2003 Acura TL

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

• 12/29/2014· AIR BAGS

  THIS 2003 ACURA TLS WAS RECALLED FOR AIRBAG DEFECT. AFTER 3 VISITS I AM NOW TOLD I WILL NEED A $700 REPAIR TO THE AIRBAG SENSOR. IT IS EXTREMELY ODD THAT THE 2 ITEMS HAPPENED AT THE SAME TIME. I BELIEVE THE TWO ITEMS ARE ONE IN THE SAME AND SHOULD HAVE THE SCOPE OF THE RECALL EXPANDED TO ENCOMPASS THIS SENSOR. I NOTICED ANOTHER COMPLAINT ON THE SAME ISSUE WITH THE SRS LIGHT. *TR

• 12/29/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING AT 85,000 MILES. *TR

• 12/28/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION CAUSED VEH TO JUMPED OR JERKED FORWARD. *TR

• 12/27/2008· POWER TRAIN

  DRIVING MY 2003 ACURA TL TO WORK. NO PREVIOUS INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. DRIVING BETWEEN 65-70 MPH. WITHOUT ANY WARNING THE TRANSMISSION DROPPED FROM 5TH GEAR TO WHAT FELT LIKE 2ND GEAR. THE FRONT WHEELS PRACTICALLY LOCKED UP. MY SPEED DROPPED FROM APPROX. 70 MPH TO APPROX.30 MPH.(THE ENGINE REVVED OVER 6500 RPMS) IN JUST 1-2 SECONDS. THE CAR SHIFTED BACK TO 5TH GEAR AFTER A FEW SECONDS. THERE WERE NO WARNING LIGHTS (TRANSMISSION OR CHECK ENGINE) BEFORE OR AFTER THE OCCURRENCE. FORTUNATELY, I HAD MY SEATBELT ON AND NO ONE HIT ME FROM BEHIND. THE SUDDEN CHANGE IN SPEED HOWEVER, JERKED MY NECK VERY HARD WHICH DID RESULT IN A SEVERE HEADACHE. THE LAST SEVERAL MILES TO WORK WAS A CONTINUATION OF THE INITIAL INCIDENT. MY SPEED WAS SLOWER THROUGH TOWN SO THE JERKING WAS NOT AS ABRUPT. I SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT TO HAVE IT CHECKED AT THE HONDA DEALER NEAR WORK BEFORE DRIVING HOME. THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED. THE FLUSH LESSENED THE JERKING, BUT DID NOT ELIMINATE IT. THE NEXT DAY, OCTOBER 31, 2008, I WAS PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AND THERE WAS A NOISE LIKE A SLIPPING CLUTCH. THE CAR WOULD NOT ENGAGE IN EITHER FORWARD OR REVERSE. I HAD TO CALL A TOW TRUCK. CURRENTLY DECEMBER 27,2008 THE CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP WAITING FOR A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I AM UPSET TO FIND,VIA THE INTERNET, THAT THIS MAY BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS PARTICULAR MODEL TRANSMISSION AND NO ONE AT THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I HAD THE SERVICE DONE NOR THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR IN FEBRUARY 2008 TOLD ME ABOUT IT WHEN I ASKED. I CHECKED THE CARFAX REPORT AGAIN JUST IN CASE I MISSED IT, BUT THERE IS NO MENTION OF A TRANSMISSION RECALL ON THIS CAR. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. IT SHOULD BE WIDELY ADDRESS. IF A DRIVER DOES NOT HAVE THE EXPERIENCE TO REACT CORRECTLY OR BE LUCKY ENOUGH(AS I WAS) TO BE ON A STRAIGHT, DRY ROAD, THIS DEFECT HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE DEADLY. *TR

• 12/26/2006· POWER TRAIN

  ON 21 DECEMBER 2006, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATED VIOLENTLY FROM 50 MILES AN HOUR TO A FULL STOP. THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTI-CAR COLLISION. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CAR HAD NO DRIVE GEARS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING REVERSE. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN IN 1ST GEAR ONLY AND I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE ACURA DEALER WHERE IT STILL SITS. *JB

• 12/23/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT GEARS, BUT THE GEAR LOCKED INTO NEUTRAL. HE WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER FOUND FAILURE CODES WITH THE CLUTCH AND CONTROL MODULE. THE DEALER IS CHARGING $2,400 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND THEY STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION); THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 82,000.

