S1CK TypeS

i was on my way home today, with this this girl i had just met yesterday. I decided to show off a lil bit when a rx8 pulled up at the light. we took off from a roll and i beat it not by much, but my goal was accomplished and she was impressed. a fe mins after i was about to get on the highway and i could feel the car starting to shake a little bit and the RPMs went down. I down shifted and gave a little bit of gas and the RPMs shot up but the car didnt go anywhere. I pulled over and shut off the car and left it off for a few mins. finally turned it back on and put it in gear and it started to run like nothing was wrong. i was like phew that was a close one. a few miles down on the highway, my check engine light, VSA, and the traction control light came on. at this point i knew something went wrong and i put it in 5th and costed it all the way home. once i got off the exit and stopped at the light i could feel the car vibrating and once i started moving again i could feel the car shake in 2nd and 3rd.


what do u guys think the problem is? this happen to anyone else? damn i was all excited about the ross dock meet too i prolly wont make that if its really messed up

Rpappi

another one bites the dust

S1CK TypeS

thanks man i feel so much better lol

Rpappi

sorry. ya kinda sounds like its going out. i havent had it happen to me but from what i have read it sounds about right. dont wander too far from the dealership.

CL Platano

Man..I wouldn't bring it to Jersey put it that way.

S1CK TypeS

i kno im takin it to acura tomm and see what they say

S1CK TypeS

well i had my car towed to acura this morning. theysaid they'll take care of it. but they couldnt give me a loaner cause im only 20 even though they gave me a tsx the past 2 times i was there. i think this is absolutely bull shit. if they can sell a 20yr old the car they should be able to give a loaner car when the shit they sold breaks. im jus venting cause this is the gonna be the 2nd tranny in less than 3000 miles and its gonna be the 3rd one in the life of the car. i have only had the car for 5 months. These bastards even failed to tell me that this car had the tranny replaced by the previous owner. i would have never bought it if that was the case.

c0v3rr1d3

iTrader: (4)

if they can't give you a loaner they should still at least be able to hook you up with a rental car from a rental agency and cover the cost of it. Which acura dealer did you bring it too? Acura of North Haven?

S1CK TypeS

yea i went to north haven they were gonna hook me up with enterprise cause they were out of cars, but u gotta be 21 to get it from enterprise and when i came back to acura the service idiot is like oh u gotta be 21 to take one of our loaners. im like wtf

Bob_F

Call some other car rental companies to find one without the age restriction.

How many miles on your TL? How did you find out that the previous owner had a transmission failure?

Bob

S1CK TypeS

acura only deals with enterprise and i think its a CT law that u gotta be 21. i found out when i took it into get the tranny checked the first time which was 2 months ago less 3000 miles ago. they said it had the updated tranny put in, which means the original one went out.

Bob_F

Thanks for the info.

Best of luck with the repair!

Bob

CJITTY

Time to bring her in to the dealership. Bring your new girl there and tell her that you have an 07 TL Type S on order and just driving your current TL until it comes in LOL! Your tranny is on it's way, all the classic symptoms.

seattle dale

ok man, i need the outcome of what the dealer found out about your car. The same lights are on in my car but my tranny seems to be running fine. I don't want the dealer hosing me. Was your d5 light flashing too? A fast response would be appreciated since i'm picking up my car tomorrow. Tnx

S1CK TypeS

the d5 light wasnt on but the vsa engine and the traction control light was on and i wasnt have a hard time catchin low gears. they said i blew the tranny and they replaced it

seattle dale

Well, all i can hope, is that is the tranny. According to the stealer that is the one & only thing that is still under warranty on my 2003TLS. I need a link to this EGR Valve link warranteed to 150k by the EPA. If any one is interested, just do a search on this site for "egr valve" check out the thread & tell me what you all think. According to one of the Moderators, acura must Warranty the egr valve, amongst other things, mandated by the EPA.

S1CK TypeS

how many miles do u have on the car

seattle dale

67k

S1CK TypeS

im at 63k and ive gone thru 2 trannys and i bought the car with 48k

fsttyms1

Did you get the code read yet? And the EGR problem these cars have doesnt usually actually involve teh EGR, it involves cleaning of ports in the upper intake manifold FOR the egr, which isnt covered by any warranty or recall extension.

seattle dale

Jeese Kris calm down, why you yellin. You must have missed my car is already @ the dealer. Yes i should have got the code 1st, but they had one loner, so i jumped on it. In the Future i will get the code from autozone prior to going to the Dealer. Do you need a valium?

fsttyms1

Im not yelling, Just checking to make sure you got the code read. We can help you alot faster if we know the code instead of guessing