2003 ACURA TL Complaints

THE ACCELERATOR STUCK WHEN PULLING INTO MY DRIVEWAY THEN ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE STUCK IN THE ACCELERATED MODE. I HAD TO BRAKE WITH 2 FEET AND PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN NEUTRAL, THEN TURNED THE IGNITION TO OFF. I WAS FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT DRIVE THROUGH THE GARAGE DOOR. EXAMINATION OF THE ENGINE'S THROTTLE BODY SHOWED THE BREAKAGE OF THE PLASTIC CRUISE CONTROL "PULLEY" ON THE THROTTLE BODY ACTUATOR SHAFT, CAUSING THE CRUISE CONTROL CABLE TO HOLD THE THROTTLE OPEN. THE PLASTIC PART CRACKED AT THE CABLE RETENTION NOTCH. I HAVE NOTED THAT OTHER ACURA OWNERS HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED THIS PROBLEM. REF: ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SECOND-GENERATION-TL-1999-2003-98/CRUISE-CONTROL-REPAIR-SUGGESTION-833196/

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN 2014. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

IN 2006 I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE 2003 ACURA TL TYPES VEHICLE...THE VEHICLE ONLY HAD 53,000 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF PURCHASE....I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN 2008 IT ONLY HAD 103,000 MILES THEN...NOW 2015 I NEED.ANOTHER TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 165,000 MILES ON IT NOW...I SEE WHERE THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION IN 2004 I DIDN'T HAVE THE VEHICLE AT THAT TIME. I NEED TO KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO ABOUT THIS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE TO SERVICE THE VEHICLE UNDER THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED, JERKED FORWARD, AND THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE COMING FROM THE GEAR SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000.

I WAS LEAVING WORK AT ABOUT 7PM. I NOTICED IT TOOK THE TRANSMISSION AN EXTRA FEW SECONDS TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE BUT IT WAS COLD SO I LET IT WARM UP AND THINGS SEEMED TO BE FINE. AS I STARTED TO GET ON TO I-93 I NOTICED MY TACHOMETER SPIKE TO ABOUT 4K RPM. I COULDN'T CATCH 3RD GEAR AND THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD TO VEER AROUND ME AS I STARTED SLOWING DOWN. AFTER I PULLED OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ON RAMP FOR A MINUTE THE CAR SEEMED TO BE SAFE TO DRIVE SO I HEADED HOME SLOWLY IN THE BREAKDOWN LANE AND IT SLIPPED AT ABOUT 35 AGAIN. I'VE ALWAYS FELT COMFORTABLE DRIVING MY CAR, BUT THIS MADE ME SECOND GUESS BUYING IT IN THE FIRST PLACE. PEOPLE COULD'VE GOTTEN HURT AND ON A TRANSMISSION WITH LESS THAN 125K THIS SHOULDN'T BE HAPPENING. I PURCHASED IT IN 2013 FROM MY UNCLE AND PUT LESS THAN 10K ON THE ODOMETER. HE HAD PURCHASED IT IN 2008 CERTIFIED FROM AN ACURA DEALER. NEITHER OF US WERE AWARE OF THE RECALL ON THOSE MODELS OF HONDAS AND I WOULD THINK THE DEALERSHIP WOULD'VE TAKEN CARE OF THE ISSUE. *TR

VEHICLE WAS DRIVING AT 65 MILES ON HIGHWAY AND SUDDENLY SHIFTED TO LOWER GEAR WITHOT PRIOR WARNING. LOOKS TO BE A TRANS TORQUE CONVERTER . *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCE A FAILURE.

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION SLIPPING *CN THE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT SLIIPING. HOWEVER, THE DID SERVICE THE TRANSMISSION. A YEAR LATER, THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER BECAUSE THE ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. IT WAS THEN, THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO PROVIDE A SPECIFIC DATE WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE CONTACT WAS NOT EXPERIENCING A FAILURE.