Transmission Stuck In Gear Problems of Acura CL

I was on my way home from an out of town trip when the car started shifting extremely hard as I was driving. I called a local Acura dealership, in augusta GA, and told them what was happening. They could not see me until the next day, which was 9/6/2002. I had to stop and get a hotel room in augusta and as I was going to the hotel the car got stuck in 5th gear. The next morning I drove the car, in 5th gear, to the local dealership so they could evaluate the car. They thought it was the transmission, which is covered under warranty, it was replaced and the car continues to get stuck. I was told, by the dealership, that it is now stuck in 2nd gear with the new transmission. I was also told they dont know what the problem is and they dont know how long they will have my car. Acura Claims that when something like this happens the owner of the vehicle will get a loaner car comparable to what they are driving. This is a false statement and false advertising. I am very dissatisfied with Acura, the quality of its vehicles, and the false advertising about the loaner car. I have also read several other complaints, from 3. 2 tl Acura owners, of something similar happening after about a year of ownership. There is definitely some type of defect with their product and this issue needs to be addressed by Acura.

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Transmission started slipping and got progressively worse for several weeks. The day before it failed, I was driving along at a steady speed of about 45 mph when the transmission decided it wanted to be in first gear. The car jerked violently and slowed down very quickly while pulling me to the left (nearly losing control with the front wheels locked) until it shifted back out of first gear. It felt as if I had slammed on the brakes and if someone was behind me, I would have been rear ended. This happened again shortly after but not as violently. When the transmission finally failed, it would take several seconds to shift gears and would rev up high (as if in neutral) while between shifts. When it did shift it shifted hard. Then, as pulling away from a stop light, several of the lights on the dash lit up including the check engine, vsa, and d5 lights and was stuck in second gear. Also, the car would not shift into reverse. I understand from the dealer that this is not an uncommon problem and most people report symptoms similar to mine. I find this scary because I could have been killed had I been in different circumstances when the transmission shifted into first and caused me to slow down and swerve all over the road until I got it under control. The dealer Claims that they think they know what the problem is and have fixed it but I've heard from people that are on their third transmission and are again having problems.

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While driving dashboard lights came on and vehicle was stuck in one gear. Transmission went out. Had transmission replaced, but problem happened again within 4000 miles. They replaced wiring transimission, and it went again.