2001 Acura CL complaints

PARKED CAR. MOVED TRANSMISSION LEVER TO WHAT I THOUGHT WAS PARK (PUSH STRAIGHT UP). STARTED TO SWING OUT OF CAR PUTTING WEIGHT ON OUTSIDE FOOT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS ACTUALLY IN NEUTRAL AND THE KEY WAS REMOVED - IT CAN BE REMOVED IN ANY GEAR POSITION JUST LIKE THE 2001 HONDA ACCORD RECALL SAYS. THE ACURA OF THE SAME YEAR NEVER HAD THE RECALL EVEN THOUGH IT IS USING THE SAME DEFECTIVE PART NUMBERS. CAR STARTED TO ROLL BACKWARDS AND I WAS FORCED TO STOP CAR USING FOOT AND HAND PRESSURE RESULTING IN SLIGHT SPRAIN TO WRIST REQUIRING NO ADDITIONAL CARE. THIS IS A TROUBLING SAFETY ISSUE THAT WAS ACTUALLY RECALLED FOR HONDA BRAND VEHICLES ONLY IGNORING ACURA BRAND DEFECTS. *TR

MY SRS LIGHT TURNED ON A FEW DAYS AGO, SO I WENT INTO MULLERS WOODFILED ACURA IN HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL. FOR THEM TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE, THEY CHARGED ME $130.00 AND TOLD ME THAT OPDS CONTROL UNIT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND IT WILL COST ME CLOSE TO $800 WITH A MANAGERS DISCOUNT. THIS OPDS UNIT HAD A MANUFACTURERS EXTENDED WARRANTY WHICH RAN FOR 10YEARS AND EXPIRED SOMETIME IN 2010/2011. NOW THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, I HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS BY MYSELF. I DID CALL ACURA/HONDA CLIENT RELATIONS/CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE REP: [XXX] WHO OPENED UP A CASE #[XXX], DID ASSIST ME BY APOLOGIZING BUT SOMEHOW DID NOT EVEN OFFER ME A DISCOUNT. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED WITH HONDA/ACURA FOR THIS WARRANTY ISSUE BECAUSE I DID NOT REPLACE THIS OPDS UNIT BECAUSE MY SRS LIGHT NEVER TURNED ON, AM I SUPPOSED TO PURPOSELY TURN IT ON BEFORE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED TO GET THE OPDS UNIT REPLACED? I BELIEVE IT SHOULD BE REPLACED AT LEAST ONCE FOR EVERYONE THAT EVER OWNED A HONDA/ACURA MODEL THAT HAD A SIMILAR ISSUE. I WOULD APPRECIATE IT IF SOMEONE COULD GET BACK TO ME TO DIRECT ME TO RIGHT PERSON THAT COULD ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE AND/OR OPEN UP A CASE AGAINST HONDA/ACURA TO HELP RESOLVE THIS ISSUE. THANK YOU INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 85,000 MILES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 174,458.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE THE LIGHT WAS TURNED OFF AND THE SYSTEM WAS RESET. THE LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE CONSTANTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 206,000.

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. "LOST" ACCELERATOR PEDAL. COASTED TO SHOULDER, STOPPED CAR. FOUND THAT PEDAL HAD DROPPED TO FLOOR AND CONNECTOR END OF CABLE WAS HANGING ABOVE PEDAL AREA. ALSO FOUND THAT THE CABLE CONNECTING TO ENGINE JUST AT EDGE OF COVER/HOUSING WAS MISSING. CAR WAS TOWED ON A FLATBED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. ACURA REPAIR PART WAS OBTAINED FROM NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND INSTALLED. CABLE SHOWED SIGNS OF FRAYING AT POINT WHERE IT BROKE. TECHNICIAN SURMISED THAT IT HAD FATIGUED AND THAT THE BREAK WAS INSIDE THE CABLE HOUSING. CAR HAD BEEN GIVEN A COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE AND AN ACURA MULTIPOINT INSPECTION IN MARCH 2011. MOST RECENT MAINTENANCE WAS AN OIL CHANGE AND MULTIPOINT INSPECTION ON 10/22/11. *TR

