No sounds or signs were given when the transmission gave out on a newly acquired used acura 3.2tl.
2002 Acura TL transmission complaints
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I have a 2002 tl lease in november of 2002. Got my first new transmission at around 30,000 miles, in late september 2002. It downshifted on the freeway on the offramp to acura oxmoor in louisville going 60 MPH, then the engine revved and I couldn't stop it. I thought I was going to die. My now ex-husband insisted we lease the car and now I'm stuck with it in the divorce, it's over milage and in order to get the milage forgiven I have to buy it from them in november at an inflated price and with bad credit from my divorce. The trade in value has fallen $7000 since february. Oh yes, at 86,000 miles the second tranny has gone bad. This time it downshifted again while I was driving on a slick street in the rain. These transmissions fail with no warning. This is the thrid transmission and the car has lost all its value because it is a known problem I'm afraid to drive it.
Sudden downshifts while driving at normal highway speed causing extreme speed changes.
I have a 2002 acura tl, transmission failed after 34000 miles. I know acura has a problem, but are they doing anything to fix it. I manage to keep the car steadily on the highway, doing 80 MPH when it failed with my wife and son in the car. But I could lose control and hit other cars which I almost did. I know if it was my mom driving it she would have lost control of the car. They need to let us know if this car is safe anymore, at least I need to know.
I have a 2002 acura tl type s, and it has had its transmission replaced approximately 8 months ago. Yesterday my check engine light came on, and I have taken it to the dealer. The dealership has notified me saying that a part inside the transmission has failed, and is now being ordered. The part will take a little over a week to come in. I find this to be ridiculous, to have to take my car in for transmission problems.
Failure of acura 3.2 tl-s transmission.
2002 acura tl transmission failure with less than 27000 miles on the car. Acura repalced the transmission
Transmission in an '02 acura tl-s failed for the second time, this time on my way to to work. Dealer replaced the transmission, and when asked what reassurance I had this wouldn't happen again... The dealer stated they hadn't replaced any transmissions more than once... But they just had mine. The new transmission stills shifts inconsistently and most of the time harshly... Especially under hard acceleration (1st - 2nd upshift).
My transmission on my acura 2002 tl type s failed and is being replaced by acura.
Since december 2002 this vehicle has had three automatic transmissions replaced. Dealer replaced transmissions at no cost to consumer, who felt that transmissions should not have malfunctioned so soon in the first place.
The transmission on my 2002 acura tl type s failed this week. From other sources, this appears to have happened with many more owners of the same vehicle model. I think a recall should be started to fix all the models containing this transmission and replace it with a better design.
I am one of thousands of owners of an acura 3.2 tl with the 5 speed automatic transmission who has had his suddenly fail on them while driving. While driving,the car without warning slipped into a lower gear, and it is now consistently slipping while changing from 2nd to 3rd gears. Within the last week, honda of america has recalled over 600,000 5 speed automatic transmissions in their honda pilot, acura odyssey, and acura mdx models because of the possible safety hazard. The transmission found in the acura cl/tl model is the exact same transmission, and clearly suffers from the same defect. It is as much a safety issue in the cl/tl, and other model lines as well, and there are over 2000 people who feel the same way and signed this online petition http://www.petitiononline.com/acura/petition.html my only saving grace was that no one was on the road immediately behind me during this episode, or else I might had to report a crash with an injury or fatality.
The auto transmission slips from 2nd to 3rd gear. The car did not accellerate in highway. Check engine, vsa, and traction lights went on. The d5 blinking. The engine was running in 2-3rd gears only. Drove to the acura dealer. They are looking at it right now.
At approximately 35,000 my 2002 acura tl 3.2 type s experienced major transmission failure - complete loss of third gear. The dealership where we bought the car replaced the transmission with a "new" unit. I specifically asked if the unit was new and they told me it was indeed. After one week, the shift pattern was still quite rough and we smelled burnt transmission fluid. We returned the car tot he dealership for evaluation - they discovered metal particle contamination in the transmission. The dealer advised us that the car needed another transmission - this time I verified that the replacement transmission was not new, but a remanufactured unit (the same as the previous replacement). Our vehicle had the third transmission installed - however, I am extremely disappointed in the level of customer service displayed by acura and its representatives.
Transmission failed without warning. *ak when the consumer put the shifter into drive the vehicle would not move forward. The dealer replaced the transmission.
I own a 2002 acura 3.2 tl that was brought in to the dealer yesterday due to some problems I was experiencing with the transmission. I was told that I needed a new transmission but they wouldn't explain why. It is astounding that a car this young would need a new transmission and I am frustrated with the persistant promblems with this car. This is one of multiple problems. They have all been under the warranty but it is extremely disruptive to keep bringing it in.
Transmission went 2x in vehicle before a year passed. First time feb 2003 & second time jan 2004. Acura do not want to give me another vehicle or end my lease. They just want to keep fixing this car. I am stressssing out over this.*ak I just want everyone to know how acura treats their customer.
