2001 Acura Cl

2001 ACURA CL TYPE-S REAR VIEW MIRROR (SELF DIMMING) IS LEAKING A BLACK TAR TYPE SUBSTANCE THAT IS EATING THROUGH THE CENTER CONSOLE OF THE CAR. THERE IS A GREY TYPE OF FILM IN THE MIRROR AND OBJECTS IN THE MIRROR APPEAR DOUBLED. THROUGH RESEARCH I HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOCATE THE MANUFACTURER, MAGNA DONNELLY AND WEBSITES INDICATING THE FLUID IS TOXIC AND CAN LEAD TO HEALTH ISSUES. I THINK THAT ACURA SHOULD SUBMIT A RECALL AND MAGNA DONNELLY SHOULD PAY FOR REPLACEMENT MIRRORS. *TR

NO EVENTS. WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AT 60 MPH STEADY SPEED MY 2001 ACURA CL'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEIZED UP, CAUSING MY CAR TO DRAMATICALLY LOSE SPEED, AND ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND ME TO REAR-END ME. THE ACURA DEALER HAS SAID THAT SINCE IT HAS 130,000 MILES ON IT THEY WILL NOT REPAIR IT. ACURA CLAIMS IT WAS RECALLED IN 2004 FOR THIS PROBLEM, AND THEY "FIXED" IT THAT YEAR. I HAVE BEEN UNAWARE OF THIS DEFECT UNTIL NOW, SINCE I PURCHASED IT IN 2005. I BELIEVE THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE MADE PUBLIC, AND TO WARN THE HUNDREDS OF SECOND-HAND OWNERS LIKE MYSELF WHO DO NOT KNOW HOW POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS THIS VEHICLE IS. I CAN ONLY THANK GOD I HAD MY SEAT BELT ON, OR WOULD HAVE GONE THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. YOU HAVE NO IDEA HOW TERRIFYING IT IS TO HAVE A CAR DO THAT WITH NO WARNING WHATSOEVER. THIS DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WILL NOW COST ME OVER $3,000 TO FIX, EVEN THOUGH I HAVE HAD THE TRANSMISSION SERVICED REGULARLY. *TR

REAR VIEW MIRROR (SELF DIMMING) ON MY 2001 ACURA CL SELF DESTRUCTED AND SPILT SOME TOXIC DARK THIS FLUID ON TO THE CONSOLE AND LEATHER SEATS THAT ATE AWAY THE MATERIAL. MANUFACTURER OF THESE SELF DIMMING MIRRORS IS MAGNA DONNELY AND THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM ON ALL ACURA CL AND TL CARS FROM LATE 90'S TILL 2003. FROM SEEING THE NUMBER OF POSTS ON ACURAZINE BLOG THIS IS A WIDESPREAD PROBLEM AND A SAFETY ISSUE. I AM HAVING TO DRIVE WITH A PLASTIC ZIPLOCK BAG AROUND MY REAR VIEW MIRROR AND A TOWEL BELOW IT. ACURA USA HAS REFUSED TO ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE BECAUSE OF THE AGE OF THE CAR. I THINK THERE SHOULD HAVE BEEN A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES IF THIS WAS HAPPENING SO OFTEN. PLEASE SEE POSTS AT: HTTP://CL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=488763. *TR

THE REAR VIEW MIRROR OF MY 2001 ACURA CLS STARTED LEAKING THE CHEMICAL THAT ALLOWS IT TO DIM. I BELIEVE IT WAS BECAUSE THE TEMPERATURE HERE IN NC HAS BEEN AROUND 100 DEGREES FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS. I'VE READ SEVERAL ONLINE FORUMS DESCRIBING INCIDENTS WHERE THEIR MIRRORS EXPLODED, CAUSING THE CHEMICAL TO SPEW ALL OVER THEIR CARS. THE CHEMICAL EATS THROUGH LEATHER AND PLASTIC, AND IT CAN CAUSE ADVERSE EFFECTS TO ONE'S HEALTH IF INHALED. THE FORUMS HAVE DATED BACK TO 2004, ONE POST SITED A LAWSUIT UNDERWAY (IN 2006). I WAS WONDERING WHY THERE WAS NO RECALL OF THIS MIRROR. *TR

