2003 Acura TL: transmission slipping

Filed Feb 21, 2022 · Transmission · LA

Unknown but transmission is slipping in and out of gear even while going down the road

Filed Feb 25, 2020 · Airbags, Transmission · 167,000 miles · TX

2003 acura t.l was in motion when the vehicle started slipping on 2nd gear. Then when vehicle was stationary it would not move in reverse gear. As I was on highway the car started jerking out of control, I could not accelerate, vehicle barely wanted to move so I put it in #2 gear so it work catch and I was able to drive to safety without anyone getting hurt. Very frightening and dangerous. Problem must be addressed immediately.

Filed Mar 25, 2018 · Electrical, Transmission · 138,000 miles · CA

In forward motion, freeway. Electrical. Tranny. Car currently reads 138,356 miles. Around roughly 134,000 miles the vehicle check engine light began to flash as a result from rpms reaching about 6 on the cluster RPM display due what felt like slipping into to 3rd or 4th gear. Slipping however usually results with what I would consider a slamming experience from eventually catching and shifting into the correct gear. This happened as I was merging onto freeway. Car did not catch gear but nuetralized until I switched to sport shift mode and displayed 4 gear and the vehicle jetted off. Cel has remained on and 3rd gear still a issue. Did much maintenance, replacement of solenoids,fluid flush, etc. Problem solves then returns. This has went on for about 6mon this last month seemed issue had resolved itself after two more atf flushes in the prior month. This last week my lady and I coming home from our date night, luckily thats wednesday(hump day) for us, so freeways at 12:30-1am in san diego hold few traffic.I say luckily because going about 70-75 MPH the car suddenly felt like what slamming into a wall head on at 75 MPH must feel like. Jerking us forward, uninjured due to seatbelts, thank god. The scariest thing however was the fact that in the far right lane at that speed after the jolt caused the vehicle to neutralize and any accelaration that would occur would instantly give a less intense jolt but rapidly slowed the vehicle down making it extremely difficult and drastically increasing our levels of danger of something worse ,as I made my way over to far left side of freeway. Reaching safety I examined vehicle found nothing visually wrong. After letting car cool and letting warm to normal op.temp I put vehicle in sport mode exited freeway and took city streets home only using d2,no problems occurred. Today repeated the maintenance as before. Runs okay but I'm nervous

Filed Mar 1, 2016 · Transmission · 139,000 miles · OH

I am having trouble with my transmission slipping between 2nd and 3rd gears. When I bought the car new in 2003, I got a letter from acura informing me that they were going to warrantee the transmission for an extra 12 months and 12,000 miles because they were having trouble with them. Now that I am, acura refuses to help me with repairs.

Filed Jan 28, 2015 · Transmission · MN

2003 acura tl transmission slipping *cn the dealer stated the transmission was not sliiping. However, the did service the transmission. A year later, the consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer because the engine light illuminated. It was then, the dealer informed the consumer the transmission needed to be replaced.

Filed Apr 25, 2014 · Acceleration, Engine · 130,000 miles · SC

I was pulling off the interstate and came to a red light on a hill right before haywood road. I had to stop because the light was red and when the light turned green I pulled onto haywood road and the car went through 1st gear, 2nd gear and right before it went into 3rd it slipped out of gear and just revved to around 4000 RPM. When the car went into 3rd and started sipping I had a pile of cars that bunched on my behind. I had two guys in a truck scream and yell obscene gestures.

Filed Nov 25, 2013 · Transmission · 90,000 miles · CA

Transmission locked up at 40 miles an hour. Transmission has been locking up and also slipping recently. Had engine light on - went to jiffy lube...gave me code tcc circuit malfunction p0740 abd p1740 dtc definition not found...spoke with manger[xxx] at niello honda and agreed need new transmission - cost is $3400. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed Nov 6, 2012 · Transmission · 44,619 miles · NJ

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 acura tl. While driving approximately 25 MPH, the transmission began to slip gears without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three separate times where the transmission was replaced each time. On november 5, 2012, the failure recurred with both the vsa and engine warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was able to drive cautiously with the transmission responding at a reduced speed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 44,619.

