2000 Acura TL complaints

INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6) IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL YEAR 2000, IT WAS FOUND THAT THIS MODEL HAS A DEFECT THAT MAY RESULT IN THE PARTIAL OR COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AT ANY SPEED. FOLLOWING THE CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT ([XXX]), THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION OF THIS VEHICLE WAS EXTENDED TO 109,000 MILES. MY CAR'S VIN NUMBER IS PART OF THIS RECALL. MY CAR STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE AT ~100,000 MILES (ANOTHER ~8000 MILES LEFT WITH THE WARRANTY). I NOTICED THE SLIPPING OF GEARS, HESITATION AND DOWNSHIFTING OF GEARS AND THE D5 INDICATOR BLINKING. MY FAMILY AND MY CAR POOL PARTNER, CAN ATTEST TO THIS ISSUE. MY COWORKERS HAVE HEARD ME TALK ABOUT THIS ISSUE. WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND EXPLAINED THE SYMPTOMS, THEY SUSPECTED TRANSMISSION AND ADVISED TO ALSO CONSULT ACURA UNDER RECALL. I CALLED ACURA CLIENT SERVICE AND HE ADVISED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER TO GET IT CHECKED UNDER THE WARRANTY. THE TECHNICIAN AT THE DEALERSHIP DROVE THE CAR AT DIFFERENT TIMES AND COULDN'T REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM. THIS PROBLEM WAS INTERMITTENT, SOMETIMES THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND AFTER DRIVING COUPLE OF TIMES IT WOULD RESET ITSELF. NOW THE PROBLEM HAS BECOME WORST AND THE CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE, DEALER HAS CONFIRMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I FILED A COMPLAINT WITH ACURA, AND THEY DON'T WANT TO TAKE ANY RESPONSIBILITY BY SAYING THE WARRANTY

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS 2000 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE WAS TRAVELING AT AN UNKNOWN SPEED RATE. THE CONTACT OBSERVED THAT THE INTERIOR REAR MIRROR WAS COVERED THREE QUARTERS WITH A BLACK RESIDUE. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED AT THIS TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,000. THE CURRENT MILEAGE 150,000.

I HAD A TOTAL OF 6 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED IN MY ACURA TL 2000 3.2 LITER. WHY IS TOYOTA GETTING SO MUCH PRESS AND TROUBLE AND HONDA DIDN'T. HONDA WOULDN'T ADDRESS THE ISSUE AND MY RESALE VALUE WAS HORRIBLE. I ENCOUNTERED THE PROBLEM AFTER BUYING THE CAR AT 14,000 MILES. I AM CONSIDERING SENDING THIS TO ABC NEWS. THEY WANTED THE STORY A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WHEN I E-MAILED THEM. I THINK I WILL FOLLOW UP NOW. WHY DO TOYOTA OWNERS GET HELP BUT ACURA OWNERS DO NOT. THE RECOMMENDATIONS BY YOUR AGENCY DIDN'T PROTECT ACURA OWNERS FROM POTENTIAL DEADLY CONSEQUENCES NOR FINANCIAL LOSSES. I SPENT THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS ON THIS PROBLEM. YOUR REMEDY WAS INSULTING AND THE LAWSUIT WAS A JOKE. *TR

BROKEN ENGINE MOUNTS (FAILURE) DISCOVERED BY FIRESTONE AUTO CARE, HICKAM AFB, HI, WHILE DOING AN ENGINE DIAGNOSTIC. NO ACTION DONE TO REPAIR BECAUSE OF HIGH COSTS. *TR

ALL MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE FAILED IN MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. IN READING ABOUT THIS ONLINE IT APPEARS THAT IT'S HAPPENED TO THOUSANDS OF OTHER PEOPLE ONLINE WITH THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL AS ME. AS I JUST PURCHASED THE CAR, I DON'T KNOW WHEN IT HAPPENED, HOWEVER I JUST UNCOVERED IT AND REALLY THINK IT'S WORTH LOOKING INTO. *TR

