Transmission failed prematurely. Transmission was rebuilt. Transmission failed again years later unexpectedly on the highway.
2001 Acura CL transmission complaints
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My car is having the transmission problems its consent want to shift in 3rd gear,and the front suspension is making a lot of cradling and clsnking while driving over tiny bumpss
Transmission slips through gears, shifts hard into park, and d5 will blink and everything goes black. Car has been in the shop numerous times and only works properly when it wants to. When it begins to slip the car is uncontrollable and dangerous.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 acura cl. The contact stated that the vehicle intermittently would not shift into second or third gear. The failure occurred without warning. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The contact referenced the federal safety agency campaign number: 04v176000 (power train), but the VIN was not included. The failure mileage was approximately 136,000. Updated 01/05/2017
This car has had multiple issues with the SRS system, which has rendered it inoperable. Apparently, there are design issues with the seat buckle and seat sensor that have been there all along. There are multiple owner complaints here and on the internet about this. This apparently makes the entire SRS system inoperable, including the driver airbag. This along with the well documented transmission issues make this a "rolling coffin"-- I am not sure why honda is not concerned about the safety of its owners. I guess it would take major injuries and lawsuits and publicity to get some action.
Contacted duncan acura in roanoke ,va. Transmission drops speed from 70mph to 10 MPH without warning on highway. Was told transmission was repaired when recall came out but car had too many miles on it now 223,000. The service manager at duncan would not return my calls or schedule to get transmission inspected after I understood that I would need to pay for the inspection. Contacted acura headquarters and they issued a claim & claim rep to help out. Never will trust duncan acura with a safety issue. Just wanted to know if this issue was the same as the earlier recall was for on these cars. Not safe to drive and acura dealer would not take the time to inspect it. Still waiting on response from acura been 4 days.
Transmission lockup at highway speeds. Vehicle would drop speed from 70 mps to 10 mps without warning in a matter of seconds almost causing loss of control & crash with cars following on highway. As described in acura service bulletin 04-020. Car was fitted with repair part but did not prevent it from occurring again over time & miles from driving.
Transmission failure. This is a safety hazard as the transmission stalls and then slams into gear. I no longer feel safe to drive this car. I had to pay a great amount of money to fix my defective transmission.
Summary: I own a 2001 acura cl with 32,437 miles on it. The car has been perfectly maintained. While driving approximately 20-30 MPH, the transmission slipped hard between first and second gear jerkily, and the rpms increased. The vehicle was taken immediately to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. I inquired about any recalls regarding transmission and the dealer stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v176000 (power train: automatic transmission) . I didnt remember. I feel strongly that the failure was either not corrected properly, or that acura corporation failed to properly identify this serious and recurring issue. My car has been driven about once a week since purchase and a few times for vacation. Given the low mileage and regular maintainence I feel this $4,511.39 repair issue is one I cannot afford to ignore. It should have at least included a lifetime warranty, instead of 3 years or 36,000 miles. Do I have any recourse or is this a forum simply for complaints?
I took my car to nalley acura 1355 cobb pkwy. South marietta georgia 30060 I was told that 2 jetters was put into my transmission and they took a picture and sent it too the manufacturer. I asked for a record of the maintenance I never got one [xxx] the service tech. Said that I would be mailed one. I do not believe the picture that was sent to me was of my transmission, cause it took days for them to come up with this picture and I did not see my name by it or my VIN number. The info the company sent me was out of a book that was showing me a diagram of a transmission. I stood there for 4 hours and all that was done was my hood was raised an no one hardly touch my car. It was never put upon a jack or raised to a level where you could get a good look a the transmission. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
I took my car to nalley acura 1355 cobb parkway south marietta georgia 30060 the told me they put in a jetter into my transmission and took a picture into manufacturer. I asked for a summation ot what they did and they sent me back pictures out of a book nothing signed where anyone done anything just pictures out of a book. This was a recall of 2nd gear transmission claim.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 acura cl. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 MPH, the transmission slipped and the rpms increased excessively. The vehicle was taken to a dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the vehicle was previously repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v176000 (power train: automatic transmission) in 2004 but the failure was not corrected. The approximate failure and current mileage was 57,000.
