NHTSA — Power Train: Automatic Transmission: Control Module (Tcm, Pcm) Problems

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CarComplaints.com Notes: The 1999-2003 Acura TL has a known & widespread defect with the transmission.

Honda fixed some vehicles with a recall in 2004 by changing the oil cooler return line. To settle a class action lawsuit in 2006, Honda extended the transmission warranty on some of these Acura TL's to 93 months / 109,000 miles.

Now these vehicles are past the warranty limit, so buyer beware.

3.3

definitely annoying
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
40,700 miles

About These NHTSA Complaints:

This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.

So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.

2000 Acura TL transmission problems

transmission problem

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2000 Acura TL Owner Comments

problem #2

Apr 122007

TL 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 81,400 miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

Transmission began to slip during normal driving, I then researched this problem on the internet and learned that this was not an isolated incident and I became concerned for my family's safety due to descriptions of other peoples history with this car. I took car to dealer and they determined that a replacement was warranted. PCM unit was also replaced. They replaced transmission with a re-manufactured unit, old part is not available.

- Madison, WI, USA

problem #1

Sep 152003

TL

  • miles
The PCM control module malfunctioned, causing transmission to down shift at random times. Shifts while pressing the accelerator, and without warning the steering wheel locked up.

- Morgan Hill, CA, USA

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