• 12/22/2014· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAGS WERE A SAFETY CONCERN, IF DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE AIR BAGS WOULD RUPTURE WITH METAL FRAGMENTS STRIKING AND POTENTIALLY INJURING THE PASSENGER AND DRIVER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 12/20/2010· EXTERIOR LIGHTING

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT WATER ENTERED INTO THE HOUSING OF HIS HEADLIGHTS, LEAKED DOWN INTO THE BALANCE AND BLEW THE BULB. THE CONTACT DID NOT INFORM THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED BUT OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 200,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 13,000. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED.

• 12/19/2017· STRUCTURE

  SUBFRAME RUSTED OUT. $2600 TO REPAIR. GARAGE KEPT VEHICLE. UNDERSTAND THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS AND THE ROOT CAUSE IS KNOWN. UNBELIEVABLE THAT SUCH A LARGE AND SUPPOSEDLY REPUTABLE MANUFACTURER CAN NOT ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DESIGN FLAW. LAST ACURA OR HONDA I WILL EVER PURCHASE.

• 12/19/2011· POWER TRAIN

  THE FIRST INDICATION A PROBLEM MAYBE BEGINNING, WAS THE TCS LIGHT STARTING FLASHING FOR NO REASON. A COUPLE OF DAYS LATER WHILE COASTING TO A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP IN SECOND GEAR, BUT DID WORK AFTER THE STOP. THEN THE CAR STARTED JERKING WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST INTO SECOND GEAR. THAT IS WHEN I TOOK IT TO MULLER ACURA IN HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL AND WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED. THIS CAR IS ONE OF THE VEHICLES RECALLED FOR THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE SECOND GEAR AND DID HAVE THE REMEDIAL REPAIR WORK COMPLETED AS RECOMMENDED BY ACURA. THIS VEHICLE WAS IN THE SHOP 32 TIMES FOR A MULTITUDE OF REPAIR WORK THE FIRST COUPLE OF YEARS I OWNED THE CAR AT FAYETTEVILLE AUTO PARK, FAYETTEVILLE, AR. *TR

• 12/17/2019· AIR BAGS,SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V182000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE BRAKES SQUEAKED. THE DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, BUT WAS NOT ABLE TO CONFIRM WHEN THE PARTS WERE TO BECOME AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 12/14/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL. THE AIRBAG LIGHT IS ON CONSTANTLY, INDICATING A SAFETY ALERT AND THE NEED FOR REPAIR.

• 12/14/2011· AIR BAGS

  HI SIR, I HAVE RECENTLY PURCHASED THE ABOVE USED VEHICLE FROM A LOCAL DEALER IN AUG 2011. IT IS INDICATED IN THE CARFAX REPORT THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL (#R55) FOR A/S DRIVERS AIRBAG INFLATOR. THE "SRS" LIGHT IS ILLUMINATED . WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO GODSON ACURA AT 1750 E, AIRPORT FREEWAY, IRVING TEXAS. THEY INFORMED ME THAT I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS SERVICE. CAN YOU ADVISE ME ON THIS. IF IT IS A RECALL, SHOULDNT IT BE REPAIRED BY THE AUTHORISED DEALER? [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/13/2006· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROLCrash

  I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WAS AT A FULL STOP ON THE RIGHT LANE WHEN MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARDER AND WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED I TRIED TO GET INTO THE EXIT LANE WHICH LUCKILY WAS RIGHT NEXT TO ME. UNFORTUNATLEY I HIT THE REAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. IT KEPT GOING AT WHICH TIME I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND PRESSED IT AGAIN THINKING MAYBE IT LOCKED UP OR SOMETHING. THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. I WAS ALMOST OUT OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT FINALLY SLOWED DOWN. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS IN SHOCK AND TREMBLING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CAR WENT OFF SO FAR IT TOOK THE OTHER DRIVER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES TO REACH ME. I READ ABOUT 7 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING AND NOTHING WAS DONE IN 5 INCIDENTS. TWO OF THE VEHICLES HAD AN IDLE AIR CONTROL VAVLE REPLACED WHICH I HOPE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I SENT THESE COMPLAINTS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY ACURA IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS NOT A FAULTY HEAD LIGHT, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. HAD I BEEN JUST A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE AND INVOLVED MORE VEHICLES. THE OFFICER SAID I MIGHT HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE GAS PEDAL BUT I AM 120% POSITIVE THAT MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKES. THIS WAS ALSO NOT HUMAN ERROR. I WAS FULLY STOPPED AND AWARE, I WAS NOT PLAYING WITH THE RADIO OR ON THE PHONE. IF THIS IS NOT RESOLVED I DO NOT WANT THIS CAR. *NM

• 12/10/2012· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKESCrash

  I WAS APPLYING THE BRAKE DUE TO STOPPED TRAFFIC AHEAD OF MY CAR. AS I DID SO, THE CAR ACCELERATED RATHER THAN SLOWED DOWN. MY CAR CONTACTED THE LEFT REAR OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF MINE, AND AS I TRIED TO STRAIGHTEN OUT THE CAR, IT AGAIN ACCELERATED. VEERED TO THE RIGHT, AND STRUCK THE STONE WALL OF THE BRIDGE ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY. ACCORDING TO THE POLICE REPORT, THERE WAS A MALFUNCTION WITH THE THROTTLE MECHANISM. "OFFICERS WITNESSED, WHEN STARTING THE VEHICLE, THE RPM INDICATOR QUICKLY RISE TO APPROXIMATELY 5,000/5,500 WITHOUT ANY PRESSURE APPLIED ON THE GAS PEDAL. THE FLOOR AREA DID NOT EXHIBIT ITEMS, INCLUDING THE FLOOR MAT, WHICH WOULD POTENTIALLY BE THE CAUSE." *TR

• 12/09/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. IN MAY OF 2006, THE WAS A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST ACURA FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. ON DECEMBER 8, 2008, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A REPAIR SHOP. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED ON DECEMBER 14, 2004 ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). A REPORT WAS FILED WITH THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT COULD TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER; HOWEVER, HE WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPAIR COSTS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 108,000. UPDATED 2/5/09 *CN THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO ACT ERRACTIC AND WOULD SLIP FROM 5TH GEAR. UPDATED 02/10/09. *JB

• 12/09/2006· POWER TRAIN

  AFTER HAVING MY TRANSMISSION'S SERVICED IN MY 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE-S, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN MY CAR. I HAVE HAD THE OIL JET KIT INSTALLED AND ONE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I AM AWAITING MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE WORK ON MY TRANSMISSION VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE SURFACED. MY ON-STAR IS CLAIMING I NO LONGER AM CAPABLE OF HAVING REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS DONE ON MY ENGINE. ALSO, MY SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON AS WELL AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PAIRED WITH MORE SPORADIC SHIFTING. I AM CONSTANTLY GETTING THE "ERROR CODE" READING ON MY RADIO AND I HAVE HEARD EXTREMELY LOUD ECHOING IN MY CAR WHEN I ATTEMPT TO MAKE AND RECEIVE CALLS VIA MY ON STAR COMMUNICATION SERVICE. I AM BEGINNING TO QUESTION THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE. I AM HOPING THE THERE CAN BE AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS AND THE POWERTRAIN; TRANSMISSION COMMUNICATION MODULE TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE COMPUTER PROBLEMS DIRECTLY CORRELATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS BEGINNING TO BE QUITE FRUSTRATING. TOGETHER MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HAVE BOUGHT AND PAID OFF FIVE VEHICLES FROM THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND ARE SURPRISED AT THE WAY THIS ISSUE IS BEING HANDLED. *JB

• 12/08/2015· STRUCTURE

  THE PASSENGER-SIDE SUBFRAME HAS MAJOR RUST AND SOME PARTS ARE RUSTED THROUGH. A MECHANIC AND FURTHER RESEARCH HAS NARROWED THE PROBLEM ON THE A/C CONDENSER HOSE DRIPPING ONTO THE METAL. THE DRIVER-SIDE PART OF THE SUBFRAME HAS MINIMAL SURFACE RUST. THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON AMONG HONDA ACCORDS AND ACURA TLS ALIKE, ACCORDING TO THE MECHANIC. $1500 TO REPLACE SUBFRAME WITH A USED PART, OR $2500 AT THE DEALERSHIP. WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THE VEHICLE IS TOO DANGEROUS TO DRIVE.