Parked car. Moved transmission lever to what I thought was park (push straight up). Started to swing out of car putting weight on outside foot. The transmission was actually in neutral and the key was removed - it can be removed in any gear position just like the 2001 honda accord recall says. The acura of the same year never had the recall even though it is using the same defective part numbers. Car started to roll backwards and I was forced to stop car using foot and hand pressure resulting in slight sprain to wrist requiring no additional care. This is a troubling safety issue that was actually recalled for honda brand vehicles only ignoring acura brand defects.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 acura cl. The contact stated that while driving 70 MPH, the vehicle emitted smoke from under the hood. The contact was able to coast the vehicle onto the shoulder where the vehicle was towed to a local mechanic who performed a diagnostic. The failure was located at the transmission. The contact stated that the transmission was replaced at 85,000 miles under the federal safety agency campaign id number: 04v176000 (power train: automatic transmission) but the failure was not corrected. The vehicle was repaired and the local mechanic replaced the transmission. The approximate failure mileage was 170,000 and the current mileage was 174,458.
It's been slipping...but it never bothered me until now and it's super bad.
Was driving on the freeway when transmission started to slip and the failed and down shifted to second gear. Nearly caused accident on freeway. I did get hurt from the sudden drop in speed.
2001 acura 3.2 cl. Consumer writes in regards to transmission problems *tgw the consumer stated the transmission would slip at times while driving. When the consumer contacted acura, he was informed their records indicated the transmission was replaced on or about april 12, 2004. The consumer stated he has no record of the transmission being replaced. The consumer stated his wife did take the vehicle to the dealer on march 29,2004 because she was experiencing problems with the transmission, but the service report read no problem found.
Transmission would not shift into reverse or into drive on multiple occasions. Transmission would not decelerate.
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 acura 3.2 cl. While driving 55 MPH, the contact stated that the vehicle jerked and stalled. A local mechanic diagnosed that the transmission would need to be replaced. The dealer and manufacturer denied any assistance with repairs to the vehicle. The failure was not remedied. The failure and current mileage was 100,000.
I have had 2 transmissions replaced and my 3rd transmission is failing as well. I have gone through acura to see if they could goodwill the transmission since I am a victim of thier faulty transmission recall. They refused to replace my transmission and told me it would be $5,100 to replace. I feel that this is not my fault as they have engineered a defective transmission that has reulted in deaths and serious accidents. I was just out side the 3yr/36,000 mile warranty and the would not help. As a member of our armed services I feel I am being treated very unfairly and I fear for my life every time I get into my vehicle. I am not able to pay this kind of money to replace there problem.
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.
Purchased 2001 acura 3.2 cl type-s (replacing my first acura 3.2cl that was totaled in a 1/2009 crash) on 3/2009 as second owner from acura dealership with 35,232 miles. Got all service records for this automobile from dealer including the record dated 9/9/04 (mileage 14,660) for the installation of the oil jet kit during transmission recall. While driving home on the highway this evening, the engine and vehicle stability assist (vsa) system lights came on and stayed on. When I finally stopped at a light and then processed through it at a normal slow speed, the tachometer jumped from 2,000 to 4,000 rpms while in first gear. Luckily, I was within a few blocks of my destination. When I returned to vehicle to drive home, car would not shift out of first gear. I had to park the car on a city street that same night. I hadn't experienced any transmission problems until this one night. Had car towed to my regular mechanic the next day only to be told it was a transmission problem. Contacted local acura dealer to be told that my vehicle was out of the warranty period and they tentatively offered a good will split of the cost. (I had bought my first new 2001 acura 3.2cl from them and they had installed a new transmission during the earlier recall.) had vehicle towed to a nationwide transmission specialist shop. They determined that transmission had to be completely overhauled. Agreed to have it repaired and they used new factory parts and honda genuine automatic transmission fluid (atf-z1). After completion and payment, I was advised to drain and refill fluid every 15,000 miles and flush transmission system using atf-z1 every 30,000 miles. I had never been told this transmission servicing schedule by my original local acura service department consultants. Owner manual states changing the fluid at 45,000 miles or 36 months in their maintenance schedule for driving in normal conditions. Vehicle had 58,300 miles when this problem occurred.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 acura 3.2cl. The contact stated that when she drove in second gear, the vehicle seemed to buckle. She would have to let her foot off the accelerator pedal in order for it to gain momentum. Other times, it would not connect into the second or third gear. The vehicle had previously been repaired according to recall 04v176000 (power train: automatic transmission) and the dealer refused to repair it again. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer had not been notified. The current mileage was approximately 205,000. The failure mileage was approximately 198,000.
