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2003 ACURA TL — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash2 injured · 443004 · 2003-11-30

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
TL
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
21,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
2
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 6 MONTH OLD IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL . THE FIRST FAILURE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR MORE AND ALMOST THROWING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE TRANNY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE SND OCCURENCE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC ,TRAVELING AROUND 55 CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE LOCK UP SLAMMED INTO ME, POLICE REPORT AND INJURIE'S SUSTAINED THAT ARE STILL ONGOING. THIS IS A DEFFINATE SAFETY ISSUE ALWAY'S HAS BEEN ,IF A CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ,THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ,THIS IS WORSE THEN AN ENGINE STALLING,THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHT'S ,IT ALL HAPPNES TOO FAST ! WHO DECIDES WHAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE? I'LL TELL YOU THE PEOPLE WHO DIRVE THESE AND HAVE HAD ACCIDENT'S OR NEAR DEATH EXPIERIENCES. *AK

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10048862
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