2003 Acura TL Complaint Log

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

I TOOK MY ACURA TL-S 2003 IN FOR THE 30,000 MILE SERVICE ON OCTOBER 27, 2004. AT THIS TIME I WAS INFORMED THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD BE EXAMINED FOR DAMAGE DUE TO INCORRECT LUBRICATION. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THE RECALL BEFORE THIS. THE EXAMINATION WAS DONE, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION LOOKED FINE AND THEY HAD INSTALLED AN OIL JET KIT. ON NOVEMBER4, 2004 MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING IN TRAFFIC HOME. THE TRANSMISSION APPEARED TO LOCK CAUSING A SUDDEN DECELERATION THEN ALTERNATED BETWEEN SLIPPING AND LOCKING. LUCKILY I WAS NOT ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE IF THIS HAD HAPPENED, I AM CONVINCED I WOULD HAVE HAD A BAD ACCIDENT. AS IT WAS I NEARLY WAS REAR ENDED BY AN UNSUSPECTING MOTORIST BEHIND ME (IT WAS DARK OUTSIDE AND OF COURSE MY BRAKE LIGHTS DID NOT ALERT THAT MOTORIST). THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ALSO CAME ON, AND THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM VSA OFF LIGHT LIT UP. I HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO ACURA WHERE THEY "CONDEMNED" THE TRANSMISSION. THEY TOLD ME THEY WILL BE PUTTING A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE. THIS IS VERY CONCERNING SINCE THEY LOOKED AT MY PREVIOUS ONE, MADE THE CHANGES THAT THEY BELIEVE WILL FIX THE PROBLEM, AND THEN MY TRANSMISSION STILL FAILED. SOMEONE IS GOING TO GET KILLED BY THIS PROBLEM, SOONER OR LATER!*AK

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE STALLED. CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

FAULTY NO BENT OR SCRATCHED ON RIM. SHOULD BE REIMBURSE FOR TIRE. *BF THE VEHICLE TIRE HAD A RIP IN THE INSIDE WALL. THE CONSUMER WANTED TO BE REIMBURSED. *TC

NHTSA RECALL 04V176000 CONCERNING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. AFTER HAVING REVISING THE OIL COOLER RETURN LINE CONSUMER HEARD A LOUD KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, BUT CAUSE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. *AK

TWICE, MY ACURA TL HAS SLOWED DRASTICALLY AS I WAS DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED IN THE FREEWAY FAST LANE. BOTH TIMES I PULLED INTO THE RIGHT LANE, AND BY THEN THE CAR SEEMED TO BE FUNCTIONING NORMALLY. I WAS LUCKY I WASN'T IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I CALLED THE CAR DEALER AFTER THE SECOND INCIDENT AND WAS TOLD THEY HAD "NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THAT." MY INTERNET RESEARCH FOUND THE NHTSA INVESTIGATION OF ACURA TL TRANSMISSIONS. I CALLED THE DEALER AGAIN, AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO INPSECT THE TRANSMISSION.*AK

2003 ACURA TL TYPE-S, 36960 MILES: RECURRING TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR (AUTOMATIC 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION) AND NEARLY CAUSED CAR CRASH WHEN DRIVING ON HIGHWAY DURING RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC THREE TIMES. CURRENTLY DRIVING A RENTAL WAITING TO HAVE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. ("OIL JET KIT" WAS INSTALLED BY DEALER 2 MONTHS AGO IN RESPONSE TO RECENT RECALL BY ACURA.)*AK

A PLUG FELL OUT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE REAR WHEEL WELL HOLDING THE PLASTIC BODY MATERIAL TO THE FENDER. IT FELL OUT AND CAUSED ME TO FIND A METAL SCREW TO HOLD IT IN PLACE, I WENT TO THE DEALER TO SEE IF THEY WOULD REPAIR/GIVE ME A NEW PLUG, I WAS TOLD THAT IT WOULD COST ME $254,00 & LABOR AND AN AUTO BDY SHOP TO PUT IT ON. HOW LUDICROUS CAN THAT BE. AM I WRONG IT MY CHALLENGE TO THE DEALER.*AK

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING. CONSUMER PULLED VEHICLE OFF THE ROAD. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE, AND IT WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED VEHICLE THREE TIMES, BUT WAS UNABLE TO FIX IT. *AK

