2000 Acura Tl

THIS CAR HAD BEEN RECALLED DUE TO A TRANSMISSION ISSUE IN 2004. EARLY 2012, A SHIFTING DELAY HAPPENED FIRST FOR ABOUT ONE MONTH. THEN, TRANSMISSION JERKED BETWEEN 2ND GEAR AND 3RD GEAR AND ITS GETTING WORSE. I WENT BACK TO ACURA, THEY SAID THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKER AND SHOULD BE DEAD ANYTIME. THEY SUGGESTED ME TO REPLACE TO IT, WHICH COSTS ME 3500 DOLLARS.*TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 25 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE FAILED TO SHIFT INTO 2ND GEAR PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND CONFIRMED THE FAILURE APPLIED TO NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN ID:04V176000(POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT THE RECALL HAD EXPIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,300 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 210,475.

THE REMEDY OUTLINED IN CAMPAIGN 04V176000 DID NOT RESOLVE THE MANUFACTURERS SAFETY DEFECT FOR MY VEHICLE. PER THE RECALL, MY TRANSMISSION HAD AN OIL COOLER RETURN LINE INSTALLED IN DECEMBER 2004 BY STERLING ACURA OF AUSTIN. I REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION FLUID AT 47000, 71000 AND 107000 MILES. IN AUGUST OF 2011 AT 133000 MILES, MY VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED STUTTERING AND HESITATING WHEN UP SHIFTING FROM FIRST GEAR. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO LURCH FORWARD DUE TO UNEXPECTED DOWN SHIFTS AT MODERATE SPEED. DEPENDING ON THE TRAFFIC AND DRIVING CONDITIONS THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A COLLISION, LUCKILY IN MY CASE IT DID NOT. HOWEVER, OTHER OWNERS IMPACTED BY CAMPAIGN 04V176000 MAY NOT BE AS LUCKY SINCE IT IS LIKELY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE THEIR TRANSMISSION EVENTUALLY FAILS FOR THE SAME SAFETY ISSUES RAISED IN 2004. *TR

2 WEEKS BACK WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, MIL (ENGINE) INDICATOR AND TCS INDICATOR SHOWED YELLOW. THE TRANSMISSION WAS RUNNING SLOW IN SPITE PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR, DELAYED GEAR ENGAGEMENT WHILE ACCELERATING, HARSH GEAR SHIFTING NOISE WAS NOTICED. I HAVE BEEN FACING DELAYED TRANSMISSION ISSUES DURING ACCELERATION PREVIOUSLY AND THOUGHT IT WAS NORMAL. WHEN CHECKED WITH DEALER (FROM WHOM WE PURCHASED THE CAR AT 93K MILES) THEY HIGHLIGHTED AS FOLLOWS. 124705 FOUND CODE P0740 INTERNAL TRANSMISSION FAILURE. TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT NEEDED. THE DEALER QUOTED $4000 FOR ASSEMBLING REMANUFACTURED TRANSMISSION AND ADDITION $1200 MIGHT BE CHARGED IF MY CAR TRANSMISSION CANNOT BE REUSED BY ACURA. I CALLED ACURA THEY TOOK MY CAR AND OWNER INFORMATION. THEY MENTIONED IT HAS CROSSED THE WARRANTY LIMITS AND THEY CANNOT DO ANYTHING. LATELY WE CAME TO KNOW ABOUT THE ACURA SEVERE TRANSMISSION ISSUES ON THE WEB. THE CAR WAS SOLD BY THE DEALER TO US IN SPITE KNOWING ABOUT THESE ISSUES. WE HAVE BEEN DOING REGULAR MAINTAINED AND HAVE TO FACE THIS PROBLEM. RECENTLY WE DID CHANGE THE TIMER BELTS AND ENGINE MOUNTS. AS A SINGLE CAR OWNER WE HAVE TO GO THROUGH SAFETY ISSUES IN THE PRODUCT, WASTED TIME SPEND IN UNDERSTANDING THE PRODUCT ISSUE WHICH IS NEVER DECLARED BY ACURA, VISITING DEALER AND MECHANIC SHOPS TO MAKE SENSE ON CHANGING THE TRANSMISSION AND CONTINUE TO SPEND ON MAJOR REWORKS. ACURA HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AND ADDRESS GENUINE PRODUCT ISSUES WHICH ARE NOTHING TO DO WITH CUSTOMER. I WANT TO ESCALATE THIS ISSUE TO NHTSA FOR THEIR REVIEW. KINDLY DO THE NEEDFUL.

