Recalls
| Campaign | Manufacturer | Manufacturing date | Type | # of units affected | Date Owner notified Mfg | Recall Initiated by | Manufacturers of recalled vehicles/products | Report Recieved Date | Record Creation Date | Regulation Part Number | FMVSS Number | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | ||||||||||||||||
| 04V176000 | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | from 03/14/2003 to 11/18/2003 | V (Vehicle) | 1099796 | 04/27/2004 | MFR | HONDA (AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO.) | 04/15/2004 | 04/20/2004 | |||||||
| Defect Summary | On some mini vans, sport utility and passenger vehicles, certain operating conditions can result in heat build-up between the countershaft and secondary shaft second gears in the automatic transmission, eventually leading to gear tooth chipping or gear breakage. | |||||||||||||||
| Consequence Summary | Gear failure could result in transmission lockup, which could result in a crash. | |||||||||||||||
| Corrective Summary | On vehicles with 15,000 miles or less, the dealer will update the transmission with a simple revision to the oil cooler return line to increase lubrication to the second gear. on vehicles with more than 15,000 miles, the dealer will inspect the transmission to identify gears that have already experienced discoloration due to overheating. if discoloration exists, the transmission will be replaced if discoloration is not present, the dealer will perform the revision to the oil cooler return line. the recall began on april 21, 2004, for pilot, odyssey, and mdx owners. owners of the accord vehicles will start receiving letters on june 28, 2004, and on june 29, 2004, for owners of the tl and cl vehicles. owners should contact honda at 1-800-999-1009 or acura at 1-800-382-2238. | |||||||||||||||
| Notes | Honda recall nos. p30 (odyssey and pilot),p31 (mdx), p38 (accord) and p39 (acura).customers can also contact the national highway traffic safety administration | |||||||||||||||
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| POWER TRAIN - AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | |||
| 06/27/2010 | 60000 | ||
| At six years and 60k miles, the automatic transmission on my 2004 tl had to be rebuilt at a cost of $3,200. the car was out of warrantee and acura would not extend the warrantee. i am very disappointed. i expected greater longevity from this transmission. | |||
| 08/26/2009 | 83886 | 1 | |
| While driving home from a doctors visit, my 2004 acura 3.2tl would not shift into 2nd gear, the engine would rev up but the car would not move, rpm's would just jump up and down like it was stuck in neutral. i shut the car off, turned it back on and it worked fine for another two miles before acting up again. i took the car to harper acura of knoxville and they suggested i get a power flush of the transmission and that would most likely solve the problem, so i agreed. later that day i picked up the car, (richard, service manager) said they flushed the system, added some type of gel additive to lock in whatever was lose inside the transmission and that the more i drove it the better it will be. well i took it home, drove it around and it kept acting up, i didn't think anything of it and kept driving per richards suggestion. car still slips out of second gear going up hills or at traffic light. i'm having to shut the car off in the middle of traffic and then re-start and drive off, but i'm afraid if i keep driving like this, transmission will completely fail. according to nhtsa there is a recall on the power transmission for this year and model car however according to acura, it doesn't apply to my vin number even though the car was manufactured in 2004. acura corporate office wont explain why my transmission is not recalled,however others are and their from the same year, model and manufacturing plant. now i have to figure out how take my two year old daughter to school every morning and risk her safety as well as mine in a car with faulty transmission that acura doesn't want to take any responsibility for. my car only has 83,000 miles on it. *tr | |||
| 05/04/2009 | 98000 | 1 | |
| 2004 acura 3.2tl- transmission slipped while i was driving the car on the highway. *tr | |||
| 08/31/2007 | 90000 | 1 | 09/28/2005 |
| Tl*the contact owns a 2004 acura 3.2tl. while driving 60 mph, the vehicle lost power. the contact attempted to accelerate, but the vehicle failed to move. the dealer performed an oil change on the vehicle the day prior to the failure and they stated that everything looked fine. when a tow truck was called, the vehicle would shift into drive, but not into reverse. the vehicle would then only drive in reverse regardless of the gear. the dealer stated that the vehicle needed a new transmission. the current and failure mileages were 90,000. updated 01/07/08. *lj acura agreed to cover a portion of the consumers rental expenses. updated 12/12/07 | |||
| POWER TRAIN - DRIVELINE | |||
| 10/31/2003 | 1 | ||
| I purchased a new 2004 acura tl and it has a driveline vibration at speeds of 48 to 60 mph. because of the vibration, you have to drive the car above 60 mph to eliminate the driveline vibration. i think this is a safety related issue and you should do something about it! *jb | |||