2000 ACURA TL Complaints

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 138000 FAILURE MILEAGE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, THE D5 ICON STARTED TO FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A HIGH RATE. THE CONTACT HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON 3/19/07 WITH A MECHANIC. *AK

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MY 2000 ACURA TL UNDER THE NHTSA REQUIRED EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD 63,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND ASKED IF I WANTED IT FIXED. I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNT, AT A COST OF $163.43. I HAVE OWNED OVER 17 VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. MY WIFE AND I ARE RETIRED AND DO NOT IN ANY WAY DRIVE THE CAR ANY ANY SORT OF ROUGH MANNER. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ANY ANY ACCIDENTS EITHER. I QUESTION WHY A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD COME UP WITH A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT. IS THIS ANOTHER ACURA DEFECT? *NM

WHILE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OF 200-2004 ACURA TLS, IT APPEARS THAT THE REMEDY IDENTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT FULLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND WHILE THE MANUFACTURER GRACIOUSLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER UP TO 100,000 MILES, THE FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION AS DOCUMENTED WIDELY ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 100 AND 110 THOUSAND MILES AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE WHICH FAILED AT 103,000 MILES. INSTITUTING SUCH A REMEDY REALIZING THE MINIMAL VALUE TO CONSUMERS OF THE REMEDY IS SIMPLY UNETHICAL. *JB

OPD PASSENGER VOLTAGE ISSUE CAUSING SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM TO FAIL. KNOWN ISSUES WITH ALL MAKES AND MODELS FROM 1999 TO PRESENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS HAD FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

ON A VERY HOT DAY, I ENTERED MY CAR TO DISCOVER A BLACK OIL SUBSTANCE THAT MELTED AROUND MY GEAR SHIFT. LOOKED IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND IT WAS VERY BLURRY, THEN LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW WHERE THE SUBSTANCE CAME OUT OF THE MIRROR. IT ALSO SPLASH ON MY LEATHER SEATS. ACURA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS LIQUID CRYSTAL THAT IS USED TO DIM THE MIRROR. HE SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND YEAR. (MAYBE IF IT WAS 50K MILES OR LESS) WHICH DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE TO ME. HE SAID NORMALLY IT WILL MAKE A BROWN LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR (WHICH MINE HAS).. THIS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SO UNCOMMON.

ACURA 3.2 TL 2000 WAS PURCHASED IN 2000; THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT SOMETIME WITHIN THAT FIRST YEAR. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE SECOND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT IN SAME MANNER IN 2003; THE DEALER REPLACED THAT TRANSMISSION. THE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION WAS DONE IN 2004; I TOOK MY CAR TO DEALER IN RESPONSE TO RECALL; THE WORK WAS DONE IN JULY OR AUGUST OF THAT YEAR. RECENTLY, WAS DRIVING MY CAR AND IT BEGAN TO EXHIBIT SAME PROBLEMS I HAVE HAD WITH THE TRANSMISSION EACH TIME CAR BECAME INOPERABLE. THE CAR GOES TO 2 RPM AND THEN GIVES A JERK; IT WILL SHIFT AND THEN GO TO 4 RPM WHERE IT GETS STUCK AND WILL HAVE LARGER JERK (VERY UNNERVING). THEN THE CAR WILL NOT SHIFT AT ALL AND MOVES VERY SLOWLY. I HAD A LINE OF CARS MOVING BEHIND ME ON THE LAST OCCURRENCE AND I ALSO HAD TO CROSS SOME VERY BUSY STREETS. THIS MODEL IS VERY UNSAFE AND I DON'T BELIEVE IT CAN BE REPAIRED AS THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR THE FOURTH TIME -- EVEN AFTER THE RECALL AND THE PARTS WERE INSTALLED TO MAKE IT SAFE. THE FIRST OCCURRENCE WAS ABOUT SEVEN TO TEN MONTHS AFTER ORIGINAL PURCHASE (JANUARY TO MAY, 2001). THE SECOND OCCURRENCE WAS SEPTEMBER, 2003. NOW THE LAST OCCURRENCE IN JULY, 2006. HOW MANY TIMES DOES A TRANSMISSION HAVE TO BE REPAIRED, REPLACED, RECALLED BEFORE IT IS SAFE TO OPERATE. *NM

