2002 Acura TL complaints

DT: THE CONSUMER FILED A PREVIOUS COMPLAINT ON THE SRS OF THE AIRBAG, ODI 10137149 . THE CONSUMER REFUSED TO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO HER PREVIOUS COMPLAINT AND WISHED TO FILE A SEPARATE COMPLAINT ON THE SAME VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER WAS HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE BLOWER MOTOR RESISTOR THAT WENT TO THE HEATER, THE AIR CONDITIONER, AND WITH THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DASHBOARD. THE WIRES MELTED. THE CONSUMER DID NOT SEE FLAMES, BUT FELT THERE WAS A FIRE. THE CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE SHE WAS TOLD IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED HONDA MANUFACTURER, WHO WAS SUPPOSE TO CALL THE CONSUMER BACK. THERE HAVE BEEN NO REPAIRS AT THIS TIME. *AK

DT: 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. THE CONSUMER STATES THE SRS INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON. THE DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS A FAULTY OPDS UNIT. THE PROBLEM HAS NOT BEEN FIXED. THERE IS A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS. THE LIGHT CAME ON APPROXIMATELY 2 MONTHS AGO AND HAS NOT GONE OFF.*AK

INSPECTION OF TWO FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS FOUND TO BE WORN OUT. VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 75,000 MILES. IN THE WORST CASE, THE BALL JOINT COULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE. THIS WOULD RESULT IN AN ABRUPT VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD GREATLY BE REDUCED. THE PARTS ARE BEING REPLACED AND THE OLD PARTS WILL BE RETAINED. *NM

THE DEALER REFUSED TO PERFORM RECALL REPAIRS TO THE VEHICLES TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *NM RECALL CAMPAIGN: 04V176000. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE WARRANTY WAS CANCELLED. THE CONSUMER REQUESTS REIMBURSEMENT. *TC *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. KNOWN PROBLEM FOR 1999-2002 ACURA TL, BUT ALL HONDA/ACURA DOES TO FIX THE PROBLEM, IS REPLACE IT WITH ANOTHER TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS AGAIN. SLIPS, DISENGAGES, AND STALLS IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET. *NM

THE FRONT DISC BRAKES ROTORS ON THE 2002 ACURA TL WEAR UNEVENLY OR SWELL IN THE HEAT. THIS CAUSES THE STEERING WHEEL OF THE CAR, AND THUS THE CAR, TO SHAKE DURING STOPS. THIS CONDITION HAPPENS WHILE STOPPING SLOWLY OR QUICKLY. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE. WE HAVE TAKEN OUR CAR IN 4 TIMES TO HAVE THE ROTORS GROUND AND EACH TIME THERE HAS BEEN SOMEONE ELSE WAITING IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM GOES AWAY AFTER SERVICING BUT ALWAYS RETURNS. ACURA HAS REFUSED TO ACKNOWLEDGE A PROBLEM WITH THESE ROTORS.

DT: THE VEHICLE 2002 HONDA ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S, THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION CONCERNING THE SECOND GEAR. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THE FIRST TIME THEY REPAIRED IT. THE VEHICLE WAS FINE FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN THE PROBLEM RECURRED. HE TOOK IT BACK TO A DEALER, AND THEY REPAIRED IT AGAIN. THEY REPAIRED THE RECALL THREE TIMES. THE FOURTH TIME A DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT HE COULD NOT HEAR THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE. HE TOLD THE CONSUMER, THAT MAYBE THEY JUST SWITCHED IT THE LAST THREE TIMES TO MAKE HIM HAPPY. THE PART WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE EVERY TIME THE PART WAS REPLACED IT GOT AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR 100,000 MILES. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, WHO TOLD HIM TO TAKE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP. AND THEN THE ACURA REPRESENTATIVE REFUSED TO SEE CONSUMER. THE FIRST DEALERSHIP THAT DID REPAIRS WAS ACURA OF BROOKFIELD 191800 WEST BLUEMOUND ROAD BROOKFIELD, WI 53045 262-785-1918. THE SECOND AND THIRD WAS ACURA OF LIBERTYVILLE 1620 SOUTH MILWAUKEE AVE. LIBERTYVILLE, IL 847-680-7333, AND THE FOURTH WAS DAVID HOBBS HONDA 6100 NORTH GREEN BAY AVE. GLENDALE, WI 53209 414-352-6100, AND THIS WAS THE SAME DEALER WHERE CONSUMER PURCHASED VEHICLE. *AK