My transmission died on 21 nov 2003, @ 42,500 miles. The dealer replaced it. Again, I suffered a failure, on 23 jan 2004...I thought it was the transmission again, but dealer stated it was the idle air control valve...which - he said...can mimic transmission failure due tio improper engine commands. I'm not sure I believe this. This is an acura 3.2 tl/type s model.
My transmission has failed twice. When it failed the first time in january of 2003, I was exiting the interstate with my child in the car. I was able to make it off the road safely, but it made me realize how dangerous it would have been if it happened a minute earlier on the interstate in high speed traffic. It failed the second time june 20, 2003, and the dealer tells me acura does not have any new transmissions available. They want to give me a remanufactured transmission. I don't think it is safe to give a customer a previously failed transmission.
My 2002 acura tl type s, with @ 41,000 miles on it lost its transmission within about 20 minutes of driving time. I noticed slippage and heavy revving on the way home from work on saturday. Monday morning I got in the car, backed out of the driveway and could not put it into a forward gear without great difficulty. Within two miles, it revved heavily at stoplights and would not move forward. Tow truck was called after harrowing exit from six-lane highway.ealer reported that it was "an electronics problem with the third gear clutch bundle."
This is now the 5th transmission in 5 months that has been replaced in my vehicle. It is still not fixed and they are stumped upon what to do.
Automatic transmission failure on acura 2002 tl type s.
Multiple (3) transmission failures.
I have a 2002 acura tl-s and have had to replace my transmission once already. I lost all power. I pressed on the accelerator but did not get any power to my car. I brought it into acura in san jose, ca on a monday and they could not find anything wrong with it. I let the service rep know that I would be down there that day to pick my car up. He said that he would like to keep it for a few days. He said that a mechanic took the car for a test drive on tuesday and did not find anything wrong with it. And on wednesday, he said that as his mechanic was pulling into the acura lot that he experienced the problem that I was having. They replaced the transmission. I am at 42,000 miles now and I feel like the tranny shift rougher now .
The transmission issues in the 2002 acura tl type s do not appear to be corrected by replacing the transmission. We purchased a certified pre-owned tl type s less than 3 months ago and found out afterwards (dealer did not disclose) that it had two transmissions replaced prior within 29,000 miles. After driving the car 3,874 miles the transmission began displaying problems. The dealer checked it and determined yet another transmission replacement was necessary. Less than one week after this third replacement, the transmission failed again. This vehicle is not safe for anyone to drive and acura's attempt to sweep this issue under the rug by offering an extended warranty will do nothing in the event of a major accident.
Transmission failed after 27000 miles. Noticed slipping several months ago, brought car in and was told nothing was wrong. Transmission wouldn't engage while driving on a busy street. Towed car to dealer. Dealer said don't be surprised if it happens again. I'm very disappointed in acura and the federal safety agency. Rear view mirror also failed, will not dim. Cd player was replaced at 8000 miles.
Transmission failure. Replaced may 2003. Transmission failing again.
The transmission in my acura 2002 tl type s has been found defective 2 times. I am currently having a third transmission installed after almost crashing the car. The first time my transmission was replaced it had about 6k miles. It was an intermittent problem where it would slip in and out of gear. I had to carry it to the dealer several times before they kept it for a week before they finally found that the transmission was defective. This was dangerous because when I was at a stop, and hit the gas to accelerate it would jump into gear after a few seconds and sometimes when I was driving it would slip out of gear no matter the speed I was driving. The second time my transmission was replaced the car had 32k miles. This time I lost control of the car as the transmission abruptly dropped into a lower gear and my speed went from 75mph too less than 10 MPH. I ran off the road and was lifted out of the seat because of the force from the car slowing down so quickly. This is a major safety issue because I had no control of the car as this happened and if there were a car or truck next to me I would have gotten into a accident because I was forced to swing the car toward middle lane on a 3 lane highway. The dealer has explained the problem to me with these transmissions and if I kids or currently pregnant wife in the car and crashed or perhaps the force from the seatbelt jerking them back into the seat caused physical damage to them will acura be liable? This car is unsafe and I can and will no longer feel safe driving it. Acura has had my car for over 2 weeks and they have not been keeping in touch with me about my car.
Acura lacks in customer support for warranty claims. Acura chooses not to repair faulty front wheel bearings under warranty because owner has replaced stock wheel with custom after market wheels even though wheels meet oem specifications. No physical or technical data supports acura's reason for claim denial.
Transmission has failed 2 times in 30,500 mi. It was replaced at 15,000 and now at 30,500 mi. I was assured the first replacement would take care of the problem. Both times the transmission failed up hill. Very close to an accident. I took the car in 5 months prior to fail to have the transmission checked. Acura said there was no problem.
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