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My Last Acura
tcross, 02/14/2013
2003 Acura TL 3.2 Type-S 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
4 of 10 people found this review helpful
I bought this car new in 2003 and have had it serviced at the dealer religiously. I kept it washed, waxed and cleaned inside and out. The car is a lot of fun to drive. It's a little noisy on the inside, though. The transmission went out (second gear recall defect) at 70k miles. The dealer replaced it for free. I spent about 5k to replace motor mounts, timing belt and other major maintenance at 100k. At 101k the clearcoat began failing. At 110, the drive train started wobbling and/or slipping at certain speeds and power settings. At 150k, the car looks awful and isn't worth further repairs. I'm done with Acura.
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Paul funk, 01/04/2019
2003 Acura TL 3.2 Type-S 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 1 people found this review helpful
It’s rides smooth and is trouble free
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What a disappointment
gralls4771, 03/24/2012
2003 Acura TL 3.2 Type-S 4dr Sedan w/Navigation (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
6 of 18 people found this review helpful
This car was my first Honda product after owning nothing but American built cars, I had very high hopes. At first I was very impressed with the Acura, I loved driving it, great for road trips, very powerful and sporty handling. But then I learned of the transmission problems. I felt like I was driving a ticking time bomb..........then mine needed replaced just like so many others. Count on spending about $5000 from Acura. This happened at 90K, then at 113K the engine started making internal ticking noises. Dealer recommended new engine. Really? Entire drive train replaced by 113K with a perfect maintenance record? Sold the car that day. So turned off by Honda now.
IF YOU WANT TO LIVE IN FEAR BUY THIS
JohnGalt2376, 02/24/2003
2003 Acura TL 3.2 Type-S 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
2 of 6 people found this review helpful
DON'T BUY THIS CAR UNLESS. . .You want increased insurance premiums, you want to pay the insurance deductible many times a year, you want to live in fear that no matter where you go, your expensive headlamps may be stolen. Acura has a big problem that it won't admit. The headlamp design is so poor that a thief can make off with both of your $800 headlamps in a matter of minutes, leaving you with a a financial loss, lost wages, and a very expensive repair, especially when body damage is incurred. Acura makes tons of money on repairs and has no incentive to fix this. One Acura dealer tells me that they repair 30 vehicles a month with this problem.
A Real Disappointment
DCBrake, 07/30/2005
2003 Acura TL 3.2 Type-S 4dr Sedan (3.2L 6cyl 5A)
1 of 2 people found this review helpful
Transmission is poor - Had wheels lock up while traveling on interstate at 60 mph. Acura did replace my tranny, but it has not been right since - shifts awkwardly, and I have taken it back to them 2 times since - they tell me the tranny is working properly - But I continue to experience a shudder between 3rd and 4th gears on acceleration as well as uneasy shifting. This is definitely the worst car decision I have ever made - If you want reliability - shop for something else.