2000 Acura Tl

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK THE VEHICLE, THE CONTACT REMOVED THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION BEFORE PLACING THE VEHICLE INTO PARK. HE LATER NOTICED THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD ROLLED DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND CRASHED INTO HIS NEIGHBOR'S LANDSCAPING. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED BY THE DEALER. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS BECOMING HARDER TO SHIFT. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 123,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 118,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS AN ACURA 3.2TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 60 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE VEHICLE VIBRATED EXCESSIVELY AND WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY. PRIOR TO THE FAILURE, THE ENGINE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION GEAR. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THERE WAS A PRIOR RECALL RELATED TO THE TRANSMISSION IN SEPTEMBER OF 2005. THE CONTACT EXPERIENCED IDENTICAL FAILURES AS THE ONES MENTIONED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL NOTICE WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 180,000.

I OWN A 2000 ACURA TL TYPE S, I AM THE SECOND OWNER OF THIS AUTOMOBILE, I TOOK OWNERSHIP IN 2003. THE CAR SUFFERED A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON NOVEMBER 11, 2004 WHILE GOING 60MPH. NO LOSS OF CONTROL HAPPENED AS THE CAR SIMPLY WENT INTO WHAT FELT LIKE "NEUTRAL". THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED DUE TO A RECALL ON THEIR TRANSMISSIONS. THE CAR ONLY HAD 71000 MILES ON IT AND WAS THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED UNTIL 109000 MILES. ON AUGUST 10TH, 2008, MY CAR ONCE AGAIN SUFFERED A TRANSMISSION FAILURE THIS TIME HAPPENED AS I PULLED OUT OF MY NEIGHBORHOOD AND GOING ABOUT 15MPH. ACURA IS ACKNOWLEDGING THEY HAVE FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS BUT IN MY CASE ARE NOT WILLING TO REPLACE THE PREVIOUSLY REPLACED TRANSMISSION DUE TO IT BEING "OUT OF WARRANTY". THE REPLACED TRANSMISSION ONLY LASTED 58000 MILES, WAY BELOW WHAT SHOULD BE CONSIDERED NORMAL, YET ACURA IS WANTING ME TO PAY FULL PRICE FOR THE FAULTY PART AND LABOR. THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE HERE THAT NEED TO BE LOOKED AT, CERTAINLY IF THEY ARE UNWILLING TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OF HAVING ME REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION AT THEIR COST THEN I WILL NO LONGER BE A HONDA CUSTOMER. HOWEVER, SEEMS THERE ARE TICKING TIME BOMB OUT IN THE ROAD WITH THESE TRANSMISSIONS AND SURPRISED I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING ABOUT RECALLS BEING ISSUED NATIONWIDE FOR THEIR SPECIFIC YEAR OF FAULTY TRANSMISSIONS. *TR

WHILE STARTING UP THE CAR AND SHIFTING TO REVERSE, THE CAR ACCELERATED UP TO A HIGH SPEED. I WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP THE CAR UNTIL IT HIT A TREE AND THE IMPACT OF THE CAR CAUSE ME TO HIT THE GEAR SHIFT TO PARK. THE REAR END WAS DAMAGED ENOUGH THAT MY INSURANCE COMPANY TOTALED IT . THE DISTANCE OF TRAVEL BEFORE THE IMPACT WAS LESS THAN 20 FEET. I HAVE HAD TO HAVE A TRANSMISSION REPLACED AS A RESULT OF A SAFETY RECALL (2003). *TR

I PURCHASED A 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL IN APRIL 2005. A FEW MONTHS AGO, I BEGAN NOTICING MY CAR JERKING WHEN I WOULD BACK UP. IT WAS ALSO STALLING AS I BEGAN TO ACCELERATE. I DECIDED TO DO RESEARCH ON THE CAR AND I FOUND THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE FAULTY. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE ACURA COMPANY AND I WAS INSTRUCTED TO TAKE MY CAR TO A LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND GET A DIAGNOSTIC CHECK. AFTER THE DIAGNOSTIC CHECK WAS COMPLETED, IT WAS CALLED TO MY ATTENTION THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. ACURA OFFERED TO PAY 25% OF THE COST WHICH WOULD HAVE LEFT A BALANCE OF $3000 FOR ME TO PAY. I DECLINED BECAUSE I FELT LIKE THEY SHOULD PAY THE ENTIRE COST BEING THAT IT WAS AN ERROR ON THEIR PART. IT WAS EXPLAINED TO ME THAT MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD ENDED ON THE CAR THAT STEMMED FROM A CLASS ACTION SUIT. I TOLD THEM I WAS UNAWARE OF THE SUIT AND THEY REPLIED THAT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN NOTIFIED AS THE OWNER. I THEN CALLED THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE DEALERSHIP WAS UNAWARE OF THE RECALL AND STATED THEY WERE NEVER CONTACTED ABOUT THE RECALL. I CALLED BACK AND WAS GIVEN THE "RUN AROUND". I CONTACTED CONSUMER AFFAIRS. I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS. AFTER CONSUMER AFFAIRS CONTACTED ACURA, I RECEIVED A LETTER FROM CONSUMER AFFAIRS STATING THAT MY CAR WAS NOT SERVICED BECAUSE THERE WAS ANOTHER PROBLEM OTHER THAN THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, THIS INFORMATION IS FALSE- I HAVE THE DIAGNOSTIC REPORT STATING THAT MY TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. *TR

