2001 Acura CL complaints

INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION SLIPPED FROM ONE GEAR TO ANOTHER. VEHICLE CYCLED THROUGH THE GEARS RANDOMLY. ALSO, VEHICLE VIBRATED AND STALLED. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER EIGHT TIMES, BUT THE PROBLEMS RECURRED. *AK

SINCE THE CONSUMER LIVES OUTSIDE THE USA, ACURA USA REFUSED TO PROVIDE A NEW TRANSMISSION. *PH THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. AMERICAN HONDA ADMITTED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION OF IT'S CL AND TL SERIES MAY HAVE PROBLEMS, THEREFORE THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 7 YEARS OR 100000 MILE, WHICHEVER OCCURRED FIRST. NOW THAT THE VEHICLE IS OUTSIDE THE USA THE MANUFACTURER REFUSED TO PROVIDE ANY ASSISTANCE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING TRANSMISSION PRODUCED A CLANKING NOISE. THE PART WAS REPLACED TWICE. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

I HAVE HAD SURGERY FUSING 7 VERTEBRAE IN MY NECK AND BACK. THIS WAS A RESULT OF A SUDDEN AND SEVERE DOWN SHIFT OF MY ACURA CL 3.2 WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY.*AK

MY TRANSMISSION FAILED ON MY ACURA CL FOR THE SECOND TIME. I HAD IT "REPLACED" AFTER THE FIRST FAILURE @49K MILES THAT NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT IF IT HADN'T BEEN FOR GOOD DRIVING SKILLS. NOW THE SAME PROBLEM ALMOST CAUSED ME TO LOOSE COMPLETE CONTROL @ 91000 MILES AFTER THE DEALER "ENHANCED THE FIX" WITH A NEW PCM @ 88000 MILES.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. GEARS BEGAN TO "SLIP", PARTICULARLY BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD, SEEMINGLY DURING UPSHIFTS AND DOWNSHIFTS. THE TRANSMISSION FELT AS IF IT WAS SEARCHING FOR THE RIGHT GEAR, AND AS IT WAS ENGAGING IT, WOULD SLIP. THE ENGINE WOULD THEN REV FREELY. AFTER COMPLETELY LETTING IT REV DOWN TO IDLE, GEAR WOULD REENGAGE SOME OF THE TIME. OTHER TIMES HAD TO STOP AND RESTART THE CAR TO GET MOVING AGAIN.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ERRATIC SHIFTING, FLARE AT UPSHIFTS, IT SHIFTS SUDDENLY FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR, CASUING EXTREME DECELERATION AT HIGH SPEED. CAUSING VEHICLE ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL, ALMOST INTO AN ACCIDENT.*AK

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ACURA NEW IN JULY OF 2000. OVER ITS LIFE TIME OF THREE YEARS & 37K MILES ITS HAD THE BRAKES WORKED ON FOUR TIMES. *BREAK PADS REPLACE FOUR TIMES *ROTORS MACHINED DOWN TWICE *ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BASICALLY DURING NORMAL RAPID BRAKING THE CL'S STEERING WHEEL SHAKES RAPIDLY. ACURA HAD STOOD BEHIND THERE PRODUCT AND REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AT NO CHARGE. ONE MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM EARLY ON, IS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES JUST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY COULD STOP THE CAR. I KNOW UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED I WAS DRIVING A TOTALLY UNSAFE CAR THAT COULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. EVEN NOW AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKES SO MANY TIMES IF DO RAPID BRAKING THE WHEEL WILL SHAKE. I FEEL THE CL'S BRAKES ARE INADEQUATE FOR THE SIZE, WEIGHT AND HORSEPOWER OF THE AUTOMOBILE. IF THE BRAKES WERE ENGINEERED CORRECTLY, THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PADS AND ROTORS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS, I OWN A 95 ACURA INTEGRA & A 94 NISSAN PATHFINDER. NO MATTER HOW I DRIVE THESE CARS OR ANY OTHER CAR, THE WHEEL NEVER SHAKES DURING ANY BRAKING. MY 95 ACURA INTEGRA HAS 110K MILES AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO THE FACT THEY WERE WORN OUT. THE ROTORS HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN WITH MY PROBLEMS WITH MY ACURA CL. IF I CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. ERIC CORREA

ACURA CL TYPE S FIVE SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 25,560 MILES WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY. NO PREVIOUS INDICATIONS THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

