2003 ACURA TL Complaints

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. I WAS RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE AND FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR WITH A HARD THRUST. THIS WENT ON AN OFF, AND I FINALLY COASTED ,AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE KILLED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER ,AND CALLED THE 800 NUMBER. THEY TELL ME VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. ACURA NEEDE D TO INCLUDE ALL 2003 IN TE RECALL FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. I HAD 55 THOUSAND MILES, AND HAVE HAD ALL SERVICE DONE WITH ACURA ON TIME. RECALL NEEDED TO BE DONE, AND I WA S WAITING FOR THE ACURA SERVICE TEAM THAT HAD THE CAR TO GET BACK TO ME. MY COMPLAINTWA S CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. I WAS RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON ME. IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVED AND FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR WITH A HARD THRUST. THIS WENT ON AN OFF AND I FINALLY COASTED AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE KILLED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER AND CALLED THE 800 NUMBER AND THEY TELL ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. ACURA NEEDS TO INCLUDE ALL 2003 IN THE RECALL FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. I HAVE 55 THOUSAND MILES AND HAVE HAD ALL MY SERVICE DONE WITH ACURA ON TIME. RECALL NEEDS TO BE DON AND I WAITING FOR THE ACURA SERVICE TEAM THAT HAS MY CAR TO GET BACK TO ME. MY COMPLAINT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. *AK

I WAS DRIVING FROM OSSINING, NY TO TAKOMA PARK , MD , 260 MILES ON I95 WHEN AT 70 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TACHOMETER WENT UP TO 7000 RPMS. I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, I HAD NO POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST TO THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER FROM THE LEFT MOST LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AND CALL ONSTAR. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN, AND ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY AND THE SHOULDER WHERE I EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, I WAS 160 MILES FROM HOME. THIS WAS THE SECOND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE- ONCE AT 77000 MILES AND NOW AT 10700 MILES. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. ON JULY 1, 2004, THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE HESITATED, AND MADE A GRINDING AND CLANKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE MILEAGE WAS 28,753. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION BY INSERTING A LUBE KIT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 24, 2007. HOWEVER, ON FEBRUARY 6, 2007, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISES. ON FEBRUARY 14, 2007, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INSERTED IN THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOISE PRESENT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE NOISES HE WAS CURRENTLY HEARING FROM THIS VEHICLE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A REGIONAL MANAGER TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF MARCH 2007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

PURCHASED AN ACURA-CERTIFIED 2003 3.2TL IN JANUARY 2007. HAD ABRUPT SHIFTING FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR AT 35 MPH TODAY, 3/5/07, ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH OTHER REPORTS ON THIS SITE. MY WIFE HAS PERMANENT SPINAL CORD DAMAGE; AND HAD SHE BEEN A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE UNEXPECTED JOLT. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL AT 63000 FAILURE MILAGE AT 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE DRIVER STEERED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE HAD BEEN NO DIAGNOSIS AS TO THE FAILURE , AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

IGNITION LOCK FAILED ALLOWING KEY TO BE REMOVED IN ANY POSITION AND NOT SECURING THE AUTO IN A PARKED CONDITION. HENCE THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS ONLY 87243 MILES ON IT AND THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL, ESPECIALLY AS IT DID TO ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY TURNED OFF, AND IN PARK. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS WELL AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AS MY ENGINE REVOLUTIONS WENT UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, BUT NOT MANEUVER WITHOUT POWER. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND MY CAR WERE UNAWARE OF MY INABILITY TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR WAY. I DRIFTED TO THE CURB AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP OR MOVE. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AREA AND I HAD TO USE MY HAZARD LIGHTS TO KEEP OTHER CARS FROM HITTING MY CAR. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFER LOCATION. *JB

ON 21 DECEMBER 2006, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATED VIOLENTLY FROM 50 MILES AN HOUR TO A FULL STOP. THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTI-CAR COLLISION. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CAR HAD NO DRIVE GEARS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING REVERSE. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN IN 1ST GEAR ONLY AND I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE ACURA DEALER WHERE IT STILL SITS. *JB

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WAS AT A FULL STOP ON THE RIGHT LANE WHEN MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARDER AND WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED I TRIED TO GET INTO THE EXIT LANE WHICH LUCKILY WAS RIGHT NEXT TO ME. UNFORTUNATLEY I HIT THE REAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. IT KEPT GOING AT WHICH TIME I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND PRESSED IT AGAIN THINKING MAYBE IT LOCKED UP OR SOMETHING. THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. I WAS ALMOST OUT OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT FINALLY SLOWED DOWN. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS IN SHOCK AND TREMBLING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CAR WENT OFF SO FAR IT TOOK THE OTHER DRIVER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES TO REACH ME. I READ ABOUT 7 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING AND NOTHING WAS DONE IN 5 INCIDENTS. TWO OF THE VEHICLES HAD AN IDLE AIR CONTROL VAVLE REPLACED WHICH I HOPE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I SENT THESE COMPLAINTS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY ACURA IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS NOT A FAULTY HEAD LIGHT, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. HAD I BEEN JUST A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE AND INVOLVED MORE VEHICLES. THE OFFICER SAID I MIGHT HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE GAS PEDAL BUT I AM 120% POSITIVE THAT MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKES. THIS WAS ALSO NOT HUMAN ERROR. I WAS FULLY STOPPED AND AWARE, I WAS NOT PLAYING WITH THE RADIO OR ON THE PHONE. IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED I DO NOT WANT THIS CAR. *NM