2002 Acura TL

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/24/2001· POWER TRAIN

  MY TRAMISSION FAILED OR BROKE DOWN.*AK

• 12/23/2004· POWER TRAIN

  RECALL CAMPAIGN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *BF THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 48,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 72,000 MILES. *JB

• 12/22/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND WITHIN 10000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 18000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, THEN AGAIN AT 35000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH FIVE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING THE ONE THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

• 12/17/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 ACUTA TL-S HAS BEEN REPLACED ON TWO OCCASSIONS. I HAVE NO REASON TO BELEIVE THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS BEEN CORRECTED, THE 3RD REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS NOW MIS-SHIFING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. DEALER NOR ACURA HAS PROVIDED ANY EXPLANATION AS TO WHY THIS MODEL VEHICLE NEEDS SO MANY TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS.

• 12/16/2004· POWER TRAINCrash

  RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V089000; CONSUMER'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. *BF *SC (LETTER FROM THE LAWYER, RICHARD KAUFMAN)*JB

• 12/16/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION SLIPPING IN AND OUT OF GEAR. STARTED IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN ON A WINDY BACK ROAD... THEN IT HAD A HARD TIME GETTING UP A SMALL HILL. PROBLEM STOPPED FOR 5 MINUETS THEN CAME BACK IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, I NEARLY CAUSED 3 ACCIDENTS. - VERY DANGERIOUS

• 12/15/2017· AIR BAGS

  MY VEHICLE CONTAINS ONE OF THE DEFECTIVE TAKATA AIRBAGS, EVEN THOUGH I REALIZE IT IS NOT CURRENTLY UNDER A RECALL.

• 12/15/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO GO OUT. VERY HARD SHIFTS INTO 2ND GEAR, THE CAR WILL JERK WHILE DOWN SHIFTING AROUND 40MPH. NOW THE D5 LIGHT IS BLINKING. FLATIRONS ACURA TOOK MY CAR FOR A 6MILE DRIVE AND THEN HANDED ME THE KEYS BACK AND SAID TO DRIVE IT UNTIL IT FAILS. EVERY TIME MY FAMILY IS RIDING IN THAT CAR OUR LIVES ARE AT STAKE. *TR

• 12/14/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TWICE, CAR FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AXLE BROKE 2ND TIME AS A RESULT, CAR STALLS, THIS IS A 2002 WITH ONLY 40K MILES!!! AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MADE BY HONDA!!*AK

• 12/14/2002· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SWITCH GEARS WILL DRIVING.

• 12/13/2011· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

• 12/13/2002· POWER TRAIN

  I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, PURCHASED APRIL 24, 2001. I NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 44,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE (2) TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY COLLISIONS OR INJURIES. HOWEVER, I FEEL LUCKY THAT NO SUCH INCIDENTS OCCURED AS THE CAR DID DECELERATE RAPIDLY, WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR ALSO DID NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD WHEN PULLING OUT INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS. DRIVING DURING THESE EPISODES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 8500 MILES AND ABOUT 26000 MILES.

• 12/10/2002· SUSPENSION,SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AND REPORTED AT 14823 DEALER SAID THAT THEY DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM, ROTORS WARPED AT 14823 MILES REPLACED PADS AND RESURFACED ROTORS, CD PLAYER REPLACED AT 14823 MILES, SQUEAK IN REAR SUSPENTION DUE TO A LEAK IN THE REAR RIGHT STRUT AT 18933 MILES, BOTH FRONT SEAT BACKPANELS LOOSE, TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 20322 MILES CAR WAS AT THE DEALER FOR 25 DAYS, VSA AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ON AFTER TRANSMISSION REPLACED. REPLACED LOCK UPSHIFT SOLENOID VALVED ECU RESET, TRANSMISSION NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY AND SLIPS AT 23583 MILES, DOOR FRAME PEELING AT 23583 MILES REPLACED DOOR FRAME. CRUISE CONTROL NOT WORKING AT 23700 MILES, FONT SUSPENTION OR STEERING COLUMN MAKING SQUEAKY NOISES AT 23700 MILES. DT

