2003 ACURA TL Complaints

I HAD MY 2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAIL. WHILE TRAVILING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED VERY HARD. THIS OCCURED NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A PLACE WHERE IT COULD BE TOWED. I SEE THAT NHTSA HAS OPENED AND CLOSED AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 7YEAR/100,000 MILE EXTENDED TRANSMISSION. THE MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS 34500 MILES. I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK THAT MY CAR BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND AT FIRST WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STATED THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR ACURA'S PROBLEM AND ASKED TO BE CONTACTED BY A SUPERVISIOR. I WAS CALLED BACK BY A SERVICE REP WHO TOLD ME ACURA WOULD GRANT ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA I WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A WAIVER THAT EXCLUDES ME FOR PERSUING ANY LEMON LAW VIOLATIONS AGAINST ACURA FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE SAFETY OF MY CAR, AND KNOW OF MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED ON THE SAME VEHICLE. INSTALLING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO CURE THIS ISSUE. ACURA/HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS FAILURE WITH A WIDESPREAD RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. *NM

2003 ACURA HAS VIBRATION IN LOWER GEARS WHEN SHIFTING AND A HUMMING NOISE. *TS THE DEALER FOUND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENT FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 45,747 MI NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *NM

MY CAR MAKES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE OR DRIVEWAY AND TURN THE WHEEL AND APPLY THE BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE ACURA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL AND ALSO THE MDX THAT WAS MADE THAT YEAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, HOWEVER, HOW DO I RESELL THE CAR WITH SUCH A NOISE PRESENT? I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM FIXED. *JB

DT: TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. IN 06-2004 THE FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONSUMER COULD FEEL THAT THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 7-2004. THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WAS ON 8-15-05. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HER THAT IF SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE SHE SHOULD SELL THE VEHICLE. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATES HE HAS AN INTERMITTENT SHUDDERING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE SAYS ACURA KNOWS THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM/ THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. HE HAS 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HE STATES THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 55, 000 MILES. CONSUMER STATES HE IS AFRAID THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE AND THE CAR WILL BREAK DOWN WHILE HE IS FAR AWAY FROM HOME. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS RECALL PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. THE DEALER INSTALLED AND ADDITION PUMP TO RECTIFY THAT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIRS MADE.*NM

TIRE FAILURE. SECOND TIRE FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL, ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH FAILURE.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE ACURA. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE OIL JET KIT HAD BEEN INSTALL PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL 04V1700 AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS COMPONENT MAY HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. *NM

VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING GEAR PRIOR TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 REPAIRS BEING PERFORMED. BUT AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE DEALER INSTALLED THE OIL JET KIT PER THE RECALL. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE IN A FEW WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER DRIVES IN THIRD GEAR. *BF

WHILE SLOWLY PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT MY LOCAL FITNESS CLUB VEHICLE SUDDENLY MADE A ROARING NOISE, ACCELERATED, PLUNGED FORWARD, AND STRUCK TWO PARKED VEHICLES. THIS HAPPENED IN A MATTER OF SECONDS. AFTER THE CAR STOPPED, I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. I NOTIFIED THE OWNERS OF THE OTHER VEHICLES, AND PROMPTLY CALLED THE POLICE. WHEN THE POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED, HE COMPLETED EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION FORMS FOR ALL INVOLVED PARTIES. HE ALSO TOLD ME TO BE SURE TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED OUT MECHANICALLY. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO A BODY SHOP FOR REPAIRS. THEN, IT WAS TAKEN TO THE CAR DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED FOR INTERNAL MECHANICAL MALFUNCTIONS. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. HE SAID THERE WERE NO ERROR MESSAGES OR INDICATIONS OF MALFUNCTION. HOWEVER, LATER I NOTICED THAT THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS MAY HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH A NEW SET. I AM POSITIVE THAT THE CAR MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO AN ACCELERATION PROBLEM.*AK