• 12/08/2011· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TRANSMISSION BROKE ON 2003 ACURA TL S. SUCKS AS I HAVE ALWAYS CHANGED N MAINTAINED SERVICES. *TR

• 12/08/2008· POWER TRAIN

  MY 2003 3.2 TL ACURA STARTED TO JERK SO I TOOK IT TO MY DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT FIX THEY JUST SAID THAT I NEEDED MY OIL CHANGED AND A TUNE UP I GOT ALL OF THAT DONE THEN IT STILL CONTINUED TO JERK AGAIN. IT SEEMED THAT MY CAR WAS HAVING A HARD TIME GETTING INTO GEAR. SO I TOOK IT TO GET PUT ON A MACHINE AND THEY SAID I JUST NEEDED ANOTHER TUNE UP. WELL TWO MONTHS AFTER THAT MY TRANSMISSION LIGHT WENT OFF SO I PULLED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND READ MY ACURA'S MANUAL BOOK I READ THE INSTRUCTIONS AND FOLLOWED THEM. TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK HOME THE MANUAL SAID WAIT AND LET THE CAR COOL OFF. THE NEXT DAY I DROVE IT AND MY CAR BROKE DOWN ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I GOT IT TOAD HOME AND THEN I STARTED TO CALL AROUND TO TRY TO GET IT FIX. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THAT MY 2003 3.2 TL ACURA'S TRANSMISSION HAD A RECALL THAT I WAS NOT INFORMED BY MY DEALERSHIP. EVER SINCE I PURCHASED THIS CAR I HAVE BEEN HAVING PROBLEM. THE DEALERSHIP PUT MY LIFE AT RISK TO SELL ME A LEMON I REALLY DO NOT APPRECIATE THAT. I HAVE CALLED ACURA CORP. NUMEROUS OF TIMES AND MY CAR STILL HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED IT HAS BEEN OVER A MONTH. I NEED MY CAR I AM A HOMEHEALTH CARE ASSISTANT I HAVE BEEN MISSING WORK AND I HAVE LOST TWO OF MY CLIENTS BECAUSE LACK OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR

• 12/08/2006· POWER TRAIN

  IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE-S I BEGAN EXPERIENCING UNUSUAL JERKING AND SHIFTING WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS AS WELL AS DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. INITIALLY THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY COMPLAINT IN COMPARISON TO OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE OIL JET KIT INSTALLED, AND HAVE ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE. AS I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE PURCHASED THREE CARS MANUFACTURED BY THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND AM APPALLED AT THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS, INCONVENIENCE AND SAFETY ISSUES PERTAINING TO MY ACURA TL. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR RADIO CODE AFTER SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE US $140 TO ENTER THE CODE OR RESET IT. ALSO OUR ON STAR REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS APPEAR NOT TO BE WORKING; ON STAR IS CLAIMING WE DON'T HAVE THEM WHEN WE HAVE UTILIZED THIS SERVICE BEFORE. THE SERVICE ATTENDANT AND TECHNICIAN I SPOKE WITH AT THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY AREN'T AWARE OF ANY REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS BEING POSSIBLE, DESPITE THE FACT I HAVE USED THIS FEATURE BEFORE TO DETECT TROUBLE. BEING ABLE TO USE THIS FEATURE WOULD BE GREAT CONSIDERING ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING AND SLOWING WHILE WE WERE ON THE INTERSTATE FWY. I WAS FEARFUL THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT AND THAT I WOULD HAVE AN ACCIDENT, SO I PROCEEDED TO PULL OVER AND WAITED FOR ASSISTANCE TO GET MY FAMILY HOME SAFE. MY CAR HAS NOW BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER TWO WEEKS. YESTERDAY I WAS TOLD THAT DUE TO A SPILLED DRINK IN MY CAR THAT THEY NEED $914 DOLLARS TO REPAIR A FAULTY CIRCUIT BOARD AND REPLACE THE CENTER COUNCIL WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SHIFT KNOB BEFORE THEY CAN GET AUTHORIZATION FOR A THIRD TRANSMISSION. *NM