MY ACURA 3.2 TL MODEL YEAR 2000 HAS A DEFECTIVE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AS DIAGNOSED BY THE ACURA DEALER. IT WAS DIAGNOSED IN 2009 WITH MILEAGE OF ABOUT 129,000. IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION WARRANTY FOLLOWING THE 2004 RECALL AND SETTLEMENT. I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2003 AS A CERTIFIED USED CAR FROM THE ACURA DEALER. THE CAR HAD ALL SERVICING CONDUCTED AT THE ACURA DEALER AND WAS ALWAYS UP TO DATE. A TRANSMISSION INSPECTION IN 2004 SHOWED NO ABNORMALITIES AND NO ACTION WAS TAKEN BY THE ACURA DEALER. THE ACURA DEALER SAYS, BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION IS OUT OF WARRANTY, IT WOULD COST $3500 TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. ACURA SHOULD PAY FOR THIS, OR AT LEAST INSTITUTE A DISCOUNT. *TR

THE TRANSMISSION ON MY 2000 ACURA TL WAS REPLACED AT ABOUT 100,000 MILES. NOW AGAIN AT 157,000 MILES IT IS SLIPPING AGAIN IN SECOND GEAR JUST LIKE IT DID ORIGINALLY. THE DEALER TOLD ME THAT IT IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND I AM ON MY OWN TO PAY FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN AT A COST OF APPROXIMATELY $4,000. AFTER READING ALL THE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THE ACURA TL, I BELIEVE THAT THE COMPANY HAS JUST TURNED THEIR HEAD ON ALL OF US. WHY IS THIS NOT BEING HANDLED BY ANOTHER CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT? A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION THAT FAILS AT 57,000 IS NOT AN ACCEPTABLE SOLUTION TO THE PROBLEM. IF TOYOTA CAN GET HAMMERED FOR STUCK ACCELERATORS, SHOULDN'T HONDA BE FIXING THEIR TRANSMISSIONS BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED!!! *LN

MY ACURA HAS BEEN SITTING FOR OVER A YEAR BECAUSE IT WAS HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. WHEN I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP REGARDING IT SLIPPING FROM 2ND GEAR THEY TOLD ME THAT ITS NOT COVERED THE EXTENDED WARRANTY WAS EXPIRED BY ABOUT A MONTH. IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I SOLD THE CAR AND WAS AWAITING PAYMENT FOR THE CAR AND BEFORE I RECEIVED PAYMENT THE BUYER RETURNED THE CAR STATING THAT IT HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. I HAD NOT RECEIVED ANY LETTERS REGARDING THE RECALL AND HAPPENED TO FIND SOME INFORMATION ABOUT THE RECALL IN JANUARY OF THIS YEAR. I IMMEDIATELY CALLED TO FILE A COMPLAINT TO SEE IF THE CAR COULD BE FIXED BUT I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS NOT COVERED. IT HAD BEEN IN FOR A CHECKUP BY THE PREVIOUS OWNERS AND I BELIEVE SOME WORK WAS DONE. WHAT CAN I DO TO GET THEM TO COVER THE TRANSMISSION IT ONLY HAS 100,000 MILES. *TR