IT'S BEEN SLIPPING...BUT IT NEVER BOTHERED ME UNTIL NOW AND IT'S SUPER BAD. *TR

WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WHEN TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP AND THE FAILED AND DOWN SHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR. NEARLY CAUSED ACCIDENT ON FREEWAY. I DID GET HURT FROM THE SUDDEN DROP IN SPEED. *TR

2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AT TIMES WHILE DRIVING. WHEN THE CONSUMER CONTACTED ACURA, HE WAS INFORMED THEIR RECORDS INDICATED THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON OR ABOUT APRIL 12, 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED HE HAS NO RECORD OF THE TRANSMISSION BEING REPLACED. THE CONSUMER STATED HIS WIFE DID TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 29,2004 BECAUSE SHE WAS EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE SERVICE REPORT READ NO PROBLEM FOUND. *JB

TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO REVERSE OR INTO DRIVE ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT DECELERATE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. A LOCAL MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE WITH REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE WAS NOT REMEDIED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

I HAVE HAD 2 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AND MY 3RD TRANSMISSION IS FAILING AS WELL. I HAVE GONE THROUGH ACURA TO SEE IF THEY COULD GOODWILL THE TRANSMISSION SINCE I AM A VICTIM OF THIER FAULTY TRANSMISSION RECALL. THEY REFUSED TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AND TOLD ME IT WOULD BE $5,100 TO REPLACE. I FEEL THAT THIS IS NOT MY FAULT AS THEY HAVE ENGINEERED A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION THAT HAS REULTED IN DEATHS AND SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. I WAS JUST OUT SIDE THE 3YR/36,000 MILE WARRANTY AND THE WOULD NOT HELP. AS A MEMBER OF OUR ARMED SERVICES I FEEL I AM BEING TREATED VERY UNFAIRLY AND I FEAR FOR MY LIFE EVERY TIME I GET INTO MY VEHICLE. I AM NOT ABLE TO PAY THIS KIND OF MONEY TO REPLACE THERE PROBLEM. *TT

CHECK ENGINE DUE TO TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. A LOCK UP OCCUR DUE TO A PROBLEM IN THE SOLENOID IN THE TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAD A RECALL BEFORE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. IT WAS REPLACED, HOWEVER. IT HAS NEW ISSUE. MANY PEOPLE SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM. *TR

PURCHASED 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE-S (REPLACING MY FIRST ACURA 3.2CL THAT WAS TOTALED IN A 1/2009 CRASH) ON 3/2009 AS SECOND OWNER FROM ACURA DEALERSHIP WITH 35,232 MILES. GOT ALL SERVICE RECORDS FOR THIS AUTOMOBILE FROM DEALER INCLUDING THE RECORD DATED 9/9/04 (MILEAGE 14,660) FOR THE INSTALLATION OF THE OIL JET KIT DURING TRANSMISSION RECALL. WHILE DRIVING HOME ON THE HIGHWAY THIS EVENING, THE ENGINE AND VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM LIGHTS CAME ON AND STAYED ON. WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND THEN PROCESSED THROUGH IT AT A NORMAL SLOW SPEED, THE TACHOMETER JUMPED FROM 2,000 TO 4,000 RPMS WHILE IN FIRST GEAR. LUCKILY, I WAS WITHIN A FEW BLOCKS OF MY DESTINATION. WHEN I RETURNED TO VEHICLE TO DRIVE HOME, CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF FIRST GEAR. I HAD TO PARK THE CAR ON A CITY STREET THAT SAME NIGHT. I HADN'T EXPERIENCED ANY TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS UNTIL THIS ONE NIGHT. HAD CAR TOWED TO MY REGULAR MECHANIC THE NEXT DAY ONLY TO BE TOLD IT WAS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. CONTACTED LOCAL ACURA DEALER TO BE TOLD THAT MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THEY TENTATIVELY OFFERED A GOOD WILL SPLIT OF THE COST. (I HAD BOUGHT MY FIRST NEW 2001 ACURA 3.2CL FROM THEM AND THEY HAD INSTALLED A NEW TRANSMISSION DURING THE EARLIER RECALL.) HAD VEHICLE TOWED TO A NATIONWIDE TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST SHOP. THEY DETERMINED THAT TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE COMPLETELY OVERHAULED. AGREED TO HAVE IT REPAIRED AND THEY USED NEW FACTORY PARTS AND HONDA GENUINE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID (AT

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN SHE DROVE IN SECOND GEAR, THE VEHICLE SEEMED TO BUCKLE. SHE WOULD HAVE TO LET HER FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL IN ORDER FOR IT TO GAIN MOMENTUM. OTHER TIMES, IT WOULD NOT CONNECT INTO THE SECOND OR THIRD GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN REPAIRED ACCORDING TO RECALL 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT AGAIN. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 205,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 198,000.

