2001 Acura CL complaints

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE FLUID COULD BE AND IF IT WAS TOXIC. THE FLUID HAS ETCHED HIS VEHICLE CONSOLE AND THE MIRROR IS NOW DISCOLORED. HE STATED THAT THE FLUID IS VERY BLACK AND RESEMBLES TAR. THERE IS A GRAY FILM COVERING THE MIRROR AND HE CANNOT LOOK THROUGH IT TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THERE WAS AN ERRATIC UPSHIFT. THE DEALER REFERENCED RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE COVERAGE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BY 9,000 MILES. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

MY 2001 ACURA CL 2.3 TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED APPOX 2 MOS AGO. I HAVE MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR TIME AND COST DURING THE HOLIDAY SEASONS. MY WIFE ALSO MISSED SEVERAL DAYS OF WORK TO ACCOMMODATE FOR DRIVING ME. *JB

2001 ACURA CL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (SLIPPING)**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME WHEN A LETTER WAS RECEIVED REGARDING POSSIBLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN 2001-2001 ACURA'S, HOWEVER HE WAS EXPERIENCING SRS WIRING PROBLEMS IN DEC 2002. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DIDN'T BEGAN UNTIL DECEMBER 2003, WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NEVER A MENTION OF ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS OR REPLACEMENT IN THE NOTICE THAT WAS RECEIVED IN 2002. 4 YEARS LATER THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MORE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, 11 DAYS LATER MORE PROBLEMS HAD SURFACED WITH THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND UPON INSPECTION, THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED. THE ENGINE MOUNTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO EXHIBIT A PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 1- TO 20 MPH, THE WHEEL CAVED IN AND TILTED SIDEWAYS, DAMAGING THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. PAUL'S MOTORS 845 471-4240. THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE FENDER DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE BODY SHOP. THE TIRE WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND WAS REPLACED.*JB

1) APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN NOTICING AN OILY/GREASY SUBSTANCE ON MY WINDSHIELD WHEN I USED MY WINDOW WASHER CLEANER. I ASSUMED IT WAS FAULTY WIPERS AND REPLACED THESE REPEATEDLY OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. 2) ACURA TSB 01004 AND NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 623220 DETAILS THE PROBLEM...THE OIL/GREASY FILM BEING DEPOSITED ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO SEVERE, THAT IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD; WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CAR CRASH. 3) ACURA WILL NOT MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. *NM

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING 2-3 TRANSMISSION REPLACED. *NM

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE DEALER WILL NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 IN DECEMBER 2004. THE SERVICE DEALER GREASED THE TRANSMISSION AND PERFORMED NO OTHER WORK TO THE TRANSMISSION AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. ONE WEEK AGO, WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT EXPRESSED AS PART OF THE RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER GEAR 3 AND 4 WERE INOPERABLE NOT GEAR 2 AS STATED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WERE NOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V176000, REGARDING POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. ACURA HAS ADMITTED TO MAKING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND AS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 100K ON THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT 134K AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE LATEST REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION UP TO 100K WHICH I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD. THEY CAN GIVE ME NO GUARANTEES OF THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE NEWEST TRANSMISSION AND WILL NOT COVER ANY FURTHER REPLACEMENTS. THIS MEANS THAT IF IT GOES OUT AGAIN, I WILL BE PAYING $4,000 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR DEFECT. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN WHILE I OWN IT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AS I TRAVEL ALOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYONE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH ANY HELP, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION HAVING A BRANDED TITLE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION WITNESSED BY A NOTARY STATING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A SALVAGE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE I-95 INTERSTATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS IN 5TH GEAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR AS SOON AS I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, IN THAT EVEN WITH MY FOOT GOING UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO A VERY LOW GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE RPM TO REACH 5,000 AND THE SPEED TO RAPIDLY DECREASED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ACURA DEALER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ACURA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS TRANSMISSION BUT MY VEHICLE HAD OVER 100,000 MILES, PUTTING IT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTIALLY COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT BY NOT CHARGING FOR THE PARTS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR. I READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING AS PART OF ODI ACTION # PE02-081. *NM

TODAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. SO I CALLED MY ACURA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WITH THAT LIGHT ON AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT WHICH I PAID EXTRA FOR. THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT EVEN IF I DIDN'T REPLACE IT THEY STILL WOULD CHARGE ME AROUND $90 JUST BECAUSE THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY SAID THE MANAGER CALLED CALIFORNIA AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO GOODWILL IT, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH IS $160 AND OUT OF MY SAFETY I CHOSE TO GO AHEAD AND PAY FOR IT, BUT DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SUCH AS AT WWW.ACURAZINE.COM AND OTHER ACURA OWNER SITES. *JB

ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG FOR MY VEHICLE. IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE OPDS SENSOR, THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE THE BRAIN OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE UTMOST CARE, AND THIS SENSOR KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING AND TURNING ON MY SRS LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT WHEN THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON ALL MY AIRBAGS ARE SHUT OFF. THEY SAY THIS PART MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME AND CAN HAPPEN JUST FROM A CELL PHONE NEAR THE SEAT OR LEANING OVER TO FAR IN THE SEAT. IF YOU READ ONLINE FORUMS FOR THIS, MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEN I GO TO ACURA AND THEY TELL ME ITS $600 TO FIX IT BECAUSE MY AIRBAGS WONT WORK UNLESS I SPEND THE MONEY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MANY ACURAS OVER THE PAST YEARS. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER AND KNOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE PROBLEMS LIKE MINE, THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT FILING A PROPER COMPLAINT. SINCERELY, WILLIAM BROWN. *NM

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 HONDA ACURA 3.2 CL THE RECALL WAS FOR AN INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR. THE MORE MILES HEAT BUILD UP MAY CAUSE GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING AND MAY CAUSE GEAR FAILURE AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCKUP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND 40000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER SAYS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED BEFORE. CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE HAD A HARD TIME WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND HE FEELS THAT THEY FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE WITH OUT CHARGE, BECAUSE HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AND A LOANER VEHICLE TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED. *JB

ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE S HAS HAD 4 TOTAL FAILURES ALL RELATED TO TRANSMITIONS PROBLEMS. THE FAILURES OCCURED WHILE DRIVING IN THE INSTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. DEALEARSHIP HAS REPLACED FOUR TRANSMITIONS CAUSING TIME LOSS AT WORK AND PLACING MY SELF IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS WHILE THE FAILURES OCCURED LEAVING STANDED IN UNSECURE AREAS AND FAR AWAY FROM ANY KIND OF HELP OR ASSISTANCE EVEN IN AREAS WITH CELL PHONE COVERAGE. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT REGISTERED BELOW IS THE LAST ONE.

I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA CL IN JUNE OF 2003. WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES, AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, I AM TIRED OF TAKING THE CARE IN EVERY 7500 MILES FOR BOTH SERVICE AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND INSTEAD OF CONTINUOUSLY GETTING THE CAR FIXED, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST GET RID OF IT ALTOGETHER AND SAVE MYSELF THE HEADACHE. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA DIRECTLY, AND I HOPE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP.

DT: SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT WAS AN ERROR COD15-3. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY CELL PHONE OR ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. THERE WAS A TSB WHICH APPLIED TO ERROR CODE 15-3. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE SENSOR SWITCH, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING. DO NOT KNOW STATUS OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS IS NOT. THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL THAT A CELL PHONE COULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF INTERFERENCE. *JB

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 - RECALLED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 ACURA CL-S VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, IT ALREADY HAD IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS IN AUGUST OF 2004. NOW IN MAY OF 2005, MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN. (I NOW HAVE MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION.) THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT ACURA/HONDA'S REPAIR PRODCEDURE AS INDICATED IN THEIR RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000) IS FLAWED AND HAS NOT RESOLVED THE SAFETY ISSUE.

