2000 Acura TL: hesitation when accelerating

Filed Oct 7, 2014 · Airbags, Transmission · AZ

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 acura tl. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and excessive force was required to depress the pedal. Additionally, the contact stated that when pressure was applied to the front driver or passenger side doors, the air bag warning light illuminated. The failure occurred on several occasions. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was unknown.

Filed Oct 15, 2013 · Transmission · 160,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 acura tl. The contact stated that while driving 55 MPH, the front passenger's side made loud noise as the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was not repaired and the manufacturer was not notified. The approximate failure mileage was 160,000.

Filed Oct 4, 2011 · Transmission · 133,000 miles · TX

The remedy outlined in campaign 04v176000 did not resolve the manufacturers safety defect for my vehicle. Per the recall, my transmission had an oil cooler return line installed in december 2004 by sterling acura of austin. I replaced the transmission fluid at 47000, 71000 and 107000 miles. In august of 2011 at 133000 miles, my vehicle suddenly started stuttering and hesitating when up shifting from first gear. The vehicle would also lurch forward due to unexpected down shifts at moderate speed. Depending on the traffic and driving conditions this could have resulted in a collision, luckily in my case it did not. However, other owners impacted by campaign 04v176000 may not be as lucky since it is likely a matter of time before their transmission eventually fails for the same safety issues raised in 2004.

Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Transmission · 100,672 miles · WA

Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6) in my acura 3.2 tl year 2000, it was found that this model has a defect that may result in the partial or complete failure of the automatic transmission at any speed. Following the class action lawsuit ([xxx]), the warranty on the transmission of this vehicle was extended to 109,000 miles. My car's VIN number is part of this recall. My car started to show signs of transmission issue at ~100,000 miles (another ~8000 miles left with the warranty). I noticed the slipping of gears, hesitation and downshifting of gears and the d5 indicator blinking. My family and my car pool partner, can attest to this issue. My coworkers have heard me talk about this issue. When the check engine light came on, I called the dealership and explained the symptoms, they suspected transmission and advised to also consult acura under recall. I called acura client service and he advised me to take the car to the dealer to get it checked under the warranty. The technician at the dealership drove the car at different times and couldn't reproduce the problem. This problem was intermittent, sometimes the check engine light would come on and after driving couple of times it would reset itself. Now the problem has become worst and the car is not drivable, dealer has confirmed that the transmission needs to be replaced. I filed a complaint with acura, and they don't want to take any responsibility by saying the warranty has expired. I understand that the car now has dragged to 145k miles and has passed the recall limits but if the dealer performed corrective measures and did the test correctly when I took it under the warranty, I would not have this problem today. The bottom line is this model and year of the car has faulty transmission, I had the problem within the warranty period, reported and got checked. Since the check was not performed correctly, I would like acura to take responsibly and fulfill the recall commitment.

Filed Oct 23, 2008 · Transmission · 87,000 miles · MA

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura 3.2tl. While driving approximately 30 MPH, the vehicle would hesitate and the engine would rev continuously. The contact drove to a dealer and they stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The current and failure mileages were 87,000.

Filed Oct 6, 2008 · Transmission · 130,000 miles · MD

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura 3.2tl. The contact stated that his transmission was replaced at 70,000 miles due to the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). There were no failures prior to the recall repair. He had it replaced because it was recommended. After the recall repair was made, the contact noticed that the transmission would skip, 'buck', and hesitate in fifth gear. The most recent failure occurred while driving approximately 40 MPH. The vehicle has not yet been taken to the dealer. The manufacturer stated that the vehicle was no longer under warranty. The current mileage was approximately 138,000 and failure mileage was approximately 130,000. Updated 11/7/08 *cn updated 11/13/08.

Filed Mar 2, 2002 · Transmission · FL

We have been experiencing transmission problems since 15,000 miles and have taken the vehicle into the dealership a number of times to fix the problem, only to hear they could not duplicate the problem. The hesitation or slipping when stepping on the gas, has gotten so bad, we are afraid to jump out in traffic. On two occasions the transmission has locked up in second gear causing us to pull over, put it in park prior to proceeding. A fair amount of internet research has revealed the a large number of tl & cl owners have experienced transmission failures. This is not acceptable for a $32, 000 car.