2001 Acura Cl

I PURCHASED NEW, A 2001 ACURA CLS, AND GAVE IT TO MY MOTHER, ABOUT YEAR LATER IN 2002. AT ONLY 39,620 MILES THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO SEVERELY SLIP, AND REQUIRED TOWING TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, WHERE, AT A COST OF $5,076.66, REQUIRED REPLACING THE COMPLETE TRANSMISSION AND ECU. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ASSOCIATE COULD EXPLAIN SPECIFICALLY WHAT CAUSED THIS DAMAGE. *TR

PURCHASED 2001 ACURA CL-3.2 ON 12/02 AS SECOND OWNER FROM ACURA DEALERSHIP WITH 46,570 ON THE ODOMETER. NOTICED SLIGHT TRANSMISSION SLIPPAGE 02/03. HAD VEHICLE SERVICED AND TRANSMISSION REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY WITH. RECEIVED LETTER DATED SUMMER 2004 OF TRANSMISSION RECALL. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER ON ACCORDANCE TO RECALL LETTER. DEALER INSTALLED OIL JET KIT. ON 05/23/09 (136,000 ON THE ODOMETER), TRAVELING APPROX. 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE, D5 STARTED FLASHING. MINUTES LATER, THE VEHICLE DOWNSHIFTED AND THE TCS INDICATED CAME ON. THE VEHICLE REPEATED THIS DOWNSHIFTING AGAIN WHILE ATTEMPTING TO MOVE FROM THE CENTER LANE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE CAUSING THE WHEELS TO LOCK EXPERIENCING VIOLENT JERKING MOTIONS. THE REAR VEHICLE APPROACHING HAD TO MANEUVER TO THE CENTER LANE TO AVOID REAR END COLLISION. PROCEEDED TO ROADSIDE AND PARKED THE VEHICLE. VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HOME ADDRESS AND PARKED. CALLED AND INFORMED DEALER OF TRANSMISSION ISSUE WHICH HAD SYMPTOMS OF PRIOR RECALL. ALSO CONTACTED ACURA CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS AND WAS REFERRED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR SERVICING DUE TO THE PRIOR RECALL. DEALER SERVICED VEHICLE ON 05/28/09 (INV# 291814) AND DETERMINED BY DIAGNOSTIC, THE SOLENOIDS MALFUNCTIONED. SOLENOIDS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER AT OWNER EXPENSE AND TEST DRIVEN BY SERVICE CENTER TECHNICIANS RESULTING IN NO RESOLUTION AND PROMPTING ANOTHER DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODE. IT WAS DETERMINED BY THE TECHNICIANS THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS EXPERIENCING UNKNOWN SYMPTOMS AND RECOMMENDED THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED FOR A SECOND TIME. DUE TO VEHICLE BEING OUT OF WARRANTY AND EXTENDED WARRANTY, DEALER WILL NOT OFFER GOOD FAITH GESTURE OR GOODWILL DEALER REPLACEMENT. VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT RECOMMENDED MANUFACTURES INTERVALS. SERVICE HISTORY WAS PROVIDED TO DEALER BY OWNER. *TR

THE KEY FOR MY 2001 ACURA CL CAN BE REMOVED REGARDLESS THE POSITION OF THE CAR'S AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SHIFT LEVER. IN OTHER WORDS, THE LOCK-OUT THAT SHOULD PREVENT THIS FROM HAPPENING IN ANY POSITION OTHER THAN "PARK" IS NOT FUNCTIONING. THIS HAS OCCURRED ALL THE TIME OVER A PERIOD OF SEVERAL MONTHS AND I UNDERSTAND THIS IS A PROBLEM ON OTHER HONDA MANUFACTURED VEHICLES. AS A RESULT OF THIS ISSUE, MY CAR ROLLED INTO MY GARAGE DOOR AFTER I HAD SHUT IT OFF AND GOTTEN OUT OF THE VEHICLE, HAVING MISTAKENLY LEFT IN "DRIVE". DAMAGE MINOR. I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT WITH THE DEALER FOR REPAIRS (HE DOESN'T BELIEVE ME). SINCE THIS IS A POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION, A RECALL, OR AT LEAST AN OWNER ALERT, SHOULD BE CONSIDERED. *TR