RECALL WAS FOUND ON THE INTERNET. AFTER CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER ABOUT NOT RECEIVING RECALL LETTER, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT SEND HIM THE LETTER AGAIN, THEIR OBLIGATION WAS FULFILLED WITH RECALL 04-V176000 CONCENING TRANSMISSION FAILURE. HOWEVER, TRANSMISSION WAS STILL DEFECTIVE. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION FAILED ON THE HIGHWAY. THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. AFTER PICKING THE VEHICLE UP, THE TIMING CHAIN BROKE. *JB

I BROUGHT FRIST TL IN 2002 AND AT 2003 THE CAR'S TRANSMISSION BROKE AND I TRADED THE TL AND BOUGHT NEW 03 TL TYPE-S IN 2003. THEN JULY OF 2004, THE TRANSMISSION BROKE AGAIN WITH MY NEW 03TL AGAIN. I ALMOST GOT ACCIDENT BECASE THE CAR JUST SHIFT IT'S GEAR ITSELF. *AK

CAR WAS DRIVEN ON THE INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AND SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CAR SURGE AND TRANSMISSION WENT OUT, NO SHIFTING IN ANY GEAR AT ALL. MIL CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON. OWNED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DIAGNOSIS SHOW TRANNY FAILURE. NEW TRANSMISSION IS REPLACED. *AK

BUCKING AND FRONT WHEELS LOCKED UP MOMENTARILY. HIGHWAY SPEEDS, VERY DANGEROUS. 2003 ACURA AND NOW THE DEALERS SAYS THEY WILL REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. I WAS LIED TO WHEN I BOUGHT THIS CAR, DEALER SAID ALL 2003'S WERE NOT INFLICTED. NOW I FOUND OUT DIFFERENT. MY EXPERIENCE WAS SCARY. RECALL NOW!*AK

UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE TO WARM IT UP BEFORE TAKING OFF THE DEFROSTER TAKES ABOUT 15 MINUTES TO CLEAR THE BACK WINDOW. WINDOWS STEAM UP VERY BADLY. *AK

WHILE DRIVING OUR 2003 TL-S ON THE HWY, THE CAR SUDDENLY VIOLENTLY JERKED AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE FAILING. SURE ENOUGH I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. I AM EXTREMELY UPSET THAT MY PRE-OWNED VEHICLE WITH ONLY 22000 MILES HAS TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. THE CAR WAS VERY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE CAUSED AN ACCIDENT WITH THE WAY IT WAS CAUSING WHIPLASH. THE COMPANY SHOULD DO A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION NOT JUST AN EXTENSION OF THE WARRANTY. SO FAR WE HAVE EXPERIENCED MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS LISTED ON THE NHTSA WEBSITE. WE HAVE HAD THE TIRE SIDEWALL BULGE, WHICH I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE NEW TIRE REPLACED ONCE IT BLEW OUT ON THE HWY. WE HAD TO HAVE THE RADIO MISSFIRE FIXED AND NOW THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITHIN THE LAST 6 MONTHS. THIS CAR IS DEFINITELY NOT RELIABLE.*AK

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

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. *AK

THE TRANSMISSION IN MY 2003 ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE AND IS GOING BACK IN ON MONDAY FOR ANOTHER CHECK.*AK

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE ACCELERATOR WOULD REPEATEDLY GET STUCK, WHICH CAUSED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND THE ACCELERATOR WAS REPLACED. HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RESURFACED. SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO ANOTHER DEALER, AND THE TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE ACCELERATOR WAS INSTALLED TOO TIGHTLY. HE THEN RE-INSTALLED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE REPAIR REMEDIED THE FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 85,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,000. UPDATED 12/07/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE PROBLEM WAS THE ACCELERATOR UNDER THE HOOD. THE THROTTLE CABLE WAS ADJUSTED. UPDATED 12/09/09.*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 FAILED AT 30,000 MILES IN MY 2003 ACURA TL-S, LEAVING ME GOING 30MPH TRYING TO MERGE ONTO A FREEWAY.*AK

FAILED TRANSMISSION IN BOTH A 2002 AND 2003 ACURA TLS VEHICLE. *AK

I AM A CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE FOR NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. OUR INSURED, JOHN MIHOLIC'S SON, WAS DRIVING THE 2003 ACURA 3.2TL AT NIGHT. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. A CAUSE AND ORIGIN REPORT CONDUCTED BY LANGE TECHNICAL SERVICE INDICATED THAT DUE TO THE IMPACT, THE IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS FORM THE HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LAMP BULB THAT WAS DISPLACED CAUSED THE FIRE WHICH TOTALED OUT THE VEHICLE. *JB

