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2003 ACURA TL — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

crash2 injured · 488601 · 2004-08-04

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
TL
Year
2003
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
Miles at failure
20,000
Speed
55 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

ACURA 2003 TL TRANSMISSION DEFECT. FIRST FAILURE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT SPEED OF 70 MPH HAPPENED 6 TIMES . TRANSMISSION REPLACED.SECOND FAILURE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP GOING 55 CAR FOLLOWING BEHIND ME CRASHED INTO ME . SIGNIFIGANT INJURIE'S RESULTED FROM THIS CRASH THAT INVOLVED 3 VEHICLES.*AK I HAVE REPORTED THIS INFO TO "THIS" SITE 3 TIMES AND GO BACK TO FIND MY SUBMISSION AND IT MYSTERIOUSLY DISSAPEARS! HONDA ACURA'S RECENT SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT KEEPS CLAIMING THERE ARE NO CRASHES OR INJURYS' AS A RESULT OF THIS DEFECT . THIS IS FALSE !!!! I KNOW OF ATLEAST 3 OTHER INCIDENCES THAT INVOLVE INJURY'S DUE TO THE SEVERE DEFECT THAT CAUSES THE TRANSMISSION TO LOCK UP WITH OUT WARNING!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10086207
Machine
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