2001 Acura CL: check engine light

Filed Feb 17, 2020 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · PA

While driving on the highway at 65mph, my car suddenly slipped out of gear, engine revving and smoke pouring from under the hood. I had gotten no warning at all.the check engine light never came on and the car had no prior instances of gear problems. Had to get it towed home where it sits in my driveway because I can't afford a new transmission.

Filed Jul 2, 2011 · Transmission · 184,000 miles · IL

Check engine due to transmission problem. A lock up occur due to a problem in the solenoid in the transmission. This car had a recall before for the transmission. It was replaced, however. It has new issue. Many people suffer from this problem.

Filed Nov 15, 2004 · Transmission · 34,410 miles · OH

Transmission was defective. Consumer had to have the vehicle towed back to the dealership after transmission work was done. Consumer contacted the manufacturer. However, the manufacturer was not willing to assist the consumer. Prior to transmission's work being done this vehicle did not have a transmission problem . *ak the check engine light illuminated and the vehicle would not go into reverse.

Filed Nov 2, 2004 · Transmission · 33,000 miles · NY

My 2001 acura cl s had the check engine light, vsa light, and ! Light come on. Thinking the problem was related to the emissions, I continued to drive car. The next day I took car to dealer, to have problem diagnosed. The service manager couldn't see me to the following day. The next day he ran test and told me the transmission was bad (grinding in torque converter), and to take it to his other dealer. The dealer confirmed the previous diagnosis.10-26-04. However, he wasn't sure about warranty because car was brought over from canada. I was told to contact acura customer relations, and I took car home. The next day I went on the web and found numerous complaints about exact problems I encountered. The differences were that the transmissions were downshifting from 3rd to 1st while people were driving on expressways, almost causing serious accidents. The problem with the warranty was ironed out within 2 days, and acura is replacing my transmission on the 3rd of november. However, the dealer's service mananger never warned me of the danger of driving the vehicle. The car has 53200 kilometers (33000 mi). The transmission fluid was changed by dealer about 2 years ago, when I complained of burnt smell. The oil jet recall for the 2nd gear was done in august 2004. The obvious problem with the transmission according to other owners hasn't been addressed. Now I'm going to revceive a rebuilt transmission, that may be a time bomb waiting to happen.

Filed Nov 1, 2003 · Transmission · 46,800 miles · NJ

Driving on the highway at about 55 MPH, all of a sudden there was no forward momentum from the car. Stepped on the gas and nothing was happening. Check engine light came on. I was able to coast off to an exit and park in a fairly secure spot on the side of the road. The car was towed to the nearest acura dealer. I was told the next day that a new transmission was ordered for my car and it would be about a week before I would get my car back.

Filed Aug 6, 2003 · Acceleration, Transmission · DC

The automatic transmission fails to shift properly. Would jerk forward as if it was down shifting on its own. Transmission will not shift out of 2nd gear. Also, rpms would run very high. Recently was not able to shift in to reverse. Felt as if the brakes were on. The drive indicator started flashing. Traction light had came on with the engine light and stayed on. Problem had started on 7/7/03. Had taken the vehicle to dealership on 7/11, and had picked up vehicle on 7/18. Mechanic indicated the problem was not able to be duplicated. The problems with the automatic transmission still exists.*ak

Filed Jan 8, 2003 · Transmission · 38,140 miles · FL

Transmission not engaging fourth gear and revving-out on third gear. Check engine dash indicator stayed on and traction control indicators come on intermittently. Second transmission replacement with less than 40 k miles on the car.

Filed Aug 28, 2002 · Transmission · CA

Transmission started slipping and got progressively worse for several weeks. The day before it failed, I was driving along at a steady speed of about 45 MPH when the transmission decided it wanted to be in first gear. The car jerked violently and slowed down very quickly while pulling me to the left (nearly losing control with the front wheels locked) until it shifted back out of first gear. It felt as if I had slammed on the brakes and if someone was behind me, I would have been rear ended. This happened again shortly after but not as violently. When the transmission finally failed, it would take several seconds to shift gears and would rev up high (as if in neutral) while between shifts. When it did shift it shifted hard. Then, as pulling away from a stop light, several of the lights on the dash lit up including the check engine, vsa, and d5 lights and was stuck in second gear. Also, the car would not shift into reverse. I understand from the dealer that this is not an uncommon problem and most people report symptoms similar to mine. I find this scary because I could have been killed had I been in different circumstances when the transmission shifted into first and caused me to slow down and swerve all over the road until I got it under control. The dealer claims that they think they know what the problem is and have fixed it but I've heard from people that are on their third transmission and are again having problems.