I have a 2001 acura 3.2 cl just days before my birthday the transmission started to slip I took it to acura dealer and they informed me that the transmission will have to be replaced at owners expense ($4800) and they also informed me that no goodwill gesture will be exercised because vehicle is out of warranty I am the 2nd owner of this car since late 08 and had no idea of the issues I am still paying for the car and it is my only transportation. I do not know how I will be able to afford both the car and transmission and there is no way for me to sell it this car not only nearly killed me but is now draining me financially (due to acura not replacing a clearly faulty transmission) and I am now stuck not being able to work and could lose my job this is a huge problem for me I even had to quit school!!!
While driving my 2001 acura cl type s to work (about 10 miles) my car would not go above 45 MPH, then only 30 MPH, but was able to make it into the parking lot. An hour later wanted to take the car to an auto shop and all seemed normal until about 6 miles after when the car would no longer move (engine still running ok). Tried all gears but to no avail. Let the car sit for 10 minutes and car worked ok again and was able to drive it to the auto repair shop. The next day they called and stated the transmission is "shot". All clutches are bad. They installed a jasper remanufactured transmission. I was told that acura only used this transmission type for the 2001 model. It was the first year for that transmission and the last year. I assume there were a lot of problems with it and acura went to a different transmission for the 2002 model year. It cost me $4500 to replace the transmission. I had about 102,000 miles on the car at the time of this failure. Note: there was a recall on the transmission from acura and I did bring the car back to acura for the recall notice.
Tl*the contact owns a 2001 acura 3.2cl. While driving approximately 60 MPH the vehicle began to shake violently. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the motor mounts were replaced. The contact also stated that the vehicle had always experienced transmission failures and that the transmission was replaced three times. The vehicle would intermittently slip out of third gear while driving. The failure and current mileages were 216,000.
Transmission failure at any speed in the acura cl 3.2 type s.
2001 acura cls (VIN [xxx]). When pulling out onto a major road (55mph) with oncoming traffic the car paused as the trans slipped, the engine revved to 5000 RPM, the trans then locked into gear, the tires squealed and the car lurched forward. Thank god that my wife didn't run into someone or lose control of the vehicle. Now I read that this is common with this model year and transmission. The federal safety agency knew of the problem and a class action settlement was offered. However nothing was done to make owners and the general public safer. It seems to me that at a minimum the federal safety agency should have mandated acura to warn owners, and mandate acura to perform more routine inspections on this poorly designed transmission, and perhaps more frequent fluid changes. I read that the federal safety agency was considering additional action on this issue and hope you do. This incident occurred with no prior warning. Allowing a 240 hp car on the road with this type of known failure is unsafe to owners and the general public in my view. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
Tl* the contact owns a 2001 acura cl. While driving at 45 MPH the transmission began making a loud noise. The vehicle began to lose power and would not move forward. He was able to maneuver off the highway and had the vehicle towed to the nearest dealer. A diagnostic was performed and it was verified that the transmission had failed. The transmission was replaced at the owner's expense. There were no recalls on the vehicle. The failure mileage was 70,000 and the current was 72,000. Uodated 05/13/10.
I have a 2001 acura cl-s, having severe problems with the transmission. There was a recall, but they say it is out of warranty, by time. Problem is when I bought the car 2 years ago I brought this to someone's attention at acura , and was pushed away as if I knew nothing, and now they want to charge me close to $5000 to replace the transmission.
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