2003 Acura TL complaints

2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION LOCKED DURING DRIVING. CAR IS NON OPERATIONAL NEED OF A NEW TRANSMISSION,CAR HAS ONLY 30,000 MILES. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 0-35MPH THE VEHICLE BEGAN SHAKING AND MAKING A CONTINUOUS LOUD NOISE. WHEN THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP, HE HAD TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND IT BEGAN SHAKING RAPIDLY ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE REVERSE GEAR BOX AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGE ON THE VEHICLE WAS 96,400. THE PURCHASE DATE WAS UNAVAILABLE. UPDATED 01-11-08. *KB THE DEALER STATED VIBRATION WHEN BRAKING. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

MY '03 ACURA TL IS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 50,000 MILES. ALSO THE ROTORS ARE DEFECTIVE AND WARP CAUSING ME TO HAVE THEM RESURFACED ALL THE TIME.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED FOUR TIMES, INCLUDING ONCE WHEN IT WAS RECALLED. THE LAST TIME THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER THEY WORKED ON THE TRANSMISSION AND STATED THAT THEY WOULD NO LONGER WARRANTY THE REPAIRS. THE POWERTRAIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 90,795 AND THERE IS NO CURRENT MILEAGE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN SOLD.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPAIRED UNDER WARRANTY. MORE RECENTLY, WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION CAME APART AND SPILLED TRANSMISSION FLUID. SMOKE WAS PRESENT. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND ALL THE PASSENGERS EXITED THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THEY INFORMED HIM THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 81,000. UPDATED 01-16-08. *KB THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AGAIN AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. UPDATED *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE GEAR SHIFT INDICATOR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL WITHOUT WARNING. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION GEAR SHIFT. APPROXIMATELY TWO YEARS LATER, WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THAT THERE WAS A FAILURE IN THE TRANSMISSION. AS OF AUGUST 16, 2007, THE DEALER HAS NOT REPAIRED THE VEHICLE. NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WAS REFERENCED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 51,000.

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. *TR

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN MY CAR, A 2003 ACURA TL, STARTED "JERKING" AND ACTING VERY STRANGE. I ALMOST GOT IN AN ACCIDENT ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN IT SUDDENLY JERKED INTO ANOTHER GEAR. I HAVE OWNED THE CAR 1 1/2 MONTHS AND WAS TOLD THAT MY VIN # WAS NOT ONE OF THE GROUP OF VIN 3'S WHOSE TRANSMISSIONS WERE RECALLED AND HAD EXTENDED WARRANTIES PLACED ON THEM. I CALLED ACURA WHO "BRUSHED" ME "OFF," AND I WILL HAVE TO SPEND $3000-$4000 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THEN I WILL TRADE IT IN FOR ANOTHER CAR BECAUSE I FEEL MY LIFE IS AT RISK IN THIS CAR; HOWEVER, I DON'T WANT ANYONE ELSE TO BUY IT, BECAUSE I THINK THERE LIFE WILL BE AT RISK. I HAVE READ A TON OF COMPLAINTS ON THE '01-'03 ACURA TL'S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND THERE WERE RECALLS AND EXTENDED WARRANTIES; AND HERE MINE IS DANGEROUSLY BREAKING APART, AND ACURA IS TELLING ME "TOO BAD" BECAUSE I BOUGHT IT USED SO IT'S PROBABLY THE FAULT OF THE PERSON WHO OWNED IT BEFORE ME. I HAVE NEVER FELT THIS PROBLEM IN ANY OTHER CAR I'VE EVER OWNED, AND IT WAS SO BAD, I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. IT IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, AND ACURA SHOULD PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION ON MY CAR. *TR

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. I WAS RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND MY TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP ON ME. IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVED AND FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR WITH A HARD THRUST. THIS WENT ON AN OFF AND I FINALLY COASTED AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE KILLED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER AND CALLED THE 800 NUMBER AND THEY TELL ME MY VIN NUMBER WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. ACURA NEEDS TO INCLUDE ALL 2003 IN THE RECALL FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. I HAVE 55 THOUSAND MILES AND HAVE HAD ALL MY SERVICE DONE WITH ACURA ON TIME. RECALL NEEDS TO BE DON AND I WAITING FOR THE ACURA SERVICE TEAM THAT HAS MY CAR TO GET BACK TO ME. MY COMPLAINT IS CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. *AK

TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. I WAS RIDING ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED. IT JUST WOULD NOT MOVE AND FINALLY KICKED INTO GEAR WITH A HARD THRUST. THIS WENT ON AN OFF, AND I FINALLY COASTED ,AND I WAS LUCKY NOT TO BE KILLED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER ,AND CALLED THE 800 NUMBER. THEY TELL ME VEHICLE WAS NOT PART OF RECALL DUE TO VIN. ACURA NEEDE D TO INCLUDE ALL 2003 IN TE RECALL FROM THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. I HAD 55 THOUSAND MILES, AND HAVE HAD ALL SERVICE DONE WITH ACURA ON TIME. RECALL NEEDED TO BE DONE, AND I WA S WAITING FOR THE ACURA SERVICE TEAM THAT HAD THE CAR TO GET BACK TO ME. MY COMPLAINTWA S CONSISTENT WITH THE OTHER COMPLAINTS I READ. *AK

I WAS DRIVING FROM OSSINING, NY TO TAKOMA PARK , MD , 260 MILES ON I95 WHEN AT 70 MPH SMOKE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE EXHAUST AND THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE TACHOMETER WENT UP TO 7000 RPMS. I WAS USING CRUISE CONTROL. I IMMEDIATELY TOUCHED THE BRAKE PEDAL TO RELEASE THE CRUISE CONTROL. HOWEVER, I HAD NO POWER FROM THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS FORTUNATELY ABLE TO COAST TO THE RIGHT SIDE SHOULDER FROM THE LEFT MOST LANE OF THE HIGHWAY AND CALL ONSTAR. APPARENTLY THE TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN, AND ALL THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS ALL OVER THE HIGHWAY AND THE SHOULDER WHERE I EVENTUALLY STOPPED. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, I WAS 160 MILES FROM HOME. THIS WAS THE SECOND NEW TRANSMISSION THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN THIS VEHICLE- ONCE AT 77000 MILES AND NOW AT 10700 MILES. *AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. ON JULY 1, 2004, THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WAS OVERHEATING. THE VEHICLE HESITATED, AND MADE A GRINDING AND CLANKING NOISE WHEN SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THE MILEAGE WAS 28,753. THE DEALER ATTEMPTED TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSION BY INSERTING A LUBE KIT. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED ON JANUARY 24, 2007. HOWEVER, ON FEBRUARY 6, 2007, WHILE SHIFTING GEARS THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING EXCESSIVE NOISES. ON FEBRUARY 14, 2007, A REBUILT TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED IN THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION INSERTED IN THIS VEHICLE HAD THE SAME FAILURE. THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT ALTHOUGH THERE WAS NOISE PRESENT THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. THE NOISES HE WAS CURRENTLY HEARING FROM THIS VEHICLE WAS NORMAL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE WAS CURRENTLY WAITING FOR A REGIONAL MANAGER TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AT THE END OF MARCH 2007. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 31,000. *AK UPDATE 4/9 *TR

PURCHASED AN ACURA-CERTIFIED 2003 3.2TL IN JANUARY 2007. HAD ABRUPT SHIFTING FAILURE OF TRANSMISSION FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR AT 35 MPH TODAY, 3/5/07, ENTIRELY CONSISTENT WITH OTHER REPORTS ON THIS SITE. MY WIFE HAS PERMANENT SPINAL CORD DAMAGE; AND HAD SHE BEEN A PASSENGER IN THE VEHICLE, WOULD MORE THAN LIKELY HAVE BEEN KILLED BY THE UNEXPECTED JOLT. *JB

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL AT 63000 FAILURE MILAGE AT 30 MPH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DROPPED. THE DRIVER STEERED THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER. THERE HAD BEEN NO DIAGNOSIS AS TO THE FAILURE , AND THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. *AK

IGNITION LOCK FAILED ALLOWING KEY TO BE REMOVED IN ANY POSITION AND NOT SECURING THE AUTO IN A PARKED CONDITION. HENCE THE VEHICLE ROLLED BACK INTO ANOTHER CAR. THE VEHICLE IN QUESTION HAS ONLY 87243 MILES ON IT AND THIS PART SHOULD NOT FAIL, ESPECIALLY AS IT DID TO ALLOW THE CAR TO MOVE WHEN IT WAS SUPPOSEDLY TURNED OFF, AND IN PARK. THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD PREVIOUS TRANSMISSION ISSUES AS WELL AND WAS THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S HOME FROM WORK WHEN I NOTICED THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING AS MY ENGINE REVOLUTIONS WENT UP AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. I WAS IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND WAS ABLE TO STOP THE CAR, BUT NOT MANEUVER WITHOUT POWER. IT WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE OTHER VEHICLES AROUND MY CAR WERE UNAWARE OF MY INABILITY TO MOVE OUT OF THEIR WAY. I DRIFTED TO THE CURB AND THE CAR WOULD NOT BACK UP OR MOVE. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER AREA AND I HAD TO USE MY HAZARD LIGHTS TO KEEP OTHER CARS FROM HITTING MY CAR. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE CAR TO A SAFER LOCATION. *JB

