2002 Acura TL complaints

MY 2000 AND 2002 ACURA TLS HAVE BOTH HAD TOTAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. BOTH EXPERIENCED ERRATIC SHIFTING, FLASHING DRIVE GEAR INDICATOR, AND FINALLY COMPLETE FAILURE IN THE 50 - 60000 MILE RANGE.*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION HARD SHIFT FROM REVERSE INTO DRIVE; SLIPS FROM 2ND INTO 3RD AND BACK. ACURA HAS ISSUED RECALL - DEALER REPLACED TRANS WITH REBUILT UNIT. DEALER ADMITS THEY ARE AWARE OF DOCUMENTED CASES WHERE REBUILT TRANS INSTALLED TO RESOLVE ISSUE HAVE FAILED. DEALER RECOMMENDED I MEET WITH HONDA DISTRICT MGR, BUT ADMITTED HONDA HAS BEEN UNWILLING TO OFFER ANY OTHER REMEDY THAN THE REBUILT TRANSMISSION. *AK

NO SOUNDS OR SIGNS WERE GIVEN WHEN THE TRANSMISSION GAVE OUT ON A NEWLY ACQUIRED USED ACURA 3.2TL.*AK

I HAVE A 2002 TL LEASE IN NOVEMBER OF 2002. GOT MY FIRST NEW TRANSMISSION AT AROUND 30,000 MILES, IN LATE SEPTEMBER 2002. IT DOWNSHIFTED ON THE FREEWAY ON THE OFFRAMP TO ACURA OXMOOR IN LOUISVILLE GOING 60 MPH, THEN THE ENGINE REVVED AND I COULDN'T STOP IT. I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE. MY NOW EX-HUSBAND INSISTED WE LEASE THE CAR AND NOW I'M STUCK WITH IT IN THE DIVORCE, IT'S OVER MILAGE AND IN ORDER TO GET THE MILAGE FORGIVEN I HAVE TO BUY IT FROM THEM IN NOVEMBER AT AN INFLATED PRICE AND WITH BAD CREDIT FROM MY DIVORCE. THE TRADE IN VALUE HAS FALLEN $7000 SINCE FEBRUARY. OH YES, AT 86,000 MILES THE SECOND TRANNY HAS GONE BAD. THIS TIME IT DOWNSHIFTED AGAIN WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON A SLICK STREET IN THE RAIN. THESE TRANSMISSIONS FAIL WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS THE THRID TRANSMISSION AND THE CAR HAS LOST ALL ITS VALUE BECAUSE IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM I'M AFRAID TO DRIVE IT.*AK

THIS INVOLVES MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S AND THE BRAKING SYSTEM. I HAVE APROX. 22,000 MILES ON MY CAR. ON A RECENT TRIP FROM LOS ANGELES TO LAS VEGAS I NOTICED AN UNUSUAL AMOUT OF VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING THE CAR FROM HIGH SPEEDS (70'S). I HAD THIS HAPPEN TO ME EARLIER AND THE DEALER TURNED AND RESURFACED THE ROTORS AND REPLACED THE PADS WITH "NON DESTRUCTIVE" NEW ONES. THE EARLEIR EVENT HAPPENED AROUND 15,000 MILES OR SO. LAST WEEK MY TRANSMISSION FAILED (HONDA IS NOW RECALLING) AND I INFORMED THE SERVICE TECH OF MY RECURRING BRAKING PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD TODAY, BY KEYS ACURA VAN NUYS, CA THAT THEY WEREN'T GOING TO FIX THE BRAKES AND I SHOULD PAY TO HAVE THE NOW WARPED ROTORS REPLACED WHEN THE PADS WEAR OUT! I COULDN'T BELIEVE THIS! THIS IS THE FIRST CAR I'VE OWNED THAT HAD 2 MAJOR BRAKING FAILEURES IN LESS THAN 20000 MILES AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO REPAIR IT. I BELIEVE THIS IS OF GREAT SAFTEY CONCERN AND NOT AT ALL NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR! I DON'T LIVE IN SAN FRANSISCO WHERE THE HILLS CAN TEAR UP YOUR BRAKES. I KNOW OTHER ACURA OWNERS HAVE THIS ISSUE WITH THE BREAKS AND I PERSONALLY THINK THEY ARE ENDANGERING PEOPLE BY NEGLECTING TO SERVICE THIS DANGEROUS FAILURE. I HOPE YOU CAN HELP GET THEM TO ACT RESPONSIBILITY. *AK

SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTS WHILE DRIVING AT NORMAL HIGHWAY SPEED CAUSING EXTREME SPEED CHANGES. *LA

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL, TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 34000 MILES. I KNOW ACURA HAS A PROBLEM, BUT ARE THEY DOING ANYTHING TO FIX IT. I MANAGE TO KEEP THE CAR STEADILY ON THE HIGHWAY, DOING 80 MPH WHEN IT FAILED WITH MY WIFE AND SON IN THE CAR. BUT I COULD LOSE CONTROL AND HIT OTHER CARS WHICH I ALMOST DID. I KNOW IF IT WAS MY MOM DRIVING IT SHE WOULD HAVE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR. THEY NEED TO LET US KNOW IF THIS CAR IS SAFE ANYMORE, AT LEAST I NEED TO KNOW. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, AND IT HAS HAD ITS TRANSMISSION REPLACED APPROXIMATELY 8 MONTHS AGO. YESTERDAY MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER. THE DEALERSHIP HAS NOTIFIED ME SAYING THAT A PART INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED, AND IS NOW BEING ORDERED. THE PART WILL TAKE A LITTLE OVER A WEEK TO COME IN. I FIND THIS TO BE RIDICULOUS, TO HAVE TO TAKE MY CAR IN FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *AK

FAILURE OF ACURA 3.2 TL-S TRANSMISSION. *AK

2002 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAILURE WITH LESS THAN 27000 MILES ON THE CAR. ACURA REPALCED THE TRANSMISSION

WHILE DRIVING UNDER ICY ROAD CONDITIONS THE FRONT PASSENGER TIRE BLEW OUT. THE CONSUMER REPLACED THE TIRE AND 5 MONTHS LATER THE REPLACEMENT TIRE BLEWOUT. *MR ON THE FIRST INCIDENT, CONSUMER NOTICED A BUBBLE ON THE RIGHT REAR TIRE SIDEWALL. ON THE SECOND INCIDENT, A BUBBLE WAS ALSO SEEN BUT THIS TIME IT WAS LOCATED ON THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SIDEWALL. ON BOTH INCIDENTS, BOTH TIRES WERE REPLACED. *LA

TRANSMISSION IN AN '02 ACURA TL-S FAILED FOR THE SECOND TIME, THIS TIME ON MY WAY TO TO WORK. DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, AND WHEN ASKED WHAT REASSURANCE I HAD THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN... THE DEALER STATED THEY HADN'T REPLACED ANY TRANSMISSIONS MORE THAN ONCE... BUT THEY JUST HAD MINE. THE NEW TRANSMISSION STILLS SHIFTS INCONSISTENTLY AND MOST OF THE TIME HARSHLY... ESPECIALLY UNDER HARD ACCELERATION (1ST - 2ND UPSHIFT).

MY TRANSMISSION ON MY ACURA 2002 TL TYPE S FAILED AND IS BEING REPLACED BY ACURA. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S FAILED THIS WEEK. FROM OTHER SOURCES, THIS APPEARS TO HAVE HAPPENED WITH MANY MORE OWNERS OF THE SAME VEHICLE MODEL. I THINK A RECALL SHOULD BE STARTED TO FIX ALL THE MODELS CONTAINING THIS TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE IT WITH A BETTER DESIGN.

