Problems with 2000 Acura TL POWER TRAIN

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura tl. while driving 45 mph, the vehicle decelerated to approximately 20 mph without warning. as of october 12, 2007, the dealer had not inspected the vehicle. the contact stated that there was recall work performed for the automatic transmission in 2004, however, the nhtsa campaign id number was unavailable. she felt that the automatic transmission caused the current failure. the current and failure mileages were 138,000. the consumer stated the vehicle was inspected by the dealer who stated the transmission failed yet again and this is the third transmission for this vehicle. updated 11/1/07 *tr

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura 3.2tl. in 2004, the vehicle was repaired under nhtsa recall number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). the contact stated that the transmission has failed again three years later. acura stated that the replacement transmission was re-manufactured and they would have a case manager review her complaint. the current mileage was 160,000 and the failure mileage was unknown.

I purchased a 2000 acura 3.2 tl in april 2005. a few months ago, i began noticing my car jerking when i would back up. it was also stalling as i began to accelerate. i decided to do research on the car and i found that the transmissions were faulty. i immediately called the acura company and i was instructed to take my car to a local acura dealership and get a diagnostic check. after the diagnostic check was completed, it was called to my attention that the transmission was slipping. acura offered to pay 25% of the cost which would have left a balance of $3000 for me to pay. i declined because i felt like they should pay the entire cost being that it was an error on their part. it was explained to me that my extended warranty had ended on the car that stemmed from a class action suit. i told them i was unaware of the suit and they replied that i should have been notified as the owner. i then called the dealership where i purchased the car. the dealership was unaware of the recall and stated they were never contacted about the recall. i called back and was given the "run around". i contacted consumer affairs. i received a letter from consumer affairs. after consumer affairs contacted acura, i received a letter from consumer affairs stating that my car was not serviced because there was another problem other than the transmission. however, this information is false- i have the diagnostic report stating that my transmission was slipping. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2000 acura tl. the contact stated that while driving 50 mph attempting to accelerate, the vehicle hesitated to accelerate and excessive force was required to depress the pedal. additionally, the contact stated that when pressure was applied to the front driver or passenger side doors, the air bag warning light illuminated. the failure occurred on several occasions. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not notified of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was unknown.

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura tl. the contact received recall notice # 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission) at 65,000 miles. he took his vehicle to the dealer and they performed a revision to the oil cooler and stated that the vehicle was fine. at 105,000 miles, the transmission failed and was replaced by acura. the contact is currently experiencing failure with the vehicle, which he believes to be the transmission. he believes that one transmission is being replaced with another transmission that will fail in a couple of years. the current and failure mileages were 124,000.

Transmission began to slip during normal driving, i then researched this problem on the internet and learned that this was not an isolated incident and i became concerned for my family's safety due to descriptions of other peoples history with this car. i took car to dealer and they determined that a replacement was warranted. pcm unit was also replaced. they replaced transmission with a re-manufactured unit, old part is not available. *tr

Tl*- the contact stated that while driving the 2000 acura 3.2tl with 138000 failure mileage on two separate occasions the vehicle began to jerk, the d5 icon started to flash on the dashboard, and the vehicle was idling at a high rate. the contact had an appointment on 3/19/07 with a mechanic. *ak

I tried to put my car in reverse after starting it one day to no avail. i placed a screw driver in the shift lock position as the owner's manual stated. i called the acura dealership and told them the problem. they didn't have a loaner car available and asked me to come in a day later. on my way to the dealership for my appointment the next day, i had complete brake failure while going 65 miles an hour on a tollway. the next 14 miles i tried to get the car to slow down. i tried to shift to neutral and put the car in accessory, but nothing worked including the emergency brake. in fact the car accelerated without me ever touching the accelerator. finally i exited off the highway and purposely wrecked the car to avoid injury to others at such a high rate of speed. the car was on fire when i finally stopped. luckily i was alive. i broke my foot and popped 2 vertebrae in my neck. *tr

While there was a recall on the transmission of 200-2004 acura tls, it appears that the remedy identified by the manufacturer does not fully resolve the issue, and while the manufacturer graciously extended the warranty to cover up to 100,000 miles, the failures of the transmission as documented widely on the internet generally take place between 100 and 110 thousand miles as was the case with the transmission in my vehicle which failed at 103,000 miles. instituting such a remedy realizing the minimal value to consumers of the remedy is simply unethical. *jb

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura 3.2tl. while driving 65 mph, the transmission failed. the vehicle was taken to the dealer and was repaired in october of 2006. in may of 2007, the transmission failed again. the vehicle was taken to a different dealer who will not provide her with a warranty. the vin and engine size were unknown. the current mileage is 118,000 and failure mileage was 100,000.

