2003 Acura TL Service and Repair Manual

I AM A CLAIM REPRESENTATIVE FOR NATIONWIDE INSURANCE. OUR INSURED, JOHN MIHOLIC'S SON, WAS DRIVING THE 2003 ACURA 3.2TL AT NIGHT. HE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND STRUCK THE RIGHT FRONT END OF HIS VEHICLE. A CAUSE AND ORIGIN REPORT CONDUCTED BY LANGE TECHNICAL SERVICE INDICATED THAT DUE TO THE IMPACT, THE IGNITION OF COMBUSTIBLE MATERIALS FORM THE HIGH INTENSITY HEAD LAMP BULB THAT WAS DISPLACED CAUSED THE FIRE WHICH TOTALED OUT THE VEHICLE. *JB

WE WERE TRAVELING WEST ON ROUTE 76 IN MY 2003 ACURA MDX JUST OUTSIDE DENVER COLORADO. DEBRIS CAME ACROSS THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID THE DEBRIS. WE THEN SWERVED BACK TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THE BACK END OF THE CAR BROKE LOOSE ONTO THE MEDIAN. THE CAR THEN ROLLED ONCE, FLIPPED UP INTO THE AIR AND REVOLVED THREE TIMES AND LANDED UPRIGHT. THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER WAS EJECTED AND MIRACULOUSLY JUST BRUISED. THE DRIVER WAS ONLY BRUISED AS WELL. THE PASSENGER HOWEVER WAS TAKEN TO TWO LOCAL HOSPITAL

TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 6 MONTH OLD IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL . THE FIRST FAILURE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR MORE AND ALMOST THROWING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE TRANNY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE SND OCCURENCE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC ,TRAVELING AROUND 55 CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE LOCK UP SLAMMED INTO ME, POLICE REPORT AND INJURIE'S SUSTAINED THAT ARE STILL ONGOING. THIS IS A DEFFINATE SAFETY ISSUE ALWAY'S HAS BEEN

ON SEPT 3 2010 I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT WITH MY 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. I WAS TRAVELING AROUND 45 MPH GETTING ONTO THE HIGHWAY FROM THE SERVICE ROAD WHEN SOMEONE CAME FROM THE FAR LEFT AND HIT ME ON THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT - FRONT LEFT FENDER AND FRONT LIGHT, AND BUMPER WERE DAMAGED. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WENT OFF - NOTE THERE WAS NO ONE IN THE PASSENGER SIDE. THE DRIVERS SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT GO OFF AS WELL AS THE RESTRAINT DID NOT HOLD ME BACK ON IMPACT. *TR

ACURA 2003 TL TRANSMISSION DEFECT. FIRST FAILURE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP AT SPEED OF 70 MPH HAPPENED 6 TIMES . TRANSMISSION REPLACED.SECOND FAILURE TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP GOING 55 CAR FOLLOWING BEHIND ME CRASHED INTO ME . SIGNIFIGANT INJURIE'S RESULTED FROM THIS CRASH THAT INVOLVED 3 VEHICLES.*AK I HAVE REPORTED THIS INFO TO "THIS" SITE 3 TIMES AND GO BACK TO FIND MY SUBMISSION AND IT MYSTERIOUSLY DISSAPEARS! HONDA ACURA'S RECENT SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS TRANSMISSION DEFECT KEEPS CLA

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IDLING AT AN INTERSECTION, IT WAS REAR ENDED BY ANOTHER VEHICLE. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED THE PRECEDING VEHICLE. DUE TO THE CRASH, THE DRIVER'S SEAT COLLAPSED INTO THE BACK SEAT AND FRACTURED INTO TWO PIECES. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, BUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT. THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS JUST REPLACED EIGHT MONTHS BEFORE PER THE TAKATA RECALL. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT RECEIVE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH ON A WET SURFACE, SHE LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND WAS INVOLVED IN A ROLLOVER CRASH. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE INJURED HER BACK, NECK, AND SUSTAINED BRUISES AND CONTUSIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH AROUND A CURVE, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO BRAKE OR ACCELERATE AND THE TRANSMISSION SEIZED. THE STEERING WHEEL ALSO BECAME VERY DIFFICULT TO TURN. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ROAD. THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO AN EMBANKMENT AND A TREE. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE HANDS, WRISTS, HEAD, ANKLE, CHEST, AND SHOULDER. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS REQUIRED AND THE CONTACT VISITED HIS PH

VEHICLE SKIDDED-HIT DIVIDER-PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED-DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT. *AK

CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC WHEN ANOTHER VEHICLE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED REAR ENDED CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, PUSHING IT INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE, AND CAUSING DRIVER'S SEAT TO COLLAPSE INTO THE BACK SEAT. CONSUMER SUSTAINED INJURIES, AND TAKEN TO HOSPITAL FOR PAIN IN HIS ARM AND LEGS. CONSUMER WAS X-RAYED, AND THEN INFORMED HE HAD NERVE DAMAGE, AND WAS REFERRED TO AN ORTHOPEDIC S. IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY.*AK

MY WIFE WAS IN A COLLISION ON 12/12/03 WHICH INVOLVED ANOTHER VEHICHLE THAT RAN A STOP SIGN AND MY WIFE'S NEW 2003 ACURA TL HIT THE VEHICLE AT FAULT IN THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I HAVE INCLUDED PICTURES OF THE PROPERTY DAMAGE INCURRED. THE FRONT AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. I REPORTED THIS INCIDENT TO THE ACURA DEALER IN FORT WALTON BEACH IMMEDIATELY THAT I PURCHASED THIS FROM AND GAVE THEM A CHANCE TO TEST THE AIRBAGS BEFORE THE CAR WAS FIXED. THEY DECLINED AND INFORMED ME THEY WOULD TEST THE AIRBAG S

WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH TRANSMISSION LOCKED, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH INTO A WALL. THE CAUSE OF WHY THIS HAPPENED WAS UNDETERMINED.*AK

TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH SHE CRASHED INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE INJURED HER HEAD, AND KNEE. THERE WAS NO POLICE REPORT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 124,000. RK UPDATED 03/31/14*LJ

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2003 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE ENCOUNTERED A POT HOLE CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JERK VIOLENTLY. AS A RESULT, THE VEHICLE VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND FLIPPED OVER. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE CONTACT'S LEFT SHOULDER STRAP SEAT BELT WAS DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE LEAVING BEHIND ONLY THE WAIST STRAP SEAT BELT AS THE CONTACT SHIFTED FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT TO THE PASSENGERS SEAT DURING THE ACCIDENT. FURTHERMORE, THE CONTACT'S HEAD WAS

2003 ACURA 3.2 TL ON DECEMBER 5, 2008 A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH ON OUR 2003 ACURA 3.2 TL ALLOWED THE KEY TO BE REMOVED IN ANY GEAR, RESULTING IN A ROLLAWAY ACCIDENT CAUSING HEAD, FOOT AND HIP INJURIES TO OUR DAUGHTER AFTER SHE PARKED THE CAR IN OUR SLIGHTLY INCLINED DRIVEWAY. DEALER AGREED IGNITION SWITCH WAS DEFINITELY FAULTY. KEY SHOULD NEVER COME OUT IN ANY GEAR BUT PARK. OUR MILEAGE ON THE DATE OF ACCIDENT WAS 82,430 MILES. SHORTLY AFTER WE BOUGHT THIS CAR NEW, IT STARTED HAVING INTERMITTE