GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: ACURA
Manufacturer: HONDA OF AMERICA MFG., INC.
Manufacturer Id: 988
Model: TL
Model Year: 2003
Plant City: Marysville
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: 3.2
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
PURCHASED 2002 ACURA BRAND NEW. DURING AN ACCIDENT, THE DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING CRASH. THE PASSENGER AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHEN NO ONE WAS IN THE PASSENGER SEAT DURING CRASH. ACURA 3.2 TL WAS FEATURED TO BE A SAFE VEHICLE IN ADVERTISEMENTS. IT HAD FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS. ACURA IS COMBINING TARGET MARKETS FOR APPROACH TO SAFETY, BEST VALUE FOR HIGH END CAR, UPPER-END DEMOGRAPHICS. FOR A PRICE OF OVER $28,000, VEHICLE SHOULD BE BE FLAWLESS. LET THE BUYER BEWARE. CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL. *AK
2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I ALREADY FILED A CLAIM, BUT HAVE FURTHER INFORMATION. MY HUSBAND AND I OWN A 2003 ACURA 3.2TL THERE IS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSIONS OF THESE CARS (BOTH IN AGE AND MAKE AND MODEL), BUT OUR VIN # IS NOT IN THE LOT OF VIN'S UNDER THE RECALL. THREE DAYS AFTER I FILED THE COMPLAINT WITH YOU THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED WHILE MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING 40 MPH. LUCKILY HE AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT. HE STOPPED DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND HAD IT TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP. WE HAD THEM REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. THEIR ORIGINAL BID WAS FOR $4,600. WE HAD BIDS FROM TRANSMISSION SHOPS TO DO THE JOB FOR $2,000. THE DEALERSHIP NEGOTIATED AND DID THE WORK FOR $2,000. I SPOKE WITH ROBERT FROM THE NHTSA AND HE SAID THAT THE RECALL WAS FOR TRANSMISSIONS SEIZING WHEN THE VEHICLES WERE BEING OPERATED. I FEEL THAT IT IS IMPORTANT TO ADD THIS INFORMATION TO MY ORIGINAL COMPLAINT. *TR