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2003 ACURA TL — POWER TRAIN

1 injured · 470685 · 2004-01-15

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
TL
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
20,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

MY TRANSMISSION LITERALLY LOCKED UP OVER 6 TIMES WHILE DRIVING AT SPEEDS OVER 65MPH CAUSING MY CAR TO TRY AND COME TO A COMPLETE STOP WHILE DRIVING THIS FAST ..I HAD NO WARNING PRIOR ,THAT ANYTHING WAS WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION . IT LITERALLY WAS ABOUT TO THROW ME THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD ,IT LEFT BALD ARES ON MY TIRES FROM THIS AND THE SERVICE GUY WHO DROVE IT STATED IT ALMOST THREW HIM THROUGH THE WINDSHEILD AND HE WAS ONLY DRIVING 30MPH ...THIS HAS INJURED MY NECK AND ARM ,LEFT ARM AND I AM NOW SCARED TO DEATH OF DRIVING THIS CAR AS THIS WAS SUCH A SCARY EXPIERIENCE ,NEVER KNOWING WHEN IT WAS GOING TO HAPPEN .. I AM INVOLVED IN A FORUM ONLINE FOR OTHER ACURA OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION REPLACED UP TO 4 TIMES.. I WANT OUT OF THIS DEATH TRAP!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10070573
Machine
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