SeCsTaC

Just curious because my moms 01 TL's warranty just ran out, and now I'm really worried...

aw1

i believe honda/acura upgraded the tranny warranty for another 3 years

alleyesonmeee

Some people haven't had a problem at all, some people have. Your mom might be lucky. Are you talking about the 100K warranty on the tranny? As far as I know, the tranny is only covered for 7 years or 100K miles, whichever comes first. The tranny, if it does get replaced has an Acura replaced parts warranty of 12K miles from the time it was replaced.

BiggyMcWang

Not all TL's out there have a bad tranny. Mines still going strong at 48K miles. Had it checked recently and found no problems.

fsttyms1

they cant and dont check for the other problem (there are 2 of them)

the longest i know of is over 150k miles on the original before it died.
my first made it to like 75k. the other 2 made it like 40k
you do know the trtanny has a 7 year 100k warranty, or is she past the mileage?

BiggyMcWang

OH naw... I didn't have dealer check it. I had my uncle do it after my car had a close call accident... the surburban lady only hit the skin leaving no structural damage. We just got curious and decided to see for ourselves.

fsttyms1

how did you check it? with out taking it out and opening the case there is nothing to inspect??

em17henry

I too passed the warranty mark, so be worried about it, but plan ahead. I got a tranny cooler installed and I try not to put too much stress on the tranny. So far I"m considering a rebuild on the next failure, hopefully it will be less than 5k or else I'll go with the CL-S manual engine/tranny swap.

BIG_KOUT

mine still feels rock solid. smooth shifts like brand new... and I just got 26mpg out of a tank of gas. This is a good car

sc354

just wait buddy...mine was like that until 50k km and then the tranny problem struck. Now I get very rough upshifts from 1-2 and 2-3, and occasionally the tranny won't catch right away. I still like the car, but am pissed that honda won't fix the problem permanently.

samkws

i believe most of the TL's tranny would live for very long

Acura sold a lot of TL and most of them are not driving aggressive at all, if every tranny blows then they are in deep shit

the defective rate should be about 2-3% at most

samkws

you hit 6000rpm in every gear and nobody can help

giovanni

i have a 99 with 194k.......original tranny.....so far so good.....No complaints

hemants

Over 80% of trannies have no problem.

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

Different transmission.

aaronnn

99's dont have the same problem. all 99's have only 4speed trannies. all tl's 00 and up have 5speed. those are the ones with problems. i have a 99 with 70k and there was never a problem. that's why i love my 99. and our SS doesnt kick up to shift 2 when we accelerate. we could control when we want to upshift to 2.

my mom's tranny blew really early, she has an 03. i think before 30k.

samkws

not really in this case, every tranny will blow if ppl keep abusing it.

Kris blew his 99TL's tranny and now he has a swapped a couple 5spds i believe, on his 4th

even your mom blew the tranny??? wow...she must drive very aggressive

xasnxkiddox

I don't use the SS feature on my gf's 00 TL-P. Am I "less" at risk for a transmission failure or does it not matter much if I use the SS or not. In what other ways can a tranny be abused if just staying in D5? So far no tranny problems here at 60k miles but the fluid smelled burnt when I changed it at 60k (first owner probably thought it would be okay to not change it).

AcuraT

Reading the latest Consumer Reports on the 2001 and 2002 Acura TL, the failure rate among 650,000 CR readers who own TL's range between 10 and 15 percent. This is only for the first two years of production of the 5 speed automatic, not the 4 speed that preceeded it. Mine went at 68005 miles, now have 78150 miles, and only have slightly rough shifts when cold from time to time. Hey, a nearly four year old car with almost 80,000 miles and that is the only problem - covered by Honda - not bad. Always want perfection, but Honda stood behind their product and for that I feel lucky.

xasnxkiddox

I thought the 2000 TL also had a 5 speed automatic? Maybe I'm wrong

aaronnn

i blew her tranny! hahashe doesnt even know how the SS works. i take her car out every now and then since she makes me run a bunch of errands. my 99tl has too many miles and im not gonna really drive it too much since i might have to sell it in sometime, maybe for a slightly preowned 03 CL-S. just hoping, if i dont make enough money before my car hits 85+ then i guess im gonna just stick with the TL

mrsteve

iTrader: (1)

If you don't use the SS feature you are MORE at risk of a failure. The ECU will try and shift the transmission as soon as possible to get to overdrive to increase fuel economy. This greatly increases the amount of shifts and thus, the wear on the clutch packs (the weakest link of the transmission). Also, if the car is in overdrive at a low MPH it will downshift much more frequently when you apply even a small amount of throttle.

The key to our transmission's health is limiting the number of shifts.

BiggyMcWang

I had to have my uncle remove everything. Cuz I bought the car knowing about the tranny. We did this with my dad's odyssey too cuz his got recalled before TL's but he never sent it in since we checked ourselves. He had to do the whole works to open everything up and inspect the gears. Turns out both our cars have no tranny problems so, like I said above, the tranny problem is not something all TL's or other Hondas have to deal with.

Jput

My 02 TLS is still on its first with 36,400 miles on it + oil jet kit. Although it has been randomly kicking (shifting hard) out of second into third lately only time will tell.

fsttyms1

im sorry but im having a hard time believing that. do you or your uncle know what a bad clutch pack looks like on a auto? and how to tell if its bad? pulling a tranny out isnt exactly a quick job for the first time doing it, and opening it up is even harder. there is no way of telling if you have the main problem by just looking, and the problem is something that can just start to happen with out any warning. i know i have had 3 go bad, replaced 1 myself and rebuilt 1 for a spare

SeCsTaC

Wait so EVERY SINGLE 2nd Gen TL has a 7 year / 100k mile powertrain warranty? When i said my moms warranty expired, i meant the 4 year / 50k mile one. If her tranny dies, does she get hers replaced? She currently has 4x,000 miles and its 4 years old.

xasnxkiddox

The way I found out if my gf's 2nd gen TL was included with the extended warranty was by signing up with the Owner Link . It gives a lot of valuable info. about your car and all the recalls that are out there specifically for your VIN#. Another way is to call your local dealer and give them your VIN# to have them check if it falls under the extended warranty program.

BiggyMcWang

He's my uncle and our family mechanic since I was first born. He has a masters and all the others in his shop all have bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering. So do I think he knows what he's doing? Yes I'm pretty sure. He was also the one who showed me my old '91 Integra clutch after I bought it back in high school. Even now, when my old integ is dying at 216,000 miles(on it's 2nd clutch). I don't know too much mechanical stuff about the car, but I tell him and he tells me if what I want to do is possible/not possible or a bad/good idea. Being to three different auto shops, yeah I think I have a good idea of who knows what they are talking about and how to do something right.

BiggyMcWang

that's pretty sick. i'm gonna check that out.

TeknoKing

well, i stilll have my 1st tranny, 84K already on my 00 TL. And, I just came back from Acura. They said my transmission is in good condition, but they still put on an oil jet kit just to be safe.

vinovelo

I find that on my 01 the tranny will run the RPM's MUCH higher that if I
use the SS mode to coax it into the next gear. The higher the RPM's the
hotter the clutch pack will get in transition. It appears that if you use the
SS to upshift early it might actually help. I do this in low speed traffic as
the tranny ECU tends to run the RPM's too high for my tast and I am always
wanting it to upshift. From what I understand the ECU will not let you lug the
engine. It will downshift if RMP's get too low.

I agree with limiting the number of shifts.