Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
44
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 2002 Acura Cl.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-02-28 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | UNKNOWN |
| 2020-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE … |
| 2020-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027… |
| 2019-09-10 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA CL. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE "SRS" WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AND REMAINE… |
| 2017-08-14 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | No | 0 | I BOUGHT A USED CAR FROM CHICAGO SUBURB INDIVIDUAL OWNER ABOUT 15 DAYS AGO. CLEAN TITLE WITH NO ACCIDENT HISTORY. THE G… |
| 2016-02-08 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE CAR GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING ALMOST BEEN IN A ACCIDENT SEVERAL TIMES OVER THIS ISSUE .I DON'T EVEN DRIVE IT … |
| 2011-04-25 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | FOR A COUPLE DAYS MY CAR WOULD BEGIN STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. I FELT LIKE IT SLOWED DOWN TO SHIFT O… |
| 2010-11-09 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 0 | MY SON HIT A POLE AND THE AIR BAG CRUSHED HIM. HE DIED! IT RIPPED HIS AORTA, HIS LIVER, CRUSHED HIS LUNGS, HEAD INJU… |
| 2010-05-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS ABRUPTLY. VEHICLE ACCELERATES ABRUPTLY WHEN GEARS SHIFT. POTENTIAL SAFETY HAZARD IF FAILUR… |
| 2010-03-07 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILURE CAR HAS ONLY 45K ON IT. MINOR TRANS REPAIR BY PRIOR OWNER UNDER WARRANTY. CLASS ACTION APPLIED… |
| 2009-11-10 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA 3.2 CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AFTER HAVING THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED, THE TRANSMIS… |
| 2007-11-10 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ACURA IS KNOWINGLY PUTTING DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS IN THESE CARS. WHEN MY FIRST TRANS WENT OUT, I WAS DOING 50 MPH ON L… |
| 2007-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2002 ACURA CL HAS HAD THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED OUT 4 TIMES; THE CAR IS ENDING IT'S WARRANTY, AND AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION… |
| 2005-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION PROBLEM: ERRATIC SHIFTING, HARD DOWNSHIFTS, SHIFTS FROM 5TH GEAR INTO 2ND GEAR AT HIGH SPEED: CLOSE-TO-DEA… |
| 2005-03-18 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST | No | 0 | SINCE THE SECOND DAY OF HAVING MY CAR, MY CAR HAS BEEN CONTINUOUSLY PLAGUED WITH PROBLEMS. I HAVE TAKEN MY CAR IN FOR … |
| 2005-01-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2002 ACURA 3.2CL WITH DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. CONSUMER STATES THAT HER 1ST TRANSMISSION FAILED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH. … |
| 2004-10-01 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MANUAL TRANS/CLUTCH - LOOSES HYDRAULIC PRESSURE IN LOW AIR TEMPS AND WHEN CAR IS SITTING ON A HILL. HARD TO SHIFT ONLY … |
| 2004-08-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. THE PART WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, HOWEVER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK |
| 2003-12-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION LIGHT FLASHED ON THE DASHBOARD THEN THE DRIVER HEARD A LOUD POPPING NOISE FROM BENEATH… |
| 2003-10-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:ROTOR | No | 0 | ROTORS ARE WARPING PREMATURELY. AS A RESULT, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES A GRINDING NOISE IS PRODUCED. THE DEALER CAN'T FIND T… |
| 2003-03-24 | SERVICE BRAKES, AIR:DISC | No | 0 | FRONT END (BRAKES) VIBRATION TO STEERING WHEEL AND ENTIRE VEHICLE WHEN BRAKING @ 60MPH WHEN DECENDING A RELATIVELY STEE… |