UPON NORMAL ACCELERATION TO ENTER THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 50 MILES PER HOUR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE EFFECT WAS A SERIOUS SKID AND INSIDE THE CAR IT FELT LIKE I HAD HIT A BRICK WALL. IF I HAD NOT BEEN WEARING MY SEAT BELT I WOULD HAVE BEEN LAUNCHED THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE CAR AT THIS POINT WAS 1 YEAR OLD WITH ABOUT 14,000 MILES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE NEW TRANSMISSION SLIPPED AND SHIFTED INAPPROPRIATELY AND WAS ALSO REPLACED ON NOV. 6, 2003. THIS TRASMISSION IS NOT MUCH BETTER. THERE HAS BEEN THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE CAR AND I AM FED UP. THIS IS MY THIRD NEW ACURA SINCE 1997 AND I HAD NO PROBLEMS WITH THE OTHER TWO.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 ACURA CL-S FAILED ON DEC. 31, 2003 AT 35,000 MILES. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITH A SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT WHILE DRIVING 50 PMH *AK

2001 ACURA CL TYPE S TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 32000 MILES. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED ONCE ALREADY AND IS ABOUT TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. AFTER THE FIRST TRANNY WAS REPLACED THE QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE LEVEL OF MY CAR DROPPED GREATLY. THE 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S I AM DRIVING NOW IS NOT THE CAR THAT I BOUGHT, NOR WANT TO DRIVE. IT IS NOW SLUGGISH, THE TRANSMISSION IS STIL ACTING UP, IT IS LOUDER, DOES NOT HOLD ITSELF IN A GEAR FOR MORE SPORTY DRIVE. IF I WANTED A HONDA ACCORD, I WOULD HAVE BOUGHT ONE. NOW MY CAR DRIVES JUST LIKE ONE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR WENT AT 25,000 MILES. IT WAS REPLACED BUT THE REPLACEMENT ALSO FAILED AT 60,000 MILES. *AK

HAVE HAD NUMEROUS TRANSMISSION DIFFICULTIES WITH MY 2001 ACURA CL-TYPE S. I AM CURRENTLY DRIVING ON MY 4TH TRANSMISSION. NEED TO TAKE IT IN AGAIN BECAUSE IT IS SHOWING SIGN OF TROUBLE....AGAIN!!

TRANSMISSION FALIURE. *LA

DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 55 MPH, ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS NO FORWARD MOMENTUM FROM THE CAR. STEPPED ON THE GAS AND NOTHING WAS HAPPENING. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF TO AN EXIT AND PARK IN A FAIRLY SECURE SPOT ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST ACURA DEALER. I WAS TOLD THE NEXT DAY THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS ORDERED FOR MY CAR AND IT WOULD BE ABOUT A WEEK BEFORE I WOULD GET MY CAR BACK. *LA

TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY FAILED AT 56,000. THIS CAUSED A DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITION AS THE ENGINE WOULD REV UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SUDDENLY DROP INTO GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK WILDLY. *LA

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (SLIPPING) UPON ACCELERATION. AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS SLIPPED A NUMBER OF TIMES (4 TIMES) WITHIN THE LAST WEEK. IT ALWAYS HAPPENS AT ACCELERATION FROM A STOP. *LA

I AM AN OWNER OF 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. VIN NUMBER [XXX], ODOMETER 26,000 MILES. I HAD A TRANSMISSION FAILURE TODAY. AT FIRST CAR SUDDENLY CHANGED THE GEAR FROM 5TH TO POSSIBLY 1ST AT 60 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY A FEW TIMES. THIS IS VERY UNSAFE, I WAS LUCKY THERE WERE NO CLOSE VEHICLES BEHIND ME. THEN AT THE END OF 15 MILE TRIP FROM HOME CLUTCH STARTED TO SLIP AND I COULD NOT EVEN MOVE FROM THE STOP. I HAD HARD TIME GETTING CAR HOME, IT SHIFTED ERRATICALLY AND STAYED IN FIRST GEAR. WHILE I UNDERSTAND THAT TRANSMISSION IS A MECHANICAL DEVICE AND CAN FAIL, THIS PARTICULAR BEHAVIOR OF SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT AT THE HIGH SPEEDS ARE NOT SAFE AND CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENT. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH VEHICLE SUDDENLY DECELERATED, AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STOPPED FUNCTIONING. THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM HAD NOT BEEN DETERMINED. *AK

