NighthawkBlack

HOW MANY OF YOU HAVE HAD TRANNY PROBLEMS, STATE YOUR YEAR AND MILEAGE AND NATURE OF PROBLEM. THANKS,
NighthawkBlack
I am curious to know how many people have needed to have their trannsmission replaced rebuilt or repaired on the TL or CL. When I fell in love with the 99 TL and started saving., someone told me not to get on. She knew somone who had a TL and her tranny went a few months later. I asked her the year and she found out and said 99(they had only come out 6 months when she said that) I felt relieved because I was saving for the 00 model and knew the tranny would be different.
Lately there are a lot of posts on trannys.
Im giong level 10 when tranny is 3yrs old and supercharged engine.

MToker

A-****ING-MEN

TRANNY SHOT @ 19322 Miles.
Car would be a year old in May.



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2000 Laguana Green / NAVI, Burlwood Shifter, 35% Mirror Tint all over,2 x JL12W6s, Pioneer Premier P920R, MB Quarts Coaxial, PPI 2600.2 and 4400.2 , Pioneer 620 6Disc
My Acura

2002 TL-S NAVI Dark Emerald Pearl on order

AcuraJoe

NO problems for me. I use this method to keep my tranny healthy:

When ever you are parking you first:

1. shift to nutral
2. press emergency brake
3. then shhif to park

so fart my tranny is working great... infact it is working better than before

By the way i have a 2000 TL

NighthawkBlack

This can happen to anyone even if you take good care of it. Please post your details on tranny problems if you have had them. this will help all TL owners understand what they may be experiencing and how to deal with it. Please only post problems with tranny.

merlyn

No problems what so ever here....i do the same thing as the guy above...w/ the shift to neutral, e-brake, park.

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Mugen exhaust
AEM CAI (love it)
BUT! dad is taking car away in about 4 months

hunter001

Tranny has been absolutely perfect till date.....

Almost 1 year old with 10,100 miles

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2000 Naples Gold 3.2TL/Navi - Factory Stock but with up-graded tires

Edub-TL

hehe usually things start breaking once you get older.

Do you use the emergency brake all the time? I only use mine when I park on an incline because it is hard to shift out of park if the emerg brake isn't on.

Acura3200

My 2000 with 14K miles has had constant tranny problems. Some of them have been fixed by replacing the PCM and tranny fluid, and some were said to be "normal for this transmission type".

I will see if it's "normal" during my 15K mile service... at a NEW dealership.

Acura3200

Oh, and my friend that I work with has a 2000 TL with 38K miles on it. His car is in right now getting a new transmission.

He had been complaining about it being very noisy for about 6 months and it finally got bad enough that the dealership (in Milford, CT) said that it needs to be replaced. I don't have any more details about his car.

MToker

Problem 19K miles driving normally. Came out of a 7-11 quickie mart. Drove off and when the car went to goto third from 2nd BAM all of a sudden I'm at over 5K rpms my emission light comes on my TCS light comes on and the car aint going anywhere and won't engage gears. Turn it off. Repeat performance. On sat the day before at a light it took a second to grip. I thought about it but it didn't reoccur so I ignored it. But in less then a day p00f. Dealer replaced the solinoid (sp?) but that didn't fix so they said new tranny.....

2000 btw. Nuff detail?

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2000 Laguana Green / NAVI, Burlwood Shifter, 35% Mirror Tint all over,2 x JL12W6s, Pioneer Premier P920R, MB Quarts Coaxial, PPI 2600.2 and 4400.2 , Pioneer 620 6Disc
My Acura

2002 TL-S NAVI Dark Emerald Pearl on order

Shoofin

No tranny problems here after 2 years..
Ed

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'99 TL Satin Silver/Ebony, Non/Nav, Comptech lowered, Comptech Air Filter Element, Inspire Tails, AEM Brake Pads all around, Comptech Axle Back Exhaust, "Guy Smiley" doll on the dash as my Co-driver...

Pics of my TL
Pics of my Miata! Wadya think?

BDI

99 with 47K miles.......I feel the tranny slippin between 2nd and 3rd gear. I've brought my car to my dealer(Ramsey Acura) many times and they claim that there is nothing wrong with it. I'm gonna bring my car to Park Ave Acura and have them look at it instead. There is definetly something wrong with it. Hopefully it will get fix soon.

