Transmission Gear Slipping problems of the 2003 Acura TL

I am having trouble with my transmission slipping between 2nd and 3rd gears. When I bought the car new in 2003, I got a letter from Acura informing me that they were going to warrantee the transmission for an extra 12 months and 12,000 miles because they were having trouble with them. Now that I am, Acura refuses to help me with repairs.

2003 Acura Tl transmission slipping the dealer stated the transmission was not sliiping. However, the did service the transmission. A year later, the consumer took the vehicle back to the dealer because the engine light illuminated. It was then, the dealer informed the consumer the transmission needed to be replaced.

Definite problem with transmission slipping. Clutch doesn't engage sometimes. Trying to accelerate from a complete stop and the car won't move. Service engine light came on, d5 light has started blinking and the tcs light is coming on intermittently now. Took it to an Acura dealership yesterday and they said the transmission is bad and definitely needs to be replaced. I bought the car used and it had a slight miss in it but I didn't realize it was the transmission until the last few days when it started slipping so back and not even engaging. Then started looking online for similar problems and this particular year and model of car, there are hundreds, maybe thousands of people with the same problem. I called Acura and they don't plan to replace the transmissions because they don't see it as a safety hazard, but it clearly is if you read the reports of other people that have had very bad experiences, some traveling at high speeds and the car is out of control. A transmission on a vehicle should never go bad this soon. Acura definitely needs to be held responsible for this as it is clearly a defect in the transmission and people (like me) don't have $3,000 - $4,000 to replace the transmission. I just bought the car 3 months ago from a used car dealership who only offered a 30 day warranty and they aren't willing to pay for it either.

My transmission began slipping when shifting between 2nd and 3rd gear. I took it to a mechanic who told me about a "silent warranty" that Acura had on '03 Tl models that was extended 7 yrs or 100k miles. Whew! I'm in luck, I thought, I'm in the 7th year and I have less than 100k miles! I took it to Acura who said that my VIN number wasn't covered under the warranty. I don't understand how my VIN number wasn't covered when Acura admitted there was a problem with this particular model. Acura said they'd pay for half of my transmission as goodwill, but we'd be out of pocket $1750!!! unacceptable as far as I'm concerned. The more I've looked into this issue the more I realize how many people are out there who have this same model year and have the same exact problems. The transmission should be replaced free of charge since Acura admits fault with the model. I now have a luxury Honda paperweight sitting in my driveway. Can't sell it, can't trade it in and refuse to pay the money to get it fixed. Bad form Acura, bad form!! I won't be buying anymore Acura or Honda products that's for sure.

I purchased a 2003 Acura Tl type s 2 years ago with 99,000 miles on it. Last week the transmission was slipping from 2nd to 3rd gear and wouldn't go into 3rd gear. That problem still persists and has gotten worse. The car now has 139,000 miles on it, I put 40,000 miles on it the last 2 years. I called Acura to see if they would stand behind their product but they said since the car is out of warranty they cant do anything. I took out a loan to buy this car and I still owe on it. I don't know if I will ever buy another Acura because of this experience.

