hangbok

Hey guys,
I was driving home and I noticed that the car started to slipp from 2nd gear to 3rd gear. When I was a block away, the tranny gave out.. and all my lights showed up! man.. its suxs....... so what should I do? The messed up thing is i'm at 100,200 miles.. it suxs! freaking tranny blows right after 100,000 miles. Will I still be covered under warranty? if not, how much would it cost me at a local bodyshop. And I have another problem... the closes acura dealership is about 70 miles around. I'm stuck in Purdue, which is like in the middle between Indy and Chicago, and theres no Acura dealership here. I hope someone can help me out... arghhhhhhhhhh..

car_lost

call the dealer. since you're just over the 100k mark, they may hook you up.

hangbok

Yea.. i really hope so. I was wondering, should I take it the one indy or the one in chicago? Also, do you think it'll be okae to drive it? I can tow it, but i really dont' trust the towing companies in my area. They towed one of my roomates car, and busted his front bumper, and for my other roommate, the guy scraped his front left side's fender and door. So yea.. a little hesitant about towing but if i have to, i will.

fsttyms1

agreed, call the dealer you normally go to or would go to and advise them of your situation. they should cover you since you are so close to the limit. (i got mine covered at 115k)

If its dead i wouldnt try to drive it. it may leave you stranded somewhere else or worse

SiCrew

yea call the dealer asap and let them know whats going on

hangbok

I called them, and they said to call customer services and to say to put it under goodwill. So i'm going to do that, but I have one question. Do you think they'll still cover it with my mods on the car? you know.. my coilovers?

nayyarn

You should be fine with your mods. They have to prove that your mods would have caused a problem with the rest of the car. Plus you made it too 100K that is awsome.

hangbok

koo. If the mods were a problem, i was willing to take em off before I take it to the dealership. Yea.. funny thing is.. as soon as it hit 100K, my tranny died.

hangbok

k.. I called them, and they said to bring it in to see if they can cover it. I think i'll do that. Man.. i really hope they do.

Eisenhulk

This may be a stupid question, but why would the dealer still cover it after 100,000 miles? My warranty ran up after 60,000 miles.

theacolyte

There is an extended warrenty for the transmission that lasts to 7 years/100k

JimmyTLS

Yea they will more than likey cover it. If not...then more then likely they will atleast cover the parts and you will pay labor which still sucks, but its better than nothing. We do the same at our dealership. Some months, if sales and service is low, then they will be tight asses and only cover parts. If you have been getting your car serviced at a dealer a lot and have an extensive service record with them, they will more than likely goodwill it.

Good luck.

Inspire

That sucks man... I know how you feel. Same thing happend to me a week ago.

Deity711

Just make sure they tow it with a flatbed, not a hook and chain deal, and you'll be fine.

hangbok

Hey guys, Thanks for all the input. The car is at the dealership in Indy, at Ed Martin's Acura, anyone have any experience with them? They said they will run a diagnosis on the car today... and let me know if its a tranny problem. They said if its a tranny problem, Acura will most likely cover it. I hope everything works out.

fsttyms1

good luck!

hangbok

K... so they found out that the tranny bad.. so they're gonna replace it for free! YES!! whew.. now I hope everything works out. =)

Eisenhulk

Congrats, bro. So, did you have to get rough with them, or were they pretty easy to deal with?

fsttyms1

congrats. figured they would since you were just over

hangbok

It was pretty easy. I love this dealership now!! I just went in and stated that the tranny died, and that I know that this is a major issue occuring in a majority of the Acura TLs. After that, they just ran a diagnosis and once they found out it was an issue with the tranny, but went ahead and ordered the tranny. =) Hopefully I can get my baby out soon.

hangbok

Oh yea... thanks Acura-tl.com.. without your knowledge base.. i wouldn't have known what to do...

khoifl

Yup. I've learned and got helped a lot from this website. You guys are awesome.

Eisenhulk

I agree with the last two posters. Tons of knowledge/tips on this site. Ya'll really know your stuff.

hangbok

YIPPIE!! I just got my car back.... everything seems to be good. I haven't fully checked the transmission yet... i'm scared that it's gonna die on me. YAY.. i once again united with my car!!