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WAS LEAKING FLUID. DEALER REPLACED IT WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION , CONSUMER ASKED WHY TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED WITH A REBUILT AND NOT BRAND NEW TRANSMISSION. *AK

MY 2003 ACURA TL CURRENTLY HAS 3500 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER DAY IT STARTED MAKING A GRINDING NOISE - NO NOISE WAS PRESENT PRIOR - TURNS OUT THE REAR BRAKES AND ROTORS WERE BAD (THE FRONT ONES WERE FINE). *AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPED GEARS. THE CONSUMER MANAGED TO DRIVE HOME AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION. *JB

SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING IN D-5 (5TH GEAR) AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH WHILE MERGING ONTO HIGHWAY. MOMENTARY LOSS OF CONTROL, REGAINED WHEN 5TH GEAR RE-ENGAGED. MOTOR SUDDENLY REVVED TO NEAR RED-LINE CAUSING TORQUE STEER FEEL AND DECELERATION. REVIOUSLY NOTIFIED DEALER OF TRANSMISSION-RELATED ISSUES, WAS TOLD "NO PROBLEM FOUND" AT GETTEL ACURA IN SARASOTA, FL. PLAN ON TAKING VEHICLE BACK TO SHOP AGAIN.*AK

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL PREVIOUSLY REPORTED SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND GEAR AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE INSPECTED BY GETTEL ACURA IN SARASOTA, FL. TOLD "CANNOT REPRODUCE PROBLEM SO HONDA/ACURA WILL NOT AUTHORIZE ANY REPAIRS". VEHICLE IS STILL AT DEALER, THEY ARE ATTEMPTING TO REPRODUCE PROBLEM. HAVE BEEN TOLD BY ACURA CUSTOMER CARE THAT MY VEHICLE IS "OUTSIDE THE VIN NUMBER SERIES COVERED BY PREVIOUS NHTSA INVESTIGATIONS" AND MY VEHICLE IS NOT A CANDIDATE FOR REPAIR, DESPITE THE 7 YEAR, 100K MILE EXTENDED WARRANTY. WAS TOLD "WE BELIEVE YOU, BUT IF WE CANNOT REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NOTHING WE CAN DO...WHY SHOULD WE DUMP THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS IN PARTS INTO YOUR CAR IF WE CAN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG?" I EXPLAINED THEIR LIABILIY AND THE POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD, AS, THE VEHICLE HAD SUDDENLY DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH GEAR TO 2ND, TWICE IN LAST 5 DAYS. ACURA/HONDA APPEARS TO BE STONEWALLING, AND I WILL HAVE TO SEEK LEGAL COUNSEL IN ORDER TO COMPEL THEM TO COMPLY WITH THE TERMS OF THE EXTENDED TRANSMISSION WARRANTY...BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAUSES AN ACCIDENT OR INJURY TO MYSELF OR MY FAMILY. ACURA INSISTS THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WERE "FIXED" BEFORE THE CAR WAS BUILT, SO THERE IS NO WAY I COULD BE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, AND I WAS CHASTIZED FOR QUOTING INFORMATION FROM NHTSA INVESTIGATION RESULTS...THEY TOLD ME "YOU AREN'T A MECHANIC, AND TRYING TO GET A NEW TRANSMISSION BECAUSE YOU READ SOMETHING ON THE WEB DOEN'T MEAN YOUR CAR HAS A PROBLEM". THIS WAS COURTESY OF "ROBIN" AT ACURA CUSTOMER CARE DEPARTMENT ON 2/24/04. . THE DEALERSHIP CALLED TODAY, STATED IT WAS RAINING, SO THEY COULDN'T TAKE MY CAR OUT TO RUN DIAGNOSTICS..AND THEY'LL TRY AGAIN "TOMORROW". IF THEY FIND NOTHING WRONG, THEY PLAN ON RETURNING THE VEHICLE TO ME, UNREPAIRED. . I AM MOST CERTAINLY SCARED TO GET BACK BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS VEHICLE, DUE TO THE TWO SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTS THAT NEARLY CAUSED LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. . ACURA IS NOT COMPLYING WITH IT'S AGREEMENT WITH NHTSA.*AK

