general problems of the 2002 Acura TL

The contact owns a 2002 Acura Tl. The contact stated that the gears had been slipping and slow to change over with a sudden jerk or lunge. The rpms would race intermittently once the gears changed and the engine and emissions warning indicators illuminated. The dealer (rivertown Honda, 4260 kenowa Ave sw, grandville, mi 49418, (616) 667-4500) cleared the codes, but the codes returned on the instrument panel within 48 hrs. The contact was uncertain if the dealer could provide a solution after taking the vehicle back again with no specific repair solution. The vehicle was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 04v176000 (power train). The failure mileage was not available.

Vehicle would intermittently stall at low rpms or at idle. This occurred frequently until dealer identified and corrected it but not before numerous visits to the dealership. (I have documented work orders) biggest problem was the faulty transmission I had previously heard from other Acura owners and through a newspaper article. I was hoping and praying that I would not become a statistic. This is an uncomfortable feeling when you've paid $33,000+ for a new luxury vehicle and I feared for my safety since reading about the article. On 11/23/02, I would find out that I had become another statistic, thankfully I was driving at a reasonable speed and no one was behind me as the vehicle suddenly stopped. This is a serious and dangerous problem that needs to be address by Acura. I am amazed that no one has been seriously injured. Sadly, it will become a matter of time before that will happen. It is downright wrong for an automaker to knowingly know of a problem and not fix it. They are not protecting their customers and the occupants of said customers. I urged you to contact Acura and implement a mandatory recall of this transmission problem. I feel that I have been ripped off and thankfully, not injured. What are my rights? dt.

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I put the car into reverse and it surged and accelerated at high speed in reverse and hit(with passenger back fender) the front of a car parked in the opposite aisle.