2003 ACURA TL Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH THE VEHICLE VIBRATED AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION GEAR WAS SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND PAY $4500 FOR THE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THE LOCAL DEALER COULD MAKE A DECISION ON HOW TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE. THE DEALER OFFERED NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 75,900.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL-S. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, THE VEHICLE WOULD VIOLENTLY JERK OR THERE WOULD BE AN ABNORMAL INCREASE IN ENGINE RPMS BEFORE ENGAGING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED WHO REFERRED HIM TO THE DEALER. NO FURTHER ASSISTANCE WAS OFFERED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

WAS DRIVING ON INTERSTATE 295 AT 60MPH. PUSHED DOWN GAS TO ACCELERATE PAST THE CAR ON MY LEFT AND SWITCHED LANES. CAR MADE GRINDING NOISE AND THEN ACTED AS IF IN NEUTRAL. I CHECKED TO ENSURE THE CAR WAS STILL IN DRIVE. I KEPT TRYING TO ACCELERATE BUT THE ENGINE JUST REVVED, THEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME DUE TO THE SUDDEN LACK OF ACCELERATION. I PULLED TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND EXPERIMENTED WITH ACCELERATING SLOWLY. ONCE IT SHIFTED TO 3RD GEAR, I LOST ALL ACCELERATION. I WOULD HAVE TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON TO UTILIZE 1ST AND 2ND GEAR. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN. I CALLED ACURA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD BE WILLING TO HELP PAY FOR THE COST SINCE THEY HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR SEVERAL YEARS BECAUSE THEY MUST HAVE KNOWN IT WAS DEFECTIVE OUT OF THE FACTORY. IT WAS ABOUT 8 MONTHS PAST THE WARRANTY EXPIRATION. ACURA WOULD NOT OFFER TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT COST. MY MECHANIC REBUILT THE TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR NOW DRIVES FINE. *TR

2003 ACURA TL. CONSUMER STATES HEADLIGHT FAILURE. CONSUMER ATTRIBUTES FAILURE TO A MANUFACTURING/DESIGN FLAW *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED BOTH HEADLIGHTS FAILED WITHIN THE SAME YEAR DUE TO A FAULTY INVERTER WHICH WAS VERY EXPENSIVE. THE INVERTER WAS DESIGNED TO IMPROVE HEADLIGHT PERFORMANCE. *JB

POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKED AND FAILED AT 54,000 MILES, STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT,REPLACED BY DEALER UNDER WARRANTY. POWER STEERING PUMP LEAKING AND SQUEALING AT 122,000 MILES. CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY ARE REQUIRING $1700 TO REPAIR THE FAILURE. DEALER ADDED STEERING FLUID AND NOISE DECREASE TEMPORARILY. STEERING STARTING TO GET STIFF, FEBRUARY 16, 2011. *TR

I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL WITH 75K MILES, I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THIS CAR WHICH I PURCHASE FROM ACURA DEALER IN MAY 2002. IN JANUARY 2011, ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND I NOTICED JERKING AND SLIPPING. USUALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEARS. WHILE PRESSING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR, THE ENGINE'S RPM WOUD GO UP, BUT CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. AND THEN SUDDENLY CAR WOULD SHIFT TO THE HIGHER GEAR WITH A JERK. WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO ACURA DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICE ON FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 2011 AND REPORTED THIS PROBLEM, THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP RESPONDED BACK IN A FEW HOURS THAT MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE LADY AT THE SERVICE CENTER TOLD ME THAT IT WOULD COST $5000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND ACURA HAS AGREED TO COVER 80% OF THE COST. THAT MEANS I'D HAVE TO PAY $1230+TAX =~ $1345 OUT OF POCKET FOR ACURA/ HONDA'S FAULTY TRANSMISSION !!! THE DEALERSHIP WOULD NOT LET ME TAKE THE CAR OUT OF DEALERSHIP AS THEY SAID THAT IT WOULD BE UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THEY HANDED ME A LOANER FOR THE WEEKEND AND ASKED ME TO CONFIRM IF THEY SHOULD PROCEED WITH THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WORK BY MONDAY (FEB 7, 2011). ACURA SHOULD BEAR THE COMPLETE COST OF TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND PROVIDE LIFETIME WARRANTY. THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ARE A POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD! *TR

2003 ACURA 3.2TL-S WITH ONLY 51,000 MILES. CAR IS IMMACULATE. TRANSMISSION BEGAN HAVING TROUBLE ENGAGING AND WOULD NOT SHIFT. I TOOK TO HONDA DEALER, WHO TOLD ME TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY SHOT AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4,200! THE TRANNY WAS SUBJECT TO RECALL IN 2004 AND HAD AN OIL INJECTION SYSTEM ADDED. BUT ACURA DEALER NOW TELLS ME THERE IS NO EXTENDED WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THERE ARE KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THIS VINTAGE TL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WATER ENTERED INTO THE HOUSING OF HIS HEADLIGHTS, LEAKED DOWN INTO THE BALANCE AND BLEW THE BULB. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC; THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,592.

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 60,000 MILES .VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL .PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR. *TR