Dt*: the contact stated that a noise was heard from under the vehicle while driving various speeds. the vehicle was taken to the dealer who determined that the rear differential bearings had failed and the transmission needed to be replaced.

Acura 3.2 tl 2000 was purchased in 2000; the first transmission went out sometime within that first year. dealer replaced the transmission. the second transmission went out in same manner in 2003; the dealer replaced that transmission. the recall on the transmission was done in 2004; i took my car to dealer in response to recall; the work was done in july or august of that year. recently, was driving my car and it began to exhibit same problems i have had with the transmission each time car became inoperable. the car goes to 2 rpm and then gives a jerk; it will shift and then go to 4 rpm where it gets stuck and will have larger jerk (very unnerving). then the car will not shift at all and moves very slowly. i had a line of cars moving behind me on the last occurrence and i also had to cross some very busy streets. this model is very unsafe and i don't believe it can be repaired as this has happened for the fourth time -- even after the recall and the parts were installed to make it safe. the first occurrence was about seven to ten months after original purchase (january to may, 2001). the second occurrence was september, 2003. now the last occurrence in july, 2006. how many times does a transmission have to be repaired, replaced, recalled before it is safe to operate. *nm

Dt: the contact received nhtsa recall, 04v176000 concerning automatic transmission failure. took vehicle to dealership, and they stated the gears experienced discoloration due to overheating. according to the recall information the transmission should have been replaced. the dealership where she took the vehicle stated it did not have this problem ,and added the revision to the oil cooler return line. the malfunction indicator lamp stayed lit. the vehicle jerked before moving. also, it will not go as soon as it was put in gear. the gear indicator light flickered on and off when this occurred. *ak

I am the owner of a 2000 acura 3.2 tl that was jerking between 2nd and 3rd gears. this past saturday on my way to work on a busy city street while driving 45 miles per hour the car abruptly downshifted and the rpm went past the 8. i was able to coast my vehicle to the side of the road and have roadside assistance to tow it to my local dealer, stevenson acura of wilmington, nc. the dealer did an inspection and advsd me since my car has over 100k, 146k to be exact i am not covered under warranty and my second gear looks good and this is not a part of the recall and i would have to pay to replace the transmission. knowing 5 other people that own the same model car and the same exact occurence has happened i find it hard to believe that this is caused by normal wear and tear, especially since i previously owned a 1998 3.2tl that had over 198k when i traded it in and experienced no transmission problems at all.based on previous complaints on your site it appears this is not an isolated incident and i feel very violated by a company that i have been so loyal to. this is absurd!!!!!

Acura does not whant to replace the transmission that shoud be under warantie because they said tha the car is whith a salvage title and they dont respont to recalls or waranties of those cars.

Two days ago, i began feeling slipping and surging in my transmission. i immediately called and scheduled a service appointment. yesterday, while driving on the highway at approximately 50 - 60 mph, my car unexpectedly downshifted to second gear, causing the car to quickly slow down without cars behind me being alerted by brake lights. there was no accident, as the cars behind me were able to avoid me.

2000 acura tl repairs made to the oil kit.***no answer required***. *mr less than 400 miles after the repair, the kit experienced a failure in one of the connecting hoses that resulted in a loss of all transmission fluid. *sc

Acura tl experienced problems with transmission.*mr at 49,000 the transmission was replaced for free. on feb 25, 2005 the consumer took vehicle for a transmission recall, however he was told the part that failed on his car was not included in the recall. *jb

Consumer received recall 04v176000 concerning automatic transmission. mechanic performed the work, but a week later the problem recurred and had not been resolved. consumer was driving 55 mph when the check engine light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. a loud clanking noise was heard coming from the front. consumer had the vehicle towed to the dealer, and mechanic determined that transmission needed to be replaced. service manager bryant bomb. *ak

Nhtsa recall 04v176000. acura issued an automatic transmission recall. this vehicle was not included in the recall due to vin although it experienced the same problem as those vehicles that were recalled. *ak

The consumer was having problems with the transmission. the owner contacted the manufacturer and was told that due to the fact that the transmission has more than 100,000 miles it was not eligible for the recall that was initiated by the manufacturer. provide further details. *jb

Received recall 04v076000 transmission failures: while driving transmission exploded nearly crashed. also blew up catastrophically again. *bf the consumers wife nearly crashed when the transmission in her vehicle exploded and she tried to avoid getting hit or crashing into something. prior to the recall, the consumer spent over 2700 to have the transmission rebuilt. the consumer took the vehicle to the dealer and they installed an oil jet kit, consequently 500 miles later the transmission failed again. *jb

Transmission recall offer to repair vehicle by dealership was declined. problem pre-existed and kit was installed to remedy problem in october 2004. problem still existed after installation..

