2002 Acura TL complaints

I CAR SHIFTED FROM 4TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR ABRUPTLY, CAUSING THE CAR TO HESITATE ALMOST RESULTING IN THE CAR BEHIND ME TO COLLIDE INTO ME FROM BEHIND. I HAVE NOTICE NUMEROUS TIMES THE CAR DROPPING FROM 3RD TO 2ND GEAR FOR NO APPARENT REASON. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE DRIVER CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE SEAT BELT UNBUCKLED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 11V260000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT WAS UNSURE OF ANY INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

MY ACURA TL'S LIGHTS WORK AND THEN DON'T WORK ALL OF A SUDDEN. THE RIGHT HEAD LIGHT WILL GO OUT, AND THEN WHEN I TRY TO TURN OFF THE LIGHTS AND TURN THEM BACK ON THE LEFT LIGHT WILL GO OUT AND THE RIGHT WILL COME BACK ON, AND BACK AND FORTH UNTIL THEY BOTH GO OUT AND WON'T COME BACK ON UNTIL I LEAVE THE LIGHTS OFF FOR ABOUT 15 TO 20 MINUTES. ANOTHER THING I'M CONCERNED ABOUT IS MY HORN, IT WORKS AT CERTAIN ANGLES BUT DOESN'T WORK MOST OF THE TIME AND WHEN IT IS ALIGNED STRAIGHT. I WAS ON IH-35 AND AN 18 WHEELER WAS CHANGING INTO MY LANE AND WHEN I TRIED TO HONK MY HORN TO LET HIM KNOW I WAS RIGHT NEXT TO HIM IT WOULDN'T WORK. IF IT WASN'T FOR NO CARS BEING NEXT TO ME I WOULD HAVE CRASHED TO THE CARS NEXT TO ME OR THE 18 WHEELER WOULD HAVE CRUSHED MY CAR WITH MY SELF AND MY KIDS IN IT. ANOTHER THING IS THAT THE HORN IS ALSO A PROBLEM TO A 2001 ACURA TL MY FRIEND HAD AND I HAVE ASKED OTHER PEOPLE THAT I HAVE SEEN THAT HAVE THE SAME GENERATION AS MY ACURA TL THAT IF THERE HORN WORKS AND THEY HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I REALLY THINK THAT IT IS A SAFETY CONCERN SIMPLY BECAUSE IF SOMEONE WOULD BE IN THE SAME SITUATION AS I WAS IT COULD EASILY BE AN ACCIDENT. IF IT ISN'T A SAFETY CONCERN THEN WHAT WOULD BE THE REASON FOR THE INSPECTION NOT TO PASS IF THEY DON'T WORK... *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL 3.2. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM FOURTH GEAR TO SECOND GEAR INDEPENDENTLY AND VEHICLE SPEED REDUCED TO 20 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS MERGED TO THE SHOULDER, SHUTDOWN, THEN RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED EIGHT TIMES BEFORE THE CONTACT REACHED HIS DESTINATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO INSPECTED THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

MY HEADLIGHT KEEPS BLOWING OUT , AT 100.00 DOLLARS EVERYTIME I REPLACE THE LIGHT IT LAST ABOUT 3 WKS AND THEN BLOWS OUT AGAIN , THE OTHER HEADLIGHT FLICKERS OFF AND ON, THIS IS RIDICULOUS . THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY CONCERN BECAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN ITS GOING TO GO OUT. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE TRAVELING 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO THIRD GEAR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND CONFIRMED THAT REPAIRS WERE PREVIOUSLY PERFORMED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 78,600. UPDATED 10/17/12 *CN UPDATED 10/24/2012 *JS

