2001 Acura Tl

AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS IN MONTEAGLE TENNESSEE MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. MY CAR ACTUALLY STARTED ROLLING BACK DOWN THE MOUNTAIN, BECAUSE I COULD NOT ACCELERATE, BUT I WAS ABLE TO BACK IT INTO THE EMERGENCY LANE AS I WAS ROLLING BACKWARDS. I WAS FRIGHTENED TO DEATH BECAUSE TRUCKS WERE COMING UP ON ME AND IT WAS NIGHT TIME. I WAS STRANDED FOR SIX HOURS IN THE MOUNTAINS BECAUSE MY CELL PHONE DID NOT WORK AND I DID NOT KNOW WHERE I WAS BECAUSE I WAS ON A TRIP TO CHICAGO FROM ATLANTA. LUCKILY A TENNESSEE STATE TROOPER SAW ME AND HE GOT ME A TOW TRUCK. I HAD TO STAY IN A HOTEL FOR TWO DAYS AND I HAD IT TOWED TO PYE ACURA IN CHATTANOOGA TENNESSEE. MY CAR HAD 90000 MILES AT THE TIME. PYE ACURA REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION UNDER THE 100000 MILE WARRANTY WITH NO PROBLEM AND HAD ME BACK ON THE ROAD. HOPEFULLY THIS TRANSMISSION WILL LAST, FROM WHAT I HAVE BEEN HEARING, EVEN THE RE-MANUFACTURED TRANSMISSIONS ARE BAD. I WAS STILL UPSET THOUGH BECAUSE I LOST A LOT OF MONEY PAYING FOR A HOTEL AND A TOW TRUCK, AND I WAS GOING TO CHICAGO FOR MY BIRTHDAY SO I MISSED MY PARTY. *JB

CONSUMER REIMBURSEMENT REQUEST FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT ON THE 2001 ACURA 3.2TL.***NO ANSWER REQUIRED***. *MR THE ACURA DEALERSHIP PERFORMED AN OEM TRANSMISSION JET KIT UPDATE RECALL ON THE VEHICLE, BUT SINCE HE VEHICLE HAD OVER 15000 MILES THE RECALL REQUIRED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE GEARS WERE CHIPPED/BROKEN. ACURA REFUSED TO HONOR THIS PORTION OF THE OEM TRANSMISSION RECALL 04V176000 . *NM

TRANSMISSION LOCKED ALMOST CAUSING VEHICLE BEHIND TO REAR-END ME. PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED REPORT ON THIS TO NHTSA, BUT WOULD LIKE TO ENTER ACURA'S RESPONSE. ACURA PERFORMED ONE OF THE TRANSMISSION RECALLS, BUT REFUSED TO PERFORM THE OTHER TRANSMISSION RECALL DUE TO THE FACT THAT MY AUTO WAS PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED, BUT AT THE TIME, NOW HAD A CLEAN TITLE. VEHICLES LESS THAN 10 YEARS OLD FROM THE FIRST DATE OF PURCHASE SHOULD BE HONORED WHETHER OR NOT ALL WARRANTIES HAVE BEEN VOIDED, ESPECIALLY IF IT IS DANGEROUS. SINCE THEY HONORED ONE RECALL, THEY SHOULD ALSO HONOR THE OTHER.

