2002 ACURA TL Complaints

VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE ENGINE HESITATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND RECOVERY TIME BACK TO NORMAL SPEED IS SEVERAL SECONDS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE WAS SLUGGISH AND PROVIDED LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. THE RPM INDICATOR WOULD RACE TO 3000K+RPMS WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THE AUTO BEGAN TO HESITATE AND LURCH VIOLENTLY. SHORTLTY AFTER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE TCS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE GEAR INDICATOR (WHICH WAS ON D5 AT THE TIME) BEGAN TO BLINK. *SCC

DANGEROUSLY FAULTY TRANSMISSION CAUSED ME TO CRASH VEHICLE, SLIPPED INTO "PARK" AT HIGH SPEEDS ON FREEWAY LOCKING-UP TIRES. FAULTY ROTORS/BRAKE PADS CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO "SHIMMY" AT BRAKING.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACT DEALER . VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE.*AK

I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND IT SURGED & ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE AND HIT(WITH PASSENGER BACK FENDER) THE FRONT OF THE PARKED CAR IN THE OPPOSITE AISLE

TRANSMISSION WILL START TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, STARTING FROM 2 TO 5TH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKDEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO VEHICLE. *JG

TRANDIMISSION FAILURE IS KNOWN PROBLEM PER DEALER BUT ACURA HAS NOT INDICATED A RECALL SITUATION.*AK

ACURA HAS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION DESIGN.. THEY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL TRANSMISSION OR HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY REPLACEMENT ON PART/LABOR ON THIS KIND OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A HIGH SPEED CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY (DANGEROUS). *AK