TRANSMISSION ON 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL FAILED LAST WEEK AUTO HAS ABOUT 77,000 MILES DEALER AND ACURA MAIN OFFICE SAYS THE RECALL HAS EXPIRED AND THAT THEY ARE NOT OBLIGATED TO DO ANYTHING. *TR

2000 ACURA TL MIRROR LEAKED FLUID ON INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE'S CONSOLE. NOT SURE WHAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM BUT MY MIRROR IS NOW BLURRY. NOW FOR SOME REASON EVERYTIME I GET IN MY CAR AND DRIVE MY RIGHT EYE STARTS TO HURTING. ONCE I'M OUT AND IN FRESH AIR IT FEELS FINE. I'VE NOTICED ON FORUMS ONLINE THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A RECURRING PROBLEM AND SOME HAVE COMPLAINED OF DIFFERENT HEALTH ISSUES ALSO. *TR

ACURA TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

2000 ACURA 3.2 TL REAR VIEW MIRROR DEFECT. THE 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL COMES EQUIPPED WITH A AUTO-DIMMING REARVIEW MIRROR MANUFACTURED BY THE MAGNA DONNELLY CORPORATION. THIS MIRROR BEGAN LEAKING A DARK FLUID RECENTLY WHICH HAS BEEN KNOWN TO BE TOXIC. FROM MY RESEARCH THIS APPEARS TO BE A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM IN WHICH MIRRORS EVENTUALLY EXPLODE AND CAN SPRAY THIS TOXIC FLUID INTO THE EYES AND MOUTH. *TR

MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL OUT OF NOWHERE STARTED SLIPPING AND SHIFTING GEARS WHILE I WAS DRIVINGONE DAY. WHILE I AM DRIVING MY CAR THE VEHICLE WILL SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN OR JERK AN SLIP AFTER FREQUENT STOP AND GO'S. AFTER RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM IN OVER A MILLION ACURA'S, AND AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALER THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THEY ARE SAYING THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY. BUT TO ME IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE THAT ACURA SHOULD BE REQUIRED AND OBLIGATED TO FIX. WHILE DRIVING ANYTHING COULD HAVE HAPPENED TO ME, I THE TRANSMISSION CAUSED ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT WHO IS TO SAY WHETHER OR NOT I WOULD BE HERE RITE NOW. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE HAS SUNNY SUN 3800 TIRES, SIZE 225/40/ZR18 (NA). WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE VEHICLE BEGAN PULLING IN ONE DIRECTION. THE DRIVER PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. HE OBSERVED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE EXPLODED. IN ADDITION, THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRE EXHIBITED SEVERE CRACKING. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS CALLED TO THE SCENE AND THEY REPLACED THE TIRE WITH A SPARE. THE VEHICLE RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED TIRE SHOP. THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THEY WERE NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE DEFECTIVE TIRE AND IT WAS NOT IN STOCK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT AUTHORIZED TIRE SHOP FOR A SECOND OPINION AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE DEFECTIVE COMPOUND CONTRIBUTED TO THE SIDEWALL FAILURE. THE FOUR TIRES WERE REPLACED AT THE CONTACT'S EXPENSE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 171,000.

I AM WRITING BECAUSE MY ACURA 3.2TL IS VIBRATING AND JERKING BAD IN 2ND GEAR AND I HAVE NOT HAD IT CHECKED OUT BECAUSE I HAVE NOT RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER ABOUT THE PROBLEM BUT I AM EXPERIENCING THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS NOW AND I AM AFRAID OF THE SAFETY ISSUES IT CAN CAUSE OR EVEN DEATH BY CRASH. *TR

TRANSMISSION SEEM TO VIBRATE SEVERELY WHEN SHIFTING IN SECOND GEAR I WAS TOLD THAT THIS IS UNDER RECALL TO BE FIXED FREE OF CHARGE UP TOO AND UNDER 100,000 MILES AND IT IS UNDER. I WAS SHOCKED TO HEAR THE COMPLAINTS ON THIS BUT I WAS NOT AWARE DUE TO HONDA/ACURA ALWAYS STANDING BY THERE PRODUCT. PLEASE TELL ME WHAT I CAN DO I HEARD GEAR CHIPPING CAN RESULT LEADING TO TRANSMISSION LOCK UP AND POSSIBLE CRASH WHICH CAN ALWAYS RESULT AS FATAL!! *TR