I OWN A 2001 ACURA CL. I WAS DRIVING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY, WHEN WITHOUT WARNING, THE TRANSMISSION ACCELERATED, BRAKES WOULD NOT OPERATE NORMALLY AND THE CAR HIT THE DRIVEWAY WALL VIOLENTLY WITH CONCOMITANT ABNORMAL SPEED. I CHALKED IT UP TO A ONE TIME EVENT. THE CAR SUSTAINED $6,000 IN FRONT DAMAGE. TODAY, LIKEWISE, AS I WAS DRIVING IN TO THE DRIVEWAY, THE CAR AGAIN STARTED ACCELERATING ON ITS OWN AND I ALMOST RAMMED IN TO THE NEIGHBORS ADJOINING FENCE/TREE. UPON REVIEW OF ALL THE COMPLAINTS LODGED AGAINST ACURA FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THIS PARTICULAR MODEL, I CAME TO REALIZE THAT THE VEHICLE IS OBVIOUSLY DEFECTIVE IN NORMAL TRANSMISSION OPERATION. I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED BY THE DEALER TO HAVE THE CAR CHECKED DUE TO EFFECTIVE RECALL ON TRANSMISSION FAILURES/OPERATION. MY ATTORNEY ADVISES ME TO PROCEED WITH LEGAL PROCEEDINGS. OBVIOUSLY, ACURA SHOULD BE NOTIFIED OF HORRIFIC CONSEQUENCES OF PERSONAL INJURIES AND PROPERTY DAMAGES THAT A DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION NECESSARILY ENTAILS UNDER OTHERWISE NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN AS SPORT TIRES (NA), SIZE 255/35ZR20 97Y. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE UNCONTROLLABLY. UPON RETURNING HOME, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE TIRE TREAD WAS BECOMING WORN. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE TIRES WERE NOT RECALLED. THE DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AND THE TIRES WERE NOT REPLACED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 151,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. UPDATED 11/6/08 *CN UPDATED 11/10/08. *JB

WHEN WE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL, WE TOOK THE CAR IN TO HAVE THE RECALL PROBLEM FIXED. WE TOOK IT TO SIERRA ACURA ON MAIN STREET IN ALHAMBRA, CALIFORNIA. WE WERE TOLD BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO BRING THE CAR BACK WHEN THE RECALL PROBLEM STARTS GIVING US TROUBLE. SO WE WAITED UNTIL IT GAVE US TROUBLE WHICH WAS AROUND MONDAY SEPTEMBER 29, 2008. WE TRIED TO TAKE IT TO SIERRA ACURA YESTERDAY AROUND 3:30 P.M. WE WERE TOLD TO BRING IT BACK THE NEXT DAY BECAUSE THEY WERE CLOSING IN ABOUT AN HOUR. WE COULD HAVE GOTTEN THE CAR THERE IN ABOUT 15 MINUTES, AND WERE WILLING TO LEAVE IT THERE UNTIL IT WAS FIXED. SO, WE WERE VERY DISGUSTED WITH THE SERVICE THERE AND TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER THOMAS ACURA IN COVINA. THEY TOLD MY SON WHO IS THE DRIVER OF THE CAR THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO PAY 75% OF THE COST WHICH IS ABOUT $4,000.00 BECAUSE HE BROUGHT IT IN PAST THE DUE DATE OF THE RECALL. FIRST OF ALL, WE NEVER GOT A RECALL NOTICE SO WE DIDN'T KNOW WHEN THE DATE OF THE RECALL NOTICE WAS. WE HEARD ABOUT THE RECALL BY WORD OF MOUTH. SECOND, WHEN WE DID TAKE THE CAR IN A TIMELY MANNER, THEY TOLD US TO BRING IT BACK WHEN THE TRANSMISSION STARTS GIVING US TROUBLE. THIRD NOW WE HAVE TO PAY 75% OF THE COST BECAUSE OF THE ERROR OF THE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT . *TR

THE IGNITION LOCK-OUT SYSTEM HAS PERMANENTLY FAILED ON MY 2001 ACURA CL SO THAT THE KEY MAY BE REMOVED WHEN SHIFTER IS "DRIVE" POSITION. THIS CREATES A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHERE THE CAR CAN ROLL AWAY AFTER THE DRIVER HAS EXITED. THIS HAS HAPPENED TO ME ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, INCLUDING ONCE WHEN THE CAR DAMAGED MY GARAGE DOOR. I UNDERSTAND THIS IS ALSO A PROBLEM ON HONDA BADGE VEHICLES. A RECALL IS NEEDED. *TR