1.4

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
127,000 miles

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problem #2

Aug 252008

CL

  • 165,000 miles
My car started down shifting at inappropriate times and again not accelerating when pressing gas pedal. The transmission is clunking when it downshifts and is not engaging when accelerating.

- Vancouver, WA, USA

problem #1

Nov 212005

CL 6-cyl

  • Automatic transmission
  • 89,000 miles
Severe jerking from transmission, transmission slipping causing vehicle not to move until reaching an excess of 5 rpms, using third gear to get vehicle to move at 4 RPM's, transmission failure while on inclines causing vehicle to roll backwards while in drive the transmission has been rebulit twice, and is described in a class action suit aganist Honda for transmissions, but not listed in the class action suit. All vehicles around this model were recalled and listed on the suit for transmission problems

- Bensaelm, PA, USA