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED AS SUGGESTED BY ACURA. HOWEVER, I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING GREAT DIFFICULTY WITH MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE TRANSMISSION WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CAR HAS LOST POWER WHEN ASCENDING STEEP HILLS AND PRESENTS GREAT DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO PULL-OVER OR STOP. ALTHOUGH ACURA WARRANTY COVERS THIS PROBLEM AND APPLIES TO VEHICLES IN THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS, THEY HAVE NOT EXPEDITIOUSLY DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM. ALREADY, AFTER ONE MONTH, ACURA HAS NOT SENT THE NECESSARY PARTS TO THE DEALER OR MADE ACCOMODATIONS SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO INFORM ACURA AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I HAVE RECEIVED VERY LITTLE ASSISTANCE. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP BUILD THE RECORD SHOWING THAT ACURA IS MANUFACTURING A FAULTY, UNSAFE PRODUCT AND IS FAILING TO ADEQUATELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE, GEARS SLIPPED OUT AND GO INTO A DIFFERENT GEAR OR WENT INTO NEUTRAL, PREVENTING THE VEHICLE FROM MOVING WHILE ON THE ROAD. TAKEN TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE PROBLEM RECURRED.*AK

MY 2001 ACURA CL WITH ONLY 45K MILES ON IT HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS MANNER. THE CAR WITHOUT NOTICE WOULD DOWN SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN YOU WERE GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. IT WOULD START SHIFTING ON ITS OWN CAUSING THE CAR TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AT THIS POINT BUT BECAUSE I WAS ONLY A FEW MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THERE AND GOT A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DROVE INTO THE DEALER WITH IN 10 SECONDS THEY SAID "YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION". I THOUGHT THIS WAS A BIT ODD AND DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND OUT WHAT BAD TRANSMISSIONS THESE CARS HAD. ACURA TOLD ME THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW, LESS THAN 5K MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY "NEW" TRANSMISSION". I BOUGHT AN ACURA FOR RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING PROPERLY ADDRESSED (JUST PUTTING SAME BAD TRANSMISSIONS BACK IN CARS WITH SMALL MODIFICATIONS). ALL OVER THE NET YOU READ ABOUT HONDA AND ACURA OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR STORIES BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE "OFFICIAL NEWS" ON THE PROBLEM. UNTIL HONDA GETS SOME HEAT FOR THIS MISTAKE I THINK THEY WILL NOT PROPERLY FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 18700 MILES. *NM THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE CONSUMER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND HAD IT REPLACED A SECOND TIME. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP AGAIN. *NM

LEATHER UPHOLSTERY FAILURE ON THE FRONT SEATS OF 2001 ACURA 3.2CL PURCHASED 5/1/01. STEERING WHEEL PREVIOUSLY REPLACED BECAUSE OF LEATHER FAILURE. AM NOW HAVING PROBLEM WITH FRONT SEATS AND A SECOND FAILURE OF LEATHER ON THE STEERING WHEEL.*JB

2001 ACURA CL TYPE S, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING: AT 34000 MILES, THE BRAKE DISCS HAD WARPED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND AFTER I SHOWED THEM THE ACURA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 01-017 ABOUT WARPED BRAKES, THEY AGREED TO RESURFACE THE BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY. AT THIS TIME THE TWO SERVICE WRITERS ACKNOWLEGED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE A WEAKNESS ON THE ACURA TL AND CL, THAT THEY SERVICED ABOUT TEN CARS PER WEEK FOR THIS, AND THAT THEY HAD PUT NEW BRAKE ROTORS ON THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES. 14000 MILES LATER, AT 48000 MILES, THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN, AND I PERSUADED THEM TO REPLACE THE ROTORS WITH NEW ONES UNDER WARRANTY. (I PAID FOR NEW PADS.) NOW, 16000 MILES LATER, AT 64000 MILES, THE NEW ROTORS HAVE WARPED. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER, AND I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE TO CAUSE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF HEAT BUILD UP IN THE ROTORS, SO THIS IS A CASE OF UNDERDESIGNED ROTORS.*AK

TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER TRANSMISSION WORK WAS DONE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION'S WORK BEING DONE THIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *SC

