| Components - Details | |
|---|---|
| NHTSA Complaint Number: 006078360 | Incident Date: Aug, 15 2006 |
| Consumer's City: SAVANNAH | Consumer's State: GA |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | 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#: 19UUA56813A | Date added to File: May, 23 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Sep, 10 2006 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jun, 11 2002 |
| Was Original Owner: Yes | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: On 8/16/06 while driving my 03 acura 3.2tl at 55 mph i accelerated to app 60 mph to pass a car. my car slammed from 5th gear to 2nd gear resulting in a violent jerk. it was so violent i thought i could have been rammed from behind by another vehicle. no warning lights. app 1 mile later going 45 mph the car violently jerked several more times as it apparently shifted from 4th or 5th gear to 2nd gear or neutral. again quite violent and no warning lights present so i slowed down and continued on toward home. i traveled 2 more miles at 30 mph and experienced almost 12 more jerks before my warning lights started flashing. i then pulled over and sat for a moment. then the warning lights stopped flashing and stayed on. i was only a couple of blocks from home so i waited for a break in traffic and pulled back onto the road. my car did not want to accelerate and continued jerking violently in and out of gears until i reached home. my car had previously (a couple of years earlier-july 2004) had a recall to place a oil spray jet on my transmission. i received no notice from acura about another transmission problem or recall until i had this major problem and took my car in. my husband dealt with the service dept at southern motors acura in savannah, ga. they replaced the transmission at no expense. my husband told the service mgr that he feared what happened could have caused an accident. he was assured that the people having 3 and 4 transmissions replaced was before honda engineers figured out the problem and that i should not have another problem. he was told that they would extend my warranty to 100k miles or 7 years (not in writing). since getting my car back with its "new" transmission, i believe my car has "slipped" out of gear once more but at a much lower speed. i am not confident that this problem has been adequately resolved and am concerned for my safety while driving this vehicle. i feel that acura is covering up an issue that could cost lives. *nm |