SUDDEN, LOUD GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM REAR DISC BRAKES. AT SAME TIME, SRS INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. CONTACTED ACURA DEALER, CLAIR ACURA OF WALPOLE MA, UNABLE TO SERVICE FOR AT LEAST A WEEK, DIDN'T APPEAR CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY ISSUES. TOOK CAR TO TIRE/BREAK SPECIALIST WHO IMMEDIATLEY DIAGNOSED TOTAL BRAKE FAILURE, CALIPERS WERE LOCKED FROZEN. CALLED ACURA DEALER, STILL UNCONCERNED, KNEW NOTHING ABOUT OTHER VEHICLES WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS. HAD CAR REPAIRED IMMEDIATLEY BY BREAK SPECIALIST - REPLACED CALIPERS, ROTORS, BRAKE FLUID, COMPLETE BRAKE PACKAGE.

FIVE TRANSMISSIONS WITHIN 5 MONTHS. ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO SAFETY RECALL. SERIOUS SAFTEY CONCERNS WITH THIS PARTICULAR AUTOMOBILE. ACURA WILL NOT BUY BACK.

DT: THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA 3.2TL. THE CONTACT STATES THAT IN AUGUST 2003 THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING THE PASSENGER TO MOVE FORWARD. TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AGAIN ON JUNE 28, 2005. BOTH TIMES VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE . ONE MONTH AGO HE GOT INTO AN ACCIDENT GOING ABOUT 5-8 MPH BECAUSE THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD. MANUFACTURER HAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. *AK

I AM ON MY TENTH TRANSMISSION ON AN '02 ACURA TL TYPE S. ACURA IS WELL AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND WILL DO NOTHING BUT CONTINUE TO PUT IN BAD TRANNIES. SOMEONE NEEDS TO STOP THIS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!

THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED EVEN AFTER ACURA HAS REPLACED IT THREE TIMES ON THEIR RECALL. ADDITIONALLY WHEN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKS UP IT IS SO VIOLENT THAT IT BREAKS THE ENGINE MOUNTS.

TRANSMISSION ACTING UP FOR MONTHS. UNABLE TO DUPLICATE PROBLEM WITH DEALER ON SEVERAL LONG VISITS. TRANSMISSION WAS REACHING DANGEROUS LEVEL, NOT SHIFTING, REVVING WITHOUT ENGAGING, ETC. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 38,000 MILES OR SO (NOT SURE SPECIFICALLY). STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. DEALERSHIP NOT VERY HELPFUL. HONDA IS COVERING UP TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. SERVICE STINKS. *JB

2002 ACURA TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *BF THE CONSUMER HAD THE RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION PERFORMED, BUT THE VEHICLE IS PERFORMING POORLY AGAIN. *JB *NM

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN STALLING WHILE ON THE ROAD. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR CHECK UP, AND RESULTS SHOWED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION.*AK

2002 ACURA 3.2TL TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING. ***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE CONSUMER'S TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND GEAR. THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL CAMPAIGN REFERENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING BUT WAS UNSURE WHAT COMPONENT WAS CAUSING THE PROBLEM. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ONCE PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION AT 50000 MILES. *NM

WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION JERKED. CONSUMER PULLED OVER, AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED. DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FOUR TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE SO BRIGHT THAT THEY BLIND OTHER DRIVERS WHEN ON THE ROAD AND COME OVER A HILL. THIS IS INCREASING THE OWNER'S CHANCE OF AN ACCIDENT BECAUSE THE OTHER DRIVERS ARE NOT ABLE TO VIEW THE ROAD, AND COULD CAUSE A HEAD ON COLLISION BETWEEN TWO VEHICLES. MANUFACTURER HAS BEEN INFORMED BY THE CONSUMER.*AK

CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. DEALER STATED THERE WAS NO DISCOLORATION, AND PLACED INJECT INTO THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER EXPERIENCED SECOND GEAR SLIPPAGE. DEALER URGED CONSUMER TO BRING THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, WHO TEST DROVE THE VEHICLE, AND STATED THERE WAS DEFINITELY A PROBLEM, AND THE MANUFACTURER NEEDED TO AUTHORIZE ANY FURTHER REPAIRS. NO RECALL FOUND. **AK