• 12/10/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60-70 MPH MY TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CAR DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND. THIS CAUSE THE VEHICLE TO SUDDENLY STOP. LUCKILY THE CAR BEHIND ME HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GET OUT OF THE WAY. I HAVE BEEN HEARING OF THIS PROBLEM WITH MY MODEL. ACURA IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, BUT I HEAR THE REPLACEMENTS ARE FAILING ALSO. ACURA WON'T RECALL THE CAR BECAUSE THEY SAY NOT ENOUGH HAVE THE PROBLEM. THIS IS HIGHLY DANGEROUS AND SOMEONE WILL DIE SOONER OR LATER FROM THIS. DRIVING A CAR THAT CAN SUDDENLY STOP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS IS A DANGER TO THE OWNER OF THE CAR AND EVERYONE ELSE ON THE ROAD. ACURA IS REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION BUT THE PROBLEM IS LIKELY TO OCCUR AGAIN. THIS SHOULD BE STOPPED. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE WITH THESE CARS ON THE ROAD. PLEASE CONTACT ME IF I COULD BE OF ANY ASSISTANCE. I WAS ONE OF THE LUCKY ONE'S TO WALK AWAY FROM THIS BUT SOMEONE ELSE WON'T BE. DT

• 12/09/2009· AIR BAGS

  RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL CONCERNING MY 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. ON OCTOBER 8TH, 2009 (WHICH WAS A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT) I TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE ISSUE CHECKED OUT AND CORRECTED (HALL ACURA LOCATION #7 IN NEWPORT NEWS, VA.) AFTER THE DEALER LOOKING OVER THE CAR THEY CAME TO ME WITH A LIST OF ITEMS THAT SUPPOSEDLY NEEDED TO BE DONE. ALL BUT 1 ITEM HAD BEEN DONE THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN MY FIRST CLUE THAT THIS WAS A SHADY DEALER. THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID THEY COULD GET ME A RENTAL CAR AND HAVE THESE ITEMS FIXED PLUS FIX THE RECALL FOR THE AIRBAG INFLATOR. OF COURSE I DID NOT GET THE EXTRA WORK DONE SINCE IT HAD ALREADY BEEN DONE, AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID IT WOULD BE 2 WEEKS FOR THE PART TO COME IN. AT THAT TIME I THOUGHT IT WAS FUNNY THAT THEY COULD HAVE HAD THE SAFETY RECALL FIXED IF I WAS WILLING TO SPEND MONEY ON UNNECESSARY REPAIRS. WELL TO GET TO THE ISSUE IT IS NOW 2 MONTHS AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY CORRESPONDENCE WHETHER PHONE, EMAIL (WHICH THEY ARE ALWAYS EMAILING INCENTIVES TO BUY ANOTHER CAR). THIS IS VERY DISTURBING SINCE THE CAR IS DRIVEN BY MY 76 YEAR OLD MOTHER AND GOD FORBID SOMETHING HAPPENS. IF YOU COULD PLEASE GET ON TOP OF THIS AND LET ME KNOW WHAT MY NEXT STEPS ARE. I HAVE A VERY BAD TASTE IN MY MOUTH WITH THIS DEALERSHIP. I HAVE DEALT WITH THE PENINSULA HONDA FOR YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD ANY ISSUES LIKE THIS WITH MY HONDA ACCORD. THE FUNNY PART IS THE CAR WAS BOUGHT AT HALL'S ACURA DEALERSHIP IN CHESAPEAKE VA. *TR

• 12/09/2004· POWER TRAIN

  1. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKED THE CAR VIOLENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. 2. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND AT 52,000 MILES. 3. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALER.*AK

• 12/09/2004· POWER TRAIN

  NHTSA RECALL 04V176000 ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 10, 2005. *JB

• 12/08/2002· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 12/08/2002· POWER TRAIN

  AT FIRST THE SHIFTING ON THE CAR WAS VERY SMOOTH, AND CAR WOULD JURK AND IT WOULD TRY TO SHIFT. AND LATER ON, ON THE FREEWAY TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT. DT

• 12/07/2017· AIR BAGS

  AIR BAGS WAS NOT WORKING

• 12/07/2016· SUSPENSION

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE DRIVER SIDE TIRE COLLAPSED AND CAUSED THE CONTACT TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM, WHICH FRACTURED THE AXLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE NEARLY CAUSED A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BALL JOINT SEPARATED FROM THE LOWER CONTROL ARM AND BOTH COMPONENTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

• 12/07/2003· POWER TRAIN

  THIS IS NOW THE 5TH TRANSMISSION IN 5 MONTHS THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. IT IS STILL NOT FIXED AND THEY ARE STUMPED UPON WHAT TO DO. *LA