I OWN A 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. AT 18,434 MILES, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. IT WAS REPLACED, BUT THIS TRANSMISSION IS EXHIBITING THE SAME SYMPTOMS THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION DID BEFORE IT FAILED. THE SYMPTOMS ARE HESITATION AND JERKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. SOME ACURA TL OWNERS WERE GIVEN AN EXTENDED DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY. I WAS TOLD MINE WAS NOT PART OF THAT OFFERING EVEN AFTER MY TRANSMISSION FAILED, SO I AM NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. BASED ON THE FACT THAT THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION IS HAVING THE SAME PROBLEMS, IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE ACURA TL OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD TWO AND THREE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS, I FEEL THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. *AK

WHILE HAVING AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED, THE DEALERSHIP NOTICED AN OIL LEAK. THE OIL WAS LEAKING THROUGH THE TRANSMISSION CASING. THE DEALERSHIP INDICATED THAT THE CASING WAS FAULTY AND REPLACED IT WITH A PREVIOUS MANUFACTURED PART. THIS WAS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THESE VEHICLES. *AK 20% OF THE CAST TRANSMISSION CASING WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER FELT THAT HE DID NOT NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITH LESS THAN 3K MILES. THE CONSUMERS EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXCLUDED. *SC *JB

BURNING SMELL EMANATING FROM EXHAUST AREA INTO CABIN AT 9800 MILES. TERRIBLE - CAN SMELL IT ON THE OUTSIDE FROM 25 FEET AWAY. THE STENCH INSIDE THE BACK SEAT OF THE CABIN IS ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU GAG. CAR IS ONLY 100 MILES OVERDUE FOR AN OIL CHANGE (3100 MILES) RUNNING MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED OIL WEIGHT. CAR HAS HAD TROUBLE SINCE I BOUGHT IT - BUT MOSTLY EXTERNAL UNTIL NOW (PEELING PAINT). *CB

MY WIFE WAS IN A COLLISION ON 12/12/03 WHICH INVOLVED ANOTHER VEHICHLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN AND MY WIFE'S NEW 2003 ACURA TL HIT THE VEHICLE AT FAULT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I HAVE INCLUDED PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY DAMAGE INCURRED. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO THE ACURA DEALER IN FORT WALTON BEACH IMMEDIATELY THAT I PURCHASED THIS FROM AND GAVE THEM A CHANCE TO TEST THE AIRBAGS BEFORE THE CAR WAS FIXED. THEY DECLINED AND INFORMED ME THEY WOULD TEST THE AIRBAG SYSTEM ONCE IT WAS REPAIRED. THE CASE FILE# WITH THE DEALER WAS B012003-12-1601041. EVERYBODY THAT I SPOKE WITH REGARDING THIS WAS AMAZED THAT THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPOY ON A FRONT END CRASH THAT CAUSED $7183 DOLLARS WORTH OF DAMAGE. THE CORE SUPPORT OF THE CAR HAD TO BE REPLACED. I HAVE HEARD OF OTHER ACURA FAILURES FOR FRONT AIRBAGS AND WANTED TO SEE IF THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. THE DEALER WAS NOT THAT HELPFUL. MR. KIRK PERKS THE DISTRICT MANAGER DID AGREE TO MEET WITH ME TO DISCUSS AND THE DEALER PERFORMED AN AIRBAG TEST , HOWEVER THE AUTO REPAIR SHOP STATED TO ME THAT THERE WAS NO WAY TO ACCURATELY TEST THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY CONCERN NOW IS OBVIOUSLY IF THESE AIRBAGS WILL DEPLOY ON ANY FUTURE INCIDENTS.*AK

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH IN FIFTH GEAR, THE TRANSMISSION AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO SECOND GEAR WITHOUT ASSISTANCE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION,CURRENT MILEAGE-54000. *TR

TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. *PH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY IN ADDITION TO A MISSING CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WAS ALSO A TIME WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. *SC

2003 ACURA TL TYPE S EXPERIENCING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *MR THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY IN ADDITION TO MISSING WHEN THE CRUISE CONTROL WAS ENGAGED. WHEN THE CONSUMER PRESSED THE CRUISE CONTROL TO INCREASE THE SPEED THE ENGINE SURGED ON TWO OCCASIONS BACK TO BACK AS THE CONSUMER TRIED TO DISENGAGE THE CRUISE CONTROL. (FAULTY TL TRANSMISSIONS WERE A WIDELY KNOWN PROBLEM FOR ACURA) *SC

