2001 Acura Cl

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED 3 TIMES SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT. ACURA HAS ADMITTED TO MAKING A FAULTY TRANSMISSION AND AS EXTENDED THEIR WARRANTY TO 100K ON THE TRANSMISSION, HOWEVER, MY VEHICLE IS NOW AT 134K AND THEY WILL NOT COVER THE LATEST REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION UP TO 100K WHICH I BELIEVE THEY SHOULD. THEY CAN GIVE ME NO GUARANTEES OF THE EXPECTED LIFE OF THE NEWEST TRANSMISSION AND WILL NOT COVER ANY FURTHER REPLACEMENTS. THIS MEANS THAT IF IT GOES OUT AGAIN, I WILL BE PAYING $4,000 FOR SOMETHING THAT IS THEIR DEFECT. I AM EXTREMELY CONCERNED THAT IT WILL GO OUT AGAIN WHILE I OWN IT AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT OR WILL LEAVE ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE AS I TRAVEL ALOT. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO FIND ANYONE TO ASSIST ME WITH THIS ISSUE. IF YOU CAN PROVIDE ME WITH ANY HELP, IT WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. THANK YOU. *NM

DT: THE CONTACT STATES THERE IS NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000 CONCERNING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. THIS VEHICLE HAS THE SAME PROBLEMS AS INDICATED IN THE RECALL, BUT IT IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WILL NOT HONOR THE RECALL DUE TO THE VEHICLE'S REGISTRATION HAVING A BRANDED TITLE. THE CONTACT'S INSURANCE COMPANY PROVIDED AUTHORIZED DOCUMENTATION WITNESSED BY A NOTARY STATING THE VEHICLE WAS NOT A SALVAGE VEHICLE. *AK

TRANSMISSION FAILURE. WHILE DRIVING ON THE I-95 INTERSTATE THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, WHICH WAS IN 5TH GEAR WOULD DOWNSHIFT INTO A LOWER GEAR AS SOON AS I REMOVE MY FOOT FROM THE ACCELERATOR. THE PROBLEM GOT WORST, IN THAT EVEN WITH MY FOOT GOING UP A HILL, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED INTO A VERY LOW GEAR WHICH CAUSED THE RPM TO REACH 5,000 AND THE SPEED TO RAPIDLY DECREASED. I WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND STOP THE VEHICLE. THE ACURA DEALER SAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ACURA HAD EXTENDED THE WARRANTY FOR THIS TRANSMISSION BUT MY VEHICLE HAD OVER 100,000 MILES, PUTTING IT OUTSIDE THE WARRANTY PERIOD. THEY WERE ABLE TO PARTIALLY COVER THE COST OF THE REPLACEMENT BY NOT CHARGING FOR THE PARTS BUT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY THE LABOR. I READ OF SIMILAR PROBLEMS OCCURRING AS PART OF ODI ACTION # PE02-081. *NM

TODAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. SO I CALLED MY ACURA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WITH THAT LIGHT ON AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT WHICH I PAID EXTRA FOR. THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT EVEN IF I DIDN'T REPLACE IT THEY STILL WOULD CHARGE ME AROUND $90 JUST BECAUSE THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY SAID THE MANAGER CALLED CALIFORNIA AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO GOODWILL IT, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH IS $160 AND OUT OF MY SAFETY I CHOSE TO GO AHEAD AND PAY FOR IT, BUT DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SUCH AS AT WWW.ACURAZINE.COM AND OTHER ACURA OWNER SITES. *JB

ON THE AIRBAG SYSTEM WHICH CONTROLS THE DEPLOYMENT OF THE AIRBAG FOR MY VEHICLE. IT IS REFERRED TO AS THE OPDS SENSOR, THIS IS SUPPOSE TO BE THE BRAIN OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE WAS TAKEN CARE OF WITH THE UTMOST CARE, AND THIS SENSOR KEEPS MALFUNCTIONING AND TURNING ON MY SRS LIGHT ON MY VEHICLE. THE DEALER TELLS ME THAT WHEN THE SRS LIGHT COMES ON ALL MY AIRBAGS ARE SHUT OFF. THEY SAY THIS PART MALFUNCTIONS ALL THE TIME AND CAN HAPPEN JUST FROM A CELL PHONE NEAR THE SEAT OR LEANING OVER TO FAR IN THE SEAT. IF YOU READ ONLINE FORUMS FOR THIS, MANY MANY PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE. THEN I GO TO ACURA AND THEY TELL ME ITS $600 TO FIX IT BECAUSE MY AIRBAGS WONT WORK UNLESS I SPEND THE MONEY. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH MANY ACURAS OVER THE PAST YEARS. I APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER AND KNOW MANY OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE PROBLEMS LIKE MINE, THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO GO ABOUT FILING A PROPER COMPLAINT. SINCERELY, WILLIAM BROWN. *NM