I AM ON MY 6TH TRANSMISSION IN A 3 YEAR OLD VEHICLE. THE 5TH ALMOST CAUSED A WRECK WHICH WOULD HAVE HIT THE SPOT WHERE MY 3 YEAR OLD WAS SITTING. THE 5TH TRANSMISSION LASTED ONLY 3 WEEKS! THIS CAR IS PAID FOR AND I WANTED TO KEEP IT FOREVER. BUT, APPARENTLY, I WILL BE FORCED TO SELL IT(FOR NEXT TO NOTHING) BEFORE 100K MILES SINCE ACURA WILL ONLY REPLACE THEIR BAD TRANNY WITH A BADDER ONE FOR UP TO 100K MILES. I DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE. TWICE I HAVE HAD NEAR MISSES WHILE TRYING TO GET TO A SAFE PLACE AFTER THE TRANSMISSION TOTALLY LOCKED UP ON ME. CAN'T ANYONE DO ANYTHING ABOUT THIS?!?! HOW IS IT LEGAL, OR ETHICAL (EVEN THOUGH ETHICS SEEMS TO BE A THING OF THE PAST IN BUSINESS ANYMORE) TO CONTINUALLY PUT PEOPLE, AND THEIR FAMILIES, BACK ON THE STREET KNOWING THESE CARS ARE STILL UNSAFE. I AM SORRY, BUT I USED TO BELIEVE ACURA/HONDA WAS ABOVE THAT. OBVIOUSLY, I WAS WRONG. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED IN 2002 ACURA TL-S. THE CAR WOULD REV WHEN THE GAS PEDAL WAS PUSHED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH. THEN THE CAR SLOWED DOWN AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT ALL AND WAS NOT MOVING. *AK

ACURA TL TYPE-S (2002) TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 34,500 MILES. TRANSMISSION FAILED 2-3 MONTHS AFTER SERVICE AT AN AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER WHICH SUPPOSEDLY INCLUDED INSTALLATION OF THE OIL KIT RECOMMENDED IN THE RECALL NOTICE FROM HONDA\ACURA. INSTALLATION OF SAID KIT WAS TO HAVE PROVIDED A PERMANENT REPAIR. NOTIFED CAR WAS READY FOR PICKUP 1/27/05 - PICKED UP 1/28 AND DROVE APPROX. 8 MILES TO WORK - CAR OVERHEATED. RETURNED TO DEALERSHIP 6 HOURS LATER - CAR OVERHEATED AGAIN WITH TEMP GAUGE GOING PAST THE HIGH POINT OFF THE SCALE. TOLD IT WILL BE RE-EVALUATED ON 1/31/05.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTER STATE. VEHICLE STARTED JERKING, AND WOULD'NT ACCELERATE TO SPEED OF MORE THAN 5 MPH, BEFORE FAILING TO ACCELERATE AT ALL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP, WHERE THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS NOT PROVIDED TO THE CONSUMER. *AK

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AND WAS REPLACED, THEN TRANSMISSION WENT OUT A SECOND TIME, AND TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN. CONSUMER WAS CHARGED AND THE LABOR WAS REDUCED. *AK

RANDOM CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM POSSIBLY RADIO OR SEAT BELTS.*AK

WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR RIGHT TURN A LOUD BUZZING NOISE STARTED COMING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONSUMER NOTICED WHILE STARTING UP THE VEHICLE A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE WAS HEARD COMING FROM THE FRONT AS WELL. THE CONSUMER DROVE TO THE DEALER. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE MECHANIC ALSO INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE VEHICLE OPERATING AS DESIGNED. PLEASE FILL ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *JB

JUST BOUGHT A PRE-OWNED USED 2002 ACURA 3.2TL-TYPES 1/11/05 FROM AN ACURA DEALER IN ARDMORE, PA. IT WAS SUPPOSE TO BE CERTIFIED LIKE NEW. AFTER THE SECOND OFF THE LOT, MY CAR STARTED TO JUST REVVED UP, WANTING TO CHANGE GEARS ALL BY ITSELF. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A LONG TO CHANGE GEARS WHILE I'M DRIVING, SOMETIMES IT JUST REVS UP AND DOESN'T CHANGE GEARS. DRIVING DOWN THE SCHUKYL EXPRESSWAY, IT DOWN SHIFTED ON ME AND THERE WAS A MACK TRUCK BARRELING DOWN MY BEHIND. IMAGINE IF THE CAR CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP. MY CAR WOULD HAVE BEEN FLYING OFF THE ROAD OR THE TRUCK COULD SWERVE AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE NEXT LANE. THEN ALL THESE LIGHTS CAME ON. THE NEXT MORNING THE SAME THINGS HAPPENED. TOOK IT TO THE DEARL ON 1/13/05 AND HE SAID IT PROBABLY WAS A MECHANICAL PROBLEM. NO SH** SHERLOCK. WHAT DO YOU THINK A IT WAS, A GOBLIN IN UNDER THE HOOD? I DID A FULL RESEARCH FROM BBB, CARSURVEY.ORG, HERE, AND MANY OTHER PLACES AND IT IS CONSISTENT THAT HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS ARE OF THE SAME TYPE AND ACURA DOESN'T WANT TO ACKNOWLEDGE IT. WHAT ARE THEY STUPID. I ALSO WORK AT A RESTAURANT WHERE THE ACURA DEALER IS. IMAGINE IF I STARTED PASSING OUT MINI CARDS TO TELLS THE CUSTOMER AND I'M PRETTY SURE THAT SOME OF THEM ARE ACURA CUSTOMERS ALSO, THEY THESE CARS HAVE MAJOR PROBLEMS. I DON'T THINK THEY WILL BE IN BUSINESS LONG. IF THEY CAN'T FIX IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME THEN I WILL BE FORCED TO PASS OUT THOSE CARDS AND CONTACT A LAWYER. *JB

