Owner reports filed with NHTSA about this vehicle, newest first and reproduced as filed. They are unverified accounts: one proves nothing, and a pattern across many is the thing worth reading. Back to the full 1997 record →
REGULATOR SWITCH FOR THE POWER WINDOWS IN THE DOORS OF THE VEHICLE HAVE FAILED FOUR TIMES IN THE PAST FOUR YEARS. DEALERSHIP CANNOT DETERMINE A CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / DOCUMENTATION.*AK
WHILE DRIVING SHAFT SEAL BROKE, CAUSING DAMAGES TO TIMING BELT AND OIL LEAKAGE. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS LIGHT COMES ON, AND WITH THAT A NOISE IS HEARD IN THE SYSTEM, ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY GO TO THE FLOOR WHICH EVENTUALLY STOPS VEHICLE, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT ABS IS LEAKING. *AK DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACES OTHER MAJOR PARTS OF THE VEHICLES, SUCH AS THE ALTERNATOR AND STARTER, EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, BRAKE LIGHT, TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED, THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED*ET1.LEFT FRONT WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP,2.LEFT FRONT DOOR REGULATOR,3.HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT,4.EGR VALVE 5.STARTER
IN JANUARY OF 2001 AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED ELECTRONIC RELAY HAD FAILED. REPAIRS WERE MADE UNDER WARRANTY. ON OCTOBER 12TH, 2001, AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN, AND DEALERSHIP WAS CLAIMING AIR BAGS HAVE TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMER'S EXPENSE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PRIMARY CONTROL MODULE FOR THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED. I WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE TESTS TO ISOLATE PROBLEM AN FOR LABOR TO REPAIR. ACURA WILL REPLACE THE PCM AS 'GOODWILL' BUT AS MAINTANANCE WAS DONE PER ACURA RECOMMENDATIONS THIS PROBLEM SHOULD HAVE BEEN CAUGHT.*AK
CONSUMER HAS NOTICED ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. CONTACTED DEALER. UPON RECALL 99V069/ LOWER BALL JOINT REPAIRS, MECHANIC NOTICED ABS BRAKE MODULE AND ACTUATOR HAVE MALFUNCTIONED AND CAUSED A SLIGHT CHANGE IN BRAKING ABILITY. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE RADLEY ACURA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS MODULATOR AND ACCUMULATOR HAS FAILED. IT WAS RECOMMENDED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN THAT THIS EQUIPMENT BE REPLACED FOR PROPER OPERATION. *AK
ON YOUR WEB PAGE FOR RECALLS, CAMPAIGN #K59, IT SAYS THAT MY VEHICLE IS AFFECTED FOR RECALL OF BALL JOINTS. BOTH LOCAL DEALER AND ACURA CLAIM THAT THIS RECALL ONLY AFFECTS THE MODEL RL, AND NOT MY CL, AS YOUR RECALL STATES. IS THERE AN ERROR ON YOUR WEB PAGE?*AK
AFTER TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 27-OCT-2000, VEHICLE WAS SHOWING PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER. IT HAD TO BE RESTARTED A COUPLE TIMES.*AK
CAR PULLS LEFT. ALIGNMENT DONE, TIRES CHANGED. STILL PULLS.
WHEN VEHICLE IS PLACED IN REVERSE ON THE SELECTED GEAR SHIFT POSITION VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE FORWARD. ALSO, THERE IS A DELAY IN RESPONDS WHEN SHIFTING. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER STATED TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACING. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VEHICLE SMOKES EXCESSIVELY, AND TEMPERTURE GAUGE IS OVER THE RED MARK. ALSO, THERE IS RATTLING NOISE UNDERNEATH THE HOOD.*AK
WHEN VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH WITH A 18 WHEELER, THERE WAS NO DEPLOYMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE OR PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAGS. VEHICLE WAS HIT IN THE REAR FIRST, WHICH MADE REAR END SPIN AROUND. VEHICLE WAS HIT AGAIN ON DRIVER'S SIDE. MOST OF THE DAMAGE WAS DONE TO THE DRIVER'S FRONT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK
HORN BUTTON IS TOO SMALL, MAKING IT DIFFCULT TO LOCATE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION , WHICH HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN 2 ACCIDENTS. *AK *ML
BRAKE ROTORS RESURFACED 3/98 @ 4,276 MI.; REPLACED 10/08 @ 11,160 MI.; RESURFACED(R) AND REPLACED(F) 5/99 @ 18,511 MI.; RESURFACED(F) AND REPLACED(R) 9/99 @ 23,500 MI. HAVE ANOTHER 1997 ACURA 3.0 CL ACQUIRED AT SAME TIME WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE; BRAKE ROTORS HAVE BEEN RESURFACED TWICE AND REPLACED ONCE. ARE BRAKES ADEQUATELY SIZED FOR WEIGHT OF VEHICLE?
