I recently purchased a 2003 Acura TL-S. Beautiful car,
" BUT" with with less than 100 miles on it, I became aware of an engine knock. I immediately returned the car to my dealership whose mechanics ultimately determined the culprit to be excessive clearance between the connecting rod bearing and the "floating" piston pin of the #1 cylinder; a sloppy fit causing a "knock" at the commencement of each power stroke. Also, the cylinder incurred some scratchs,apparently because of this defect. The Acura dealer wants to repair this by replacing the piston, connecting rod, and piston pin. I feel I should have another car because this is a factory defect. Don't know how much luck I will have with getting a trade, but if I don't , have any of you experienced anything like this? How will this effect the selling of this car a year or so later as this record is looked at? What is the likelyhood this will cause me problems in the future? I am a female and really need some input on this.