Consumer Complaint Detail

ACURA / TL / 2003

Recalls
0 Injured
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0 Death
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No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003007334 Incident Date: Feb, 28 2003
Consumer's City: SAN DIEGO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: TL Model Year: 2003
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 19UUA56893A Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jan, 05 2005 Complaint Type: LETR
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 31 2002
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: No
Number of Cylinders: 0 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Within 1 week of taking delivery of the vehicle, the transmission started showing signs of a problem. *nm 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. *tc *jb