MY CARS TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO ACT UP BY NOT SHIFTING GEARS PROPERLY. WHEN DRIVING THE CAR'S TRANNY WILL SUDDENLY LOCK UP WHEN THE CAR WANTS TO SHIFT. FOR EXAMPLE IM ACCELERATING THE CAR WILL STAY AT 20 MPH THE RPM WILL RISE BUT THE CAR WONT SPEED UP BECAUSE IT HAS LOCKED. I SEARCHED FOR A RECALL ON MY CAR AND THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2004 ON THE TRANNY. I GAVE ACURA A CALL BUT THEY SAID THEY WERE UNABLE TO HELP ME. I DID A CARFAX REPORT AND NO TRANSMISSION CHANGE WAS EVER DONE OR REPORTED BY THE MANUFACTURER. I OWN A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL. THIS BRINGS ME TO A GREAT CONCERN TO ME AND MY FAMILY SOMETIMES ON THE FREEWAY IT WILL LOCK AND SOMETIMES IT WILL SPEED UP . PLEASE HELP LET ME KNOW WHAT I NEED TO DO. I WENT TO A MECHANIC WHO I PERSONALLY KNOW VERY WELL AND IS A FAMILY FRIEND AND HE TOLD ME IT IS INDEED THE TRANSMISSION. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ACCORDING TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). A TECHNICIAN INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT BECAUSE NONE OF THE GEARS SUSTAINED DISCOLORATION. FOUR YEARS LATER, THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED DIFFICULTY WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN JERKING ABNORMALLY AND THE ENGINE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT CONTROL PANEL. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY WOULD NOT ASSUME RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURE BECAUSE HIS VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED ACCORDING TO THE RECALL. THE DEALER ALSO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF HAVING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 120,000.

STARTED HAVING TRANS PROBLEMS AFTER EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT. NOT GOING INTO GEAR, HARSH OR NO SHIFTING, ENGINE REVS HIGH WHILE IN GEAR & DRIVING, D5 FLASHING. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT ON. HONDA CANADA WOULD NOT COVER ANYTHING. ALTHOUGH DEALER PROVIDED FREE DIAGNOSIS, ESTIMATED TRANS REPLACEMENT WAS GOING TO BE $4000.00. APPROX MILEAGE 125,000 MI. TRADED FOR NEW DOMESTIC (TAURUS). THIS WELL KNOWN PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL RATHER THAN EXTENDING WARRANTY. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD HESITATE AND THE ENGINE WOULD REV CONTINUOUSLY. THE CONTACT DROVE TO A DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 87,000.

IGNITION KEY SWITCH INTERMITTENTLY WORKS AND THEN DOES NOT; CAUSING THE CAR TO STALL OR NOT START. THE CAR CAN BE INDUCED TO START BY SHAKING (VIBRATING) THE KEYS WHILE THE KEY IS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH SLOT. THIS HAS THE SAME SYMPTOMS AS THE HONDA RECALL OF THE 1999 ACURA TL & CL'S (ALONG WITH VARIOUS OTHER HONDA MODELS). THE SYMPTOMS THAT LED TO THE PREVIOUS RECALL CAUSED THE CAR TO STALL DURING OPERATION PUTTING THE DRIVER (& PASSENGERS) AT RISK OF AN ACCIDENT. MY VEHICLE IS A 2000 ACURA TL AND THUS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. *TR

