2003 ACURA TL Complaints

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY FAILED CAR HAD 99,500 MILES ,WAS TOWED TO ACURA DEALER , TOLD $4300FOR NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE I DIDN'T FALL WITH-IN VIN # FOR 105,000 MI FREE REPLACEMENT (EARLY 2003) I FEEL PROBLEM WAS NOT FIXED IN MID 2003 AND I SHOULD BE COVERED. *TR

WHEN I SHIFT GEAR I NOTICE THE CAR PULLING FORWARD. IT'S BECOMING MORE OF A PROBLEM IT HAPPENS CONSTANTLY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S 2 YEARS AGO WITH 99,000 MILES ON IT. LAST WEEK THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR AND WOULDN'T GO INTO 3RD GEAR. THAT PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. THE CAR NOW HAS 139,000 MILES ON IT, I PUT 40,000 MILES ON IT THE LAST 2 YEARS. I CALLED ACURA TO SEE IF THEY WOULD STAND BEHIND THEIR PRODUCT BUT THEY SAID SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY CANT DO ANYTHING. I TOOK OUT A LOAN TO BUY THIS CAR AND I STILL OWE ON IT. I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL EVER BUY ANOTHER ACURA BECAUSE OF THIS EXPERIENCE. *TR

I ALREADY FILED A CLAIM, BUT HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION. MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS OF THESE CARS (BOTH IN AGE AND MAKE AND MODEL), BUT OUR VIN # IS NOT IN THE LOT OF VIN'S UNDER THE RECALL. THREE DAYS AFTER I FILED THE COMPLAINT WITH YOU THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. LUCKILY HE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. HE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP. WE HAD THEM REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEIR ORIGINAL BID WAS FOR $4,600. WE HAD BIDS FROM TRANSMISSION SHOPS TO DO THE JOB FOR $2,000. THE DEALERSHIP NEGOTIATED AND DID THE WORK FOR $2,000. I SPOKE WITH ROBERT FROM THE NHTSA AND HE SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR TRANSMISSIONS SEIZING WHEN THE VEHICLES WERE BEING OPERATED. I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT. *TR

THERE IS A KNOWN TRANSMISSION ISSUE WITH ACURA 2003TL VERSION, EVEN THOUGH ACURA HAVE PUT IT IN RECALL, TO DO THE WORK THE DEALER CHARGE ANYWHERE FROM $350-600. THE VEHICLE CHOKES UP IN BETWEEN THE ROAD BECAUSE OF OVERHEATING IN TRANSMISSION. THE HEADLIGHTS FLICKERING IS ONE ANOTHER ISSUE WHICH WHEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER CALLED IT AS COMPUTER SYSTEM MESS UP IN THE CAR AND THIS IS NOT IN THE RECALL, THE DEALER CHARGES ABOUT $800 FOR SUCH REPAIR WHICH IS NOT REASONABLE FOR THE FAULTY EQUIPMENT OF ACURA. *TR

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH OUT WARNING. UPON TRAVELING AT 50 MPH MY VEHICLE DROPPED GEARS CAUSING IT TO DECELERATE AT RAPID RATE. THE CAR TACKED UP TO APPROX 5000 RPM. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO DOWN SHIFT RAPIDLY AND LOOSE SPEED AND COULD POSSIBLY CAUSE DRIVER TO LOOSE CONTROL. I WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER WITHOUT INCIDENT. THERE HAVE BEEN MANY TRANSMISSION FAILURE ADMITTED BY ACURA CAUSING THEM TO EXTEND WARRANTY ON SOME MODELS BUT THEY ARE NOT ADMITTING TO THE TOTAL PROBLEM AND POTENTIAL HAZARDS. *TR

MY 2003 ACURA TL HAS ACCELERATOR PROBLEMS SIMILAR TO THE TOYOTA PROBLEM. TWO YEARS AGO IT STUCK TWICE AND THE VEHICLE REACHED SPEEDS UP TO 90 MPH BEFORE I COULD STOP IT BY PUTTING BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE AND DOWNSHIFTING IT. I REALLY THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY TESTED IT AND SAID IT WAS PROBABLY A BAD TRANSMISSION SO THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE CAR HAD ABOUT 50,000 MILES ON IT AT THAT TIME. A MONTH AGO THE SAME THING OCCURRED. AGAIN I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID IT WAS PROBABLY THE TRANSMISSION HOWEVER THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE IT WITHOUT THE WARRANTY PEOPLE ACTUALLY SEEING IT MALFUNCTION. THEY CHARGED MY $110 AND SENT ME ON MY WAY. I AM AFRAID TO RIDE IN THE VEHICLE, MY WIFE AND CO-WORKERS WILL NOT RIDE IN THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO BUY A REPLACEMENT VEHICLE AND NOW CANNOT SELL THIS ONE IN GOOD CONSCIENCE. I AM GOING TO ASK THE DEALER TO TAKE IT BACK AND GIVE ME FAIR MARKET VALUE FOR THE VEHICLE. THEY CAN DO WITH IT WHAT THEY WANT. WHAT OTHER ALTERNATIVES DO I HAVE? TW*

FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN OUR 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL. WE PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE NEW. AT AROUND 80,000 MILES IT STARTED TO SHUDDER WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH. WE DIDN'T THINK MUCH OF IT. WE NOW KNOW THAT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION. ACURA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FROM 50,000 MILES TO 100,000 FOR THIS REASON, BUT WE WERE NEVER NOTIFIED. NOW THE CAR HAS 112,000 MILES AND THIS WEEK THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, AND NOW BETWEEN 1ST AND 2ND THERE IS A BANG AND A LURCH. CURRENTLY IT IS FAR TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE THE CAR. WE TOOK IT TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST WHO DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND RESEARCHED THE PROBLEM. HE SAID THAT ACURA HAS A RECALL FOR THIS EXACT ISSUE AND OUR CAR SHOULD BE COVERED. WE MET WITH THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAY OUR CAR ISN'T IN THE "BATCH" OF VIN'S COVERED IN THE RECALL. THEY FURTHER SAY THAT SINCE WE DON'T HAVE A MAINTENANCE RECORD SHOWING THAT WE HAVE SERVICED THE TRANSMISSION EVERY 30,000 MILES, WE HAVE LOST OUR CHANCE OF THEM WORKING WITH US AT ALL. OUR MANUAL CLEARLY STATES TO DO THE FIRST TRANSMISSION SERVICE AT 120,000 MILES. WE HAVE RECORDS FOR HAVING DONE ALL OTHER ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, BUT NEVER DID ANYTHING ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION, BECAUSE THEIR INFORMATION SAYS NOT TO. NOT ONCE HAS ANYONE FROM ACURA EVER INFORMED US THAT CONTRARY TO WHAT OUR MANUAL SAYS, WE SHOULD SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION EVERY 30,000 MILES. THERE WAS A RECALL ON A PART OF THE TRANSMISSION THAT THEY DID REPLACE WHEN THE CAR HAD 50,000 MILES, AND ACURA SAYS THAT IS ALSO A REASON THEY DON'T HAVE TO HELP US TODAY.*CW

I OWN A 2003 ACURA TL. MY TRANSMISSION IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY UNLESS I BABY THE ENGINE. THE PROBLEMS GETS WORSE AS THE CAR HEATS UP AND GETS HOT. THE MAIN PROBLEM COMES IN WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AND FROM 2ND TO 3RD AS WELL. GOING UP HILLS FROM A STOP IS DIFFICULT. I BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY PULLED CODE P1450. THE TECH TOLD ME THAT THERE ARE INTERNAL SOLENOIDS THAT ARE RECEIVING THE SIGNAL TO SHIFT, BUT ARE NOT ACTUATING. I'VE LOOKED INTO THIS PROBLEM AND SAW THERE IS AN OUTSTANDING RECALL ON THIS TRANSMISSION (04V176000). I'VE BEEN TOLD BY ACURA HQ AND THE LOCAL DEALER THAT I'VE BEEN DEALING WITH (ACURA OF AVON IN AVON, CT) AND HAVEN'T GOTTEN ANY RESULTS. I UNDERSTAND THAT MY CAR DOES NOT FALL WITHIN THIS RECALL, BUT I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THERE IS ALSO A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT AGAINST ACURA THAT DESCRIBES MY EXACT PROBLEM. DESPITE ACURA'S INFORMATION ON VIN NUMBER DISTRIBUTION OF PROBLEMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, I BELIEVE I HAVE A VEHICLE THAT IS EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEMS COVERED UNDER EITHER THE RECALL OR THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT. THIS PROBLEM OCCURS EVERYTIME I DRIVE THE VEHICLE. I HAVE TO KEEP THE ENGINE AT AROUND 2,000 OR 2, 500 RPMS UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION FINALLY SHIFTS. IF I DO NOT LAY OFF THE GAS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 ACURA WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD CHILD IN IT WHEN SUDDENLY THE TRANSMISSION WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND FEW SECONDS LATER WENT BACK INTO GEAR AND LATER STARTED SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, MIND YOU MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 75,000 MILES ON IT. MANY OTHERS HAVE HAD SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH THE SAME TYPE OF CAR AND WITH EVEN LESSER MILES ON IT. *TR