WHILE ENTERING THE HIGHWAY TODAY, I ACCELERATED AND MY 2000 ACURA 3.2 TL WENT FROM AUTOMATIC TO SPORT MODE. I WAS TERRIBLY FRIGHTENED AND THANKED GOD THAT MY SON WAS NOT IN THE CAR. THE D5 AND #3 WERE LIT AT THE SAME TIME. SINCE THE SHIFT WAS IN AUTOMATIC MODE, I COULD NOT SHIFT TO ANY OTHER GEAR. I HAD TAKEN MY CAR TO THE DEALER ABOUT A MONTH AGO BECAUSE OF A STRANGE NOISE WHEN MY CAR WAS IN REVERSE. I TOLD THEM THAT I THOUGHT IT WAS THE TRANSMISSION.THE CAR WAS PLACED ON A MACHINE AND THE DEALER TOLD ME IT WAS MY AIR CONDITIONER. I FOUND IT VERY STRANGE THAT I NEVER HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN AFTER THAT VISIT. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY AND HE INFORMED ME THAT IT SOUNDED LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. I ASKED HIM WHY THE LAST DIAGNOSTIC TEST DID NOT FIND A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION (MY CAR HAD ALREADY BEEN SLUGGISH, SLOW TO SHIFT INTO GEAR, ETC). HE INFORMED ME THAT THE TEST WOULD NOT HAVE FOUND ANYTHING IF IT JUST HAPPENED. I HAVE FAITHFULLY KEPT MY CAR MAINTAINED. NOW THAT I AM ABOUT 15,000 MILES OVER THE WARRANTY, I DO NOT THINK THAT I SHOULD BE HAVING THIS PROBLEM. WHEN MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER THE ORIGINAL WARRANTY, I ASKED THE DEALER WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AFTER THE EXTENDED WARRANTY RAN OUT. HE INFORMED ME THAT IT WOULD BE HANDLED ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. I WILL SEE TOMORROW. SINCE OWNERS ARE STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THESE CARS, EVIDENTLY THE EXTENDING OF THE WARRANTY DID NOT HELP. PEOPLES' LIVES ARE STILL IN DANGER.*CN

I TRIED TO PUT MY CAR IN REVERSE AFTER STARTING IT ONE DAY TO NO AVAIL. I PLACED A SCREW DRIVER IN THE SHIFT LOCK POSITION AS THE OWNER'S MANUAL STATED. I CALLED THE ACURA DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM THE PROBLEM. THEY DIDN'T HAVE A LOANER CAR AVAILABLE AND ASKED ME TO COME IN A DAY LATER. ON MY WAY TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR MY APPOINTMENT THE NEXT DAY, I HAD COMPLETE BRAKE FAILURE WHILE GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON A TOLLWAY. THE NEXT 14 MILES I TRIED TO GET THE CAR TO SLOW DOWN. I TRIED TO SHIFT TO NEUTRAL AND PUT THE CAR IN ACCESSORY, BUT NOTHING WORKED INCLUDING THE EMERGENCY BRAKE. IN FACT THE CAR ACCELERATED WITHOUT ME EVER TOUCHING THE ACCELERATOR. FINALLY I EXITED OFF THE HIGHWAY AND PURPOSELY WRECKED THE CAR TO AVOID INJURY TO OTHERS AT SUCH A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE CAR WAS ON FIRE WHEN I FINALLY STOPPED. LUCKILY I WAS ALIVE. I BROKE MY FOOT AND POPPED 2 VERTEBRAE IN MY NECK. *TR

I TOOK MY CAR INTO ONE OF THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIPS BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT, AND VIBRATE WHEN DRIVING. AT THE SAME TIME, I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY MODEL CAR FOR THE TRANSMISSION, (WHICH I SUSPECTED THE PROBLEM TO BE). MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT TOLD IT WASN'T TRANSMISSION. AFTER SEVERAL INSTANCES OF SIMILAR EXPERIENCES I TAKE MY VEHICLE IN TO ANOTHER LOCAL DEALERSHIP, AND STATE THE SAME ISSUE. ALWAYS TOLD THE SAME THING, NOT YOUR TRANSMISSION, NOW AFTER SEVERAL VISITS AND REPAIRS LATER THEY NOW DIAGNOSED IT TO BE MY TRANSMISSION. MY FIRST VISIT WAS IN 2005, I WAS WITHIN WARRANTY GUIDELINES FROM THIS COMPANY, ALL OTHER VISITS STEM IN FEB. 2007 AND AROUND 112,000 MILES. 3000 MILES OVER THE REQUIRED MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENT, NOW 6,000 MILES LATER THEY SAY DIFFERENT. THEY OFFERED TO PAY 50% AS A GOOD WILL GESTURE, BUT I FEEL ALL ALONG THEIR TECH'S KNEW, BUT KEPT PUTTING A BANDAID ON THE PROBLEM UNTIL NOW, I'VE HAD SEVERAL THINGS REPAIRED AND I DON'T THINK THEY COULD COME UP WITH ANYTHING TO REPLACE. *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH, THE VEHICLE DECELERATED TO APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WITHOUT WARNING. AS OF OCTOBER 12, 2007, THE DEALER HAD NOT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS RECALL WORK PERFORMED FOR THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2004, HOWEVER, THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNAVAILABLE. SHE FELT THAT THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAUSED THE CURRENT FAILURE. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 138,000. THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS INSPECTED BY THE DEALER WHO STATED THE TRANSMISSION FAILED YET AGAIN AND THIS IS THE THIRD TRANSMISSION FOR THIS VEHICLE. UPDATED 11/1/07 *TR