ON 21 DECEMBER 2006, I WAS DRIVING OUR 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHEN THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY DECELERATED VIOLENTLY FROM 50 MILES AN HOUR TO A FULL STOP. THE TIRES WERE SQUEALING AS IF THE BRAKES HAD BEEN APPLIED. THIS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO BE REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A MULTI-CAR COLLISION. AFTER THE INCIDENT, THE CAR HAD NO DRIVE GEARS AVAILABLE, INCLUDING REVERSE. AFTER SITTING ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD FOR APPROXIMATELY 30 MINUTES, THE VEHICLE COULD BE DRIVEN IN 1ST GEAR ONLY AND I TOOK IT DIRECTLY TO THE ACURA DEALER WHERE IT STILL SITS. *JB

I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY WITH HEAVY TRAFFIC AND I WAS AT A FULL STOP ON THE RIGHT LANE WHEN MY CAR LUNGED FORWARD. I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARDER AND WHEN NOTHING HAPPENED I TRIED TO GET INTO THE EXIT LANE WHICH LUCKILY WAS RIGHT NEXT TO ME. UNFORTUNATLEY I HIT THE REAR RIGHT HAND SIDE OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME AND THE CAR STILL DID NOT STOP. IT KEPT GOING AT WHICH TIME I RELEASED THE BRAKE AND PRESSED IT AGAIN THINKING MAYBE IT LOCKED UP OR SOMETHING. THE VEHICLE STILL DID NOT STOP. I WAS ALMOST OUT OF THE HIGHWAY WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND IT FINALLY SLOWED DOWN. I PUT IT IN PARK AND TURNED OFF THE ENGINE. NEEDLESS TO SAY I WAS IN SHOCK AND TREMBLING UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CAR WENT OFF SO FAR IT TOOK THE OTHER DRIVER APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES TO REACH ME. I READ ABOUT 7 COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING AND NOTHING WAS DONE IN 5 INCIDENTS. TWO OF THE VEHICLES HAD AN IDLE AIR CONTROL VAVLE REPLACED WHICH I HOPE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I SENT THESE COMPLAINTS TO MY INSURANCE COMPANY AND TO THE REPAIR SHOP. I THINK THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY ACURA IMMEDIATELY. THIS IS NOT A FAULTY HEAD LIGHT, IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE. HAD I BEEN JUST A LITTLE CLOSER TO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME, THE ACCIDENT COULD HAVE BEEN WORSE AND INVOLVED MORE VEHICLES. THE OFFICER SAID I MIGHT HAVE HAD MY FOOT ON BOTH THE BRAKES AND THE GAS PEDAL BUT I AM 120% POSITIVE THAT MY FOOT WAS ONLY ON THE BRAKES. THIS WAS ALSO NOT HUMAN ERROR. I WAS FULLY STOPPED AND AWARE, I WAS NOT PLAYING WITH

AFTER HAVING MY TRANSMISSION'S SERVICED IN MY 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE-S, I BEGAN EXPERIENCING VARIOUS ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS IN MY CAR. I HAVE HAD THE OIL JET KIT INSTALLED AND ONE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. I AM AWAITING MY THIRD TRANSMISSION. SINCE THE WORK ON MY TRANSMISSION VARIOUS OTHER PROBLEMS HAVE SURFACED. MY ON-STAR IS CLAIMING I NO LONGER AM CAPABLE OF HAVING REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS DONE ON MY ENGINE. ALSO, MY SRS LIGHT HAS COME ON AS WELL AS MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT PAIRED WITH MORE SPORADIC SHIFTING. I AM CONSTANTLY GETTING THE "ERROR CODE" READING ON MY RADIO AND I HAVE HEARD EXTREMELY LOUD ECHOING IN MY CAR WHEN I ATTEMPT TO MAKE AND RECEIVE CALLS VIA MY ON STAR COMMUNICATION SERVICE. I AM BEGINNING TO QUESTION THE COMPUTER SYSTEM IN MY VEHICLE. I AM HOPING THE THERE CAN BE AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT BOARDS AND THE POWERTRAIN; TRANSMISSION COMMUNICATION MODULE TO FIND OUT IF THERE ARE COMPUTER PROBLEMS DIRECTLY CORRELATED WITH THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THIS IS BEGINNING TO BE QUITE FRUSTRATING. TOGETHER MY GIRLFRIEND AND I HAVE BOUGHT AND PAID OFF FIVE VEHICLES FROM THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND ARE SURPRISED AT THE WAY THIS ISSUE IS BEING HANDLED. *JB

IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THE PURCHASE OF MY NEW ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE-S I BEGAN EXPERIENCING UNUSUAL JERKING AND SHIFTING WHILE OPERATING MY VEHICLE. I HAVE TAKEN MY VEHICLE TO THE DEALER ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS TO BE SERVICED FOR THIS AS WELL AS DUE TO THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT BEING ON. INITIALLY THEY STATED THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE MY COMPLAINT IN COMPARISON TO OTHER SIMILAR VEHICLES. I HAVE ALREADY HAD THE OIL JET KIT INSTALLED, AND HAVE ALSO HAD THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED ONCE. AS I AM FILING THIS COMPLAINT MY VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT THE DEALER AWAITING ITS THIRD TRANSMISSION. I HAVE PURCHASED THREE CARS MANUFACTURED BY THE HONDA MOTOR COMPANY AND AM APPALLED AT THE CONTINUOUS PROBLEMS, INCONVENIENCE AND SAFETY ISSUES PERTAINING TO MY ACURA TL. IN ADDITION TO THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WE HAVE EXPERIENCED WE HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH OUR RADIO CODE AFTER SERVICING THE TRANSMISSION AND THE DEALER WANTED TO CHARGE US $140 TO ENTER THE CODE OR RESET IT. ALSO OUR ON STAR REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS APPEAR NOT TO BE WORKING; ON STAR IS CLAIMING WE DON'T HAVE THEM WHEN WE HAVE UTILIZED THIS SERVICE BEFORE. THE SERVICE ATTENDANT AND TECHNICIAN I SPOKE WITH AT THE DEALER CLAIMS THEY AREN'T AWARE OF ANY REMOTE DIAGNOSTICS BEING POSSIBLE, DESPITE THE FACT I HAVE USED THIS FEATURE BEFORE TO DETECT TROUBLE. BEING ABLE TO USE THIS FEATURE WOULD BE GREAT CONSIDERING ALL THE PROBLEMS I HAVE EXPERIENCED. I WAS DRIVING HOME FROM VACATION THE CAR BEGAN TO JERK AND IT APPEARED TO BE SHIFTING AND SLOWING WHILE WE WE

I HAVE THE ABOVE VEHICLE, PURCHASED NEW ON 1/27/2003. AT 55000 MILES THE CAR WAS RECALLED TO ADD A SECOND PUMP (AT LEAST THAT WHAT I WAS TOLD) IN THE TRANSMISSION. FROM THEN ON I HAVE HAD A SHUDDERING PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION WHEN IT UP-SHIFTED AT LOW SPEEDS. I WAS ABLE TO FINALLY PROVE TO THE ACURA DEALER THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION AFTER 3 VISITS TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT (CURRY ACURA IN WESTCHESTER COUNTY, NEW YORK). THEY CLAIMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AND THAT ALL WAS WELL. THIS WAS IN 9/21/2005. HOWEVER, AFTER ANOTHER 20K MILES, I AM HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM AT A LESSER LEVEL AND I AM SURE THAT THE DEALER WILL CLAIM THAT I AM IMAGINING THE SYMPTOMS BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THEM. IN ADDITION, I WAS TOLD THAT THE CAR WILL ONLY BE COVERED UP TO 100K MILES. I NOW HAVE 99K MILES. *NM

FOURTH TRANSMISSION AND TODAY STARTED MAKING NOISES AGAIN AND MY ACURA EXTENDED CARE EXTENDED WARRANTY EXPIRES IN 4000 MILES. *NM

THE CARELESSNESS OF THE WORKERS COMPLETING CONSTRUCTION ON INTERSTATE 275. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES; DUE TO A SCREW WHICH CAUSED MY TIRE TO BLOW WITH THE FIRST TIRE ON THE INTERSTATE AT 4:45 AM, HAD TO SPEND $266.46 TO REPLACE TIRE. THEN A WEEK AND A HALF LATER WHILE DRIVING ON THE SAME INTERSTATE GOING TO WORK HAD TO REPLACE ANOTHER TIRE DUE TO A NAIL, ANOTHER $200.00. I THINK IT IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF DOT TO MAKE SURE ALL SCREWS AND NAILS ARE CLEARED OFF THE INTERSTATE SINCE PEOPLE ARE HAVING TO TRAVEL IN ORDER TO GET TO WORK EACH DAY. TO HAVE TO PAY OVER $400, IN A WEEK AND HALF; MONEY THAT I DON'T HAVE IT IS TAKING A TOLL ON ME FINANCIALLY. I THINK DOT NEEDS TO STEP UP AND TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ALL THE LOOSE NAILS AND SCREWS BEING LEFT ON THE INTERSTATE. *JB

