Electrical System
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM APPEARS TO CONTAIN A SHORT, ALL LIGHTING (HEAD,DASHBOARD AND TAIL) ALL FLASH IN SINC WITH THE TURN SIGNAL LIGHTING WHEN APPLIED. MJS
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1998 Acura CL complaints
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 1998 record →
Tires
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
ONE TIRE HAD DEFECT AND LEAKED AIR SLOWLY. (MICHELIN) YH
Electrical System
Filed Feb 1, 1999CA
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED DASH BOARD AND HEAD LIGHTS TO DIM ON ITS OWN. YH
Suspension
Filed Jul 10, 1998HI
WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, 1500RPMS THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND PULL FOR APPROX. 30 SECONDS OR UNTILL THE SPEED IS CHANGED. THE DEALERSHIP THINKS THAT THE COMPUTER IS THE PROBLEM, WHICH WILL IN SOME CASES AFFECT THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Jul 10, 1998HI
VEHICLE JERKS AND ENGINE HESITATES AT 40 MPH. IT STOPS WITH A CHANGE IN SPEED.
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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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