Faulty transmission in our 2003 Acura 3. 2 Tl. We purchased this vehicle new. At around 80,000 miles it started to shudder when accelerating between 20 and 30 mph. We didn't think much of it. We now know that it was the transmission. Acura extended the warranty from 50,000 miles to 100,000 for this reason, but we were never notified. Now the car has 112,000 miles and this week the transmission started slipping between 2nd and 3rd gear, and now between 1st and 2nd there is a bang and a lurch. Currently it is far too dangerous to drive the car. We took it to a transmission specialist who diagnosed the car and researched the problem. He said that Acura has a recall for this exact issue and our car should be covered. We met with the local Acura dealership and they say our car isn't in the "batch" of VIN's covered in the recall. They further say that since we don't have a maintenance record showing that we have serviced the transmission every 30,000 miles, we have lost our chance of them working with us at all. Our manual clearly states to do the first transmission service at 120,000 miles. We have records for having done all other routine maintenance, but never did anything about the transmission, because their information says not to. Not once has anyone from Acura ever informed us that contrary to what our manual says, we should service the transmission every 30,000 miles. There was a recall on a part of the transmission that they did replace when the car had 50,000 miles, and Acura says that is also a reason they don't have to help us today.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura Tl. While driving 40 mph the vehicle down-shifted without any prior warnings. The vehicle was taken to a local repair facility, and a mechanic concluded that the gears in the transmission were slipping. The vehicle was towed to a dealer. The technician advised him that before repairs could be performed he would have to pay an $140. 00 diagnostic fee. No repairs were made. The technician concluded that he would call the manufacturer to determine what recourse they would provide. The failure mileage was 63,300. Updated 11/06/09. The ball joints were replaced. Updated 11/10/09.

Transmission began slipping at 85,000 miles.

Transmission slipping from second to third gear - transmission freezes completely when car becomes warm and has been driven for period of time - Acura claims VIN number not included in warranty extension for transmission recall.

While driving the transmission slipped almost into neutral and has progressed to get worse causing the vehicle to run for a few moments and then not move at all until it sits for 20-30 minutes. I have contacted Acura and my vehicle has had the recall done so I contacted my local dealership to see if there was any kind of warranty on the recall and was told no. This vehicle has less then 70,000 miles on it and has had all maintenance maintained on it. Upon researching the problem I'm apparently not the only owner who has had this problem and someone is going to get seriously injured or possibly loose their life if the manufacture does not fix these problems. My first encounter I was exchanging from one major highway to another and because my car accelerated and then stopped if I wouldn't have gone off onto the shoulder, who knows where I would be today.

My 2003 Acura Tl-s having 50300 miles almost crashed on rt 270 near gaithersburg because transmission started slipping. I took exit and let the engine cool down then I drove car slowly to rosenthal Acura. When I searched on internet, several site says that Acura has extended warranty on transmission to 7 years and 100,000 miles but Acura company says my car is not covered. If transmission warranty is extended, then why it does not show on your website. . Read more...

I bought a certified pre owned 2003 Tl type s in 2006, was never notified by the dealership that the car was on a recall list of any sort. On 2. 04. 09 I left a stoplight accelerated to 40mph, transmission slipped, car dropped to 1st gear forcing me to pull over, engine emission light came on, vsa light came on. After stopping the car, the vsa warning cleared. Delivered the vehicle to the dealership the next day. Dealership ran diagnostics, received 2 transmission codes and stated the transmission must be placed at a cost of $3700. Dealership called corporate and the stated corporate would apply a $1200 credit on this vehicle. Dealership just inflated the price of a transmission replacement to cover costs, sounds like collusion to me. Interestingly aamco charges $2300 to replace the whole transmission. Called corporate again to file a complaint, no resolution, awaiting a return call. Did an internet search found multiple complaints of the same nature on this vehicle. Honda clearly knows this is a problem as they promptly offered a credit. Car remains at dealership.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura 3. 2tl. The contact stated that the transmission failed at 91,000 miles and needed to be replaced. On December 24, 2004, the contact received a recall notice for NHTSA campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission), Honda recall number 222110. The vehicle was repaired with a kit instead of being replaced. The failure has recurred and the transmission needs to be replaced at the cost of $1,800, which is half of the repair cost at Honda american. The vehicle was towed 100 miles away and she was informed to have the vehicle towed back to a local dealer for repair. Honda issued an extended warranty on the transmission; however, the contact did not receive one. The failure mileage was 91,000. Updated 01/23/09 the consumer stated the transmission was slipping. Updated 01/23/09.

2003 Acura 3. 2tl recall notice. Consumer wants to be reimbursed for the recall since car was within the warranty and a recall had been issued. The consumer stated the rpm's would get high and the transmission slipped and banged into gear.

