Consumer Complaint Detail

ACURA / TL / 2001

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 003201630 Incident Date: Feb, 10 2003
Consumer's City: NEWTOWN Consumer's State: PA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: TL Model Year: 2001
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#: Date added to File: May, 25 2021
Date Complaint Received: Feb, 14 2003 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 07 2001
Was Original Owner: Yes Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 2001 acura tl transmission failure. without warning, the car died while accelerating from a stop (red-light). i was almost rear-ended by the vehicle behind me. my vehicle is only two years old with 31,000 miles. after the incident, i was able to drive the car very slowly. i went straight to acura dealer, who stated the transmission was defective and needed to be replaced. while no one was injured in this specific incident, the defective acura transmissions have the potential to cause serious injuries.