MY 2001 ACURA CL S TYPE HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. IT WOULD SUDDENLY JERK WHEN GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. WHEN IT GOES INTO 3RD GEAR THERE IS A LOSS OF POWER. THE ENGINE D5 LIGHT BLINKS. *JB

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION WOULD SLIP AND JERK, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. THE CONSUMER HAS MADE CONTACT WITH THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. *AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIN FAILED TO UPSHIFT PROPERLY WHILE DRIVING.THIS CAUSED VEHICLE TO JERK FORWARD AS IF DOWN SHIFTING ON ITS OWN. WOULD SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR WITH RPMS RUNNING VERY HIGH. *AK

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY. WOULD JERK FORWARD AS IF IT WAS DOWN SHIFTING ON ITS OWN. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. ALSO, RPMS WOULD RUN VERY HIGH. RECENTLY WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT IN TO REVERSE. FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ON. THE DRIVE INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING. TRACTION LIGHT HAD CAME ON WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND STAYED ON. PROBLEM HAD STARTED ON 7/7/03. HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 7/11, AND HAD PICKED UP VEHICLE ON 7/18. MECHANIC INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STILL EXISTS.*AK *TS

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW ABRUPTLY AND SWERVE. THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME (NOT OT MENTION THE PAIN OF THE SEATBELT CUTTING INTO MY NECK). GOOD THING THE SEATBELT DID WOULD OR I COULD HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES SLAMMING INTO THE STEARING WHEEL OR WINDSHIELD. THE ACURA IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT, THIS NEXT ONE WILL BE THE 3RD. I WAS TOLD THAT ACURA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS ARE "NEW". THEY ARE ALL "REMANUFACTURED" WITH A 36,00 MILE OR 3 YR WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS NOT BEING FIXED. THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. WHY DOESN'T ACURA FIX THE PROBLEM. PERHAPS A LAWSUIT WOULD INSPIRE THEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HOPEFULLY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.*AK

CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO ANY GEAR VEHICLE RESPONSE LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN IN 3RD GEAR RPMS REV UP VERY HIGH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON WHILE DRIVING. *AK

CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING AND WITH NO WARNING TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. DEALER NOTIFIED.*AK

SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT INTO 3RD GEAR - NEAR ACCIDENT. *AK

FAILED TRANSMISSION IN 2001 ACURA CL-S; APPROX 35,000 MILES. I POSSIBLY NOTICED A DISCREPANCY IN SHIFTING AROUND 3RD GEAR MAYBE 2-3X OVER PAST 3-4 MONTHS, INCLUDING THE MORNING THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO REPEATEDLY NOTICE A PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED US THAT MORNING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE & NEED FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. *NLM

FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. I UNDERSTAND THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT IN THIS CASE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD. THE RESULTING SUDDEN LOSS OF DRIVE POWER ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. THE 2-3 SHIFT IS ALMOST ALWAYS UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP, TO DEEM THIS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD IS ABSURD. IF I WERE NOT ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. ACURA DEALERS HAVE DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY FAILS. I TOLERATED 20,000 MILES OF ERRATIC SHIFTING BEFORE MINE DIED COMPLETELY. I NOW HAVE 4,000 ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS BEEN EXHIBITING THE SAME BEHAVIOR THE ORIGINAL DID, ALWAYS BETWEEN THE 2-3 SHIFT.

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA CL-S AND I'VE HAD THE TRANS REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE OF SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT.(THAT BY THE WAY HAPPEN ON AN INTERSTATE AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR) BUT THAT BESIDES THE FACT ACCORDING TO PALM BEACH ACURA. NOW MY CAR DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT CHANGE IT UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHEN ONE OF THERE MECHANICS DRIVES IT. *NLM

2001 ACURA CL TYPE-S - TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 28,900 MILES. SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY (I476). CAR WAS IN FOR STANDARD SERVICE DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT AND THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WHEN ASKED TO LOOK INTO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. 7 DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED CAUSING AN EXTREME DOWNSHIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING. DUE TO THE ALERTNESS OF OTHER DRIVERS - NO INJURIES OCCURRED.. *NLM

