2001 Acura Cl

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH ON NORMAL ROAD CONDITIONS, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO SLIP WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE REVVED EXCESSIVELY HIGH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE DRIVER WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE DRIVING NORMALLY. AN AUTHORIZED MECHANIC STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS CONTRIBUTED TO THE THIRD GEAR CLUTCH PACK. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT HAD CONCERNS OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE VIN WAS REJECTED FROM SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 58,985. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 59,000.

I OWN A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE S. I WAS DRIVING MY CAR (APPROX 45 MPH) ON A BUSY TWO-LANE ROAD YESTERDAY WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED RESPONDING TO THE ACCELERATOR BEING PRESSED. I HAD CARS COMING AT ME AT A HIGH SPEED BEHIND ME. I SAW AN OPENING IN ONCOMING TRAFFIC SO THAT I COULD TURN AND GET MYSELF AND MY CHILD OUT OF HARM'S WAY. WHEN I TURNED LEFT, MY CAR (I GUESS) DOWNSHIFTED AND CAME TO AN ALMOST COMPLETE STOP WITH CARS COMING BEHIND ME AND AT ME!!! I THANKFULLY SAFELY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAVE NOT DRIVEN IT SINCE. I HAVE BEEN TOLD IT SOUNDS LIKE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. MYSELF AND MY SON COULD EASILY HAVE BEEN KILLED! WHAT DO I DO? AM I RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION? *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY DOWN-SHIFTS. A TECHNICIAN STATED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURS BETWEEN THE SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. HE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS DISCOLORED; HOWEVER, SINCE THE WARRANTY EXPIRED THEY WOULD NOT PROVIDE A FREE REMEDY. NO REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,090.

NOW ON 3RD TRANSMISSION. 2ND OWNER REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY ABOUT 9 MOS. PRIOR TO MY PURCHASE (I AM 3RD OWNER). TRANSMISSION BLEW ABOUT 1 YEAR AFTER I PURCHASED THE CAR AND I PURCHASED NEW TRANSMISSION THROUGH ACURA WHO OFFERED ABSOLUTELY NO ASSISTANCE EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT. WHEN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED, WE WERE TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROX. 65 MPH AND CAR VIOLENTLY DOWNSHIFTED, NEARLY CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. ACURA IS NOT TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THESE TRANSMISSIONS. THE TRANSMISSION THAT THE 2ND OWNER HAD PUT IN WAS A TRANSMISSION THAT SUPPOSEDLY HAD BEEN MANUFACTURED TO CORRECT THE KNOWN PROBLEM. OBVIOUSLY NOT, SINCE THE THING BLEW WITH ONLY 77K MILES ON IT! 152K MILES ON THIS CAR AND 3 TRANSMISSIONS. RIDICULOUS. *TR

I PURCHASED NEW, A 2001 ACURA CLS, AND GAVE IT TO MY MOTHER, ABOUT YEAR LATER IN 2002. AT ONLY 39,620 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SEVERELY SLIP, AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, WHERE, AT A COST OF $5,076.66, REQUIRED REPLACING THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION AND ECU. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATE COULD EXPLAIN SPECIFICALLY WHAT CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. *TR

PURCHASED 2001 ACURA CL-3.2 ON 12/02 AS SECOND OWNER FROM ACURA DEALERSHIP WITH 46,570 ON THE ODOMETER. NOTICED SLIGHT TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE 02/03. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH. RECEIVED LETTER DATED SUMMER 2004 OF TRANSMISSION RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON ACCORDANCE TO RECALL LETTER. DEALER INSTALLED OIL JET KIT. ON 05/23/09 (136,000 ON THE ODOMETER), TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE, D5 STARTED FLASHING. MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND THE TCS INDICATED CAME ON. THE VEHICLE REPEATED THIS DOWNSHIFTING AGAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM THE CENTER LANE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK EXPERIENCING VIOLENT JERKING MOTIONS. THE REAR VEHICLE APPROACHING HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE CENTER LANE TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. PROCEEDED TO ROADSIDE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOME ADDRESS AND PARKED. CALLED AND INFORMED DEALER OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH HAD SYMPTOMS OF PRIOR RECALL. ALSO CONTACTED ACURA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING DUE TO THE PRIOR RECALL. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE ON 05/28/09 (INV# 291814) AND DETERMINED BY DIAGNOSTIC, THE SOLENOIDS MALFUNCTIONED. SOLENOIDS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT OWNER EXPENSE AND TEST DRIVEN BY SERVICE CENTER TECHNICIANS RESULTING IN NO RESOLUTION AND PROMPTING ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE TECHNICIANS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS EXPERIENCING UNKNOWN SYMPTOMS AND RECOMMENDED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY, DEALER WILL NOT OFFER GOOD FAITH GESTURE OR GOODWILL DEALER REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURES INTERVALS. SERVICE HISTORY WAS PROVIDED TO DEALER BY OWNER. *TR