STEERING FAILED - STEERING WHEEL WOULD TURN FREELY WITHOUT AFFECTING THE FRONT WHEELS. OCCURRED IN A PARKING LOT SO THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO STOP THE VEHICLE BEFORE HITTING ANYTHING. A SERIOUS PROBLEM. *JB

THE PAINT ON MY BLACK TL-S HAS BEEN CONTINUALLY DETERIORATING SINCE A COUPLE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE. EVERY BIRD DROPPING, ROAD GRIME, HARD WATER MARK ON MY CAR SEEMS TO EAT THROUGH 3 COATS OF MEGUIAR'S WAX AND TAKE OFF THE PAINT. FRIENDS HAVE WITNESSED HOW WELL I TAKE CARE OF MY CARS (WITNESS MY 10 YEAR OLD MITSUBISHI WITH NO SUCH PROBLEMS AND IT WAS NOT GARAGED!) AND AGREE THAT THE PAINT QUALITY ON MY ACURA IS EXTREMELY POOR. I HAVE BEEN READING OF OTHER CUSTOMERS WITH SIMILAR PROBLEMS AND I BELIEVE ACURA SHOULD HAVE TO SEND OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN TO REPAINT THOSE CARS EXHIBITING THIS PEELING, FLAKING, CRACKING, ETCHING PROBLEM. I USE A CAR COVER AND IMMEDIATELY WASH OFF ANYTHING THAT LANDS ON MY CAR.... OFTEN THE CONTAMINANT DOES NOT WASH OFF (BONDS TO THE PAINT?) OR JUST TAKES THE PAINT OFF WITH IT! TALKED TO THREE ACURA DEALERS OVER THE YEARS AND NO ONE WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IT'S DISAPPOINTING FOR A COMPANY MY FAMILY HAS DONE BUSINESS WITH FOR 18 YEARS (7 HONDA PRODUCTS SO FAR). NEVER SAW THIS PROBLEM ON ANY OF THE OTHER HONDA / ACURA PRODUCTS EITHER. *NM

FAULTY TRANSMISSION. ACURA RECALLED VEHICLE, BUT MY VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER THE "VIN" RECALL. *NM

ON 8/16/06 WHILE DRIVING MY 03 ACURA 3.2TL AT 55 MPH I ACCELERATED TO APP 60 MPH TO PASS A CAR. MY CAR SLAMMED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR RESULTING IN A VIOLENT JERK. IT WAS SO VIOLENT I THOUGHT I COULD HAVE BEEN RAMMED FROM BEHIND BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. NO WARNING LIGHTS. APP 1 MILE LATER GOING 45 MPH THE CAR VIOLENTLY JERKED SEVERAL MORE TIMES AS IT APPARENTLY SHIFTED FROM 4TH OR 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR OR NEUTRAL. AGAIN QUITE VIOLENT AND NO WARNING LIGHTS PRESENT SO I SLOWED DOWN AND CONTINUED ON TOWARD HOME. I TRAVELED 2 MORE MILES AT 30 MPH AND EXPERIENCED ALMOST 12 MORE JERKS BEFORE MY WARNING LIGHTS STARTED FLASHING. I THEN PULLED OVER AND SAT FOR A MOMENT. THEN THE WARNING LIGHTS STOPPED FLASHING AND STAYED ON. I WAS ONLY A COUPLE OF BLOCKS FROM HOME SO I WAITED FOR A BREAK IN TRAFFIC AND PULLED BACK ONTO THE ROAD. MY CAR DID NOT WANT TO ACCELERATE AND CONTINUED JERKING VIOLENTLY IN AND OUT OF GEARS UNTIL I REACHED HOME. MY CAR HAD PREVIOUSLY (A COUPLE OF YEARS EARLIER-JULY 2004) HAD A RECALL TO PLACE A OIL SPRAY JET ON MY TRANSMISSION. I RECEIVED NO NOTICE FROM ACURA ABOUT ANOTHER TRANSMISSION PROBLEM OR RECALL UNTIL I HAD THIS MAJOR PROBLEM AND TOOK MY CAR IN. MY HUSBAND DEALT WITH THE SERVICE DEPT AT SOUTHERN MOTORS ACURA IN SAVANNAH, GA. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AT NO EXPENSE. MY HUSBAND TOLD THE SERVICE MGR THAT HE FEARED WHAT HAPPENED COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. HE WAS ASSURED THAT THE PEOPLE HAVING 3 AND 4 TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED WAS BEFORE HONDA ENGINEERS FIG

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY JERKED AS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFTED GEARS. THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY A DEALER WHO DETERMINED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AFTER THE INITIAL REPLACEMENT, THE PROBLEM PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALERTED.

THE CAR LOST POWER, THE ENGINE RPM RED LINED BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. IT LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE LEFT LANE OF A 5 LANE HIGHWAY. I COASTED INTO THE CENTER LANE. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO. FORTUNATELY THE POLICE PULLED BEHIND ME AND TURNED ON THEIR FLASHERS. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, AFTER A FEW MINUTES RESTARTED THE CAR AND WAS ABLE TO SLOWLY PULL THE CAR OFF THE ROAD. I WAS WITHIN A MILE OF MY HOME AND WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR HOME AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER. I FOUND WEBSITES ABOUT 2002 AND 2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSIONS FAILING AND BEING COVERED UNDER SERVICE BULLETIN 04-020. ALMOST EVERY ENTRY DESCRIBED THE EXACT PROBLEM I HAD. ACURA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES FOR CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS AND WAS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION FREE OF CHARGE UNDER WARRANTY. UNFORTUNATELY MY VIN WAS NOT WITHIN THE REQUIRED RECALL. ACURA SAID IT WAS BECAUSE THEY FIXED THE PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY THEY DID NOT. THE SAFETY ISSUE CONTINUES AND I SUSPECT YOU ARE RECEIVING OTHER COMPLAINTS. *JB

ACURA CLAIMS MY 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S IS OUT OF THE VIN# RANGE THAT IS COVERED BY THE EXTENDED 7/100K POWER TRAIN WARRANTY TO COVER THE DEFECT IN TRANSMISSIONS. I FIND OUT THAT THE 03 I PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS AGO HAS HAD THREE DIFFERENT TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENTS BY ACURA AND NOW NEEDS ITS FOURTH. THEY CLAIM THAT SINCE ITS NOT INCLUDED IN THE VIN RANGE OF THE WARRANTY THEY WON'T COVER IT ALL AND WANT ME TO PAY $1200. CLEARLY THE SERVICE HISTORY SHOWS A DEFECT WITH THIS CAR AND TRANSMISSIONS. THE ACURA DEALER DIAGNOSED IT AND AGREES I SHOULDN'T HAVE TO PAY, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DOESN'T AGREE. THEY STILL WON'T ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THIS VEHICLE SHOULD HAVE BEEN INCLUDED IN THE VIN RANGE OF THE TSB. *JB

CONSUMER COMPLAINT CONCERNING AN ACURA 3.2TL AUTO TRANSMISSION. *TS *JB

2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S TRANSMISSION FELL OUT OF GEAR ON THE HIGHWAY AT 17,014 MILES. *KB THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE ACURA LIMITED THE WARRANTY TO CERTAIN VINS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. *NM

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL FELL OUT OF GEAR FOUR TIMES WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. *TS THE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE ACURA LIMITED THE WARRANTY TO CERTAIN VINS. THE CONSUMER HAD THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT HIS EXPENSE. *NM *NM

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN DISENGAGEMENT OF DRIVE TRAIN. ACURA HELP LINE REQUESTED VIN NUMBER FOR CAR, SO I EXITED VEHICLE TO GET THE NUMBER FROM THE WINDOW. CAR WAS IN PARK, HOWEVER CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN HILL INTO PATH OF ONCOMING VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO RUN AFTER IT AND JUMP IN TO APPLY BRAKE JUST BEFORE COLLISION WOULD HAVE OCCURRED. THIS IS SIMILAR TO THE ISSUE UNDER PE02081. ACURA IS REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION, AND CLAIM THAT THIS ISSUE AS HIGHLIGHTED IN PE02081 HAS BEEN RESOLVED AND THAT MY VEHICLE IS NOT COVERED IN THE EXTENDED WARRANTY PROGRAM. MY CONCERN IS THAT ACURA KNOW ABOUT THIS POTENTIAL PROBLEM, THEY HAVE NOT CONTACTED ANY OWNER TO ALERT THEM OF A PROBLEM, THERE IS NO INDICATION SUCH AS ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ON THE VEHICLE TO INDICATE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING THEY ARE WAITING TO GET SOME ONE KILLED... THANK HEAVENS IT WASN'T ME. *JB

PAINT CLEAR COAT CRACKING AND COMING OFF "B" PILLAR ON DOORS. *NM

2003 ACURA TL TYPE-S EXPERIENCING EXCESSIVE WEAR ON ONLY THE DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT TIRE. CAR WAS TAKEN TO AN ACURA DEALER FOR SERVICE. UPON INSPECTION OF THE VEHICLE, THE ACURA MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN SEEN PREVIOUSLY ON SEVERAL OTHER VEHICLES OF THE SAME MAKE/MODEL AND THAT THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM (VSA) ALLOWING SLIPPAGE OF THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE DURING RIGHT TURNS. ACURA STATED THAT THERE WAS NO RESOLUTION AVAILABLE AND THE ONLY RECOURSE WAS TO ROTATE THE TIRES ON A MORE FREQUENT BASIS. TIRE DEALER WAS ASKED IF THERE WERE ANY KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TIRE ITSELF (MICHELIN) AND INDICATED THAT THERE WERE NO SERVICE NOTIFICATIONS ISSUES FROM THE MANUFACTURER. THE WEAR ON THIS TIRE IS HEAVILY ACCELERATED AND WAS ONLY NOTICED ON A ROUTINE EXAMINATION OF THE VEHICLE. BASED ON THE STATEMENTS BY THE ACURA MECHANIC, I BELIEVE THERE TO BE A PROBLEM WITH THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM THAT ALLOWS THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE TO SLIP, THEREBY CAUSING THE EXCESSIVE WEAR. GIVEN WINTER DRIVING CONDITIONS, THIS SLIPPAGE WAS INCREASED DUE TO THE LOSS OF ROAD TRACTION. IF UNNOTICED, THE TIRE WOULD HAVE FAILED (WITH LESS THAN 28000 MILES) POTENTIALLY CAUSING SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE. THE WORN TIRE IS AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION AND PICTURES OF THE TIRE IN COMPARISON TO THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT TIRE ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. *NM

WITH 17,014 MILES ON MY GARAGE KEPT 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S THE TRANSMISSION FAILED LEAVING ME STRANDED ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AT NIGHT. THE DEALER REPLACED IT BUT I A STILL HAVING TROUBLE WITH IT SHIFTING IMPROPERLY I CANNOT TRUST MY CAR ON A LONG TRIP OR AT NIGHT. THE DEALER WILL NOT EXTEND MY WARRANTY. *JB

WHEN ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONED LEAVING NO POWER AND CREATING A RAPID DECEL WHILE MERGING INTO TRAFFIC. CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER AND THE TRANSMISSION WAS FOUND TO BE FAULTY. FURTHER INVESTIGATION INDICATES THIS IS A COMMON OCCURRENCE ON ACURA 3.2 TL, BUT THE DEALER DENIES ANY WARRANTY COVERAGE. *JB

PREMATURE TIRE TREAD WEAR. *JB

CURRENTLY OWN A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL WITH 31,000 MILES ON IT. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. RACING AT 65 MILES AN HOUR WITHOUT PRESSING GAS PEDAL. *JB

MULTIPLE ISSUES OVER A 2.5 YEAR PERIOD WITH A NEW 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL TYPE S. I HAVE HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AFTER RECEIVING A SAFETY RECALL. SECONDLY, THE CAR HAS HAD AN IDLING ISSUE FOR 2.5 YEARS THAT WAS JUST RECENTLY RESOLVED WITH THE REPLACEMENT OF AN ENGINE CONTROL VALVE. THIRD, THE A/C WAS NOT WORKING PROPERLY AND THE COMPRESSOR WAS REPLACED. FOURTH, THE IDLE AIR CONTROL SYSTEM WAS BAD AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. FIFTH, AND MOST WORRISOME, IS THAT I HAVE HAD WHITE SMOKE COME FROM UNDER MY HOOD ON 3 SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE ACURA DEALERSHIP HAS TOLD ME THEY ARE UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND CANNOT ASSIST ME IN RESOLVING THE ISSUE.*JB