MY DAUGHTER WAS IN A HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT IN A 2001 ACURA CL 3.2 (GOING APPROXIMATELY 35-45 MILES PER HOUR ON IMPACT). AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY ON HER VEHICLE, BUT DID ON THE OTHER DRIVER'S CAR. IMPACT WAS ON FRONT PASSENGER SIDE OF VEHICLE. BOTH CARS WERE DEEMED "TOTALED" BY INSURANCE COMPANIES. *TR

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL JUST DAYS BEFORE MY BIRTHDAY THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SLIP I TOOK IT TO ACURA DEALER AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT OWNERS EXPENSE ($4800) AND THEY ALSO INFORMED ME THAT NO GOODWILL GESTURE WILL BE EXERCISED BECAUSE VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY I AM THE 2ND OWNER OF THIS CAR SINCE LATE 08 AND HAD NO IDEA OF THE ISSUES I AM STILL PAYING FOR THE CAR AND IT IS MY ONLY TRANSPORTATION. I DO NOT KNOW HOW I WILL BE ABLE TO AFFORD BOTH THE CAR AND TRANSMISSION AND THERE IS NO WAY FOR ME TO SELL IT THIS CAR NOT ONLY NEARLY KILLED ME BUT IS NOW DRAINING ME FINANCIALLY (DUE TO ACURA NOT REPLACING A CLEARLY FAULTY TRANSMISSION) AND I AM NOW STUCK NOT BEING ABLE TO WORK AND COULD LOSE MY JOB THIS IS A HUGE PROBLEM FOR ME I EVEN HAD TO QUIT SCHOOL!!! *TR

WHILE DRIVING MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S TO WORK (ABOUT 10 MILES) MY CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45 MPH, THEN ONLY 30 MPH, BUT WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT INTO THE PARKING LOT. AN HOUR LATER WANTED TO TAKE THE CAR TO AN AUTO SHOP AND ALL SEEMED NORMAL UNTIL ABOUT 6 MILES AFTER WHEN THE CAR WOULD NO LONGER MOVE (ENGINE STILL RUNNING OK). TRIED ALL GEARS BUT TO NO AVAIL. LET THE CAR SIT FOR 10 MINUTES AND CAR WORKED OK AGAIN AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THE NEXT DAY THEY CALLED AND STATED THE TRANSMISSION IS "SHOT". ALL CLUTCHES ARE BAD. THEY INSTALLED A JASPER REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT ACURA ONLY USED THIS TRANSMISSION TYPE FOR THE 2001 MODEL. IT WAS THE FIRST YEAR FOR THAT TRANSMISSION AND THE LAST YEAR. I ASSUME THERE WERE A LOT OF PROBLEMS WITH IT AND ACURA WENT TO A DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION FOR THE 2002 MODEL YEAR. IT COST ME $4500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I HAD ABOUT 102,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME OF THIS FAILURE. NOTE: THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION FROM ACURA AND I DID BRING THE CAR BACK TO ACURA FOR THE RECALL NOTICE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD ALWAYS EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION FAILURES AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY SLIP OUT OF THIRD GEAR WHILE DRIVING. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 216,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT ANY SPEED IN THE ACURA CL 3.2 TYPE S. *TR