MY VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN 2002 AND SINCE THEN I HAVE HAD FOUR INCIDENCES WHERE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR AT 55 - 60 MPH THE CAR LOST POWER, THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE AND THE CAR CAME TO A HALT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE HIGHWAY. THIS HAPPENED IN DECEMBER OF 2003 (50,819 MILES), NOVEMBER OF 2005 (91,460 MILES), NOVEMBER OF 2007 (129,435 MILES) AND MOST RECENTLY JULY 17TH WITH (201,000 MILES). AS I DROVE ON THE LIE DRIVING WESTBOUND AROUND EXIT 40 MY CAR LOST POWER AND BEGAN TO SLOW MAKING A LOUD GRINDING NOISE. IN THE PREVIOUS THREE CASES THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND AFTER TOWING IT TO A STATION I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A FOURTH TRANSMISSION. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT HELP. THE CAR HAS THE ORIGINAL ENGINE AND I HAVE A NOTICE FROM ACURA STATING EARLY ON THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THE ACURA 2002 TLS WERE DEFECTIVE. I CONTACTED THE ATTORNEY GENERAL'S OFFICE TO APPEAL TO THIS AGENCY AND APPLY THE LEMON LAW BUT THE LAW ONLY APPLIES TO NEW CARS. THEY GAVE ME THIS SITE TO STATE MY CASE. AS I MENTIONED TO ACURA FOR A LUXURY AUTOMOBILE TO STILL HAVE A GREAT WORKING ENGINE AND HAVE GONE THROUGH FOUR TRANSMISSIONS, I BELIEVE THEIR IS A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS. NOT TO MENTION THE FACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION GIVES NO WARNING WHEN IT BREAKS DOWN AND ONE IS LEFT WITH NO POWER AT HIGH SPEEDS ON THE HIGHWAY. *TR

WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THERE WAS A NOTICABLE SHUDDER, THE D5 LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND IT HAD PROBLEMS UPSHIFTING BETWEEN GEARS. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT FOR THIS CAR'S TRANMISSION, (I NOW KNOW). I CONTACTED ACCURE AND WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRENTY AND THEY WOULD BE OF NO ASSISTANCE. VERY DISAPPOINTED AS I LOVED THIS CAR...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL AND DECELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED TWICE BEFORE AND THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. UPDATED 05/21/12 *BF THE DEALER STATED A NEW TRANSMISISON WAS NEEDED AND IT WAS COST $5300.THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES. UPDATED 06/04/12

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE WAITING AT A TOLL BOOTH HER FOOT SLIPPED OFF OF THE BRAKE PEDAL AND CRASHED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF HER. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITH MINIMAL FORCE. THE POLICE WERE NOTIFIED AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED NOR WAS THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS APPROXIMATELY 229,000.

VEHICLE TOTALED AFTER COLLIDING WITH GUARDRAIL AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. *TR

2002 ACURA TL-S. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS RECALL DISSATISFACTION *TGW THE CONSUMER MADE AN APPOINTMENT FOR THE RECALL. HOWEVER, AFTER WAITING FOR ALMOST AN HOUR, HE WAS INFORMED THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE AND IT WOULD HAVE TO BE ORDERED.

ALLEGE THAT VEHICLE AIRBAG DEPLOYED CAUSING THE DRIVER TO BE UNABLE TO CONTROL VEHICLE AND/OR INCLUDING POSSIBLE ACCELERATION LEADING TO A COLLISION AND/OR SEAT BELT RESTRAINT SYSTEM. RECEIVED TWO RECALL NOTICES AND/OR POSSIBLE MORE THAN TWO. SRS LIGHT APPEARED TO BE ACTIVATED PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. ( FACTS: POWER INVERTER CONNECTED, OTHER MOBILE ELECTRONICS POWERED BY VEHICLE'S DC POWER SUPPLY, BOTH DRIVER AND AIRBAG WERE DEPLOYED, NEW CAR MOUNT INSTALLATION ON PASSENGER SEAT FRAME BOLTS)

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE TO HIGHER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY ADVISED HIM THAT THE REPAIRS UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) HAD ALREADY BEEN PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE BY THE PREVIOUS OWNER. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY ANYMORE. IT SEEMS THAT 2ND GEAR IS GONE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON TOO. IT HAS THE RPM GO HIGH BEFORE SHIFTING. *TT

