Acura TL owners have reported 15 problems related to transmission slip out of gear (under the power train category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Acura TL based on all problems reported for the TL.
Vehical slips out of gears while driving on the hwy also feels like the car wheels or maybe even the transmission locks up while on the hwy . A very bad jerk , it seems like the gears are locking up for a quick second after the jerk it will proceed on . The jerks. These jerks are starting to damage my suspension and also my gears. . There was asafety recall for the transmissoion gears . I have taken my vhical to Acura of cerrittos and they refused to inspect and notify me of my vehical transmission gears status they said there was a oil line that was added but they cant show me where the work was done. While driving my vehical home from the dealership Acura of cerritos this transmission gears started locking up so bad that the jerks injured me my girlfriend and 3 of our kids and damaged my steering and suspension. Please help.
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The contact owns a 2005 Acura Tl. The contact stated that the vehicle overheated, slipped out of gear, and operated abnormally. Upon inspection, the contact stated that the transmission filter fractured and detached and the debris clogged the transmission. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The contact was informed that it was up to the consumer to change that specific part out, even though it was not listed as a recommended part to replace in the manual. The failure mileage was approximately 188,000.
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The contact owns a 2005 Acura Tl. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle stalled without warning and shifted out of gear without warning. The vehicle was not repaired, but it was diagnosed that the transmission failed. The vehicle was towed. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 120,000.
This model and year has numerous of complaints about the front dashboard cracking at an early stage. Also the valve cover gaskets leaks prematurely. And finally the transmission began slipping out of gear which I had to have it rebuilt. Please address these issues.
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I was pulling off the interstate and came to a red light on a hill right before haywood road. I had to stop because the light was red and when the light turned green I pulled onto haywood road and the car went through 1st gear, 2nd gear and right before it went into 3rd it slipped out of gear and just revved to around 4000 rpm. When the car went into 3rd and started sipping I had a pile of cars that bunched on my behind. I had two guys in a truck scream and yell obscene gestures.
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The contact owns a 2003 Acura Tl 2. 5. The contact stated that while driving 50 mph, the vehicle stalled and the transmission started slipping out of gear. The contact maneuvered to the side of the road and shut the vehicle off. The failure continued upon restart. The vehicle was taken to a local mechanic for a diagnostic test. The test results indicated a defective transmission. The vehicle was then taken to a local dealer for another diagnostic test. The dealer informed the contact that the vehicle had been repaired under NHTSA campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission) previously. The remedy repair did not solve the defective transmission failure. The failure mileage was 143,000.
Tl-the contact owns a 2003 Acura Tl. While driving approximately 35 mph, the transmission began to slip out of gear without warning. The contact pulled over to the side of the road and turned the engine off. The vehicle resumed operation and the failure continued. The contact had driven with caution at an extremely low speed. The contact stated the failure was contributed to the transmission. The vehicle had not been diagnosed or repaired at the time of the complaint. The failure mileage was 71,900.
I was driving my 2003 Acura with my 3 year old child in it when suddenly the transmission went into neutral and few seconds later went back into gear and later started slipping out of gear, mind you my vehicle only has 75,000 miles on it. Many others have had similar problems with the same type of car and with even lesser miles on it.
The contact owns a 2003 Acura 3. 2tl type s. While accelerating on the highway the transmission began to slip out of gear and into neutral. The rpms began to rev and increase; yet, the vehicle did not accelerate. He was able to drive 25 mph to the dealer who stated that the transmission had to be replaced at the owners expense. The current and failure mileages were 100,000.
While driving home from a doctors visit, my 2004 Acura 3. 2tl would not shift into 2nd gear, the engine would rev up but the car would not move, rpm's would just jump up and down like it was stuck in neutral. I shut the car off, turned it back on and it worked fine for another two miles before acting up again. I took the car to harper Acura of knoxville and they suggested I get a power flush of the transmission and that would most likely solve the problem, so I agreed. Later that day I picked up the car, (richard, service manager) said they flushed the system, added some type of gel additive to lock in whatever was lose inside the transmission and that the more I drove it the better it will be. Well I took it home, drove it around and it kept acting up, I didn't think anything of it and kept driving per richards suggestion. Car still slips out of second gear going up hills or at traffic light. I'm having to shut the car off in the middle of traffic and then re-start and drive off, but I'm afraid if I keep driving like this, transmission will completely fail. According to NHTSA there is a recall on the power transmission for this year and model car however according to Acura, it doesn't apply to my VIN number even though the car was manufactured in 2004. Acura corporate office wont explain why my transmission is not recalled,however others are and their from the same year, model and manufacturing plant. Now I have to figure out how take my two year old daughter to school every morning and risk her safety as well as mine in a car with faulty transmission that Acura doesn't want to take any responsibility for. My car only has 83,000 miles on it.