SINCE DECEMBER 2002 THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD THREE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED. DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS AT NO COST TO CONSUMER, WHO FELT THAT TRANSMISSIONS SHOULD NOT HAVE MALFUNCTIONED SO SOON IN THE FIRST PLACE.*AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE JUST LIKE EVERBODY ELSE WITH THESES CARS . *AK

I AM ONE OF THOUSANDS OF OWNERS OF AN ACURA 3.2 TL WITH THE 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHO HAS HAD HIS SUDDENLY FAIL ON THEM WHILE DRIVING. WHILE DRIVING,THE CAR WITHOUT WARNING SLIPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR, AND IT IS NOW CONSISTENTLY SLIPPING WHILE CHANGING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEARS. WITHIN THE LAST WEEK, HONDA OF AMERICA HAS RECALLED OVER 600,000 5 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS IN THEIR HONDA PILOT, ACURA ODYSSEY, AND ACURA MDX MODELS BECAUSE OF THE POSSIBLE SAFETY HAZARD. THE TRANSMISSION FOUND IN THE ACURA CL/TL MODEL IS THE EXACT SAME TRANSMISSION, AND CLEARLY SUFFERS FROM THE SAME DEFECT. IT IS AS MUCH A SAFETY ISSUE IN THE CL/TL, AND OTHER MODEL LINES AS WELL, AND THERE ARE OVER 2000 PEOPLE WHO FEEL THE SAME WAY AND SIGNED THIS ONLINE PETITION HTTP://WWW.PETITIONONLINE.COM/ACURA/PETITION.HTML MY ONLY SAVING GRACE WAS THAT NO ONE WAS ON THE ROAD IMMEDIATELY BEHIND ME DURING THIS EPISODE, OR ELSE I MIGHT HAD TO REPORT A CRASH WITH AN INJURY OR FATALITY. *JB

THE AUTO TRANSMISSION SLIPS FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. THE CAR DID NOT ACCELLERATE IN HIGHWAY. CHECK ENGINE, VSA, AND TRACTION LIGHTS WENT ON. THE D5 BLINKING. THE ENGINE WAS RUNNING IN 2-3RD GEARS ONLY. DROVE TO THE ACURA DEALER. THEY ARE LOOKING AT IT RIGHT NOW.

AT APPROXIMATELY 35,000 MY 2002 ACURA TL 3.2 TYPE S EXPERIENCED MAJOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE - COMPLETE LOSS OF THIRD GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WHERE WE BOUGHT THE CAR REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A "NEW" UNIT. I SPECIFICALLY ASKED IF THE UNIT WAS NEW AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS INDEED. AFTER ONE WEEK, THE SHIFT PATTERN WAS STILL QUITE ROUGH AND WE SMELLED BURNT TRANSMISSION FLUID. WE RETURNED THE CAR TOT HE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION - THEY DISCOVERED METAL PARTICLE CONTAMINATION IN THE TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER ADVISED US THAT THE CAR NEEDED ANOTHER TRANSMISSION - THIS TIME I VERIFIED THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION WAS NOT NEW, BUT A REMANUFACTURED UNIT (THE SAME AS THE PREVIOUS REPLACEMENT). OUR VEHICLE HAD THE THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED - HOWEVER, I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED IN THE LEVEL OF CUSTOMER SERVICE DISPLAYED BY ACURA AND ITS REPRESENTATIVES. *AK

BRAKES FAIL EVERY 15,000 MILES ACCORDING TO HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE THIS IS A NORMAL CONDITION. *AK

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT WHEN THE VEHICAL FLOORED IT OWN GAS PEDDAL. I WAS ABLE TO STOP BY BOTH FEET ON THE BRAKE, BUT ENGINE CONTINUED FULL ACCELERATION. TRYING TO GET HOME USING HEAVY BREAK PRESSURE THE GAS PEDDEL RELEASED (FIVE MINUTES LATTER).*AK

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT A BRAKE PROBLEM. DEFECTIVE ROTORS ARE CAUSING THE STEERING WHEEL TO SHIMMY.*AK THE ROTORS WERE RESURFACED NO NUMEROUS OCCASIONS BUT THE PROBLEM PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER AND DEALER ARE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM BUT HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PROVIDE A PERMANENT REPAIR OR ADDITIONAL ASSISTANCE. *NM

TRANSMISSION FAILED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK WHEN THE CONSUMER PUT THE SHIFTER INTO DRIVE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *NM