THERE WAS A RECALL ON TRANSMISSIONS FOR MY 2000 ACURA TL. IN 2005 I HAD 86,000 MILES ON IT AND HONDA REPLACED MY TRANSMISSION WITH A BRAND NEW ONE DUE TO RECALL. FIVE YEARS LATER I HAVE 178,000 MILES (92,000 ON TRANSMISSION) AND I AM IN NEED OF ANOTHER TRANSMISSION. MY TRANSMISSION IS SHOWING THE EXACT SAME PROBLEMS AS IT DID FIVE YEAR EARLIER. SECOND GEAR SLIPPING AND DISCOLORATION. THIS TIME HONDA/ACURA WILL NOT REPLACE OR EVEN HELP PAY FOR A REPLACEMENT WHICH WAS ALSO FAULTY. I ALSO SPOKE TO ANOTHER PERSON WHO HAD TO PUT THREE TRANSMISSIONS IN HER 2000 HONDA ACCORD. IT IS UNACCEPTABLE FOR A COMPANY TO REPLACE A DEFECT WITH ANOTHER DEFECTED PIECE AND NOT STAND BEHIND THE REPLACEMENT THAT WAS SUPPOSED TO BE FIXED. *TR

2000 ACURA 3.2 TL VIN # [XXX] PURCHASED 8/2004. 2008 THE IGNITION KEY COULD BE REMOVED WITH THE TRANSMISSION IN N POSITION. THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME I HAD A MAJOR INCIDENT. RESULTING IN THE CAR ROLLING INTO THE CLOSED GARAGE DOOR, CAUSING DAMAGE TO THE BUMPER AND GARAGE DOOR. PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR HAD ROLLED IN A PARKING LOT WITH THE DOORS LOCKED. LUCKILY IT WAS NOT ON INCLINE AND I WAS ABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR AND BRAKE. THIS PROBLEM CONTINUES TO DATE. ON INVESTIGATION I FOUND THIS MODEL HAD A RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY APOLOGIZED, STATING IT WAS NOT IN THE RECALL VIN #. I TOOK THE CAR TO AN ACURA DEALER, WHO VERIFIED THE PROBLEM, CALLED ACURA, WHO AGAIN STOOD BY THEIR ORIGINAL DECISION..NOT IN RECALL VIN #. THE PROBLEM REMAINS. I AM EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN PARKING TO DOUBLE CHECK THE CAR IS IN PARK, AND BRAKE ON. LUCKILY I HAVE NOT CAUSED INJURY TO PROPERTY OR PERSON, HOWEVER ONLY TO MYSELF TRYING TO UNLOCK A ROLLING CAR AND "JUMP" IN TO STOP IT. FOLLOWING ANOTHER "ROLL AWAY" I CALLED ACURA TODAY...THEY STAND BY THEIR ORIGINAL DECISION. THIS CAR MAY NOT BE IN THEIR RECALL VIN #, HOWEVER, I CANNOT SELL THIS AUTO NOR TRADE IT IN KNOWING IT MAY CAUSE A SERIOUS INJURY TO SOMEONE OR SOMETHING. I FEEL ACURA SHOULD HAVE CORRECTED THE PROBLEM WITH THE INITIAL COMPLAINT, KNOWING THERE WAS A RECALL. WHY DO I SHUT THE CAR OFF IN N. THE TRANSMISSION CAN BE USED MANUALLY OR AUTOMATIC. WHEN IN AUTOMATIC POSITION, AND SHIFTED UP TO PARK POSITION, IT WILL STOP AT NEUTRAL, NEEDING TO BE PUSHED TO R AND UP TO PARK. HABIT, BE IT BAD, IS WHEN THE SHIFTER STOPS IT IS GENERALLY IN PARK. I FEEL THIS PROBLEM IS ACURA'S, AND WOULD APPRECIATE ANY ASSISTANCE YOU CAN PROVIDE. YESTERDAY I READ HONDA IS NOW BEING RECALLED FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. THANKYOU. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA .THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN THE PARK POSITION. THE VEHICLE ROLLED AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WILL BE TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 169,000.