2000 ACURA 3.2 TL HAS TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER BELIEVES THE PROBLEM IS A FAULTY TRANSMISSION FROM DAY ONE AND NOT RELATED TO THE IMPLIED LACK OF ADEQUATE TRANSMISSION MAINTENANCE. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE SECOND TRANSMISSION THAT WAS INSTALLED PRESENTED SEVERE PROBLEMS. SHIFTING FROM SECOND GEAR INTO THIRD GEAR BECAME IMPOSSIBLE, AND THE MAXIMUM SPEED ACHIEVABLE WAS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH. THE CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED AND THE NEXT DAY, THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HIS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 70,000 MILES DUE TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THERE WERE NO FAILURES PRIOR TO THE RECALL REPAIR. HE HAD IT REPLACED BECAUSE IT WAS RECOMMENDED. AFTER THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD SKIP, 'BUCK', AND HESITATE IN FIFTH GEAR. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT YET BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 138,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. UPDATED 11/7/08 *CN UPDATED 11/13/08. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. HE LATER NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO HIS NEIGHBOR'S LANDSCAPING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BECOMING HARDER TO SHIFT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

CAME OUT TO MY CAR THIS A.M. TO FIND THAT REARVIEW MIRROR HAS GONE BLACK/DARK GREY, OBSTRUCTING REAR VISION. ONLY SMALL OVAL AREA REMAINS CLEAR. *TR

INSIDE REARVIEW MIRROR LEAKED FLUID ON CONSOLE AND CLOTHING. FLUID RESEMBLES TAR BUT DESTROYED THE PLASTIC CONSOLE. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS AN ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FAILURES AS THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NOTICE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR A ROUTINE MAINTENANCE CHECK. HE MENTIONED THAT HE DISCOVERED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) FOR HIS YEAR, MAKE, AND MODEL VEHICLE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED THAT THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM WOULD BE IN THE DRIVE POSITION AND HE WOULD BE ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION, POSSIBLY RESULTING IN THE VEHICLE ROLLING. THE CONTACT WAS INDEED ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION WHILE THE GEAR WAS IN DRIVE. THE DEALER STATED THAT HE WOULD GET BACK TO THE CONTACT REGARDING THE REPAIR AND COVER THE COST IF IT WAS LESS THAN $150. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 110,400.

I OWN A 2000 ACURA TL TYPE S, I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS AUTOMOBILE, I TOOK OWNERSHIP IN 2003. THE CAR SUFFERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON NOVEMBER 11, 2004 WHILE GOING 60MPH. NO LOSS OF CONTROL HAPPENED AS THE CAR SIMPLY WENT INTO WHAT FELT LIKE "NEUTRAL". THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE CAR ONLY HAD 71000 MILES ON IT AND WAS THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED UNTIL 109000 MILES. ON AUGUST 10TH, 2008, MY CAR ONCE AGAIN SUFFERED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE THIS TIME HAPPENED AS I PULLED OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND GOING ABOUT 15MPH. ACURA IS ACKNOWLEDGING THEY HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS BUT IN MY CASE ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TRANSMISSION DUE TO IT BEING "OUT OF WARRANTY". THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 58000 MILES, WAY BELOW WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL, YET ACURA IS WANTING ME TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE FAULTY PART AND LABOR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT, CERTAINLY IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HAVING ME REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST THEN I WILL NO LONGER BE A HONDA CUSTOMER. HOWEVER, SEEMS THERE ARE TICKING TIME BOMB OUT IN THE ROAD WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND SURPRISED I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT RECALLS BEING ISSUED NATIONWIDE FOR THEIR SPECIFIC YEAR OF FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. A LARGE CLEAR BUBBLE APPEARED AT THE TOP OF THE MIRROR GLASS AND THE REST OF THE MIRROR WAS TINTED FOR A DAY, AND THE VISION DISTORTED. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM I CONTACTED ACURA. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS THE FAULT OF THE OEM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER, MAGNA DONNELLY. I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY INFORMED ME BY EMAIL THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER REPLACING THESE DEFECTIVE MIRRORS AS OF JAN 1, 2008. I MAY HAVE INJESTED THE FLUID THAT LEAKED FROM THE MIRROR, AS MY COFFEE CUP WAS IN THE HOLDER, NEAR WEAR THE FLUID DESTROYED DRIPPED ONTO AND DESTROYED MY CONSOLE. I AM WORRIED THAT THE FLUID IS TOXIC, SOME REPORTS ON ACURA'S ENGINE STATE THAT IT CONTAINS MERCURY. NOBODY WILL TELL ME WHAT THE FLUID CONSISTS OF. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE INACTED TO REPLACE THESE DANGEROUS MIRRORS WITH THE SOLID (NON-LEAK) REPLACEMENT. THE FLUID DOES NOT WASH OFF HANDS EASILY, AND STAINS LEATHER AS WELL. I SEEM TO HAVE DEVELOPED COLD/FLU-LIKE SYMPTOMS SINCE THE INCIDENT - COULD JUST BE A COLD BUT WHO KNOWS. *TR