• 12/07/2003· POWER TRAIN

  AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ACURA 2002 TL TYPE S. *LA

• 12/07/2002· POWER TRAIN

  I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO EXPLAIN THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS ACTING UP, AND THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE IT OR EVEN ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM. THE SAME WAS TRUE OF MY LOCAL DEALERSHIP, DAVID MCDAVID ACURA OF AUSTIN. ONLY WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR DOWNSHIFTED FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR, CAUSING ME TO QUICKLY DECELERATE, AND CAUSING THE PERSON BEHIND ME TO ALMOST HIT ME, DID THEY REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS EVEN AFTER ONE TECH AT KING ACURA OF BIRMINGHAM FELT THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. DT

• 12/06/2002· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 12/06/2002· POWER TRAIN

  NO SUMMARY. DT

• 12/05/2002· POWER TRAIN

  WITH NO PRIOR WARNING, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND TOTALLY FAILED WHILE TRAVELING ABOUT 50 MPH ON PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE AT 11:30 PM IN SNOW ON 11/26/02. ALTHOUGH ON AN INCLINE, I WAS JUST ABLE TO GET OUT OF THE LINE OF TRAFFIC INTO THE BREAK DOWN LANE. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN ANY GEAR TOTAL FAILURE. MANUFACTURER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DT

• 12/03/2002· POWER TRAIN

  CONSUMER VEHICLE IS NOT SHIFTING PROPERLY. CONSUMER STATES' THAT WHEN TRAVELING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR THE VEHICLE VIBRATES. TOOK TO DEALER AND DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION. TS

• 12/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL

• 12/01/2007· POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON CODE READING PO470 WHICH ACURA SAYS ITS MEANS TRANSMISSION TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE AND ONLY 12K MILES FROM A RECHECK UP BY ACURA ON THE TRANSMISSION SAYING THE METAL FLAKES IN THE CASE ARE NORMAL. I THINK THERE IS A COVER UP TO THESE BAD TRANSMISSIONS. THERE ARE NUMEROUS POSTS FROM CONSUMERS WITH THE SAME ISSUES. ACURA CAPPED THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY EVEN THOUGH THE REPLACEMENT FAILS THE SAME WAY AND THE SAME GEAR. *TR

• 11/30/2004· POWER TRAIN

  SUDDEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEAR MISS MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

• 11/30/2004· POWER TRAIN

  EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THEN RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *BF THE PROBLM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *SC

• 11/30/2004· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH SUCH LITTLE USAGE. THE FRONT AND REAR DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *BF THE BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY WORN OUT PREMATURELY WHICH PROGRESSED TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT. THERE WAS SEVER PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SC

• 11/29/2017· ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),VISIBILITY/WIPER

  TAKATA RECALL: PROBLEMS OCCUR ON REGULAR ROADS, LOCAL AREAS, CITIES. THE CAR'S WINDOW, THE LEFT PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND THE DRIVER, IS FAIL. IT DOESN'T GO UP OR DOWN ANY MORE. IT BEGAN COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND WE HAD TO TO PAY FOR THE CAR REPAIR PERSON TO PULL IT UP ONLY. YET, IT IS AUTOMATICALLY PULLED DOWN AGAIN AND LEAVES A SPACE THAT CAN'T NOT PROTECT PASSENGERS INSIDE. AIR, HEAT, ANY WEATHER PROBLEM OR ANY CONSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTS INJECTING/FLOWING FREELY IN/OUT. OTHER PROBLEM IS "VSA" AND "TRIANGLE" LIGHTS ON. IT STARTED FROM LAST YEAR WHEN I HAD ITS TIRES REPLACED. MECHANICS DOUBLE CHECKED AND CONFIRMED ME THAT THIS CAR WAS TOO SENSITIVE TO DO ANY TIRE JOB. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE TRIED TO RESET THE SENSOR SYSTEM, IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM.

