2001 Acura Cl

MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN REGULARLY SERVICED AND MAINTAINED AS SUGGESTED BY ACURA. HOWEVER, I AM CURRENTLY EXPERIENCING GREAT DIFFICULTY WITH MY 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION SYSTEM IS MALFUNCTIONING. THE TRANSMISSION WILL ABRUPTLY SHIFT INTO HIGHER GEARS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS TRAVELING AT LOW SPEEDS. THE CAR HAS LOST POWER WHEN ASCENDING STEEP HILLS AND PRESENTS GREAT DANGER TO OTHER VEHICLES BECAUSE OF THE NEED TO PULL-OVER OR STOP. ALTHOUGH ACURA WARRANTY COVERS THIS PROBLEM AND APPLIES TO VEHICLES IN THE US VIRGIN ISLANDS, THEY HAVE NOT EXPEDITIOUSLY DEALT WITH THE PROBLEM. ALREADY, AFTER ONE MONTH, ACURA HAS NOT SENT THE NECESSARY PARTS TO THE DEALER OR MADE ACCOMODATIONS SO THAT I WOULD NOT BE DRIVING AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. AFTER NUMEROUS ATTEMPTS TO INFORM ACURA AND THEIR CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT, I HAVE RECEIVED VERY LITTLE ASSISTANCE. I HOPE THIS COMPLAINT WILL HELP BUILD THE RECORD SHOWING THAT ACURA IS MANUFACTURING A FAULTY, UNSAFE PRODUCT AND IS FAILING TO ADEQUATELY REMEDY THE PROBLEM.

MY 2001 ACURA CL WITH ONLY 45K MILES ON IT HAD THE TRANSMISSION GO OUT IN A VERY DANGEROUS MANNER. THE CAR WITHOUT NOTICE WOULD DOWN SHIFT INTO SECOND GEAR WHEN YOU WERE GOING ABOUT 50 MPH. IT WOULD START SHIFTING ON ITS OWN CAUSING THE CAR TO RAPIDLY SLOW DOWN. THE CAR WAS VERY HARD TO CONTROL AT THIS POINT BUT BECAUSE I WAS ONLY A FEW MILE FROM THE DEALERSHIP I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT THERE AND GOT A NEW TRANSMISSION. WHEN I DROVE INTO THE DEALER WITH IN 10 SECONDS THEY SAID "YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION". I THOUGHT THIS WAS A BIT ODD AND DID A LITTLE RESEARCH ON THE WEB AND FOUND OUT WHAT BAD TRANSMISSIONS THESE CARS HAD. ACURA TOLD ME THEY HAD FIXED THE PROBLEM. NOW, LESS THAN 5K MILES LATER THE SAME THING HAPPENED WITH MY "NEW" TRANSMISSION". I BOUGHT AN ACURA FOR RELIABILITY AND QUALITY. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS NOT BEING PROPERLY ADDRESSED (JUST PUTTING SAME BAD TRANSMISSIONS BACK IN CARS WITH SMALL MODIFICATIONS). ALL OVER THE NET YOU READ ABOUT HONDA AND ACURA OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR STORIES BUT THERE IS VERY LITTLE "OFFICIAL NEWS" ON THE PROBLEM. UNTIL HONDA GETS SOME HEAT FOR THIS MISTAKE I THINK THEY WILL NOT PROPERLY FIX THE PROBLEM. *JB

THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 18700 MILES. *NM THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A NOTICE THAT THE MANUFACTURER WAS EXTENDED THE WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. A LITTLE OVER A YEAR LATER THE CONSUMER TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE CONSUMER THEN RECEIVED A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION AND HAD IT REPLACED A SECOND TIME. NOW THE TRANSMISSION IS STARTING TO SLIP AGAIN. *NM

TRANSMISSION WAS DEFECTIVE. CONSUMER HAD TO HAVE THE VEHICLE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP AFTER TRANSMISSION WORK WAS DONE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT WILLING TO ASSIST THE CONSUMER. PRIOR TO TRANSMISSION'S WORK BEING DONE THIS VEHICLE DID NOT HAVE A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM . *AK THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE. *SC