I OWN A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL THAT WAS BROUGHT IN TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY DUE TO SOME PROBLEMS I WAS EXPERIENCING WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION BUT THEY WOULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY. IT IS ASTOUNDING THAT A CAR THIS YOUNG WOULD NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION AND I AM FRUSTRATED WITH THE PERSISTANT PROMBLEMS WITH THIS CAR. THIS IS ONE OF MULTIPLE PROBLEMS. THEY HAVE ALL BEEN UNDER THE WARRANTY BUT IT IS EXTREMELY DISRUPTIVE TO KEEP BRINGING IT IN.

TRANSMISSION WENT 2X IN VEHICLE BEFORE A YEAR PASSED. FIRST TIME FEB 2003 & SECOND TIME JAN 2004. ACURA DO NOT WANT TO GIVE ME ANOTHER VEHICLE OR END MY LEASE. THEY JUST WANT TO KEEP FIXING THIS CAR. I AM STRESSSSING OUT OVER THIS.*AK I JUST WANT EVERYONE TO KNOW HOW ACURA TREATS THEIR CUSTOMER.

MY TRANSMISSION DIED ON 21 NOV 2003, @ 42,500 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED IT. AGAIN, I SUFFERED A FAILURE, ON 23 JAN 2004...I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN, BUT DEALER STATED IT WAS THE IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE...WHICH - HE SAID...CAN MIMIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE DUE TIO IMPROPER ENGINE COMMANDS. I'M NOT SURE I BELIEVE THIS. THIS IS AN ACURA 3.2 TL/TYPE S MODEL. *AK

TWO TIRE BLOW OUTS IN 4 MONTHS. FIRST TIRE HAD BUBBLE CAUSED BY NON LEVEL ROAD SURFACE WHICH WOULD NOT QUALIFY AS A DIVOT OR POTHOLE. SECOND TIRE COMPLETELY BLEW OUT AFTER HITTING ROUGH ROAD AT 40-50 MPH AND CAUSED DAMAGE TO RIM TOTALING OVER 1000 DOLLARS. COMPLETELY INEXCUSABLE BECAUSE TIRE PRESSURE WAS ADEQUATE, CAR WAS SERVICED PREVIOUS WEEK AND THERE WERE NO DEFECTS AT TIME OF SERVICE. *CB

MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. WHEN IT FAILED THE FIRST TIME IN JANUARY OF 2003, I WAS EXITING THE INTERSTATE WITH MY CHILD IN THE CAR. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, BUT IT MADE ME REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IF IT HAPPENED A MINUTE EARLIER ON THE INTERSTATE IN HIGH SPEED TRAFFIC. IT FAILED THE SECOND TIME JUNE 20, 2003, AND THE DEALER TELLS ME ACURA DOES NOT HAVE ANY NEW TRANSMISSIONS AVAILABLE. THEY WANT TO GIVE ME A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION. I DON'T THINK IT IS SAFE TO GIVE A CUSTOMER A PREVIOUSLY FAILED TRANSMISSION.

MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, WITH @ 41,000 MILES ON IT LOST ITS TRANSMISSION WITHIN ABOUT 20 MINUTES OF DRIVING TIME. I NOTICED SLIPPAGE AND HEAVY REVVING ON THE WAY HOME FROM WORK ON SATURDAY. MONDAY MORNING I GOT IN THE CAR, BACKED OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY AND COULD NOT PUT IT INTO A FORWARD GEAR WITHOUT GREAT DIFFICULTY. WITHIN TWO MILES, IT REVVED HEAVILY AT STOPLIGHTS AND WOULD NOT MOVE FORWARD. TOW TRUCK WAS CALLED AFTER HARROWING EXIT FROM SIX-LANE HIGHWAY.EALER REPORTED THAT IT WAS "AN ELECTRONICS PROBLEM WITH THE THIRD GEAR CLUTCH BUNDLE."*AK

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ACURA 2002 TL TYPE S. *LA

THIS IS NOW THE 5TH TRANSMISSION IN 5 MONTHS THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. IT IS STILL NOT FIXED AND THEY ARE STUMPED UPON WHAT TO DO. *LA