WHILE DRIVING AIRBAG EXPLODED AT 35 MPH . THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. DEALER AND MANUFACTUER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK
FOR NO REASON, THE PASSENGER SIDE FRONT SEATBELT LOCKS UP. ONCE LOCKED UP, IT DOES NOT RETRACT, PASSENGER MUST UNBUCKLE SEAT BELT AND RETRACT IT COMPLETELY AND THEN RE-BUCKLE. THIS HAS EVEN HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES WHEN THE CAR WAS AT A SINGLE STAND STILL. DEALER SAYS THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT, AND ACURA KNOWS OF IT, BUT DOESN'T HAVE A FIX FOR IT. HAVING TO UNBUCKLE THE SEATBELT WHILE THE CAR IS ON THE ROAD IS VERY DANGEROUS - PLEASE HELP WITH THIS. *AK
ENGINE IS OUT OF BALANCE. VEHICLE VIBRATES WHEN FOOT IS ON ACCELERATION PEDAL & NANDS ON THE STEERING WHEEL. HAD ALL 4 TIRES CHANGED. THERE IS A RATTLING NOISE IN VEHICLE. MANUFACTURER SAYS NO DISTRICT MANAGER IN AREA. *AK
MAIN COMPUTER FAILED. *YC
CONSUMERS KNEE INADVERTENTLY BRUSHED AGAINST THE IGNITION KEY WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING THE ENTIRE IGNITION SYSTEM TO SHUT DOWN, WHICH RESULTED IN POWER LOSE. *YC
CD PLAYER FAILED. YH
TIRE FAILED (MICHELIN). YH
FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT BELT WHEN SECURED AROUND PASSENGER WILL LOCK UP FROM TIME TO TIME, EVEN WHEN VEHICLE IS STANDING STILL.
OIL PAN SEALS LEAK.
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION LOCKED IN 4TH GEAR AND WOULD NOT DOWNSHIFT.
TRANSMISSION FAILURE. STUCK IN FOURTH GEAR AND WOULD NOT SHIFT.
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BECAME LOCKED IN FOURTH GEAR, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, AND THE D4 INDICATOR ON DASH BEGAN TO BLINK. DEALER SAYS CAUSE WAS RUSTED INTERNAL VALVES IN THE TRANSMISSION.
WHEN TRAVELING THE VEHICLE WILL STALL AND HESITATE. CONSUMER STATED FOOT IS ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE VEHICLE WILL STALL. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER, DEALER HAS YET TO REPLACE ANY PARTS. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
UNSPECIFIED: AIR BAG SENSOR INDICATED AIR BAG WAS DEFECTIVE, PASSENGER AIR BAG WAS REPLACED DUE TO FAILURE.
WHEN ACCELERATING VEHICLE WILL SOMETIMES STALL TEMPORARILY AND THEN SUDDENLY ACCELERATE.
TRANSMISSION CONTRO UNIT FAILED.
AFTER (2) SEMI FAILURES THE BRAKES FAILED COMPLETELY ON 9/2/96 IN THE DRIVEWAY LEADING TO THE GARAGE AND VEHICLE RAN INTO A WALL.*AK
NHTSA publishes every complaint as the owner wrote it and investigates only a fraction. Spelling, capitalisation and judgement are the filer’s own. What carries weight is repetition: the same component failing the same way across many filings, and whether the manufacturer eventually opened a recall for it.
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