I WAS IN HEAVY STOP AND GO TRAFFIC IN DALLAS, TEXAS, WHEN MY CAR CAR STARTED JOLTING FOWARD DURING INITIAL ACCELERATION. I TOOK IT IN TO THE HONDA DEALER IN MY HOMETOWN SINCE THERE IS NOT AN ACURA DEALERSHIP THERE. THEY TOLD ME IT WAS TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE AFTER THEY TOOK IT FOR A TEST DRIVE. THEY PERFORMED A TRANSMISSION SERVICE, AND I WAS INFORMED THEY FOUND BURNED FLUID. I HAVE SINCE INVESTIGATED THIS TRANSMISSION PROBLEM ONLINE AND HAVE FOUND THAT THERE ARE STILL HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF ACURAS AND HONDAS WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS LIKE THIS AND WORSE THAT ARE STILL ON OUR HIGHWAYS.ACURA KNEW THE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE 1999-2003 CARS WERE FLAWED FROM THE TIME THEY LEFT THE FACTORY, AND ACURA HAS PAID FOR SOME REPAIRS OUTSIDE OF THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE HONDA MECHANIC THAT THE PROBLEM WILL ONLY GET WORSE. ACURA USA DOESN'T WANT TO DISCUSS THE PROBLEM WITH CUSTOMERS OUTSIDE THE EXTENDED WARRANTY ANYMORE, HOWEVER I CAN ASSURE YOU THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE ESPECIALLY IN CITY TRAFFIC. THESE CARS ARE A REAL SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

I ALMOST DIED ON THE INTERSTATE. TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED SUDDENLY INTO FIRST GEAR AS I WAS GOING DOWN THE INTERSTATE. PLEASE RECALL BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED! *TT

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 75 MPH WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LAMP ILLUMINATED AND SMOKE WAS EMITTED FROM UNDER THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT HE WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE SINCE THE GEAR WOULD NOT SHIFT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD OVERHEATED TO THE POINT THAT IT MELTED ALL OF THE CABLES. AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE WHO DID NOT OFFER ANY ASSISTANCE SINCE THE CONTACT HAD THE REPAIRS PERFORMED AT AN INDEPENDENT SHOP. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 110,300.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED JANUARY 2009 BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP ACCELERATING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEARS. THE MANUFACTURER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION YET THE EXACT FAILURE RECURRED. BOTH TRANSMISSIONS FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT BUILDUP. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THEY WOULD NOT REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT THEIR EXPENSE A SECOND TIME. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 109,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,201.