CONSUMER FELT THAT THE TIRES ON THIS VEHICLE WERE NOT THE PROPER SIZE. CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACE FIVE FRONT TIRES DUE TO BLOW OUTS AT THE SIDEWALLS. *AK

I BOUGHT AN ACURA 3.2TL TYPE S IN JULY 2003. THE VEHICLE IS 3 MONTHS OLD WITH 4,000 MILES ON IT AND IT IS HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED. I WAS NOT AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM WHEN I PURCHASED THE CAR, NOR WAS I TOLD ABOUT IT WHEN I INQUIRED ABOUT RECALLS, SINCE THIS IS NOT AN OFFICIAL "RECALL." *LA

TAKATA RECALL. I HAVE RECEIVED SEVERAL NOTICES TO REPLACE THE AIR BAGS ON MY 2003 ACURA. THE HONDA DEALER 25 MILES FROM MY HOME WILL NOT REPLACE IT. THE NEAREST ACURA DEALER IS 60 MILES AWAY. TWICE I HAVE TALKED TO YOUR PEOPLE, THEY ATTEMPTED TO SET UP AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE HONDA DEALER BUT THAT HAS NOT HAPPENED. NOW THE GOVERNMENT SAYS I SHOULD NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT ALL. AS SUCH THE ONLY OPTION IS FOR YOU TO SEND A WRECKER TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE, REPAIR THE AIRBAG, AND RETURN IT TO ME. ACURA APPARENTLY BUILT AND SOLD A DANGEROUS VEHICLE. IT IS NOT MY RESPONSIBILITY TO DRIVE 120 MILES AND WASTE MOST OF A DAY TO CORRECT YOUR MISTAKE.

TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ACURA 3.2TLS. *AK

HIGH INTENSITY DISCHARGE HEADLIGHTS ON THE ACURA 3.2 TL ARE MUCH TOO BRIGHT AND POORLY AIMED. THEY TEND TO BLIND ON COMING TRAFFIC. *LA

MY 2003 TL-S HAS BEEN MANUFACTURED IN DECEMBER OF 2002, SEVEN MONTHS AFTER THE DATE THAT ACURA SUPPOSEDLY ADDRESSED THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ISSUE. I WAS SHOCKED WHEN MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AFTER 9 MONTHS AND LESS THAN 9,000 MILES. AT THIS POINT I DO NOT TRUST THAT ACURA HAS REALLY ADDRESSED THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE.

'03 ACURA TL3 ENGINE RACED AT FULL THROTTLE (TACH RED ZONE), THREATENING DRIVER, PEDESTRIANS, AND OTHER VEHICLES. REQUIRED DRIVER TO PUT FULL WEIGHT ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR, THEN DOWNSHIFT AND SHUT DOWN ENGINE. THIS OCCURRED TWICE. ACURA DEALER REPLACED IDLE AIR CONTROL VALVE. *LA

TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 6 MONTH OLD IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL . THE FIRST FAILURE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR MORE AND ALMOST THROWING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE TRANNY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE SND OCCURENCE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC ,TRAVELING AROUND 55 CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE LOCK UP SLAMMED INTO ME, POLICE REPORT AND INJURIE'S SUSTAINED THAT ARE STILL ONGOING. THIS IS A DEFFINATE SAFETY ISSUE ALWAY'S HAS BEEN ,IF A CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ,THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ,THIS IS WORSE THEN AN ENGINE STALLING,THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHT'S ,IT ALL HAPPNES TOO FAST ! WHO DECIDES WHAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE? I'LL TELL YOU THE PEOPLE WHO DIRVE THESE AND HAVE HAD ACCIDENT'S OR NEAR DEATH EXPIERIENCES. *AK

ACURA 2003 TL TRANSMISSION DEFECT. FIRST FAILURE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT SPEED OF 70 MPH HAPPENED 6 TIMES . TRANSMISSION REPLACED.SECOND FAILURE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP GOING 55 CAR FOLLOWING BEHIND ME CRASHED INTO ME . SIGNIFIGANT INJURIE'S RESULTED FROM THIS CRASH THAT INVOLVED 3 VEHICLES.*AK I HAVE REPORTED THIS INFO TO "THIS" SITE 3 TIMES AND GO BACK TO FIND MY SUBMISSION AND IT MYSTERIOUSLY DISSAPEARS! HONDA ACURA'S RECENT SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT KEEPS CLAIMING THERE ARE NO CRASHES OR INJURYS' AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT . THIS IS FALSE !!!! I KNOW OF ATLEAST 3 OTHER INCIDENCES THAT INVOLVE INJURY'S DUE TO THE SEVERE DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP WITH OUT WARNING!