I recently bought a 2000 acura 3.2 tl with a 5-speed automatic transmission with 87,000 miles on it. my transmission had a big pause when shifting from reverse to drive, hard, inconsistent shifting, and it would not shift correctly when going between 2nd and 3rd gear (around 25 mph). when this happened between 2nd and 3rd gears, the car would jerk severly and would only stop if i either braked or pressed on the gas. in heavy traffic 2 weeks ago, my car stalled and the car behind me almost rear-ended my car, however, my car started up again and i brought it into walker acura in metarie, la. they confirmed that my transmission was failing (only 4 months after i had bought the car and with 92,000 miles on it) and that it would be replaced under warranty along with an "axle stuck in the transmission". they have fixed the problem, however, my new transmission has been in my car for about a week now (only 500 miles on it, it's only warrantied for 12,000) and it is already showing signs of failing - pause when shifting from reverse to drive, and the transmission also downshifts into a lower gear (even if it doesn't need to) as soon as i take my foot off of the gas pedal. my new transmission has also made my car alot slower than it was when i first bought it. i am afraid to drive my car, i don't feel safe in it because of my previous transmission malfunction and my beginning problems with my brand-new one. i would have not bought this car if i would have known about the transmission problems, and i would have not known about them if it weren't for an online forum for tl owners. acura did not send me any type of notification about their transmission inspection before my transmission failed. if acura doesn't do something drastic about this problem soon, fatalities may occur, and regardless, i'm never buying another acura or honda again. i thought i was buying a safe, dependable car, but it looks like that is the farthest thing from what i ended up with. *ak

When the consumer started the vehicle and shifted from park to reverse a loud knocking noise was heard from the front of the vehicle. the consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer for inspection. the consumer informed the mechanic that this vehicle was on recall. the mechanic told the consumer the vehicle was not apart of the recall. please fill in additional information. *jb

While driving abs, and the ovedrive light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. consumer drove the vehicle to the dealer, and mechanic determined that the solenoid sensor needed to be replaced. *ak passenger side rear fender and mudd flap damaged. tread hit the 5th wheel of the trailor. the vehicle started bucking and fish tailing as tread separated from the tire in one peice. the tire did not go flat. both vehicles had to be repaired *tc

I'm an owner of a 2000 acura tl3.2, and for the first time in over a decade of being a true loyal customer of acura/honda, i don't feel safe driving an acura made vehicle due to the defective tranmission. my 2 previous acuras were great, both had in excess of 200k before i traded them in and had no problem with the tranmission whatsoever. because of company's first failed attempt at making a 5 speed tiptronic tranmission it doesn't mean that the company should act irresponsible and endanger its customers' lives in the process. without prior warning, the tranmission in my vehicle got locked up for a good 2 to 3 seconds several times while i was driving. it felt like i hit the brake really hard when it went into lockup, and i was almost hit from behind several times. in addition, had it been raining and the surface was slippery, i would have hydroplaned and crashed my car. and yet after explaining the situations to an agent at an acura dealership, and bear in mind that there have been a recall issued in addition to the extended warranty, he still replied that my tranny is not covered by either one. basically, the recall effort was just a publicity stunt that the company orchestrated in hope of keeping the corporate image. this is really sad because they will loose a lot of loyal customers for good.*ak

Tl*the contact owns a 2000 acura 3.2tl. the contact took the vehicle to the dealer according to nhtsa campaign id number 04v176000 (power train:automatic transmission). a technician installed an oil jet kit because none of the gears sustained discoloration. four years later, the contact experienced difficulty when shifting into reverse. while driving 10 mph, the vehicle began jerking abnormally and the engine warning indicator illuminated on the instrument control panel. the dealer stated that they would not assume responsibility for the failure because his vehicle was previously repaired according to the recall. the dealer also stated that the transmission needed to be replaced. the contact is in the process of having the vehicle repaired. the failure and current mileages were 120,000.

I have a 2000 acura tl. while driving on the delway memorial bridge doing about 70 mph i noticed smoke in my rear view mirror, then the car started reving and not going anywhere. i pulled over and noticed tranmission fluid at the side of the car behind the car and underneath the car. i took the car to a gas station only to find out that its a possibility that the torque converter in the transmission must have overheated and exploded because the guy could not find a leak nowhere. when he opened the bolt on the transmission it smelled like something burning and smoke came out. i can recall about 6 months ago i took it into the dealership to have them check out the car because of the drive five light, the hard jerk from park to reverse and the thump from reverse to drive, the engine light was also on. all they did was replace some sensor. now i brought it back to them and they told me that i have an internal transmission failure. when i bought the car it had 80k miles on it, this was last may. when i took it to acura it had 95k now it has 139k on it and it constantly jumps, jerks, rev's and stalls on a regular basis especially when it gets hot. *ak