• 12/08/2004· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

• 12/05/2009· POWER TRAIN

  WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN FIFTH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION,CURRENT MILEAGE-54000. *TR

• 12/04/2013· POWER TRAIN,ENGINE

  UPON DRIVING ON A FREEWAY GOING AROUND 50 MPH MY TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY PULLED MY CAR TO A QUICK SLOWING DOWN MOTION AS IF BEING MOVED FROM GEAR DOWN TO FIRST OR SECOND. LUCKILY, THERE WERE NO VEHICLES BEHIND ME AS I WAS IN A FAR RIGHT LINE. IT IS AN OLDER VEHICLE HOWEVER IT IS A RECURRING ISSUE IT APPEARS AS THERE WAS A RECALL ON IT ALREADY BEFORE. THE DEALERSHIPS HAVE GIVEN ME CONFLICTING STORIES ON THE VEHICLE HISTORY AS FAR REPAIRS AND RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND I DO WISH TO HAVE THE NHTSA LOOK INTO THE HISTORY OF THIS RECALL AS WELL AS WARN THE CURRENT OWNERS OF THE VEHICLE OF THIS ISSUE AS I HAD NOT HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION SINCE BECOMING THE OWNER AND WAS NOT TOLD OF THE RECALL UPON MULTIPLE VISITS TO THE DEALERSHIP. *TR

• 12/02/2017· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON

• 12/02/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY STOPPED ON ITS OWN AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN PAST THE SECOND GEAR WITHOUT STOPPING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 107,000.

• 12/01/2013· POWER TRAIN

  DEAR SAFERCAR.GOV, I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL NAVI. IT HAS APPROXIMATELY 132,800 MILES ON IT AS OF 30 NOVEMBER 2013 (CAR IS IN SHOP, SO I CAN'T VERIFY EXACT MILEAGE). ON SATURDAY, 30 NOV 2013, I TOOK IT IN TO ACURA, BECAUSE THE ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON. I ALSO ASKED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE CHECKED, BECAUSE IT DIDN'T SEEM TO BE ENGAGING CORRECTLY. THIS MODEL AS WELL AS OTHER ACURA MODEL VEHICLES, ETC, HAD A PREVIOUS RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION (2004). I ALSO PREVIOUSLY HAD TO HAVE THE CAR TOWED (26 AUG 2004) TO ACURA BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING AND THE CAR BROKE DOWN. THE CAR HAS BEEN WELL-MAINTAINED - BODY AND MECHANICALLY, I HAD THE 120K SERVICE PERFORMED ON 22 OCTOBER 2012, WHERE MILEAGE WAS 125,226. ON 11 MARCH 2011, I HAD THE TRANSMISSION FLUID FLUSH SERVICE PERFORMED. THE SERVICE RECORD STATES "FLUSH ENTIRE UNIT OF ALL OLD AND SUSPENDED DEBRIS USING A SAFE AND EFFECTIVE CLEANER TO DISSOLVE THE VARNISH AND GUMS IN THE TRANSMISSION & TORQUE CONVERTER. INSTALL NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID TO FACTORY SPECIFICATION. TODAY (01 DEC 2013), I WAS TOLD THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION AND SOME ASSOCIATED PARTS NEED TO BE REPLACED AND WILL COST ME BETWEEN $4000 TO $5000 (ESTIMATED NOW, BUT COULD GO UP). IT'S DIFFICULT FOR ME TO FATHOM THAT THIS TRANSMISSION WAS VERIFIED TO MANUFACTURER SPECS IN 2011 AND NOW A COMPLETE FAILURE AT 132800. I BELIEVE THIS TRANSMISSION FAILURE IS THE RESULT OF THE PREVIOUS PROBLEMS, AS STATED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL I'M CITING IS FROM NHTSA IN APRIL 2004. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER IS: 04V176000; RECALL DATE: 13 APRIL 2004; COMPONENT: POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; POTENTIAL NUMBER OF UNITS AFFECTED: 1,099,796. AS A RESULT OF THE HISTORY OF PROBLEMS WITH THIS TRANSMISSION, AND THE RECALL, I'M REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN HAVING THIS TRANSMISSION REPLACED BY ACURA AT NO COST TO ME. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 12/01/2008· TIRES

