Acura 2.5tl 2002
Model 2.5tl made in 2002 by Acura got 17 consumer complains as well as 5 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to exterior lighting and power train. Technical service bulletines regarding digital instrument panel and equipment.
Model 2002
Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL | |||||
| SB-06-050 | 05/09/2008 | 10032775 | Acura: warranty extension: vehicle warranty mileage. a federal court provided final approval of the settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that the odometers on certain models were overstating mileage. vehicles affected by this sett | 05/21/2010 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - LABELS | |||||
| 08-026 | 05/31/2008 | 10025524 | Load carrying capacity reduced label for all acura vehicles. *pe | 08/15/2008 | |
| EQUIPMENT - OTHER - OWNERS/SERVICE/OTHER MANUAL | |||||
| SB-06-050 | 05/09/2008 | 10032775 | Acura: warranty extension: vehicle warranty mileage. a federal court provided final approval of the settlement of a class action lawsuit alleging that the odometers on certain models were overstating mileage. vehicles affected by this sett | 05/21/2010 | |
| TIRES - PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS | |||||
| SB-0708 | 11/01/2010 | 10037486 | Ready | 05/24/2011 | |
| SB-0708 | 11/01/2010 | 10037486 | Acura: there are guidelines for various situations and procedures including: tire pressure valve stem installation, trailer stability malfunction light is on, engine oil application guide, new software, new transmission fluid, notchy steeri | 05/24/2011 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| EXTERIOR LIGHTING - HEADLIGHTS | |||
| 01/01/2003 | |||
| Those new blue headlamps are blinding at night. they seem dangerous. | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 09/19/2002 | 07/01/2001 | ||
| Transmission hunting for gear, making noise, bogging down, rpm's go way up, then shifts, loss of power, very dangerous. *ak | |||
| 09/17/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2002 | |
| While driving the transmission shifted from 5th gear at 45 mph to 1st, causing the car to scretch the tires and to lurch foward. *ak | |||
| 08/16/2002 | 1 | 05/01/2001 | |
| The transmission mis-shift several times from 3rd to 1st gear and was unable to shift from 1st to 2nd gear and 2nd to 3rd gear several times. the car was brought into the dealer first time on 8/19/2002 and the transmission was flushed 3 times. the problem was not corrected and i brought the car to the dealer second time on 8/28/2002. the dealer replaced the transmission. even though, there is no accident in this incident. i am really concerning the safety issue caused by the transmission failure and i was not the only one having the transmission failure problem in this particular car model. i hope nhtsa can take appropriate action to investigate this problem before the fatal accident occurred because of transmission failure.*ak | |||
| 08/28/2002 | 1 | 12/01/2000 | |
| The transmission had been exhibing some shifting problems a few days leading up to the failure. when it failed, it would not shift up to 3rd gear. i tried to turn the car around to head to the dealer and was momentarily unable to shift into drive or reverse because it would not engage. after about 5 tries i was able to shift into reverse and then back into drive and limped the car to the nearest parking lot where i waited for a tow truck. had this happened on a highway it might have been much more serious. i have heard of people with a cl or tl (same transmission) that have had their transmission fail when doing 60+ mph and it shifts down into 2nd without warning. very dangerous!*ak | |||
| 1 | 07/01/2001 | ||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 03/02/2002 | 2 | 05/01/2001 | |
| Trandimission failure is known problem per dealer but acura has not indicated a recall situation.*ak | |||
| 12/27/2001 | 1 | 07/01/2001 | |
| Transmission failure in a high speed can cause major accident on the freeway (dangerous). *ak | |||
| 06/01/2001 | |||
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| 02/22/2002 | 1 | 09/01/2001 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION - GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL) | |||
| 05/31/2002 | 1 | 05/01/2002 | |
| Gear shifter grinds slightly when shifting from 1st-2nd at all speeds. *ak | |||
| SEAT BELTS - FRONT - BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | |||
| 08/30/2001 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| I had a rear end collision in my acura 3.2 tl. i had been traveling at a speed of 20-25 mph and had my foot on the brake as i was preparing to make a right hand turn within 400 feet. when my vehicle failed to stop and hit the car in front of me, the air bags exploded but the driver side seat belt went slack and didn't restrain me. upon exiting the car, their was a pool of belt about 5 feet in length that had come out of the seat belt holder upon impact. once i saw that, i questioned the duluth police officer about the amount of seat belt hanging out my door. he asked me to pull back the shirt i was wearing to check my neck for marks that the seat belt would have left had it held me in place. i had no marks on my neck to indicate that the seat belt in anyway restrained me. upon impact i went forward and into the air bag. my car was towed to taylor's collision center in duluth, georgia and the next day i was asked by the owner if i knew that my seat belts had not engaged during the accident. i said i realized it and had not marks from being restrained. i have called acura/american honda at their client services location in california but have been unable to have a resolution from them. i was told by one representative that it is normal and common for their seat belts to go slack in an accident and not restrain; that's why i have airbags. i don't think that is correct. acura would like to take the seatbelt from me for inspection. i would prefer someone independent of acura, either the ntsb or an independent lab that you suggest test these for engagement. i realize that i have a 2002 and one of the first on the street. could you please look into this matter and advise me to the course of action? my twin sister drives the same car and we would like to know that the seatbelts work properly. the body shop told me i was lucky to have airbags; based on the impact i would have been hurt since the seatbelt didn't hold me back.*ak | |||
| SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC - ANTILOCK | |||
| 08/30/2001 | 1 | 06/01/2001 | |
| I had a rear end collision in my acura 3.2 tl. i had been traveling at a speed of 20-25 mph and had my foot on the brake as i was preparing to make a right hand turn within 400 feet. when my vehicle failed to stop and hit the car in front of me, the air bags exploded but the driver side seat belt went slack and didn't restrain me. upon exiting the car, their was a pool of belt about 5 feet in length that had come out of the seat belt holder upon impact. once i saw that, i questioned the duluth police officer about the amount of seat belt hanging out my door. he asked me to pull back the shirt i was wearing to check my neck for marks that the seat belt would have left had it held me in place. i had no marks on my neck to indicate that the seat belt in anyway restrained me. upon impact i went forward and into the air bag. my car was towed to taylor's collision center in duluth, georgia and the next day i was asked by the owner if i knew that my seat belts had not engaged during the accident. i said i realized it and had not marks from being restrained. i have called acura/american honda at their client services location in california but have been unable to have a resolution from them. i was told by one representative that it is normal and common for their seat belts to go slack in an accident and not restrain; that's why i have airbags. i don't think that is correct. acura would like to take the seatbelt from me for inspection. i would prefer someone independent of acura, either the ntsb or an independent lab that you suggest test these for engagement. i realize that i have a 2002 and one of the first on the street. could you please look into this matter and advise me to the course of action? my twin sister drives the same car and we would like to know that the seatbelts work properly. the body shop told me i was lucky to have airbags; based on the impact i would have been hurt since the seatbelt didn't hold me back.*ak | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 09/19/2002 | 07/01/2001 | ||
| Transmission hunting for gear, making noise, bogging down, rpm's go way up, then shifts, loss of power, very dangerous. *ak | |||
| 09/17/2002 | 1 | 02/01/2002 | |
| While driving the transmission shifted from 5th gear at 45 mph to 1st, causing the car to scretch the tires and to lurch foward. *ak | |||
| 03/22/2002 | 1 | 07/01/2001 | |
| No summary listed for above vehicle. *ak | |||