2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, HAS HAD THREE TRANSMISSIONS SUDDENLY FAIL, TWO AT HIGHWAY SPEED, ENDANGERING THE DRIVER AND OCCUPANTS. APPARENTLY FROM ON-LINE REPORTS, THIS IS QUITE COMMON FOR THIS VEHICLE. THE TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING, SEIZED AS IF THE BRAKES WERE SLAMMED ON. THIS OCCURRED THREE TIMES: APRIL '03, JULY '06, AND JULY '11. TWICE ACURA (HONDA) CLAIMED THAT IT REPLACED THE TRANSMISSIONS. HOWEVER IN LIGHT OF THE SUBSEQUENT SAME FAILURES, THAT CLAIM IS SUSPECT UNLESS ITS ENGINEERS HAVE STILL NOT FIXED THE PROBLEM, AND KNOWING SO, HAVE CONTINUED TO ENDANGER ITS CUSTOMERS BY NOT REPAIRING IT. *KB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL FAILURE OCCURS AFTER DRIVING FOR 20 MINUTES, RESULTS IN DIFFICULTY IN SHIFTING AND INTERFERES WITH MAINTAINING SAFE DRIVING. ATTEMPT TO CORRECT FAILURE BY MANUFACTURER WAS UNSUCCESSFUL IN 2004 AND REPEATED FAILURES WERE IN EVIDENCE IN 2011. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER COVERED THE COSTS OF ALL THREE REPAIRS BECAUSE THEY WERE AWARE OF THE DESIGN FLAWS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 184,205.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD REMOVE THE KEYS FROM THE IGNITION WITHOUT THE VEHICLE BEING SHIFTED INTO PARK. ON ONE OCCASION, THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GARAGE DOOR WITHOUT THE PRESENCE OF THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND THE CONTACT WAS AWAITING A RESPONSE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT BACK TO THE DEALER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 69,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND THEY ADVISED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND THEY OFFERED NO ASSISTANCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 90,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WITHOUT STALLING. THE FAILURE RECURRED APPROXIMATELY TEN TIMES INTERMITTENTLY. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN IN FOR DIAGNOSTICS OR REPAIRS. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 30,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH INTO A RESIDENTIAL DRIVEWAY WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK UPON ENGAGEMENT. THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS APPLIED WITH FORCE REPEATEDLY AND AN INCREASE IN ACCELERATION OCCURRED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO UNCONTROLLABLY ACCELERATE. THE VEHICLE CRASHED INTO A GARAGE, AN UNOCCUPIED PARKED VEHICLE AND THE CONTINUED THROUGH THE GARAGE INTERIOR WALLS. THE CONTACT IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED THE GEAR INTO REVERSE. THE VEHICLE THEN ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED OUT OF THE GARAGE AND CRASHED INTO A NEARBY TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES TO THE KNEE. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DECLARED DESTROYED AND TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT AUTO FACILITY. THERE WAS SUBSTANTIAL DAMAGE TO THE GARAGE INTERIOR WALLS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ACCELERATION FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 20,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON CRASH AND THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND TOLD THE CONTACT THAT A CASE WOULD BE OPENED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 147,000. UPDATED 06/24/11 *BF UPDATED 2/03/2012 *LN *TR

2002 ACURA TL REAR VIEW MIRRORS - THE MIRRORS ARE DESIGNED TO HAVE THIS TINTING EFFECT. NOT EXACTLY SURE OF THE SCIENCE RELATED TO THIS TINTING PROCESS, BUT MY MIRROR IS HAVE TINTED AND HAVE UNTINTED AND SHADES IN BETWEEN. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND THESE THINGS SHOULD BE RECALLED. I'VE GLANCED ON-LINE AND THERE IS SOME LITERATURE ABOUT THESE MIRRORS FAILING AND IF THEY LEAK THEY CONTAIN A DANGEROUS CHEMICAL. 1. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO SPECIFIC EVENT LED TO THIS EQUIPMENT FAILURE. 2. THE MIRROR'S TINTING PROBLEM IS CONSTANT. 3. THE DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE MIRROR FOR A SUBSTANTIAL COST TO ITS CONSUMERS. *TR

MY 2002 TL S TYPE WAS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT FOR THE SECOND TIME. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T GO. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND FILED A CASE WITH THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE. WHEN THE CASE MANAGER REVIEWED IT, HE SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL AS THOUGH THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY. THEY ALSO ASKED ME HOW MUCH I THINK I SHOULD PAY. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT WASN'T EVER MANUFACTURED PROPERLY. KNOWING THAT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES IT GOES THAT IT WILL NEVER BE RIGHT, NO MATTER WHO PAYS FOR IT. I PULLED UP MY VIN # TO FIND INFO THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS EXTENDED BECAUSE OF KNOWN "DEFECTS IN THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP." THIS IS GOING ON THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT IT PRECERTIFIED FROM THE DEALER IN 04 AND IN 05 MY TRANSMISSION WENT THE FIRST TIME AND THE SECOND THIS MARCH 11. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A REFURBISHED ONE. NOW THAT ONE HAS BROKE, WHICH LEADS ME TO CONCLUDE THAT THE DEFECTS IN THE MATERIAL DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER EACH TIME THEY CHANGED IT. I THINK THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR LIFE! *TR