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEM BECAME WORSE AFTER THE RECALL REPAIRS WERE MADE. *NM THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD PROBLEMS CHANGING INTO SECOND GEAR. CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 *TC *JB

MY 2001 ACURA CL S HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSA LIGHT, AND ! LIGHT COME ON. THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE EMISSIONS, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK CAR TO DEALER, TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE SERVICE MANAGER COULDN'T SEE ME TO THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE NEXT DAY HE RAN TEST AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD (GRINDING IN TORQUE CONVERTER), AND TO TAKE IT TO HIS OTHER DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS.10-26-04. HOWEVER, HE WASN'T SURE ABOUT WARRANTY BECAUSE CAR WAS BROUGHT OVER FROM CANADA. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS, AND I TOOK CAR HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT ON THE WEB AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXACT PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTERED. THE DIFFERENCES WERE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 1ST WHILE PEOPLE WERE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAYS, ALMOST CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE WARRANTY WAS IRONED OUT WITHIN 2 DAYS, AND ACURA IS REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION ON THE 3RD OF NOVEMBER. HOWEVER, THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANANGER NEVER WARNED ME OF THE DANGER OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS 53200 KILOMETERS (33000 MI). THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED BY DEALER ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, WHEN I COMPLAINED OF BURNT SMELL. THE OIL JET RECALL FOR THE 2ND GEAR WAS DONE IN AUGUST 2004. THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED. NOW I'M GOING TO REVCEIVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, THAT MAY BE A TIME BOMB WAITING TO HAPPEN.*AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM RECURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK AFTER RECALL VEHICLE NOT RESTORED TO ORIGINAL CONDITION. SLUGGISH IN SHIFTING GEARS AND PERFORMANCE NOT THE SAME. *TC

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED TO GET IN THE OTHER LANE. MY CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED FROM FIFTH GEAR INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD THEN BACKWARDS. I WAS SHOCKED AND MY HANDS LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL BUT I REGAINED CONTROL. IT FELT LIKE I RAN INTO A BARRIER. I HAD WHIP-LASH BUT DID NOT REPORT THAT. MY 2001 ACURA, CL 3.2 TYPE S HAD STARTED TO "STUMBLE" BETWEEN GEARS JUST LATELY SO I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. WHEN THIS EXPERIENCE OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS VERY UNSETTLING. THAT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR A "NEW" TRANSMISSION. I HOPE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. I ONLY HAVE 48,700 MILES ON THE CAR. *JB

SUDDEN JERK ON THE HIGHWAY, JERK IN CHANGING GEARS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT CHANGE TO THE 5TH GEAR. A DELAYED AND HARD GEAR CHANGE BETWEEN 2-3, 3-4. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND SUDDEN DOWN GEAR CHANGE MAY CAUSE TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. PROBELM REPORTED TO ACURA, AND A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. MONTH AND HALF LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. ACURA THEN AGAIN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION. AND AGAIN SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURED AT THIS MOMENT. ACURA IS LOOKING AT THE CAR. I HOPE THAT NHTSA FORCE ACURA TO RECALL THE CAR FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS PROBLEM REMAINS UNCORRECTED AND CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. ACURA SHOULD REPLACE WITH NEW CARS. *AK

CONSUMER RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL 04V176000 REGARDING AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION: CONSUMER NOTICED THAT THE MECHANIC DID NOT INSPECT THE TRANSMISSION TO SEE WHETHER TRANSMISSION WAS DISCOLORED OR NOT. MECHANIC REVISED THE OIL COOLER RETURN AND REPLACED IT. *AK

RECALL (04V176000) PERFORMED, 50 MILES DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION STARTED VIOLENTLY DOWN SHIFTING IN TRAFFIC TO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR AT SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 MPH. ACURA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *JB

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN IN FOR A RECALL. THE REPAIR WAS MADE ON THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, THE VEHICLE STALLED. *JB