Transmission slipping.

I was driving my 2003 Acura Tl type s home from work when I noticed the transmission slipping as my engine revolutions went up and the car would not accelerate. I was in heavy traffic at the time and was able to stop the car, but not maneuver without power. It was a dangerous situation as the other vehicles around my car were unaware of my inability to move out of their way. I drifted to the curb and the car would not back up or move. There was no shoulder area and I had to use my hazard lights to keep other cars from hitting my car. After a few minutes I was able to move the car to a safer location.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura Tl. While driving approximately 25 mph, the transmission began to slip gears without warning. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer three separate times where the transmission was replaced each time. On November 5, 2012, the failure recurred with both the vsa and engine warning indicators illuminated on the instrument panel. The contact was able to drive cautiously with the transmission responding at a reduced speed. The vehicle had not been repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the problem. The approximate failure mileage was 44,619.

2003 Acura Tl type-s, 36960 miles: recurring transmission slippage when shifting between 2nd and 3rd gear (automatic 5-speed transmission) and nearly caused car crash when driving on highway during rush hour traffic three times. Currently driving a rental waiting to have replacement transmission installed. ("oil jet kit" was installed by dealer 2 months ago in response to recent recall by Acura. ).

While driving, the transmission slipped gears. The consumer managed to drive home and had the vehicle towed to the dealership. Please provide more information.

Within 1 week of taking delivery of the vehicle, the transmission started showing signs of a problem. Recall campaign : 04v176000. While driving in fifth gear the transmission would hesitate and feel like it was hunting between gears causing the vehicle to shutter. The second incident was the same as the first and included the engine revving as the transmission slipped into neutral even though the vehicle was in d5 in automatic mode. The vehicle coasted to the shoulder and stopped. Regardless of what gear the transmission was in no power went to the front wheels. The consumer smelled a burning smell coming from the vehicle. After the transmission was replaced the problem still existed. The transmission was replaced again and the problem still existed.

I leased an 03 Acura Tl-type s in 4/02. This vehicle is unsafe and the manufacturer is either unable or unwilling to correct the problem. He transmission began slipping, shuddering and bucking at 15k miles. The rpms would also rev without pressing the gas pedal . I brought the car in on 12/2/02, and the dealer reported that there were "no codes" and that the "problem could not be duplicated. " at nearly 22k miles, the problem evolved into a high-pitched whining noise. On 4/16/03, dealer said the transmission needed to be replaced. At first the new transmission seemed to perform better, but differently and somewhat more slowly. At about 26,000 miles the shuddering and bucking at various speeds returned. I took it back to dealer on 7/21/03, and again they said "no codes" and the "problem could not be duplicated," precisely as had been indicated before the first transmission was replaced. They did flush the transmission fluid. On 10/22/03 during a roadtest with dealer's service department, the transmission did in fact exhibit the behavior I have been documenting. After the computer revealed no codes, the vehicles egr ports were cleaned and dealer believed that would fix the problem. However, the problem continued. I have taken the car back on a half dozen occasions and each time am told they can't duplicate the problem. Acura corporate management admits there is a problem with the transmissions and replacement transmissions have also failed. They are not sure why. They insist if there are "no codes" or if dealer cannot readily duplicate there is not a problem. I am unwilling to wait for a complete failure which can result in the transmission locking up at highway speeds and lead to an accident. I began at the end of November documenting the dates, times and speeds at which the transmission malfunctions and can provide this data. It is inconsistent and it is very difficult to duplicate, but that does not mean it is not a problem.

While driving at highway speeds automatic transmission slipped without touching gear shift. Vehicle spinned out, hitting a wall on freeway.

2003 Acura 3. 2 Tl. Consumer states problem with transmission slipping. The consumer stated the transmission has started to slip again for the second time. The consumer stated the vehicle was recalled for transmission problems, but she was never informed about it.