MULTIPLE (3) TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *AK

I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL-S AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION ONCE ALREADY. I LOST ALL POWER. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT DID NOT GET ANY POWER TO MY CAR. I BROUGHT IT INTO ACURA IN SAN JOSE, CA ON A MONDAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I LET THE SERVICE REP KNOW THAT I WOULD BE DOWN THERE THAT DAY TO PICK MY CAR UP. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT FOR A FEW DAYS. HE SAID THAT A MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE ON TUESDAY AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AND ON WEDNESDAY, HE SAID THAT AS HIS MECHANIC WAS PULLING INTO THE ACURA LOT THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I AM AT 42,000 MILES NOW AND I FEEL LIKE THE TRANNY SHIFT ROUGHER NOW .*AK

THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THE 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TL TYPE S LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO AND FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS (DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE) THAT IT HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED PRIOR WITHIN 29,000 MILES. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 3,874 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN DISPLAYING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND DETERMINED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY. LESS THAN ONE WEEK AFTER THIS THIRD REPLACEMENT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE AND ACURA'S ATTEMPT TO SWEEP THIS ISSUE UNDER THE RUG BY OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL DO NOTHING IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *LA

WHILE TURNING INTO A DRIVEWAY, WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED CAUSING VEHICLE AND PROPERTY DAMAGE.*AK

CRACKED DRIVER'S SIDE FOG LENSE ON 2002 TL (LIGHT STILL WORKS). DEALER WILL ONLY REPLACE ENTIRE UNIT INSTEAD OF LENSE AT A COST OF OVER $220 - RIDICULOUS! OTHER PROBLEMS THAT HAVE BEEN FIXED UNDER WARRANTY - CUP HOLDER LID WOULD NOT OPERATE CORRECTLY, BAD SHUDDER WHEN APPLYING BRAKES, LOOSE SUNROOF. *LA

INTERMITTENT CLICKING SOUND COMING FROM THE RADIO SYSTEM. NO PARTICULAR PATTERN EVEN WITH CD PLAYING OR RADIO PLAYING. DEALER DID NOT DETECT SOUND AND REFUSES TO INVESTIGATE. HAVE HAD OTHER WARRANTY ITEMS CORRECTED BY DEALER, INCLUDING WARPED ROTORS. *LA

SAFETY ISSUE. ACURA DEALER HAS BEEN UNABLE TO RESOLVE SUPPLEMENTAL RESTRAINT SYSTEM (SRS) PROBLEM AFTER THREE ATTEMPTS DURING THE PAST 90 DAYS. THE VEHICLE IS NOW BEING SERVICED BY THE ACURA SERVICING DEALER FOR THE FOURTH TIME FOR THE IDENTICAL PROBLEM. THE SRS PROBLEM LIGHT KEEPS TURNING WHILE DRIVING. THERE IS A CONCERN THAT THE SRS SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION AS DESIGNED DUE TO THIS ONGOING PROBLEM. *LA

