2002 Acura TL Complaint Log

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

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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *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

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S WITH ONLY 80,000 MILES ON IT. THE DRIVERS SEAT HAS BECOME LOOSE FROM THE MOUNTS AND ROCKS LIKE IT LOOSE FROM THE SUPPORTS. I HAVE LOOKED AT THE FRAME OF THE SEAT AND IT APPEARS THE WELDED FRAME HAS COME LOOSE ON ONE OF THE CORNERS. I HAVE SOME EXPERIENCE AS A WELDER AND CAN SEE THAT THE WELDED AREA WAS NOT VERY GOOD CAUSING IT TO SEPARATE... *TR

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

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

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

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

THE HEADLIGHTS WERE TOO BRIGHT, THE DEALER ADJUSTED THEM ON TWO OCCASIONS.*JB

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, EITHER THE NTSB OR AN INDEPENDENT LAB THAT YOU SUGGEST TEST THESE FOR ENGAGEMENT. I REALIZE THAT I HAVE A 2002 AND ONE OF THE FIRST ON THE STREET. COULD YOU PLEASE LOOK INTO THIS MATTER AND ADVISE ME TO THE COURSE OF ACTION? MY TWIN SISTER DRIVES THE SAME CAR AND WE WOULD LIKE TO KNOW THAT THE SEATBELTS WORK PROPERLY. THE BODY SHOP TOLD ME I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE AIRBAGS; BASED ON THE IMPACT I WOULD HAVE BEEN HURT SINCE THE SEATBELT DIDN'T HOLD ME BACK.*AK

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

I OWN A 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S, PURCHASED APRIL 24, 2001. I NOW HAVE APPROXIMATELY 44,600 MILES ON THE VEHICLE. I HAVE HAD MULTIPLE (2) TRANSMISSION FAILURES THAT DID NOT RESULT IN ANY COLLISIONS OR INJURIES. HOWEVER, I FEEL LUCKY THAT NO SUCH INCIDENTS OCCURED AS THE CAR DID DECELERATE RAPIDLY, WITHOUT WARNING WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE CAR ALSO DID NOT ACCELERATE AS IT SHOULD WHEN PULLING OUT INTO BUSY INTERSECTIONS. DRIVING DURING THESE EPISODES OF TRANSMISSION FAILURE WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING. THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 8500 MILES AND ABOUT 26000 MILES.

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

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. SLIPS, JERKS, NEUTRALS OUT WHEN COAST DOWN TO ABOUT 20 MPH, THEN ACCELERATE AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE. DEALER SAY WAIT UNTIL IT TOTALLY FAILS OR CAUSE AN ACCIDENT THEN THEY WILL INSTALL A NEW TRANSMISSION. I WOULD LIKE TO HAVE MY MONEY BACK. *JB

2002 ACURA TL HAS RECURRING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *NJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON SEVERAL TIMES, BUT THE DEALER CHOSE TO IGNORE THE PROBLEM. *JB

2002 ACURA 3.2 TL. CONSUMER CC LETTER TO DEALER FOR RECALL REPAIR APPOINTMENT *TGW THE CONSUMER WAS TRYING TO GET THE AIR BAG RECALL PERFORMED, BUT HE HAS NOT RECEIVED A FOLLOW-UP FROM THE DEALER. *JB

2002 ACURA TL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. CONSUMER STATES THAT EVEN WITH THE EXTENDED WARRANTY HE STILL HAS TO PAY TO GET THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. *KB THE CONSUMER STATED WITH ONLY 20,514 MILES THE VEHICLE HAS YET AGAIN DEVELOPED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED INTO FIRST GEAR. *JB

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *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

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

I AM A NERVOUS WRECK WHILE DRIVING MY 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S ON THE FREEWAY FOR FEAR THE TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL. I WILL NOT ALLOW MY WIFE TO DRIVE THE CAR AND I WISH I DID NOT HAVE TO DRIVE IT EITHER. HONDA SHOULD RECALL THE CAR OR BUY IT BACK AT LOW BLUEBOOK. SHOULD I OR MY WIFE BECOME INJURED AS A RESULT OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILING WE WILL HOLD HONDA LIABLE FOR ALL PROPERTY DAMAGE, MEDICAL BILLS, PAIN AND SUFFERING. IF YOU DO NOT FEEL A RECALL IS WARRANTED, I MAY SUE YOU AS WELL. MR

CONSUMER STATES THAT HE WAS REAR ENDED AND THE FRONT PASSANGER SEAT FELL ALL THE WAY TO THE BACK. DEALER WAS NOT CONTATED. MR

WHILE DRIVING AT 55 MPH THERE WAS A LOUD THUMP NOISE AND THEN VEHICLES SPEED DECREASED TO 10 MPH, AS A RESULT THE PASSENGER WAS THROWN AGAINST THE DASH AND THE DRIVER WAS THROWN TOWARDS THE WINDOW. *NLM

THE ENGINE REVVED UP TO 4000 RPM AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS IN NEUTRAL. *JB THE TRANSMISSION DID NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEAR AS IT SHOULD HAVE. SCC

CONSUMER COMPLAINED ABOUT SEAT BELT PROBLEMS.*AK