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1999, 2003, 2004, acura, automatic, band, converter, honda, kevlar, mdx, ownerlink, problem, recall, saturn, tl, torque, transmission, vue

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Check your owner's link. Here is the "official" recall news.

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EricL on Jul 3, 2004

Jul 23, 2018 05:11 PM
by loliwin

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accord, action, acura, cl, class, extension, honda, lawsuit, settlement, suit, suits, trans, transmission, transmissions, warranty

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Transmission Class Action Settlement Website - Transmission Letter

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NighthawkBlue on Nov 7, 2006

May 12, 2016 10:16 AM
by Tom Blasing

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94,014

120k, 2002, 30, aamco, acura, cl, dealer, downshifts, goodwill, hard, mdx, tl, transmission, type, types

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100K + goodwill Dealer replacement or not.

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NighthawkBlue on Oct 4, 2006

Dec 31, 2013 08:26 PM
by Rob7886

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50,940

03, 2003, 6spd, acura, cl, code, control, durability, engine, flare, kick, mdx, obd2, p725, sensor

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Summary (VERY LONG) of what's wrong with auto tranny

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EricL on May 30, 2003

Dec 31, 2013 12:12 AM
by McMelrose35

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052005, acura, aid, band, cl, fix, fixes, kmusiccom, rdx, survey, tl, trannnnny, trans, transmission, transmissions, trnsmission, type

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Band-aid tranny fix survey/poll -- please add your input

EricL on Jun 2, 2005

Jul 17, 2013 03:19 PM
by Rockals

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14,361

06033, 16740pgka01rb, 2001, 2003, acura, auto, cl, cls, converter, extension, torque, transmission, tsb, type, warranty

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Good news for the auto trannys: Extended 100k Warranty!

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Water-S on Sep 20, 2002

Jan 2, 2013 06:49 PM
by McMelrose35

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77,166

2001, 2nd, 32, accord, acura, cl, fill, gear, honda, pcm, plug, prices, replace, replacement, transmission, type

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Latest updated replacement tranny (the one with the PCM change)

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EricL on Jan 15, 2004

May 10, 2012 09:14 PM
by 4791InitialPrelude

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46,705

19992003, acura, cl, claims, constant, failure, flushing, gearbox, nhtsa, pdf, recall, scott, stop, tl, transmission, yon

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NHTSA Investigation Into Tranny Closed!

EricL on Mar 11, 2003

Aug 27, 2011 10:27 PM
by ariellito

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02027, 2003, acura, bulletiin, claim, cover, documentation, extension, failure, kumho, nhtsa, pe, respond, service, summary, tl, trannt, warranty

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NHTSA case summary (PE 02-081)

EricL on Mar 22, 2003

Dec 24, 2008 12:37 AM
by YeuEmMaiMai

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11,181

accord, b7xa, blown, doctor, dr, evel, evil, honda, inc, rebuilt, tranny, transmission, transmissions, transmisson, transmition

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Dr. Evil Transmission failed, please sticky*

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CleanCL on Jan 3, 2007

Sep 27, 2008 03:00 PM
by poisx7

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05, 2000, accord, acurazine, benefits, comptech, cooler, installation, instructions, mdx, problem, tl, tranny, transmission

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Transmission Problems link center (Polls, cooler, etc)

EricL on Jul 9, 2002

Jul 9, 2002 05:05 AM
by EricL

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Normal Threads

Ohm readings for solenoids & ECM/TCM plug

Nope69Note on Nov 24, 2025

Nov 24, 2025 07:13 AM
by Nope69Note

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accasional, acura, d5, gear, mdx, ocassional, occasional, occastional, slip, slippage, slipping, slips, tranny, transmission, transmition, tsx, worth

Worth getting new tranny for occasional gear slip?

Jaydef03 on May 25, 2004

Oct 24, 2023 04:48 PM
by DBL

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3,523

is the CL worth purchasing in 2020

dragoneatr on Dec 21, 2019

Dec 30, 2019 08:54 PM
by horseshoez

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3,819

action, acura, class, issues, law, lawsuit, mdx, suit, tranny

Possible Class Action Lawsuit for Tranny Problems!!

ssk0771 on Mar 13, 2002

Sep 16, 2019 11:38 PM
by pkCL

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9,107

Oil jet kit - can it potentially harm the transmission?