I HAVE THE DEFECTIVE INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR AS REPORTED BY MANY OTHERS. A LARGE CLEAR BUBBLE APPEARED AT THE TOP OF THE MIRROR GLASS AND THE REST OF THE MIRROR IS TINTED AND THE VISION DISTORTED. AFTER READING MANY COMPLAINTS OF OTHER OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM I CONTACTED ACURA. THEY INFORMED ME THAT THIS PROBLEM WAS THE FAULT OF THE OEM EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURER, MAGNA DONNELLY. I CONTACTED THEM AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY ARE NO LONGER REPLACING THESE DEFECTIVE MIRRORS. I ALSO LEARNED FROM RESEARCH THAT THE FLUID THAT LEAKS FROM THESE MIRRORS CAN CAUSE SERIOUS HEALTH PROBLEMS. I BELIEVE A RECALL SHOULD BE IN EFFECT TO REPLACE THESE DANGEROUS MIRRORS. *TR

WHILE STARTING UP THE CAR AND SHIFTING TO REVERSE, THE CAR ACCELERATED UP TO A HIGH SPEED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR UNTIL IT HIT A TREE AND THE IMPACT OF THE CAR CAUSE ME TO HIT THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK. THE REAR END WAS DAMAGED ENOUGH THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED IT . THE DISTANCE OF TRAVEL BEFORE THE IMPACT WAS LESS THAN 20 FEET. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS A RESULT OF A SAFETY RECALL (2003). *TR

THE REARVIEW MIRROR IN MY 2000 ACURA TL EXPLODED AND A BLACK LIQUID SPRAYED THROUGHOUT THE INTERIOR OF MY CAR. IT CORRODED A LARGE HOLE THROUGH MY CENTER CONSOLE (WHICH WAS REPLACED BY ACURA/HONDA AT NO CHARGE), DAMAGED MY LEATHER SEATS AND CARPET (WHICH ACURA/HONDA REFUSED TO REPLACE, BUT DID PERFORM A THOROUGH CLEANING OF BOTH...THE DEALER INVOICE STATED MERCURY LEAK), AND ALSO PROMPTED THE REPLACEMENT OF MY REARVIEW MIRROR (WHICH WAS ALSO REPLACED BY ACURA/HONDA AT NO CHARGE). JUST IMAGINE...IF CHEMICALS ARE TOXIC ENOUGH TO CORRODE A HOLE THROUGH YOUR CENTER CONSOLE, WHAT EFFECT DO THOSE CHEMICALS HAVE ON YOU WHEN INHALED? *TR

REAR VIEW MIRROR LEAK THE REAR VIEW MIRROR RUPTURED AND LEAKED A BLACK CORROSIVE LIQUID THAT ATE INTO THE CONSOLE PLASTIC. THEIR SEAMS TO BE A WEIRD CHEMICAL SMELL IN THE CAR NOW FROM THE LEAK. *TR

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR IN 2000 ACURA TL FAILED. WHEN IT FAILED, IT LEAKED SOME CORROSIVE LIQUID ONTO THE GEAR SHIFT OF MY CAR. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL, THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY HEAT AS IT OCCURRED ON A HOT DAY. ACURA HAS DONE NOTHING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE HAPPENING TO QUITE A FEW CARS (HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=78061&HIGHLIGHT=REAR+VIEW+MIRROR). *TR

TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY. TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE DESIGN AND PART OF A CLASS ACTION SUIT THAT HONDA SETTLED WITHOUT ADMITTING FAULT. TRANSMISSION HAD A SAFETY RECALL ISSUED TO INSTALL AN OIL JET PUMP ON THE TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS PERFORMED ON MY CAR WITHOUT ANY EXPLANATION TO MY AS TO WHY. *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL IN APRIL 2005. A FEW MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN NOTICING MY CAR JERKING WHEN I WOULD BACK UP. IT WAS ALSO STALLING AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I DECIDED TO DO RESEARCH ON THE CAR AND I FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE FAULTY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE ACURA COMPANY AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO A LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND GET A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS CALLED TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. ACURA OFFERED TO PAY 25% OF THE COST WHICH WOULD HAVE LEFT A BALANCE OF $3000 FOR ME TO PAY. I DECLINED BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THEY SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE COST BEING THAT IT WAS AN ERROR ON THEIR PART. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD ENDED ON THE CAR THAT STEMMED FROM A CLASS ACTION SUIT. I TOLD THEM I WAS UNAWARE OF THE SUIT AND THEY REPLIED THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AS THE OWNER. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THEY WERE NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL. I CALLED BACK AND WAS GIVEN THE "RUN AROUND". I CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS. AFTER CONSUMER AFFAIRS CONTACTED ACURA, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATING THAT MY CAR WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THIS INFORMATION IS FALSE- I HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT STATING THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. *TR

SRS LIGHT COMES ON WHEN PASSENGER RAISES UP FROM SEAT BACK. DEALER DOES NOT REPAIR BUT JUST TURNS LIGHT OFF, WHICH WILL COME BACK ON SHORTLY. DIDN'T SEEM TO BE MUCH OF A PROBLEM UNTIL SERVICE ADVISOR SAID AIR BAGS DO NOT WORK PROPERLY WHEN LIGHT IS ON. IF THAT IS THE CASE, IT SEEMS IT SHOULD BE FIXED INSTEAD OF COVERED UP. *TR

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY TODAY, I ACCELERATED AND MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL WENT FROM AUTOMATIC TO SPORT MODE. I WAS TERRIBLY FRIGHTENED AND THANKED GOD THAT MY SON WAS NOT IN THE CAR. THE D5 AND #3 WERE LIT AT THE SAME TIME. SINCE THE SHIFT WAS IN AUTOMATIC MODE, I COULD NOT SHIFT TO ANY OTHER GEAR. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO BECAUSE OF A STRANGE NOISE WHEN MY CAR WAS IN REVERSE. I TOLD THEM THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION.THE CAR WAS PLACED ON A MACHINE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS MY AIR CONDITIONER. I FOUND IT VERY STRANGE THAT I NEVER HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AFTER THAT VISIT. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY AND HE INFORMED ME THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. I ASKED HIM WHY THE LAST DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION (MY CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN SLUGGISH, SLOW TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, ETC). HE INFORMED ME THAT THE TEST WOULD NOT HAVE FOUND ANYTHING IF IT JUST HAPPENED. I HAVE FAITHFULLY KEPT MY CAR MAINTAINED. NOW THAT I AM ABOUT 15,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY, I DO NOT THINK THAT I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT. HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD BE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I WILL SEE TOMORROW. SINCE OWNERS ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS, EVIDENTLY THE EXTENDING OF THE WARRANTY DID NOT HELP. PEOPLES' LIVES ARE STILL IN DANGER.*CN

I TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AFTER STARTING IT ONE DAY TO NO AVAIL. I PLACED A SCREW DRIVER IN THE SHIFT LOCK POSITION AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED. I CALLED THE ACURA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER CAR AVAILABLE AND ASKED ME TO COME IN A DAY LATER. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MY APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY, I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON A TOLLWAY. THE NEXT 14 MILES I TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. I TRIED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND PUT THE CAR IN ACCESSORY, BUT NOTHING WORKED INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IN FACT THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME EVER TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. FINALLY I EXITED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PURPOSELY WRECKED THE CAR TO AVOID INJURY TO OTHERS AT SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR WAS ON FIRE WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ALIVE. I BROKE MY FOOT AND POPPED 2 VERTEBRAE IN MY NECK. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO ONE OF THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT, AND VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING. AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY MODEL CAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION, (WHICH I SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM TO BE). MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT TOLD IT WASN'T TRANSMISSION. AFTER SEVERAL INSTANCES OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES I TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND STATE THE SAME ISSUE. ALWAYS TOLD THE SAME THING, NOT YOUR TRANSMISSION, NOW AFTER SEVERAL VISITS AND REPAIRS LATER THEY NOW DIAGNOSED IT TO BE MY TRANSMISSION. MY FIRST VISIT WAS IN 2005, I WAS WITHIN WARRANTY GUIDELINES FROM THIS COMPANY, ALL OTHER VISITS STEM IN FEB. 2007 AND AROUND 112,000 MILES. 3000 MILES OVER THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT, NOW 6,000 MILES LATER THEY SAY DIFFERENT. THEY OFFERED TO PAY 50% AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE, BUT I FEEL ALL ALONG THEIR TECH'S KNEW, BUT KEPT PUTTING A BANDAID ON THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW, I'VE HAD SEVERAL THINGS REPAIRED AND I DON'T THINK THEY COULD COME UP WITH ANYTHING TO REPLACE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF OCTOBER 12, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL WORK PERFORMED FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2004, HOWEVER, THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. SHE FELT THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE CURRENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 138,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED YET AGAIN AND THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/1/07 *TR

I TOOK MY 2000 ACURA TL INTO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WHEN I PICKED IT UP FROM THE DEALERSHIP 3 DAYS LATER THERE WAS A DIVIDING LINE IN THE TOP OF THE MIRROR. ABOVE THE LINE AND THE MIRROR IS CLEAR, BELOW THE LINE THE MIRROR IS TINTED. THERE APPEARS TO BE FLUID THAT HAS LEAKED OUT FROM IN BETWEEN TWO PIECES OF GLASS (ONE BEING THE ACTUALLY MIRROR GLASS AND THE OTHER BEING A SECOND LAYER A GLASS THAT TRAPS THIS FLUID. I HAVE TO KEEP SOMETHING IN THE CAR TO KEEP THE LIQUID FROM DRIPPING ON THE INTERIOR OF THE CAR, BECAUSE IT IS MY UNDERSTANDING THAT THIS FLUID WILL DESTROY PLASTIC AND LEATHER. I HAVE CONTACTED THE MIRROR'S MANUFACTURER MAGNA-DONNELLY, INC. I HOPE THEY WILL SEND ME A FREE REPLACEMENT MIRROR AND THAT MY INTERIOR IS NOT RUINED BEFORE THE REPLACEMENT ARRIVES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. IN 2004, THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA RECALL NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN THREE YEARS LATER. ACURA STATED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS RE-MANUFACTURED AND THEY WOULD HAVE A CASE MANAGER REVIEW HER COMPLAINT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) AT 65,000 MILES. HE TOOK HIS VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY PERFORMED A REVISION TO THE OIL COOLER AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS FINE. AT 105,000 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED BY ACURA. THE CONTACT IS CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING FAILURE WITH THE VEHICLE, WHICH HE BELIEVES TO BE THE TRANSMISSION. HE BELIEVES THAT ONE TRANSMISSION IS BEING REPLACED WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT WILL FAIL IN A COUPLE OF YEARS. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 124,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND WAS REPAIRED IN OCTOBER OF 2006. IN MAY OF 2007, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DIFFERENT DEALER WHO WILL NOT PROVIDE HER WITH A WARRANTY. THE VIN AND ENGINE SIZE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 118,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000.

TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP DURING NORMAL DRIVING, I THEN RESEARCHED THIS PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND LEARNED THAT THIS WAS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I BECAME CONCERNED FOR MY FAMILY'S SAFETY DUE TO DESCRIPTIONS OF OTHER PEOPLES HISTORY WITH THIS CAR. I TOOK CAR TO DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT A REPLACEMENT WAS WARRANTED. PCM UNIT WAS ALSO REPLACED. THEY REPLACED TRANSMISSION WITH A RE-MANUFACTURED UNIT, OLD PART IS NOT AVAILABLE. *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING THE 2000 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 138000 FAILURE MILEAGE ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK, THE D5 ICON STARTED TO FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD, AND THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT A HIGH RATE. THE CONTACT HAD AN APPOINTMENT ON 3/19/07 WITH A MECHANIC. *AK

I HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED IN MY 2000 ACURA TL UNDER THE NHTSA REQUIRED EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAD 63,000 MILES ON THE CAR AT THE TIME. WHEN THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION THEY ADVISED ME THAT THE FRONT MOTOR MOUNT WAS BROKEN AND ASKED IF I WANTED IT FIXED. I TOLD THEM TO REPLACE THE MOTOR MOUNT, AT A COST OF $163.43. I HAVE OWNED OVER 17 VEHICLES IN MY LIFETIME AND NEVER HAD A BROKEN MOTOR MOUNT. MY WIFE AND I ARE RETIRED AND DO NOT IN ANY WAY DRIVE THE CAR ANY ANY SORT OF ROUGH MANNER. THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN ANY ANY ACCIDENTS EITHER. I QUESTION WHY A VEHICLE WITH ONLY 63,000 MILES ON IT SHOULD COME UP WITH A BROKEN ENGINE MOUNT. IS THIS ANOTHER ACURA DEFECT? *NM

WHILE THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION OF 200-2004 ACURA TLS, IT APPEARS THAT THE REMEDY IDENTIFIED BY THE MANUFACTURER DOES NOT FULLY RESOLVE THE ISSUE, AND WHILE THE MANUFACTURER GRACIOUSLY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO COVER UP TO 100,000 MILES, THE FAILURES OF THE TRANSMISSION AS DOCUMENTED WIDELY ON THE INTERNET GENERALLY TAKE PLACE BETWEEN 100 AND 110 THOUSAND MILES AS WAS THE CASE WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN MY VEHICLE WHICH FAILED AT 103,000 MILES. INSTITUTING SUCH A REMEDY REALIZING THE MINIMAL VALUE TO CONSUMERS OF THE REMEDY IS SIMPLY UNETHICAL. *JB

OPD PASSENGER VOLTAGE ISSUE CAUSING SRS RESTRAINT SYSTEM TO FAIL. KNOWN ISSUES WITH ALL MAKES AND MODELS FROM 1999 TO PRESENT. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THAT A NOISE WAS HEARD FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL BEARINGS HAD FAILED AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

ON A VERY HOT DAY, I ENTERED MY CAR TO DISCOVER A BLACK OIL SUBSTANCE THAT MELTED AROUND MY GEAR SHIFT. LOOKED IN MY REAR-VIEW MIRROR AND IT WAS VERY BLURRY, THEN LOOKED UNDERNEATH AND SAW WHERE THE SUBSTANCE CAME OUT OF THE MIRROR. IT ALSO SPLASH ON MY LEATHER SEATS. ACURA DEALERSHIP SAID IT WAS LIQUID CRYSTAL THAT IS USED TO DIM THE MIRROR. HE SAID IT WOULD NOT BE COVERED DUE TO THE MILEAGE AND YEAR. (MAYBE IF IT WAS 50K MILES OR LESS) WHICH DIDN'T MAKE MUCH SENSE TO ME. HE SAID NORMALLY IT WILL MAKE A BROWN LINE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE MIRROR (WHICH MINE HAS).. THIS LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM IS NOT SO UNCOMMON.