THROUGHOUT THE LAST WEEK, I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO CONTACT SOMEONE AT MAGNA DONNELLY ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS REGARDING THE FOLLOWING MATTER. AS OF 1:33 PM (EST) ON SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 2005, I HAVE NOT YET RECEIVED A RESPONSE FROM ANYONE AT MAGNA DONNELLY. ADDITIONALLY, EACH TIME THAT I HAVE CALLED MAGNA DONNELLY AT CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS IN TROY, MICHIGAN, AT (616) 786-7000, I AM ALWAYS PROMPTED TO A VOICE MAIL SELECTION. I HAVE LEFT NUMEROUS VOICE MAILS FOR VP'S CARLOS MAZZORIN AND LIAN LYNAM AND THE CORPORATE RELATIONS DEPT, AND SENT E-MAILS TO [email protected] AND [email protected]. I HAVE REPORTED TO THEM THAT MY 13-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER AND I WERE RECENTLY EXPOSED TO THE CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE USED IN MAGNA DONNELLY'S AUTO DIM REAR-VIEW MIRROR MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1990-2000. THE REAR-VIEW MIRROR IN MY 2000 ACURA TL RECENTLY STOPPED WORKING AFTER A BLACK OIL-BASED SUBSTANCE (WITH A GREEN TINT TO IT) BEGAN LEAKING ALL OVER MY CENTER CONSOLE, FRONT LEATHER SEATS, AND CARPETED INTERIOR. THIS CHEMICAL SUBSTANCE HAS CORRODED MY CENTER CONSOLES WOODGRAIN INTERIOR AND THE SILVER PLATE SURROUNDING MY GEAR SHIFT. I LIVE IN SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE NATIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER HAS INSTRUCTED ME TO SEEK INFORMATION FROM MAGNA DONNELLY ON THE CHEMICALS USED IN THEIR REAR-VIEW MIRRORS MANUFACTURED BETWEEN 1990-2000. ACCORDING TO THE NATIONAL POISON CONTROL CENTER, IF THIS SUBSTANCE IS, IN FACT, TOXIC, IT COULD BE QUITE LETHAL WHEN INHALED...ESPECIALLY, IN THE HOT FLORIDA SUN. I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A VERY HEALTH, ATHLETIC FEMALE, BUT RECENTLY DEVELOPED A CONSTANT LOW-GRADE FEVER, A KIDNEY INFECTION, AND BLOOD IN MY URINE. IF THIS SUBSTANCE CAN BURN A HOLE THROUGH MY GEAR SHIFT PLATE, IS IT POSSIBLE THAT THE TOXIC FUMES HAVE AFFECTED MY HEALTH AND THE HEALTH OF MY DAUGHTER? ACURA'S HEADQUARTERS STATED THAT THIS INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC. *JB

DT: THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL, 04V176000 CONCERNING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATED THE GEARS EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. ACCORDING TO THE RECALL INFORMATION THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE STATED IT DID NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ,AND ADDED THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE. THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP STAYED LIT. THE VEHICLE JERKED BEFORE MOVING. ALSO, IT WILL NOT GO AS SOON AS IT WAS PUT IN GEAR. THE GEAR INDICATOR LIGHT FLICKERED ON AND OFF WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *AK

VEHICLE IS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 25,000 MILES. CAR "IMMOBILIZER" (ANTI-THEFT) SYSTEM ACTIVATED PREVENTING CAR FROM STARTING. ALL KEYS LOCKED OUT, SO SYSTEM ITSELF AT FAULT. THERE WAS NO ATTEMPT TO STEAL CAR (IT WAS PARKED IN GARAGE AT THE TIME). IF THIS HAD HAPPENED IN A REMOTE AREA, DRIVER AND PASSENGERS WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED. ACURA SAID THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION WAS TO HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. I BELIEVE THE ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM IS FAULTY AND SHOULD BE RECALLED FOR REPLACEMENT OR REMOVAL. *NM