InspireJ32A on Jul 6, 2019

Jul 8, 2019 12:08 PM
by InspireJ32A

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3,993

190k miles and time for new clutch

cuseC08 on Feb 5, 2016

Dec 17, 2018 09:14 PM
by mhtut83

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3,040

1996, 1998, acura, answer, autozone, fix, forums, hard, image, integra, problems, shift, slipping, solenoid, tl25, transmission

1998 acura tl2.5 transmission solenoid

carlito88 on Feb 22, 2013

Feb 14, 2018 10:31 AM
by Rob_266

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2,686

2000, acura, cl, d5, flashes, flashing, fluid, gear, light, mdx, sensor, shift, temperature, tl, transmission

D5 Flashing...

Diablo2233 on Sep 4, 2005

Jan 13, 2018 07:12 PM
by Eic0826

21

55,825

2001 cl type-s 3.2 auto

Aamir Shabazz on Jul 15, 2017

Jul 20, 2017 04:25 PM
by 01acls

5

3,332

2nd transmission in Acura 3.o has failed will acura replace? I paid for first trans

Carsearch2017 on Jul 15, 2017

Jul 15, 2017 11:52 AM
by horseshoez

2

1,851

Transmission Swap or Fix???;/

idktriple6 on Apr 29, 2017

Jun 4, 2017 12:10 PM
by Karanx7

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3,672

03, acura, check, cl, cost, feels, lose, power, rebuild, rebuilding, rules, sluggish, tl, tranmission, trans, transmission

Sluggish after transmission rebuild

MS225 on Feb 23, 2012

Apr 22, 2017 10:26 PM
by Ron A

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3,989

my 2003 acura cl type s has a grinding sound from the engine

stormy1968 on Mar 28, 2017

Mar 29, 2017 09:07 AM
by thoiboi

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1,835

acura, acurazine, cl, reliable, speed, type

Reliability of 2003 6 MT?

Yannimouz on Jul 16, 2013

Mar 5, 2017 11:05 AM
by Bense

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3,930

How long do rebuilds generally last?

2002_TypeS on Sep 21, 2014

Jan 9, 2017 03:51 PM
by overpar

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2003 Acura CL Type-S questions need answered!!!

FlowLikeH2o on Mar 10, 2014

Dec 9, 2015 10:48 PM
by 01acls

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01, 03, 2012, acura, acuracltypestransmissionproblem, acurazine, check, cl, d5, engin, flashing, forum, issues, problems, swap, tanny, tranny, transmission, type

03 Cl Type S Tranny problems and ideas

jpsnunya on Jan 3, 2012

Nov 2, 2015 02:01 PM
by 01acls

13

25,105

Poor Acura Customer Service

oz32 on Oct 8, 2015

Oct 8, 2015 06:34 PM
by oz32

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transmission question??

kingkord777 on Sep 25, 2014

Sep 26, 2014 11:14 PM
by kingkord777

5

2,463

turbo n a stock transmission?

Type-S7680 on Apr 21, 2014

Apr 21, 2014 11:39 AM
by Type-S7680

3

2,186

Looking for 2001-2003 cl-s 6 spd part out

kuba12 on Feb 27, 2014

Feb 27, 2014 10:32 PM
by kuba12

0

1,629

01 CLS Shift delay from reverse to drive

mpgilroy77 on Jan 3, 2014

Jan 18, 2014 08:51 AM
by YeuEmMaiMai

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2,671

acura, acurazine, cl, oddesey, odessy, odyssey, swap, tl, tranny, transmission

odyssey transmission swap does it really last

JAYROCK on Aug 8, 2013

Dec 14, 2013 07:33 PM
by Protokletos

5

8,459

06 Oddy trans, possible issue?

Broke EF on Aug 5, 2011

Dec 14, 2013 07:31 PM
by Protokletos

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2,698

Odessy swap

al79bu on Jul 3, 2012

Dec 14, 2013 07:30 PM
by Protokletos

9

3,551

New working theory on transmission (and engine mount) failure...throttle anyone?

underst8 on Dec 12, 2013

Dec 14, 2013 07:09 PM
by Protokletos

3

2,427

auto, fit, j32a2, manual, transmission, transmissions

J32a2 auto to manual help!

blackack320 on Sep 2, 2013

Dec 12, 2013 09:26 AM
by underst8

2

6,550

03 Cl type s 6mt power steering leak

nightowl83 on Dec 10, 2013

Dec 10, 2013 05:27 PM
by nightowl83

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Questions about '01 CLS Transmission

NeoKain on Oct 14, 2013

Oct 14, 2013 03:34 PM
by NeoKain

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01, 2001, acura, cl, fail, rebuild, recall, transmission, type, uild

HELP 2001 type S failed transmission, any other options?

