2001 Acura CL transmission problems
Owners reported transmission problems in 182 complaints for the 2001 Acura CL, 57% of the complaints on file. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 182 57% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 48,000 miles 112 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 4 and 1
- Injuries and deaths
- 4 and 0
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 14 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 34 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 27 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 9 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 9 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 8 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 4 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 1 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 2 |
| 200k+ miles | 1 |
What the data shows
Of the 112 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 48,000 miles, and 67% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 4 crashes, 1 fire, 4 injuries.
What owners wrote
I have had surgery fusing 7 vertebrae in my neck and back. This was a result of a sudden and severe down shift of my acura cl 3.2 while driving on the highway.
There is a huge space of time in 3rd gear when the transmission basically feels like it's in neutral and won't respond to throttle. The engine revs higher but the car does not move while in middle of motion. The rev range when it happens is between idle (700RPM) and 1300 RPM. It happens all the time.
Other problems reported for the 2001 Acura CL
- Air bags 32 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 31 complaints