Transmission Not Go Into Gear problems of the 2003 Acura TL

The contact owns a 2003 Acura Tl. When the contact placed the gear selector from reverse to the drive position, the vehicle would not shift into gear. The vehicle hesitated and then finally went into gear. The vehicle was sluggish and rough as if it were shifting into the neutral gear. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic where it could not be diagnosed. The failure recurred. The vehicle was taken to a dealer, but the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

The car started shuttering or bucking as I take off and the car shifts into another gear. I have had the car serviced previously for a transmission recall. When I took the car to the dealership they said there was a known defect with the transmission. Acura needs to step up and fix this problem before someone gets hurt.

While on freeway in the morning, the vehicle was slowed down with the traffic. When traffic moved, the car failed to shift into 3 gear. It was stuck in 2nd gear. I was able to pull the vehicle to safety and upon putting it in park then back into drive, it still failed to move past 2nd gear. Switch to 4th setting and then vehicle did shift from 2nd to 3rd but will sudden jerk reaction only. For moment the car did a quick jolt and I had to take quick action to make sure I did not lose control of the vehicle on freeway. Contacted the dealership and there is recall with similar issue of failure to 2nd gear for my car and the VIN is part of the recall by manufacturer. Car was provided to dealership and pictures of the 2nd gear were sent to Acura which denied the recall repair of the transmission as the second gear did not show sign of heat wear even though it had failed. The dealer offered a 40% goodwill for total transmission replacement repair charges of 2750. I would like to note that Acura has failed to respond correctly to existing recall and limited the recall repairs only if the damage shows some heat wear and not just damage to second gear. As vehicle has been kept in perfect condition, I do not see how the vehicle with recall for 2nd and 3rd gear can have transmission failure which will not be covered by the vehicle manufacturer for a vehicle with only 69k miles, when there are so many of us showing this exact same failure and Honda is acknowledge of bad transmission problem by issuing a recall and has been patching the problem instead of fixing it.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura Tl. While driving 65 mph, the transmission locked which caused both front wheels to lock and the vehicle to skid. The contact maintained control of the vehicle and continued to drive until it reset itself. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer where the contact was informed that the transmission needed to be replaced. The contact called the manufacturer who offered no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 106,000. Updated 02/10/11 the consumer stated a tear down of the transmission revealed premature failure of the 3rd gear clutch pack. The failure appeared to be excessive heat from lack of lubrication similar to the 2nd gear breakage problem. The debris from the failed clutch pack was found clogging the filter and valve body which caused erratic unintended down shifting and possibly multiple gear engagement. Updated 04. 22. 11.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura Tl. While driving approximately 60 mph in rainy weather conditions, the transmission shifted into another gear without warning. The failure caused sudden deceleration. The contact is in the process of taking the vehicle to the dealer to determine the cause of the failure. The failure and current mileages were 52,320.

During my drive to work the other morning my car sudden jerked back and forth on the freeway. It was very sudden and it was very scary, I had not control over the vehicle. The tires were screeching during the jerks and I was afraid I was going to crash. A check engine light came on as well as a vsc light and my shifter like d5 was blinking. I made it to work and called my boyfriend to come look at the vehicle. He drove it around the block and noticed nothing wrong, better safe than sorry we switched cars. On his drive home he felt the same thing I did, very sudden jerk and uncontrollable car on the freeway. He mentioned it was like the transmission locking up and then the traction control grabbing. The car would not shift gears. He immediately drove it straight to Acura and found somebody to look at it. The dealership said that it was a common problem with these cars and its a ticking time bomb and there was a recall and extended warranty issued out by Acura, the dealership also said that the VIN number of my vehicle was out of the range of the warranty. They are offering to cover 60% of the cost for the transmission replacement and I pay 40%. I do not think its fair because while I was there, there was another vehicle exactly like mines and I curiously asked what that car was getting fixed and they told me the exact same problem but that car is being covered completely. This is unfair and not right that just because of the VIN being out of range I am out of luck. This is a common problem and Acura should take of all not just some.

My car begin to idle to 5 rpm and not change gears while driving. Pulled over and contacted local mechanic. I was instructed to bring car into Honda dealership in lake city, FL. The result was need a transmission flush and had it done. After test driving, the car continued to perform poorly. At this point I consider the car should go to the Acura dealership. My car was towed to gatorland Acura of gainesville, FL. After diagnostics completed a transmission was needed. A vehicle odometer reading at 80533, should not require a new transmission was my first response. I gave them no answer at this time as to what to do because I am thinking this is absurd. After two days of seeking advice and research,I found a recall was submitted for transmission issue. Upon contacting the dealer, I was given the price for repairs. Regardless of informing and debating this should not be a cost for consumer. The service department staff and manager was not very helpful nor professional. This should have been completely covered by warranty/highway safety recall. I wrote a letter to Honda headquarters and contacted the department by phone. Almost two weeks later, gatorland Acura offered to replace the transmission and I would be responsible for the labor. I was not pleased with the outcome but needed transportation because there was none offered to me. To this day, I have not returned there to pay for maintenance because of the trustworthiness of gatorland Acura or Honda headquarters. The recall issue was posted around February 2008 and my car was in for the exact issue may 2008. Continuously unhappy consumer.

The contact owns a 2003 Acura Tl. While driving 60 mph, the "check engine" and "tcs" warning lights illuminated. The transmission slammed into gear and caused the vehicle to jerk for approximately 30 seconds. The vehicle stopped in the middle of the road and was towed to the dealer. The dealer stated that the transmission failed due to gear breakage. The transmission was replaced in the summer of 2004 as part of a recall. No campaign id number was found for the recall. The current and failure mileages were 95,000. Updated 04/03/08. The consumer stated the replacement transmission exhibited the problems.

The automatic transmission in my car, a 2003 Acura Tl, started "jerking" and acting very strange. I almost got in an accident on the highway when it suddenly jerked into another gear. I have owned the car 1 1/2 months and was told that my VIN # was not one of the group of VIN 3's whose transmissions were recalled and had extended warranties placed on them. I called Acura who "brushed" me "off," and I will have to spend $3000-$4000 to replace the transmission and then I will trade it in for another car because I feel my life is at risk in this car; however, I don't want anyone else to buy it, because I think there life will be at risk. I have read a ton of complaints on the '01-'03 Acura Tl's transmission problems and there were recalls and extended warranties; and here mine is dangerously breaking apart, and Acura is telling me "too bad" because I bought it used so it's probably the fault of the person who owned it before me. I have never felt this problem in any other car I've ever owned, and it was so bad, I had it towed to the dealership. It is a very dangerous problem, and Acura should pay for the replacement of the transmission on my car.