But the transmission doesn't even move the car. ha

 

Problem solved. Just tell them the POS stopped working and you need it replaced under the extended warranty.

 

and the extended warranty which I dont have on my car itself, so I'd have to get them to replace it as what was settled in the court agreement even though my VIN falls outside of the agreement.

 

Honestly, if Acura tried to pull that kind of bullshit, in saying that oh you're 10 numbers off the VIN cutoff date, I'd tell 'em to keep the car. It's as simple as that. The principle of the matter is that they made a grossly defective product, and they should be responsible for fixing it. Now in the event your failure wasn't a result of what the warranty extension entails, then you may be SOL, but you may as well try.

 

Ugh, I hate Acura. lol

 

Seems a lot of assumption that Acura corp. has no communication with it's dealers- so just failing to mention 'overheating' may mean nothing- if a VIN is entered into their system you would think they can read the notes associated with the respective VIN. Just a thought....

 

I love them. It'll all work out and would have been alot easier if you had not run your mouth off about over heating. Live and learn kiddo.

 

As far as Metro Acura knows, the transmissions just died. They have no clue about the overheating or anything. So let's see what goes on today.

 

Just dropped my car off to Acura about an hour and half ago. Now I got to wait for my service rep to call me back. What kind of bullshit should I expect from them?

 

If you keep expecting a BS answer from them, you're going to get it. Just chill and stop saying everything is BS. People get the attitude from you and will treat you the way you act.

Let them come back with their thoughts and go from there. If they say it's over heating, ask how that could possibly happen on your tranny - stress regular driving conditions.

If the tranny has failed, it should be under warranty or could likely be goodwilled for you. However you might have trouble getting a goodwill now that acura care knows about the overheat.

 

So Acura called me and told me the transmission is overheated and the fluid was completely burned. So they called Acura Care and now awaiting their phone call.

 

Were you towing something to Las Vegas? What caused your tranny to over heat? Surely 110 weather isn't going to cause your tranny to fail.

HOw long between tranny fluid changes were you? Ever had the fluid changed?

We seem to be missing critical details here on how your car was serviced/maintained. A tranny doesn't just up and decide to over heat.

 

haha thats the weird part. We were cruising at 70 mph. only me and 2 other passengers. All the maintenance was done when I bought the car at 64k miles. The car is in really good shape and I keep it well maintained.

 

Well if you can prove regular service to Acura you need to get them to explain how this could have happened - should they give you difficulty on replacing it. Speak humbly and with respect. It goes a lot further then anger and yelling.

 

FWIW... Metro Acura changed my transmission when it went out at 85k miles. I also had the oil jet installed and my VIN was not part of the recall. They didn't even hassle me about my VAFC.

I hope it works out for you.

 

DUY, where did you get it done at? ahaha

 

Well Im not sure how I'm going to prove it either because my maintenance was done through my personal mechanic at Honda under the table.

 

Hopefully it'll play out to your advantage and they'll replace your transmission.

What would cause the transmission to overheat? I'm guessing stuff like neutral-drops...

 

Yeah could be. but I don't even abuse my car. Its a daily driver and gas is too expensive to mess around. I punch it every now and then like once a week or so. I'm just so lazy to drive that I take my time to go places. lol

 

Metro Acura in Montclair.

I do all my maintenance work at home, never took the car to the dealer to get serviced. Only time was for TSB's and replacing the tranny.

 

Thats where my car is right now. Who was your service representative? Andy Dobler is helping me out right now.

 

My service advisor is/was Scott Perard.

 

Thanks bro. I'm going to have to talk to him. What was ur name?

 

his name = duy =] lool

 

not for anything man, but if you can't afford a 6sp swap how are you going to afford a G35? not trying to be a dick but i don't see the logic in that one.