ACURA-CL TYPE S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 30000 MILES. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND ENGAGED AT RANDOM POINTS. ACCELERATED TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, AT WHICH THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE TIRES TO CHIRP. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER DOWN SHIFT IN THE FORM OF A BLINKING D5 LIGHT, CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT, VSA LIGHT ON WITH EXCLAMATION POINT. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS FIRST FAILURE WAS JULY 3, 2001. FIRST FAILURE VEHICLE BLEW SMOKE. SECOND FAILURE RESULTED IN TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND SUDDEN, HARD SHIFTING. VEHICLE WAS IN QUESTIONABLE SAFETY CONDITION DUE TO CONSTANT SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR DURING TURNS, ACCELERATION. *NLM

I HAVE A ACURA 2001 CL TYPE S. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 25K MILES, SO I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER. THEY SAID THEY WOULD FIX IT AND PUT A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION FREE OF THE DEFECT. THEN AT 50K MILES MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. I GOT IT REPLACED AND IT STILL FEELS LIKE IT IS GOING TO HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AGAIN. *NLM

2001 ACURA CL, 32000 MILES,5 SPEED AUTO TRANS. WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY AND ERRATICALLY SHIFTED FROM 5TH SPEED INTO 1ST OR 2ND AND BACK INTO 5TH. THIS UNEXPECTED SHIFTING CAUSED THE CAR TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN, THEN ACCELERATE. I TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A LESS CROWDED STREET AND CONTINUED DRIVING TOWARDS MY DESTINATION. THE PROBLEM RECURRED 5 OR 6 TIMES IN THE NEXT 3 MILES. PREVIOUSLY, THE ONLY INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLE WAS EARLIER THAT DAY. THERE WAS SOME SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD SPEED. THE ACURA DEALER EXAMINED THE CAR AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ACURA INFORMED OWNERS BY LETTER THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH SOME TRANSMISSIONS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THEM, BUT I HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE! IT IS FORTUNATE THAT I HAD MY SEAT BELTS ON AS THE SUDDEN LURCHING WOULD HAVE THROWN ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE : 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S TRAVELING 50 MPH ON US6 TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AND MADE ME SWERVE OUT OF TRAFFIC NEXT DAY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY DIED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IS GIVING SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM DEC 2001 FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED JAN 2003 SECOND TRANSMISSION CHECKED AND FLUID IS BURNED PLUS TRANSMISSION IS ON ITS WAY OUT, I AM AFRAID MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 5-YEAR-OLD SON HOME FROM SCHOOL. AFTER MORE THAN HALF OF THE STOPS, UPON ACCELERATION, THE CAR'S ENGINE WOULD RACE UP TO AS HIGH AS 7,000 RPMS. WHILE MAINTAINING 45 MPH ON SURFACE STREETS, THE CAR WOULD DOWN SHIFT ERRATICALLY, AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LUCKILY, WE LIVE IN ARIZONA, WHERE THE LANDSCAPE IS FLAT AND THE WEATHER IS WARM YEAR-ROUND. ACCORDING TO ACURA CLIENT SERVICES, COLD WEATHER AND UPHILL/DOWNHILL DRIVING COULD INSTIGATE THE TROUBLE WE'VE HAD. THEY'LL NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER THAN THAT FOR US. WE HAVE OWNED HONDA VEHICLES SINCE 1989, SO FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL. NOW, THE PRICIEST PURCHASE IS WHAT I WOULD CALL A LEMON, SINCE WE ARE NOW WITHOUT A CAR FOR AT LEAST A WEEK AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED ONE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. PLUS, NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED? WHY NOT? ARE WE THE 2% OF THE ACURA-BUYING POPULATION THAT DOES NOT MATTER? ALL I KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT IF WE OWED THE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SOMETHING, THEY'D BE ALL OVER US LIKE WHITE ON RICE. WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE GUY? WHO'S GOING TO GIVE US WHAT WE DESERVE? NOT MR. YAKAMIKIMOTO-SON LIVING LARGE OVER THERE IN CALIFORNIA. *JB