"YAW RATE SENSOR" FOR THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VDS) SYSTEM MAY BE IMPROPERLY MOUNTED. THIS CAN CAUSE EITHER OF THE FRONT WHEEL BRAKES TO BE SUDDENLY AND FIRMLY APPLIED WITHOUT WARNING FOR UP TO ONE SECOND. A POSSIBLE RESULT IS LOST OF CONTROL OR REAR END COLLISION (BRAKE LIGHTS ARE NOT ACTIVATED). IMPROPERLY MOUNTED SENSOR WILL ALSO CAUSE THE VDS TO DEACTIVATE UNTIL ENGINE RESTART, ACTIVATE VSA SYSTEM INDICATOR WARNING LIGHT ON THE TACHOMETER FACE, AND SET A YAW RATE SENSOR DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. HONDA HAS STARTED SUPPLYING YAW RATE SENSORS WITH A LOCATING PIN WHICH PREVENTS IMPROPER MOUNTING. BUT THERE IS NO INDICATION THAT HONDA HAS RECALLED TO CHECK THOSE VEHICLES BUILT OR REPAIRED WITH UNITS LACKING THE LOCATING PINS. THE UNIT IS EASILY ACCESSIBLE TO CHECK FOR PROPER MOUNTING. THIS PROBLEM PERTAINS TO 2003 & 2002 TYPE-S VERSIONS OF BOTH THE 3.2TL AND 3.2CL MODELS. *LA

MY TRANSMISSION LITERALLY LOCKED UP OVER 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 65MPH CAUSING MY CAR TO TRY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING THIS FAST ..I HAD NO WARNING PRIOR ,THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION . IT LITERALLY WAS ABOUT TO THROW ME THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD ,IT LEFT BALD ARES ON MY TIRES FROM THIS AND THE SERVICE GUY WHO DROVE IT STATED IT ALMOST THREW HIM THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD AND HE WAS ONLY DRIVING 30MPH ...THIS HAS INJURED MY NECK AND ARM ,LEFT ARM AND I AM NOW SCARED TO DEATH OF DRIVING THIS CAR AS THIS WAS SUCH A SCARY EXPIERIENCE ,NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN .. I AM INVOLVED IN A FORUM ONLINE FOR OTHER ACURA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION REPLACED UP TO 4 TIMES.. I WANT OUT OF THIS DEATH TRAP!

PAINT ON REAR TRUNK LID EXTREMELY THIN AND PEELING WHEN CAR IS WASHED. DESPITE HAVING 5 COATS OF WAX ON THE CAR, WASHING THE CAR (BY HAND WITH MAGUIAR'S SOFT CAR SOAP AND SOFT TERRY TOWELING) PEELED SECTIONS OF THE PAINT OFF THE TRUNK LID. CAR HAD SAT FOR TWO WEEKS (STANDARD WASH INTERVAL FOR THE CAR DUE TO MY WORK SCHEDULE) OUTSIDE (CAR IS COVERED WHEN FIRST CLEANED). NO REASON FOR THE PAINT TO HAVE COME OFF. NO RESPONSE TO MY LETTERS FROM MANUFACTURER. DEALER REFERRED ME TO ACURA CUSTOMER CARE SO NO HELP THERE. *CB

HAVE TAKEN MY 2003 ACURA TLS INTO THE DEALERS APPROXIMATELY FOUR TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. DEALER STATES THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING BECAUSE THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM.*AK WHILE DRIVING THE GAS PEDAL SELF-DEPRESSES AND LOCKS, BUT THE CAR FEELS AS THOUGH IT HAS SHIFTED ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL--LEAVING ME NO ALTERNATIVE BUT TO CRUISE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD UNTIL THE GAS PEDAL 'POPS' ITSELF UP AND I REGAIN CONTROL OF THE CAR.