i was just curious, does anyone have 01-03 cls over 100,000 miles on it.. do you guys recommend to trade/sell your beloved cl's after the 100,000 miles due to tranny problem?

 

I wanna say that the tranny is warrarty is 100k on each tranny. Or at least thats what I assume since there are a few that had them replaced after 100k miles.

 

After 100k, you are only covered by the limited parts warranty, starting when the tranny was installed. 12 month, 12k , or it might be 24/24k? It is just the standard warranty on a repair, parts/labor.

The few after 100k have been 'good will' repairs from the dealers/Acura.

I don't drive a lot of miles, so I'll see how Acura handles other peoples transmission failures after the warranty, what a replacement cost.


I think it will be hard to justify the cost of replacement at 100k. Who would drop $4k-5k in a car worth $12k (or less)?

 

3rd option, sell it before you get to 100k miles or keep it til it dies.

 

Unless you can't afford another car, I see only keeping it past 100k if you need it. Most people these days do not keep cars past 100k miles.

 

i wish i could have made it to 100k or even close to it. my dillema with 61k miles and a dead motor

fix the car and drive it for another year or 40k miles?

or

get rid of the car take a semi big hit on the loss and get a better car?

sidemarker

 

espically the cl-s. I wish the tranny warranty was good for the life of the vehicle then I would probably keep the car.

sidemarker

 

I'm going to keep my 6spd for another 2 years (should have about 55K miles then), and look around to see what's out there that interests me and where I stand on trade in value. If I can get $15K for it, I might make a move to something else. I don't think I'll buy another FWD car tho'.

 

I'll keep this car for another 2 to 3 years before i start looking around for a replacement.

 

Another thing to keep in mind. Acura only certifies cars with under 75K miles, so there are a couple of different mileage milestones to think about.

My 6spd isn't affect by the tranny problems, but if I had an auto, I'd get rid of it before 100K (before the warrantee ran out).

EDIT: By the time I'm ready for another car, the Mustang Cobra and hopefully a AWD acura coupe will be out. I might just say screw it tho' and buy an old mans car like a honda accord sedan or a toyota avalon

 

Say it ain't so!

 

This is my dilemma as well ... I have 87K miles and, if it weren't for the tranny problems, I would definitely keep the car longer. I am now trying to decide what to do as I can't really afford to buy another car right now.

 

goddamn, what kind of tranny life did you guys see on previous cars? on every car ive owned they die around 100k regardless.

 

On your other cars, what did they cost to fix? Where could you get them fixed? It seems like Acura owns the market right now. $$$ Acura Parts & Labor.

My last car (Olds) would of been $1400 for a rebuilt tranny, installed, in a local shop. And it would of lasted over 100k.

I can't see paying 4000-5000 for a transmission that will last 30-50k. Tires should last that long, not transmissions.

 

hey7 Socali what year CL do you have?

Does anyone on this board know if the later model 03s trannis are really fixed??