Transmission Failure problems of the 2001 Acura TL

Tl-the contact owns a 2001 Acura Tl. The contact stated that while driving, the transmission failed to shift from first to second gear and the check engine light illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 120,000. Ah.

Transmission failure: I bought this car at 25k miles in sept "04". Recall took place Apr. "04". I was never told by the dealer, that a "recall" was made on the tranny for 7/100k. ( it was more important that they put the sale of the car over the safety of me and my child )I found out on the day my tranny went out on Aug. "10" and they said I would have to pay $3,700 for the repair due to the warranty has expired. I was coming off the freeway at 65 mph when I exited and slowed down to approx. 35 mph, the car went "crazy" it was bucking and jumping and thrusting us forward in a jerking motion. I am female and had my toddler with me, I was scared, it was a strange behavior for a car, it felt like I was being hit from behind by another car. I couldn't shake the idea that we just got off the freeway. Had this car done this while on the freeway!! my thoughts are we would of been badly hurt along with others. It was a matter of seconds that changed my outcome, along with the "guardian angles". I am terrified to drive this car. I am unemployed and gave the dealer all the $$ I had. I have read on your NHTSA web site, of people having to replace up to three times. The design problem is not resolved, from the results, it is not resolved, yet these cars are on the roads and every other day someone's tranny is going out as well as them experiencing near injury conditions. I just don't understand!!! when "tylenol" was recalled. . . They removed the product from the shelf to ensure the safety of the public. Why isn't this being done here as well. Give us blue book value at the time of tranny failure and scrap these cars. Because they are unable to come up with a reliable tranny fix in their design flaw, give us blue book value so we can drive a car that is more safe.

2001 Acura 3. 2 Tl needed transmission replaced in October 2006 due to a safety related defect. Mileage on car at that point was about 61,000 miles. August 2010 transmission needed to be replaced again. The car has about 98,000 miles on it. So the transmission needed to be replaced when it had incurred 37,000 miles on it. The dealership will not replace it under the safety related defect. The dealership said originally that I had to pay almost $5,000 to get a new transmission. Finally, after much hassle, they made me pay $1,005 and I had to pay $330 for a rental. The transmission failed due to the safety related defect and I should not have had to pay for it. Clearly the transmission that they installed in 2006 was defective, just as the original transmission was defective. The transmission failed with little or no warning in August and I very easily could have had a crash. It locked up and I could barely move it while I was driving.

While entering highway GA 400, I noticed that my 2001 Acura 3. 2 Tl slammed in to first and second gear. Then, the d5 dash light began blinking, then the tcs light, then the check engine light. I drove to the nearest dealership (jackson Acura), who advised me that the transmission had failed and offered 10% "help" with the $5,331. 65 cost for a new transmission. I was "lucky", in that we were driving in excellent conditions. We could have been hundreds of miles from home, in the rain, in the dark, with small children. . . There was no warning. I consider this to be a major safety hazard.

I am the original owner and only driver of my car and I have taken excellent care of the vehicle (nearly all dealer-recommended inspections and maintenance in timely manner). The original transmission failed and was replaced in 2003, as per the manufacturer¿s recall. Once again, my car has been rendered inoperable because the remanufactured transmission has now completely failed (after the expiration of the extended warranty) - with 108,000 miles on the odometer. With a moderate driving history, a well-cared-for car should not have two failed transmissions in nine years. As a retiree, $4000 repair costs or used car purchase prices are both prohibitive; and Acura disclaims all responsibility.

I am the original owner and only driver of my car and I have taken excellent care of the vehicle (nearly all dealer-recommended inspections and maintenance in timely manner). The original transmission failed and was replaced in 2003, as per the manufacturers recall. Once again, my car has been rendered inoperable because the remanufactured transmission has now completely failed (after the expiration of the extended warranty) - with 108,000 miles on the odometer. With a moderate driving history, a well-cared-for car should not have two failed transmissions in nine years. As a retiree, $4000 repair costs or used car purchase prices are both prohibitive; and Acura disclaims all responsibility.

My Acura 3. 2 Tl transmission has failed for the second time in 5 years. I replaced the transmission for the first time 2 years after I bought it. After another 70,000 miles, it has failed again and replacing the transmission costs approximately $5000. 00. As a consumer of a supposedly high quality vehicle, this is just wrong.