BRAKE ROTORS WERE SEVERLY WARPED. THIS IS NORMALLY A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND IS EXPECTED TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, ACURA KNOWS OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE BRAKES ON AT LEAST THE 2001 3.2 CL AND 1999-2001 TL VEHICLES AS EVIDENCED BY TSB 01-017. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE REQUIRED THE ROTORS TO BE REPLACED (NOT JUST RESURFACED) IN 45,000 MILES. FIRST TIME AT AROUND 25,000, SECOND NOW AT 45,000. THERE IS NO REASON THE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE WARPED A SECOND TIME SINCE THE TSB WAS ADDRESSED AND THE NEW PADS AND ROTORS SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE HEAT ISSUE THAT LEADS TO WARPING. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE. THE TSB DOES NOT FULLY CORRECT THE ISSUE AND CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE BRAKES ARE NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

WHILE BRAKING AT HIGH SPEEDS STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

TRANSMISSION CONTINUED TO FAIL. A RECALL WAS HONORED. HOWEVER, DEALER WAS UNABLE TO REMEDY THE DEFECT. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 20 TO 40 MPH TRANSMISSION FAILED. AS A RESULT, VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS. *AK

I WAS SPEEDING UP APPROACHING 50 MPH. I WENT OVER A HILL AND SAW A YELLOW LIGHT. I SUDDENLY LIFTED UP ON THE ACCELERATOR AT WHICH TIME, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR (1500RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 5000RPM). THE NEXT ACCELERATION HAD A SLIPPING OF THE CLUTCH EFFECT. I HAD TO ACCELERATE GENTLY TO BE ABLE TO SPEED UP. I ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE IDLE KEPT "WANTING" TO DIE, CAME CLOSE A FEW TIMES, BUT MANAGED TO KEEP RUNNING. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 5 DAYS LATER WITH THE DOWNSHIFTING. I DID NOT WITNESS THE SLIPPING CLUTCH EFFECT AFTER THE SECOND TIME I FELT SPONTANEOUS DOWNSHIFTING. THEY BOTH HAPPENED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. SMALL SHOCKS ARE FELT SOMETIMES WHEN TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS. WAS INFORMED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO REPORT PROBLEM TO ACURA. A FEW MONTHS EARLIER I SPOKE TO ACURA AT WHICH TIME THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS A PART NEEDED TO BE CHANGED (RECALLED) IN MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME AFTER THE PART CAME IN. I NEVER RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP. THE REASON I AM FOLLOWING UP THIS NOW BECAUSE MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO OR THAT I MAY BE STRANDED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION MAY SUDDENLY GO DEAD. *JB

I WAS SPEEDING UP APPROACHING 50 MPH. I WENT OVER A HILL AND SAW A YELLOW LIGHT. I SUDDENLY LIFTED UP ON THE ACCELERATOR AT WHICH TIME, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED TO SECOND GEAR (1500RPM TO APPROXIMATELY 5000RPM). THE NEXT ACCELERATION HAD A SLIPPING OF THE CLUTCH EFFECT. I HAD TO ACCELERATE GENTLY TO BE ABLE TO SPEED UP. I ARRIVED HOME ABOUT 5 MINUTES LATER AT WHICH TIME THE ENGINE IDLE KEPT "WANTING" TO DIE, CAME CLOSE A FEW TIMES, BUT MANAGED TO KEEP RUNNING. HAD THE SAME PROBLEM 5 DAYS LATER WITH THE DOWNSHIFTING. I DID NOT WITNESS THE SLIPPING CLUTCH EFFECT AFTER THE SECOND TIME I FELT SPONTANEOUS DOWNSHIFTING. THEY BOTH HAPPENED UNDER SIMILAR CIRCUMSTANCES. SMALL SHOCKS ARE FELT SOMETIMES WHEN TRANSMISSION CHANGES GEARS. WAS INFORMED BY MY LOCAL MECHANIC TO REPORT PROBLEM TO ACURA. A FEW MONTHS EARLIER I SPOKE TO ACURA AT WHICH TIME THEY INFORMED ME THERE WAS A PART NEEDED TO BE CHANGED (RECALLED) IN MY TRANSMISSION AND THAT THEY WOULD CONTACT ME AFTER THE PART CAME IN. I NEVER RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP. THE REASON I AM FOLLOWING UP THIS NOW BECAUSE MY MECHANIC TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO OR THAT I MAY BE STRANDED BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION MAY SUDDENLY GO DEAD. *JB