2001 ACURA CLS (VIN [XXX]). WHEN PULLING OUT ONTO A MAJOR ROAD (55MPH) WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC THE CAR PAUSED AS THE TRANS SLIPPED, THE ENGINE REVVED TO 5000 RPM, THE TRANS THEN LOCKED INTO GEAR, THE TIRES SQUEALED AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. THANK GOD THAT MY WIFE DIDN'T RUN INTO SOMEONE OR LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. NOW I READ THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THIS MODEL YEAR AND TRANSMISSION. THE NHTSA KNEW OF THE PROBLEM AND A CLASS ACTION SETTLEMENT WAS OFFERED. HOWEVER NOTHING WAS DONE TO MAKE OWNERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC SAFER. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT AT A MINIMUM THE NHTSA SHOULD HAVE MANDATED ACURA TO WARN OWNERS, AND MANDATE ACURA TO PERFORM MORE ROUTINE INSPECTIONS ON THIS POORLY DESIGNED TRANSMISSION, AND PERHAPS MORE FREQUENT FLUID CHANGES. I READ THAT THE NHTSA WAS CONSIDERING ADDITIONAL ACTION ON THIS ISSUE AND HOPE YOU DO. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED WITH NO PRIOR WARNING. ALLOWING A 240 HP CAR ON THE ROAD WITH THIS TYPE OF KNOWN FAILURE IS UNSAFE TO OWNERS AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC IN MY VIEW. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2001 ACURA CL. HE STATED THAT TWO OF THE FRONT SEAT BELTS DID NOT RETRACT AND BECAME STUCK. THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE SEAT BELTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUED TO ILLUMINATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TEN TIMES BUT THE DEALER COULD FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED WHEN THE COMPLAINT WAS FILED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 17,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 164,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. WHILE DRIVING AT 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN MAKING A LOUD NOISE. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LOSE POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. HE WAS ABLE TO MANEUVER OFF THE HIGHWAY AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE NEAREST DEALER. A DIAGNOSTIC WAS PERFORMED AND IT WAS VERIFIED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT THE OWNER'S EXPENSE. THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 72,000. UODATED 05/13/10.*LJ

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA CL-S, HAVING SEVERE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THERE WAS A RECALL, BUT THEY SAY IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY, BY TIME. PROBLEM IS WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO I BROUGHT THIS TO SOMEONE'S ATTENTION AT ACURA , AND WAS PUSHED AWAY AS IF I KNEW NOTHING, AND NOW THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME CLOSE TO $5000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

SEVERAL BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS IN 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. THIS LIKELY WILL LEAD TO DEFECTS IN TRANSMISSION AND OR ENGINE WHICH CAN CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. THIS INFORMATION ON BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY VEHICLE AND THE LIKELY AFFECTS CAME DIRECTLY FROM MY ACURA DEALER. IT IS LIKELY THESE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKEN SEVERAL THOUSAND MILES AGO. IN 2008 THE CAR MILEAGE WAS ONLY 65,000 AND WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR ON DEC. 7,2009 IT HAS 92,000. I HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED AT TIME OF PURCHASE AND THE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS WERE FOUND BY THE ACURA DEALERSHIP. I AM 62 YEARS OLD AND HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS IN ANY OF 20 CARS I HAVE OWNED UNTIL NOW. THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE MOTOR MOUNTS, OR A CREDIT PROVIDED BY THE MANUFACTURE TO OWNERS THAT NEED TO REPLACE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS. THIS TRULY IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE ONLY RECALL ON THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND QUITE POSSIBLY THESE BROKEN MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN THE CAUSE OR A POSSIBLE CAUSE. OWNERS NEED TO BE INFORMED ABOUT THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BY INSPECTIONS BEING PERFORMED ON MOTOR MOUNTS FOR 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. I WOULD APPRECIATE ANY HELP ON THIS ISSUE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THIRD GEAR CLUTCH PACK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,985. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I OWN A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE S. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR (APPROX 45 MPH) ON A BUSY TWO-LANE ROAD YESTERDAY WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED. I HAD CARS COMING AT ME AT A HIGH SPEED BEHIND ME. I SAW AN OPENING IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC SO THAT I COULD TURN AND GET MYSELF AND MY CHILD OUT OF HARM'S WAY. WHEN I TURNED LEFT, MY CAR (I GUESS) DOWNSHIFTED AND CAME TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP WITH CARS COMING BEHIND ME AND AT ME!!! I THANKFULLY SAFELY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT SOUNDS LIKE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MYSELF AND MY SON COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHAT DO I DO? AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DOWN-SHIFTS. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED; HOWEVER, SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,090.