CAR WAS PURCHASED MARCH OF 2010 WITH 69K MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED IN JANUARY OF 2011 AT APPROX. 73K MILES. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION FOR $1800, AFTER INFORMING US THAT TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY PREVIOUS OWNER AT APPROX. 60K MILES. JUST 13K MILES PRIOR. AFTER LESS THAN 1 WEEK AFTER TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED, IAC VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO UNSTABLE RPM. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF A TRANSMISSION FAILING AFTER ONLY 13K MILES, NONETHELESS, A CAR HAVING AT LEAST TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED AFTER ONLY 73K MILES. FOR ALL I KNOW, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD HAVE NEVER FAILED YET, I SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR BECAUSE ACURA CANNOT FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THIS CAR SHOULD NOT BE BOUGHT, SOLD, OR DRIVEN.

I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BECOME LOOSE FROM THE MOUNTS AND ROCKS LIKE IT LOOSE FROM THE SUPPORTS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT AND IT APPEARS THE WELDED FRAME HAS COME LOOSE ON ONE OF THE CORNERS. I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE AS A WELDER AND CAN SEE THAT THE WELDED AREA WAS NOT VERY GOOD CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE... *TR

I PURCHASED A USED 2002 ACURA TL TYPS S. THE CARE HAD APPROXIMATELY 60,000 MILES ON IT WHEN I BOUGHT IT. THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WHEN SHIFTING THROUGH MIDRANGE GEARS WITHIN A MONTH OF PURCHASE AND IS SLOWLY GETTING WORSE.

I HAD 4 BRIDGESTONE POTENZA RE960AS POLE POSITION SIZE 215/50R17 TIRES INSTALLED IN MAY OF 2008 ON MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S VEHICLE. TWO SEPARATE DEFECTS. 1. I WAS FORCED TO REPLACE ONE TIRE IN JANUARY OF 2010. I REPLACED THE DEFECTIVE TIRE UNDER ROAD HAZARD INSURANCE DUE TO A DEFECT IN THE SIDEWALL. 2. ON FEBRUARY 3, 2011 I HAD A CATASTROPHIC TIRE FAILURE ON INTERSTATE 64 IN ST. LOUIS. THE TIRE DIDN'T JUST BLOW OUT, IT HAD FULL TREAD SEPARATION. THE HIGHWAY WAS CLEAR OF ALL SNOW AND SLUSH IN THE LOCATION WHERE THE FAILURE OCCURRED. MY ESTIMATED SPEED WAS 50 MPH AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS 9 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. I WAS NOT IN A TURN, AND DID NOT HIT ANY ROAD HAZARDS. THE TIRES ON MY VEHICLE WERE INFLATED PROPERLY. THE SHOP REPORTED THAT THE OTHER TIRES HAD VERY EVEN TIRE WEAR, SUGGESTING THAT THE WHEELS WERE ALIGNED PROPERLY, THE SUSPENSION WAS OPERATING PROPERLY, AND THE TIRES WERE INFLATED PROPERLY. THE RESULTING DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE LEFT REAR ALLOY WHEEL, THE DEFECTIVE TIRE, AND THE NEED FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT DUE TO THE CAR RIDING ON THE ALLOY WHEEL. I CONTACTED BRIDGESTONE, AND WAS GIVEN THE RUNAROUND. THE BOTTOM LINE IS THAT BRIDGESTONE DID NOT WANT TO HELP ME IN ANY WAY. THE BRIDGESTONE LAWYER TOLD ME ON FEBRUARY 4, 2011, THAT THEY HAD ALREADY LOOKED AT THE TIRE. I CONTACTED THE SHOP, AND BRIDGESTONE DID NOT LOOK AT THE TIRE. I INFORMED THE LAWYER THAT THEY COULD FIND THE REST OF MY TIRE ON TOP OF A SNOW BANK ON I-64 BET

