blue01tl

Does anyone know if it's safe to drive with Check Engine light on? It happen yesterday after I got off freeway my check Engine light TCS light are on and D5 is flashing after that check engine light won't go off. After that it skips second gear first gear go up to 5k rpm and a real hard jerk than go to 3rd gear. I call the dealer today they told if it's regarding the tranny than it's safe to drive. Does anyone know?

indoMFP

D5 flashing means the worst has come.... your tranny is shot my friend. call the dealer and make the appointment to get that shit replaced.... Sorry to hear about it, but it is true and you need to check in on the failed tranny thread....

blue01tl

I did but and I know the tranny causing those light to go on but I don't know if it's safe to drive to the dealer.

ou sig

ya it is safe, just be easy on it...and get ready for a loner ride.

blue01tl

thanks cuz I need to drive about 50miles from home to the dealer where I bought my car. the dealer close by won't even give me a loaner cuz I didn't buy my car from them. Suck

indoMFP

Why don't you just call the dealer and have them tow the vehicle??? They should do that, right???

blue01tl

I am not sure if they are willing to do that if it's safe to drive than I'll drive there

indoMFP

yeah, might as well the trany is fucked anyway, so what is a few more miles, right?? Good luck.... see what kind of tranny they give you, a refurbished one or a redesigned one.... try for the latter...

blue01tl

have not done lots of research on this yet. so you mean there are 2 kinds of trannies either refurbished or redesigned?

blue01tl

I just afraid the tranny going to get lock up on freeway that's all

asloudasitgets

what dealer are you going to? also what year is your tl?

blue01tl

I live in SF and Serramonte is the closet one but they won't give me a loaner so I have to go all the way to Pleasanton

blue01tl

oh sorry mine tl is 01

goldendragon576

most dealers won't give you a loaner for a week, they should just give you a rental car and they pick up the tab, if not, you should demand it.
Welcome to the club of busted tranny's!

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

OK, if you have to drive on the highway for 50 miles to get to the dealership, then definitely don't risk it and call the dealership. If they won't do it, then call Acura Roadside Assistance. They will tow it to the dealership. The dealership should do it, though, since the bill would go to the same place, anyway (Acura corporate).


Also, there aren't two kinds of transmissions.. All replacement transmissions are refurbished units, and they supposedly have the "fix". But even those fail, so it sucks ass.

Good luck, and please don't drive it on the highway. If the dealership or Roadside Assistance give you shit for it, then tell 'em to suck a dick, because I, or anybody else here, certainly don't want to hear of another member spinning out and losing control on the highway because the transmission locked up.

blue01tl

they won't give you a loaner and ask you to pay for your rental what the hell? I thought I bought an Acura not a cheap ass Daewoo or Hyundai

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

Man, why do you have to talk shit about only Korean cars? :P

blue01tl

sorry don't mean to

drewJ32A2

my car did that d5 light shit a few weeks ago but i knew the tranny was screwed before it came on.

blue01tl

so did they replace any new tranny for you?

crazym0nkey

I just went to the serramonte dealer like 3 weeks ago and while i was there for a 15k mile service.... i saw some old guy getting a loaner from them... so i think they are just bull shitting you

on the other hand......while i was there.....they offered to give me a ride to whereever i needed to go...... but if you need a car for more than one day i guess you can try to demand a loaner

NJ Aegean 03

You do NOT want this to happen, it happened to mine when I was on the freeway doin 80mph in the fast lane. I called Acura Roadside Assistance and they came and towed the car, then again, I had no other way to drive it because it wouldn't move

yield2s

and plus if it's already slipping you probably wont get anouther 10 miles before it will act like its in nuetral. Oh ya im on my 5th one so i know. and also Acura roadside is NOT ext along w/ the tranny warr. extention. so if you have over 50k mile you have no Acura Roadside, however they probably will tow it under "good faith" once.

blue01tl

yeah mine is 60k already so the warranty is expired

mikelee223

The tranny I believe has 70k warranty on it.

mikelee223

Sorry, tranny are covers 7yrs/100k even the '99s

Pure Adrenaline

iTrader: (2)

Yeah, but that extended warranty does not cover towing. But the dealership most likely will.

yield2s

jez some people read as well as i spell.

vinovelo

Sorry to hear.

I am in Fremont with an 01 Black TL. 40k. No transmission problems (yet).

Were there any other symptoms before the lights came on?
Will the car even upshift into 5th anymore?

Check out Acura of Concord. They may be closer than Pleasanton for you.

/Steve

indoMFP

Pure Adrenaline, I read here before that someone said that the dealer gave them a redesigned tranny and that whenever our tranny blows that we should demand the redesigned tranny and not the refurbished one. The redesigned trannies are the brand new trannes with the flaw corrected, whereas the refurbished tranny is an old tranny with the glitch corrected... I am just utilizing his statement, I assumed that was in fact true, if not, then i apologize for misinforming you, blue01tl...

http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showt...esigned+tranny
http://www.acura-tl.com/forums/showt...esigned+tranny

blue01tl

oh before the light came on my car has symtoms already. it slipped on second and third gear when the engine is warm ei. after 20 mins of driving. oh and also my reverse slipped too.

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oh before the light came on my car has symtoms already. it slipped on second and third gear when the engine is warm ei. after 20 mins of driving. oh and also my reverse slipped too.

blue01tl

I brought in my car last week and the custumer rep. ask me leave the car there and gave me a loaner. been a week now she called me and said they replaced the tranny and tested the tranny is defected and so they have to order me another one. It should be ready in another week.

Chet03TL-S

Pleasanton gave me a TL-P loaner for 3 weeks cuz my parts were on back order when I brought it in. It was the vapor recovery system not the tranny. Thats why I normally take my car to them. Loaners are normally easy to get and they don't care if I have it for a few days if my car ain't ready.

shawn744

weren't they extended to 100k???

scottosan

towing is covered if the malfunction was a covered part. If it was a timing belt, towing wouldn't covered.

scottosan

Why did you wait to bring it to the dealer if you already noticed problems? Also, did you already have the oil jet installed before this happened?

PDX3.2TL

if you have a 00 to 03 TL i believe that the tranny is warrantied to 100k. You may want to log onto acura.com and enter your vin to see if you have the "extended" coverage... 00TL here and covered for 100K. I just changed my tranny fluid and installed a tranny cooler. I SAW SMALL SILVER FLAKES IN THE FLUID!?! Okay you guys, all together now, is this a problem or not a big deal at all... feedback?

BlackShadow

For the last time people, the 99 TL tranny is ALSO covered for 7 yrs/100K miles.

blue01tl

no I didn't have the jet oil install, I didn't know anything about the recall until my car had problem I call acura 800 number they said they sent out the recall notice but I didn't have it they asked my for my vin number I told all my info they said they don't have my info. I don't know what did my dealer do when I bought my car.