2001 ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE-S TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES W/ LITTLE WARNING SIGNS. ANY SIGNS MY WIFE FELT WERE ATTRIBUTED TO TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGEMENT DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OBVIOUSLY A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ACURA HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE REPLACEMENT IS BEGINNING TO FAIL ALSO. THE FIRST SIGNS WERE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY, AGAIN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ONLY REPORTING THIS DUE TO OBVIOUS NATURE OF ISSUE AND THE FACT NO RECALLS HAVE YET BEEN ISSUED...FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON AN OCCURENCE BASIS IS NOT SUFFICIENT. EVEN BARRING DIRECT ACCIDENTS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, IT IS STILL A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE LOSE VELOCITY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR INTERSECTION.*JB

THERE IS A HUGE SPACE OF TIME IN 3RD GEAR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION BASICALLY FEELS LIKE IT'S IN NEUTRAL AND WON'T RESPOND TO THROTTLE. THE ENGINE REVS HIGHER BUT THE CAR DOES NOT MOVE WHILE IN MIDDLE OF MOTION. THE REV RANGE WHEN IT HAPPENS IS BETWEEN IDLE (700RPM) AND 1300 RPM. IT HAPPENS ALL THE TIME.*JB

AFTER SEVERAL ABNORMAL GEAR-SHIFTING PATTERNS (AS WAS DESCRIBED IN A LETTER FROM ACURA THAT EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DUE TO SUCH POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AFFECTING ONLY CERTAIN CAR MODELS) BEING NOTICED, THE CAR'S ENGINE ABRUPTLY DIED WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON I5 AT ABOUT 65 MPH WITH ALL WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY LIT ON DASH PANEL. LUCKILY, THERE WAS MINIMAL SURROUNDING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER BEFORE IT STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. WE FEEL THAT ACURA BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY WAS ACTING RESPONSIBLY. HOWEVER, AFTER OUR HARROWING EXPERIENCE, WE STRONGLY FEEL THAT ACURA SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE INITIATIVE IN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM PERHAPS BY DOING A FULL RECALL SO AS TO PREVENT SUCH LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS FROM OCCURRING. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO PROMISE A FIX AFTER IMPOSING LIFE AND DEATH SITUATIONS ONTO THEIR CONSUMERS.

IN MARCH OF 2002 MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE-S HAD ITS TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH A FACTORY REBUILT ONE. NOT EVEN A YEAR AFTER THE REPLACEMENT THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION WENT OUT(2/19/03). FORTUANTELY I WAS NOT ON A HIGHWAY AS I LOST A LOT OF ENGINE POWER TO THE CAR.

MY CAR IS 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S 35000 MILES. BEEN DRIVING FOR LESS THAN A YEAR. MY TRANSMISSION WAS FAILED PAST SATURDAY. WAS TRAVEL AT 50 MPH SUDDENLY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WON'T ACCELERATE. THE CAR BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME. I RECEIVED A RECALL STATEMENT FROM ACURA BACK ON DEC. 2002 ABOUT THE TRANSMISSION. I TOOK MY CAR TO LOCAL DEALER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACE BUT THEY REFUSED CAUSE MY CAR WARRANTY HAS BEEN CANCELLED SINCE FEB. 2002. BECAUSE OF THE RECALLED, SHOULD MY CAR COVER UNDER THIS WARRANTY EVEN MY CAR HAVE SAVAGE TITLE?

WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON TOLLWAY, WHILE TRANNY WAS IN AUTO MODE, NOT SS MODE. THE CAR SHIFT OUT OF 5TH & INTO 2ND OR 3RD, GOING FROM 75MPH TO 30MPH WITHIN LESS THAN A SECOND. ENGINE RPM REVS TO REDLINE, THE CAR SWERVE & ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE & BRAKED HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING MY CAR. ACURA DEALER WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION.

I OWN A 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. ON JANUARY 5TH THE TRANSMISSION OF MY CAR FAILED TO ENGAGE WHILE I WAS TRAVELLING SOUTH ON HWY 101 IN CA, AT APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH. NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE SITUATION COULD HAVE BEEN DRASTICALLY WORSE IF I HAD BEEN TRAVELLING IN HEAVIER TRAFFIC BECAUSE THERE WAS NO WARNING BEFORE THE TRANSMISSIONS FAILURE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE WHILE DRIVING.

NAR 02/25/2003: WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY SHIFTED DOWN INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR, INSTANTLY DROPPING THE CAR TO 40 MPH AND THEN SHIFTED BACK UP TO 5TH.THE CONSUMER FEARED THAT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SEVERE ACCIDENT AND ACURA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THE ISSUES OF THESE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. *CB *JB