nist7

See below and I concur.

Also YMMV with the 04-06 5AT cars. Yes the 5AT is ragged on as a "terrible" trans but those who don't have AT issues aren't posting threads and proclaiming how non-issue their AT is every other week. Mine 06 5AT is at 189k miles and shifts very strong with no issues at all. I did do my homework and bought a extensively dealer documented/serviced car from birth 2 years ago.

I am still curious and to this date have not found actual number/data about AT failure rates in 3G TL vs other Honda vs USDM vs euro cars. All we have are internet-based opinions and trends on what is a "bad AT" and what is "better AT." It's a highly biased sample size. I don't know if there are databases out there either some kind of tracking system to see AT failure rates as a % of overall ATs. (dealer networks, repair shop networks, OEM itself?)

Or maybe within Honda's own corporate data they may have some numbers that they keep to themselves as an internal benchmark....which will never see public light of day unfortunately if that's the case. (a few on this very forum tried to get a production # of how many 07/08 TL-S were produced with the 6MT and broken down by colors...trying to find a number for how many 3G Unicorns were out there......07/08 TL-S with the 6MT and in KBP....and Acura corporate responded with that that information was a corporate secret and unable to be furnished....so if this kind of info is not given out then surely we'll never see anything even more sensitive such as AT failure rates)

With that said.....these ATs are likely relatively weaker than others....and given the average consumers' knowledge and care for transmissions (which is woefully little to none to damage.....from mis-using the AT...I know because I was an idiot before I started learning about cars and put 150k miles on a 95 Accord with very little ATF care......) it tends to get more failures than others.

And echoing what others have said already.....no need to dump that much money to get to some magical hp number. You can still have lots of fun with a base platform with visual mods and keeping maintenance/interior up to date. Having fun is not all about HP and straight line acceleration and loud engine/exhausts.

If you're looking for more reliable higher hp/performance chassis....you need to look elsewhere and not a 3G TL....unless you are truly addicted to this car and are willing to dump in massive money (as some have done on this forum) and know that you'll likely never recoup that money back in re-sale OR be as fast as other cars spending the same amount of money.

WDPanda

the 4th gear is very generous on the TL @ 80mph+
Gets to 120mph+ in no time.

JDM96specCTR

the 04-06 and 07-08 base have the same exact engine. only the type s 3.5L has the different bell housing. however there are different electronics between the 04-0 and 07-08 base transmissions

vietxquangstah

iTrader: (7)

The v6 camry he's talking about is the 3.5L which has been in camrys since 2007. That car is 10 years old. Not that much "newer" compared to the 3G TL.

justnspace

iTrader: (1)

WHOOP WHOOP, that's the sound of the police.
I end races once we hit 90mph or if traffic approaches.
aint worth it to me to try to outgun a camry...

plus, you'll be "that guy" who weaves through traffic.

Negativaty

no they're not most people just think that because the 3rd and 4th gear pressure switches are notorious for failing and often won't even trigger a transmission light not replacing these pressure switches are responsible for probably 90% of transmission failures in this vehicle mine has 250000 miles on it and has no issues whatsoever in fact my torque converter failed long before my transmission