2002 Acura TL complaints

I HAVE A 2002 TL2-S,ALMOST 1 YEAR AND 13350 MILES ON IT. LATELY WE HAVE BEEN. NO SAFETY DEFECT LISTED. *AK

TRANSMISSION SLIPS OR HESITATES AT VARIOUS TIMES. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I THINK THEY NEED TO DO A RECALL ON THIS SPECIFIC PART BECAUSE IF IT FAILS, IT COULD CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENTS AND IS TOTALLY UNSAFE FOR THE OWNER AND OTHER DRIVERS ON THE ROAD: ARTICLE CAN BE FOUND ON: HTTP://WWW.LATIMES.COM/CLASSIFIED/AUTOMOTIVE/HIGHWAY1/LA-HY-ACURA11SEP11.STORY?COLL=LA%2DCLASS%2DAUTOS%2DHIGHWAY1

I ALSO GOT A REBUILT TRANSMISSION THAT WENT OUT ON ME AFTER ANOTHER 2,000. THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND I WANT ACURA TO DO SOMETHING. THERE IS AN ARTICLE IN THE LA TIMES THAT SPEAKS OF THIS ON 9.13.2002. PLEASE HELP ME, I'M WORRIED I OR SOMEONE ELSE MAY GET INJURED OR KILLED. NLM

TRANSMISSION FAILS (DISENGAGES) AT ALL SPEEDS WITHOUT WARNING. PROBLEM ENGAGING INTO REVERSE. NLM

TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS RANDOMLY IN AUTOMATIC, OR WILL NOT UPSHIFT. IN SPORT SHIFT MODE, TRANSMISSION MAY REFUSE TO UPSHIFT OR DOWNSHIFT WHEN SUPPOSED TO AND WILL ONLY SHIFT AFTER REPEATED TRIES. ALSO IN AUTO, TRANSMISSION WILL SOMETIMES TEMPORARILY SHIFT COMPLETELY OUT OF GEAR THEN BACK IN. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILED WHEN MERGING INTO A BUSY HIGHWAY FROM A COMPLETE STOP. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN EXHIBING SOME SHIFTING PROBLEMS A FEW DAYS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. WHEN IT FAILED, IT WOULD NOT SHIFT UP TO 3RD GEAR. I TRIED TO TURN THE CAR AROUND TO HEAD TO THE DEALER AND WAS MOMENTARILY UNABLE TO SHIFT INTO DRIVE OR REVERSE BECAUSE IT WOULD NOT ENGAGE. AFTER ABOUT 5 TRIES I WAS ABLE TO SHIFT INTO REVERSE AND THEN BACK INTO DRIVE AND LIMPED THE CAR TO THE NEAREST PARKING LOT WHERE I WAITED FOR A TOW TRUCK. HAD THIS HAPPENED ON A HIGHWAY IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN MUCH MORE SERIOUS. I HAVE HEARD OF PEOPLE WITH A CL OR TL (SAME TRANSMISSION) THAT HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION FAIL WHEN DOING 60+ MPH AND IT SHIFTS DOWN INTO 2ND WITHOUT WARNING. VERY DANGEROUS!*AK

NEAR ACCIDENT BECAUSE AT HIGH SPEED CAR DROPPED INTO 2ND GEAR CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL. VERY SCARY!!!*AK

VEHICLE HAS A SEVERE ENGINE HESITATION. AT APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH THE VEHICLE WILL LOSE POWER AND RECOVERY TIME BACK TO NORMAL SPEED IS SEVERAL SECONDS.*AK

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE WAS SLUGGISH AND PROVIDED LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. THE RPM INDICATOR WOULD RACE TO 3000K+RPMS WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THE AUTO BEGAN TO HESITATE AND LURCH VIOLENTLY. SHORTLTY AFTER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE TCS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE GEAR INDICATOR (WHICH WAS ON D5 AT THE TIME) BEGAN TO BLINK. *SCC

DANGEROUSLY FAULTY TRANSMISSION CAUSED ME TO CRASH VEHICLE, SLIPPED INTO "PARK" AT HIGH SPEEDS ON FREEWAY LOCKING-UP TIRES. FAULTY ROTORS/BRAKE PADS CAUSE STEERING WHEEL TO "SHIMMY" AT BRAKING.*AK

CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY AND WITHOUT WARNING AIRBAGS DIDN'T DEPLOY WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE VEERED INTO CONSUMER'S VEHICLE.*AK

WHILE DRIVING THERE WAS SUDDEN ACCELERATION AT HIGH SPEED, AND DRIVER LOST CONTROL OF VEHICLE. CONTACT DEALER . VEHICLE HAD AN ENGINE FAILURE.*AK

