2003 ACURA TL Complaints

I HAVE A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. I BOUGHT IT USED IN 2004 WITH 22,000 MILES ON IT. SHORTLY AFTER HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. THE SOLUTION WAS TO TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND HAVE THEM CHECK FOR A DAMAGED 2ND GEAR AND IF THERE WAS NO VISIBLE SIGN OF DAMAGE THEY WOULD INSTALL A JET KIT TO KEEP THE 2ND GEAR COOLER. MY CAR AT THIS TIME HAD ABOUT 35,000 MILES ON IT. THE DEALERSHIP INSTALLED A JET KIT MY CAR AND REPORTED NO DAMAGE. AROUND 50,000 MILES I NOTICED MY CAR SLIPPING WHILE ACCELERATING. I TOOK MY VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION STATING THAT THE JET KIT DID NOT WORK AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DAMAGED. I THOUGHT THAT EVERYTHING WAS FIXED. AROUND 95,000 I NOTICED THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS STARTING TO SHIFT HARD AND SLIP A LITTLE. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FINE AND CHECKED GOOD. AT 105000 MILES I RECENTLY TOOK MY CAR DOWN TO CHARLESTION SC AND WAS RETURNING HOME ON I95 IN NC. I PULLED OFF AN EXIT TO GET GAS AND NOTICED MY CAR WAS JERKING REAL BAD AND WAS HAVING PROBLEMS STAYING IN GEAR. SOON AFTER I STARTED TO SMELL SOMETHING BURNING AND MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I PULLED INTO A AUTO TUNE SHOP AND HAD THE TECHNICIANS READ THE ENGINE CODE. THE CODE CAME BACK AS A TRANSMISSION CONTROLLER FAIL. I TOWED MY VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP ABOUT 50 MILES AWAY. THEY CHECKED THE CAR AND REPORTED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. THIS WOULD BE MY THIRD FACTORY TRANSMISSION! WHAT IF MY VEHICLE HAD SEIZED UP WHILE ON I95 WHERE VEHICLES ARE TRAVELING AT 70 MPH. WHY DOES A CAR NEED THREE TRANSMISSION AT 105,000 MILES! SOMETHING IS WRONG! PLEASE LOOK INTO IT! *TR

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AND SCARED BOTH MYSELF AND MY WIFE. AT FIRST THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED WHEN THE BRAKE WAS PRESSED AT A SPEED OF ABOUT 35 MPH. LATER THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AT ALL, BUT WORKED AFTER THE CHECK ENGINE, TCS, AND BLINKING D5 LIGHT CAME ON. THE SELECT SHIFT NO LONGER WORKS. I DON'T PLAN TO CONFRONT THE DEALER OVER A TRANSMISSION THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY RECALLED BECAUSE ACURA STATED THE CAR WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DEPRESSED, THE VEHICLE STOPPED AND SURGED FORWARD WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 104,000. UPDATED 7/3/08 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUSLY. UPDATED 07/03/08

BOUGHT NEW MICHELIN TIRES IN FEB 2008 FROM COSTCO STORES, HACKSCROSS ROAD, MEMPHIS TIRE: SIZE 205/60R16 92V MADE IN 2007. IN USE FOR 2,500 MILES. REAR RIGHT TIRE BLEW FROM THE SIDE WALL WHILE DRIVING IN INTERSTATE. THE ENTIRE SIDE WALL CAME OUT AS A DONUT. NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. NO INJURY. CONCERNED ABOUT THE TIRE QUALITY OF MICHELIN TIRES. PLEASE ADVICE. CONTACT MR. PERRYADOLPUS AUTOMOTIVE MANAGER AT COSTCO PHONE 901 214 0071; WHO INSPECTED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND MENTIONED THAT IT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. A NEW TIRE WAS INSTALLED. GREATLY CONCERNED ABOUT THE DURABILITY OF THE OTHER NEW MICHELIN TIRES INSTALLED AT THE SAME TIME IN MY 2003 ACURA TL VEHICLE. MILEAGE 67,000. *TR

TRAVELING AT FREEWAY SPEED CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED TO 2ND GEAR CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION AND LOCKUP OF THE SEATBELT. TOOK TO DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFT BECOMES STUCK. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED BY THE DEALER. THE COST TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE IS $2,500. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE "CHECK ENGINE" AND "TCS" WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED. THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMED INTO GEAR AND CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO JERK FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 SECONDS. THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD AND WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO GEAR BREAKAGE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IN THE SUMMER OF 2004 AS PART OF A RECALL. NO CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS FOUND FOR THE RECALL. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 95,000. UPDATED 04/03/08. *LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED THE PROBLEMS.

ON MONDAY FEBRUARY 4, 2007 I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S AND CAME TO A STOP AND HEARD A WEIRD NOISE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. ONCE TRAFFIC BEGAN TO PROCEED THE CAR SIMPLY WOULD NOT MOVE FROM FIRST GEAR. I MANAGE TO PULL OVER AND LET IT SIT FOR ABOUT 1-2 MIN. AND IT WENT INTO GEAR ALTHOUGH SLUGGISH. ONCE ON THE ROAD AGAIN I PROCEEDED ABOUT 3 MILES WHEN THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR AT ALL. I WAS RIGHT IN FRONT IF THE HONDA STORE WHEN THE SECOND FAILURE HAPPENED. I HAD THE DIAGNOSTIC DONE AND COME TO FIND OUT THAT I AM IN NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNT DUE TO OVER HEATING (FROM THE SERVICE TECH). MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP THAT NOTIFIED ME THAT I DID INFACT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND MOTOR MOUNT AT A COST OF APPROX. $3500.00. THIS I NOW FIND IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR ACURA WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. I WOULD LIKE FOR ACURA TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IF NEEDED RECALL ALL THE CARS AS IT POSES FOR A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR A FEW WEEKS. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION SURGED AND THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THROUGH RESEARCH, HE FOUND A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION. HE CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD ALREADY BEEN CHECKED FOR THAT RECALL IN 2004 AND THEY FOUND NO FAILURES AT THAT TIME. THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE RECALL NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 69,000.

MY AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING INTO 3RD GEAR ON MY 2003 TL-S. I HAD IT REBUILT AT 73,900 MILES. THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD FAILED AND WAS LOOSING HYDRAULIC PRESSURE & OVERHEATING. I BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW IN 2003. IT'S A LATE 2003 VIN AND ACURA WOULD NOT COVER IT UNDER WARRANTY. MY DEALERSHIP WANTED $3,750 PLUS TAX TO REPLACE IT. AN INDEPENDENT SHOP DID THE WORK FOR $2,600 INCL TAX WITH A 12 MONTH 12,000 MILE WARRANTY. *TR