2000 ACURA TL Complaints

CONSUMER CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN VEHICLE ISN'T IN PARK. *AK

FAULTY TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. GRINDING SOUND. CAR SURGES WHEN STOPPED. STALLS OUT WHEN STOPPED. MAKES VIBRATING NOISE UPON ACCELERATION. DOWN SHIFTS BY ITSELF. SOUNDS LIKE THEIR IS A BROKEN PART MOVING AROUND INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION. *LA

THE PCM CONTROL MODULE MALFUNCTIONED, CAUSING TRANSMISSION TO DOWN SHIFT AT RANDOM TIMES . SHIFTS WHILE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, AND WITHOUT WARNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AND STAYED ON. THIS MAY RESULT IN AIR BAG FAILURE. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE BATTERY, BUT THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS. *AK

DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED PREMATURELY WITHOUT VEHICLE BEING IN AN ACCIDENT OR IMPACTED. *AK

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON HIGHWAY PREPARING TO EXIT, WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED DEPRESSED BRAKE PEDAL TO DISENGAGE CRUISE CONTROL WHILE ON EXIT RAMP AND VEHICLE BEGAN ACCELERATING BACK TO CRUISE CONTROL SPEED ONCE PEDAL WAS RELEASED, ALMOST RESULTING IN A COLLISION. UPON INSPECTION, CONSUMER DISCOVERED THAT THE REAR BRAKE LIGHTS HAD FAILED. PRIOR TO, WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE GEAR FROM PARK WITH BRAKE DEPRESSED. DEALER DIAGNOSED PROBLEM AS BRAKE SWITCH FAILURE.*AK *CB

THE AIRBAG SYSTEM HAS FAILED 3 TIMES IN 16 MONTHS AS INDICATED BY THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE SYSTEM'S AVAILABILITY DURING A CRASH IS QUESTIONABLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING ON CITY STREETS, THE TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF THE CONSUMER CAME TO A STOP, WHEN THE CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES THE VEHICLE DID NOT SHIFT TO A LOWER GEAR AND THE VEHICLE FINALLY FISH TAILED TO A STOP. *AK *JB

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2000 ACURA TL IS POTENTIALLY AFFECTED. I WOULD HATE TO HAVE MY TRANSMISSION LOCK UP THE FRONT WHEELS WHILE TRAVELING 70 MPH ON THE INTERSTATE. *JB

NAR 1/29/2003. THE CONSUMER WAS CONCERNED ABOUT IRREGULAR SHIFTING BEHAVIOR THAT OTHER DRIVERS HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING. THE CONSUMER ALSO OWNS THE SAME TYPE OF VEHICLE. *JB