Transmission Gear Slipping problems of the 2001 Acura TL

I spoke to a gentleman from the NHTSA on 2/6/13 who informed me that the recall pertaining to the 2001 Acura Tl transmission, 2nd to 3rd gear slippage that can result in transmission lockup and crash, is still valid through April of 2014, with no mileage restrictions and is to be replaced at the full cost of the manufacturer (NHTSA recall I. D. 04v176, Acura recall I. D. P39). In an attempt to have a productive conversation with an Acura client relations representative on 2/19/13, in hopes of having the transmission replaced as the vehicles transmission is deteriorating rapidly, I was told that the gentleman who I spoke with from the NHTSA was incorrect in the information he provided and that the recall has already expired. I would like the NHTSA to please contact myself and Acura client relations, in writing, explaining that the recall pertaining to the 2001 Acura Tl transmission is still valid so that I may take the necessary steps in having the transmission replaced ASAP and avoid having a major incident as I fear for mine and my family's safety.

The transmission in my car is slipping at 2nd gear, as a result of which the rpm goes high but it doesn't match the speed of the road. The transmission as per the recall was fixed in the year 2004 , but the problem arose again and its hard for me to drive. The estimated cost of the transmission is 5k as per the dealer & the same has been reported to the Acura customer care department but I haven't heard anything from their side. I would be highly gratified to see a positive response from your side.

On my Acura 3. 2 Tl transmission problem, gear slipping and could be potential high/fatal risk on a hwy.

Transmission started to slip at first, it slip after I reverse out of my drive way and then when I put it in drive that's when it slips. Thought it was nothing until the transmission started to leak. I took it to a shop to get it look at and they said that it needs to replace. Also one thing is that I'm the second owner and never received any recalls notice. So right now I don't know if I should take it to the dealership to get it replace because of the recall.

In March 2007 I purchased a 2001 Acura 3. 2tl, after a couple of months I noticed the transmission was slipping, I took the vehicle to a local Acura dealer to find that the transmission needed to be replaced. After doing some investigating I found Acura had recalls on the transmissions, mine was considered out of warranty because the miles exceeded the recall. (this occured in may 2007) in may of 2008 my transmission went completely, during this time frame the transmission would slip, down shift etc which could have caused an accident or even death with my family and me. I contacted Acura hq and was given a case manager, who asked me to take the car back to the dealer repair shop, they would inspect it and contact me to see if they would possibly replace it (as a goodwill gesture)I was also told that I would never had received any notice of the recall because I was not the original owner, therefore since a repair was never done I feel that they should honor the recall, do the right thing and repair it. I received a phone call from the dealer stating Acura would only cover 25%, I was told by the repair shop that the transmission was so far gone that they couldn't even tear it down to do an inspection of the gears. At this point and time I have had to pay for a car rental for one month, may have to put out at least $2500 for a repair and I am not a happy customer. To me a recall is a recall and I feel Acura hq would want to keep satisfied customers. I have owned both a Honda and Acura prior to this and had approximately 250,000 miles on my other Acura. I was told by Acura hq, that if 2nd and 3rd gear were damaged they would replace the transmission, I faxed my paperwork from may 2007 which certainly stated this and am now told that this will not occur. What are my next steps to have Acura shoulder the full responsibility.

On January 24, 2008 we sent a letter to richard colliver,executive vice president, auto sales at Acura in response to a questionnaire. We bought a used Acura 2001 3. 2tl in November of 2005. It had a "reconstructed title". In oregon this means there was no frame damage. The car had about 50,000 miles. I have put over 30,000 miles on the 3. 2 Tl since we bought it and had no problems until the transmission started slipping. After visiting with my mechanic and the local Acura service department regarding the transmission we discovered there had been a recall on the transmission and was told this was done in January of 2005. At some point, Acura also extended the warranty on the transmission because of an internal problem with the transmission that caused it to slip after it warmed up. I feel we have been left in the lurch with a transmission Acura knows is faulty. The car was in an accident more than two years ago, before we bought it, and you are telling us the accident voids the warranty. If the accident caused the transmission problem I think it would have shown up a long time ago. I don?t think body work on a car ? no matter how extensive ? would necessarily add up to transmission failure. It seems to me to be an excuse for Acura to push aside a problem they know is their responsibility. I have never received any response from mr. Colliver. The man who did call and give us the run around again about the reconstructed title when faced with our logic then changed his tune and said the service department only said the transmission was slipping they did not say anything about it clunking. It does clunk into gear after it slips but evidently if the Acura service did not designate that on the invoice they won't consider it. However, I believe if they had designated that very thing, there would have been another excuse.

