2002 Acura CL Vehicle speed control Problems
- Complaints
- 4about this part
- Share
- 9%of 44 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 41,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 4 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2002 Acura CL, 9% of the 44 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 41,000 miles.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“Since the second day of having my car, my car has been continuously plagued with problems. I have taken my car in for repair over 10 times for various and sometimes repeating problems. This all has occurred within a three year period. I have never had a vehicle that has had so many problems. Some of the problems have been so severe that I no longer feel safe driving my car. One of these problems was my transmission spontaneously downshifting from 5th gear to 2nd gear at highway speeds. This caused a tremendous decrease of speed. …”
NHTSA complaint #10120061, filed 2005-05, 41,000 miles“For a couple days my car would begin stalling while I was driving on the highway. I felt like it slowed down to shift out of gear but never completely shifted. Then, one day when I was driving, on my way home my car slipped out of gear completely and I couldn't drive forward. My car only allowed me to go in reverse. 2after allowing it to sit for a while it would drive but while trying to drive home it constantly slipped out of gear which was very dangerous especially when it happened at an intersection.”
NHTSA complaint #10453834, filed 2012-04“Car started free revving and erratically upshifting and downshifting with hard jerks. All malfunction indicators lit up. Almost lost control on the freeway. Was told transmission is shot on a car that is a bit over a year old and less than 000miles. Poor service from dealer.”
NHTSA complaint #766225, filed 2002-08“While driving there will be sudden accelaration without applying gas, all lights on dash board light up and vehicle will not go over 1000 RPM. Which was caused by transmission being shot.”
NHTSA complaint #8008385, filed 2002-04Related service bulletins
- 10013622Jan 29, 2008Accelerator pedal hard to press. *tt updated 4/2/08.
Vehicle speed control: other model years
Other parts of the 2002 Acura CL
33 complaintsAir bags
5 complaintsElectrical system
4 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsElectronic stability control
3 complaintsEquipment
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsSuspension
2 complaintsFuel system
1 complaintsOther or unknown
1 complaintsSeats
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2002 Acura CL
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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