Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 110303 | 11/03/2003 | 10005341 | Request for parts. throttle bodies. complaint of the accelerator sticking closed or difficult to depress. *tt | 02/23/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/30/2008 | 80533 | ||
| My car begin to idle to 5 rpm and not change gears while driving. pulled over and contacted local mechanic. i was instructed to bring car into honda dealership in lake city, fl. the result was need a transmission flush and had it done. after test driving, the car continued to perform poorly. at this point i consider the car should go to the acura dealership. my car was towed to gatorland acura of gainesville, fl. after diagnostics completed a transmission was needed. a vehicle odometer reading at 80533, should not require a new transmission was my first response. i gave them no answer at this time as to what to do because i am thinking this is absurd. after two days of seeking advice and research,i found a recall was submitted for transmission issue. upon contacting the dealer, i was given the price for repairs. regardless of informing and debating this should not be a cost for consumer. the service department staff and manager was not very helpful nor professional. this should have been completely covered by warranty/highway safety recall. i wrote a letter to honda headquarters and contacted the department by phone. almost two weeks later, gatorland acura offered to replace the transmission and i would be responsible for the labor. i was not pleased with the outcome but needed transportation because there was none offered to me. to this day, i have not returned there to pay for maintenance because of the trustworthiness of gatorland acura or honda headquarters. the recall issue was posted around february 2008 and my car was in for the exact issue may 2008. continuously unhappy consumer. | |||
| 09/12/2012 | 97000 | 1 | |
| I was applying the brake due to stopped traffic ahead of my car. as i did so, the car accelerated rather than slowed down. my car contacted the left rear of the car in front of mine, and as i tried to straighten out the car, it again accelerated. veered to the right, and struck the stone wall of the bridge on the shoulder of the highway. according to the police report, there was a malfunction with the throttle mechanism. officers witnessed, when starting the vehicle, the rpm indicator quickly rise to approximately 5,000/5,500 without any pressure applied on the gas pedal. the floor area did not exhibit items, including the floor mat, which would potentially be the cause. *tr | |||
| 11/09/2012 | 103000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 acura tl. the contact stated that while attempting to brake, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the contact shut off and restarted the vehicle as it began to function properly. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure could not be replicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileages were 103,000. | |||
| 11/09/2012 | 103000 | ||
| Tl- the contact owns a 2003 acura tl. the contact stated that while attempting to brake, the vehicle erroneously accelerated. the contact shut off and restarted the vehicle as it began to function properly. the vehicle was taken to a private mechanic where the failure could not be replicated. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not contacted about the issue. the failure and current mileages were 103,000. kmj | |||
| 12/07/2011 | |||
| Transmission broke on 2003 acur tl s. sucks as i have always changed n maintained services. | |||
| 09/26/2011 | 122000 | ||
| As i was accellerating onto the highway, the car continued to accellerate. at 89mph i hit the brakes hard to see if i could slow down. would not happen. put the transmission into neutral and shut off the engine and braked to the side of the road. when the dealer examined the throttle body they found the plastic cam for the cruise control had broken and the cable for the cruise had jammed the throttle wide open. when asked if that part was replaceable i was informed the whole throttle body would have to be replaced at ~$500. the alternative was to remove the cruise cable and tie it up away from the throttle body. since the dealer told me this was the second one they have had with this problem, it was rare. oops if this would have happened in town i would have hit several cars before getting it shut down. the throttle cam is made of metal where the cruise cam is plastic and both are on the same butterfly shaft. just to save a few cents makes for a very hair raising ride. | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CABLES | |||
| 05/10/2004 | 30209 | 2 | |
| Tl* the contact owns a 2003 acura tl. the accelerator would repeatedly get stuck, which caused unintended acceleration. she took the vehicle to the dealership, and the accelerator was replaced. however, the failure resurfaced. she took the vehicle to another dealer, and the technician stated that the accelerator was installed too tightly. he then re-installed the accelerator pedal. the repair remedied the failure. the current mileage was approximately 85,000. the failure mileage was approximately 1,000. updated 12/07/09 *bf the consumer stated the problem was the accelerator under the hood. the throttle cable was adjusted. updated 12/09/09.*jb | |||
| 01/22/2005 | 25000 | 1 | 02/21/2002 |
| While driving accelerator stuck. consumer hit the brakes in ordeer to stop. turned the vehicle off. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer where the accelerator cable was replaced.*ak the cosumer stated that the dealer replaced the entire throttle body. *tc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - CRUISE CONTROL | |||
| 11/29/2003 | 2 | ||
| Transmission problems with 2003 acura tl type s. *ph the transmission shifted roughly in addition to a missing cruise control. there was also a time where the vehicle had no reverse gear. *sc | |||
| 11/29/2003 | 22500 | 3 | |
| 2003 acura tl type s experiencing transmission problems. *mr the transmission shifted roughly in addition to missing when the cruise control was engaged. when the consumer pressed the cruise control to increase the speed the engine surged on two occasions back to back as the consumer tried to disengage the cruise control. (faulty tl transmissions were a widely known problem for acura) *sc | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 01/22/2005 | 25000 | 1 | 02/21/2002 |
| While driving accelerator stuck. consumer hit the brakes in ordeer to stop. turned the vehicle off. consumer took the vehicle to the dealer where the accelerator cable was replaced.*ak the cosumer stated that the dealer replaced the entire throttle body. *tc | |||