BAMF840 on Feb 23, 2012

Aug 21, 2013 01:44 PM
by Hamblaster

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4,444

2003, 20901, 32cl, acura, ashabran, dokk, dudayev, fort, houmpavlis, jason, michal, nikodem, russell, spiro, type, worth, zotz

Could we get a list of YourName, Town, State from people who've had trans replaced?

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JRock on Feb 3, 2003

Jul 18, 2013 12:08 PM
by byRatify

363

43,423

trainmission is wack.

josh cl on Jun 1, 2013

Jun 11, 2013 07:17 AM
by helloha1

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2,099

Urgent!!!! Trans cooler

Smokeywater5 on Apr 16, 2013

May 29, 2013 02:20 PM
by 97BlackAckCL

4

2,668

Tranny Issues -- Related to Known Issue?

s00z3 on Apr 2, 2013

Apr 2, 2013 12:39 PM
by AustinTaper

2

2,518

30, 97, acura, cl, recalls, swap, swaps, tranny

97 CL 3.0 auto tranny swap

Jackson cl on Oct 29, 2012

Feb 24, 2013 11:04 AM
by Retros CL

1

2,668

01, 03, 0607, 07, acura, auto, cl, guys, motor, solution, swap, tl, tranny

Swap 07 TL tranny in 01 3.2 cl

Jamester02 on Jan 18, 2013

Jan 18, 2013 11:15 AM
by Terragotti

1

3,634

Major Slip

MaxGz26 on Jan 13, 2013

Jan 13, 2013 02:39 PM
by MaxGz26

0

1,941

Transmission Oil Flow Direction & Pneumatic Flushing

t-craw on Jan 10, 2013

Jan 10, 2013 04:24 PM
by t-craw

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1,874

Transmission Worries

doskoch10 on Dec 15, 2012

Jan 4, 2013 01:29 AM
by crosswisconson

1

4,087

Name the noise

1Brain on Nov 21, 2012

Nov 21, 2012 08:24 PM
by 1Brain

0

2,083

2003 CL-S 6mt question

jakeb22 on Nov 10, 2012

Nov 10, 2012 04:05 PM
by jakeb22

0

2,208

RWD swap

arizonacl on Feb 9, 2012

Aug 2, 2012 02:23 PM
by jptypeS

6

5,182

Trany Fluid 50/50?

clslooker on Mar 26, 2011

Jul 22, 2012 09:00 AM
by jkr_j32a2

2

2,811

acura, bought, cl, honda, long, new, owner, replacement, tranny, transfer, transferable, transmission, tsx, warnty, warranty

Replacement tranny warranty transferable?

ReverendDanTPF on Oct 13, 2010

Jun 30, 2012 03:19 PM
by YeuEmMaiMai

5

3,659

6mt, acura, acurazine, cl, cls, hard, long, rebuild, rebuilt, reverse, transm, transmission

CL-S 6MT transmission rebuild?

Torqueycivic on Jun 18, 2012

Jun 18, 2012 10:55 PM
by Torqueycivic

0

2,559

acura, boobs, car, cl, exhaust, exhust, idle, manual, sale, shakes, shaking, smoke, smokes, smoking, type

Car Shaking and Smoking from Exhaust

hafez khalili on Feb 18, 2012

May 26, 2012 01:28 AM
by YeuEmMaiMai

4

6,353

2003, 2007, acura, acurazine, cl, cls, fail, failure, model, problems, signs, tl, tranny, transmission, transmissions

Will all CLs experiance transmission failure?

codeblue3194 on Aug 6, 2011

May 26, 2012 01:25 AM
by YeuEmMaiMai

13

7,463

new car blew

bes kaba on May 14, 2012

May 26, 2012 01:23 AM
by YeuEmMaiMai

2

2,172

Thinking about buying a 2001 CL Type S

Skred on Apr 28, 2012

Apr 29, 2012 12:26 AM
by civicdrivr

3

3,109

question

1BadCls on Apr 18, 2012

Apr 19, 2012 06:41 PM
by Dspr_02

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