Acura transmission problem.
2000 Acura TL transmission complaints
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My 2000 acura 3.2 tl out of nowhere started slipping and shifting gears while I was drivingone day. While I am driving my car the vehicle will suddenly slow down or jerk an slip after frequent stop and go's. After research I found that this is a problem in over a million acura's, and after taking it to the dealer they refuse to fix the transmission because they are saying that it is out of warranty. But to me it is a safety issue that acura should be required and obligated to fix. While driving anything could have happened to me, I the transmission caused me to have an accident who is to say whether or not I would be here rite now.
I am writing because my acura 3.2tl is vibrating and jerking bad in 2nd gear and I have not had it checked out because I have not received a recall letter about the problem but I am experiencing the transmission problems now and I am afraid of the safety issues it can cause or even death by crash.
Transmission seem to vibrate severely when shifting in second gear I was told that this is under recall to be fixed free of charge up too and under 100,000 miles and it is under. I was shocked to hear the complaints on this but I was not aware due to honda/acura always standing by there product. Please tell me what I can do I heard gear chipping can result leading to transmission lock up and possible crash which can always result as fatal!!
My cars transmission is starting to act up by not shifting gears properly. When driving the car's tranny will suddenly lock up when the car wants to shift. For example im accelerating the car will stay at 20 MPH the RPM will rise but the car wont speed up because it has locked. I searched for a recall on my car and there was a recall back in 2004 on the tranny. I gave acura a call but they said they were unable to help me. I did a carfax report and no transmission change was ever done or reported by the manufacturer. I own a 2000 acura 3.2 tl. This brings me to a great concern to me and my family sometimes on the freeway it will lock and sometimes it will speed up . Please help let me know what I need to do. I went to a mechanic who I personally know very well and is a family friend and he told me it is indeed the transmission.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura 3.2tl. The contact took the vehicle to the dealer according to the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). A technician installed an oil jet kit because none of the gears sustained discoloration. Four years later, the contact experienced difficulty when shifting into reverse. While driving 10 MPH, the vehicle began jerking abnormally and the engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument control panel. The dealer stated that they would not assume responsibility for the failure because his vehicle was previously repaired according to the recall. The dealer also stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. The failure and current mileages were 120,000.
Started having trans problems after extended warranty ran out. Not going into gear, harsh or no shifting, engine revs high while in gear & driving, d5 flashing. Service engine light on. Honda canada would not cover anything. Although dealer provided free diagnosis, estimated trans replacement was going to be $4000.00. Approx mileage 125,000 mi. Traded for new domestic (taurus). This well known problem should have been a recall rather than extending warranty.
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.
2000 acura 3.2 tl has transmission problems. Consumer believes the problem is a faulty transmission from day one and not related to the implied lack of adequate transmission maintenance. *nj the consumer stated the second transmission that was installed presented severe problems. Shifting from second gear into third gear became impossible, and the maximum speed achievable was between 20 and 25 MPH. The consumer had the vehicle towed and the next day, the consumer was informed the transmission needed to be replaced.
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.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura tl. While attempting to park the vehicle, the contact removed the key from the ignition before placing the vehicle into park. He later noticed that his vehicle had rolled down the driveway and crashed into his neighbor's landscaping. The vehicle has not been diagnosed by the dealer. Prior to the failure, the contact noticed that the vehicle was becoming harder to shift. The current mileage was 123,000 and failure mileage was 118,000.
Tl*the contact owns an acura 3.2tl. While driving approximately 60 MPH, the transmission locked up. The vehicle vibrated excessively and was unable to shift gears properly. Prior to the failure, the engine warning light illuminated on the instrument panel. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the failure was related to the transmission gear. The vehicle has not been repaired. There was a prior recall related to the transmission in september of 2005. The contact experienced identical failures as the ones mentioned in the recall. The recall notice was unknown. The failure and current mileages were 180,000.
I own a 2000 acura tl type s, I am the second owner of this automobile, I took ownership in 2003. The car suffered a complete transmission failure on november 11, 2004 while going 60mph. No loss of control happened as the car simply went into what felt like "neutral". The transmission was replaced due to a recall on their transmissions. The car only had 71000 miles on it and was the warranty was extended until 109000 miles. On august 10th, 2008, my car once again suffered a transmission failure this time happened as I pulled out of my neighborhood and going about 15mph. Acura is acknowledging they have faulty transmissions but in my case are not willing to replace the previously replaced transmission due to it being "out of warranty". The replaced transmission only lasted 58000 miles, way below what should be considered normal, yet acura is wanting me to pay full price for the faulty part and labor. There is obviously a serious safety issue here that need to be looked at, certainly if they are unwilling to address the issue of having me replace my transmission at their cost then I will no longer be a honda customer. However, seems there are ticking time bomb out in the road with these transmissions and surprised I haven't heard anything about recalls being issued nationwide for their specific year of faulty transmissions.
