Tl* the contact owns a 2003 acura tl. While driving 40 MPH the vehicle down-shifted without any prior warnings. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility, and a mechanic concluded that the gears in the transmission were slipping. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician advised him that before repairs could be performed he would have to pay an $140.00 diagnostic fee. No repairs were made. The technician concluded that he would call the manufacturer to determine what recourse they would provide. The failure mileage was 63,300. Updated 11/06/09. *lj the ball joints were replaced. Updated 11/10/09
2003 Acura TL suspension complaints
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Tl*- the contact stated that while driving his 2003 acura 3.2 tl at 63000 failure milage at 30 MPH the front driver's side of the vehicle dropped. The driver steered the vehicle onto the side of the road. The vehicle had to be towed to the dealer. There had been no diagnosis as to the failure , and the vehicle had not been repaired.
2003 acura tl type-s experiencing excessive wear on only the driver's side front tire. Car was taken to an acura dealer for service. Upon inspection of the vehicle, the acura mechanic indicated that the problem has been seen previously on several other vehicles of the same make/model and that the problem was related to the traction control system (vsa) allowing slippage of the front driver's side tire during right turns. Acura stated that there was no resolution available and the only recourse was to rotate the tires on a more frequent basis. Tire dealer was asked if there were any known issues with the tire itself (michelin) and indicated that there were no service notifications issues from the manufacturer. The wear on this tire is heavily accelerated and was only noticed on a routine examination of the vehicle. Based on the statements by the acura mechanic, I believe there to be a problem with the traction control system that allows the front driver's side tire to slip, thereby causing the excessive wear. Given winter driving conditions, this slippage was increased due to the loss of road traction. If unnoticed, the tire would have failed (with less than 28000 miles) potentially causing significant damage to the vehicle. The worn tire is available for inspection and pictures of the tire in comparison to the passenger side front tire are available upon request.
While driving, the consumer heard a "whirring" noise and assumed it was road noise. Took vehicle to dealer, who diagnosed the wheel bearings had failed. Consumer had to pay $26 for repairs. *ak *cb
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