I am writing to you to get some assistance on the problem I am having with Honda/Acura of USA. According class action settlement case rg 03099677, Acura settled with all claimants to provide an extended warranty on transmissions on all class vehicles up to 109,000 miles. I own an Acura Tl 2001 . My car currently has 103k miles on it. I am perhaps the second or third owner of this vehicle. I recently experienced transmission problems related to the car's manufactured defect, namely with the faulty transmission. Here is the NHTSA recall# and report below on the recall. Nhtsa campaign id number : 04v176000 mfr's report date : Apr 13, 2004 component: power train:automatic transmission potential number of units affected : 1099796 I got in touch with a local Acura client services and took it to a local dealer. They looked at the car and the next day informed me that the extended warranty would not be covered since the car had been fixed previously at a repair shop and not by Acura. According to their own records, my car has had the transmission fixed by Acura in 2004. They refused to fix it despite the class action settlement that they agreed to in December of 2006. According to the independent repair shop I took my car to, the car had an original replaced transmission in it and not an aftermarket part. Even by Acura's own records, this car had the transmission replaced in 2004 at one of their dealerships and this is the transmission that failed. Based on the lawsuit settlement therefore, they are responsible for fixing this transmission again since it is still under the extended warranty. The refused to assist me and I had no choice to get the car fixed by a local repair shop. I paid $2,292. 47 to a local repair shop to get my car fixed that Acura should have fixed under wrty.

Honda claims to have a good reputation for building stable vehicles. I bought my Acura brand new in 2001 and my transmission has failed only 100,000 miles later. That is worse than a old Ford escort. Honda has been attempting to deceive consumers by claiming they will address a transmission defect they identified since in 2004. I have seen dozens of complaints indicating that they are not honoring their commitment to consumers. A class action lawsuit is needed to prevent this company from abusing their customers. Someone is going to loose their life if Honda does not fulfill their obligation. They are giving consumers the run around by claiming that the inspection was allegedly completed and no breakage in the gears were detected so that the cost of replacing transmissions will not be incurred by them. The Acura transmissions are now beginning to fail at a rapid pace and Honda is refusing to replace them. Please investigate this matter before people starts losing their lives because of this company's negligence. What they have been doing is attempting to stall the process by passing faulty transmissions as operable then waiting until the warranty expires to trap the consumer with the costs of repairs. This is unscrupulous and unethical behavior. If my car isn't repaired immediately I am going to invite media attention to this matter as I have evidence of this wrong doing.

Complete transmission failure on 2 separate occasions within 3 years. 1st failure at 67,000 under normal freeway driving in 2002. While enroute to work in the morning, the transmission froze. 67. 000 miles later at 134,000 the 2nd transmission froze under normal driving on the interstate. Both times I was in a lot of traffic creating a very dangerous situation as I started immediate and unexpected slowing. On the initial failure, fortuntely a highway patrolman was able to safley stop traffic and get me off the freeway. I was later towed to valencia Acura where they did replace the transmission under warranty. I was able to borrow my mothers car to get to and from work while they repaired my car. The most recent failure I was stuck 80 miles from las vegas, nevada in the hot desert. It cost me $480. 00 to be towed to the local Acura in las vegas and was stranded over night, losing a days work. I had only planned and was prepared for a day trip to primm, nevada on my off day. I was forced to rent a car for $50. 00 and get a hotel room. The local dealer said the 2nd and 3rd gears had frozen and he would charge me $7000. 00 to repair the transmisson. That was outrageous so I had to rent a truck and trailer at a total cost of $450. 00 to tow my car back home. Then I had to pay to have it towed to my dealer, valencia Acura, where I purcased the car new and have had all my major services,except oil changes, done. Most recently I had the 100,000 mile service done there. I was never told by Acura that this model of car has a faultly transmission destined to unexpcted failure. I had no idea and would never expect they would replace one defective transmission with another that would fail at exactly the same mileage. Currently, my car is sitting at the dealer with no known date of repair as Acura is unwilling to repair or replace the current defective transmission under warranty.

Near crash due to transmission failure.

The transmission failed to shift and would down shift on its on. The mechanic informed the consumer that the problem could not be duplicated. The driver informed the mechanic this problem has occurred on numerous occasions and has not been resolved. Please fill in additional information. Heat buildup transmission second gear. Transmission lockup. Recall campaign id number : 04v176000.

Transmission failure. Got replaced, but I see there is no guarantee that it shall work fine in future and it is really scary as it could fail in speed and could expect problem.

Transmission fails into mode of down hifting and upshifting inappropriately. This causes the automobile to change speed suddenly and irratically. Extremely dangerous for highway driving. Note: this problem is not related to the previously reported 2nd gear problem with these transmissions.