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT REFERENCED RECALL 10V041000 (AIR BAGS); THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE NOVEMBER 2010 BUT THE SRS LIGHT WAS STILL ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT SHE WOULD HAVE TO PAY TO HAVE THE LIGHT TURNED ON. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 165,615.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INTERIOR DAY/NIGHT REAR VIEW MIRROR SWITCH WAS LEAKING AN UNKNOWN CHEMICAL. WHEN THE CHEMICAL LEAKED OUT, THE ABILITY TO SWITCH BETWEEN THE DAY AND NIGHT OPTION WAS LOST. THE CONTACT CALLED THE DEALER BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RELATED RECALLS TO THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY, THEY COULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 50,000. UPDATED 01/04/11*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE MIRROR WAS WORKING PROPERLY IT AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTED FOR LIGHTING. THERE IS NO MANUAL ADJUSTMENT AVAILABLE AS WITH TRADITIONAL DAY/NIGHT REAR-VIEW MIRRORS. THE ONLY OPTION LEFT WAS TO MOVE THE MIRROR INTO A POSITION WHERE THE LIGHTING WAS NO DISTRACTING. UPDATED 01/10/11*JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY FIVE MPH THE VEHICLE STOPPED ACCELERATING. THE ENGINE RPMS CONTINUED TO INCREASE BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. SHE DOWNSHIFTED THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY SO THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 124,300. UPDATED 01/11/11*LJ UPDATED 03/28/11

HAD RECALL ON TRANSMISSION REPLACED 07/2007. NOW 10/2010 TRANSMISSION IS DOING THE SAME THING. TOOK TO DEALER WAS TOLD IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AND WOULD COST $3800.00. WE FEEL HELP SHOULD BE PROVIDED TO REPLACE THE 2ND TRANSMISSION. THERE IS NO WAY THIS CAR SHOULD NEED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS CAR HAS BEEN WELL TAKEN CARE OF. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER IN 2005 FOR THE ACURA TRANSMISSION RECALL AND ON SEPTEMBER 3, 2010 SHE WAS NOT ABLE TO PLACE THE GEAR IN DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. SINCE THE VEHICLE WARRANTY EXPIRED, THE VEHICLE WASN'T REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 79,000.

ON 7/23/10, WHILE TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON I-95 OUTSIDE OF SAVANNAH, GA AT APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH IN MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE-S, I NOTICED WHITE SMOKE IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR. INITIALLY I IGNORED IT AND ASSUMED IT WAS DUST FROM THE INTERSTATE. AFTER TRAVELING A FEW HUNDRED FEET, I LOOKED AND NOTICED THE SMOKE WAS STILL THERE. I IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN AT MY RPM GAUGE AND FOUND IT NEAR THE RED LINE WITHOUT ANY FORWARD MOMENTUM AND WONDERED IF THIS WAS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION FAILURE'IT WAS. AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE I WAS IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF A FOUR-LANE INTERSTATE. I ONLY HAD SECONDS TO TRY AND CLEAR THE LANES AND REACH THE SHOULDER ON THE RIGHT SIDE AS CARS SPED BY ME. IT WAS A HARROWING EVENT. THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FAILURE OVER THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE DESPITE NHTSA INVOLVEMENT IN 12/02. UNLIKE THE OTHER FAILURES, THERE WERE NO WARNINGS OF THE CATASTROPHIC EVENT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SOUTHERN MOTORS ACURA IN SAVANNAH, GA. A FOURTH REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION WAS PLACED IN THE VEHICLE 7 YEARS AFTER ACURA INFORMED NHTSA THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. I BELIEVE THESE REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION ARE UNSAFE AND HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE VEHICLE CRASHES CAUSING SERIOUSLY BODILY INJURED OR DEATH. *TR

2002 ACURA TL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HE STILL HAS TO PAY TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WITH ONLY 20,514 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS YET AGAIN DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO FIRST GEAR. *JB

