2001 Acura Cl

THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY. WOULD JERK FORWARD AS IF IT WAS DOWN SHIFTING ON ITS OWN. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. ALSO, RPMS WOULD RUN VERY HIGH. RECENTLY WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT IN TO REVERSE. FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ON. THE DRIVE INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING. TRACTION LIGHT HAD CAME ON WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND STAYED ON. PROBLEM HAD STARTED ON 7/7/03. HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 7/11, AND HAD PICKED UP VEHICLE ON 7/18. MECHANIC INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STILL EXISTS.*AK *TS

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S DOWNSHIFTED INTO 1ST OR 2ND GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO SLOW ABRUPTLY AND SWERVE. THE PEOPLE BEHIND ME ALMOST HIT ME AND I ALMOST HIT THE CAR IN THE LANE NEXT TO ME (NOT OT MENTION THE PAIN OF THE SEATBELT CUTTING INTO MY NECK). GOOD THING THE SEATBELT DID WOULD OR I COULD HAVE SUSTAINED INJURIES SLAMMING INTO THE STEARING WHEEL OR WINDSHIELD. THE ACURA IS ON IT'S SECOND TRANSMISSION WITH ONLY 41,000 MILES ON IT, THIS NEXT ONE WILL BE THE 3RD. I WAS TOLD THAT ACURA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I WAS ALSO TOLD THAT NONE OF THE REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS ARE "NEW". THEY ARE ALL "REMANUFACTURED" WITH A 36,00 MILE OR 3 YR WARRANTY. OBVIOUSLY WITH THE SAME PROBLEMS NOT BEING FIXED. THIS VEHICLE IS A DANGER TO HAVE ON THE ROAD. WHY DOESN'T ACURA FIX THE PROBLEM. PERHAPS A LAWSUIT WOULD INSPIRE THEM TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM HOPEFULLY BEFORE SOMEONE DIES.*AK

FAILED TRANSMISSION IN 2001 ACURA CL-S; APPROX 35,000 MILES. I POSSIBLY NOTICED A DISCREPANCY IN SHIFTING AROUND 3RD GEAR MAYBE 2-3X OVER PAST 3-4 MONTHS, INCLUDING THE MORNING THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO REPEATEDLY NOTICE A PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED US THAT MORNING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE & NEED FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. *NLM

FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. I UNDERSTAND THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT IN THIS CASE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD. THE RESULTING SUDDEN LOSS OF DRIVE POWER ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. THE 2-3 SHIFT IS ALMOST ALWAYS UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP, TO DEEM THIS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD IS ABSURD. IF I WERE NOT ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. ACURA DEALERS HAVE DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY FAILS. I TOLERATED 20,000 MILES OF ERRATIC SHIFTING BEFORE MINE DIED COMPLETELY. I NOW HAVE 4,000 ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS BEEN EXHIBITING THE SAME BEHAVIOR THE ORIGINAL DID, ALWAYS BETWEEN THE 2-3 SHIFT.

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA CL-S AND I'VE HAD THE TRANS REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE OF SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT.(THAT BY THE WAY HAPPEN ON AN INTERSTATE AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR) BUT THAT BESIDES THE FACT ACCORDING TO PALM BEACH ACURA. NOW MY CAR DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT CHANGE IT UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHEN ONE OF THERE MECHANICS DRIVES IT. *NLM

2001 ACURA CL TYPE-S - TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 28,900 MILES. SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY (I476). CAR WAS IN FOR STANDARD SERVICE DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT AND THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WHEN ASKED TO LOOK INTO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. 7 DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED CAUSING AN EXTREME DOWNSHIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING. DUE TO THE ALERTNESS OF OTHER DRIVERS - NO INJURIES OCCURRED.. *NLM

ACURA-CL TYPE S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 30000 MILES. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND ENGAGED AT RANDOM POINTS. ACCELERATED TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, AT WHICH THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE TIRES TO CHIRP. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER DOWN SHIFT IN THE FORM OF A BLINKING D5 LIGHT, CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT, VSA LIGHT ON WITH EXCLAMATION POINT. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. *JB