VEHICLE SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING. THERE WAS A WINDING/BUZZING NOISE BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED 3 TIMES.*AK

I OWED 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. LAST YEAR THE TRANSMISION WHEN OUT ON ME. WHILE I WAS ON THE FREE WAY. IT WOULD NOT SHIFT GEARS.ALL THE SUDDEN THE VEHICAL SLOW DOWN TO 30 MPH. ON THE FREEWAY I ALL MOST LOST CONTROL AND GOT INTO THE ACCIDENT.I WHEN TO THE DEALER THEY REPLACED IT WITH A NEW ONE.*AK

SUDDEN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *JB

FIRST MADE COMPLAINT ABOUT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS IN 01/02, DEALER DIAGNOSED NO PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION FAILED 03/03 AND WAS REPLACED BY THE DEALER. TRANSMISSION HAS APPARENTLY FAILED AGAIN 07/04.*AK

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP AT 36,000 MILES. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DEALERSHIP AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *JB

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED PREMATURELY. THE PART HAD BEEN REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND DELAY SHIFTS. THE DOWNSHIFTS WERE SOMETIMES HARSH. ON AT LEAST TWO OCCASIONS WHEN DOWNSHIFTING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD FEEL AS IF THE TRANSMISSION HAD GONE DEAD AND THEN SHIFT. *SC *JB

2001 ACURA CL TYPE-S, REQUIRING FOURTH TRANSMISSION.*AK

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 56000 MILES.

BOUGHT CAR IN 11/2002, THOUGHT I HAD BOUGHT A RELIABLE CAR AND ALL I HAVE HAD IS TROUBLE, FIRST THE CAR HAD A TICKING NOISE IN MOTOR AND HAD PROBLEM WITH BRAKES BROUGHT IT IN 2WKS AFTER BOUGHT CAR. BROUGHT IT TO DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADJUSTED THE VALVES, THAT WAS 1/2003,ALSO WE HAD NOTICED PROBLEMS WITH TRANNY AT THAT TIME ALSO. BROUGHT CAR IN 4/2003, THEN BROUGHT CAR IN 8/2003 BECAUSE TRANNY WAS STILL DOWNSHIFTING OR NOT SHIFTING AT ALL BESIDES THE TICKING OF THE MOTOR. WE BROUGHT CAR IN SEVERAL MORE TIMES AND EACH TIME WE COMPLAINED ABOUT TRANNY AND TICKING OF MOTOR THEY SAY THEY CAN'T DEPLICATE THE PROBLEM OR FIX THE MOTOR. FINALLY IN SEPT 2003 THEY FIXED THE VALVES , BUT NOT TRANNY. CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. I KNOW THAT WHEN U GO UP AND INCLINE THE CAR WILL BE GOING ONLY 25 MPH AND CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY, WHEN I DRIVE CAR ON HIGHWAY SHE SHAKES BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR, ALSO IN 4TH AND 5TH GEAR, THE CAR HAS EVEN STALLED ON ME SO NOW WHAT? WE'VE ASKED DEALERSHIP SO MANY TIMES TO FIX PROBLEMS BUT THEY HAVE THERE MECHANIC DRIVE IT AND HE SAYS THERE IS NO PROBLEM WITH TRANNY OR ENGINE AND COMPUTERS IN CAR ARE FINE. ONE DAY MY WIFE AND I COULD BE SERIOUSLY HURT, BESIDES OTHER PEOPLE WHO WILL BE NEAR US. WE EVEN CALLED UP HEADQUARTERS IN CALIFORNIA, THEY ASSIGNED US A PROJECT MANAGER, HE SAID HE HASN'T HEARD ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WE ARE HAVING, BUT WE CALLED ANOTHER DEALERSHIP A BIT FURTHER FROM US AND THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANNY AND VALVES BESIDES THE BRAKES TOO. SO WHO IS