2001 ACURA CL 3.2 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ACCELERATING INTO THE FREEWAY AND IT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. PUSHED THE GAS AND IT WOULDN'T ACCELERATE AND THE ENGINE REVVED UP. THE DRIVE WAS STILL IN D5. CAR IN THE BACK ALMOST HIT ME. *TR

NOW ON 3RD TRANSMISSION. 2ND OWNER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ABOUT 9 MOS. PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE (I AM 3RD OWNER). TRANSMISSION BLEW ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I PURCHASED NEW TRANSMISSION THROUGH ACURA WHO OFFERED ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WE WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH AND CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ACURA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION THAT THE 2ND OWNER HAD PUT IN WAS A TRANSMISSION THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED TO CORRECT THE KNOWN PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY NOT, SINCE THE THING BLEW WITH ONLY 77K MILES ON IT! 152K MILES ON THIS CAR AND 3 TRANSMISSIONS. RIDICULOUS. *TR

CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR, REVVING WITH NO ACCELERATION, 3 DAYS LATER THE ENGINE CUT OFF IN THE MIDDLE OF A VERY BUSY INTERSECTION, SIMPLY PUT I COULD HAVE DIED THAT DAY. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND NEEDED REPLACING. I PAID FOR A BRAND NEW ONE ABOUT 5K. *TR

I PURCHASED NEW, A 2001 ACURA CLS, AND GAVE IT TO MY MOTHER, ABOUT YEAR LATER IN 2002. AT ONLY 39,620 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SEVERELY SLIP, AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, WHERE, AT A COST OF $5,076.66, REQUIRED REPLACING THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION AND ECU. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATE COULD EXPLAIN SPECIFICALLY WHAT CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. *TR

PURCHASED 2001 ACURA CL-3.2 ON 12/02 AS SECOND OWNER FROM ACURA DEALERSHIP WITH 46,570 ON THE ODOMETER. NOTICED SLIGHT TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE 02/03. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH. RECEIVED LETTER DATED SUMMER 2004 OF TRANSMISSION RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON ACCORDANCE TO RECALL LETTER. DEALER INSTALLED OIL JET KIT. ON 05/23/09 (136,000 ON THE ODOMETER), TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE, D5 STARTED FLASHING. MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND THE TCS INDICATED CAME ON. THE VEHICLE REPEATED THIS DOWNSHIFTING AGAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM THE CENTER LANE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK EXPERIENCING VIOLENT JERKING MOTIONS. THE REAR VEHICLE APPROACHING HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE CENTER LANE TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. PROCEEDED TO ROADSIDE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOME ADDRESS AND PARKED. CALLED AND INFORMED DEALER OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH HAD SYMPTOMS OF PRIOR RECALL. ALSO CONTACTED ACURA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING DUE TO THE PRIOR RECALL. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE ON 05/28/09 (INV# 291814) AND DETERMINED BY DIAGNOSTIC, THE SOLENOIDS MALFUNCTIONED. SOLENOIDS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT OWNER EXPENSE AND TEST DRIVEN BY SERVICE CENTER TECHNICIANS RESULTING IN NO RESOLUTION AND PROMPTING ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE TECHNICIANS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS EXPERIENCING UNKNOWN SYMPTOMS AND RECOMMENDED THE TRANSMISSION B

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY ACURA CL-S WAS REPLACED @ 66K MILES UNDER THE RECALL. I JUST TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE (@132K MILES) AND THEY INFORMED ME IT NEEDS THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. I HAVE TO BUY TIRES AND BRAKES AS OFTEN AS TRANSMISSIONS AT THIS RATE. *TR

THE KEY FOR MY 2001 ACURA CL CAN BE REMOVED REGARDLESS THE POSITION OF THE CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER. IN OTHER WORDS, THE LOCK-OUT THAT SHOULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN "PARK" IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ALL THE TIME OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM ON OTHER HONDA MANUFACTURED VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, MY CAR ROLLED INTO MY GARAGE DOOR AFTER I HAD SHUT IT OFF AND GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE, HAVING MISTAKENLY LEFT IN "DRIVE". DAMAGE MINOR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS (HE DOESN'T BELIEVE ME). SINCE THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, A RECALL, OR AT LEAST AN OWNER ALERT, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. *TR