| 2003-02-14 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2002 ACURA CL 3.2 TYPE S TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. I HAVE ABOUT 24K MILES AND RECENTLY MY TRANSMISSION SLIPPED. WHILE GOI… |
| 2003-01-28 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH MY 02 CL FOR ABOUT 4 MONTHS NOW. I HAVE GONE TO MY DEALER, METRO ACURA, SEVERAL … |
| 2003-01-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE MOTOR MOUNTS HAD BECOME LOOSE AND TRANSMISSION HAD BLOWN UP. TS SCC |
| 2003-01-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DRIVING ON THE DAN RYAN EXPRESSWAY INTO THE CITY OF CHICAGO, I EXPERIENCED A SUDDEN AND NON-PROVOKED DOWNSHIFT IN MY 20… |
| 2003-01-15 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE DOWN SHIFTED, WHICH CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO SLIP.*JB |
| 2003-01-11 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE. CARS TRANSMISSIONS FOR 6 MONTHS HAS BEEN SHIFTING ERRATIC, HARD, SURGING, DOWNSHIFTING… |
| 2003-01-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR SPONTANEOUSLY DOWNSHIFTS WHEN NOT NEEDED TO AND DOESN'T RESPOND TO THE UPSHIFT. |
| 2003-01-01 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE STALLED INTERMITTENTLY WHILE DRIVING. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE OR DETERMINE THE CAUSE. (CL TYPE… |
| 2002-12-31 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED WITHOUT WARNING, ALMOST CAUSING ACCIDENTS |
| 2002-12-06 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY PROBLEM IS THE TRANSMISSION ISSUE. I HAVE HAD MY TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT ABOUT 12,000 MILES AND NOW AGIAN I BROUGHT… |
| 2002-09-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 2002 ACURA CL 3.2 EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS, TIMING BELT, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, AND TH… |
| 2002-09-20 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION IN MY ACURA CL-S LOCKED UP FOR APPROXIMATELY 2 SECONDS WHILE TRAVELING ON THE FREEWAY. IT LOCKED UP A… |
| 2002-09-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I WAS ON MY WAY HOME FROM AN OUT OF TOWN TRIP WHEN THE CAR STARTED SHIFTING EXTREMELY HARD AS I WAS DRIVING. I CALLED … |
| 2002-08-26 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTED BY ITSELF TO A LOWER GEAR, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE IN A DANGROUS MANNER. SOON O… |
| 2002-08-25 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | CAR STARTED FREE REVVING AND ERRATICALLY UPSHIFTING AND DOWNSHIFTING WITH HARD JERKS. ALL MALFUNCTION INDICATORS LIT U… |
| 2002-08-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | A 2002 ACURA VEHICLE PURCHASED FOR APPROXIMATELY $34,000 WITH A MAJOR FAILURE AFTER <30000 MILES AND <1YEAR ON THE ROAD… |
| 2002-07-30 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 2002 ACURA CL TYPE S. SINCE PURCHASING THE CAR I HAVE HAD NOTHING BUT TROUBLE WITH THE TRANSMISSION. AFTER ON… |
| 2002-07-05 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED 2X WHILE DRIVING SINCE VEHICLE PURCHASED. FIRST INCIDENT WAS ON 7/5/02. TRANS… |
| 2002-05-15 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE DISPLAYED HESITATION AT 15 MPH NUMEROUS TIMES, WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. ON 2… |
| 2002-04-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THERE WILL BE SUDDEN ACCELARATION WITHOUT APPLYING GAS, ALL LIGHTS ON DASH BOARD LIGHT UP AND VEHICLE WIL… |
| 2001-11-08 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FROM WHAT I HAVE SEEN ON THE INTERNET, THERE ARE MANY PEOPLE HAVING THIS SAME PROBLEM, AND ACURA INSISTS THERE IS NO DE… |
| 2001-06-14 | STEERING:GEAR BOX (OTHER THAN RACK AND PINION) | No | 0 | STEERING BECAME SLUGGISH AND VERY NOISEY IN BRAND NEW VEHICLE. DEALER STATED THAT THE SEALS IN GEARBOX WERE DEFECTIVE … |
| 2000-12-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION - FIRST SIGN CAME WHEN I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND THE GEARS WOULD BEGIN SLIPPING, DIDN'T NOTICE UN… |