• 11/28/2016· POWER TRAIN

  TAKATA RECALL MY ACURA TL WAS DRIVING FINE AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND JERK WHILE ON THE HIGHWAY I-25 IN COLORADO, PUTTING MY LIFE IN GRAVE DANGER. I TRIED PULLING OVER IN CASTLE ROCK COLORADO AT AN AUTO ZONE TO SEE IF STOP SLIP FLUID IN THE TRANSMISSION BUT THAT DID NO JUSTICE. AS I WAS LOOKING TO GET IT FIXED, I SEEN IN THE INTERNET THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS VEHICLES TRANSMISSION. SO I HOPE I CAN GET THIS FIXED AND BACK RUNNING SOON. OTHERWISE I MAY NEVER GET ANOTHER ACURA MODEL CAR IN MY LIFETIME. *TR

• 11/23/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  I BOUGHT MY ACURA FEBRUARY 2011. SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND HAVE SPENT WELL OVER $1400.00 EACH TIME I GOT IT FIXED BY THE CERTIFIED MECHANIC. I STILL HAVE MY RECEIPTS AND ONLY GOT A 1 YEAR WARRANTY FIRST TIME AND A 3 MONTH WARRANTY THIS PAST TIME . IT SEEMS LIKE I AM PAYING MORE FOR THE TRANSMISSION ALONE THAN THE VALUE OF THE CAR. THE ENGINE IS GREAT BUT I AM AFRAID THE TRANSMISSION IS GOING TO FAIL AGAIN AND I CANNOT AFFORD TO BUY ANOTHER CAR OR FIX THE PROBLEM IF IT DOES FAIL AGAIN. THIS IS A CONCERN FOR ME BECAUSE THE FIRST FAILURE WAS VERY SCARY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY. WE WERE DRIVING UP A STEEP HILL TO OVERVIEW A CITY WE VISITED AND THE TRANSMISSION SHUT DOWN AND WE WERE INCLINED. I DID NOT KNOW HOW TO APPROACH THIS SITUATION WITH 3 MINOR CHILDREN AND AS A SINGLE MOTHER. IT WAS VERY OVERWHELMING AND I WAS PETRIFIED. THEN COME TO FIND OUT NOT SO LONG LATER AFTER GETTING THE TRANSMISSION FIXED, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN. I AM VERY CONCERNED AND HAVE BLOGGED AND READ ALOT OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS CAR. YOU CAN YOUTUBE GOOGLE ALL KINDS OF INFO ON THESE ACURAS WITH CONSTANT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER INTENDED ON THIS MALFUNCTION FOR PROFIT AS A AUTOMECHANIC. IT IS VERY UNFAIR, UNSAFE, UNJUST WITH THEM SELLING CARS THAT DO NOT LAST 5000 MILES AND THEN HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FAIL OVER AND OVER. I AM THE OWNER OF THE 2002 ACURA. PLEASE KEEP ME INFORMED ABOUT THIS CAR AND IF THERE IS ANY WAY SOMEONE CAN HELP ME GET WARRANTY FOR FREE BECAUSE IT IS REALLY UNFAIR. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME AND CONCERN. GOD BLESS WHAT YOU GUYS AND GIRLS ARE DOING. *TR

• 11/22/2016· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING MY TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND MY CAR STOPS MOVING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS WORKED ON IN 2005 FOR THE RECALL ISSUE. AFTER DOING RESEARCH IT IS KNOWN THAT THE 2005 REPAIRS DID NOT REALLY WORK. AT 120K MILES THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT AGAIN. IN THE MORNING IT DRIVES FINE UNTIL IT GETS HOT DUPLICATING THE INITIAL RECALL SYMPTOMS. THE CAR HAS BEEN AT ACURA FOR A MONTH AND DIAGNOSED AS DUPLICATING THE . A MONTH LATER ACURA DECIDES NOT TO STAND BEHIND THERE VEHICLE. I HAVE A HYUNDAI AND DODGE WITH OVER 200K MILES AND I HAVE NEVER HAD ANY DRIVETRAIN ISSUES.

• 11/22/2004· POWER TRAIN

  NOISE WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO PARK. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE. *BF *SC

• 11/21/2007· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED, THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE CONTACT ALMOST CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. SHE RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT IT WAS REPAIRED INCORRECTLY BEFORE, THEREFORE, THEY WOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR FREE. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR FOUR WEEKS, BUT DID NOT MAKE ANY REPAIRS BECAUSE THE PARTS WERE TAKING A LONG TIME TO ORDER. THEY WOULD NOT RETURN THE CONTACT'S PHONE CALLS. THE DEALER STILL HAS POSSESSION OF THE VEHICLE. SHE NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY WOULD NOT CALL HER BACK AS WELL. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,188.

