2003 ACURA TL Complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHEN SHIFTING GEARS. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO AUTOMATICALLY BRAKE WHILE HIS FOOT WAS DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. HE HAS TO DRIVE WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ACTIVATED IN ORDER TO PREVENT A REAR END CRASH. HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER WHEN THE TRACTION CONTROL INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE LIGHT GAVE NO INDICATION AS TO WHETHER OR NOT THE FEATURE WOULD DISENGAGE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT INSPECT THE VEHICLE DUE TO WARRANTY ISSUES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE AND THE CONTACT WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE. WHILE DRIVING TO HIS RESIDENCE, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT EXCEED 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE THEN BEGAN TO GRADUALLY DOWNSHIFT TO 20, 15, AND FINALLY 10 MPH UNTIL IT AUTOMATICALLY BRAKED. HE RETURNED TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND NHTSA ACTION NUMBER PE02081, IN WHICH HIS VIN AND WARRANTY WERE NOT INCLUDED. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THEY WOULD PROVIDE HIM WITH A RENTAL CAR DUE TO INCORRECTLY INFORMING HIM THAT THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN HOME. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 72,000.

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FELT A LURCH IN THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY BY THE ACURA DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I RESEARCHED ON LINE AND DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON "SOME" 2003 ACURA TL'S BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL . *TR

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON AND I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALER THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY A STICKY FLOAT IN THE MASTER CYLINDER RESERVOIR THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED WITH ANEW DESIGN THAT WOULD ELIMINATE THE ISSUE. *TR

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION LOCKED DURING DRIVING. CAR IS NON OPERATIONAL NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION,CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 0-35MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND MAKING A CONTINUOUS LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN SHAKING RAPIDLY ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE REVERSE GEAR BOX AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 96,400. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB THE DEALER STATED VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, INCLUDING ONCE WHEN IT WAS RECALLED. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER WARRANTY THE REPAIRS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,795 AND THERE IS NO CURRENT MILEAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLD.

MY '03 ACURA TL IS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. ALSO THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WARP CAUSING ME TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED ALL THE TIME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. MORE RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART AND SPILLED TRANSMISSION FLUID. SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ALL THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. AS OF AUGUST 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR, A 2003 ACURA TL, STARTED "JERKING" AND ACTING VERY STRANGE. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY JERKED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR 1 1/2 MONTHS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT ONE OF THE GROUP OF VIN 3'S WHOSE TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECALLED AND HAD EXTENDED WARRANTIES PLACED ON THEM. I CALLED ACURA WHO "BRUSHED" ME "OFF," AND I WILL HAVE TO SPEND $3000-$4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN I WILL TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I FEEL MY LIFE IS AT RISK IN THIS CAR; HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO BUY IT, BECAUSE I THINK THERE LIFE WILL BE AT RISK. I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON THE '01-'03 ACURA TL'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THERE WERE RECALLS AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES; AND HERE MINE IS DANGEROUSLY BREAKING APART, AND ACURA IS TELLING ME "TOO BAD" BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT USED SO IT'S PROBABLY THE FAULT OF THE PERSON WHO OWNED IT BEFORE ME. I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS PROBLEM IN ANY OTHER CAR I'VE EVER OWNED, AND IT WAS SO BAD, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND ACURA SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR. *TR