 

Think about it...there has to be a cut off point.I worked for a Honda dealer last year before the franchise was sold and when the new Accord was released we had one where the navigation would not properly read the location. It believed West Caldwell was in CA and no matter how many times we reset it, within a few miles it was back to CA. Checking the system did not reveal any faults and everything seemed to be working. Changing the DVD did not help. So we called Acura Techline and was told to replace the "brain" of the unit. 4 days later we did just that but the problem persisted. In my capacity at the dealer, I was in constant contact with Acura---they called every day wanting an update or if we had additional information. Finally the main Tech called and put it to me point blank, he said that for every day we don't find an answer, Acura is potentially producing 4 thousand mistakes every day. Well we did find the problem a day later, turned out the GPS antenna was defective even though it would pass diagnostics.

Acura cares about its product more than 90% of the automakers out there...but sometimes...shit happens. Back to my earlier point, Acura identified the point in production where certain parts were used, parts known to have a high failure rate. They can tell exactly what batch lot had what part produced in what factory and shipped on what date. They know exactly what VIN's have what parts. So yes, they can cut the warranty extension right off at my VIN and know without doubt I do not have the affected parts. My car may fail for similiar reasons but mathematically it is a probability that can happen on any car. I had the extension on mine, but in 190k miles guess how many transmissions I've had put in------Zero.

<-----finding some wood to knock on...

 

Well said. Many people from the outside looking in just dont understand how things work. I believe it's in this ignorance we have the greatest level of anger as they demand things of Acura Service departments that simply cannot be done.

 

Well stated.

SatinSilver... If I were to buy the G35, its on monthly payments. I wouldn't take a loan out for a 6 speed swap. Either I have the money in hand or I don't do it at all. lol

 

At 18 you should save your money, forget the nicest car and look to build personal wealth. By borrowing for a car you are paying interest, likely at 18 with little credit history around 6-10% plus every year your car loses 10% of it's value. So you're out 15% of the value of the car/loan for the first few years of the car. That expensive. Never mind more expensive cars have more costly operating costs, gas, insurance and servicing.

Keep your TL, pay it off and if you buy a car with a loan match funds. 18 year old kids should not be going into serious debt for a car. Chicks dig a man with a house more then a fancy car and a small apartment.

When we got the TL we qualified for 4.5% from our credit union. At the time we matched the funds in a CD a 6.25%. You might think, well that's less then 2% difference. If you do this with everything else in your life it adds up.

If you're living with Mom and Dad your lifestyle is subsidized and you couldn't afford the car you have paying for rent/food. Think about this when you buy a car that is more then your yearly income. It's not just about cash flow it's about asset building and the car is the worst asset, it loses value just sitting there.

Does no one teach our kids about financial planning? It sickness mean to hear 'it's only a monthly payment'....

 

yeah im payin 6.5% from my credit union. And true that I wouldn't be able to afford the car living on my own. lol

 

right now the best CD's are yeilding 4% and the stock market is down. It's hard but act like you pay rent, and put 700-1000/month aside into an investment account you cannot touch. Then try to live on your income, making choices based on the cash you have.

It'll change your life, and when you're going to leave home you'll have a nice nest egg to make a down payment on a house/condo instead of owning a 3-4 yearold luxury car. Which you cannot live in and is never going to gain value.

 

Watch out- 01tl4tl says this starts the failure clock ticking.

 

ok so I got the call back from Acura today and they said that Acura Care is willing to participate but I still have to pay $1600+tax.

 

That's better than the original $3K+... Good job getting that at least

 

Sounds like it was worth the effort, for sure.

 

Sounds like a fair deal. I'd take it.

 

VERY well said. maplewood? I live right next to ya in south orange.

 

You might want to see if you can get any sympathy from them. Just tell them you are a low income student and $1600 is a lot to swallow on top of your car payment, insurance, gas, maintenance, etc. Ask if it's at all possible to get them to cover some more of the cost. You would REALLY APPRECIATE ANYTHING THEY CAN DO FOR YOU. REALLY!!! It might sound whiny and pathetic but it can also save you several hundred dollars. It's worth a shot, what've you got to lose? If they don't go for it than at least you're still getting a pretty good deal.

 

I think I might just do that. lol cuz I am a low income student... aka BROKE college student. ha

 

I tried negotiating and whined about me being a broke college student and they didn't budge. So 1600 + tax it is. Now I just got to wait a while before I can get it done cause I really am broke. lol