Five problems related to transmission failure have been reported for the 2002 Acura CL. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2002 Acura CL based on all problems reported for the 2002 CL.
Automatic transmission fails abruptly. Vehicle accelerates abruptly when gears shift. Potential safety hazard if failure occurs in highway.
Transmission failure car has only 45k on it. Minor trans repair by prior owner under warranty. Class action applied but past time limit. Acura offered 50% of repair cost not 100%. I believe time limit inappropriate. Time does not damage trans.
Automatic transmission failure. Cars transmissions for 6 months has been shifting erratic, hard, surging, downshifting without notice at highway speeds, and slipping. Car only has 13k of miles and now is in at the dealer for a new tranny. There are many reports of this failure and a few fatalities it seems. This issue needs to be resolved fast. I plan to ditch this car in the next 6 months because it just doesn't feel safe anymore to drive. Even the replacement trannys are dieing.
The transmission in my Acura Cl-s locked up for approximately 2 seconds while traveling on the freeway. It locked up again while trying to move to the shoulder. The transmission was subsequently replaced. The replacement transmission failed approximately 800 miles later. I am now on my third, which is beginning to show signs of inevitable failure.
From what I have seen on the internet, there are many people having this same problem, and Acura insists there is no defect in the design of the transmission. There was one other Cl type s at my dealer waiting for a replacement transmission as well. I am very concerned about the safety implications these failures may cause. I am on my second transmission, but there are others that are on their 3rd. Please let me know if you need any more info. . Read more...