Last weekend I bought my first Acura, a 2001 Cl 3.2 Type S with 139,000 miles on it. When researching this car, I became aware that there was a known transmission problem. The previous owner indicated that the transmission had been fixed, and a transmission cooler has been installed as well. I did a test drive before buying the car, and had a mechanic look the car over, and everything checked out. It seemed fine. I was convinced that it was a good buy for a very well maintained and kept up car with its known reliability (aside from the well documented transmission issue) at the price of $3,800. Now that I have the car, I've been doing more research on the transmission issue and it's certainly making me more critical of my recent purchase.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that the problem never really was fixed, even with the replacement transmissions. Sure there are people who have had their cars for a long time without a hitch, but many people are talking about their 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th transmission failing.
What I have to ask you all here is what preventative measures can I take to ensure that sure my transmission does not fail? Are there any cheap modifications or part replacements that I can have done? Should I be changing my transmission fluid much more frequently than you would in other cars? Should I be putting some special transmission fluid in my car?
What about driving habits? Would it help to accelerate more slowly, or even quickly? Would using the tiptronic "manumatic" manual mode help some how? (I know, that's probably a stretch, but it's a thought that I had.)
Is there anything at all that has been proven to work in preventing transmission failures in this car? I'm hoping that answer is yes. Otherwise, I hear that transmission replacements run at $3,000 to $4,000 and I am not looking forward to doubling the price of my purchase is the transmission gives out 10,000 miles down the road. All told, I love my new purchase and hope to keep it. Thanks all.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but my understanding is that the problem never really was fixed, even with the replacement transmissions. Sure there are people who have had their cars for a long time without a hitch, but many people are talking about their 2nd, 3rd, and even 4th transmission failing.
What I have to ask you all here is what preventative measures can I take to ensure that sure my transmission does not fail? Are there any cheap modifications or part replacements that I can have done? Should I be changing my transmission fluid much more frequently than you would in other cars? Should I be putting some special transmission fluid in my car?
What about driving habits? Would it help to accelerate more slowly, or even quickly? Would using the tiptronic "manumatic" manual mode help some how? (I know, that's probably a stretch, but it's a thought that I had.)
Is there anything at all that has been proven to work in preventing transmission failures in this car? I'm hoping that answer is yes. Otherwise, I hear that transmission replacements run at $3,000 to $4,000 and I am not looking forward to doubling the price of my purchase is the transmission gives out 10,000 miles down the road. All told, I love my new purchase and hope to keep it. Thanks all.