It seems that we have found one of the reasons why Acura sale for the month of November has decline and even their sale for the first 11 months of the year. It seems that Acura TL owners are having problems with their vehicles' transmissions. Although Honda has proven itself in the reliability department, it seems that Acura owners are having problem shifting to the third gear.
This site has this guys asking around about this particular problem. Camaro 28z said: "I have bought 2008 Acura TL type S and i have experienced problems when trying to shift in to third gear. It's just sometimes it won't go in and you really have to force it. Some times it will pop back into neutral and some times it the car will grind gears." Now if you have bought a luxury car, you would surely expect that every auto part should function well even the Acura CL fuel injector that comes with your CL.
Camaro is not the only one who thinks there's something wrong with the Acura TL's transmission. A man calling himself David replied: "I have the TL also. And I have the same problem but I am used to it. I had a Nissan before which had the same problem. Actually, the problem only happens during the first 30 min or so that you have turned the car on. Basically it only happens when the engine is still cold even if you warm it up for a good amount of time."
Jeff from the United States also had problems with his Acura TL and he even said that the dealership where he bought his car from said that they might see if a General Motors transmission fluid will suit the tranny on his TL but it will void the warranty.
I have seen Acura slide down in the ranking when it comes to reliability issue. So with these comments about the tranny of the 2008 Acura TL, it is not surprising that Acura may be down at present.