For a couple days my car would begin stalling while I was driving on the highway. I felt like it slowed down to shift out of gear but never completely shifted. Then, one day when I was driving, on my way home my car slipped out of gear completely and I couldn't drive forward. My car only allowed me to go in reverse. 2after allowing it to sit for a while it would drive but while trying to drive home it constantly slipped out of gear which was very dangerous especially when it happened at an intersection.
2002 Acura CL: transmission slipping
10 of the 44 complaints about the 2002 Acura CL describe transmission slipping.
- owner complaints
- 10
- of this car's complaints
- 23%
- typical mileage
- 33,000
- recalls
- 1
Is there a fix? There is 1 recall and 36 service bulletins for this area of the car. See below
Transmission slipping by model year
- 20032
- 200210
- 200142
- 20003
- 19992
- 19981
What owners say
2002 acura 3.2cl with defective transmissions. Consumer states that her 1st transmission failed while driving 50 MPH. Dealer informed her that they knew the transmissions were bad. *kb the first time the transmission failed, it would not go into reverse. Now, it is 2 years later and the transmission is slipping. The dealer stated there was an internal failure.
Acura is knowingly putting defective transmissions in these cars. When my first trans went out, I was doing 50 MPH on lake shore dr. And if I weren't wearing my seatbelt, I would've gone through the windshield. They admitted that they knew all these trans were bad and replaced the 1st one @ 103,000 miles and said they would "good will" these trans as long as im the original owner. My husband was a master tech. Mechanic at acura for 10 yrs. And said they never came out with a good trans. For these cars. They just keep rebuilding them and replacing them when they go out! Now my replacement trans is going out @ 30,000 less miles than the 1st and they refuse to replace it without me paying for it! Pay for another bad transmission? They wrote on my car work order "test drove vehicle found trans slipping - customer advised of trans operation, not recommended to drive vehicle!" they put me back on the street with their unsafe transmission. It's not right that they are putting 'accidents waiting to happen' on the streets. Is it cheaper for them to pay for peoples deaths than to take all these vehicles off the street? Hondas biggest settlement cannot replace somebody's loved one. There has to be justice somewhere. Please help save someone's life, thank you..
While driving at any speed transmission slipped. The part was replaced three times, however the problem recurred.
I own a 2002 acura cl type s. Since purchasing the car I have had nothing but trouble with the transmission. After only 12,000 miles, my transmission was replaced. After the replacement, the transmission still had problems and was slipping but my dealership told me that there were no issues with it when I knew that there definitely was. After going the winter with a slipping transmission, it's now summer and it is getting worst every day. I took the car to my dealership today and once again I'm faced with first a transmission flush then another replacement transmission. I feel acura, not the dealership, has shown that a great reputation can be dissolved quickly by poor customer service, slow reaction to problems, and not fixing a clear problem. Acura has extended the warranties to 100k on their transmissions but this does me no good. This is a business car and I do not have time for the headache of taking my car in constantly for service. I bought my acura because of their reputation and because of owning a great honda automobile in the past. I will now never buy another honda/acura product and they have lost a good customer.
2002 acura cl 3.2 type s transmission problem. I have about 24k miles and recently my transmission slipped. While going 30mph with the 3rd gear, if you accelerate so that the second gear kicks in, in kicks in very sharply, creating an unbearing jerk that is very obstrusive inside the cabin. Honda should place a recall on this model. Dealer was willing to replace it but I'm not sure if new transmission will be better than the old one.
The vehicle down shifted, which caused the transmission to slip.
Automatic transmission failure. Cars transmissions for 6 months has been shifting erratic, hard, surging, downshifting without notice at highway speeds, and slipping. Car only has 13k of miles and now is in at the dealer for a new tranny. There are many reports of this failure and a few fatalities it seems. This issue needs to be resolved fast. I plan to ditch this car in the next 6 months because it just doesn't feel safe anymore to drive. Even the replacement trannys are dieing.
Transmission - first sign came when I was driving down the highway and the gears would begin slipping, didn't notice until I heard the engine RPM's rev high. Each day for the next two days the symptoms began to worsen. By the second day, the transmission could'nt find any gears. Window regulator - just one day, I pressed the down window button and I heard pop, and the window just slid all the way into the door.
A 2002 acura vehicle purchased for approximately $34,000 with a major failure after <30000 miles and <1year on the road. Complete disappointment at news of other owners with similar problem. With no previous warning, transmission slipping out of gear just red-lining when accelerating. Once stopped, car can no longer move and car just rev's as if in neutral.
Service bulletins that may apply
- You are required to install a remanufactured A/T (automatic transmission) and torque converter on any...
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- Safety recall: cl and tl automatic transmission second gear inspection
- How to replenish atf on vehicles with a/t oil jet kits
- How to remove a stubborn atf filler bolt
Related recalls
Power train: automatic transmission
- What is wrong
- On some mini vans, sport utility and passenger vehicles, certain operating conditions can result in heat build-up between the countershaft and secondary shaft second gears in the automatic transmission, eventually leading to gear tooth chipping or gear breakage.
- Risk
- Gear failure could result in transmission lockup, which could result in a crash.
- Remedy
- On vehicles with 15,000 miles or less, the dealer will update the transmission with a simple revision to the oil cooler return line to increase lubrication to the second gear. On vehicles with more than 15,000 miles, the dealer will inspect the transmission to identify gears that have already experienced discoloration due to overheating. If discoloration exists, the transmission will be replaced if discoloration is not present, the dealer will perform the revision to the oil cooler return line. The recall began on april 21, 2004, for pilot, odyssey, and mdx owners. Owners of the accord vehicles will start receiving letters on june 28, 2004, and on june 29, 2004, for owners of the tl and cl vehicles. Owners should contact honda at 1‑800‑999‑1009 or acura at 1‑800‑382‑2238.
Recall number 04V176000 · Recall details
Questions about the 2002 Acura CL slipping
Is transmission slipping a common problem on the 2002 Acura CL?
10 of 44 owner complaints about the 2002 Acura CL (23%) mention transmission slipping. The model year with the most reports is 2001.
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There is 1 recall and 36 service bulletins for the same area of the car. Check them below with your VIN.
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