2002 ACURA TL Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS REPAIRED INCORRECTLY BEFORE, THEREFORE, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR FOUR WEEKS, BUT DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE TAKING A LONG TIME TO ORDER. THEY WOULD NOT RETURN THE CONTACT'S PHONE CALLS. THE DEALER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT CALL HER BACK AS WELL. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,188.

THIS IS MY THIRD TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL-S. EVERYTIME, I HAD A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION, ACURA ALWAYS GIVE ME HARD TIME TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM. AND NOW, MY TRANSMISSION STARTS GIVING ME THE SAME ISSUE AS BEFORE AGAIN. WHEN SLOWING DOWN THE CAR, FROM 65 MPH TO 45 MPH OR 45 MPH TO 25 MPH, THE GEAR WILL NOT ENGAGE PROPERLY. THE CAR WILL BE IN NEUTRAL STATE AND WAIT UNTIL THE CAR REALIZE WHAT GEAR IT SHOULD BE BEFORE IT PUT INTO GEAR. SCARSDALE ACURA, VALLEY STREAM ACURA, SMITHTOWN ACURA, AND PARAGON ACURA DO NOT ADMIT THE PROBLEM AND INFORM ME THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION, SINCE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT IS NOT LIGHTED AND THE D5 LIGHT IS NOT BLINKING. WESTCHESTER ACURA ADMITS THE PROBLEM AND THEY CHANGED MY TRANSMISSION TWICE, BUT THEIR SERVICE IS HORRIBLE, SO I DO NOT WANT TO BRING MY CAR BACK TO THEM FOR MY CURRENT PROBLEM. I HAVE TRIED CALLING ACURA, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO, SINCE THEY CANNOT SEE THE ACTUALLY AND THEY CANNOT CONTROL WHAT THE DEALER CAN DO. I AM AT THE POINT THAT I COULD GET HELP AND DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO; IN THE MEAN TIME, I AM AT RISK OF MY LIFE BY DRIVING THE CAT WITH THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *JB

MY TRANS. WAS REPLACED IN 2003 BECAUSE OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND IN 2006 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I INFORMED MCGRATH ACURA THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED, IT WAS DENIED. I ALSO COMPLAINED OF A CLICKING NOISE IN THE RADIO THAT WAS NEVER LOOKED IN TO WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TRANS., APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WHERE THE PINS WITHIN THE 6CD CHANGER GO BAD, BUT I HAVE YET TO SEE A RECALL. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BUBBLING MICHELINS. I HAVE HAD THREE BLOWOUTS AND HAVE FINALLY REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND, WHICH I THINK IS UNFAIR. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ORIGINAL ROTORS FOR WARPING. MY PAINT SEEMS TO BE CHIPPING REALLY BAD AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING. *TR

2002 ACURA 3.2 TL HAD PROBLEMS WITH IT'S TRANSMISSION. *CC WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO HESITATE AND SLOW DOWN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WHO DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS A FAILED TRANSMISSION. AT THE TIME OF REPAIR THE CONSUMER WAS NOT AWARE THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE REPAIRS HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE. *NM

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY 2002 ACURA TL (75000 MILES) SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR WHILE I WAS TRAVELING AT A CONSTANT 50 MPH. I NEARLY SMASHED MY FACE ON THE STEERING WHEEL AND WAS FORTUNATE TO AVOID STRIKING OTHER VEHICLES. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. THE DEALER HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED ONE. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE IMMOBILE AT RED LIGHT THE VEHICLE WAS REAR END BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT RESTRAIN THE CONTACT, WHO WAS PREGNANT. THE CONTACT AND THE UNBORN BABY WERE INJURED. THE POLICE WAS PRESENT TO REPORT THE ACCIDENT AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EVACUATED THE CONTACT TO THE NEAREST HOSPITAL. THERE WAS NO WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED PRIOR THE ACCIDENT. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP SEVERAL MONTHS BEFORE THE ACCIDENT TO COMPLY WITH THE RECALL # 01V166002 CONCERNING THE SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY WHO INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT REPLACE THE REQUIRED PART TO PERFORM THE REPAIR ACCORDING TO THE RECALL LETTER.

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND BEEN REPLACED TWICE. CAR STILL NOT RUNNING RIGHT. NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE TRAVELING 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS PULLED OVER, AND DRIVEN TO THE DEALERSHIP AT SPEEDS BELOW 20 MPH. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. TWO YEARS LATER, THE PROBLEM REOCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PUSHED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND WAS NOT INSPECTED BY A MECHANIC.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. AFTER SITTING FOR A WHILE, THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED FORWARD, BUT WOULD NOT GO ABOVE SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, UNDER RECALL, #04V176000. TWO YEARS LATER, THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME. THEN WHILE DRIVING UP AN INCLINE THE GEARS BEGAN SLIPPING. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN.

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED AND THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. A NHTSA RECALL, #04V176000 WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE CONCERNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HOWEVER, THE RECALL DID NOT REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AND THE ENGINE NEEDED NEW ENGINE MOUNTS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. UPDATED 10/18/2006 - *NM