MICHELIN TIRE ON ACURA TL TYPE S DEVELOPED A BUBBLE AFTER ABOUT 10,000 MILES. ORIGINALLY ACCEPTED DEALER'S EXPLANATION THAT IT CAME FROM HITTING A POTHOLE, BUT ON LINE I DISCOVERED THAT MANY PEOPLE HAD DEVELOPED BUBBLES. I'VE ATTACHED A FEW COMMENTS FROM TIRERACK.COM. ARE THESE TIRES SAFE? MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 - 2002 ACURA 3.2TL-S - VACAVILLE, CA DRIVING STYLE: EASY GOING - DRIVING CONDITION ALL HIGHWAY - 2003-08-01 YESTERDAY I WAS READING SOME POSTS ONLINE (ACURA-TL.COM) ABOUT THE ACURA TL TYPE S AND EVERYONE WAS COMPLAINING ABOUT BUBBLES AND SIDEWALL BLOWOUTS IN THEIR OEM TIRES. SO I WENT AND CHECKED MINE SURE ENOUGH I HAVE TWO TIRES WITH BUBBLES. I CALLED TWO OF MY FRIENDS THAT HAVE THE SAME CAR BOTH ALSO HAVE BUBBLES. WENT TO THE ACURA DEALER TO COMPLAIN AND SAW TWO MORE CUSTOMERS CARS WITH BUBBLES. CALLED MICHELIN THEY GAVE ME THE POTHOLE EXCUSE SORRY MICHELIN DIDNT HIT ANY POTHOLES YOUR PRODUCT JUST SUCKS. MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 - 2002 ACURA 3.2TL-S - WAYNE, NJ DRIVING STYLE: AVERAGE - DRIVING CONDITION MOSTLY HIGHWAY - 2003-07-21 THESE ARE THE STOCK TIRES THAT CAME WITH MY ACURA. THEY SUCK! EVERYONE I KNOW WITH THESE TIRES HAVE A "BUBBLE" PROBLEM WITH THEM. MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 - 2002 ACURA 3.2TL-S - TULLAHOMA, TN DRIVING STYLE: AVERAGE - DRIVING CONDITION COMBINED HIGHWAY/CITY - 2003-05-19 22000 MILES AND PAMPERED YET A SIDEWALL BUBBLE GRAPEFRUIT SIZED NEEDLESS TO SAY IT IS MY FAULT AND NO ADJUSTMENT. MICHELIN PILOT XGT H4 - 2001 ACURA 3.2TL - SAN JUAN, PR DRIVI

TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 27000 MILES. NOTICED SLIPPING SEVERAL MONTHS AGO, BROUGHT CAR IN AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. TRANSMISSION WOULDN'T ENGAGE WHILE DRIVING ON A BUSY STREET. TOWED CAR TO DEALER. DEALER SAID DON'T BE SURPRISED IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN. I'M VERY DISAPPOINTED IN ACURA AND THE NHTSA. REAR VIEW MIRROR ALSO FAILED, WILL NOT DIM. CD PLAYER WAS REPLACED AT 8000 MILES. *NLM

TIRES- MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 215/50 17. HAD 2 TIRES THAT HAD TO BE REPLACED IN THE LAST 1000 MILES BECAUSE OF SIDEWALL BUBBLES. TOLD THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY POTHOLES AND WAS NOT COVERED BY WARRANITY. I DO NOT FEEL THAT I RAN OVER ANY MAJOR POTHOLES, AND I FEEL SMALL ROAD CRACKS ETC SHOULD NOT CAUSE THIS. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. REPLACED MAY 2003. TRANSMISSION FAILING AGAIN.*AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY ACURA 2002 TL TYPE S HAS BEEN FOUND DEFECTIVE 2 TIMES. I AM CURRENTLY HAVING A THIRD TRANSMISSION INSTALLED AFTER ALMOST CRASHING THE CAR. THE FIRST TIME MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED IT HAD ABOUT 6K MILES. IT WAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE IT WOULD SLIP IN AND OUT OF GEAR. I HAD TO CARRY IT TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE THEY KEPT IT FOR A WEEK BEFORE THEY FINALLY FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. THIS WAS DANGEROUS BECAUSE WHEN I WAS AT A STOP, AND HIT THE GAS TO ACCELERATE IT WOULD JUMP INTO GEAR AFTER A FEW SECONDS AND SOMETIMES WHEN I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD SLIP OUT OF GEAR NO MATTER THE SPEED I WAS DRIVING. THE SECOND TIME MY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THE CAR HAD 32K MILES. THIS TIME I LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THE TRANSMISSION ABRUPTLY DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AND MY SPEED WENT FROM 75MPH TOO LESS THAN 10 MPH. I RAN OFF THE ROAD AND WAS LIFTED OUT OF THE SEAT BECAUSE OF THE FORCE FROM THE CAR SLOWING DOWN SO QUICKLY. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE BECAUSE I HAD NO CONTROL OF THE CAR AS THIS HAPPENED AND IF THERE WERE A CAR OR TRUCK NEXT TO ME I WOULD HAVE GOTTEN INTO A ACCIDENT BECAUSE I WAS FORCED TO SWING THE CAR TOWARD MIDDLE LANE ON A 3 LANE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER HAS EXPLAINED THE PROBLEM TO ME WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND IF I KIDS OR CURRENTLY PREGNANT WIFE IN THE CAR AND CRASHED OR PERHAPS THE FORCE FROM THE SEATBELT JERKING THEM BACK INTO THE SEAT CAUSED PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THEM WILL ACURA BE LIABLE? THIS CAR IS UNSAFE AND I CAN

