Complaint 1567389
2008 ACURA TL • POWER TRAIN • incident May 10, 2019
- Complaint ID
- 1567389
- Make
- ACURA
- Model
- TL
- Model Year
- 2008
- Component
- POWER TRAIN
- Incident Date
- May 10, 2019
- Date Received
- May 18, 2019
- Data As Of
- Jul 1, 2026
Complaint Summary
POWER TRAIN
Owner Narrative
I WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT, AND WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND I ACCELERATED, THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE WITH MODERATE THROTTLE. I HAD TO FLOOR THE THROTTLE TO MOVE, AND THE ENGINE RPM JUMPED TO ABOUT 6000. THE CAR WOULD NOT SHIFT, EITHER AUTOMATICALLY OR THROUGH THE "MANUAL" FUNCTION ON THE GEAR SELECTOR. OVER THE NEXT 1.5 MILES, I NOTICED SMOKE IN THE REAR VIEW MIRROR AND A BURNING SMELL. I PULLED THE CAR OVER AND NOTICED SMOKE FROM THE HOOD AND A TRAIL OF AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID FROM THE CAR. CAR WAS TOWED TO A TRANSMISSION SHOP AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION COOLER LINE RUNNING TO THE RADIATOR HAD RUPTURED DUE TO CORROSION. TRANSMISSION COOLER LINES AND RADIATOR HAD TO BE REPLACED.
Owner-submitted narrative on file with NHTSA. Complaint narratives are self-reported and have not been verified.
Related
Data sources & freshness
TruckCodex aggregates official public-sector datasets. See the Source registry for dataset-level coverage and the Freshness log for last-import timestamps.
Census, SAFER, SMS, Licensing & Insurance (L&I), roadside inspections, crashes, and authority history.
Vehicle recall campaigns, defect investigations, and consumer safety complaints (SCRS).
Cross-border carrier registry and Canadian recall campaigns where applicable.
TruckCodex is an independent aggregator; it is not affiliated with FMCSA, NHTSA, EIA, or Transport Canada. Always verify compliance-critical information directly with the originating agency.