2001 Acura Cl

TRANSMISSION FAILURE, THIS IS THE SECOND TRANSMISSION FAILURE FOR THIS VEHICLE. THIS FIRST FAILURE WAS JULY 3, 2001. FIRST FAILURE VEHICLE BLEW SMOKE. SECOND FAILURE RESULTED IN TRANSMISSION SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR AND SUDDEN, HARD SHIFTING. VEHICLE WAS IN QUESTIONABLE SAFETY CONDITION DUE TO CONSTANT SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR DURING TURNS, ACCELERATION. *NLM

2001 ACURA CL, 32000 MILES,5 SPEED AUTO TRANS. WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY TRAFFIC AT 45 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION VIOLENTLY AND ERRATICALLY SHIFTED FROM 5TH SPEED INTO 1ST OR 2ND AND BACK INTO 5TH. THIS UNEXPECTED SHIFTING CAUSED THE CAR TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN, THEN ACCELERATE. I TURNED OFF THE HIGHWAY ONTO A LESS CROWDED STREET AND CONTINUED DRIVING TOWARDS MY DESTINATION. THE PROBLEM RECURRED 5 OR 6 TIMES IN THE NEXT 3 MILES. PREVIOUSLY, THE ONLY INDICATION OF TRANSMISSION TROUBLE WAS EARLIER THAT DAY. THERE WAS SOME SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD SPEED. THE ACURA DEALER EXAMINED THE CAR AND TOLD ME I NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION. ACURA INFORMED OWNERS BY LETTER THAT THERE ARE PROBLEMS WITH SOME TRANSMISSIONS AND EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THEM, BUT I HAD NO IDEA OF WHAT TO EXPECT. THIS WAS A FRIGHTENING EXPERIENCE! IT IS FORTUNATE THAT I HAD MY SEAT BELTS ON AS THE SUDDEN LURCHING WOULD HAVE THROWN ME AGAINST THE STEERING WHEEL WITH CONSIDERABLE FORCE. I THINK THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THESE CARS TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSIONS. *JB

TRANSMISSION FAILURE : 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S TRAVELING 50 MPH ON US6 TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY AND MADE ME SWERVE OUT OF TRAFFIC NEXT DAY TRANSMISSION TOTALLY DIED AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY THE SECOND TRANSMISSION IS GIVING SIGNS OF THE SAME PROBLEM DEC 2001 FIRST TRANSMISSION REPLACED JAN 2003 SECOND TRANSMISSION CHECKED AND FLUID IS BURNED PLUS TRANSMISSION IS ON ITS WAY OUT, I AM AFRAID MY VEHICLE IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. *JB

I WAS DRIVING MY 5-YEAR-OLD SON HOME FROM SCHOOL. AFTER MORE THAN HALF OF THE STOPS, UPON ACCELERATION, THE CAR'S ENGINE WOULD RACE UP TO AS HIGH AS 7,000 RPMS. WHILE MAINTAINING 45 MPH ON SURFACE STREETS, THE CAR WOULD DOWN SHIFT ERRATICALLY, AS IF I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES SUDDENLY FOR NO APPARENT REASON. LUCKILY, WE LIVE IN ARIZONA, WHERE THE LANDSCAPE IS FLAT AND THE WEATHER IS WARM YEAR-ROUND. ACCORDING TO ACURA CLIENT SERVICES, COLD WEATHER AND UPHILL/DOWNHILL DRIVING COULD INSTIGATE THE TROUBLE WE'VE HAD. THEY'LL NEED TO COME UP WITH SOMETHING BETTER THAN THAT FOR US. WE HAVE OWNED HONDA VEHICLES SINCE 1989, SO FOR THE PAST 14 YEARS, WE HAVE BEEN LOYAL. NOW, THE PRICIEST PURCHASE IS WHAT I WOULD CALL A LEMON, SINCE WE ARE NOW WITHOUT A CAR FOR AT LEAST A WEEK AND THEY ARE REPLACING THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION WITH A REFURBISHED ONE. THIS IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. PLUS, NO RECALL WAS EVER ISSUED? WHY NOT? ARE WE THE 2% OF THE ACURA-BUYING POPULATION THAT DOES NOT MATTER? ALL I KNOW FOR SURE IS THAT IF WE OWED THE AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY SOMETHING, THEY'D BE ALL OVER US LIKE WHITE ON RICE. WHAT ABOUT THE LITTLE GUY? WHO'S GOING TO GIVE US WHAT WE DESERVE? NOT MR. YAKAMIKIMOTO-SON LIVING LARGE OVER THERE IN CALIFORNIA. *JB