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Hello, my name is gillieume gonsalves with a 2003 Acura Tl. The car was purchased in 3/07 from price Acura in dover delaware. The sales man whose name is bill whistler told me that the car had no problems, the car was inspected for a safety recall dealing with the transmission and should last well through the Acura warranty and the life of the car. After about 6 months worth of driving, I was on the highway and driving about 65 on the highway and lightly stepped on the brakes and noticed the tachometer go well below the normal idle speed and all of a sudden the car jerked and slipped out of 5th gear into 2nd gear causing a sudden deceleration and almost causing a pile up on the freeway. I went to the Acura dealership for them to diagnose the problem and they said it will be noted in the computer and will be covered under the warranty even after it runs out. I complained to Honda America and the dealership that im not concerned about breaking down on the side of the road, I was more afraid that the car will lock up on the highway and me or my family will end up dead in a car crash or roll over, just like some other complaints I have seen on the internet, they both said there was nothing they can do and they cannot honor anything posted on the internet. The problem happened again just after the car came out of warranty and Acura said if I pay $3400 Acura will put a used the transmission that had already failed and rebuilt in the car, I declined. 2 months later the transmission slipped out of 5th gear when I took my foot off the accelerator during rush hour and the police witnessed the sudden downshift and told me to tow it home. The next day I had aamco transmissions look over the car and the mechanic said the car almost put him through the windshield twice and I should leave it or someone is going to get killed. I had to pay $4000 to have a newly rebuilt transmission installed in my car. Which is crazy because Honda is too cheap to replace this defect in my car.
The contact owns a 2002 Acura Tl. The contact stated that the automatic transmission slipped out of third gear into second or fourth gear while driving 45 mph. He had to manually shift the vehicle into the correct gear whenever it shifted into third gear. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who stated that there were no failures. He also stated that after the warranty expired the dealer confirmed that there was a problem with the transmission. The contact was advised that he would be responsible for paying the repair cost. The manufacturer was not notified. The failure mileage was 95,000. Updated 05/12/10 the consumer stated the vehicle only slips in 3rd gear. Updated 05/14/10. Updated 07/08/10 updated 07/09/10.
My transmission failed at approximately 92,000 miles. This seems to be a common event for Acura Tl owners. The car slipped out of gear on the road and I was forced to coast the car off to the side of the road. Luckily, my transmission did not lock up as others have experienced, but the problem with these vehicles is more prevalent than the NHTSA may be aware. Just do a search at any of the various Acura owners' websites and you will see instances of up to 5 replaced transmissions on individual cars.
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The transmission in my Acura 2002 Tl type s has been found defective 2 times. I am currently having a third transmission installed after almost crashing the car. The first time my transmission was replaced it had about 6k miles. It was an intermittent problem where it would slip in and out of gear. I had to carry it to the dealer several times before they kept it for a week before they finally found that the transmission was defective. This was dangerous because when I was at a stop, and hit the gas to accelerate it would jump into gear after a few seconds and sometimes when I was driving it would slip out of gear no matter the speed I was driving. The second time my transmission was replaced the car had 32k miles. This time I lost control of the car as the transmission abruptly dropped into a lower gear and my speed went from 75mph too less than 10 mph. I ran off the road and was lifted out of the seat because of the force from the car slowing down so quickly. This is a major safety issue because I had no control of the car as this happened and if there were a car or truck next to me I would have gotten into a accident because I was forced to swing the car toward middle lane on a 3 lane highway. The dealer has explained the problem to me with these transmissions and if I kids or currently pregnant wife in the car and crashed or perhaps the force from the seatbelt jerking them back into the seat caused physical damage to them will Acura be liable? this car is unsafe and I can and will no longer feel safe driving it. Acura has had my car for over 2 weeks and they have not been keeping in touch with me about my car.
Transmission will start to slip out of gear, starting from 2 to 5th. Contacted dealer, and the dealer was not willing to do anything. *akdealer told consumer to bring vehicle in. After inspection, it was determined the transmission needed replacing. A rebuilt transmission was put into vehicle.
Problem Category | Number of Problems |
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Automatic Transmission problems | |
Power Train problems | |
Transmission Failure problems | |
Transmission Gear Slipping problems | |
Automatic Transmission Torque Converter problems | |
Transmission Not Go Into Gear problems | |
Transmission Slip Out Of Gear problems | |
Noises During Shifting problems | |
Manual Transmission problems | |
Transmission Noise problems |