Automatic transmission failure while vehicle under power. Transmission slips in 3rd gear and causes unexpected loss of forward motion. Transmission started to slip 10/05/2002. Continued to get worse until dealer determined replacement necessary on 11/01/2002. Dt
2002 Acura TL transmission complaints
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I was on highway 280 doing about 65 in my morning commute from san francisco to cupertino. Without warning, my transmission shifted from fourth to second, sending my car into a sideways skid as if I had hit the brakes...hard. Fortunately, the car beside me on the right was able to avoid hitting me as was the car behind me. Left with second gear, I limped back to the dealer and received my car, with a new transmission, three weeks later. I am lucky to have not been injured and do not trust this car any longer. It was bought for insuring the safety of my family and I am worried about a repeat failure. Thanks, ben. Ph *nlm **dimsii ivoq entry posted after 12/12/02 cut over to artemis**768534
Consumer has learned that these automobiles have a latent safety defect in the transmission that causes the vehicle to downshift while traveling. The dealer will not inspect the vehicle until a problem occurs. Jlg nlm
I am a nervous wreck while driving my 2002 acura tl type s on the freeway for fear the transmission will fail. I will not allow my wife to drive the car and I wish I did not have to drive it either. Honda should recall the car or buy it back at low bluebook. Should I or my wife become injured as a result of the transmission failing we will hold honda liable for all property damage, medical bills, pain and suffering. If you do not feel a recall is warranted, I may sue you as well. Mr
While driving 60 MPH transmission downshifted to 40 MPH. Vehicle is at dealership at this time. Please provide additional information.
Consumer while driving the vehicle suddenly down shifted to second gear. Consumer took to dealer and they replaced the transmission. Please provide any further information. Nlm
The vehicle showed a up/down shifting into 3rd gear problem. It would slip when trying to shift up. When shifting down to 3rd you would hear a clunk and the vehicle would start to search for a gear. Nlm
While driving the transmission shifted from 5th gear at 45 MPH to 1st, causing the car to scretch the tires and to lurch foward.
Transmission hunting for gear, making noise, bogging down, RPM's go way up, then shifts, loss of power, very dangerous.
The transmission mis-shift several times from 3rd to 1st gear and was unable to shift from 1st to 2nd gear and 2nd to 3rd gear several times. The car was brought into the dealer first time on 8/19/2002 and the transmission was flushed 3 times. The problem was not corrected and I brought the car to the dealer second time on 8/28/2002. The dealer replaced the transmission. Even though, there is no accident in this incident. I am really concerning the safety issue caused by the transmission failure and I was not the only one having the transmission failure problem in this particular car model. I hope the federal safety agency can take appropriate action to investigate this problem before the fatal accident occurred because of transmission failure.
I have a 2002 tl2-s,almost 1 year and 13350 miles on it. Lately we have been. No safety defect listed.
Transmission failed on major highway. Just learned that there have been over 16,000 such failures in the acura and hondas using same transmission. Very dangerous and nearly hit the car in front of me.
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Transmission slips or hesitates at various times.
Transmission fails (disengages) at all speeds without warning. Problem engaging into reverse. Nlm
I also got a rebuilt transmission that went out on me after another 2,000. This is extremely dangerous and I want acura to do something. There is an article in the la times that speaks of this on 9.13.2002. Please help me, I'm worried I or someone else may get injured or killed. Nlm
I think they need to do a recall on this specific part because if it fails, it could cause major accidents and is totally unsafe for the owner and other drivers on the road: article can be found on: http://www.latimes.com/classified/automotive/highway1/la-hy-acura11sep11.story?coll=la%2dclass%2dautos%2dhighway1
Transmission failed when merging into a busy highway from a complete stop. This is very dangerous.
Transmission downshifts randomly in automatic, or will not upshift. In sport shift mode, transmission may refuse to upshift or downshift when supposed to and will only shift after repeated tries. Also in auto, transmission will sometimes temporarily shift completely out of gear then back in.
The transmission had been exhibing some shifting problems a few days leading up to the failure. When it failed, it would not shift up to 3rd gear. I tried to turn the car around to head to the dealer and was momentarily unable to shift into drive or reverse because it would not engage. After about 5 tries I was able to shift into reverse and then back into drive and limped the car to the nearest parking lot where I waited for a tow truck. Had this happened on a highway it might have been much more serious. I have heard of people with a cl or tl (same transmission) that have had their transmission fail when doing 60+ MPH and it shifts down into 2nd without warning. Very dangerous!
Near accident because at high speed car dropped into 2nd gear causing loss of control. Very scary!!!
Dangerously faulty transmission caused me to crash vehicle, slipped into "park" at high speeds on freeway locking-up tires. Faulty rotors/brake pads cause steering wheel to "shimmy" at braking.
Gear shifter grinds slightly when shifting from 1st-2nd at all speeds.
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Transmission will start to slip out of gear, starting from 2 to 5th. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything.*akdealer told consumer to bring vehicle in. After inspection, it was determined the transmission needed replacing. A rebuilt transmission was put into vehicle.
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Trandimission failure is known problem per dealer but acura has not indicated a recall situation.
Acura has defective transmission design.. They needs to recall all transmission or have a lifetime warranty replacement on part/labor on this kind of transmission.
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