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I am thinking about getting an Acura. I heard there are transmission defects on 01-03 Acuras! The one I am thinking of getting had its transmission "changed under the warranty" According to the seller, its in "excellent condition" and had "95k"****it has "95K"

You shouldn't buy an Acura because they're not very reliable. Instead, you should get either a Nissan or Toyota.

I would still be a little wary about buying that TL. Even though the tranny has been changed, it may still be a rebuilt one, which does NOT guarantee that it won't go bad. Another method they used to remedy the problem was to install what is called a "jet kit" which provides more oil to the tranny I believe. That still sounds like a temporary solution to me. Also, I believe they were given 100,000 mile warranty on those trannies from Honda/Acura along with the replacement of the tranny. If that car has 95k, you only have about 5k miles under warranty. Once the warranty expires and that tranny dies, you're going to have to shell out at least 2 grand to replace it. Lastly, if you're going to replace it, I'd only go with an aftermarket like Dr. Evil transmission. Honda/Acura transmissions suck, which is totally unacceptable.By the way, new Toyota V6's like the '07 Camry V6 and Lexus ES350 are also having tranny issues. Something to watch out for and it's not just Honda/Acura.

Too many miles.

Acura is Honda it is reliable.

I own an '03 CL Type S and when I was shopping around for it, I read reviews for weeks and talked to owners of '01-'03 TLs and CLs. Great car all around, but many did have tranny issues--many of which were warrantied. I can't personally tell you about the automatic because I have the 6-speed manual and with 95K miles on my car I still love driving it daily. After test driving both a TL-S and my car, I couldn't drive that automatic if you paid me. Just my opinion because I love speed a bit more on my cars. Do homework on the tranny because the car itself is a winner!