Major Problems with 2002 Acura CL Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2002 Acura CL

2002 Acura CL AIR BAGS Victims: 1 Mileage: 140000 miles

2002 Acura CL POWER ADJUST Mileage: 41000 miles

2002 Acura CL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

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Problems with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL and MANUAL TRANSMISSION are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Acura CL owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN from what i have seen on the internet there are many people having this same problem and acura insists there...	28 ~ 22408 miles
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL for a couple days my car would begin stalling while i was driving on the highway. i felt like it...	3 ~ 122667 miles
MANUAL TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN the vehicle down shifted which caused the transmission to slip.*jb...	3 ~ 31000 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL car started free revving and erratically upshifting and downshifting with hard jerks. all malfunction indicators lit up. almost lost control...	3
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM consumer states transmission has failed 2x while driving since vehicle purchased. first incident was on 7/5/02. transmission was replaced by...	3 ~ 56117 miles
AIR BAGS my son hit a pole and the air bag crushed him. he died! it ripped his aorta his liver crushed	2 ~ 140000 miles
POWER TRAIN tl* the contact owns a 2001 acura 3.2 cl. the contact stated that after having the transmission replaced the transmission...	2 ~ 200500 miles
DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR front end (brakes) vibration to steering wheel and entire vehicle when braking @ 60mph when decending a relatively steep grade...	2 ~ 28402 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING the vehicle stalled intermittently while driving. the dealer was unable to duplicate or determine the cause. (cl type-s) ts scc...	2
SUSPENSION 2002 acura cl 3.2 experiencing problems with automatic transmission seat belts timing belt electrical system and the engine.*no answer required*....	2 ~ 70000 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i bought a used car from chicago suburb individual owner about 15 days ago. clean title with no accident history....	1 ~ 194600 miles
RECREATIONAL VEHICLE/TRAILER > EQUIPMENT acura is knowingly putting defective transmissions in these cars. when my first trans went out i was doing 50 mph...	1 ~ 171000 miles
EQUIPMENT since the second day of having my car my car has been continuously plagued with problems. i have taken my...	1 ~ 41000 miles
WIRING > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM since the second day of having my car my car has been continuously plagued with problems. i have taken my...	1 ~ 41000 miles
INTERIOR > REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES > VISIBILITY since the second day of having my car my car has been continuously plagued with problems. i have taken my...	1 ~ 41000 miles
ACCELERATOR PEDAL > VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL since the second day of having my car my car has been continuously plagued with problems. i have taken my...	1 ~ 41000 miles
LINKAGES > WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER > VISIBILITY since the second day of having my car my car has been continuously plagued with problems. i have taken my...	1 ~ 41000 miles
POWER ADJUST > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS since the second day of having my car my car has been continuously plagued with problems. i have taken my...	1 ~ 41000 miles
SEAT HEATER/COOLER > FRONT ASSEMBLY > SEATS since the second day of having my car my car has been continuously plagued with problems. i have taken my...	1 ~ 41000 miles
ROTOR > DISC > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR since the second day of having my car my car has been continuously plagued with problems. i have taken my...	1 ~ 41000 miles
UNDERBODY SHIELDS > FRAME AND MEMBERS > STRUCTURE since the second day of having my car my car has been continuously plagued with problems. i have taken my...	1 ~ 41000 miles
ROTOR > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS rotors are warping prematurely. as a result when applying brakes a grinding noise is produced. the dealer can't find the	1 ~ 45000 miles
SEAT BELTS 2002 acura cl 3.2 experiencing problems with automatic transmission seat belts timing belt electrical system and the engine.*no answer required*....	1
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING 2002 acura cl 3.2 experiencing problems with automatic transmission seat belts timing belt electrical system and the engine.*no answer required*....	1
UNKNOWN OR OTHER vehicle displayed hesitation at 15 mph numerous times when accelerating from a stop vehicle would not accelerate. on 25 june...	1
GASOLINE > ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING vehicle displayed hesitation at 15 mph numerous times when accelerating from a stop vehicle would not accelerate. on 25 june...	1
GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) > STEERING steering became sluggish and very noisey in brand new vehicle. dealer stated that the seals in gearbox were defective thus	1

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