MY 2001 ACURA CL S HAD THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, VSA LIGHT, AND ! LIGHT COME ON. THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS RELATED TO THE EMISSIONS, I CONTINUED TO DRIVE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I TOOK CAR TO DEALER, TO HAVE PROBLEM DIAGNOSED. THE SERVICE MANAGER COULDN'T SEE ME TO THE FOLLOWING DAY. THE NEXT DAY HE RAN TEST AND TOLD ME THE TRANSMISSION WAS BAD (GRINDING IN TORQUE CONVERTER), AND TO TAKE IT TO HIS OTHER DEALER. THE DEALER CONFIRMED THE PREVIOUS DIAGNOSIS.10-26-04. HOWEVER, HE WASN'T SURE ABOUT WARRANTY BECAUSE CAR WAS BROUGHT OVER FROM CANADA. I WAS TOLD TO CONTACT ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS, AND I TOOK CAR HOME. THE NEXT DAY I WENT ON THE WEB AND FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT EXACT PROBLEMS I ENCOUNTERED. THE DIFFERENCES WERE THAT THE TRANSMISSIONS WERE DOWNSHIFTING FROM 3RD TO 1ST WHILE PEOPLE WERE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAYS, ALMOST CAUSING SERIOUS ACCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM WITH THE WARRANTY WAS IRONED OUT WITHIN 2 DAYS, AND ACURA IS REPLACING MY TRANSMISSION ON THE 3RD OF NOVEMBER. HOWEVER, THE DEALER'S SERVICE MANANGER NEVER WARNED ME OF THE DANGER OF DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE CAR HAS 53200 KILOMETERS (33000 MI). THE TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS CHANGED BY DEALER ABOUT 2 YEARS AGO, WHEN I COMPLAINED OF BURNT SMELL. THE OIL JET RECALL FOR THE 2ND GEAR WAS DONE IN AUGUST 2004. THE OBVIOUS PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION ACCORDING TO OTHER OWNERS HASN'T BEEN ADDRESSED. NOW I'M GOING TO REVCEIVE A REBUILT TRANSMISSION, THAT MAY BE A TIME BOMB WAITING TO HAPPEN.*AK

I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 55 MPH. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO INCREASE SPEED TO GET IN THE OTHER LANE. MY CAR SUDDENLY SLIPPED FROM FIFTH GEAR INTO FIRST GEAR CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD THEN BACKWARDS. I WAS SHOCKED AND MY HANDS LEFT THE STEERING WHEEL BUT I REGAINED CONTROL. IT FELT LIKE I RAN INTO A BARRIER. I HAD WHIP-LASH BUT DID NOT REPORT THAT. MY 2001 ACURA, CL 3.2 TYPE S HAD STARTED TO "STUMBLE" BETWEEN GEARS JUST LATELY SO I WAS GOING TO TAKE IT INTO THE DEALER. WHEN THIS EXPERIENCE OCCURRED ON THE INTERSTATE, IT WAS VERY UNSETTLING. THAT IS A DANGEROUS DEFECT. MY CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP WAITING FOR A "NEW" TRANSMISSION. I HOPE THIS NEVER HAPPENS AGAIN. I ONLY HAVE 48,700 MILES ON THE CAR. *JB

SUDDEN JERK ON THE HIGHWAY, JERK IN CHANGING GEARS AND SOMETIMES DOES NOT CHANGE TO THE 5TH GEAR. A DELAYED AND HARD GEAR CHANGE BETWEEN 2-3, 3-4. DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AT 65 MPH AND SUDDEN DOWN GEAR CHANGE MAY CAUSE TO LOSE CONTROL OF CAR. PROBELM REPORTED TO ACURA, AND A REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. MONTH AND HALF LATER THE SAME PROBLEM OCCURED. ACURA THEN AGAIN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER REFURBISHED TRANSMISSION. AND AGAIN SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURED AT THIS MOMENT. ACURA IS LOOKING AT THE CAR. I HOPE THAT NHTSA FORCE ACURA TO RECALL THE CAR FOR THE PUBLIC SAFETY. THIS PROBLEM REMAINS UNCORRECTED AND CAN CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH. ACURA SHOULD REPLACE WITH NEW CARS. *AK