TL Goddess

Has anyone had any tranny problems with an '01 yet? You guys are making me nervous. I've dealt with a bad tranny before, with a different car, and the dealers always try any cheap way they can instead of replacing the damn thing!

slickTL17

01 with almost 10k miles. no problem with tranny. nock on the wood...

StylinTLS

It's been a yr for me, I drive very aggressively with the SS, I even let it rev up to 6500RPM in 2nd and 3rd, I do park with the parking brake on everytime tho, and my car's lowered, maybe I've lucked out, who knows, but my tranny's holding so far. Car's 14 month's old.

AcuraJoe

Edub-TL:

Yes, I do do it all the time. It is more like a force of habbit.

drbeatty

I only have 2000 miles on my 2001, and now I'm worried .

Guest

Well, I had my transmission on my 99 TL replaced this month and so far it is driving great. Infact now when it is in SS I can barely even feel the gears change. Only thing is that now when I drive really hard and turn the car off I smell something that smells like burning plastic. I figure it's cause it's a brand new tranny and it needs some breaking in. The guy at the dealer told me that I would have to take it on a long trip to break it in. I guess it has to stay in 4th for a long period of time...anyway, the problems all started when I would shift from park to drive and the car would stutter and then take off. It kind of felt like it was going to stall. Never did anything happen where it just stopped shifting all together but I worried that it would. By the way not just a service technician worked on my car but a specialist for TL's did the work on my tranny. It took them about 3 days to install it!! But, all in all it feels like a brand new car and by the way it only has 25,000 miles on it and it's almost two years old!!!

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HU

There is some hesitation when shifting from reverse into drive. The dealer said it was normal for a Honda. I have driven other automatic cars and never noticed the hesitation between gears. Is it going bad???

BTW... the dealer did mention that there was some kind of tranmission leak on many of the 2000's. Don't know what that is all about.

sprite

28,000 mi on my car and no tranny problems...once after not driving my car for a bout 2 weeks it stayed in my apt complex parking lot in the Cold weather...first time i drove it the car was idling very rough...after driving around awhile it went away...i don't know what that was all about but it never happened again so i'm not worried...anyways...my car is still driving like new...BTW i have a 2000 TL

carcaze

no problem so far with mine.

Mine has about 15K on it bought last May.

Mine is a 2000

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2000 TL w/ Nav Monterey Blue Pearl, Burlwood Shift Knob, Spoiler and Inspire Tail light

VTEC Animal

I'm pretty certain that Acura will only use new. I don't think they use any rebuilt anything.... Like I said about a TL going through a motor, the dealer was told to send the whole thing back, tranny and all, and a NEW one was supplied fully assembled.

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2001 Acura 3.2TL Non-Navi
Satin Silver
FormulaOne Premier 35
(Metalized 35% Tint)

Bitium

Well, I have an appointment with the dealer next Wednesday to see if they will fix my trany. My 99'TL stutter when I switch from reverse to drive. It's pretty bad. Plus is making noise. The dealer said that is normal, Bulls**t. I know there is something wrong with it. I now have 44,000 miles on my car. I want a new trany before my warranty it's over. I would pay extra if they could give a me a 00' trany. I drove a '00 as a loaner and big difference in shifting. It might not be faster in 0-60 mph, but it has a lot quicker response when driving.

NighthawkBlack

Its been 15 months that I've had my 2001 TL. No problems yet but I too notice the lag between rev and drive. Sometimes its a longer delay than others. Regardless when my tranny is out of warranty I will have Level 10 rebuild it using their high performance parts that take beatens. I am going to Supercharge my TL if Comptech ever finishes the SC. I think it would be wise to upgrade the tranny after Iv'e beat the stock one up with over 300hp.

Memout

yo had my TL for about 10 months now
had only ONE transmission problem...car didn't start...since then it's been fine
i have the 2000 model.. about 14,000 kM.

hope this helps!

Nate

All the time. The parking brake isn't sufficient to keep your car from rolling off. It is never hard to shift into park if you apply the e-brake properly:

1) Hold on brakes
2) Shift to nuetral
3) Press e-brake
4) Let go of brakes
5) Shift to park

VTEC Animal

I've barely got over 2k on my tranny. Even though I've seen some concerns here, I have none myself. Acura makes a great product, and better yet, they stand behind it. So I know if I have a problem they'll make it right.

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2001 Acura 3.2TL Non-Navi
Satin Silver
FormulaOne Premier 35
(Metalized 35% Tint)

doopstr

Does the dealer give a brand new tranny or do they slip in a rebuilt one?