2001 ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE-S TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 20,000 MILES W/ LITTLE WARNING SIGNS. ANY SIGNS MY WIFE FELT WERE ATTRIBUTED TO TRACTION CONTROL ENGAGEMENT DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE VEHICLE FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, OBVIOUSLY A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ACURA HAS REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION, BUT THE REPLACEMENT IS BEGINNING TO FAIL ALSO. THE FIRST SIGNS WERE TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE WHEN ATTEMPTING TO CROSS A BUSY HIGHWAY, AGAIN A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. ONLY REPORTING THIS DUE TO OBVIOUS NATURE OF ISSUE AND THE FACT NO RECALLS HAVE YET BEEN ISSUED...FIXING THIS PROBLEM ON AN OCCURENCE BASIS IS NOT SUFFICIENT. EVEN BARRING DIRECT ACCIDENTS DUE TO LOSS OF CONTROL, IT IS STILL A POTENTIAL SAFETY ISSUE TO HAVE YOUR VEHICLE LOSE VELOCITY ON A BUSY HIGHWAY OR INTERSECTION.*JB

AFTER SEVERAL ABNORMAL GEAR-SHIFTING PATTERNS (AS WAS DESCRIBED IN A LETTER FROM ACURA THAT EXTENDED POWERTRAIN WARRANTY DUE TO SUCH POTENTIAL TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS, AFFECTING ONLY CERTAIN CAR MODELS) BEING NOTICED, THE CAR'S ENGINE ABRUPTLY DIED WHILE THE CAR WAS TRAVELING ON I5 AT ABOUT 65 MPH WITH ALL WARNING LIGHTS SUDDENLY LIT ON DASH PANEL. LUCKILY, THERE WAS MINIMAL SURROUNDING TRAFFIC AT THE TIME AND WE WERE ABLE TO COAST MANEUVER THE CAR TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER BEFORE IT STALLED OUT COMPLETELY. WE FEEL THAT ACURA BY EXTENDING THE WARRANTY WAS ACTING RESPONSIBLY. HOWEVER, AFTER OUR HARROWING EXPERIENCE, WE STRONGLY FEEL THAT ACURA SHOULD HAVE TAKEN MORE INITIATIVE IN ADDRESSING THIS PROBLEM PERHAPS BY DOING A FULL RECALL SO AS TO PREVENT SUCH LIFE-THREATENING SITUATIONS FROM OCCURRING. IT IS IRRESPONSIBLE FOR ANYONE TO PROMISE A FIX AFTER IMPOSING LIFE AND DEATH SITUATIONS ONTO THEIR CONSUMERS.

WHILE DRIVING 75MPH ON TOLLWAY, WHILE TRANNY WAS IN AUTO MODE, NOT SS MODE. THE CAR SHIFT OUT OF 5TH & INTO 2ND OR 3RD, GOING FROM 75MPH TO 30MPH WITHIN LESS THAN A SECOND. ENGINE RPM REVS TO REDLINE, THE CAR SWERVE & ALMOST OUT OF CONTROL. CARS BEHIND ME HAD TO SWERVE & BRAKED HARD TO AVOID REAR ENDING MY CAR. ACURA DEALER WILL REPLACE TRANSMISSION.