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR RESULTING IN HIGH RPM STATUS. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ACURA CL. I WAS DRIVING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION ACCELERATED, BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE NORMALLY AND THE CAR HIT THE DRIVEWAY WALL VIOLENTLY WITH CONCOMITANT ABNORMAL SPEED. I CHALKED IT UP TO A ONE TIME EVENT. THE CAR SUSTAINED $6,000 IN FRONT DAMAGE. TODAY, LIKEWISE, AS I WAS DRIVING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR AGAIN STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I ALMOST RAMMED IN TO THE NEIGHBORS ADJOINING FENCE/TREE. UPON REVIEW OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS LODGED AGAINST ACURA FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, I CAME TO REALIZE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE IN NORMAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED DUE TO EFFECTIVE RECALL ON TRANSMISSION FAILURES/OPERATION. MY ATTORNEY ADVISES ME TO PROCEED WITH LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. OBVIOUSLY, ACURA SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF HORRIFIC CONSEQUENCES OF PERSONAL INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGES THAT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION NECESSARILY ENTAILS UNDER OTHERWISE NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN AS SPORT TIRES (NA), SIZE 255/35ZR20 97Y. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. UPON RETURNING HOME, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS BECOMING WORN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT RECALLED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

2001 ACURA CL TYPE S REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAK. MIRROR BECAME CLOUDY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AFTER BLACK TAR LIKE SUBSTANCE LEAKED FROM REAR VIEW MIRROR. SUBSTANCE IS HIGHLY CORROSIVE AND DAMAGES WHATEVER IT COMES IN CONTACT WITH. *TR

WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE RECALL PROBLEM FIXED. WE TOOK IT TO SIERRA ACURA ON MAIN STREET IN ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN THE RECALL PROBLEM STARTS GIVING US TROUBLE. SO WE WAITED UNTIL IT GAVE US TROUBLE WHICH WAS AROUND MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2008. WE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO SIERRA ACURA YESTERDAY AROUND 3:30 P.M. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THEY WERE CLOSING IN ABOUT AN HOUR. WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR THERE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND WERE WILLING TO LEAVE IT THERE UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. SO, WE WERE VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE SERVICE THERE AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THOMAS ACURA IN COVINA. THEY TOLD MY SON WHO IS THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY 75% OF THE COST WHICH IS ABOUT $4,000.00 BECAUSE HE BROUGHT IT IN PAST THE DUE DATE OF THE RECALL. FIRST OF ALL, WE NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE SO WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE DATE OF THE RECALL NOTICE WAS. WE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL BY WORD OF MOUTH. SECOND, WHEN WE DID TAKE THE CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER, THEY TOLD US TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTS GIVING US TROUBLE. THIRD NOW WE HAVE TO PAY 75% OF THE COST BECAUSE OF THE ERROR OF THE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT . *TR

THE IGNITION LOCK-OUT SYSTEM HAS PERMANENTLY FAILED ON MY 2001 ACURA CL SO THAT THE KEY MAY BE REMOVED WHEN SHIFTER IS "DRIVE" POSITION. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE CAR CAN ROLL AWAY AFTER THE DRIVER HAS EXITED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, INCLUDING ONCE WHEN THE CAR DAMAGED MY GARAGE DOOR. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM ON HONDA BADGE VEHICLES. A RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR

2001 ACURA CL TYPE-S REAR VIEW MIRROR (SELF DIMMING) IS LEAKING A BLACK TAR TYPE SUBSTANCE THAT IS EATING THROUGH THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE CAR. THERE IS A GREY TYPE OF FILM IN THE MIRROR AND OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR APPEAR DOUBLED. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE MANUFACTURER, MAGNA DONNELLY AND WEBSITES INDICATING THE FLUID IS TOXIC AND CAN LEAD TO HEALTH ISSUES. I THINK THAT ACURA SHOULD SUBMIT A RECALL AND MAGNA DONNELLY SHOULD PAY FOR REPLACEMENT MIRRORS. *TR

NO EVENTS. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AT 60 MPH STEADY SPEED MY 2001 ACURA CL'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP, CAUSING MY CAR TO DRAMATICALLY LOSE SPEED, AND ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND ME TO REAR-END ME. THE ACURA DEALER HAS SAID THAT SINCE IT HAS 130,000 MILES ON IT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. ACURA CLAIMS IT WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY "FIXED" IT THAT YEAR. I HAVE BEEN UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT UNTIL NOW, SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2005. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC, AND TO WARN THE HUNDREDS OF SECOND-HAND OWNERS LIKE MYSELF WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS THIS VEHICLE IS. I CAN ONLY THANK GOD I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON, OR WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TERRIFYING IT IS TO HAVE A CAR DO THAT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WILL NOW COST ME OVER $3,000 TO FIX, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED REGULARLY. *TR

