2002 ACURA TL Complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON THE SRS OF THE AIRBAG, ODI 10137149 . THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO HER PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AND WISHED TO FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR THAT WENT TO THE HEATER, THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE WIRES MELTED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT SEE FLAMES, BUT FELT THERE WAS A FIRE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS TOLD IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED HONDA MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS SUPPOSE TO CALL THE CONSUMER BACK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONSUMER STATES THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS A FAULTY OPDS UNIT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS. THE LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT GONE OFF.*AK

INSPECTION OF TWO FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FOUND TO BE WORN OUT. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES. IN THE WORST CASE, THE BALL JOINT COULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. THIS WOULD RESULT IN AN ABRUPT VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD GREATLY BE REDUCED. THE PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED AND THE OLD PARTS WILL BE RETAINED. *NM

THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN: 04V176000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS CANCELLED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *TC *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 1999-2002 ACURA TL, BUT ALL HONDA/ACURA DOES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IS REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS AGAIN. SLIPS, DISENGAGES, AND STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *NM

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS ON THE 2002 ACURA TL WEAR UNEVENLY OR SWELL IN THE HEAT. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR, AND THUS THE CAR, TO SHAKE DURING STOPS. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS WHILE STOPPING SLOWLY OR QUICKLY. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR CAR IN 4 TIMES TO HAVE THE ROTORS GROUND AND EACH TIME THERE HAS BEEN SOMEONE ELSE WAITING IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER SERVICING BUT ALWAYS RETURNS. ACURA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WITH THESE ROTORS.

DT: THE VEHICLE 2002 HONDA ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S, THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION CONCERNING THE SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME THEY REPAIRED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. HE TOOK IT BACK TO A DEALER, AND THEY REPAIRED IT AGAIN. THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL THREE TIMES. THE FOURTH TIME A DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE COULD NOT HEAR THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD THE CONSUMER, THAT MAYBE THEY JUST SWITCHED IT THE LAST THREE TIMES TO MAKE HIM HAPPY. THE PART WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE EVERY TIME THE PART WAS REPLACED IT GOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD HIM TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THEN THE ACURA REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO SEE CONSUMER. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP THAT DID REPAIRS WAS ACURA OF BROOKFIELD 191800 WEST BLUEMOUND ROAD BROOKFIELD, WI 53045 262-785-1918. THE SECOND AND THIRD WAS ACURA OF LIBERTYVILLE 1620 SOUTH MILWAUKEE AVE. LIBERTYVILLE, IL 847-680-7333, AND THE FOURTH WAS DAVID HOBBS HONDA 6100 NORTH GREEN BAY AVE. GLENDALE, WI 53209 414-352-6100, AND THIS WAS THE SAME DEALER WHERE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE. *AK

SUDDEN, LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM REAR DISC BRAKES. AT SAME TIME, SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED ACURA DEALER, CLAIR ACURA OF WALPOLE MA, UNABLE TO SERVICE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, DIDN'T APPEAR CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES. TOOK CAR TO TIRE/BREAK SPECIALIST WHO IMMEDIATLEY DIAGNOSED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, CALIPERS WERE LOCKED FROZEN. CALLED ACURA DEALER, STILL UNCONCERNED, KNEW NOTHING ABOUT OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HAD CAR REPAIRED IMMEDIATLEY BY BREAK SPECIALIST - REPLACED CALIPERS, ROTORS, BRAKE FLUID, COMPLETE BRAKE PACKAGE.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATES THAT IN AUGUST 2003 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO MOVE FORWARD. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN ON JUNE 28, 2005. BOTH TIMES VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE . ONE MONTH AGO HE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT GOING ABOUT 5-8 MPH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. MANUFACTURER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. *AK

FIVE TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN 5 MONTHS. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO SAFETY RECALL. SERIOUS SAFTEY CONCERNS WITH THIS PARTICULAR AUTOMOBILE. ACURA WILL NOT BUY BACK.