THE MIRROR ON MY ACURA TL 2002 IS SHOWING A LIQUID LEAK BETWEEN THE GLASS PANES. I CALLED ACURA, CALIFORNIA AND THEY SAID THEY CAN DO NOTHING FOR ME AND WOULD NOT ACKNOWLEDGE THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE. I CALLED MAGNA ,THE MIRROR MANUFACTURER, AND THEY SAID YES INDEED THE MIRROR WAS A HAZARD AND CONTINUES TO BE ONE AND THAT I SHOULD REMOVE THE MIRROR ASAP. THE INTERNET IS FULL OF EVENTS RELATED TO THIS MIRROR. LEAKING, PROPERTY DAMAGE, EXPLOSIONS, AND OTHERS. I NOW CANNOT FIND A REPLACEMENT MIRROR FOR MY CAR TO FIT AS THE OEM MIRROR WAS DESIGNED TO DO. ACURA AND MAGNA SHOULD BE THE ONES EXHAUSTING TIME AND ENERGY TO SATISFY AND PROTECT IT'S CUSTOMER, ME, AND THE COUNTLESS OTHERS WHO STILL DO NOT KNOW OF THE DANGERS THESE MIRRORS POSSESS. PLEASE HELP ME AND ALL ACURA OWNERS BEFORE SOMEONE IS SEVERELY OR FATALLY INJURED. THANK YOU *TR

MY CAR STARTED LOCKING UP ON ME WHILE DRIVING, I WOULD ACCELERATE AND IT WOULD ACT AS IF IT WAS IN NEUTRAL, AND AT TIMES I COULDN'T EVEN REVERSE. THE CAR WILL DRIVE THEN JERK ME FORWARD THEN LOCK UP WHILE I WOULD DRIVE. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY TOLD ME I WOULD HAVE TO PAY 5,000 DOLLARS FOR A NEW TRANSMISSION AND THEY WOULD NOT COVER MY TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA TL. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AT 35,524 MILES AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AT 51,000 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN AND THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED IN ORDER TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AGAIN. THE TRANSMISSION FAILED THREE TIMES BUT THEY WERE WILLING TO REPAIR IT AT A 50% DISCOUNT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND STATED THAT THEY HAVE SPOKEN TO THE REGIONAL MANAGER WHO STATED THAT THEY WERE UNWILLING TO REPLACE THE FAILURE WITHOUT HIM PAYING 50% OF THE COST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 35,524 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 135,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 10 MPH, THE AIR BAGS INDEPENDENTLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT WAS STRUCK BY THE AIR BAG AND SUSTAINED UNKNOWN INJURIES AS A RESULT. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH BOTH THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER IN REGARDS TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 09V259000 (AIR BAGS: FRONTAL: DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE) AND WAS INFORMED THAT HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WOULD OFFER NO ASSISTANCE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 139,744.

I OWN A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. IT HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED AS NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT HAS 111,000 MILES ON THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. ACURA HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES, BUT WILL NOT REPLACE THIS DEFECT UNDER WARRANTY. I BELIEVE THIS IS DISGRACEFUL. THIS IS MY 3RD HONDA AUTO AND PROBABLY MY LAST. *TR

I OWNED AN ACURA TL, 2002, IT GET ITS SERVICE PER OWNER MANUAL, TRANSMISSION BEGUN ACTING STRANGE AT LOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN ACCELERATING IT GIVES A JANK AND THEN ACCELERATES OR AFTER ACCELERATING IT GOES REALLY SLOW AND THEN SPEEDS UP. ACURA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID VERY LITTLE TO CORRECT IT. THEY JUST CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OIL SUPPLY LINE AND IF THEY SEE STAINS, THEN THEY REPLACED IT. MANY ACURA TL OWNERS ARE FACING THIS SAME PROBLEMS, WHY NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED ACURA TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS? WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? PLEASE PROVIDE GUIDANCE. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. *TR