COMPLETE TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON 2 SEPARATE OCCASIONS WITHIN 3 YEARS. 1ST FAILURE AT 67,000 UNDER NORMAL FREEWAY DRIVING IN 2002. WHILE ENROUTE TO WORK IN THE MORNING, THE TRANSMISSION FROZE. 67.000 MILES LATER AT 134,000 THE 2ND TRANSMISSION FROZE UNDER NORMAL DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. BOTH TIMES I WAS IN A LOT OF TRAFFIC CREATING A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AS I STARTED IMMEDIATE AND UNEXPECTED SLOWING. ON THE INITIAL FAILURE, FORTUNTELY A HIGHWAY PATROLMAN WAS ABLE TO SAFLEY STOP TRAFFIC AND GET ME OFF THE FREEWAY. I WAS LATER TOWED TO VALENCIA ACURA WHERE THEY DID REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY. I WAS ABLE TO BORROW MY MOTHERS CAR TO GET TO AND FROM WORK WHILE THEY REPAIRED MY CAR. THE MOST RECENT FAILURE I WAS STUCK 80 MILES FROM LAS VEGAS, NEVADA IN THE HOT DESERT. IT COST ME $480.00 TO BE TOWED TO THE LOCAL ACURA IN LAS VEGAS AND WAS STRANDED OVER NIGHT, LOSING A DAYS WORK. I HAD ONLY PLANNED AND WAS PREPARED FOR A DAY TRIP TO PRIMM, NEVADA ON MY OFF DAY. I WAS FORCED TO RENT A CAR FOR $50.00 AND GET A HOTEL ROOM. THE LOCAL DEALER SAID THE 2ND AND 3RD GEARS HAD FROZEN AND HE WOULD CHARGE ME $7000.00 TO REPAIR THE TRANSMISSON. THAT WAS OUTRAGEOUS SO I HAD TO RENT A TRUCK AND TRAILER AT A TOTAL COST OF $450.00 TO TOW MY CAR BACK HOME. THEN I HAD TO PAY TO HAVE IT TOWED TO MY DEALER, VALENCIA ACURA, WHERE I PURCASED THE CAR NEW AND HAVE HAD ALL MY MAJOR SERVICES,EXCEPT OIL CHANGES, DONE. MOST RECENTLY I HAD THE 100,000 MILE SERVICE DONE THERE. I WAS NEVER TOLD BY ACURA THAT THIS MODEL OF CAR HAS A FAULTLY TRANSMISSION DESTINED TO UNEXPCTED FAILURE. I HAD NO IDEA AND WOULD NEVER EXPECT THEY WOULD REPLACE ONE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION WITH ANOTHER THAT WOULD FAIL AT EXACTLY THE SAME MILEAGE. CURRENTLY, MY CAR IS SITTING AT THE DEALER WITH NO KNOWN DATE OF REPAIR AS ACURA IS UNWILLING TO REPAIR OR REPLACE THE CURRENT DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSION UNDER WARRANTY.

VEHICLE SUDDENLY SLOWS DOWN TO APPROXIMATELY 15 MPH ALMOST CAUSING THE VEHICLE BEHIND TO REAR-END ME. IN THIS PARTICULAR INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE BEHIND ME SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES. NHTSA HAS A RECALL CAMPAIGN ID#04V176000 THAT MY ACURA DEALER WILL NOT HONOR SINCE IT WAS PREVIOUSLY SALVAGED, BUT NOW HAS A CLEAN TITLE. SPOKE WITH CUSTOMER SERVICE AT HONDA MOTOR AND THEY ALSO REFUSED TO HONOR THE RECALL. I HAD THE ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED WITH ACURA'S UPDATED PARTS. I EXPECT REIMBURSEMENT AND A WRITTEN LETTER FOR DEALER TO REPAIR TRANSMISSION WHEN IT HAPPENS AGAIN, AS IT MOST LIKELY WILL, ACCORDING TO THE MANY COMPLAINTS ON YOUR SITE.

WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AND WITHOUT WARNING. THE DRIVER TURN THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAS ABLE TO COAST OFF OF THE ROAD BY APPLYING THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL. THE DRIVER RESTARTED THIRTY MINUTES LATER AND DROVE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. THE MECHANIC INFORMED THE DRIVER THAT THE HOUSING UNIT OF THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. *NM

VEHICLE FAILED TO MAINTAIN SPEED. CONSUMER HAS BEEN IN CLOSE CIRCUMSTANCES WHERE VEHICLE HESITATED UPON ACCELERATION. NHTSA RECALL CAMPAIGN 04V176000: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SECOND GEAR. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT PERFORM REPAIRS BECAUSE THE FAILURE DID NOT OCCUR WITHIN THEIR TWO MINUTE DRIVE INSPECTION. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER, BUT THEY KEPT REFERRING HER BACK TO THE SAME DEALER BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. CONSUMER WAS STILL HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE VEHICLE PERFORMING ERRATICALLY OFF DEALERSHIP PREMISES. *AK