general problems of the 2003 Acura CL

I purchased this vehicle in March 2021 and noticed the issue with the transmission the first time I operated the vehicle. There is a grinding sound whenever the transmission is placed in third gear. I brought the car to Acura by executive in wallingford, CT at some point in 2021 to enquire about the issue. I was informed by the service advisor that the problem is a known issue but because there is no recall on the issue and the vehicle is out of warranty Acura is not required to resolve it. Recently I came across service bulletin 08-018 and noticed where it stated that after warranty expiration a repair may be eligible for goodwill consideration. I called Acura customer service, was given case #15843108, and told to acquire a formal diagnosis from an Acura dealership. The diagnosis from Acura of berlin in berlin, CT verified that the symptoms were the result of the faulty transmission as described in the TSB. I submitted this information to Acura customer service and was informed on September 29, 2025, that due to the age of the vehicle Acura will not compensate me fully or partially for the repair. In my view, although this is an older vehicle, it has low mileage at 102. 000 miles and is therefore expected to be on the road for many years. The transmission only grinds at this point, but it may start to pop out of third gear in the future as described in the TSB. I consider this a safety issue in that the transmission popping out of gear unexpectedly would result in some loss of control of the vehicle. I don't expect Acura to fully compensate me for this repair but in light of this problem being a known and documented issue with this vehicle and all the parts for repair are still available I would expect that Acura would stand by its product and offer to contribute to the total cost of this repair.

I was riding on the highway when the engine went into high rpm's and the car was slowing down. The automatic transmission went out. I barely got to the side of the road without power. The car only has 77,248 miles on it. There was Acura service bulletin 02-027 Feb 5, 2008, about tranmission problems. Very scarey!.

Check engine light eluminated, vsa light comes on and d5 light flashes while driving after transmission warms up. , car wont shift into 4th or 5th gear rpms wind up real high have to pull over turn off engine then restart to drive only short distane before it starts doing the same thing. The vehical was driving on the freeway at approx. 65 mph when car suddenly startyed downshifting on its own causing me to almost crashj when I was jerked to the side of the road.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Acura Cl. The contact stated while driving 35 mph the transmission seized. The contact pulled over the vehicle and tried to accelerate. The vehicle was towed to the dealers who suggested that the transmission needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not reapaired. The manufacturer was notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage 107,000. An.

Was driving on a 3 lane road. I noticed that when I accelerate from 1st to 2nd gear the rpm's were revving up and then felt the tug when it would grab the gear. Kept doing that and then started to 3rd gear as well. Downshifting same thing. Then it did a strong lock up of vehicle where it stopped and all the check engine, and 2 or 3 lights came on. D5 started to blink. I put hazards and pulled over. Shut vehicle off then back on and 1 of the 3 lights turned off. Took it to shop and was told that this vehicle has transmission issues and was part of a Honda recall but I was over the mileage. Still waiting on what to do next. This is for the 2003 Acura Cl type s.

Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Acura Cl. The contact stated that while driving approximately 30 mph, the vehicle stalled and came to a sudden stop without warning. The contact sustained injuries that did not require medical attention. The vehicle was towed to the dealer and was diagnosed that the transmission was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact stated that the VIN was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Sw.

I own a 2003 Acura 3. 2 Cl. I read up on the car and I see Acura had a recall on the transmission for this year. I put the VIN number in and I also called the Acura dealership in columbus georgia and it show that that my Acura have had the transmission replace in it from the first recall, at 104,000 millage my transmission have went out again. I know this can not be natural for this problem to have been repaired and still have the same problem. The car is an 2003 with the millage 104,000 which is agreat for an 2003. This is my first Acura and it have made me love the Acura family. Can you please repair the problem. Thank you.

The car had a transmission recall about 6 years ago. Since I am not the original owner, I did some research to determine if the transmission had been replaced in my vehicle. I called Acura and they informed me that the transmission in my vehicle had been fixed. About a year later, my car was starting to experience shifting problems from 2nd to 3rd gear. Since the car has fairly low mileage (79,201) I thought this was a little bit odd. Now that I think of it, it still appears that the original transmission had not been corrected (as these things should last 100k+ miles). I'm logging this complaint to see if any owners are experiencing the same problem.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura Cl. The contact stated that while driving approximately 25 mph, the vehicle began to decelerate. There was an increase in the engine rpms, but the vehicle would not accelerate. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer for a diagnostic. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact stated that the vehicle was included in a recall under NHTSA campaign id number: 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission) and was repaired by the previous owner. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that the repairs would not be covered because the vehicle was out of warranty. The approximate failure mileage was 100,000.