REAR VIEW MIRROR (SELF DIMMING) ON MY 2001 ACURA CL SELF DESTRUCTED AND SPILT SOME TOXIC DARK THIS FLUID ON TO THE CONSOLE AND LEATHER SEATS THAT ATE AWAY THE MATERIAL. MANUFACTURER OF THESE SELF DIMMING MIRRORS IS MAGNA DONNELY AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL ACURA CL AND TL CARS FROM LATE 90'S TILL 2003. FROM SEEING THE NUMBER OF POSTS ON ACURAZINE BLOG THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM HAVING TO DRIVE WITH A PLASTIC ZIPLOCK BAG AROUND MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND A TOWEL BELOW IT. ACURA USA HAS REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR. I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES IF THIS WAS HAPPENING SO OFTEN. PLEASE SEE POSTS AT: HTTP://CL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=488763. *TR

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OF MY 2001 ACURA CLS STARTED LEAKING THE CHEMICAL THAT ALLOWS IT TO DIM. I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE HERE IN NC HAS BEEN AROUND 100 DEGREES FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I'VE READ SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS DESCRIBING INCIDENTS WHERE THEIR MIRRORS EXPLODED, CAUSING THE CHEMICAL TO SPEW ALL OVER THEIR CARS. THE CHEMICAL EATS THROUGH LEATHER AND PLASTIC, AND IT CAN CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS TO ONE'S HEALTH IF INHALED. THE FORUMS HAVE DATED BACK TO 2004, ONE POST SITED A LAWSUIT UNDERWAY (IN 2006). I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL OF THIS MIRROR. *TR

I PURCHASED AN ACURA 2001 CL TYPE S 2 YEARS AGO AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE CAR HAD RECALL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION. ON 02/19/08 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER IN SERRAMONTE, CA. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE CAR STATING IT WAS REPAIRED YEARS AGO. THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $4,000.00 TO REPAIR THE CAR. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. I FEEL THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT HAD A RECALL ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MY 6 YEAR OLD SON AND MYSELF...SUPPOSE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILS..WE COULD BE INJURED AND EVEN LOOSE OUR LIVES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN SEIZED UP ON THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH A FEW DAYS LATER. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEW TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WITHIN A FEW DAYS. CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP GETTING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT A EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ONLY WARNING SIGN BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SEIZES IS SOME GEAR SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING WHICH DOES NOT CAUSE ANY WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THAT WOULD SIGNAL THE DRIVER A DRAMATIC FAILURE IS IMMINENT. *TR

MOTOR MOUNTS FOR ACURA CL-S TYPE FAILING. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, SHOOK, AND WOBBLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ON JANUARY 9, 2008, THE CONTACT WENT TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. HE WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA BY HIS CREDIT UNION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,374 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I OWN A 2001 ACURA CL 3.2. THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WORKING. THE SWITCH CAN BE TURNED TO OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED WITHOUT HAVING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE (WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS INSIDE THE CAR). THIS WAS ONLY NOTICED RECENTLY WHEN MY SON BEGAN USING THIS CAR. SINCE MY WIFE AND I NORMALLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK BEFORE TURNING OFF THE CAR AND REMOVING THE KEY, I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED. NHTSA'S RECALL DATABASE INDICATES THAT HONDA/ACURA HAVE ISSUED RECALLS ON OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT FOR THE 2001 CL. THE RECALLS WERE FOR THE HONDA ODYSSEY (1999), HONDA ACCORD (1998 TO 2002), HONDA PRELUDE (1997 TO 2001), ACURA TL (1999 AND 2000) AND ACURA CL (1998 AND 1999). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. IN 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR SEVEN YEARS. ON AUGUST 29, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME DEFECT THAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL SHE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED. ACURA WAS UNCONCERNED SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FROM THE PRIOR RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER MAIN CONCERN WAS HER SAFETY AND THE RESALE POTENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF AUGUST 30, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,082. THE DEALER STATED THE TRUNK LATCH FAILING AND SECURITY SYSTEM NOT ACTIVATING. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR