2002 Acura TL Complaint Log

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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).

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

MULTIPLE (3) TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *AK

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

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

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

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

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 DRIVING STYLE: AVERAGE - DRIVING CONDITION COMBINED HIGHWAY/CITY - 2003-04-17 ONLY TWO YEAR WITH CAR AND ALREADY REPLACE THREE TIRES DUE TO "BUBBLES". I VERIFY AIR PRESURRE WEEKLY AND ROTATE EVERY 10,000 MILES AND STILL HAVE BUBBLES.... MICHELIN PILOT HX MXM4 - 2003 ACURA 3.2TL-S - EAST CHICAGO, IN DRIVING STYLE: AVERAGE - DRIVING CONDITION: COMBINED HIGHWAY/CITY - 2003-05-07 I HAVE 3 SIDEWALL BUBBLES ON TIRE WITH 1000 NILES. GIVE ME A BREAK...WE NEED A RECALL.*AK

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

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

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

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

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.

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 AND WILL NO LONGER FEEL SAFE DRIVING IT. ACURA HAS HAD MY CAR FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN KEEPING IN TOUCH WITH ME ABOUT MY CAR. *PH

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

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

WE WERE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING 50 MILES AN HOUR ON OUR WAY TO DROP OFF OUR CAR AT THE ACURA DEALERSHIP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED IN TO 2ND GEAR LUNGING US FORWARD. LUCKILY WE WERE IN THE SLOW LANE AND ABLE TO PULL OVER AVOIDING AND ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO ACURA AND NEW TRANSMISSION WAS PUT IN. SINCE THAT INCIDENCE WE HAVE HAD AN ADDITIONAL 2 TRANSMISSIONS PUT INTO THE CAR. ONE ON 11/8/04 AND THE MOST RECENT 5/24/06. *JB

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.

INTERMITTENT CHATTER NOISE, LIKE A RELAY CLICKING COMING FROM RADIO. SEEMS TO HAPPEN MORE WHEN WET OR HIGH HUMIDITY. SECURITY ALARM SYSTEM ACTIVATED ITSELF WHEN CAR SITTING OUT IN RAIN. NO ONE NEAR CAR. *JB

TRANSMISSION ON 2002 ACURA TL TYPE-S SLIPPED FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, CAUSING RAPID DECELERATION AND HIGH ENGINE RPM. THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR-END COLLISION. *NLM

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

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

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

MY TRANS. WAS REPLACED IN 2003 BECAUSE OF A SHIFTING PROBLEM. MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY, HOWEVER, I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR. I PAID FOR THE REPAIR AND IN 2006 I HAD THE SAME PROBLEM. I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS A RECALL, BUT WHEN I INFORMED MCGRATH ACURA THAT I SHOULD BE REIMBURSED, IT WAS DENIED. I ALSO COMPLAINED OF A CLICKING NOISE IN THE RADIO THAT WAS NEVER LOOKED IN TO WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR TRANS., APPARENTLY THIS IS A COMMON DEFECT WHERE THE PINS WITHIN THE 6CD CHANGER GO BAD, BUT I HAVE YET TO SEE A RECALL. I HAVE ALSO EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE BUBBLING MICHELINS. I HAVE HAD THREE BLOWOUTS AND HAVE FINALLY REPLACED THE TIRES WITH A DIFFERENT BRAND, WHICH I THINK IS UNFAIR. I HAVE ALSO HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE BRAKES. I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ORIGINAL ROTORS FOR WARPING. MY PAINT SEEMS TO BE CHIPPING REALLY BAD AND IT HAS BEEN SINCE ORIGINAL PURCHASE. I ALSO HAVE HAD PROBLEMS WITH THE SEAT BELT NOT RETRACTING. *TR

DRIVING IN MY CAR AND THE CAR "JERKED". CAR WAS ALSO HAVING A HARD TIME SHIFTING. EVENTUALLY THE KEY WOULD NOT DRIVE OR GO INTO REVERSE. THE TRANSMISSION WAS DEAD. *NLM

WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, IT SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. *JB

CAR SHAKES & SHIMMIES WHEN I BRAKE, DEALER REPLACED BRAKES AND RESURFACED ROTORS 3 TIMES WITHIN 2 YEARS. NEVER HAD THAT PROBLEM WITH ANY OTHER CAR. DEFECTIVE ROTORS OR BRAKING SYSTEM. *JB

OWNER OF A ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S, BOUGHT IN 8/01. IN 6/02 DRIVING ON HIGHWAY VSA LIGHT , CAUTION LIGHT AND CK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STARTED SHIFTING DOWN AND THROWING CAR FORWARD. BROUGHT TO DEALERSHIP SENT ME HOME SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG. 1/2 HR LATER CAR WAS TOWED BACK TO DEALERSHIP FOR SAME PROBLEM. NEW TRANSMISSION PUT IN. 2/03 BROUGHT CAR TO DEALERSHIP FOR WHINING NOISE. TOLD ME A NEW TRANSMISSION HAS TO BE ORDERED, TOLD ME O.K. TO DRIVE UNTIL THEN. A FEW DAYS LATER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 45MPH CAR, CAR STARTED TO SHAKE AND WOULD NOT GO INTO THIRD GEAR. THANKFUL I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. A NEW TRANSMISSION IS BEING PUT IN AGAIN!!!!

TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY. WORST EXPERIENCE EVER. IT GAVE OUT WHILE I WAS ON THE WAY TO SCHOOL, SO I NEVER MADE IT. SCHOOL WAS ONLY 3 MILES AWAY TOO. THOUGH I WAS AWARE OF THE IMMINENT FAILURE THANKS TO FELLOW OWNERS, IT WAS NONETHELESS FRIGHTENING. I WAS SHAKING AS I "CRAWLED" TO A SAFE AREA. IF I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY, THIS FAILURE COULD OF BEEN FATAL!

TRANSMISSION SLIPPING GEAR DURING NORMAL DRIVING.

THE DEVICE WHICH COVERED THE DRIVER/PASSENGER SIDE DOOR HANDLE, CAME OFF AND CAUSED INJURY TO THE CONSUMER. *JB

TODAY I HAVE EXPERIENCED WHAT I CONSIDER TO BE MORE THAN A DEFECT IN MY 2002 ACURA 3.2 TL-S. PRIOR TO TODAY I HAVE DELT WITH NUMEROUS MINOR DEFECTS SUCH AS A BROKEN SWAY BAR LINK, LEAKING TRANSMISSION SEALS AND BRAKE FITTINGS, PAINT/TRIM DEFECTS AND TWO DEFECTIVE TIRES. TODAY'S INCIDENT WAS UNACCEPTABLE AND THE ONLY REASON I MADE IT HOME SAFELY TONIGHT WAS PURE LUCK! ON CA-101 IN SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA DURING RUSH-HOUR I WAS IN BUMPER-TO-BUMPER TRAFFIC TRAVELING AT 65 MPH SURROUNDED BY CARS WHEN MY FRONT TIRE LOCKED UP SENDING MY CAR INTO THE LANE ON MY RIGHT. AS I COUNTER-STEERED TO KEEP THE CAR FROM CRASHING INTO THE CARS ON MY RIGHT THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE CONTROL AND SWERVE IN THE OTHER DIRECTION DUE TO THE FACT THAT IT WAS STILL STUCK IN WHAT APPEARED TO BE FIRST GEAR. AFTER COMPLETING A 360 DEGREE SPIN AND BARELY AVOIDING THE HUGE SUV COMING STRAIGHT AT ME I WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL AND PULL OFF OF THE FREEWAY WHERE I TOOK A FEW MINUTES TO CALM MYSELF AND THANK GOD I WAS STILL ALIVE. THE CAR IS STUCK IN ONE GEAR RIGHT NOW AND WILL BE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP IN THE MORNING WHERE I AM GOING EXPLAIN TO THEM THAT I REFUSE TO DRIVE IT UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE, NOT REPAIRED. IN MY OPINION THIS GOES BEYOND A SIMPLE WARRANTY EXTENSION (WHICH I ALREADY PURCHASED - 7Y/100,000) AND COULD HAVE NOT ONLY COST MY LIFE, BUT THE LIFE OF OTHERS AS WELL.

I WAS PULLING OUT OF A DRIVEWAY (STORE) ONTO A MAIN ROAD AT LESS THAN 5 MILES PER HOUR. STEPPED ON BRAKE BECAUSE CARS WERE STOPPED FOR RED LIGHT. CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED AND WOULDN'T STOP, NO MATTER HOW HARD I HIT THE BRAKES. I GRAZED THE REAR BUMPER OF THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME AS I SWERVED TO AVOID HITTING IT. WENT INTO A TREE TO AVOID HITTING ANYTHING OR ANYONE ELSE. ACURA DEALER SWORE IT COULDN'T HAPPEN AND THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR, BUT I FOUND SIX OTHER INSTANCES OF THIS PROBLEM ON YOUR WEB SITE. REPORTED IT TO METUCHEN, NJ POLICE. THIS WAS THE SECOND SUCH OCCURRENCE, BUT THE DEALER CONVINCED ME THE FIRST WAS DRIVER ERROR. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THE ACCIDENT WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION RECALL. *JB

I NO LONGER FEEL SAFE IN THE CAR THAT I HAVE BOUGHT. I BOUGHT AN ACURA TL TYPE S 2002, IT ONLY HAS 29,000 MI ON THE ODOMETER AND ALREADY I HAVE CHANGED THE TRANSMISSION ONCE. JUST YESTERDAY IT HAS STARTED TO EXIBIT THE SAME CHARACTERISTICS AS THE LAST TRANSMISSION THAT FAILED. WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY IT SHIFTED TO NEUTRAL AND THE ENGINE TURNED OFF! WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY!THIS IS SUPPOSED TO BE THE NEW FIXED TRANSMISSION!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FAMILY, I DONT KNOW WHAT ILL DO.

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.

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY ACURA 02 TL-S MALFUNCTIONED WHILE I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY. IT SOME HOW GOT STUCK IN THE 4TH GEAR. TS