2002 ACURA TL Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHICH FRACTURED THE AXLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TAKATA RECALL MY ACURA TL WAS DRIVING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND JERK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY I-25 IN COLORADO, PUTTING MY LIFE IN GRAVE DANGER. I TRIED PULLING OVER IN CASTLE ROCK COLORADO AT AN AUTO ZONE TO SEE IF STOP SLIP FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT DID NO JUSTICE. AS I WAS LOOKING TO GET IT FIXED, I SEEN IN THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLES TRANSMISSION. SO I HOPE I CAN GET THIS FIXED AND BACK RUNNING SOON. OTHERWISE I MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER ACURA MODEL CAR IN MY LIFETIME. *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MY CAR STOPS MOVING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON IN 2005 FOR THE RECALL ISSUE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT IS KNOWN THAT THE 2005 REPAIRS DID NOT REALLY WORK. AT 120K MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AGAIN. IN THE MORNING IT DRIVES FINE UNTIL IT GETS HOT DUPLICATING THE INITIAL RECALL SYMPTOMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT ACURA FOR A MONTH AND DIAGNOSED AS DUPLICATING THE . A MONTH LATER ACURA DECIDES NOT TO STAND BEHIND THERE VEHICLE. I HAVE A HYUNDAI AND DODGE WITH OVER 200K MILES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY DRIVETRAIN ISSUES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND PCM MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000. UPDATED 05/10/16*LJ UPDATED 12/13/2017*JS

TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR SECOND TIME. FIRST FAILED AFTER VEHICLE WAS 4 YEARS OLD WITH 30,000 MILES IN 2005. ACURA STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE UNDER WARRANTY. SECOND ONE FAILED AFTER CAR HAD 103,500 MILES ON IT 8/21/15 EVEN THOUGH I FOLLOWED THE MAINTENANCE PRESCRIBED BY THE MANUFACTURER. ACURA REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE IN ANY OF THE COST OF $5,100 QUOTED BY THE DEALER FOR A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT. WHEN THE UNIT FAILED THE CAR WOULD LOSE ALL POWER TO THE WHEELS PRESENTING A DANGEROUS CONDITION IN THAT VEHICLES BEHIND COULD HAVE EASILY REAR ENDED ME. IN OTHER INSTANCES THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT UP PROPERLY AND THEN LOSE ALL POWER WHICH IF THIS OCCURRED IN BUSY TRAFFIC COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. ACURA IS FULL AWARE OF THE DEFECTS IN THEIR TRANSMISSION AND HAVE TRIED TO PRESENT IT AS AN INCIDENT THAT ONLY AFFECTS SOME OF THEIR VEHICLES AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS FIXED WITH AN UPDATE TO THE TRANSMISSIONS. I FEEL THIS IS NOT TRUE AND YOU MAY AGREE WITH ALL THE COMPLAINTS BEING FILED. CLEARLY ALTHOUGH THESE ARE OLDER CARS AT THIS POINT THE PROBLEM REMAINS AND CAN POSE A DANGER. I HOPE SERIOUS INJURY OR WORSE DOES NOT HAVE TO OCCUR BEFORE SOMETHING IS DONE. ALSO, ACURA SHOULD HAVE COVERED THIS BECAUSE THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN CURED.

MY ACURA WENT IN FOR THE AIR-BAG RECALL, AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN NOTICE THE REAR BEAM OF THE FRONT SUB-FRAME WAS ROTTED (HAD A HOLE IN IT). HE SAID IT WOULD COST ME AROUND $2480. TO REPLACE IT. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND THAT HONDA MOTOR HAD PUT IT AC DRAINPIPE TO DIRECTS WATER ON IT CAUSING IT TO RUST. HONDA MOTOR NEED TO STEP-UP TO THE PLATE AND HAVE A RECALL ON THIS PART. I ALSO HAS A COMPLAINT ON MY 2002 HONDA ACCORD. HONDA NEW ABOUT THIS PROBLEM FOR SOME TIME, THE AC DRAINPIPE DRIPPED WATER ON THE 1999 - 2002 MODEL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE JERKED FORWARD AND BACKWARDS WHENEVER THE GEARS WHERE BEING SHIFTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEYS WERE ABLE TO BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER VEHICLES WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 140,000. UPDATED 9/25/15 *LN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL AND REPAIRS. *SMD