I OWNED AN ACURA TL, 2002, IT GET ITS SERVICE PER OWNER MANUAL, TRANSMISSION BEGUN ACTING STRANGE AT LOWER SPEEDS AND WHEN ACCELERATING IT GIVES A JANK AND THEN ACCELERATES OR AFTER ACCELERATING IT GOES REALLY SLOW AND THEN SPEEDS UP. ACURA KNOWS ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND DID VERY LITTLE TO CORRECT IT. THEY JUST CHECK THE TRANSMISSION OIL SUPPLY LINE AND IF THEY SEE STAINS, THEN THEY REPLACED IT. MANY ACURA TL OWNERS ARE FACING THIS SAME PROBLEMS, WHY NHTSA HAS NOT FORCED ACURA TO REPLACE THESE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS? WHAT CAN I DO TO MAKE THIS HAPPEN? PLEASE PROVIDE GUIDANCE. MANY THANKS FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT. *TR

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S. IT HAS AN AUTO-DIMMING INTERIOR REAR VIEW MIRROR WHICH LEAKED AND SPRAYED A CORROSIVE BLACK LIQUID IN MY CAR. ONE MORNING I ENTERED MY CAR TO FIND A BLACK LIQUID DRIPPING FROM THE MIRROR ONTO MY SHIFT PANEL (PANEL WHICH SAYS P,R,N D AROUND THE STICK SHIFT) AND A BLACK SPRAY ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. THE CORROSIVE BLACK LIQUID DISSOLVED PART OF THE SHIFT PANEL AND CAN'T BE REMOVED FROM MY CAR SEATS. THE MIRROR "EXPLODING" IS KNOWN BY ACURA (HONDA) TO BE A DEFECT. HERE IS A VERY LONG THREAD REGARDING THE TOPIC : HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=549093 I BELIEVE THIS PART SHOULD BE RECALLED BY ACURA. IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I WAS LUCKY IN THE SENSE THAT MY MIRROR EXPLODED WHEN II WASN'T IN THE CAR. WHAT IF I WAS DRIVING? THE BLACK LIQUID DISSOLVES PLASTIC. IMAGINE WHAT IT WOULD DO TO MY EYES IF I WAS DRIVING AND THE MIRROR EXPLODED. IT COULD CAUSE ME TO BE IN A FATAL ACCIDENT KILLING ME OR OTHERS. I CALLED STERLING ACURA OF AUSTIN AND VERIFIED THERE IS NOT A FACTORY RECALL ON THIS PART. I ALSO CALLED THE PART MANUFACTURER, MAGNA DONNELLY, AND THEY ARE NOT INTERESTED IN REPLACING THE PART AT THEIR EXPENSE. *TR

I OWN 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL, IT WAS SERVICED ALL THE TIME AT ACURA DEALERSHIPS, CURRENTLY HAVE ABOUT 82,500 MILES ON ODOMETER. MY TRANSMISSION A FEW DAYS AGO STARTED MAKING HARSH SHIFTS IN THE RANGE 20-40 MPH. TODAY I EXPERIENCED A CRITICAL SITUATION ON HIGHWAY, WHEN PULLED IN FROM THE RAMP AT THE SPEED ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR, MY CAR ACCIDENTALLY LOWERED TO RPM LOWER THAN 1000 AND THEN AFTER A SECOND ACCELERATED AGAIN. I WAS SCARED TO SPEED IT UP AGAIN ABOVE 60 MPH, AND WENT OUT OF HIGHWAY ON NEXT EXIT. THEN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP RIGHT AFTER THIS EVENT. TECHNICIAN FOUND THAT MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AND REQUIRES REPLACEMENT, WHICH GOING TO COST ME WITH WORK ABOUT $6000. THIS IS THE FIRST SERIOUS ISSUE WITH MY CAR ENGINE IN WHOLE HISTORY OF USE. STRANGE, DEALERS OF ILLLINOIS, MICHIGAN AND CALIFORNIOA WERE TELLING US ALL THE TIME THAT WE ARE VERY CAREFUL CUSTOMERS AND KEEP OUR CAR IN VERY GOOD CONDITION. IT IS TRULY VERY CLEAN WITH ONLY DEFECT IN IT - TRANSMISSION. WE WANT TO KNOW - WHAT WE DID WRONG? *TR

2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER CC LETTER TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET THE AIR BAG RECALL PERFORMED, BUT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP FROM THE DEALER. *JB