While starting up the car and shifting to reverse, the car accelerated up to a high speed. I was not able to stop the car until it hit a tree and the impact of the car cause me to hit the gear shift to park. The rear end was damaged enough that my insurance company totaled it . The distance of travel before the impact was less than 20 feet. I have had to have a transmission replaced as a result of a safety recall (2003).
Transmission failed suddenly. Transmission was defective design and part of a class action suit that honda settled without admitting fault. Transmission had a safety recall issued to install an oil jet pump on the transmission. This was performed on my car without any explanation to my as to why.
I purchased a 2000 acura 3.2 tl in april 2005. A few months ago, I began noticing my car jerking when I would back up. It was also stalling as I began to accelerate. I decided to do research on the car and I found that the transmissions were faulty. I immediately called the acura company and I was instructed to take my car to a local acura dealership and get a diagnostic check. After the diagnostic check was completed, it was called to my attention that the transmission was slipping. Acura offered to pay 25% of the cost which would have left a balance of $3000 for me to pay. I declined because I felt like they should pay the entire cost being that it was an error on their part. It was explained to me that my extended warranty had ended on the car that stemmed from a class action suit. I told them I was unaware of the suit and they replied that I should have been notified as the owner. I then called the dealership where I purchased the car. The dealership was unaware of the recall and stated they were never contacted about the recall. I called back and was given the "run around". I contacted consumer affairs. I received a letter from consumer affairs. After consumer affairs contacted acura, I received a letter from consumer affairs stating that my car was not serviced because there was another problem other than the transmission. However, this information is false- I have the diagnostic report stating that my transmission was slipping.
While entering the highway today, I accelerated and my 2000 acura 3.2 tl went from automatic to sport mode. I was terribly frightened and thanked god that my son was not in the car. The d5 and #3 were lit at the same time. Since the shift was in automatic mode, I could not shift to any other gear. I had taken my car to the dealer about a month ago because of a strange noise when my car was in reverse. I told them that I thought it was the transmission.the car was placed on a machine and the dealer told me it was my air conditioner. I found it very strange that I never heard the noise again after that visit. I called the dealer today and he informed me that it sounded like the transmission. I asked him why the last diagnostic test did not find a problem with my transmission (my car had already been sluggish, slow to shift into gear, etc). He informed me that the test would not have found anything if it just happened. I have faithfully kept my car maintained. Now that I am about 15,000 miles over the warranty, I do not think that I should be having this problem. When my car was still under the original warranty, I asked the dealer what would happen if my transmission went out after the extended warranty ran out. He informed me that it would be handled on a case by case basis. I will see tomorrow. Since owners are still having problems with these cars, evidently the extending of the warranty did not help. Peoples' lives are still in danger.
I tried to put my car in reverse after starting it one day to no avail. I placed a screw driver in the shift lock position as the owner's manual stated. I called the acura dealership and told them the problem. They didn't have a loaner car available and asked me to come in a day later. On my way to the dealership for my appointment the next day, I had complete brake failure while going 65 miles an hour on a tollway. The next 14 miles I tried to get the car to slow down. I tried to shift to neutral and put the car in accessory, but nothing worked including the emergency brake. In fact the car accelerated without me ever touching the accelerator. Finally I exited off the highway and purposely wrecked the car to avoid injury to others at such a high rate of speed. The car was on fire when I finally stopped. Luckily I was alive. I broke my foot and popped 2 vertebrae in my neck.
