE ALSO STATED THAT AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THE DEALER CONFIRMED THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THE REPAIR COST. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000. UPDATED 05/12/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE ONLY SLIPS IN 3RD GEAR. UPDATED 05/14/10.*JB UPDATED 07/08/10 *BF UPDATED 07/09/10.*JB

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

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED BETWEEN 137,000-138,000 MILES. ACURA ALLEGES POWER TRAIN UPGRADE WAS INSTALLED. INDEPENDENT TRANSMISSION REPAIR DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT HAVE REQUIRED UPGRADE. *TR

I HAVE A SERIOUS PROBLEM WITH ACURA'S LACK OF CONCERN OVER THEIR HORRIBLE TRANSMISSIONS FOR THE ACURA TL 2002 MODEL. MY CAR WILL RANDOMLY BE IN GEAR AND NOT ACCELERATE, RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEAR CONTACTED ACURA DEALER THEY TOLD ME THAT THEY CAN'T HELP ME BECAUSE MY CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE TO GET FIXED. REALLY UNHAPPY WITH ACURA. ALWAYS WAS A ACURA PERSON UNTIL NOW WHEN I BOUGHT ACURA TL 2002 ONE YEAR AGO. HAVE 125000 ON IT AND NEVER HAD ANY IDEA THAT TRANSMISSION WILL GO OUT. I WAS READING AND NOTICE EVEN AFTER DEALER CHANGING TRANSMISSION THEY STILL GO OUT. *TR