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: 2006
Other Restraint System Info: Seat Belt ( Rear Center Position)
Plant City: Marysville
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Ohio
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: BASE
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2002 TL S TYPE WAS AT A RED LIGHT WHEN MY TRANSMISSION WENT FOR THE SECOND TIME. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGED THE CAR ACTED AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, THE ENGINE REVVED BUT THE CAR DIDN'T GO. I HAD IT TOWED TO THE DEALER AND FILED A CASE WITH THEIR CORPORATE OFFICE. WHEN THE CASE MANAGER REVIEWED IT, HE SAID THAT THEY DIDN'T FEEL AS THOUGH THEY SHOULD HAVE TO PAY. THEY ALSO ASKED ME HOW MUCH I THINK I SHOULD PAY. I TOLD THEM I DIDN'T THINK I SHOULD HAVE TO PAY ANYTHING FOR A FAULTY TRANSMISSION THAT WASN'T EVER MANUFACTURED PROPERLY. KNOWING THAT NO MATTER HOW MANY TIMES IT GOES THAT IT WILL NEVER BE RIGHT, NO MATTER WHO PAYS FOR IT. I PULLED UP MY VIN # TO FIND INFO THAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION WAS EXTENDED BECAUSE OF KNOWN "DEFECTS IN THE MATERIAL OR WORKMANSHIP." THIS IS GOING ON THE THIRD TRANSMISSION. I BOUGHT IT PRECERTIFIED FROM THE DEALER IN 04 AND IN 05 MY TRANSMISSION WENT THE FIRST TIME AND THE SECOND THIS MARCH 11. THEY PROVIDED ME WITH A REFURBISHED ONE. NOW THAT ONE HAS BROKE, WHICH LEADS ME TO CONCLUDE THAT THE DEFECTS IN THE MATERIAL DIDN'T GET ANY BETTER EACH TIME THEY CHANGED IT. I THINK THEY SHOULD REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION FOR LIFE! *TR
2006
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2006 ACURA TL 6 SPD. 36,667 MILES. DEFECTIVE ABS/VSA MODULATOR LEADING TO AIR IN BRAKE LINES, SPONGY BRAKE PEDAL WITH INCONSISTENT UNPREDICTABLE BRAKING ABILITY (DANGEROUS CONDITIONS). *TR