# 2003 ACURA TL — POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
> NHTSA complaint `488601` · 2004-08-04 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 2
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** Yes
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## 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
## 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!
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