Automatic Transmission problems of the 2003 Acura CL

Acura Cl 3. 2 2003 w/ 60k miles, maintained on a regular basis exceeding owners manual recommendations and driven conservatively by a professional female: car being driven on heavily trafficked road normally, and very abruptly/suddenly geared down to low gear from high gear. Violently jerked and shifted, causing the car to instantly go from around 50 mph to only around 10-15 mph. No warning lights or previous problems. If car had been being driven on the busy, high speed interstate leaving san francisco at 60+ surrounded by traffic (luckily had just exited the interstate and was on secondary road), it could easily have caused fatal accidents. Luckily, I was able to immediately access a shoulder to pull over. Drove car to Acura service on side road with flashers on - took nearly an hour to go 6 miles. Warning light finally came on a half mile from the dealership, although problem had happened several miles before and could easily have caused major accidents, based on driving situation. Acura service determined that transmission was defective and replaced it. Even though I later learned that the same model and year had been put under an extended warranty and was the subject of a Class action lawsuit, I had never received any notifications. Further, I was told by Acura corp and the dealership that my VIN number was not part of the problem/ lawsuit and I was required to pay for the new transmission, on the Acura with 60k miles that was in otherwise excellent condition. .

Transmission in my 2003 Acura Cls had shifting problems. It would downshift randomly for no reason and throw you hard against your seat belt. It was so bad I had to take it to the Acura dealership where they said the transmission needed replaced. Other Acura Cl's and Acura products had a recall for this transmission problem that required them to replace the transmission, but mine was supposedly a vehicle that was not affected and not covered under the recall. The Acura dealer replaced the transmission and covered 1/2 the cost after I asked them to contact their local Acura dealer rep.

The car would not take off when it's on drive fell like it on neutral for a few seconds and would not reverse when it's on r 2003 Acura Cl type-s automatic transmission faulty. According to the Class action law suit against Acura they are liable to repair or replace the faulty transmission. Acre has offer to extended the warranty to 7 years 9 months or 109,000 miles. I called acre to report the problem and asked about the extend warranty and was told that my car was fixed on recall 2004 and it was a one time fixed only, no extend warranty because VIN does not qualify.

Automatic transmission started missing shifts into 3rd gear, especially when under load, like going up hill. Two weeks later it won't shift into 3rd at all. Dealer says I need to have transmission replaced. Only 62,000 miles on a very well taken care of car. Honda agreed to replace some of these model year transmissions, but not all of them. Anecdotal information, but in speaking with a non Acura related transmission shop, he knew exactly how my problem manifested itself, and what it was, with only the model year. Clearly Honda should be forced to extend their service coverage to at least the balance of the 2003 model year if not beyond.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura 3. 2cl. On September 17, 2008, while driving approximately 60 mph, the vehicle lost power and stopped. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and they stated that a new transmission was needed. The contact wanted a second opinion and had the vehicle towed to another mechanic. A diagnostic was performed and the second mechanic confirmed that a new transmission was needed. The manufacturer stated that her vehicle was included in NHTSA campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission); however, they would not cover the cost of the repairs due to the mileage that was on the vehicle. The contact was also informed that repairs were made to the vehicle on September 27, 2004. The vehicle has not been repaired. The current and failure mileages were 124,000.

1) rough shifting. 2) gear would not change, erratic shifting, and then car would not move. 3) 01-some 03 Cls had many problem w/ transmission so transmission warranty was extended to 109k but I have an 03 that is not covered and transmission blew. Dealer paid for the transmission but I had to pay for labor.

Had to replace transmission after 89,000 miles.

I have a 2003 Acura Cl type s. Acura has replaced the automatic transmission twice and the 3rd transmission currently in the car is having problems. Although the manufacturer extended the warranty to 7 years and 100,000 miles, they sent service bulletins requesting service induced slippage between gears and reductin of horsepower to reduce strain on the transmission. This car is advertised as a high performance automobile and unknown to the customer to take care of a manufacturing defect they are adjusting the overall performance of the car. My car has been in for repair in excess of 15 times. As a paraplegic confined to a wheelchair this has dramatically impacted my quality of life. Any assistance you could provide would be greatly appreciated. Ron cheek.

The dealer informed the consumer of a transmission recall. The consumer had never received a recall notice in reference to a transmission problem. Recall#04v176000.

The transmission in my 2003 Acura Cls hesitates during certain shifts and it has downshifted and upshifted at the wrong times.

Tranmission failures: 2003 Acura Cl. 1st incident was at 3,000 miles. Car stalled and was acting up on a very busy freeway in CA (405 freeway). I wasn't in a familiar area when I pulled over. Acura roadside assistance said to drive to the nearest dealership when I didn't even know where one was. It was dangerous but I ended up making it to dealership. Replaced transmission and some other fluids after 1 week of being in the shop. 2nd incident was at 25k miles and not even 2 yrs old. Car was pulling I slowed down and had a blow out on another freeway. It is in the shop as we speak. They have to replace the transmission again. I'll be without my car a week.

The automatic transmission violently locked hile proceeing down the road. In contacting the Acura dealer in mobile, al (my Closest dealer) I was informed they had 4 in the shop this week alone for the same problem. According to them the transmissionneed a external cooler which they now install on the newer modela. I was informed that the price to fix mine would be $5,100 plus incidentals. With the number of problems they are having with this and the fact it could cause a major accident it need to be a recall item.