Filed Aug 6, 2012 · Transmission · 143,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2003 acura tl 2.5. The contact stated that while driving 50 MPH, the vehicle stalled and the transmission started slipping out of gear. The contact maneuvered to the side of the road and shut the vehicle off. The failure continued upon restart. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for a diagnostic test. The test results indicated a defective transmission. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer for another diagnostic test. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle had been repaired under the federal safety agency campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission) previously. The remedy repair did not solve the defective transmission failure. The failure mileage was 143,000.

Filed Jan 4, 2012 · Transmission · 96,000 miles · AZ

I have a 2003 acura 3.2 tl with 96k miles, I purchase from an acura dealer in june 2005. In december 2011 one day I was driving and I noticed jerking and slipping. Usually between 3 and 4 gears. While pressing down on the accelerator, the engine's RPM woud go up, but car would not accelerate. And then suddenly car would shift to the higher gear with a jerk. When I took the car to acura dealership for service on thursday, december 22, 2011 and reported this problem, the service center at the acura dealership responded back in about 1 hour that my car's transmission needs to be replaced. The lady at the service center told me that it would cost $5000. She also told me she would see if she could get a better price for me, but I never heard from them. On the 23rd of december I took it to a local transmission shop and they repared it for me at a price of $2,630.32. They told me that with the amount of milage I had on the car I should not of had any transmission proplems. I feel that acura should reimburse me for these costs in total due to apparent faulty manufacturing, in addition reimburse me for a rental car that cost me $120 for the period I had my car in the shop thank you jw

Filed Feb 6, 2011 · Transmission · 75,000 miles · CA

I have a 2003 acura 3.2 tl with 75k miles, I am the original owner of this car which I purchase from acura dealer in may 2002. In january 2011, one day I was driving and I noticed jerking and slipping. Usually between 2 and 3 gears. While pressing down on the accelerator, the engine's RPM woud go up, but car would not accelerate. And then suddenly car would shift to the higher gear with a jerk. When I took the car to acura dealership for service on friday, february 4, 2011 and reported this problem, the service center at the acura dealership responded back in a few hours that my car's transmission needs to be replaced. The lady at the service center told me that it would cost $5000 to replace the transmission and acura has agreed to cover 80% of the cost. That means I'd have to pay $1230+tax =~ $1345 out of pocket for acura/ honda's faulty transmission !!! The dealership would not let me take the car out of dealership as they said that it would be unsafe to drive. They handed me a loaner for the weekend and asked me to confirm if they should proceed with the transmission replacement work by monday (feb 7, 2011). Acura should bear the complete cost of transmission replacement and provide lifetime warranty. This transmission problems are a potential safety hazard!

Filed Nov 10, 2010 · Transmission · 122,200 miles · TN

Definite problem with transmission slipping. Clutch doesn't engage sometimes. Trying to accelerate from a complete stop and the car won't move. Service engine light came on, d5 light has started blinking and the tcs light is coming on intermittently now. Took it to an acura dealership yesterday and they said the transmission is bad and definitely needs to be replaced. I bought the car used and it had a slight miss in it but I didn't realize it was the transmission until the last few days when it started slipping so back and not even engaging. Then started looking online for similar problems and this particular year and model of car, there are hundreds, maybe thousands of people with the same problem. I called acura and they don't plan to replace the transmissions because they don't see it as a safety hazard, but it clearly is if you read the reports of other people that have had very bad experiences, some traveling at high speeds and the car is out of control. A transmission on a vehicle should never go bad this soon. Acura definitely needs to be held responsible for this as it is clearly a defect in the transmission and people (like me) don't have $3,000 - $4,000 to replace the transmission. I just bought the car 3 months ago from a used car dealership who only offered a 30 day warranty and they aren't willing to pay for it either.