ACURA LACKS IN CUSTOMER SUPPORT FOR WARRANTY CLAIMS. ACURA CHOOSES NOT TO REPAIR FAULTY FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE OWNER HAS REPLACED STOCK WHEEL WITH CUSTOM AFTER MARKET WHEELS EVEN THOUGH WHEELS MEET OEM SPECIFICATIONS. NO PHYSICAL OR TECHNICAL DATA SUPPORTS ACURA'S REASON FOR CLAIM DENIAL.

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEAT BELT PROBLEMS.*AK

TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 2 TIMES IN 30,500 MI. IT WAS REPLACED AT 15,000 AND NOW AT 30,500 MI. I WAS ASSURED THE FIRST REPLACEMENT WOULD TAKE CARE OF THE PROBLEM. BOTH TIMES THE TRANSMISSION FAILED UP HILL. VERY CLOSE TO AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK THE CAR IN 5 MONTHS PRIOR TO FAIL TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHECKED. ACURA SAID THERE WAS NO PROBLEM. *NLM

I OWN A 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL, TYPE S. MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED, I HAD JUST EXITED THE INTERSTATE AND HAD MY 3 YEAR OLD IN THE CAR WITH ME. I MADE IT OFF THE ROAD SAFELY, BUT IT MADE ME REALIZE HOW DANGEROUS IT WOULD HAVE BEEN FOR THIS TO OCCUR ON THE INTERSTATE. THE FIRST TIME IT FAILED, THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION WITH A NEW ONE. FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 2003 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED THE SECOND TIME. THIS TIME THE DEALER SAID THAT ACURA DOES NOT HAVE ANY MORE NEW TRANSMISSIONS AND THEY WANT TO GIVE ME A REMANUFACTURED ONE. I FIND THIS VERY DISCOMFORTING THAT ACURA/HONDA WANTS TO GIVE ME A PREVIOUSLY FAILED TRANSMISSION. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY ACURA WOULD NOT HAVE ENOUGH NEW TRANSMISSIONS FOR THEIR CUSTOMERS. I DON'T FEEL I SHOULD SUBJECT MY FAMILY TO FURTHER DANGER. I FEEL I HAVE THE RIGHT TO A NEW PART AS THE CAR IS WITHIN THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *NLM

I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE-S. I WAS INVOLVED IN TWO SEPARATE COLLISIONS WHERE I WAS HIT FROM THE REAR. IN BOTH INSTANCES THE HEAD REST FAILED TO SECURE MY HEAD IN THE CRASH. THIS IS DUE TO THEIR "A-FRAME" DESIGN. THE STANDARD TL HAS PROPER HEAD REST TO CUSHION YOU IN A CRASH. *NLM

VEHICLE IS 2002 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 21000 MILES. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGES FRONT ROTORS ARE WARPED YET WILL NOT FIX UNDER WARRANTY . *NLM

ACURA 2002, TL, TYPE S, 26,000 MILES, TRANSMISSION ACTING UP, DROP FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND, ENGINE REVING, SLIPPING, NOT ENGAGING INTO RIGHT GEAR, TOOK TO DEALERSHIP TWICE, WHERE CAR WAS BOUGHT, IN DEALER FOR NEW "REMANUFACTURED" TRANS. LET'S SEE IF THIS ONE WILL WORK. LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVING TRANS PROBLEMS WITH 2001-02 CL AND TL. ACURA/HONDA OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO AVOID A RECALL, UNTIL SOMEBODY GETS HURT.