MY 2002 ACURA TLS WAS RECALLED BY HONDA NA FOR POSSIBLE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I RESPONDED TO THE RECALL & TOOK THE CAR TO MY LOCAL DEALER. AFTER DOING THE WORK REQUIRED BY HONDA NA, I DROVE THE CAR HOME. APPROXIMATELY 2 WEEKS LATER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HONDA NA REFUSES TO REPLACE OR REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION BECAUSE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I HAVE ALREADY REPLACED 2 (TWO) TRANSMISSIONS IN THIS CAR BECAUSE OF FAILURE AT MY EXPENSE. IN MY OPINION, THEY NEED TO HONOR THE RECALL NOTICE & REPLACE THIS TRANSMISSION. CURRENTLY, THE CAR IS SETTING IN THE GARAGE UNABLE TO DRIVE. I WOULD NOT HAVE TAKEN THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER IF IT WERE NOT FOR THE RECALL NOTICE. THE TRANSMISSION WORKED FINE UNTIL THE REQUIRED RECALL WORK WAS DONE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TEMPORALLY, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO LURCH FORWARD. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED, BUT DID NOT RESOLVE THE PROBLEM. *AK

RECALL CAMPAIGN DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION. *BF THE FIRST TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 48,000 MILES AND AGAIN AT 72,000 MILES. *JB

THE CONSUMER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE NEW AND WITHIN 10000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED. AT 18000 MILES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN, THEN AGAIN AT 35000 MILES. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN THROUGH FIVE TRANSMISSION INCLUDING THE ONE THAT IS IN THE VEHICLE RIGHT NOW. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *JB

RECALL CAMPAIGN 99V089000; CONSUMER'S SON WAS INVOLVED IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT WHICH MAY HAVE BEEN A RESULT OF THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL. *BF *SC (LETTER FROM THE LAWYER, RICHARD KAUFMAN)*JB

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP TWICE, CAR FAILED IN THE MIDDLE OF TRAFFIC, AXLE BROKE 2ND TIME AS A RESULT, CAR STALLS, THIS IS A 2002 WITH ONLY 40K MILES!!! AND IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE MADE BY HONDA!!*AK

1. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND JERKED THE CAR VIOLENTLY SEVERAL TIMES. 2. TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND AT 52,000 MILES. 3. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DEALER.*AK

NHTSA RECALL 04V176000 ON THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALER ON NOVEMBER 2, 2004 AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS WOULD NOT BE AVAILABLE UNTIL JANUARY 10, 2005. *JB

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFT AT CONSTANT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. NEAR MISS MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENT. TRANSMISSION SCHEDULED TO BE REPLACED WITH REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

EXPERIENCE PROBLEMS WITH TRANSMISSION. REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, THEN RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE FOR THE TRANSMISSION. *BF THE PROBLM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. *SC

BRAKE FAILURE OCCURRED WITH SUCH LITTLE USAGE. THE FRONT AND REAR DISC BRAKES WERE REPLACED. *BF THE BRAKES WERE EXTREMELY WORN OUT PREMATURELY WHICH PROGRESSED TO METAL TO METAL CONTACT. THERE WAS SEVER PULSATION WHEN THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. *SC

NOISE WHEN GOING FROM PARK TO REVERSE AND REVERSE TO PARK. RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE AFTER TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACE. *BF *SC

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S THAT HAS TWO DEFECTIVE PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. TWO WEEKS AGO, TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL BY ACURA. NOW IT IS SLIPPING AGAIN. I HAVE DONE EXTENSIVE RESEARCH ON THIS PROBLEM AND IT SEEMS TO BE QUITE MAJOR.*AK I AM SCHEDULED TO RETURN THE CAR TO THE ACURA DEALER ON 12.1 TO LOOK AT THE PROBLEM AGAIN. HOWEVER, I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS RECURRING PROBLEM WITH BE QUITE PROBEMATIC AND HAS CASUED MY CAR TO NOW LONGER BE A SAFE AND RELIABLE MODE OF (EXPENSIVE) TRANSPORTATION. ONE ISSUE OF THE RECALL IS THAT THE SECOND GEAR CAN GET HOT AND CHIPPING AND COULD CAUSE THE TRANS TO LOCK UP RESULTING IN A CRASH. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT IN THE HOPES THAT I CAN GET SOME TYPE OF COMPENSATION FOR MY VEHICLE AND GET A DIFFERENT ONE.