I PURCHASED AN ACURA 2001 CL TYPE S 2 YEARS AGO AND WAS NOT AWARE THAT THE CAR HAD RECALL PROBLEMS INVOLVING THE TRANSMISSION. ON 02/19/08 MY TRANSMISSION STARTED ACTING UP. IT MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND WILL NOT GO IN REVERSE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE HONDA DEALER IN SERRAMONTE, CA. THEY REFUSE TO FIX THE CAR STATING IT WAS REPAIRED YEARS AGO. THEY SAID IT WILL COST ME $4,000.00 TO REPAIR THE CAR. I AM STILL MAKING PAYMENTS ON THIS CAR AND CANNOT AFFORD TO REPAIR IT MYSELF. I FEEL THEY SHOULD REPAIR IT BECAUSE IT HAD A RECALL ISSUE. IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR MY 6 YEAR OLD SON AND MYSELF...SUPPOSE THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILS..WE COULD BE INJURED AND EVEN LOOSE OUR LIVES. I DO NOT KNOW WHAT TO DO NOW. *TR

TRANSMISSION SLIPPED WHEN SHIFTING GEARS A COUPLE OF TIMES THEN SEIZED UP ON THE FREEWAY WHILE TRAVELING 60 MPH A FEW DAYS LATER. LUCKILY, THERE WAS NO CAR BEHIND ME SO NO ACCIDENT OCCURRED. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALERSHIP WHERE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED UNDER A SPECIAL EXTENDED WARRANTY. NEW TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS WITHIN A FEW DAYS. CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK IN THE DEALERSHIP GETTING ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. THIS FAILURE IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL NOT A EXTENDED WARRANTY. THE ONLY WARNING SIGN BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION SEIZES IS SOME GEAR SLIPPAGE WHEN SHIFTING WHICH DOES NOT CAUSE ANY WARNING LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE THAT WOULD SIGNAL THE DRIVER A DRAMATIC FAILURE IS IMMINENT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE ENGINE AND STEERING WHEEL VIBRATED, SHOOK, AND WOBBLED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THE REPAIR WOULD BE HIS RESPONSIBILITY. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD AUTOMATICALLY ACCELERATE WHEN STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ON JANUARY 9, 2008, THE CONTACT WENT TO TRADE IN THE VEHICLE AND WAS INFORMED THAT IT WAS A SALVAGED VEHICLE. HE WAS REFERRED TO NHTSA BY HIS CREDIT UNION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 117,374 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 50,000.

I OWN A 2001 ACURA CL 3.2. THE LOCKING MECHANISM IN THE IGNITION SWITCH DOES NOT APPEAR TO BE WORKING. THE SWITCH CAN BE TURNED TO OFF AND THE KEY REMOVED WITHOUT HAVING THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK. THIS APPEARS TO BE A PROBLEM SINCE THE CAR CAN CONTINUE TO MOVE (WHETHER OR NOT SOMEONE IS INSIDE THE CAR). THIS WAS ONLY NOTICED RECENTLY WHEN MY SON BEGAN USING THIS CAR. SINCE MY WIFE AND I NORMALLY PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK BEFORE TURNING OFF THE CAR AND REMOVING THE KEY, I AM NOT SURE HOW LONG THE PROBLEM HAS EXISTED. NHTSA'S RECALL DATABASE INDICATES THAT HONDA/ACURA HAVE ISSUED RECALLS ON OTHER VEHICLES BUT NOT FOR THE 2001 CL. THE RECALLS WERE FOR THE HONDA ODYSSEY (1999), HONDA ACCORD (1998 TO 2002), HONDA PRELUDE (1997 TO 2001), ACURA TL (1999 AND 2000) AND ACURA CL (1998 AND 1999). *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2CL. IN 2004, THE CONTACT RECEIVED NHTSA RECALL NOTICE NUMBER 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AS A RESULT, THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FOR SEVEN YEARS. ON AUGUST 29, 2007, THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND SHE WAS INFORMED THAT A NEW TRANSMISSION WAS NEEDED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION FAILED AND WAS DIFFICULT TO SHIFT. THEY ALSO STATED THAT THIS WAS THE SAME DEFECT THAT WAS STATED IN THE RECALL SHE PREVIOUSLY RECEIVED. ACURA WAS UNCONCERNED SINCE THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED FROM THE PRIOR RECALL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HER MAIN CONCERN WAS HER SAFETY AND THE RESALE POTENTIAL OF THE VEHICLE. AS OF AUGUST 30, 2007, THE VEHICLE REMAINS AT THE DEALER FOR TRANSMISSION REPAIR. THE POWERTRAIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 53,082. THE DEALER STATED THE TRUNK LATCH FAILING AND SECURITY SYSTEM NOT ACTIVATING. UPDATED 09/18/07 *TR