We were returning on 10/02/06 from a 1,000 mile road trip to PA, on the way home (at night, in the pouring rain, with a toddler) we lost our transmission. This was on a 65 mph highway. The transmission slipped from 2000 rpm-5000 rpm and back a few times. By the time I could get safely pulled over, the car would not move. When I tried to drive it to move safely off of the highway, it was revving at 5000 rpm and moving a 2 mph. I obviously did not want to do more damage, so we sat on the highway in the middle of an off ramp until assistance arrived. We had it towed to a local garage. They called the next day to tell us that the transmission was gone and they have such a high failure rate that they go for $2000 even at salvage yards. They quoted us $3650 for a rebuilt, with a new computer (Acura required!!!) and labor. The kicker is, we had only been over our warranty mileage by 3k. We were also given no warning (neither warning light nor driving) that there was a problem. I can not believe that Honda/Acura can have the #2 most reliable vehicle reputation. After simply searching for "2001 Acura Tl transmissions" there were pages upon pages that have had their transmissions replaced as early as 25k and some have even had two to four replacements. How is this the #2 most reliable care company? I do not think a transmission should go at 100k, if maintained properly, there is no reason for it. I am disgusted that we just bought this vehicle last year and still owe 2 and a half more years on it!! even worse, since we bought the vehicle, we were never made aware of any recall by Acura and were not able to bring it to Acura (for free) to make sure everything was ok. Had we been made aware when we took possession (I am sure Acura has records of new owners as we just got a recall on our used 2002 chevy), we could have avoided this. Right now, we are renting a car since we both work full time jobs, on top of a $3650 repair.

Problems with automatic transmission. Gear slippage, sluggish on acceleration, numerous transmission repairs through dealer, vehicle recalled - still not working properly.

The contact owns a 2001 Acura 3. 2tl. The contact stated that the vehicle would not pull and began slipping gears. The dealer stated that the transmission was defective and they replaced it under warranty. On a separate occasion, the gears slipped again and the vehicle hesitated. The vehicle was no longer under warranty and the transmission was replaced at the owner's expense. The failure mileage was less than 9,000 and current mileage was over 200,000.

Approximately 17 months after date of purchase, I began having trouble with the transmission while driving out of town. The car had no power, which eventually lead to my not being able to put the car in reverse, without first having some sort of hesitation. The car was transported to the dealer on July 20th, and a remanufactured transimssion was installed in my car. On July 29th I took my car to the dealer with a complaint of a whistling noise that was heard upon exceleration. I was told that the car was operating to factory specifications. I took the car back on August 5th, because I was still hearing the noise upon exceleration, the noise was heard this time by the technician, and a remanufactured transmission was installed the second time. I took the car back on August 20th, for the third time, because the car had no pick up power upon exceleration, I was told that the transmission was slipping, and an a/b valve was installed. I took the car back for the fourth time, because I was having the same problem once again (the car had no pick up power upon excelerationto), the dealer notified me and said that it was once again the transmission and that they would have to order the transmission. Nlm.

I took my 2001 Acura 3. 5 Tl to Acura of riverside complaining of the transmission slipping. Initially, they could not document but totally popped out of gear the following day. They were able to get a code & replaced the transmission at 12,500 miles. My complaint is (1)the dealer tried to tell me that this was an extremely unusual occurrence & that these kinds of thing happen to all makes of cars (2) after ordering the replacement transmission, they tried to give me back the car until the replacement transmission came in. I refused and told them that I felt the car was not safe. After I refused to take the car back until the transmission was replaced, they decided to place me a rental car. Their daily allowance for the rental was $30 per day which meant I had to pay more for a bigger, safer car as that amount would only pay for a small car. Today in the l. A. Times is an article discussing the failure of transmissions on the Acura 3. 5 Tls and the refusal of Honda to recall these cars because no one has been seriously injured yet. My concern is, that in my situation, the dealer would not be honest about the problems Honda is experiencing with these cars. Moreover, I was basically lied too & told that they hadn't heard of any other transmission problems with 2001 Acuras. As previously stated, they also tried to give the car back, unrepaired, while waiting for a replacement transmission. I am extremely unhappy with the dealership & Acura over the transmission problem. This car is leased & I would like to give the car back (although the transmission has been replaced) as I don't feel that the car is the quality vehicle that I felt I was purchasing. I do not trust the safety of the car considering how dangerous the transmission failure could have been had I been on a busy s. California freeway.

One week ago I noticed that my car's transmission (2001 Acura Tl) was slipping between 2nd and 3rd gear as well as when shifting into reverse. I went to Acura honolulu yesterday and they confirmed the issue was with the transmission slipping. They estimated that the repair costs would total $6600 (nearly what the car is worth). I did some online research and found out that this year's model has a faulty transmission and they had offered an extended warranty, however, because my car is over seven years old, they will not honor this warranty even though my mileage is within the accepted coverage of 100,000 miles. I'm now stuck with a car that is unsafe for me and other drivers on the road yet Acura is unwilling to assist in the repair costs. I have contacted my dealerships service manager as well as their corporate offices, but they were unwilling to offer goodwill assistance. I take good care of my car and it is unfortunate that Acura is willing to keep a bad product on the market while leaving the owners to pay ridiculous repair costs. .

2001 Acura 3. 2tl with transmission problems. Consumer states that they received a recall for the transmission. Dealer installed oil jet kit informed on the recall. They also say the transmission completely stopped working. The consumer stated after the service was performed, he started to experience shift changes, and gear slippage. The transmission was replaced, however 2-4 months later the consumer began to experience erratic shifting and a feeling of gear slippage, but the consumer was told the transmission was working properly. The consumer stated on July 16, 2007 the transmission malfunctioned again when all of a sudden the engine increased and when he let off the cruise control, white smoke billowed from the rear of the vehicle. The consumer was able to pull over and had the vehicle towed. The service center informed the consumer that the transmission had failed. Recall#04v176000.