I HAD MY 2003 ACURA TL TRANSMISSION FAIL. WHILE TRAVILING AT HIGHWAY SPEED THE CAR SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED VERY HARD. THIS OCCURED NO LESS THAN 3 TIMES BEFORE GETTING THE VEHICLE TO A PLACE WHERE IT COULD BE TOWED. I SEE THAT NHTSA HAS OPENED AND CLOSED AN INVESTIGATION ABOUT THESE TRANSMISSION FAILURES. MY CAR WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE 7YEAR/100,000 MILE EXTENDED TRANSMISSION. THE MILEAGE AT TIME OF FAILURE WAS 34500 MILES. I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO ASK THAT MY CAR BE COVERED BY THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, AND AT FIRST WAS TOLD I WOULD HAVE TO PURCHASE AN EXTENDED WARRANTY BECAUSE MY VIN WAS NOT COVERED UNDER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY. I STATED THAT I WAS NOT GOING TO PAY FOR ACURA'S PROBLEM AND ASKED TO BE CONTACTED BY A SUPERVISIOR. I WAS CALLED BACK BY A SERVICE REP WHO TOLD ME ACURA WOULD GRANT ME THE EXTENDED WARRANTY, BUT BECAUSE I LIVE IN FLORIDA I WOULD HAVE TO SIGN A WAIVER THAT EXCLUDES ME FOR PERSUING ANY LEMON LAW VIOLATIONS AGAINST ACURA FOR THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE LOST FAITH IN THE SAFETY OF MY CAR, AND KNOW OF MANY OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS INSTALLED ON THE SAME VEHICLE. INSTALLING A REBUILT TRANSMISSION DOES NOT SEEM TO CURE THIS ISSUE. ACURA/HONDA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS FAILURE WITH A WIDESPREAD RECALL TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ONCE AND FOR ALL. *NM

2003 ACURA HAS VIBRATION IN LOWER GEARS WHEN SHIFTING AND A HUMMING NOISE. *TS THE DEALER FOUND INTERNAL TRANSMISSION COMPONENT FAILURE. THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER WAS REPLACED. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 45,747 MI NO PREVIOUS PROBLEMS TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. *NM

MY CAR MAKES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN I AM BACKING OUT OF A PARKING PLACE OR DRIVEWAY AND TURN THE WHEEL AND APPLY THE BRAKES. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO THE ACURA DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT IT IS CHARACTERISTIC OF THIS MODEL AND ALSO THE MDX THAT WAS MADE THAT YEAR. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH MY CAR, HOWEVER, HOW DO I RESELL THE CAR WITH SUCH A NOISE PRESENT? I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL AND THE PROBLEM FIXED. *JB

DT: TRANSMISSION FAILED TWICE. IN 06-2004 THE FIRST TIME TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONSUMER COULD FEEL THAT THE GEAR SHIFT DID NOT SHIFT SMOOTHLY. THE CONSUMER FOUND OUT THAT THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED IN 7-2004. THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION FAILED WAS ON 8-15-05. THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WHEN SHE CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY TOLD HER THAT IF SHE DID NOT FEEL SAFE SHE SHOULD SELL THE VEHICLE. *AK

DT: CONSUMER STATES HE HAS AN INTERMITTENT SHUDDERING WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS. THE DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. HE SAYS ACURA KNOWS THERE IS A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM/ THEY HAVE EXTENDED THE WARRANTY TO 100,000 MILES. HE HAS 66,000 MILES ON THE CAR. HE STATES THIS PROBLEM STARTED HAPPENING AROUND 55, 000 MILES. CONSUMER STATES HE IS AFRAID THAT THE PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE AND THE CAR WILL BREAK DOWN WHILE HE IS FAR AWAY FROM HOME. *NM THE VEHICLE WAS RECALL PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE FOR THE TRANSMISSION OVERHEATING. THE DEALER INSTALLED AND ADDITION PUMP TO RECTIFY THAT PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS PROBLEM IS RELATED TO THE RECALL REPAIRS MADE.*NM

TIRE FAILURE. SECOND TIRE FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL, ON THE SAME SIDE OF THE VEHICLE WITHIN 4 MONTHS OF EACH FAILURE.

CONSUMER COMPLAINT REGARDING A DEFECTIVE ACURA. THE VEHICLE MADE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND ALL THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT NO PROBLEM WAS FOUND. THE OIL JET KIT HAD BEEN INSTALL PREVIOUSLY UNDER RECALL 04V1700 AND THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THIS COMPONENT MAY HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THE CONSUMER BELIEVES THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. *NM

VEHICLE HESITATED BEFORE SHIFTING GEAR PRIOR TO THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 REPAIRS BEING PERFORMED. BUT AFTER REPAIRS WERE DONE THE PROBLEM BECAME WORSE. DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK THE DEALER INSTALLED THE OIL JET KIT PER THE RECALL. AFTER LEAVING THE DEALER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED AND BECAME WORSE IN A FEW WEEKS. THE DEALER WAS NOTIFIED, BUT REFUSED TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THE VEHICLE NO LONGER DRIVES IN THIRD GEAR. *BF