GEAR SHIFTER GRINDS SLIGHTLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM 1ST-2ND AT ALL SPEEDS. *AK

I PUT THE CAR INTO REVERSE AND IT SURGED & ACCELERATED AT HIGH SPEED IN REVERSE AND HIT(WITH PASSENGER BACK FENDER) THE FRONT OF THE PARKED CAR IN THE OPPOSITE AISLE

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION WILL START TO SLIP OUT OF GEAR, STARTING FROM 2 TO 5TH. CONTACTED DEALER, AND THE DEALER WAS NOT WILLING TO DO ANYTHING.*AKDEALER TOLD CONSUMER TO BRING VEHICLE IN. AFTER INSPECTION, IT WAS DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS PUT INTO VEHICLE. *JG

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANDIMISSION FAILURE IS KNOWN PROBLEM PER DEALER BUT ACURA HAS NOT INDICATED A RECALL SITUATION.*AK

ACURA HAS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION DESIGN.. THEY NEEDS TO RECALL ALL TRANSMISSION OR HAVE A LIFETIME WARRANTY REPLACEMENT ON PART/LABOR ON THIS KIND OF TRANSMISSION. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE IN A HIGH SPEED CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENT ON THE FREEWAY (DANGEROUS). *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

RECURRING PROBLEM WITH SRS LIGHT COMING ON AND RENDERING VEHICLE UNSAFE TO OPERATE PER DEALER, OWNER'S MANUAL, AND FACTORY REP. CAR IS 90 DAYS OLD AND HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR 40 DAYS. NEITHER THE DEALER NOR THE MANUFACTURER CAN REPAIR AFTER 4 ATTEMPTS. THERE IS EVIDENCE THAT THIS IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL AS IT IS REPORTED ON INTERNET MESSAGE BOARDS (E.G. CLUBRSX.COM), AND THE DEALERS REFER TO OTHER OCCURRENCES.*AK

I HAD A REAR END COLLISION IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL. I HAD BEEN TRAVELING AT A SPEED OF 20-25 MPH AND HAD MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AS I WAS PREPARING TO MAKE A RIGHT HAND TURN WITHIN 400 FEET. WHEN MY VEHICLE FAILED TO STOP AND HIT THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME, THE AIR BAGS EXPLODED BUT THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT WENT SLACK AND DIDN'T RESTRAIN ME. UPON EXITING THE CAR, THEIR WAS A POOL OF BELT ABOUT 5 FEET IN LENGTH THAT HAD COME OUT OF THE SEAT BELT HOLDER UPON IMPACT. ONCE I SAW THAT, I QUESTIONED THE DULUTH POLICE OFFICER ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF SEAT BELT HANGING OUT MY DOOR. HE ASKED ME TO PULL BACK THE SHIRT I WAS WEARING TO CHECK MY NECK FOR MARKS THAT THE SEAT BELT WOULD HAVE LEFT HAD IT HELD ME IN PLACE. I HAD NO MARKS ON MY NECK TO INDICATE THAT THE SEAT BELT IN ANYWAY RESTRAINED ME. UPON IMPACT I WENT FORWARD AND INTO THE AIR BAG. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO TAYLOR'S COLLISION CENTER IN DULUTH, GEORGIA AND THE NEXT DAY I WAS ASKED BY THE OWNER IF I KNEW THAT MY SEAT BELTS HAD NOT ENGAGED DURING THE ACCIDENT. I SAID I REALIZED IT AND HAD NOT MARKS FROM BEING RESTRAINED. I HAVE CALLED ACURA/AMERICAN HONDA AT THEIR CLIENT SERVICES LOCATION IN CALIFORNIA BUT HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO HAVE A RESOLUTION FROM THEM. I WAS TOLD BY ONE REPRESENTATIVE THAT IT IS "NORMAL AND COMMON" FOR THEIR SEAT BELTS TO GO SLACK IN AN ACCIDENT AND NOT RESTRAIN; THAT'S WHY I HAVE AIRBAGS. I DON'T THINK THAT IS CORRECT. ACURA WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE SEATBELT FROM ME FOR INSPECTION. I WOULD PREFER SOMEONE INDEPENDENT OF ACURA, EI

CENTER CONSOLE LATCH DOES NOT WORK PROPERLY. WHEN HITTING A BUMP TOP COMES OPEN AND HITS ARM WHICH CAUSES CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF VEHICLE. HAVE NOT CONTACTED DEALER .*AK

CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING NEWS GROUP ON THE WEB FOR OTHERS WHO ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM: HTTP://FORUMS.CLUBRSX.COM/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?S=&THREADID=1078. NO SAFETY DEFEC TLISTED. *AK

CONSOLE LATCH SYSTEM WOULD FAIL TO LOCK IN PLACE. WOULD KEEP POPPING OPEN WHENEVER A BUMP OR CRACK IN ROAD WAS HIT. WOULD HIT DRIVER'S ELBOW WHEN THIS HAPPENED. *AK