DT: CONSUMER HAS A 2001 HONDA ACURA 3.2 CL THE RECALL WAS FOR AN INSPECTION OF TRANSMISSION 2ND GEAR. THE MORE MILES HEAT BUILD UP MAY CAUSE GEAR TOOTH CHIPPING AND MAY CAUSE GEAR FAILURE AND CAUSE THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCKUP. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION IN THE VEHICLE WITH A REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND 40000 MILES LATER THE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP. THE CONSUMER SAYS THIS IS THE SAME PROBLEM HE EXPERIENCED BEFORE. CONSUMER SAYS THAT HE HAD A HARD TIME WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND HE FEELS THAT THEY FAILED TO REMEDY THE DEFECT IN THE VEHICLE WITH OUT CHARGE, BECAUSE HE WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR LABOR AND A LOANER VEHICLE TO HAVE HIS VEHICLE REPAIRED. *JB

ACURA 3.2 CL TYPE S HAS HAD 4 TOTAL FAILURES ALL RELATED TO TRANSMITIONS PROBLEMS. THE FAILURES OCCURED WHILE DRIVING IN THE INSTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT 65MPH. DEALEARSHIP HAS REPLACED FOUR TRANSMITIONS CAUSING TIME LOSS AT WORK AND PLACING MY SELF IN A HAZARDOUS SITUATIONS WHILE THE FAILURES OCCURED LEAVING STANDED IN UNSECURE AREAS AND FAR AWAY FROM ANY KIND OF HELP OR ASSISTANCE EVEN IN AREAS WITH CELL PHONE COVERAGE. THE DATE OF THE INCIDENT REGISTERED BELOW IS THE LAST ONE.

I PURCHASED A 2001 ACURA CL IN JUNE OF 2003. WITHIN THE LAST 18 MONTHS, I HAVE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION 4 TIMES. THERE IS CURRENTLY A RECALL OF THIS VEHICLE FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES, AND AS A RESULT, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED AT NO COST TO ME. HOWEVER, I AM TIRED OF TAKING THE CARE IN EVERY 7500 MILES FOR BOTH SERVICE AND A NEW TRANSMISSION. IT IS OBVIOUS THAT THERE IS A SERIOUS PROBLEM, AND INSTEAD OF CONTINUOUSLY GETTING THE CAR FIXED, I WOULD LIKE TO JUST GET RID OF IT ALTOGETHER AND SAVE MYSELF THE HEADACHE. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA DIRECTLY, AND I HOPE TO GET THIS ISSUE RESOLVED ASAP.

DT: SRS INDICATOR LIGHT IS ON AND ACCORDING TO THE DEALER IT WAS AN ERROR COD15-3. THEY TOLD THE CONSUMER THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY CELL PHONE OR ELECTRICAL INTERFERENCE. THERE WAS A TSB WHICH APPLIED TO ERROR CODE 15-3. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY RESET THE SENSOR SWITCH, THIS HAPPENED AGAIN THE NEXT MORNING. DO NOT KNOW STATUS OF THE AIRBAG SYSTEMS IS NOT. THE CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL THAT A CELL PHONE COULD CAUSE THIS TYPE OF INTERFERENCE. *JB

NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000 - RECALLED THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2001 ACURA CL-S VEHICLE. AT THE TIME, IT ALREADY HAD IT'S 3RD TRANSMISSION. THIS WAS IN AUGUST OF 2004. NOW IN MAY OF 2005, MY TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED AGAIN AND HAS BEEN REPLACED AGAIN. (I NOW HAVE MY FOURTH TRANSMISSION.) THIS IS TO ADVISE YOU THAT ACURA/HONDA'S REPAIR PRODCEDURE AS INDICATED IN THEIR RECALL (NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER : 04V176000) IS FLAWED AND HAS NOT RESOLVED THE SAFETY ISSUE.