And how the heck would you know it was new and not a rebuilt one?

Sherlock

Question on the E-Brake, does anyone else's still roll after you apply the EBrake ?? I don't mean roll down a hill or anything but roll just as much as if you put it in Park and let it go, just against the pawl. In my Accord when I pull the e-brake, the car is frozen in place..the TL, mash the pedal to the floor, let off the brake, car rolls an inch or two till the parking pawl engages.

Dealer said "it's within specs".

Anyone else ??

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1998 BlackCurrant Accord EX4 Coupe (Watson)
35% Tint, full Honda front Mask,
Polk Dx all around, Alpine 353, 2xMTX 10"
2000 Laguna/Fern TL (Sherlock)
20% Tint / 20% Platinum, otherwise stock.

hunter001

I do this every single time I park.



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2000 Naples Gold 3.2TL/Navi - Factory Stock but with up-graded tires

jkc2121

transmission gone @ 58k miles. now i am starting to have slippage from the new one. especially when it is cold out.

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99 MBP w/ alpine aftermarket nav/ vcr/ dreamcast (fm modulator so sound runs through speakers)/aem cai/aem pulley kit/comptech exhaust/ apexi v-afc/ eibach pro-kit

Guest

The delay from reverse to drive is normal. If the speed sensor senses any wheel movement it will delay the shift to help not damage the transmission. I have only seen about 2 99 Tl transmissions replaced,not sure why they were replaced due to other team did the work. As for trans fluid leaks some early 00 TL's had the torque converter pump seals installed wrong at the factory.

greenpelikan

I am rather surprise to hear so many problems with your transmissions. I have 49K on my '99 and have had no problems with my tranny.

Has anyone here complained to Acura Client Services? It might be a good idea too. I would imagine if anyone here would have consistant problems with the same thing it would warrant major attention from Acura and not only the dealership.

I have had problems with my vehicle, which I will describe later on another post, and Acura Client Services has been responsive with the District Parts/Repair Manager.

greenpelikan

To answer the question about the parking brake: I too feel the parking brake is one weak mother! On an incline I would have to depress it to its full and last click. On other cars I have experienced the brake to hold so much better.

I have had too many other problems to address this with the dealer, but if anyone else has any input I would love to hear them.

NighthawkBlack

Well I haven't had serious problems yet but after reading everyone's posts i have decided 2 things.
1. Always use parking brake technique
2. When tranny goes, get LevelTen tranny instead of putting back the same design that went bad. They cost the same anyway so worth a shot!

Crav4Speed

I have a 2000 TL with almost 12k on it. i drive real hard and its been running great since day one. but about 3k miles ago, i just filled it with gas and was driving all day then i felt something like in a manual when you dont give it enough gas and the car hesitates and shuts off and thats exactly what happened. then the check engine light went on and stayed on. i took it to my dealer (Rallye Acura) and they said it was bad gas in the tank. Was it the gas or a bad tranny????? you guys have me $h*ttin bricks here!

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Bitium

Well I will agree with you on some parts. I just got my transmission replace with a brand new one, because of hard shifting and slipping. It would also stutter from switching drive to R and back to drive. My engine do rev but is missing power at the wheels. Since I got a new transmisson and this keeps happening. I would rule out a transmission problem on that. I though it was the transmission too. Guess not. I did drive a 2000 TL and the responsisnest was a lot better than mine, but I thought it was because it has 5 speed transmission and also better. I need to drive another 99' TL to really tell the different on the power to the wheels, to conclude if it is my car of just 99's when compare to 00's.

Crav4Speed

they didnt fix anything... they told me it was the gas... that it mightve been dirty. they reset the check engine light took it for a drive and handed me the keys. it didnt happen again. another thing... when u guys put into D5, do you feel somehting like an extra shift? i read the manual and it says its normal cause of the torque converter but just wondering if anyone else felt it too.

rockinTLS

Crav4Speed:

Sounds like a fuel problem to me. A transmission problem would be manifest through a hard shift or a slip. For instance, if the engine would rev but there was no real power to the wheels that would be a trans problem. If the engine just sputtered and died like you described I wouldn't worry about the trans.

Did the dealer fix it? What was the final word?

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rockinTLS

Torque converter locking up. That's normal. Locking up means that it does not allow any slippage. It's to improve mileage and decrease transmission heat while cruising.

As far as the fuel goes, it's likely they were right.



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