Transmission Failure problems of the 2001 Acura CL - part 1

Transmission failed prematurely. Transmission was rebuilt. Transmission failed again years later unexpectedly on the highway.

Transmission failure. This is a safety hazard as the transmission stalls and then slams into gear. I no longer feel safe to drive this car. I had to pay a great amount of money to fix my defective transmission.

Transmission failure at any speed in the Acura Cl 3. 2 type s.

I have had 2 transmissions replaced and my 3rd transmission is failing as well. I have gone through Acura to see if they could goodwill the transmission since I am a victim of thier faulty transmission recall. They refused to replace my transmission and told me it would be $5,100 to replace. I feel that this is not my fault as they have engineered a defective transmission that has reulted in deaths and serious accidents. I was just out side the 3yr/36,000 mile warranty and the would not help. As a member of our armed services I feel I am being treated very unfairly and I fear for my life every time I get into my vehicle. I am not able to pay this kind of money to replace there problem.

I own a 2001 Acura 3. 2 Cl type s. I was driving my car (approx 45 mph) on a busy two-lane road yesterday when my car suddenly stopped responding to the accelerator being pressed. I had cars coming at me at a high speed behind me. I saw an opening in oncoming traffic so that I could turn and get myself and my child out of harm's way. When I turned left, my car (I guess) downshifted and came to an almost complete stop with cars coming behind me and at me!!! I thankfully safely got to the side of the road and have not driven it since. I have been told it sounds like complete transmission failure. Myself and my son could easily have been killed! what do I do? am I responsible for paying to replace transmission?.

I own a 2001 Acura Cl. I was driving in to the driveway, when without warning, the transmission accelerated, brakes would not operate normally and the car hit the driveway wall violently with concomitant abnormal speed. I chalked it up to a one time event. The car sustained $6,000 in front damage. Today, likewise, as I was driving in to the driveway, the car again started accelerating on its own and I almost rammed in to the neighbors adjoining fence/tree. Upon review of all the complaints lodged against Acura for transmission failure on this particular model, I came to realize that the vehicle is obviously defective in normal transmission operation. I was never notified by the dealer to have the car checked due to effective recall on transmission failures/operation. My attorney advises me to proceed with legal proceedings. Obviously, Acura should be notified of horrific consequences of personal injuries and property damages that a defective transmission necessarily entails under otherwise normal operating conditions.

Now on 3rd transmission. 2nd owner replaced under warranty about 9 mos. Prior to my purchase (I am 3rd owner). Transmission blew about 1 year after I purchased the car and I purchased new transmission through Acura who offered absolutely no assistance even though this is a known defect. When the transmission failed, we were traveling on a highway at approx. 65 mph and car violently downshifted, nearly causing loss of control of the vehicle. Acura is not taking responsibility for these transmissions. The transmission that the 2nd owner had put in was a transmission that supposedly had been manufactured to correct the known problem. Obviously not, since the thing blew with only 77k miles on it! 152k miles on this car and 3 transmissions. Ridiculous.

Complete transmission failure. The dealer will not repair the problem.

: the contact stated while driving 30 mph on a dry highway, the transmission failed suddenly without warning. The contact coasted to the shoulder. The vehicle was towed to a dealership where they determined the transmission failed. There were not any problems with the vehicle prior to the incident. There was a prior recall, NHTSA campaign id # 04v176000, regarding power train: automatic transmission performed on the vehicle in 2004. The consumer stated the incident was reported to the police. Updated 10/04/06.

Transmission failure. While driving on the I-95 interstate the automatic transmission, which was in 5th gear would downshift into a lower gear as soon as I remove my foot from the accelerator. The problem got worst, in that even with my foot going up a hill, the transmission downshifted into a very low gear which caused the rpm to reach 5,000 and the speed to rapidly decreased. I was able to get to the shoulder of the interstate and stop the vehicle. The Acura dealer said that the transmission needed to be replaced. Acura had extended the warranty for this transmission but my vehicle had over 100,000 miles, putting it outside the warranty period. They were able to partially cover the cost of the replacement by not charging for the parts but I would have to pay the labor. I read of similar problems occurring as part of odi action # pe02-081.

Nhtsa campaign id number : 04v176000 - recalled the transmission on my 2001 Acura Cl-s vehicle. At the time, it already had it's 3rd transmission. This was in August of 2004. Now in may of 2005, my transmission has failed again and has been replaced again. (I now have my fourth transmission. ) this is to advise you that Acura/Honda's repair prodcedure as indicated in their recall (NHTSA campaign id number : 04v176000) is flawed and has not resolved the safety issue.

Sudden automatic transmission failure.

First made complaint about transmission problems in 01/02, dealer diagnosed no problem. Transmission failed 03/03 and was replaced by the dealer. Transmission has apparently failed again 07/04.

I have a 2001 Acura Cl type s. The transmission failed at 56000 miles.

