2001 ACURA TL Complaints

TRANSMISSION LOCKED ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE BEHIND TO REAR-END ME. PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED REPORT ON THIS TO NHTSA, BUT WOULD LIKE TO ENTER ACURA'S RESPONSE. ACURA PERFORMED ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION RECALLS, BUT REFUSED TO PERFORM THE OTHER TRANSMISSION RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY AUTO WAS PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED, BUT AT THE TIME, NOW HAD A CLEAN TITLE. VEHICLES LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD FROM THE FIRST DATE OF PURCHASE SHOULD BE HONORED WHETHER OR NOT ALL WARRANTIES HAVE BEEN VOIDED, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS DANGEROUS. SINCE THEY HONORED ONE RECALL, THEY SHOULD ALSO HONOR THE OTHER.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 3 YEARS. 1ST FAILURE AT 67,000 UNDER NORMAL FREEWAY DRIVING IN 2002. WHILE ENROUTE TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. 67.000 MILES LATER AT 134,000 THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FROZE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I STARTED IMMEDIATE AND UNEXPECTED SLOWING. ON THE INITIAL FAILURE, FORTUNTELY A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN WAS ABLE TO SAFLEY STOP TRAFFIC AND GET ME OFF THE FREEWAY. I WAS LATER TOWED TO VALENCIA ACURA WHERE THEY DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS ABLE TO BORROW MY MOTHERS CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK WHILE THEY REPAIRED MY CAR. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE I WAS STUCK 80 MILES FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA IN THE HOT DESERT. IT COST ME $480.00 TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL ACURA IN LAS VEGAS AND WAS STRANDED OVER NIGHT, LOSING A DAYS WORK. I HAD ONLY PLANNED AND WAS PREPARED FOR A DAY TRIP TO PRIMM, NEVADA ON MY OFF DAY. I WAS FORCED TO RENT A CAR FOR $50.00 AND GET A HOTEL ROOM. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS HAD FROZEN AND HE WOULD CHARGE ME $7000.00 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSON. THAT WAS OUTRAGEOUS SO I HAD TO RENT A TRUCK AND TRAILER AT A TOTAL COST OF $450.00 TO TOW MY CAR BACK HOME. THEN I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY DEALER, VALENCIA ACURA, WHERE I PURCASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD ALL MY MAJOR SERVICES,EXCEPT OIL CHANGES, DONE. MOST RECENTLY I HAD THE 100,000 MILE SERVICE DONE THERE. I WAS NEVER TOLD BY ACURA THAT THIS MODEL OF CAR HAS A FAULTLY TRANSMISSION DESTINED TO UNEXPCTED FAILURE. I HAD NO IDEA AND WOULD NEVER EXPECT THEY WOULD REPLACE ONE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WITH ANOTHER THAT WOULD FAIL AT EXACTLY THE SAME MILEAGE. CURRENTLY, MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE DEALER WITH NO KNOWN DATE OF REPAIR AS ACURA IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CURRENT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY.

2001 ACURA 3.2 TL TRANSMISSION PROBLEM HAVE GOTTEN WORSE AFTER RECALL REPAIRS WERE COMPLETED.*MR CONSUMER FEEL THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT DO THE PROPER REPAIRS TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION. *BF

DT: DRIVING ALONG THE HIGHWAY, CONSUMER WENT TO CHANGE LANES, AND WHEN TAPPING THE BRAKE, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD, AND PICKED UP ACCELERATION, WITH THE ACCELERATOR NOT BEING TOUCHED. THE ABS SYSTEM WAS NOT WORKING. THE BRAKES REGAINED WORKING CONTROL AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO FISHTAIL AND TRY NOT TO HAVE A HEAD-ON COLLISION. THE CAR TURNED 180 DEGREES AROUND WITH NO BRAKE POWER. CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 60 MPH, WHEN THIS HAPPENED.... *TT

VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND TO REAR-END ME. IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. NHTSA HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN ID#04V176000 THAT MY ACURA DEALER WILL NOT HONOR SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED, BUT NOW HAS A CLEAN TITLE. SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT HONDA MOTOR AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. I HAD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH ACURA'S UPDATED PARTS. I EXPECT REIMBURSEMENT AND A WRITTEN LETTER FOR DEALER TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AS IT MOST LIKELY WILL, ACCORDING TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD BY APPLYING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE DRIVER RESTARTED THIRTY MINUTES LATER AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HOUSING UNIT OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

ACCELERATOR CABLE/WIRE SNAPPED IN HALF WITHOUT WARNING.. THE GAS PEDAL WENT STRAIGHT TO THE FLOOR. LUCKILY, I WAS NOT ON THE FREEWAY DOING 70MPH SINCE THERE WAS ABSOLUTELY NO CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE AFTER THE CABLE BROKE. THE PART WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER, THE CAR ONLY HAD 25,011 MILES ON IT. THE CAR IS ONLY 2001 ACURA WHICH HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH SAFETY MAINTENANCE CHECKS EVERY 7,500 MILES. HOWEVER, THERE IS NO CHECK ON THE AUTOMOTIVE CHECK LIST FOR ACCELERATOR CABLE. AS A MATTER OF FACT, THIS IS NOT SUPPOSE TO HAPPEN AT ALL. THE ACURA DEALER DID NOT EVEN CARRY THE PART IN THEIR STOCK. HOW COULD THIS FREAKY BREAKAGE OCCUR? WHY WAS THE ACCELERATOR FAULTY?*AK

I HAD A TERRIFYING EXPERIENCE WITH SUDDEN ACCELERATION WITH THE CAR HEADING WELL OVER 100 MPH ON THE PA TURNPIKE. NOTHING IN CAR RESPONDED - BRAKES, EMERGENCY BRAKE, GEAR SHIFTING...HAD TO TURN OFF CAR TO STOP IT! ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED. CAR WAS TOWED THIS MORNING (2 DAYS AFTER SITUATION) AND IS NOW AT DEALERSHIP. THEY CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD AND SAID THAT ALL WAS FINE - THE BATTERY COVER LOOKED OUT OF PLACE. I JUST HAD THIS CAR IN LAST WEEK FOR THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR, LET ALONE HAVE MY DAUGHTER DRIVE IT. I HAVE HEARD NOTHING FURTHER TODAY.*AK

THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE PAST SECOND GEAR, PREVENTING IT FROM MOVING. TAKEN TO DEALER FOR CHECKUP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*AK

VEHICLE FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CLOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON ACCELERATION. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THEIR TWO MINUTE DRIVE INSPECTION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY KEPT REFERRING HER BACK TO THE SAME DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PERFORMING ERRATICALLY OFF DEALERSHIP PREMISES. *AK