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Dealer called this afternoon, says clutch is shot my fault and cost is $2997 plus tax! These guys must be trying to make up for not selling any cars.
Local guy who has a very reputable foreign car repair shop wants me to put the transmission in the trunk and he will tow it to his shop and do it for $1200 plus the tow.
I am going to meet with a field manager tomorrow because obviously I told them they were crazy with the 3K figure to do a clutch. Car dealers have a license to steal.Anyone have any advise?
I believe that the poster ‘levinbrook’ was exploring the possibility of some sort of class-action lawsuit, but I do not know what progress s/he has made in such pursuits.
Still a bad deal for me however I am in need of a car and it has already been a week.
So here is my issue.
I wasn't having any issues with my transmission but a friend did so I thought it would be a good idea to take mine in to have the fluid changed. I bought my 2003 TL S type s few years ago. It had 25K miles on it then and now has 69K miles.
I took it in to one of the quick change oil places to have the transmission fluid changed. That evening while driving home it started to slip. Then going to work the next morning it went out completely. The mechanics I ended up at said that the problem why the transmission went out was that this quick change oil place put the wrong fluid in and it burnt out the transmission.
Reading here I see that Acura extended the warranty to 100K. My car is being repaired at a mechanics now and it almost completed - can I still somehow get reimbursed by Acura. Or do you think this is an issue I need to address with this quick change oil place? What is the factory recommendations for changing the transmission fluids?
Help - I'm lost on what to do now. I'm not a car knowledgeable person.
I hope my experienced will help you in some way.
BBt transmission gear selection switch circuit fault
001. Open or short circuit condition
002. Poor electrical connection
003. failed gear selection switch
which i don't know what any of this was so i was hoping someone in this forum understands this and can explain to me what is going on
to me it seems the trans is working fine but it would not show this if it was so i hope someone could help me on this on
BUT. I want to know.
The car was purchased in mid-April 2004. How might that fit as far as the "early" category is concerned? This is a Washington, D.C. suburb dealer and that means they probably move a lot of Acuras.
Is there a way for me to determine this by the VIN? Other?
Thanks.
Hope that helps.
I have an 06 TL and the clutch is starting to slip at 39K miles. Dealer quoted $1700 dollars to repair.
My dealer settled after talking to the regional service people; I paid for the parts only, no labor. Still cost around $1000.
Nowhere is this said explicitly in the warranty book but it is not listed as a covered item so Acura said tough. I fought with Acura since the flywheel is listed as a covered item and it had to be replaced when they replaced the clutch but the furthest I got was as stated, I paid for parts, they paid for labor.
Is the fender listed as a covered item? What if it falls off? Will they say it wasn't specifically mentioned in the warranty? I don't own an Acura but I am looking at the '09 TL so I will asking a lot of questions to be sure.
Love the car. One issue/question, when I am shifting into 3rd, on occasion, it wants to grind a little, almost as if I was not pushing the clutch pedal (which I am).
It seems to be intermittant.
Any thoughts here?
http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=740214
Please let us know how this works out for you.
I may have the same service done if you have good results.
BTW, enlighten me, what is the B24 maintenance?
Thanks.
The transmission died on my way home from having a leaking rear view mirror installed for around $160 at Acura. I mentioned the slippage again. 160k on the vehicle.
I hoped Acura in California would approve a new transmission with the cost split fairly.
After waiting 11 days and documenting all of my complaints, they finally decided today that they would pay approx. $500 of $5,100 for a trans leaving me with a cost of $4600.
The car is only worth around $2500 so their offer was an insult. I did document that since 1990 that I had purchased 2 Acuras and 5 Hondas new and that my 3 brothers and dad purchased a total of 8 Hondas and 1 Acura MDX.
Apparently loyalty means nothing to them.
My brother had a transmission on a 2001 Accord go out and a 2002 Acura MDX also went out.
The transmissions on nearly all Acuras and many Hondas have been known to be an issue for many years. The TL and MDX are junk and everyone should be aware of this.
The dealer, Dave White Acura, also refused to allow me to return the $160 mirror which had been installed a few minutes before the car died.
I have 2 Infiniti G35 cars and they are clearly superior. No wonder Acuras sales have dropped so much lately. Will they stay in business?
Don't buy Acura TLs or MDX. Your transmission will go out.
My previous post details how my 2000 TL transmission went out after I had complained for 5 years in writing.
Acura Customer Service made a laughable offer of $500 towards a $5100.00 transmission replacement. I sold the car to a salvage yard and let the national Acura customer service dept know how dissappointed I was.
A few days later I wrote to them that I would accept the $500 that they offerred to reimbursement me in the form of a check to settle this matter amicably.
An Ingrid in Customer Service called last week and said she would attempt to get the $500 check issued. However, she phoned me today and said her supervisor declined to issue the $500 check thus stiffing me again.
I guess they see a big difference in issuing a $500 check and giving you $500 towards a repair.
I will NEVER buy an Acura again or even a Honda product. I had 8 Acuras/Hondas in 20 years and they were aware of this.
How will they treat you or everyone else if you only purchased one Acura?
No wonder no one buys TLs . Terrible transmissions, terrible customer service and a very ugly vehicle.
..You sound like a chronic whining complainer that no one could ever satisfy......
160, 000 miles and you complain about needing a tyranny?? ...You g=have to be kidding me.....Acura and Honda are better off rid of customers like you..
I had some horrible experiences with a Nissan Murano and have sworn never to buy a Nissan product for the rest of time. I had to replace a transmission (CVT) at 121,000 miles (1000 miles out of warranty @ $6400).
I sold the car after repairs. The car was always maintained properly.
At least Acura offered you something. I got nothing. I actually purchased a 2005 TL recently and totally love the car. I got the 6 spd. manual.
I can say from experience that if you don't change the fluid (and filter if needed) every 12 months you will set yourself up for failure. If you didn't maintain your Acura tranny it won't last. I have a 1999 4Runner (4WD) with 240,000 miles on the original tranny. I change the fluid annually. I know though it will eventually go.
Front wheel drive cars are more prone to transmission failure due to their design and the compact area they sit in (they retain a lot of heat).
Count your blessings on the Acura. You could have owned a crappy newer Nissan Murano.