Transmission failure. Gears began to "slip", particularly between 2nd and 3rd, seemingly during upshifts and downshifts. The transmission felt as if it was searching for the right gear, and as it was engaging it, would slip. The engine would then rev freely. After completely letting it rev down to idle, gear would reengage some of the time. Other times had to stop and restart the car to get moving again.

Acura Cl type s five speed automatic transmission failed at 25,560 miles while driving on the freeway. No previous indications that there was a problem with the transmission.

Transmission failed with a sudden downshift while driving 50 pmh.

2001 Acura Cl type s transmission failure at 32000 miles.

I am an owner of 2001 Acura Cl type s. VIN number 19uya42641a031001, odometer 26,000 miles. I had a transmission failure today. At first car suddenly changed the gear from 5th to possibly 1st at 60 mph on the highway a few times. This is very unsafe, I was lucky there were no Close vehicles behind me. Then at the end of 15 mile trip from home Clutch started to slip and I could not even move from the stop. I had hard time getting car home, it shifted erratically and stayed in first gear. While I understand that transmission is a mechanical device and can fail, this particular behavior of sudden down shift at the high speeds are not safe and can cause major accident.

Transmission abruptly failed at 56,000. This caused a dangerous driving condition as the engine would rev until the transmission would suddenly drop into gear causing the car to jerk wildly.

Failed transmission in 2001 Acura Cl-s; approx 35,000 miles. I possibly noticed a discrepancy in shifting around 3rd gear maybe 2-3x over past 3-4 months, including the morning the car was taken in to the dealer for routine service, however was unable to repeatedly notice a problem. Dealer notified us that morning of the transmission failure & need for replacement under warranty.

My car is 2001 Acura Cl type s 35000 miles. Been driving for less than a year. My transmission was failed past Saturday. Was travel at 50 mph suddenly transmission failed and won't accelerate. The car behind me almost hit me. I received a recall statement from Acura back on Dec. 2002 about the transmission. I took my car to local dealer to have the transmission replace but they refused cause my car warranty has been cancelled since Feb. 2002. Because of the recalled, should my car cover under this warranty even my car have savage title?.

Transmission failure while driving.

Transmission failure.

I have a 2001 Acura Cl type-s with 69,855 miles. The transmission failed on wed Jan 29,2003 while I was leaving the parking garage from the court house in downtown ft. Lauderdale. I was on the road going about 35 miles per hour and the car wanted to shift into third gear, but the transmission failed resulting in my rpms to redline. The car started buckling violently; luckly I wasn't going very fast, but I did swerve into the other lane partly due to the buckling of the car. I was able to make it home albeit very slow and only in third gear with my hazzards on. Had the car towed the next day to the dealer (rick case Acura) and they are currently replacing the transmission. I will be selling this car because I no longer feel safe. Imagine if this had happened while on the highway.

2001 Acura Cl type s transmission failure. This is the 2nd time I have been through this. Today the trans shifted from 5th gear down to 2nd. If I did not have my seat belt on,I would have been put into the steering wheel. This happened on route 1 going north in edison.

Transmission failed due to a design flaw.

The vehicle transmission failed at 18700 miles. The consumer received a notice that the manufacturer was extended the warranty on the transmission. A little over a year later the consumer transmission failed and was replaced with a new one. The consumer then received a recall on the transmission and had it replaced a second time. Now the transmission is starting to slip again.

I have a Acura 2001 Cl type s. Transmission failed at 25k miles, so I took it to the dealer. They said they would fix it and put a brand new transmission free of the defect. Then at 50k miles my transmission failed again. I got it replaced and it still feels like it is going to have the same problem again.

Transmission failure 2nd.

My 2001 Acura 3. 2 Cl type-s with 5-speed automatic transmission shifted from 5th gear to 1st gear on her own while my car was going 40mph on the highway, which caused a sudden pause. Luckily the cars behind me were able to veer away, otherwise it would've been disastrous. Few minutes after that my car lost 5th, 4th and 3rd gear, I had to drive home using 2nd gear. . . When I got home, I realized the car also lost reverse gear. Now I am on my 2nd transmission, and somtimes it would also start surging a bit during shifting which is early sign for another transmission failure. I am just nervous everytime I sit in that car. Especially after I learned that so many people had the same problem.

It appears from talking to many different Acura owners, Acura has had a major problem with their transmissions. The 5 speed in the 2001-2002 tl/cl series. I was lucky enough to be on residential streets when my transmission failed. Thus driving slowly. I hate to think what could have resulted if I was on the freeway traveling high speeds. I believe Acura needs to address this issue. Thank you mr.

Transmission failure nearly resulted in loss of vehicle control and possible collision. Dt.

Acura customer care (800-382-2238) has been contacted about the transmission failure and acknowledge on the phone that there is a problem/flaw with the transmission on some Acura but will not explain what the flaw is and how they are resolving it. My car is under warranty till it reaches 50k miles or 4 years and having no information about the issue I don't want to have a similar problem in couple of month, not knowing if what has been done will stop the problem from re-occuring again. It seems there is no technical bulletin nor recall published on this issue as of today. . Read more...

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