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i am new to this forum but not new to acuras. i own a 94 acura legend, and looking to update my car wiht 01 CL-S.
here r my questions.
i went to acura to get more info about transmition. service person told me the reason that trany fails is bc of powerful engine that have too much torque and tranny can't handle it. After i asked him that i know many ppl have chage thay tranny , and the new one failed agian , i asked him why is that than new tranny fails again, he didn't have a answer to that , simply told me that car have 100K warrantry and that will keep replace tranny if it fails. so if my tranny fails every 20K thay will replace it. and what if it fails after my warrantry ??? 4K out of my pocket for new one???? .I asked him if thay get a lot cars wiht dead trannys , " about 25 a mouth" so about 1 a Day :silvermad
the CL its a really nice car , but the tranyn problem just keep me little away, and no i see why that only made CL for 3 years.
is there anythign alse i schould know about CL transmition failing .
thanx
here r my questions.
i went to acura to get more info about transmition. service person told me the reason that trany fails is bc of powerful engine that have too much torque and tranny can't handle it. After i asked him that i know many ppl have chage thay tranny , and the new one failed agian , i asked him why is that than new tranny fails again, he didn't have a answer to that , simply told me that car have 100K warrantry and that will keep replace tranny if it fails. so if my tranny fails every 20K thay will replace it. and what if it fails after my warrantry ??? 4K out of my pocket for new one???? .I asked him if thay get a lot cars wiht dead trannys , " about 25 a mouth" so about 1 a Day :silvermad
the CL its a really nice car , but the tranyn problem just keep me little away, and no i see why that only made CL for 3 years.
is there anythign alse i schould know about CL transmition failing .
thanx
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Well if you check out the tranny section... there is tons of info on this..... I would just say scroll over there and do some reading.. cuz it been talked in great depth...
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yea, get the 2003 6 speed manual shifter and have no worries
I came from 2 Legend Coupes before this, easy transition to the CL, not as sharp looking or as rock solid as the Japanese Legends but a great car, great engine, great shifter with lots of standard equipment.
I came from 2 Legend Coupes before this, easy transition to the CL, not as sharp looking or as rock solid as the Japanese Legends but a great car, great engine, great shifter with lots of standard equipment.
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Originally Posted by 123456SPEED
yea, get the 2003 6 speed manual shifter and have no worries
I came from 2 Legend Coupes before this, easy transition to the CL, not as sharp looking or as rock solid as the Japanese Legends but a great car, great engine, great shifter with lots of standard equipment.
I came from 2 Legend Coupes before this, easy transition to the CL, not as sharp looking or as rock solid as the Japanese Legends but a great car, great engine, great shifter with lots of standard equipment.
Furthermore, since the dealer will always replace your tranny up to 100K, you're safe until then. Afterwards, you're on your own - so if the tranny fails, you'll have to fork out the money to replace it.
If you can't afford the 6speed, at least get a low mileage one that will cover you until 100K. Get rid of the car before the 100K mark in order to avoid expensive problems. But be cautious, it may be hard to sell an automatic CL(S) that's approaching the 100K mark for obvious reasons!
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I knew of the tranny problems before I got mine. I had my tranny replaced about 10K ago. I don't regret getting my CL. I have 50K left on my warranty. At the end of that I would worry about whether I want to sell it then. Either way, it's a kick ass car, and I would still recommend it to someone.
And, yeh....if you can get the 6 speed.
Good luck.
And, yeh....if you can get the 6 speed.
Good luck.
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First, learn to type/spell. That was mind numbing. Second, they didn't discontinue the CL because of the tranny problem. The TL has the same problem. Third, the tranny issue has been discussed at length, do a search. What else do you want to know about the "transmition" failing? If it fails, it fails. That's what the warranty is for.
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phipark r you trying to be rude or helpfull ?
yes i did read all that in tranny issues, and still don't get it why acura replace old tranny with same tranny that will fail anyway , it doesn't make sance.
i guess only way to go is 6spd, and that's what i probly do sometime soon
yes i did read all that in tranny issues, and still don't get it why acura replace old tranny with same tranny that will fail anyway , it doesn't make sance.
i guess only way to go is 6spd, and that's what i probly do sometime soon
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Originally Posted by nosferatu2xlc
and still don't get it why acura replace old tranny with same tranny that will fail anyway , it doesn't make sance.
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