Tl*the contact owns a 1997 acura 3.0cl. While driving 50 MPH, the vehicle stopped in the middle of the road when the check engine light came on. The dealer advised the contact that it would cost $3000 to repair the transmission. There are no related recalls or warranties available. The failure mileage was 88,000.
1997 Acura CL: check engine light
5 of the 82 complaints about the 1997 Acura CL describe check engine light.
- owner complaints
- 5
- of this car's complaints
- 6%
- recalls
- 0
Is there a fix? 14 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below
Check engine light by model year
- 20032
- 20022
- 20018
- 19992
- 19982
- 19975
What owners say
Purchased vehicle @ 103,000 miles, drove it 2000 miles and check engine light came one, "d" started to flash and vehicle would not come out of 2nd gear. After proper diagnosis, found internal transmission failure(after research found out it was a common problem) replace transmission with oem unit, still (and have had since day one, a hesitation upon acceleration)prior to transmission problem had throttle body cleaned, still had hesitation with or without AC on-prior owner had same problem, unable to correct problem to this day.
Abs light comes on, and with that a noise is heard in the system, engine light also comes on, when applying brakes they go to the floor which eventually stops vehicle, ABS light stays on, contacted dealer, and dealer stated that ABS is leaking. *ak dealer has repaired and replaces other major parts of the vehicles, such as the alternator and starter, egr valve was replaced due to the engine light coming on, brake light, transmission was serviced, the window regulator was replaced*et1.left front window does not go up,2.left front door regulator,3.high mount brake light,4.egr valve 5.starter
Malfunction indicator light came on. Dealer informed me that the primary control module for the transmission had failed. I will have to pay for the tests to isolate problem an for labor to repair. Acura will replace the PCM as 'goodwill' but as maintanance was done per acura recommendations this problem should have been caught.
While traveling on highway, the automatic transmission became locked in fourth gear, check engine light came on, and the d4 indicator on dash began to blink. Dealer says cause was rusted internal valves in the transmission.
Service bulletins that may apply
- V6 engine oil leaks
- Some 2000 mdx models as well as other models may exhibit brief hesitation when accelerating at high engine...
- Information regarding EGR port clogging
- Subject regarding warranty extension on exhaust gas recirculation port clogging
- Information on warranty extension on EGR system clogging
- Product update regarding the front balancer shaft oil seal for vehicles within VIN 19UYA1 ..
- Information pertaining to a copy of the revised service bulletin 00-029, product update - front balancer...
- Subject regarding cl front balancer shaft oil seal campaign update
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
Questions about the 1997 Acura CL check engine light
Is check engine light a common problem on the 1997 Acura CL?
5 of 82 owner complaints about the 1997 Acura CL (6%) mention check engine light. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
Is there a recall or service bulletin for this on the 1997 Acura CL?
There are 0 recalls and 14 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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