2001 Acura Cl

2001 ACURA CL TYPE S, FRONT BRAKE ROTORS WARPING: AT 34000 MILES, THE BRAKE DISCS HAD WARPED. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP, AND AFTER I SHOWED THEM THE ACURA TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN 01-017 ABOUT WARPED BRAKES, THEY AGREED TO RESURFACE THE BRAKES UNDER WARRANTY. AT THIS TIME THE TWO SERVICE WRITERS ACKNOWLEGED THAT THE BRAKE ROTORS WERE A WEAKNESS ON THE ACURA TL AND CL, THAT THEY SERVICED ABOUT TEN CARS PER WEEK FOR THIS, AND THAT THEY HAD PUT NEW BRAKE ROTORS ON THEIR PERSONAL VEHICLES. 14000 MILES LATER, AT 48000 MILES, THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AGAIN, AND I PERSUADED THEM TO REPLACE THE ROTORS WITH NEW ONES UNDER WARRANTY. (I PAID FOR NEW PADS.) NOW, 16000 MILES LATER, AT 64000 MILES, THE NEW ROTORS HAVE WARPED. I AM A MECHANICAL ENGINEER, AND I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE TO CAUSE THE LEAST AMOUNT OF HEAT BUILD UP IN THE ROTORS, SO THIS IS A CASE OF UNDERDESIGNED ROTORS.*AK

BRAKE ROTORS WERE SEVERLY WARPED. THIS IS NORMALLY A WEAR AND TEAR ITEM AND IS EXPECTED TO REQUIRE REPLACEMENT; HOWEVER, ACURA KNOWS OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT WITH THE BRAKES ON AT LEAST THE 2001 3.2 CL AND 1999-2001 TL VEHICLES AS EVIDENCED BY TSB 01-017. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME I'VE REQUIRED THE ROTORS TO BE REPLACED (NOT JUST RESURFACED) IN 45,000 MILES. FIRST TIME AT AROUND 25,000, SECOND NOW AT 45,000. THERE IS NO REASON THE ROTORS SHOULD HAVE WARPED A SECOND TIME SINCE THE TSB WAS ADDRESSED AND THE NEW PADS AND ROTORS SHOULD HAVE PREVENTED THE HEAT ISSUE THAT LEADS TO WARPING. THIS WAS OBVIOUSLY NOT THE CASE. THE TSB DOES NOT FULLY CORRECT THE ISSUE AND CAN LEAD TO A DANGEROUS SITUATION AS THE BRAKES ARE NOT TAKEN IN FOR SERVICE.

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ACURA NEW IN JULY OF 2000. OVER ITS LIFE TIME OF THREE YEARS & 37K MILES ITS HAD THE BRAKES WORKED ON FOUR TIMES. *BREAK PADS REPLACE FOUR TIMES *ROTORS MACHINED DOWN TWICE *ROTORS REPLACED TWICE BASICALLY DURING NORMAL RAPID BRAKING THE CL'S STEERING WHEEL SHAKES RAPIDLY. ACURA HAD STOOD BEHIND THERE PRODUCT AND REPLACED THE ROTORS AND PADS AT NO CHARGE. ONE MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM EARLY ON, IS THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE BRAKES. THE BRAKES JUST DIDN'T FEEL LIKE THEY COULD STOP THE CAR. I KNOW UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE REPLACED I WAS DRIVING A TOTALLY UNSAFE CAR THAT COULD NOT STOP AS IT SHOULD. EVEN NOW AFTER REPLACING THE BRAKES SO MANY TIMES IF DO RAPID BRAKING THE WHEEL WILL SHAKE. I FEEL THE CL'S BRAKES ARE INADEQUATE FOR THE SIZE, WEIGHT AND HORSEPOWER OF THE AUTOMOBILE. IF THE BRAKES WERE ENGINEERED CORRECTLY, THE FIRST REPLACEMENT PADS AND ROTORS WOULD HAVE SOLVED THE PROBLEM. I HAVE OWNED MANY CARS OVER THE YEARS, I OWN A 95 ACURA INTEGRA & A 94 NISSAN PATHFINDER. NO MATTER HOW I DRIVE THESE CARS OR ANY OTHER CAR, THE WHEEL NEVER SHAKES DURING ANY BRAKING. MY 95 ACURA INTEGRA HAS 110K MILES AND THE BRAKE PADS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE DUE TO THE FACT THEY WERE WORN OUT. THE ROTORS HAVE NEVER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONCERN WITH MY PROBLEMS WITH MY ACURA CL. IF I CAN BE OF FURTHER ASSISTANCE PLEASE CONTACT ME VIA EMAIL OR TELEPHONE. ERIC CORREA

TRANSMISSION FAILED TWO TIMES AND WAS REPLACED. THE THIRD TIME WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY TRANSMISSION FAILED, CONSUMER LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CEMENT DIVIDER DAMAGING THE VEHICLE. THE BRAKES AND ROTORS HAVE BEEN REPLACES SEVERAL TIMES. THE BRAKE FAILURE CAUSED PULSATION IN THE FRONT END. THE AIR BAG CASING POPPED OUT TWICE AND THE AIR BAG HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE. *YH *NLM