2001 Acura Cl

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN UNKNOWN FLUID WAS LEAKING FROM HIS REAR VIEW MIRROR. HE WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHAT THE FLUID COULD BE AND IF IT WAS TOXIC. THE FLUID HAS ETCHED HIS VEHICLE CONSOLE AND THE MIRROR IS NOW DISCOLORED. HE STATED THAT THE FLUID IS VERY BLACK AND RESEMBLES TAR. THERE IS A GRAY FILM COVERING THE MIRROR AND HE CANNOT LOOK THROUGH IT TO SEE OTHER VEHICLES. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000. UPDATED 02-01-08. *KB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHIFTED FROM FIFTH TO SECOND GEAR. THE SPEED OF THE VEHICLE DECREASED TO 40 MPH. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING AND THAT THERE WAS AN ERRATIC UPSHIFT. THE DEALER REFERENCED RECALL # 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION), HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE EXCEEDED THE COVERAGE FOR THE RECALL REPAIR BY 9,000 MILES. THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER WHO PROVIDED THE SAME INFORMATION AS THE DEALER. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 118,000.

2001 ACURA CL WITH TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS (SLIPPING)**NAR**CC THE CONSUMER STATED HE WAS NOT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION AT THE TIME WHEN A LETTER WAS RECEIVED REGARDING POSSIBLE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH CERTAIN 2001-2001 ACURA'S, HOWEVER HE WAS EXPERIENCING SRS WIRING PROBLEMS IN DEC 2002. THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS DIDN'T BEGAN UNTIL DECEMBER 2003, WHICH RESULTED IN HAVING A RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION INSTALLED. THE CONSUMER STATED THERE WAS NEVER A MENTION OF ENGINE MOUNT PROBLEMS OR REPLACEMENT IN THE NOTICE THAT WAS RECEIVED IN 2002. 4 YEARS LATER THE CONSUMER BEGAN TO EXPERIENCE MORE PROBLEMS, THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED, 11 DAYS LATER MORE PROBLEMS HAD SURFACED WITH THE SECOND TRANSMISSION AND UPON INSPECTION, THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONSUMER BELIEVED THERE WAS A DIRECT RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THE FRONT ENGINE MOUNTS AND THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS HE EXPERIENCED. THE ENGINE MOUNTS SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED THE FIRST TIME THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO EXHIBIT A PROBLEM. *JB

WHILE IN TRAFFIC AND MOVING AT APPROXIMATELY 1- TO 20 MPH, THE WHEEL CAVED IN AND TILTED SIDEWAYS, DAMAGING THE LEFT FRONT FENDER. THE CAR WAS UNDRIVABLE AND WAS TOWED TO THE NEAREST AUTO REPAIR SHOP. PAUL'S MOTORS 845 471-4240. THE BALL JOINT AND AXLE WERE REPLACED. THE FENDER DAMAGE WILL BE REPAIRED AT THE BODY SHOP. THE TIRE WAS ALSO DAMAGED AND WAS REPLACED.*JB

1) APPROXIMATELY 18 MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN NOTICING AN OILY/GREASY SUBSTANCE ON MY WINDSHIELD WHEN I USED MY WINDOW WASHER CLEANER. I ASSUMED IT WAS FAULTY WIPERS AND REPLACED THESE REPEATEDLY OVER THE NEXT 18 MONTHS ONLY TO HAVE THE PROBLEM RETURN. 2) ACURA TSB 01004 AND NHTSA ITEM NUMBER 623220 DETAILS THE PROBLEM...THE OIL/GREASY FILM BEING DEPOSITED ON THE WINDSHIELD IS SO SEVERE, THAT IT BECOMES IMPOSSIBLE TO SEE OUT OF THE WINDSHIELD; WHICH COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND A CAR CRASH. 3) ACURA WILL NOT MAKE THE NEEDED REPAIR SINCE THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER COVERED UNDER THE MANUFACTURERS WARRANTY. *NM

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE SERVICE DEALER FOR A TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 IN DECEMBER 2004. THE SERVICE DEALER GREASED THE TRANSMISSION AND PERFORMED NO OTHER WORK TO THE TRANSMISSION AS DESCRIBED IN THE RECALL. ONE WEEK AGO, WHILE ACCELERATING THE VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SWITCH GEARS. THE SERVICE DEALER STATED THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE CONTACT EXPRESSED AS PART OF THE RECALL, THE TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE REPLACED. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER GEAR 3 AND 4 WERE INOPERABLE NOT GEAR 2 AS STATED IN THE RECALL. UPDATED 11/21/06. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH ON A DRY HIGHWAY, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED SUDDENLY WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT COASTED TO THE SHOULDER. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A DEALERSHIP WHERE THEY DETERMINED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THERE WERE NOT ANY PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PRIOR TO THE INCIDENT. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL, NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID # 04V176000, REGARDING POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION PERFORMED ON THE VEHICLE IN 2004. THE CONSUMER STATED THE INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE POLICE. UPDATED 10/04/06. *JB