2003 ACURA TL Complaints

TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 6 MONTH OLD IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL . THE FIRST FAILURE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR MORE AND ALMOST THROWING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE TRANNY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE SND OCCURENCE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC ,TRAVELING AROUND 55 CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE LOCK UP SLAMMED INTO ME, POLICE REPORT AND INJURIE'S SUSTAINED THAT ARE STILL ONGOING. THIS IS A DEFFINATE SAFETY ISSUE ALWAY'S HAS BEEN ,IF A CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ,THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ,THIS IS WORSE THEN AN ENGINE STALLING,THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHT'S ,IT ALL HAPPNES TOO FAST ! WHO DECIDES WHAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE? I'LL TELL YOU THE PEOPLE WHO DIRVE THESE AND HAVE HAD ACCIDENT'S OR NEAR DEATH EXPIERIENCES. *AK

I BOUGHT AN ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S IN JULY 2003. THE VEHICLE IS 3 MONTHS OLD WITH 4,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, NOR WAS I TOLD ABOUT IT WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT RECALLS, SINCE THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL "RECALL." *LA

"YAW RATE SENSOR" FOR THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VDS) SYSTEM MAY BE IMPROPERLY MOUNTED. THIS CAN CAUSE EITHER OF THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKES TO BE SUDDENLY AND FIRMLY APPLIED WITHOUT WARNING FOR UP TO ONE SECOND. A POSSIBLE RESULT IS LOST OF CONTROL OR REAR END COLLISION (BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTIVATED). IMPROPERLY MOUNTED SENSOR WILL ALSO CAUSE THE VDS TO DEACTIVATE UNTIL ENGINE RESTART, ACTIVATE VSA SYSTEM INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ON THE TACHOMETER FACE, AND SET A YAW RATE SENSOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. HONDA HAS STARTED SUPPLYING YAW RATE SENSORS WITH A LOCATING PIN WHICH PREVENTS IMPROPER MOUNTING. BUT THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT HONDA HAS RECALLED TO CHECK THOSE VEHICLES BUILT OR REPAIRED WITH UNITS LACKING THE LOCATING PINS. THE UNIT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO CHECK FOR PROPER MOUNTING. THIS PROBLEM PERTAINS TO 2003 & 2002 TYPE-S VERSIONS OF BOTH THE 3.2TL AND 3.2CL MODELS. *LA

'03 ACURA TL3 ENGINE RACED AT FULL THROTTLE (TACH RED ZONE), THREATENING DRIVER, PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER VEHICLES. REQUIRED DRIVER TO PUT FULL WEIGHT ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR, THEN DOWNSHIFT AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. ACURA DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. *LA

HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ACURA 3.2 TL ARE MUCH TOO BRIGHT AND POORLY AIMED. THEY TEND TO BLIND ON COMING TRAFFIC. *LA

MY 2003 TL-S HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER OF 2002, SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE DATE THAT ACURA SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESSED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUE. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 9 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 9,000 MILES. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT TRUST THAT ACURA HAS REALLY ADDRESSED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE.

TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND REVS AT APPROX 55-65 MPH, SO STRONGLY CAR LOSES DIRECTION WHILE DRIVING AND PASSENGER FEELS 'JOLT', DEALERSHIP HAS REPLACED TRANSMISSION TWICE, ALSO REPLACED EGR VALVE, PROBLEM CONTINUES TO OCCUR. AXLE NOT PROPERLY REPLACED; TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING OUT WHICH CAUSED CAR TO SMOKE. MET WITH REGIONAL SERVICE REP WHO WAS CONDESCENDING AND PATRONIZING, AND OFFERED 'ACCESSORIES'. TRANSMISSION #1 WAS 'REFURBISHED' AND GUARANTEED BY ACURA BY 150,000 MILES-->WAS REPLACED BY #2 WHICH WAS 'NEW'...STILL HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM-EXTREMELY UNSAFE!! I JUST WANT A CAR THAT IS SAFE AND WORKS!!

ALL FOUR VEHICLE TIRES LOST PRESSURE WHILE DRIVING. *MR WHILE DRIVING ALL FOUR MICHELIN TIRE LOST TIRE PRESSURE. UPON INSPECTION THE TECHNICIAN NOTICED A SIDEWALL TEAR 1.5 INCH IN LENGTH, PERPENDICULAR TO TREAD. INSPECTION OF THE OTHER THREE TIRES REVEALED THAT ONE OTHER TIRE HAD A BULGE IN THE SIDEWALL ABOUT 2.5 INCHES IN DIAMETER. (MICHELIN PILOT HXMXM4, DOT# B938 CTTX1102) *SCC *NLM

VEHICLE'S LOW BEAMS ARE AIMED TO LOW FAILING TO PROVIDE ILLUMINATION.*MR HIGH BEAMS CAUSED REFLECTIONS HIGH UP ON VERTICAL OBJECTS AT THE SIDES OF THE ROADS. DEALER STATED THAT WAS THE WAY THE LIGHTS WERE DESIGNED AND THEY COULD NOT BE CORRECTED. *PH *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT GAS PEDAL PROBLEM. IT WOULD ACCELERATE ON ITS ON. THIS HAS HAPPENED FOUR DIFFERENT TIMES, WHERE THE VEHICLE SWITCHED BY ITSELF , AND IT ALMOST FELT LIKE GEARS WERRE SWITCHING INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER HAD BEEN CONTACTED, AND STATED THAT SINCE VEHICLE DID NOT DO IT WHEN THEY WERE DRIVING THERE WAS NOTHING THAT THEY COULD DO.*AK