THE VEHICLE'S TRANSMISSION FAILED. *NM *SC

IN FALL OF 2002, MY ACURA TL TYPE S STARTING HAVING TROUBLE SHIFTING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. IT PROGRESSED FROM THERE BY NOT SHIFTING AT ALL WHILE ACCELERATING OR DOWNSHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR WHILE DRIVING 45-50 MPH AND CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK. FINALLY, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. I HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP WHERE A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. IT WAS FINE FOR THE NEXT TWO YEARS BUT I DID NOTICE IT NOT SHIFTING AS SMOOTHLY AS IT HAD PREVIOUSLY. IN AUGUST 2004, THE DEALER INFORMED ME THAT A RECALL WAS PLACED ON A PART IN THE TRANSMISSION HAVING TO DO WITH 2ND GEAR. AFTER THIS WAS REPLACED, MY TRANSMISSION WAS NEVER THE SAME. IT BEGAN SHIFTING VERY HARD FROM 2ND TO 3RD AND THEN WOULDN'T GO INTO GEAR. IT WOULD MAKE A HORRIBLE GRINDING NOISE SOMETIMES AND THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. THE VSA LIGHTS AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAD COME ON ALSO. THIS ALL STARTING OCCURRING TWO DAYS BEFORE OUR SCHEDULED APPT. WITH THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR LOOKED AT. IT HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER (WHICH IS WHERE IT IS RIGHT NOW AS I TYPE THIS LETTER) AND IT HAS TO HAVE A BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION AGAIN! I AM VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THIS, ESPECIALLY SINCE I HAVE READ ALL THE OTHER COMPLAINTS OTHER ACURA TL OWNERS HAVE WRITTEN AND MOST HAVE MISSED HAVING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS ONLY BY THE GRACE OF GOD. SOMETHING SERIOUSLY NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT THIS.

TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INTO 1ST AT 40-45 MPH. COULD HAVE CAUSED CRASH IN TRAFFIC.*AK

ACURA TL-S 2002 *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILED, CAUSING CAR TO COME TO A COMPLETE JOLTING STOP AND CAUSING THE AXLE TO BREAK OVER THE FORCE OF THE STOP. DEALER HAS STATED THIS IS COMMON WITH 90% OF ALL 2000-2002 ACURA TL'S.. MANAFACTURE DEFECT.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MY VEHICLE WILL SOON HAVE ITS FOURTH TRANSMISSION INSTALLED DUE TO A MANUFACTURER'S DEFECT. THE TRANSMISSIONS HAVE BEEN REPLACED IN THE PAST UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY GIVEN BY THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER THEY ARE USING RECONDITIONED TRANSMISSIONS TO REPLACE THE FAILED UNITS.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED.*JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE CREATED A SITUATION WHERE THERE WAS A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER DUE TO GEAR SLIPPAGE FOLLOWED BY THE TRANSMISSION SLAMMING INTO GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO OVER ACCELERATE CREATING A DANGEROUS CONDITION. THE MANUFACTURER HAS AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION, BUT TRANSMISSION FAILURES WITH THIS MODEL CAR ARE WIDELY KNOWN. THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION BEFORE DANGEROUS FAILURES OCCUR. *NM

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR. ALREADY REPLACED ONCE WITH APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MILES. ON MY WAY TO ANOTHER ONE NOW. TRANSMISSION STILL NOT PERFORMING WELL. HAD "OIL COOLER" RECALL PERFORMED. STILL HAVING PROBLEMS. ACURA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE NOW!*AK

MICHELIN PILOT PERFORMANCE TIRE - P215-50RIT93B - DOT B938CTTX0301. THESE TIRES HAVE HAD DIFFICULTY PERFORMING ON THE ROAD CASUSING ME TO HAVE TWO BLOWOUTS 8/03 AND 1/04 WITH REPLACEMENT OF RIM RIGHT FRONT 2X IN FRONT AND BACK RIGHT 6/04.