2002 Acura Cl

DRIVING ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY INTO THE CITY OF CHICAGO, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND NON-PROVOKED DOWNSHIFT IN MY 2002 ACURA CL TYPE S TRANSMISSION. I WAS TRAVELING APPROXIMATELY 65 MILES PER HOUR WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR. FORTUNATELY, NO ONE PLOWED INTO THE BACK OF ME, AND THE CAR WAS STILL DRIVABLE AFTER THIS OCCURRED. THE CAR IS NOW AT THE DEALER, WAITING FOR IT'S TRANSMISSION TO BE REPLACED. I PURCHASED THE CAR IN DECEMBER 2001 AND AT DROP-OFF AT THE DEALER, THE CAR ONLY HAS 7998 MILES ON IT. I DON'T CARE IF I HAVE A 7YR/100K WARRANTY EXTENSION ON THE TRANSMISSION, THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SOMETHING THAT NEED TO BE ADDRESSED BY THE ACURA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT NOT ONLY MY SAFETY, BUT ALSO THE SAFETY OF MY WIFE.

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CARS TRANSMISSIONS FOR 6 MONTHS HAS BEEN SHIFTING ERRATIC, HARD, SURGING, DOWNSHIFTING WITHOUT NOTICE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, AND SLIPPING. CAR ONLY HAS 13K OF MILES AND NOW IS IN AT THE DEALER FOR A NEW TRANNY. THERE ARE MANY REPORTS OF THIS FAILURE AND A FEW FATALITIES IT SEEMS. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RESOLVED FAST. I PLAN TO DITCH THIS CAR IN THE NEXT 6 MONTHS BECAUSE IT JUST DOESN'T FEEL SAFE ANYMORE TO DRIVE. EVEN THE REPLACEMENT TRANNYS ARE DIEING.

MY PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES AND NOW AGIAN I BROUGHT THE CAR TO A NEW DEALER AND ITS IN FOR A NEW TRANNY AT 36,300 MILES. THIS IS VERY DISTURBING TO HEAR. I ALSO HAVE HAD WARPED ROTORS AT ABOUT 13,000 WHICH I HAD TO PAY OVER 500 DOLLARS IN REPAIR WITH ACURA. WHICH THIS PROBLEM IS REPEATING. I AM VERY DISTURBED BECAUSE TODAY I WAS ON THE HIGHWAY AND MY CAR DOWN SHIFTED UNEXPECTLY AND THE RPMS JOLTED UP WHICH FORCED MY CAR TO REACTING IN A UNEXPECTED SPEED INCREASE WHICH COULD'VE CAUSED A MAJOR ACIDENT. DT

CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 2X WHILE DRIVING SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED. FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 7/5/02. TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED BY DLR ON 7/15/02, BUT THEN FAILED AGAIN ON 7/21/02 WHILE DRIVING 30MPH. CONSUMER STATES WAS ALMOST REAR-ENDED IN THE DURING THE LAST INCIDENT. MR THERE WAS CLUNKING/GRINDING NOISE AND THE BRAKES FELT AS IF THEY WERE DEPRESSED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT REMEDY. THE VEHICLE VEERED INTO ANOTHER LANE DURING A RAIN STORM. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE PROBLEM WAS TRACTION CONTROL DEVICE. SCC

VEHICLE DISPLAYED HESITATION AT 15 MPH NUMEROUS TIMES, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ON 25 JUNE 2002, DEALER REPLACED TRANSMISSION, NO PROBLEMS SO FAR.*AKTHE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE AT TIMES WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GO OUT OF GEAR. THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS NOISE PROBLEMS. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. CONSUMER REQUESTS THAT THE DEALER REPURCHASE THE VEHICLE. *JG

I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD AS I WAS DRIVING. I CALLED A LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP, IN AUGUSTA GA, AND TOLD THEM WHAT WAS HAPPENING. THEY COULD NOT SEE ME UNTIL THE NEXT DAY, WHICH WAS 9/6/2002. I HAD TO STOP AND GET A HOTEL ROOM IN AUGUSTA AND AS I WAS GOING TO THE HOTEL THE CAR GOT STUCK IN 5TH GEAR. THE NEXT MORNING I DROVE THE CAR, IN 5TH GEAR, TO THE LOCAL DEALERSHIP SO THEY COULD EVALUATE THE CAR. THEY THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH IS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY, IT WAS REPLACED AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO GET STUCK. I WAS TOLD, BY THE DEALERSHIP, THAT IT IS NOW STUCK IN 2ND GEAR WITH THE NEW TRANSMISSION. I WAS ALSO TOLD THEY DONT KNOW WHAT THE PROBLEM IS AND THEY DONT KNOW HOW LONG THEY WILL HAVE MY CAR. ACURA CLAIMS THAT WHEN SOMETHING LIKE THIS HAPPENS THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE WILL GET A LOANER CAR COMPARABLE TO WHAT THEY ARE DRIVING. THIS IS A FALSE STATEMENT AND FALSE ADVERTISING. I AM VERY DISSATISFIED WITH ACURA, THE QUALITY OF ITS VEHICLES, AND THE FALSE ADVERTISING ABOUT THE LOANER CAR. I HAVE ALSO READ SEVERAL OTHER COMPLAINTS, FROM 3.2 TL ACURA OWNERS, OF SOMETHING SIMILAR HAPPENING AFTER ABOUT A YEAR OF OWNERSHIP. THERE IS DEFINITELY SOME TYPE OF DEFECT WITH THEIR PRODUCT AND THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY ACURA.*AK

TRANSMISSION - FIRST SIGN CAME WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE GEARS WOULD BEGIN SLIPPING, DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL I HEARD THE ENGINE RPM'S REV HIGH. EACH DAY FOR THE NEXT TWO DAYS THE SYMPTOMS BEGAN TO WORSEN. BY THE SECOND DAY, THE TRANSMISSION COULD'NT FIND ANY GEARS. WINDOW REGULATOR - JUST ONE DAY, I PRESSED THE DOWN WINDOW BUTTON AND I HEARD POP, AND THE WINDOW JUST SLID ALL THE WAY INTO THE DOOR.