Numerous transmission failures, 4 each and 1 in a 2001 3. 2 Tl "loaner". This vehicle just "locks" up when traveling at high rates of speed, downshifting without warning from 45 to 10-15 mph. The engine redlines, and the governor takes over preventing damage to the engine. It is only a matter of time before someone is rear ended and dies in this vehicle. Acura keeps installing "new" remanufactured transmissions with the "hope" it is fixed. My last occurance actually broke a hydraulic filled motor mount - that's how much force the transmission failure puts on the vehicle.

On may 7, 2003, at 32,905 miles my 2001 3. 2tl experienced a transmission failure. Took it back to dealer who replaced part number 37820-pe8-305rm. This morning while driving into work, the car was once again slow to engage 3rd gear and did not seem to cycle to 4th or above.

Transmission failed in car which almost caused it to stall in acceleration because it was unable to find third gear while accelerating with other cars behind me. I was able to keep the car under control and move it off road to a safe spot. I had researched transmission problems with my car so I realized the symptoms immediately but had less than a day's notice before it happened. Others have reported even less notice with their cars on the highway at a high rate of speed dropping from 5th to 2nd gear jerking them forward and causing the car to swerve.

2001 Acura Tl transmission failure. Without warning, the car died while accelerating from a stop (red-light). I was almost rear-ended by the vehicle behind me. My vehicle is only two years old with 31,000 miles. After the incident, I was able to drive the car very slowly. I went straight to Acura dealer, who stated the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. While no one was injured in this specific incident, the defective Acura transmissions have the potential to cause serious injuries.

At 26,0000 miles, 2001 Acura 3. 2tl automatic transmission failed. While passing a very slow car, transimission suddenly did not engage and engine rpms soared while power to wheels ceased. Tc and engine lights came on. Went to dealer immediately without stopping and adivised it was ok to continue driving carefully, one week out appointmment given to me. At appointment, informed of at failure, covered under warranty. Returned one week later.

Automatic transmission has failed with a wining sound and no response from accelerator depressed. The vehicle had to be towed to the dealership due to the system failing. The mechanics going to replace the entire transmission without identifying the actual cause. Please describe details. Ts.

Transmission failed on major interstate was towed to dealership. Dt.

I also have had some major transmission failures. My orginal transmission failed on the freeway while going apprx. 65 mph, the transmission appeared to down shift into park or first gear. This problem came without any warning. At those speeds you can only emagine what my back and neck felt like, not to mention all the cars that were skidding behind me attemping to avoid an accident. When this failure occurs there are no brake lights to indicate your slowing down or stopping. The transmission was replaced (no questions asked) than, around 1200 miles later another massive failure. Again back to the dealer for them to replace the transmission and try again. This car should be removed from the streets and I should be paid back the money I've invested. These transmissions are a huge safty problem. Could this problem get any worse ???????.

Acura 3. 2 Tl delivered on March, 2002. Transmission failed April, 2002. Transmission failed once again on feburary 2003.

Many Acura 3. 2 cl owners have been reporting transmission failures, as well as Acura 3. 2 Tl owners, who have the same transmission units in their cars, and believe that this may be a safety hazard. If the transmission failure occurs while driving the vehicle, the vehicle sometimes slows down abruptly, especially when the driver is accelerating. For example, when trying to pass someone, the transmission will suddenly leave the engine revving high, but the car wont actually accelerate and actually slows down, sometimes very noticeably. This can cause someone to rear end you if theyre coming up from behind you not expecting you to suddenly come to halt for no apparent reason. Also, it seems that Honda/Acura may have known about this problem with its automatic transmissions since the release of the Honda v6 accord, which is the platform on which the Acura cl and Tl models are based. The cl/tl models have increased horsepower over the accord, especially the type s models, and these transmissions may not be able to handle the extra power.

I was passing a vehicle in my 3. 2tl when suddenly the wheels seemed to have locked and my car came almost to a screeching halt. The next day I found out that the transmission failed. This is a very dangerous situation. The vehicles behind me could have easily rear-ended me and caused a chain reaction pile-up. Luckily the car did not stop completely, so I was able to recover from the incident without personal injury and/or property damage. It angers me that Acura is not owning up to the aparent transmission troubles that have been occurring. Just a few weeks ago, my supervisor informed me that his transmission failed on his 3. 2cl at only 18k miles. Another concern is that the warranty is 4 years/50k miles and Acura needs to extend the warranty until they figure out the problem with these transmissions. What am I supposed to do when the warranty ends? Acura needs to be held accountable.