My Acura has 163,500 and needs a new transmission -- this is the second time this car has had this problem. The first time I was under warrenty (27000 miles) and it was at no cost to me. This time the dealer has told me they would only cover 50% of the cost.
The upsetting part on this is I noticed the car's transmission was slipping and I bought it to the dealer before any engine lights were on. They checked it out and said nothing was wrong -- I then drove the car home and I almost got into an accident because the transmission failed.
I needed to get towed back to the dealer. They told me that because the engine light is on they could perform a test to see what the problem was. Surprise, surprise, they told me the tranmission was bad and I would need a new one. I was very upset because I feel like they should have figured out the problem and fixed it when I bought the car in, and not let me drive out with a car that was unsafe.
I'm going to write a letter to Acura Corp and also to the newspaper. Acura should cover 100% of this cost!!!!
I own a 2003 TL2 S also. My car had less than 20,000 miles on it when the transmission went. Mine, fortunately, was under warranty and was fixed at no charge to me. I was almost in an accident, but managed to pull off to the side of the highway.
When the police responded, along with my tow truck, the police actually caused an accident because he had passed me and had to back up (instead of getting off at nearest exit and coming back again). There was 1 truck and 3 cars involved in the accident. Fortunately, no one was hurt.
Acura should be responsible for any future repairs to the transmissions of these faulty vehicles. My car is ALWAYS serviced at the Acura dealership. I bought this car with the understanding that they had corrected all these transmission problems.
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