Jaydef03

the tranny started to slip so it was taken in for a new one. a galant loaner = whack. so, my dad picked it up the dealer 8 days later. and he drove it around with the dealer for a few minutes and it was fine. before he even made it home, the tranny died (lasted about 3 miles). so now the CL is back for another week and a half. and better yet, they gave me a taurus loaner! the shit doesnt even have a cd player!!!

fuckin curry acura! the cl only has like 53k. i think this may b the end to my CL, i have a feeling its gonna keep going back, and im just gonna let the car go

dallison

POS tranny

Jaydef03

i know. how are they gonna put in a brand new tranny and it dies within a few miles???

tranny #3 in the makin now... jesus

plus, how r they gonna give me a galant, then after their fuckup, they give me and even worse car! at least gimme a fucking rsx or tsx

CLpower

the new one was most likely a rebuilt unit

Jaydef03

they said it was brand new

Jaydef03

wud they just lie like that?

pimpscls

arent most of them rebuilt?

Chaptorial

Sorry to hear about the tranny man.

Really sad Acura. Really sad.

Nashua_Night_Hawk

maybe installation error was the cause of the died transmission!. The dealer should have at least did a road test to make sure everything is perfect!.

Jaydef03

they did. it was fine. but then all of a sudden a few more miles and it was fawked. this is the first time i experienced driving a POS, as in the rental car. its fun not giving a shit ab a car. i dont have to be so meticulous as to where i park, eating in teh car, etc...

Jaydef03

"im saying this bc i know a lot of times, ppl put in a 2nd tranny, then all of a sudden they need a 3nd or a 4th tranny! so shud i just accept the occasional gear slip for now and hold on to the original tranny, or take the car in for a second one?"

ha, i said this last week in another post ab my tranny going

lead_sled_dog

Hell, what difference would it make if it were new or rebuilt? They all suffer from the same crappy design ... poor fluid transfer internally and gear packs that are either poorly engineered or maybe not up to the task. The damn trannies get too hot and slowly disenigrate. Obviously, Acura is counting the days til the last '03 is out of warranty and they can write us off.

bigman

John, they prolly did a tranny flush, and changed the solenoids.

Jaydef03

hmmm, maybe. i kinda hope that the tranny keeps getting fucked by them and a lemon law cud be had. and then the cl could finally be gone, and a new car cud be on its way. after dealing with this, it makes me not want the car nemore

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

I felt the same way when my CL was in the shop for the tranny replacement. I wanted to dump it. But once I got it back I realized how much I really like the car. If your 3rd transmission fails I would consult a lemon law lawyer though.

pjonkheer

Do yourself a favor and get a manual.

F900

curious to know what curry acura said after there new tranny did not last even 1hr.

I mean come on these guys could not even design a drink holder in the 01, what makes you think there going to get a tranny right.

I just know if and when a new CL Coupe comes out it will be aleast 1yr before i even think of buying 1, not looking to be Guinea pig on a luxury car that is probably going to be somewhere around 35K+.

Nicky Pass

Thats recoculous!

darrinb

thats sad

i believe scrib had a similair experience

DarkSithCL

iTrader: (1)

Sorry Man :'(

mattg

wow, that sux ass. i'm counting the days until i need #3.

Jaydef03

yea, it really does suck. the first day with the rental however was pretty fun, did a couple of donuts. although im not as crazy as that other kid and his rental (some other thread going on right now)

looks like im really gonna have to push harder on these 06 CL designs so i cud get myself one when my CL is done for. haha

LiQiCE

I'd have to agree here ... chances are the problem has to do with a bad installation. Getting the tranny seal just right isn't easy from what I understand and often times a bad seal is the problem.

In my old '92 Eclispse I had the tranny replaced at around 80k and the test drive went fine, I was able to drive it home, and an hour up to school with no problems... However it had a bad seal and when I drove it 2 days later in school the car had leaked out almost all of its transmission fluid and the car could hardly even shift out of neutral. It had to be towed an hour back home to the transmission shop to have it fixed...

gavriil

These are the stories I read and I just cant make myself keep my car. If the 2005 G35C were out already, I'd buy one tomorrow after selling the CLS to Car Max. Right now my tranny is slipping very rarely. Once ever 30 times 3rd is engaged.

F23A4

sidenote: I'd take a Galant over a Taurus ANY DAY!!!

TypeSKid

I'm on my third now, and I detailed the car yesterday in preparation for getting rid of it.


This is my LAST ACURA/HONDA product EVER.

Jaydef03

no, the taurus BLOWS the galant AWAY. no joke, the taurus drives so smoothly. the steering is a million times better. and the pickup seems ab the same. brakes both suck. taurus tires give up FAST! with better tires and brakes added to a bone dry taurus, id say it could surpasses the galant by far. look wise and quality rise, the galant is better tho. and also its not nearly embarassing driving a galant. lol, this is not worth being discusses. bottom line, i wud rather rock a glant over a taurus when it came to a rental. but the taurus is very smooth and has good steering

EZZ

You gotta get a G! Mine arrived just last week and it has been such a blast driving this thing! FWD blows compared to RWD in So-Cal. BTW, the G has an immensly strong tranny and that is one reason I got it. My Maxima's tranny wasn't the stongtest either.

Black Snowman

Sorry to hear about your tranny man, I have an 01 CLs and had my tranny replaced at Acura by Executive in North Haven. I think they did an excellent job as I haven't had any problems since. I now have 34k on the car. I don't think they gave you a new tranny. Good luck.

zamo

taurus is a POS car. I got one now. Even my 01 altima is a better car. Damn I miss the CL

oh, and sorry to hear about the tranny.