• 11/21/2005· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION JERKING, SLIPPING.. REPLACED FOR INTERNAL FAILURE. NOW ACTING FUNNY AGAIN 4000 MILES LATER. *NM

• 11/21/2004· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S THAT HAS TWO DEFECTIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TWO WEEKS AGO, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL BY ACURA. NOW IT IS SLIPPING AGAIN. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE MAJOR.*AK I AM SCHEDULED TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE ACURA DEALER ON 12.1 TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH BE QUITE PROBEMATIC AND HAS CASUED MY CAR TO NOW LONGER BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE MODE OF (EXPENSIVE) TRANSPORTATION. ONE ISSUE OF THE RECALL IS THAT THE SECOND GEAR CAN GET HOT AND CHIPPING AND COULD CAUSE THE TRANS TO LOCK UP RESULTING IN A CRASH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT I CAN GET SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR MY VEHICLE AND GET A DIFFERENT ONE.

• 11/19/2003· POWER TRAIN

  MULTIPLE (3) TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *AK

• 11/18/2005· POWER TRAIN

  MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE OWNED A 2002 ACURA TL-S SINCE IT WAS INITIALLY PURCHASED. WE KNOW THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION, AND THE WARRANTY HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO 100,000 ON THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER SINCE THEN AT APPROXIMATELY EVERY 30,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSIONS HAS HAD FAILURES. I AM ON MY 3RD TRANSMISSION AFTER 2 REPLACEMENTS. WE ARE AT ABOUT 78,000 MILES ON THIS CAR AND SHOULD BE HITTING 90,000 MILES SOON. THIS WILL BE IN ABOUT 6-8 MONTHS. THE FACT THAT ACURA JUST RE-CONDITIONS THE TRANSMISSIONS AND PUTS IT BACK IN IS REALLY NOT RESOLVING THE ISSUES. I AM NOT THE ONLY ONE SUFFERING WITH THE THOUGHT THAT THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION WILL GIVE OUT SOON AGAIN. THERE ARE LOTS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE LISTED THIS ON AUTO FORUMS ON VARIOUS WEBSITES. ACURA NEEDS TO REALLY FIX THE TRANSMISSION DESIGN OR GIVE A MUCH BETTER TRANSMISSION WARRANTY. THEIR PRACTICE OF SIMPLY RE-CONDITIONING FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS AND PUTTING THEM BACK IN IS NOT THE SOLUTION. YOUR ASSIATNCE IN GETTING A PROPER RESOLUTIONS IS APPRECIATED. *NM

• 11/17/2005· AIR BAGS

  SRS LIGHT CAME ON FOR 4TH TIME; ACURA 3.2TL 2002. *JB

• 11/15/2004· POWER TRAIN

  THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM *SC

• 11/15/2001· POWER TRAIN

  ACURA RSX TYPE S WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY INTO 2ND GEAR. IT IS EXCESSIVELY NOTCHY AND GRINDS IF FORCED INTO GEAR. ONLY 2ND GEAR IS AFFECTED. THE PROBLEM IS THE WORST WHEN COLD, BUT NEVER SUBSIDES EVEN WHEN WARM. THE NOTCHY GRIND SEEMS TO WORSEN AS THE CAR BECOMES MORE BROKEN IN. IT IS BRAND NEW WITH 250 MILES ON IT. *AK

• 11/10/2004· POWER TRAIN

  IN FALL OF 2002, MY ACURA TL TYPE S STARTING HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT PROGRESSED FROM THERE BY NOT SHIFTING AT ALL WHILE ACCELERATING OR DOWNSHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH AND CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. FINALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. IT WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS BUT I DID NOTICE IT NOT SHIFTING AS SMOOTHLY AS IT HAD PREVIOUSLY. IN AUGUST 2004, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL WAS PLACED ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION HAVING TO DO WITH 2ND GEAR. AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED, MY TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER THE SAME. IT BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND THEN WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE SOMETIMES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE VSA LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ALSO. THIS ALL STARTING OCCURRING TWO DAYS BEFORE OUR SCHEDULED APPT. WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER (WHICH IS WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW AS I TYPE THIS LETTER) AND IT HAS TO HAVE A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN! I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE READ ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE WRITTEN AND MOST HAVE MISSED HAVING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. SOMETHING SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

• 11/09/2018· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL

• 11/09/2004· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INTO 1ST AT 40-45 MPH. COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH IN TRAFFIC.*AK

• 11/09/2001· POWER TRAIN

  THIS FAULT ONLY OCCURS WHEN THE CAR IS FIRST STARTED IN THE MORNING AND ON COLD DAYS. AFTER 30 MIN., IT DOES NOT HAPPEN. *AK