2001 Acura Cl

FAILED TRANSMISSION IN 2001 ACURA CL-S; APPROX 35,000 MILES. I POSSIBLY NOTICED A DISCREPANCY IN SHIFTING AROUND 3RD GEAR MAYBE 2-3X OVER PAST 3-4 MONTHS, INCLUDING THE MORNING THE CAR WAS TAKEN IN TO THE DEALER FOR ROUTINE SERVICE, HOWEVER WAS UNABLE TO REPEATEDLY NOTICE A PROBLEM. DEALER NOTIFIED US THAT MORNING OF THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE & NEED FOR REPLACEMENT UNDER WARRANTY. *NLM

FAILURE OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IN 2001 ACURA CL TYPE S. I UNDERSTAND THE SUDDEN DOWNSHIFTING HAS BEEN DETERMINED TO NOT BE A SAFETY HAZARD, BUT IN THIS CASE THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE ANY GEAR WHILE SHIFTING BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD. THE RESULTING SUDDEN LOSS OF DRIVE POWER ALMOST CAUSED THE CAR BEHIND ME TO HIT ME. THE 2-3 SHIFT IS ALMOST ALWAYS UNDER HEAVY ACCELERATION AWAY FROM A DEAD STOP, TO DEEM THIS NOT A SAFETY HAZARD IS ABSURD. IF I WERE NOT ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD I WOULD HAVE BEEN HIT. ACURA DEALERS HAVE DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF THIS ISSUE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION ACTUALLY FAILS. I TOLERATED 20,000 MILES OF ERRATIC SHIFTING BEFORE MINE DIED COMPLETELY. I NOW HAVE 4,000 ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION AND IT HAS BEEN EXHIBITING THE SAME BEHAVIOR THE ORIGINAL DID, ALWAYS BETWEEN THE 2-3 SHIFT.

I HAVE A 2001 ACURA CL-S AND I'VE HAD THE TRANS REPLACED ONCE BECAUSE OF SUDDEN DOWN SHIFT.(THAT BY THE WAY HAPPEN ON AN INTERSTATE AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR) BUT THAT BESIDES THE FACT ACCORDING TO PALM BEACH ACURA. NOW MY CAR DOES THE SAME THING AGAIN AND THEY WILL NOT CHANGE IT UNLESS IT HAPPENS WHEN ONE OF THERE MECHANICS DRIVES IT. *NLM

2001 ACURA CL TYPE-S - TRANSMISSION FAILURE AT 28,900 MILES. SUDDEN DOWNSHIFT WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY (I476). CAR WAS IN FOR STANDARD SERVICE DAYS BEFORE INCIDENT AND THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEMS WHEN ASKED TO LOOK INTO THE TRANSMISSION SLIPPING. 7 DAYS LATER THE TRANSMISSION COMPLETELY FAILED CAUSING AN EXTREME DOWNSHIFT AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH NO WARNING. DUE TO THE ALERTNESS OF OTHER DRIVERS - NO INJURIES OCCURRED.. *NLM

ACURA-CL TYPE S TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AT 30000 MILES. TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING AND ENGAGED AT RANDOM POINTS. ACCELERATED TO 60 MILES PER HOUR, AT WHICH THE TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED ABRUPTLY WITHOUT WARNING CAUSING THE TIRES TO CHIRP. WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON AFTER DOWN SHIFT IN THE FORM OF A BLINKING D5 LIGHT, CHECK TRANSMISSION LIGHT, VSA LIGHT ON WITH EXCLAMATION POINT. WOULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF GEAR UNTIL CAR WAS TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED. *JB

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