2000 ACURA TL Complaints

TAKATA RECALL AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: AIR BAG DEPLOYED RIGHT SIDE OF CAR ELECTRICAL SYSTEM MALFUNCTIONING RIGHT SIDE BEFORE THE CRASH. BECAUSE OF DEPLOYMENT OF RIGHT SIDE AIR BAG IT CAUSED THE DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG TO BE DEPLOYED. CAR WAS EXITING HIGHWAY RAMP WHEN AIRBAG DEPLOYED. DOCUMENTED INS ESTIMATE AVAIL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REARVIEW MIRROR LEAKED A TOXIC SUBSTANCE (OVER SIX MONTHS AGO) OVER THE SEAT AND ONTO THE PLASTIC SURROUNDING THE GEAR SHIFTER. THERE WAS AN ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND THE SUBSTANCE LEFT A BURN MARK ON THE CONTACT. THE SUBSTANCE ALSO BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE PLASTIC NEXT TO THE GEAR SHIFT AND ON THE LEATHER SEAT. ACURA STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OLDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MIRROR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, BUT WOULD NOT DO THE REPAIR FOR FREE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 197,000.

I HAVE A PROBLEM IN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF MY ACURA TL 2000 THAT I BOUGHT 2YEARS AGO. WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD SOMETIMES IT DONT CHANGE THE GEAR. IT SEEMS LIKE SLIPPED. UPON SEARCH I FOUND OUT THAT THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR FIXING THIS PROBLEM AS IT IS MANUFACTURING FAULT. BUT THE OWNER DIDN'T TAKE IT MAY BE BECAUSE IT IS REGISTERED IN UAE AND ACURA DON'T HAVE MUCH APPEARANCE HERE. I WANT TO KNOW IF ACURA CAN DO SOMETHING NOW AT DEALERSHIP OF HONDA IN UAE.

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO OVERHEATING AS DESCRIBED IN ACURA SAFETY RECALL CAMPAIGN P39. I'VE HAD THE THIS DIAGNOSED AT ACURA RENO, THE MAINTENANCE MANAGER HAS FOUND THE DESCRIBED CONDITION PRESENT IN MY TRANSMISSION. HE AGREES HE HAS FOUND THE HEAT DISCOLORATION AND SYMPTOMS DESCRIBES IN THE WARRANTY AND THE ORIGINAL SAFETY RECALL. HE IS DECLINING SERVICE BASED ON THE SERVICE RECORDS OF THE TRANSMISSION FLUIDS, HE STATES TANS FLUID NEEDS TO SHOW SERVICE RECORDS WITH EVERY 50,000 MILE THIS IS UNTRUE BASED ON THE OWNERS MANUAL INFORMATION. MINE MEET AND EXCEED ACURA RECOMMENDATIONS. THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THIS WITH THE SERVICE CENTER THAT SERVICED THE CAR IN MARYLAND. AT THIS POINT THEY ARE DOING EVERYTHING THEY CAN TO NOT HONOR THE REPAIR. SAFETY RISK: NHTSA RECALL NUMBER: 04V-176 GEAR FAILURE COULD RESULT IN TRANSMISSION LOCKUP, WHICH COULD RESULT IN A CRASH. REMEDY: ON VEHICLES WITH 15,000 MILES OR LESS, THE DEALER WILL UPDATE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A SIMPLE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE TO INCREASE LUBRICATION TO THE SECOND GEAR. ON VEHICLES WITH MORE THAN 15,000 MILES, THE DEALER WILL INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO IDENTIFY GEARS THAT HAVE ALREADY EXPERIENCED DISCOLORATION DUE TO OVERHEATING. IF DISCOLORATION EXISTS, THE TRANSMISSION WILL BE REPLACED IF DISCOLORATION IS NOT PRESENT, THE DEALER WILL PERFORM THE REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE.I'M SPEAKING TO A [XXX] AT ACURA RENO [XXX] MY CASE NUMBER WITH ACURA IS [XXX] MY VIN IS [XXX] THIS FAILURE OCCURRED ON HWY 80 EAST BOUND JUST BEFORE DONNER SUMMIT IN CALIFORNIA. I NOTICED A STRONG ODOR AND SMOKE THEN THE TRANSMISSION LOST ENGAGEMENT. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO RENO NV THAT WAS THE CLOSET TOWN WE ARE FROM COLORADO ON SUMMER VACATION. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE FUEL PUMP NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 146,000.

THE SRS LIGHT STAYS ON. DOES NOT RESET. MALFUNCTION IN AIR BAG SYSTEM. THERE NEEDS TO BE A RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE AT A STOP AND ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE WOULDNT SHIFT. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SIDE TO PREVENT AN ACCIDENT BEING THAT I HAD MY THREE YEAR OLD IN THE CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN TURNED OFF THE AIR BAG LIGHT; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V080000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 130,000.