I took my car into one of the local acura dealerships because my car would downshift, and vibrate when driving. At the same time, I was informed that there was a recall on my model car for the transmission, (which I suspected the problem to be). My car was diagnosed, but told it wasn't transmission. After several instances of similar experiences I take my vehicle in to another local dealership, and state the same issue. Always told the same thing, not your transmission, now after several visits and repairs later they now diagnosed it to be my transmission. My first visit was in 2005, I was within warranty guidelines from this company, all other visits stem in feb. 2007 and around 112,000 miles. 3000 miles over the required maintenance requirement, now 6,000 miles later they say different. They offered to pay 50% as a good will gesture, but I feel all along their tech's knew, but kept putting a bandaid on the problem until now, I've had several things repaired and I don't think they could come up with anything to replace.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura tl. While driving 45 MPH, the vehicle decelerated to approximately 20 MPH without warning. As of october 12, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. The contact stated that there was recall work performed for the automatic transmission in 2004, however, the federal safety agency campaign id number was unavailable. She felt that the automatic transmission caused the current failure. The current and failure mileages were 138,000. The consumer stated the vehicle was inspected by the dealer who stated the transmission failed yet again and this is the third transmission for this vehicle. Updated 11/1/07
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura 3.2tl. In 2004, the vehicle was repaired under the federal safety agency recall number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). The contact stated that the transmission has failed again three years later. Acura stated that the replacement transmission was re-manufactured and they would have a case manager review her complaint. The current mileage was 160,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura tl. The contact received recall notice # 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission) at 65,000 miles. He took his vehicle to the dealer and they performed a revision to the oil cooler and stated that the vehicle was fine. At 105,000 miles, the transmission failed and was replaced by acura. The contact is currently experiencing failure with the vehicle, which he believes to be the transmission. He believes that one transmission is being replaced with another transmission that will fail in a couple of years. The current and failure mileages were 124,000.
Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura 3.2tl. While driving 65 MPH, the transmission failed. The vehicle was taken to the dealer and was repaired in october of 2006. In may of 2007, the transmission failed again. The vehicle was taken to a different dealer who will not provide her with a warranty. The VIN and engine size were unknown. The current mileage is 118,000 and failure mileage was 100,000.
Transmission began to slip during normal driving, I then researched this problem on the internet and learned that this was not an isolated incident and I became concerned for my family's safety due to descriptions of other peoples history with this car. I took car to dealer and they determined that a replacement was warranted. Pcm unit was also replaced. They replaced transmission with a re-manufactured unit, old part is not available.
Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2000 acura 3.2tl with 138000 failure mileage on two separate occasions the vehicle began to jerk, the d5 icon started to flash on the dashboard, and the vehicle was idling at a high rate. The contact had an appointment on 3/19/07 with a mechanic.
While there was a recall on the transmission of 200-2004 acura tls, it appears that the remedy identified by the manufacturer does not fully resolve the issue, and while the manufacturer graciously extended the warranty to cover up to 100,000 miles, the failures of the transmission as documented widely on the internet generally take place between 100 and 110 thousand miles as was the case with the transmission in my vehicle which failed at 103,000 miles. Instituting such a remedy realizing the minimal value to consumers of the remedy is simply unethical.
Dt*: the contact stated that a noise was heard from under the vehicle while driving various speeds. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the rear differential bearings had failed and the transmission needed to be replaced.
Acura 3.2 tl 2000 was purchased in 2000; the first transmission went out sometime within that first year. Dealer replaced the transmission. The second transmission went out in same manner in 2003; the dealer replaced that transmission. The recall on the transmission was done in 2004; I took my car to dealer in response to recall; the work was done in july or august of that year. Recently, was driving my car and it began to exhibit same problems I have had with the transmission each time car became inoperable. The car goes to 2 RPM and then gives a jerk; it will shift and then go to 4 RPM where it gets stuck and will have larger jerk (very unnerving). Then the car will not shift at all and moves very slowly. I had a line of cars moving behind me on the last occurrence and I also had to cross some very busy streets. This model is very unsafe and I don't believe it can be repaired as this has happened for the fourth time -- even after the recall and the parts were installed to make it safe. The first occurrence was about seven to ten months after original purchase (january to may, 2001). The second occurrence was september, 2003. Now the last occurrence in july, 2006. How many times does a transmission have to be repaired, replaced, recalled before it is safe to operate.
Dt: the contact received the federal safety agency recall, 04v176000 concerning automatic transmission failure. Took vehicle to dealership, and they stated the gears experienced discoloration due to overheating. According to the recall information the transmission should have been replaced. The dealership where she took the vehicle stated it did not have this problem ,and added the revision to the oil cooler return line. The malfunction indicator lamp stayed lit. The vehicle jerked before moving. Also, it will not go as soon as it was put in gear. The gear indicator light flickered on and off when this occurred.
Transmission recall offer to repair vehicle by dealership was declined. Problem pre-existed and kit was installed to remedy problem in october 2004. Problem still existed after installation..
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