Was idling and all of a sudden, the RPM on my 03 Acura TL (approx 68,500 miles) shot up to 4.5/5. I put my car in park and the RPM went down to to 2 then started going back up; I then could not change gears (out of park). Spoke with dealership a few months ago and was told that my vehicle was not affected by recall but I am uncertain.
I have a 2003 Acura TLS, bought new Oct 2002 currently with only 42600 KM (real low) My problem appears to be the same. I noticed specificly on warm days after 30 min driving, when coming to a stop, the idle was about 3500 RPM. Parked the car, turned it off. When starting up again, RPM stayed at 3200, also couldn't put into drive (possibly safety mechanism to prevent damage to transmission). After 30 min when cooled, was able to start again - OK.
I brought it to the dealer thinking possibly connected to FAULTY TRANSMISSION". There was a special extended warranty issued by ACURA >>> http://www.internetautoguide.com/auto-recalls/09-int/2003/acura/tl/index.html I believe it also includes 2002's. Your Dealer should check into it again.
My dealer, ACURA LAVAL (in Que, Canada) seemed to look at nothing else than the transmission. In fact, 2 days after not hearing from him, he told me that they had already ordered a NEW Transmission which is being put in as I write.
Hope this is helpful to any Owner/Dealer who reads this
Best Wishes from the Great White North- Canada
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OMG I have had the same problem with my Car 2002 Acura TL Type S brought it brand new from the dealer, no reso as of yet, have even been in traffic and it lunges (scary) I have had it taken to the dealer and they never find anything (5 times)...As soon as the warranty ran out gues what they wanted to replace the idle sensor?????
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