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Well, I just got a call from my mother - her transmission in her '03 TL
type S decided to take a shit.
She took it to a local tranny place and they said its not the oil but
its goign to be a major repair.

I went onto the hondatransmissionsettlement.com website and downloaded
the proposed settlement PDF and sent it to my parents and I suppose that
should lead them on some insight as what to do next.
Interesting how my 2001 CL-S got an extended warranty on the tranny and
it didn't quit.

Why didn't she take it to an Acura dealer? Is it out of the extended
transmission warranty?

"Justin" <justin@nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote:
> Well, I just got a call from my mother - her transmission in her '03 TL
> type S decided to take a shit.
> She took it to a local tranny place and they said its not the oil but its
> goign to be a major repair.
>
> I went onto the hondatransmissionsettlement.com website and downloaded the
> proposed settlement PDF and sent it to my parents and I suppose that
> should lead them on some insight as what to do next.
> Interesting how my 2001 CL-S got an extended warranty on the tranny and
> it didn't quit.

Ghislain wrote:
> Why didn't she take it to an Acura dealer? Is it out of the extended
> transmission warranty?
>
> "Justin" <justin@nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote:
>> Well, I just got a call from my mother - her transmission in her '03 TL
>> type S decided to take a shit.
>> She took it to a local tranny place and they said its not the oil but its
>> goign to be a major repair.
>>
>> I went onto the hondatransmissionsettlement.com website and downloaded the
>> proposed settlement PDF and sent it to my parents and I suppose that
>> should lead them on some insight as what to do next.
>> Interesting how my 2001 CL-S got an extended warranty on the tranny and
>> it didn't quit.
>
>

She wasn't aware of the extended warranty. We're researching that now,
and the dealer will be contacted tomorrow morning.
I'm a bit out of the loop, so I'm guessing she'll update me as time goes
on.
Call me clairvoyant but I have a feeling she will be borrowing my CL and
I'll be walking to work very soon.

Justin <justin@nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote in
news:ger96g$oh$1@registered.motzarella.org:

> Ghislain wrote:
>>
>> "Justin" <justin@nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote:
>>> Well, I just got a call from my mother - her transmission in her '03
>>> TL type S decided to take a shit.
>>> She took it to a local tranny place and they said its not the oil
>>> but its goign to be a major repair.
>>>
>>> I went onto the hondatransmissionsettlement.com website and
>>> downloaded the proposed settlement PDF and sent it to my parents and
>>> I suppose that should lead them on some insight as what to do next.
>>> Interesting how my 2001 CL-S got an extended warranty on the tranny
>>> and it didn't quit.
>>
>>
>>
>> Why didn't she take it to an Acura dealer? Is it out of the extended
>> transmission warranty?
>>
>
>
>
> She wasn't aware of the extended warranty. We're researching that
> now, and the dealer will be contacted tomorrow morning.
> I'm a bit out of the loop, so I'm guessing she'll update me as time
> goes on.
> Call me clairvoyant but I have a feeling she will be borrowing my CL
> and I'll be walking to work very soon.
>
>



This is all available online.

Your transmission is subject to at least three TSBs and one Safety Recall.

Have your Acura dealer print off these documents:
02-027 (TSB; warranty extension to 7yrs/100K miles)
03-002 (TSB; 3rd clutch pack worn)
04-020 (TSB; 2nd gear inspection)
04V176000, P30/P31 (Safety Recall document)

The repair will either be free to you, or come at a considerable discount.

Never bring a car this new to a transmission shop. They certainly know
about this commmon and well-known problem and its fixes, but will be
unlikely to risk losing work by telling you about it.


--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Tegger wrote:
> Justin <justin@nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote in
> news:ger96g$oh$1@registered.motzarella.org:
>
>> Ghislain wrote:
>>> "Justin" <justin@nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote:
>>>> Well, I just got a call from my mother - her transmission in her '03
>>>> TL type S decided to take a shit.
>>>> She took it to a local tranny place and they said its not the oil
>>>> but its goign to be a major repair.
>>>>
>>>> I went onto the hondatransmissionsettlement.com website and
>>>> downloaded the proposed settlement PDF and sent it to my parents and
>>>> I suppose that should lead them on some insight as what to do next.
>>>> Interesting how my 2001 CL-S got an extended warranty on the tranny
>>>> and it didn't quit.
>>>
>>>
>>> Why didn't she take it to an Acura dealer? Is it out of the extended
>>> transmission warranty?
>>>
>>
>>
>> She wasn't aware of the extended warranty. We're researching that
>> now, and the dealer will be contacted tomorrow morning.
>> I'm a bit out of the loop, so I'm guessing she'll update me as time
>> goes on.
>> Call me clairvoyant but I have a feeling she will be borrowing my CL
>> and I'll be walking to work very soon.
>>
>>
>
>
>
> This is all available online.
>
> Your transmission is subject to at least three TSBs and one Safety Recall.
>
> Have your Acura dealer print off these documents:
> 02-027 (TSB; warranty extension to 7yrs/100K miles)
> 03-002 (TSB; 3rd clutch pack worn)
> 04-020 (TSB; 2nd gear inspection)
> 04V176000, P30/P31 (Safety Recall document)
>
> The repair will either be free to you, or come at a considerable discount.
>
> Never bring a car this new to a transmission shop. They certainly know
> about this commmon and well-known problem and its fixes, but will be
> unlikely to risk losing work by telling you about it.
>
>


The dealer is covering it under warranty. Kickass.

Justin <justin@nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote in
news:get7ah$drs$1@registered.motzarella.org:

> Tegger wrote:

>>
>> The repair will either be free to you, or come at a considerable
>> discount.
>>
>> Never bring a car this new to a transmission shop. They certainly
>> know about this commmon and well-known problem and its fixes, but
>> will be unlikely to risk losing work by telling you about it.
>>
>>
>
>
> The dealer is covering it under warranty. Kickass.
>


Excellent! Except the dealer is covering nothing. HONDA is paying the
dealer back for the repair. The dealer is NOT "Honda".

Honda has been pretty generous in fixing these problems.

--
Tegger

The Unofficial Honda/Acura FAQ
www.tegger.com/hondafaq/

Tegger wrote:
> Justin <justin@nobecauseihatespam.com> wrote in
> news:get7ah$drs$1@registered.motzarella.org:
>
>> Tegger wrote:
>
>>> The repair will either be free to you, or come at a considerable
>>> discount.
>>>
>>> Never bring a car this new to a transmission shop. They certainly
>>> know about this commmon and well-known problem and its fixes, but
>>> will be unlikely to risk losing work by telling you about it.
>>>
>>>
>>
>> The dealer is covering it under warranty. Kickass.
>>
>
>
> Excellent! Except the dealer is covering nothing. HONDA is paying the
> dealer back for the repair. The dealer is NOT "Honda".
>
> Honda has been pretty generous in fixing these problems.
>

Well, I'm giving mom my car for a while.
I get to walk to work - its not far but watch the temperature reach
Antarctic ranges starting... now.