2001 ACURA TL Complaints

ONE WEEK AGO I NOTICED THAT MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION (2001 ACURA TL) WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR AS WELL AS WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. I WENT TO ACURA HONOLULU YESTERDAY AND THEY CONFIRMED THE ISSUE WAS WITH THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. THEY ESTIMATED THAT THE REPAIR COSTS WOULD TOTAL $6600 (NEARLY WHAT THE CAR IS WORTH). I DID SOME ONLINE RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT THIS YEAR'S MODEL HAS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND THEY HAD OFFERED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY, HOWEVER, BECAUSE MY CAR IS OVER SEVEN YEARS OLD, THEY WILL NOT HONOR THIS WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH MY MILEAGE IS WITHIN THE ACCEPTED COVERAGE OF 100,000 MILES. I'M NOW STUCK WITH A CAR THAT IS UNSAFE FOR ME AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD YET ACURA IS UNWILLING TO ASSIST IN THE REPAIR COSTS. I HAVE CONTACTED MY DEALERSHIPS SERVICE MANAGER AS WELL AS THEIR CORPORATE OFFICES, BUT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO OFFER GOODWILL ASSISTANCE. I TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY CAR AND IT IS UNFORTUNATE THAT ACURA IS WILLING TO KEEP A BAD PRODUCT ON THE MARKET WHILE LEAVING THE OWNERS TO PAY RIDICULOUS REPAIR COSTS.. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA TL LAST WEEK 03/09/10 FELL IN LOVE ....ON 03/16/10 DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON RPM RISE WHEN I PRESS THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE CAR DOESN'T SPEED UP. AND IM FORCED TO TRY AND DRIFT INTO A BREAKDOWN LANE WITHOUT GETTING HIT BY OTHER CARS ON THE HIGHWAY!.SO THAT MEANS I'VE ONLY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK AND IT ALMOST KILLED ME! *TR

ON MY ACURA 3.2 TL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM, GEAR SLIPPING AND COULD BE POTENTIAL HIGH/FATAL RISK ON A HWY. *TR

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER AND ONLY DRIVER OF MY CAR AND I HAVE TAKEN EXCELLENT CARE OF THE VEHICLE (NEARLY ALL DEALER-RECOMMENDED INSPECTIONS AND MAINTENANCE IN TIMELY MANNER). THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED IN 2003, AS PER THE MANUFACTURER'S RECALL. ONCE AGAIN, MY CAR HAS BEEN RENDERED INOPERABLE BECAUSE THE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION HAS NOW COMPLETELY FAILED (AFTER THE EXPIRATION OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY) - WITH 108,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. WITH A MODERATE DRIVING HISTORY, A WELL-CARED-FOR CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE TWO FAILED TRANSMISSIONS IN NINE YEARS. AS A RETIREE, $4000 REPAIR COSTS OR USED CAR PURCHASE PRICES ARE BOTH PROHIBITIVE; AND ACURA DISCLAIMS ALL RESPONSIBILITY. *TR

WE OWN A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL, WHICH WE BOUGHT IN 2006 WITH 43K MILES ON IT. IT CURRENTLY HAS A LITTLE MORE THAN 91,000 MILES ON IT. ABOUT A MONTH AGO, WE STARTED EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION TROUBLE - VERY SLUGGISH SHIFTING, AND SLIPPAGE BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEARS, AND HEAVY SHAKING/VIBRATION OF THE CAR (UNTIL THEN IT HAS BEEN A FANTASTIC VEHICLE). I GOOGLED IT AND FOUND OUT THAT IT WAS UNDER A RECALL. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED THE LOCAL ACURA DEALER, WE WERE TOLD WE WERE BEYOND THE 7 YR WINDOW, EVEN THOUGH WE HAVE LESS THAN THE 100K LIMIT ON THE WARRANTY. *TR

TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AT FIRST, IT SLIP AFTER I REVERSE OUT OF MY DRIVE WAY AND THEN WHEN I PUT IT IN DRIVE THAT'S WHEN IT SLIPS. THOUGHT IT WAS NOTHING UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO LEAK. I TOOK IT TO A SHOP TO GET IT LOOK AT AND THEY SAID THAT IT NEEDS TO REPLACE. ALSO ONE THING IS THAT I'M THE SECOND OWNER AND NEVER RECEIVED ANY RECALLS NOTICE. SO RIGHT NOW I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD TAKE IT TO THE DEALERSHIP TO GET IT REPLACE BECAUSE OF THE RECALL. *TR

ACURA TL MODEL 2001 HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SPOKE TO ACURA CARE WITH NO RESPONSE. ACURA IS GIVING WORST POSSIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. *TR

2001 TL NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION JOB, AND ACURA IS NOT WILLING TO PAY FOR THIS 3RD TRANSMISSION AS OF YET. ALWAYS LOVED THE CARS AND WHEN THEY SENT ME THE RECALL NOTICE IN 2003/04 THOUGHT IT WAS VERY HONORABLE. WHEN I DROVE THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP IT NEARLY KILLED ME AS IT DROPPED DOWN TO 2ND GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE DEALERSHIP IN ONE PIECE AND THEY "FIXED IT". THOUGHT IT WAS HONORABLE THAT THEY PROACTIVELY RESOLVED SITUATION. HOWEVER, I NOTICED THE GEARS SLIPPING AGAIN JUST THE OTHER DAY AND KNEW RIGHT AWAY THAT IT NEEDED TO BE TAKEN BACK. AS I WAS DRIVING IT BACK A TRUCK CAME FEET AWAY FROM CRUSHING ME AS IT DOVE DOWN TO 2ND GEAR. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET IT TO THE BREAKDOWN LANE IN TIME, I WAS SCARED @*(#(&$. HAD IT TOWED THERE AND THEY CHARGED ME $96 JUST TO LOOK AT IT. CALLED ME AND INFORMED ME THAT SINCE IT'S OUT OF THE 7 YEAR/100,000 ML WARRANTY THAT THEY CANNOT BE RESPONSIBLE. IT'S UNDER 100,000 MILES, I'M ORIGINAL OWNER, AND THEY ARE TELLING ME THEY DON'T HAVE RECORD OF FIXING IT FROM 03/04. (I BROUGHT IT TO THEM, BUT THERE COMPUTERS ONLY GO BACK 5YRS?) THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME 3,100, AND CLAIM THAT SINCE THEY HAVEN'T SERVICED IT IN 5 YRS THEY DON'T KNOW IF IT'S BEEN SERVICED PROPERLY. I MOVED AWAY WHAT THE HELL? THIS WILL BE THE 3RD TRANSMISSION ON IT AND IT'S UNDER 100,000 MLS??? I REPLACE THE TIRES LESS OFTEN, HAVE A PERFECT DRIVING RECORD AND BOTH MY BROTHERS BOUGHT CARS FROM ACURA OF AUBURN "MA". I EASILY COULD HAVE DIED THE OTHER DAY AND THEY SHOWED NO EMPATHY. IT'S LIKE THEY'VE SEEN THIS TOO MANY TIMES THAT THEY'VE BECOME JADED. I'M AWAITING A CALL BACK FROM A CASE MANAGER. IF THEY DON'T HELP ME I'M CONTACTING THE BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU/WRITING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. THERE IS NO WAY THEY SHOULD BE PROFITING FROM SUCH AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW. I AT ONE TIME LOVED THE CAR, I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER AND WILL PROACTIVELY TELL PEOPLE LOOKING FOR A CAR TO STAY FAR FAR AWAY. I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS ANGRY AND DISAPPOINTED. GL TO ALL OWNERS!! *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT PULL AND BEGAN SLIPPING GEARS. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE AND THEY REPLACED IT UNDER WARRANTY. ON A SEPARATE OCCASION, THE GEARS SLIPPED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS LESS THAN 9,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS OVER 200,000.

MY ACURA 3.2 TL TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 5 YEARS. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOR THE FIRST TIME 2 YEARS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AFTER ANOTHER 70,000 MILES, IT HAS FAILED AGAIN AND REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION COSTS APPROXIMATELY $5000.00. AS A CONSUMER OF A SUPPOSEDLY HIGH QUALITY VEHICLE, THIS IS JUST WRONG. *TR