My 2000 acura tl had a recall on the transmission so i took it in to be replaced. it had been two months and the car is back at the dealership in the shop for the same problem. the transmission eratically shifts and it is dangerous for me to drive this vehicle because of this ongoing problem.*ak

2000 acura tl 3.2 with 3 transmission replacements since purchase. acura has admitted they do not understand wy the failures continue and that is why the have extended the warantee to 100,000 miles. problems still exist due to them replacing transmissions every 30,000 miles or so. now, at 119,000 miles, transmission problems are resurfacing again. may other honda made products such as odyssey, mdx, have already been recalled for same problems. these vehicles use the same transmissions as the tl's in question. *ak

Transmission "slips" into gear at all speeds since 6/26/04 in the evening. *ak

The transmission needs replacement on my 2000 acura tl at 93000 miles. fortunately, acura extended the warranty to 100000 miles, but from what i've read, the replacement transmissions are no better and the transmission can go out at any time, causing the car to be completely unsafe. honda has issued a recall on other models using the same transmission, but not the tl. i think this is gross negligence and is putting the public in danger.*ak

I was driving around 70 mph on the highway in my 2000 acura 3.2tl when the car suddenly down shifted from 5th gear to 2nd. it sent passengers and cargo flying forward and i almost lost control of the vehicle. i regained control of the car and coasted to the shoulder of the road. i found a trail of transmission fluid behind and under the car. after that, the car would not go over2500 rpms and the check engine and tcs lights lit up. up until this point of failure, there were no warning signs.*ak

I purchased this vehicle as new in april 2000. in november 2001, the transmission failed, and i was thrown forward at a high rate of speed as though rear-ended. the transmission was replaced with a rebuilt transmission at the dealer in temecula, california, and covered under recall or warranty (i think it was warranty, and that the recall was made after the fact.) well, now it has been a little over 2 years, and the same thing has happened again. while traveling on an interstate, my transmission failed, throwing me forward, and rapidly decelerating the vehicle. i was quite fortunate to have not been rear-ended! my neck and back hurt, and my dealer has charged me nearly $6000 for the repairs. a failure of this sort must be investigated before people are injured or killed. *la

Transmission in 2000 3.2 tl is very dangerous. going 65 mph and dropped to 2nd gear and transmission is gone. it seems there is a ton of people out there with this problem. car is not under warraty and they wont sell the parts to fix it b/c they can't make enough for acura to replace eveyone elses. they now want $6000 to fix. they can't make enough parts to supply for themselves? seems like a bunch of problems. please recall transmission on 2000 acura tl before people get hurt.

My 2000 acura tl is on it's 3rd transmission. the last one started slipping, then downshifted while i was on the freeway and i almost lost control of the car. *jb

'00 acura tl, car transmission failure.

The consumer had trouble accelerating the vehicle. the rpm's revved up. *jb

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. *la

While driving the vehicle's transmission failed. *nm the vehicle was on the highway when the incident occurred. the vehicle felt like it was thrown violently forward and caused the rear of the vehicle to rise. *sc

Faulty transmission on my 2000 acura 3.2 tl. grinding sound. car surges when stopped. stalls out when stopped. makes vibrating noise upon acceleration. down shifts by itself. sounds like their is a broken part moving around inside the transmission. *la

Acura tl transmission failed, new one was installed, recall issued sept 04, "fixed" transmission claims to be fine but on occasion violently downshifts, accompanied by warping brakes that acura has issued a service bulletin for, it is a serious problem. *jb

The pcm control module malfunctioned, causing transmission to down shift at random times . shifts while pressing the accelerator, and without warning the steering wheel locked up. *ak

While driving on city streets, the traffic in front of the consumer came to a stop, when the consumer applied the brakes the vehicle did not shift to a lower gear and the vehicle finally fish tailed to a stop. *ak *jb

The transmission in my 2000 acura tl is potentially affected. i would hate to have my transmission lock up the front wheels while traveling 70 mph on the interstate. *jb

Nar 1/29/2003. the consumer was concerned about irregular shifting behavior that other drivers have been experiencing. the consumer also owns the same type of vehicle. *jb

There are many other customers who had similar failures on this vehicle. manufacturer should issue a recall! dt

Traveling at 60 mph when automatic transmission "slipped" out of gear and automobile decelerated rapidly to approximately 30 mph causing vehicle's rpm to go over redline. mr

Between 20 and 40 miles per hour the transmission started to slip at about 40,000 miles. i took it into the dealer and they could not duplicate the problem on call. they told me to replace the transmission fluid. this seemed to make the problem better for a while. finally it got worse and worse. at 69,000 miles i took the car into a different dealer. they will replace the transmission with a re-manufactured one from acura.*ak