2002 Acura TL transmission problems
188 complaints about transmission have been filed for the 2002 Acura TL, which is 47% of all its NHTSA complaints. It is the most reported problem area for this model year.
At a glance
- Complaints
- 188 47% of this year's complaints
- Typical mileage
- 46,000 miles 119 complaints with mileage
- Crashes and fires
- 3 and 0
- Injuries and deaths
- 2 and 1
Source: NHTSA owner complaints
When transmission problems show up
View the numbers
| Mileage | Complaints |
|---|---|
| 0k to 20k miles | 12 |
| 20k to 40k miles | 35 |
| 40k to 60k miles | 26 |
| 60k to 80k miles | 15 |
| 80k to 100k miles | 13 |
| 100k to 120k miles | 6 |
| 120k to 140k miles | 7 |
| 140k to 160k miles | 3 |
| 160k to 180k miles | 2 |
| 180k to 200k miles | 0 |
| 200k+ miles | 0 |
What the data shows
Of the 119 transmission complaints that report mileage, the median is about 46,000 miles, and 61% were reported before 60,000 miles.
These complaints mention 3 crashes, 2 injuries, 1 death.
What owners wrote
Recall campaign 99v089000; consumer's son was involved in a tragic accident which may have been a result of the automatic transmission recall. (letter from the lawyer, richard kaufman)
My husband and I have owned a 2002 acura tl-s since it was initially purchased. We know there is a recall on the transmission, and the warranty has been extended to 100,000 on the transmission. However since then at approximately every 30,000 miles, the transmissions has had failures. I am on my 3rd transmission after 2 replacements. We are at about 78,000 miles on this car and should be hitting 90,000 miles soon. This will be in about 6-8 months.
Other problems reported for the 2002 Acura TL
- Air bags 44 complaints
- Drivetrain & axles 40 complaints
- Brakes 22 complaints
- Cruise control 16 complaints