  PULLING OUT OF MY GARAGE THIS MORNING, I NOTICED MY CAR WAS MAKING A CLUNKING SOUND ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. IT DISAPPEARED PROMPTLY AS I EXITED THE GARAGE AND PULLED OUT ONTO THE STREET, AND I FIGURED IT WAS SIMPLY DUE TO THE CHILLY WEATHER, WITH IT BEING ABOUT 25F OUTSIDE. ABOUT 5 MILES DOWN THE FREEWAY, I NOTICED THE CLUNKING SOUND CAME BACK, AND WAS QUITE VIOLENT THIS TIME, AND I STARTED TO SMELL BURNING RUBBER. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, HOPING TO EASE MY WAY TO THE NEAREST SERVICE STATION TO SEE WHAT WAS WRONG; HOWEVER, MY CAR DID NOT MAKE IT. I GOT OUT AND INSPECTED ALL SIDES, AND THAT'S WHEN I SAW THAT THE TREAD SEPARATED FROM MY FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, AND THERE WERE CHUNKS OF TIRE ON THE ROAD. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER AT THE LAST VISIT TWO MONTHS AGO, THERE STILL HAD BEEN .7 CM LEFT OF TREAD, AND WHAT THEY TOLD ME WAS PLENTY TO DRIVE ON FOR QUITE SOME TIME. TO CORRECT THE ISSUE, I REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE, AND HAVE AN APPOINTMENT TO GET NEW TIRES TOMORROW. *TR

• 12/01/2008· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 91,000 MILES AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ON DECEMBER 24, 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), HONDA RECALL NUMBER 222110. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED WITH A KIT INSTEAD OF BEING REPLACED. THE FAILURE HAS RECURRED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT THE COST OF $1,800, WHICH IS HALF OF THE REPAIR COST AT HONDA AMERICAN. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED 100 MILES AWAY AND SHE WAS INFORMED TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO A LOCAL DEALER FOR REPAIR. HONDA ISSUED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION; HOWEVER, THE CONTACT DID NOT RECEIVE ONE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000. UPDATED 01/23/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. UPDATED 01/23/09. *JB

• 11/30/2009· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S. WHILE ACCELERATING ON THE HIGHWAY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR AND INTO NEUTRAL. THE RPMS BEGAN TO REV AND INCREASE; YET, THE VEHICLE DID NOT ACCELERATE. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE 25 MPH TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AT THE OWNERS EXPENSE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 100,000.

• 11/30/2003· POWER TRAINCrash

  TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 6 MONTH OLD IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL . THE FIRST FAILURE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR MORE AND ALMOST THROWING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE TRANNY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE SND OCCURENCE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC ,TRAVELING AROUND 55 CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE LOCK UP SLAMMED INTO ME, POLICE REPORT AND INJURIE'S SUSTAINED THAT ARE STILL ONGOING. THIS IS A DEFFINATE SAFETY ISSUE ALWAY'S HAS BEEN ,IF A CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ,THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ,THIS IS WORSE THEN AN ENGINE STALLING,THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHT'S ,IT ALL HAPPNES TOO FAST ! WHO DECIDES WHAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE? I'LL TELL YOU THE PEOPLE WHO DIRVE THESE AND HAVE HAD ACCIDENT'S OR NEAR DEATH EXPIERIENCES. *AK

• 11/26/2004· POWER TRAIN

  NHTSA RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER HAVING REVISING THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK

• 11/25/2019· POWER TRAIN

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE GEAR DID NOT SHIFT PROPERLY AND THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACURA OF LAUREL (301-498-3322, LOCATED AT 3506 LAUREL FORT MEADE RD, LAUREL, MD 20724) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 111,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

• 11/25/2013· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT 40 MILES AN HOUR. TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN LOCKING UP AND ALSO SLIPPING RECENTLY. HAD ENGINE LIGHT ON - WENT TO JIFFY LUBE...GAVE ME CODE TCC CIRCUIT MALFUNCTION P0740 ABD P1740 DTC DEFINITION NOT FOUND...SPOKE WITH MANGER[XXX] AT NIELLO HONDA AND AGREED NEED NEW TRANSMISSION - COST IS $3400. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

• 11/25/2008· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  MOTOR MOUNT BROKEN. *TR

• 11/25/2008· SEATS

  THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT WARMER FAILED. REPORTED BY ACURA THAT THE SEAT 'BURNT-OUT.*TR

• 11/24/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BY THE CONTACT'S PERSONAL MECHANIC; THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER WHO OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 95,100. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 93,592.

• 11/23/2012· VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BRAKE, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED. THE CONTACT SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE AS IT BEGAN TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 103,000.

• 11/22/2010· POWER TRAIN

  TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH 60,000 MILES .VIN NUMBER DOES NOT FALL UNDER RECALL .PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR REPAIR. *TR

• 11/20/2009· POWER TRAIN

  OUT OF THE BLUE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. CAR WAS BROUGHT IN FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL IN 2006 WITH 36000 MILES. DEALER INSTALLED OIL INJECTOR SAID TRANSMISSION WAS FINE. CAR HAS 82000 MILES NOW AND DEALER SAYS NEED NEW TRANSMISSION. OF COURSE VIN NUMBER IS 5000 OVER THE LIMIT OF THE TRANSMISSION EXTENDED WARRANTY. *TR

• 11/19/2009· POWER TRAIN

  I HAVE A 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S WITH 71K MILES. ONE DAY I WAS DRIVING AND I NOTICED EXCESSIVE JERKING AND SLIPPING. USUALLY BETWEEN 2 AND 3 GEAR. WHEN I TRY TO REVERSE, IT WOULD TAKE A WHILE TO GET INTO GEAR AND THEN IT WOULD JERK HARD. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETIMES WHEN I WOULD TRY TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD GET STUCK IN NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE JUST REVS UP TO 5000 OR 6000 RPMS. THIS HAPPENED TO ME WHEN I WAS TRYING TO CHANGE LANES TO MAKE AN EXIT. I FEEL UNSAFE DRIVING THIS CAR ON THE HIGHWAY, BECAUSE I FEAR ONE DAY IM GOING TO GET REAR ENDED. MY D5, VSA, AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS CAME ON SO I TOOK IT TO AND AUTOZONE TO RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. THE COMPUTER GAVE THE CODE P0740. I TOOK IT TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP AND WHILE DRIVING THERE MY CAR GETS STUCK IN 2ND OR 3RD GEAR. IM ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 45 MPH AND REVVING MY ENGINE UP TO 5000 OR 6000 RPM. WHEN I GOT THERE THE DEALERSHIP WANTED TO CHARGE ME $3700 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. SUPPOSEDLY MY VIN NUMBER WASN'T COVERED IN THEIR EXTENDED WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH MY CAR HAS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS OTHER TLS THAT WERE COVERED UNDER THE WARRANTY. *TR

• 11/19/2005· POWER TRAIN

  CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 31,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. RACING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL. *JB

