2002 ACURA TL Complaints

THE TRANSMISSION MIS-SHIFT SEVERAL TIMES FROM 3RD TO 1ST GEAR AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR AND 2ND TO 3RD GEAR SEVERAL TIMES. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT INTO THE DEALER FIRST TIME ON 8/19/2002 AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FLUSHED 3 TIMES. THE PROBLEM WAS NOT CORRECTED AND I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER SECOND TIME ON 8/28/2002. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. EVEN THOUGH, THERE IS NO ACCIDENT IN THIS INCIDENT. I AM REALLY CONCERNING THE SAFETY ISSUE CAUSED BY THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND I WAS NOT THE ONLY ONE HAVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE PROBLEM IN THIS PARTICULAR CAR MODEL. I HOPE NHTSA CAN TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO INVESTIGATE THIS PROBLEM BEFORE THE FATAL ACCIDENT OCCURRED BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 TL2-S,ALMOST 1 YEAR AND 13350 MILES ON IT. LATELY WE HAVE BEEN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MAJOR HIGHWAY. JUST LEARNED THAT THERE HAVE BEEN OVER 16,000 SUCH FAILURES IN THE ACURA AND HONDAS USING SAME TRANSMISSION. VERY DANGEROUS AND NEARLY HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILS (DISENGAGES) AT ALL SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM ENGAGING INTO REVERSE. NLM

I ALSO GOT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT WENT OUT ON ME AFTER ANOTHER 2,000. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I WANT ACURA TO DO SOMETHING. THERE IS AN ARTICLE IN THE LA TIMES THAT SPEAKS OF THIS ON 9.13.2002. PLEASE HELP ME, I'M WORRIED I OR SOMEONE ELSE MAY GET INJURED OR KILLED. NLM

I THINK THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PART BECAUSE IF IT FAILS, IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR THE OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD: ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND ON: HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/CLASSIFIED/AUTOMOTIVE/HIGHWAY1/LA-HY-ACURA11SEP11.STORY?COLL=LA%2DCLASS%2DAUTOS%2DHIGHWAY1

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN MERGING INTO A BUSY HIGHWAY FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS RANDOMLY IN AUTOMATIC, OR WILL NOT UPSHIFT. IN SPORT SHIFT MODE, TRANSMISSION MAY REFUSE TO UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT WHEN SUPPOSED TO AND WILL ONLY SHIFT AFTER REPEATED TRIES. ALSO IN AUTO, TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES TEMPORARILY SHIFT COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR THEN BACK IN. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN EXHIBING SOME SHIFTING PROBLEMS A FEW DAYS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. WHEN IT FAILED, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO 3RD GEAR. I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR AROUND TO HEAD TO THE DEALER AND WAS MOMENTARILY UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER ABOUT 5 TRIES I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND LIMPED THE CAR TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT WHERE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE WITH A CL OR TL (SAME TRANSMISSION) THAT HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION FAIL WHEN DOING 60+ MPH AND IT SHIFTS DOWN INTO 2ND WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS!*AK

NEAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE AT HIGH SPEED CAR DROPPED INTO 2ND GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VERY SCARY!!!*AK