2003 ACURA TL Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 91,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 24, 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), HONDA RECALL NUMBER 222110. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A KIT INSTEAD OF BEING REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,800, WHICH IS HALF OF THE REPAIR COST AT HONDA AMERICAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED 100 MILES AWAY AND SHE WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. HONDA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 01/23/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. UPDATED 01/23/09. *JB

THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER FAILED. REPORTED BY ACURA THAT THE SEAT 'BURNT-OUT.*TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WALKING APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN EITHER VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO THE REAR BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION INTERLOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,088. UPDATED 12/12/08 *CN UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB

DURING MY DRIVE TO WORK THE OTHER MORNING MY CAR SUDDEN JERKED BACK AND FORTH ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS VERY SUDDEN AND IT WAS VERY SCARY, I HAD NOT CONTROL OVER THE VEHICLE. THE TIRES WERE SCREECHING DURING THE JERKS AND I WAS AFRAID I WAS GOING TO CRASH. A CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AS WELL AS A VSC LIGHT AND MY SHIFTER LIKE D5 WAS BLINKING. I MADE IT TO WORK AND CALLED MY BOYFRIEND TO COME LOOK AT THE VEHICLE. HE DROVE IT AROUND THE BLOCK AND NOTICED NOTHING WRONG, BETTER SAFE THAN SORRY WE SWITCHED CARS. ON HIS DRIVE HOME HE FELT THE SAME THING I DID, VERY SUDDEN JERK AND UNCONTROLLABLE CAR ON THE FREEWAY. HE MENTIONED IT WAS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP AND THEN THE TRACTION CONTROL GRABBING. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS. HE IMMEDIATELY DROVE IT STRAIGHT TO ACURA AND FOUND SOMEBODY TO LOOK AT IT. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THAT IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THESE CARS AND ITS A TICKING TIME BOMB AND THERE WAS A RECALL AND EXTENDED WARRANTY ISSUED OUT BY ACURA, THE DEALERSHIP ALSO SAID THAT THE VIN NUMBER OF MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE RANGE OF THE WARRANTY. THEY ARE OFFERING TO COVER 60% OF THE COST FOR THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT AND I PAY 40%. I DO NOT THINK ITS FAIR BECAUSE WHILE I WAS THERE, THERE WAS ANOTHER VEHICLE EXACTLY LIKE MINES AND I CURIOUSLY ASKED WHAT THAT CAR WAS GETTING FIXED AND THEY TOLD ME THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM BUT THAT CAR IS BEING COVERED COMPLETELY. THIS IS UNFAIR AND NOT RIGHT THAT JUST BECAUSE OF THE VIN BEING OUT OF RANGE I AM OUT OF LUCK. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM AND ACURA SHOULD TAKE OF ALL NOT JUST SOME. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING AND INITIALLY ACCELERATING AT 10-20 MPH, THE RPM'S INCREASE ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE DOES NOT RESPOND IMMEDIATELY AND THEN JERKS INTO GEAR AND GOES THE PROPER SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTS. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 103,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 102,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR FROM FIFTH GEAR. THE VEHICLE IS POWERED BY AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER THE VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 45 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE; HOWEVER, THE PREVIOUS OWNER ALREADY HAD THE RECALL REPAIRS PERFORMED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD BE REPLACED AT THE ESTIMATED COST OF $4,000. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,000. UPDATED 05/26/09 *BF THE VEHICLE WAS SHIFTING ROUGH BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 40 MPH. UPDATED 05/28/09.*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN FIFTH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL, ALTHOUGH THE FAILURES WERE IDENTICAL. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 105,722.

I BOUGHT A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO FROM A SMALL USED CAR DEALER (K&S AUTO SALES, 600 W. ST. GEORGES AVE., LINDEN, NJ 07036; 908-925-4411). THEY REPRESENTED THIS CAR AS BEING IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER. WE PAID $10,270. CASH FOR THIS VEHICLE. NOT EVEN 5 WEEKS AFTER THE PURCHASE, THE TRANSMISSION WENT ON THE CAR. WHEN APPROACHED TO LOOK INTO THE NECESSARY REPAIRS TO THE CAR, THEY VEHEMENTLY DENIED ANY WRONG DOING AND REFUSED TO EVEN LOOK AT THE CAR. THEY WOULD ONLY HONOR NEW JERSEYS 30 DAY WARRANTY THAT THEY MUST DO ANYWAY. THEY NEVER MENTIONED ANY TROUBLE WITH THE TRANS NOR THE FACT THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT PRIOR TO US PURCHASING THE CAR AND FRONT FENDER, DOOR, ETC HAS BEEN REPLACED. IT HAS NOW BEEN 4 WEEKS THAT THE CAR HAS BEEN IN A TRANSMISSION REPAIR SHOP AS HONDA/ACURA KEEPS SENDING THE SHOP THE WRONG PARTS TO FIX THE PROBLEMS (CLUTCH PACK FAILURE, 2ND GEAR SHAFT LOCKING UP, I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE THEY HAVE TO REPAIR) SINCE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE FOR THE SAME TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, IS THE CAR STILL COVERED? I DON'T KNOW IF THE CAR WAS REPAIRED WHEN THE RECALL WAS FIRST INITIATED, AND EVEN IF IT WAS, IT IS NOW A RECURRING PROBLEM. IT TOOK ALL THE MONEY WE HAD TO PAY FOR THE CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE, NOW WE HAVE HAD TO RENT A CAR FOR 3-4 WEEKS WHILE THE CAR IS BEING REPAIRED, AND IT IS SUPPOSED TO COST ANYWHERE FROM $2500-$3500 TO REPAIR. IS THERE ANY WAY THAT HONDA/ACURA OF AMERICA CAN HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT SINCE THIS WAS A NHTSA RECALL THAT WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT FIXED PROPERLY IN THE FIRST PLACE, IF AT ALL. I FEEL THE DEALER KNEW THERE WAS A PROBLEM, BUT BEING A MOTHER/DAUGHTER BUYER, WAS JUST INTERESTED IN THE SALE. NOT HONESTY. PLEASE, IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO TO HELP DEFRAY THE COSTS WE ARE NOW FACED WITH? ANY HELP YOUR CORPORATION CAN GIVE AT THIS POINT WOULD BE A HUGE HELP AS I FEEL THE HUGE EXPENSE TO REPAIR THIS CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TO BE PAID BY US. THANK YOU *TR

2003 ACURA 3.2TL RECALL NOTICE. CONSUMER WANTS TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE RECALL SINCE CAR WAS WITHIN THE WARRANTY AND A RECALL HAD BEEN ISSUED. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE RPM'S WOULD GET HIGH AND THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND BANGED INTO GEAR. *JB

I PURCHASED MY 2003 ACURA TLS BRAND NEW. I HAD TO HAVE MY FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED TWO YEARS AGO WHEN DRIVING AT 40 MPHS, THE CAR SLIPPED INTO FIRST. JUST THREE MONTHS AGO, I HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE CAR SURGING AND THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. JUST LAST WEEK (3 MONTHS AFTER THE LAST TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED), A THIRD TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BECAUSE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE TRYING TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY (PRETTY SCARY). I PURCHASED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR EVEN THEN MY CAR IS COVERED UNDER THE RECALL. MY CAR HAS 83,000 MILES ON IT AND I'M NOT THRILLED ABOUT HAVING TO BUY ANOTHER CAR. I SURE DON'T WANT TO SELL THIS TO ANYONE KNOWING IT HAS A PROBLEM THAT CAN'T BE FIXED OR MAY POSSIBLY KILL SOMEONE. *TR