• 11/18/2019· AIR BAGS

  I NEED TO MAKE A COMPLAINT AGAINST AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC. THIS ENTITY HAS BEEN SENDING ME LETTERS, CALLING ME AND KNOCKING ON MY DOOR FOR THE LAST TWO YEARS ABOUT AN AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. EACH TYPE THEY CONTACT ME I TELL THEM I NO LONGER OWN THIS VEHICLE. IT WAS TRADED IN OVER TWO YEARS AGO. EVEN THOUGH I MAY STILL BE REGISTERED AS THE OWNER, I HAVE NO IDEA WHO TRULY OWNS THIS VEHICLE AS IT WAS TRADED IN AT A DEALERSHIP. I FILLED OUT A VEHICLE TRANSFER NOTICE OVER TWO YEARS AGO BUT HONDA ACURA KEEPS CONTACTING ME ABOUT THIS RECALL ON A MONTHLY BASIS, TO THE DATE! SOMEONE PLEASE GET THEM TO STOP OR FURTHER ADVISE ME IF I SHOULD JUST IGNORE THEIR LETTERS. THANK YOU!

• 11/18/2005· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,EQUIPMENT

  MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER A 2.5 YEAR PERIOD WITH A NEW 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER RECEIVING A SAFETY RECALL. SECONDLY, THE CAR HAS HAD AN IDLING ISSUE FOR 2.5 YEARS THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF AN ENGINE CONTROL VALVE. THIRD, THE A/C WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. FOURTH, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FIFTH, AND MOST WORRISOME, IS THAT I HAVE HAD WHITE SMOKE COME FROM UNDER MY HOOD ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE ACURA DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE.*JB

• 11/17/2008· ELECTRICAL SYSTEMCrash

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE AND WALKING APPROXIMATELY TWO FEET, THE VEHICLE BEGAN ROLLING BACKWARDS ON ITS OWN. THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED WHEN IT CRASHED INTO THE PASSENGER DOOR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO PASSENGERS IN EITHER VEHICLE AT THE TIME OF THE CRASH. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS DAMAGED AND THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE SUSTAINED SCRATCHES TO THE REAR BUMPER. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION INTERLOCK WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,088. UPDATED 12/12/08 *CN UPDATED 12/15/08. *JB

• 11/17/2005· POWER TRAIN

  I HAD MY 2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAIL. WHILE TRAVILING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED VERY HARD. THIS OCCURED NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A PLACE WHERE IT COULD BE TOWED. I SEE THAT NHTSA HAS OPENED AND CLOSED AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 7YEAR/100,000 MILE EXTENDED TRANSMISSION. THE MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS 34500 MILES. I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK THAT MY CAR BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND AT FIRST WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STATED THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR ACURA'S PROBLEM AND ASKED TO BE CONTACTED BY A SUPERVISIOR. I WAS CALLED BACK BY A SERVICE REP WHO TOLD ME ACURA WOULD GRANT ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA I WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A WAIVER THAT EXCLUDES ME FOR PERSUING ANY LEMON LAW VIOLATIONS AGAINST ACURA FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE SAFETY OF MY CAR, AND KNOW OF MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED ON THE SAME VEHICLE. INSTALLING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO CURE THIS ISSUE. ACURA/HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS FAILURE WITH A WIDESPREAD RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. *NM

• 11/16/2002· POWER TRAIN

  THIS IS A 2003 ACURA TL-S THAT HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. ACURA CONTACTED CUSTOMERS TO EXTEND THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES BUT THAT DOES NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. MY CAR IS JUST OVER 7 MONTHS OLD AND THE TRANSMISSION ALREADY FAILED. THIS MUST BE A KNOWN ISSUE AT ACURA AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED. TRANSMISSION FAILURES ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND DESERVES A RECALL. DT

• 11/15/2005· POWER TRAIN

  2003 ACURA HAS VIBRATION IN LOWER GEARS WHEN SHIFTING AND A HUMMING NOISE. *TS THE DEALER FOUND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENT FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *JB

• 11/15/2004· TIRES

  FAULTY NO BENT OR SCRATCHED ON RIM. SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR TIRE. *BF THE VEHICLE TIRE HAD A RIP IN THE INSIDE WALL. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED. *TC

• 11/14/2007· POWER TRAIN

  2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FELT A LURCH IN THE VEHICLE ONE DAY AND WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY BY THE ACURA DEALERSHIP THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEED TO BE REPLACED. I RESEARCHED ON LINE AND DETERMINE THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON "SOME" 2003 ACURA TL'S BUT MINE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL . *TR