'00 TL3.2 and tranny problems...dealer is no help

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Stan - 19 Dec 2005 19:54 GMT

I have recently encountered a chattering shift (car shakes) between 2nd
and 3rd gear on my '00 TL. I currently have 95,000 miles, and the oil
jet kit is installed. This feels like a 3rd clutch problem. But the
dealer is careful not to acknowledge a problem...just that it has 95K
miles on it, and this is normal wear...not a defect.

So the dealer would NOT do anything (under warranty) because "no
diagnostic codes were being thrown out by the computer."

My question is, this will probably fail out of warranty and I will have
to pay dearly for this. Is there anything that I can do under warranty
to get this taken care of (aside from abusing the tranny in hopes of a
failure)? According to the dealer..."no...it will have to fail first"

Anyone else have a similar experience or advice?

Thanks,

-Stan

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E Meyer - 20 Dec 2005 15:31 GMT

On 12/19/05 1:54 PM, in article QpWdnepar7dOkjrenZ2dnUVZ_sWdnZ2d@bright.net,

> I have recently encountered a chattering shift (car shakes) between 2nd
> and 3rd gear on my '00 TL. I currently have 95,000 miles, and the oil
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>
> -Stan

The transmission warranty was extended to 100k miles and 7 years. "Normal
wear and tear" on an automatic transmission is just plain B.S. Find another
dealer before its too late.

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Stan - 21 Dec 2005 00:13 GMT

> The transmission warranty was extended to 100k miles and 7 years. "Normal
> wear and tear" on an automatic transmission is just plain B.S. Find another
> dealer before its too late.

Thanks for the advice. I had a feeling this was a bunch of BS. I will
start calling other Acura dealers and see if I get the same story. And
if I do, I'll try calling Acura and see what they say about it!

-Stan

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Stan - 21 Dec 2005 00:14 GMT

> The transmission warranty was extended to 100k miles and 7 years. "Normal
> wear and tear" on an automatic transmission is just plain B.S. Find another
> dealer before its too late.

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Acura God - 24 Dec 2005 01:43 GMT

If tranny is shuddering on shift then it has failed and I would replace it
at our dealer!

David Short
Acura God

>I have recently encountered a chattering shift (car shakes) between 2nd and
>3rd gear on my '00 TL. I currently have 95,000 miles, and the oil jet kit
[quoted text clipped - 15 lines]
>
> -Stan

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