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 2000 record →
Vehicle Speed ControlCrash
Filed Feb 24, 2004NY
WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A THREE CAR COLLISION. CONSUMER HAD FOOT ON THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE REVVED UP TO 60-70 MPH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER, WHO TOLD CONSUMER THAT SOME KIND OF PIN GOT STUCK, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO ACCELERATE TO 1000 RPMS. WHEN CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE, AND TOLD THE MECHANIC ABOUT CERTAIN PROBLEMS/CONCERNS. THEY PUT THE VEHICLE ON THE DIAGNOSTIC MACHINE, BUT NOTHING WAS FOUND TO BE WRONG. *AK
Vehicle Speed Control › Accelerator Pedal
Filed Feb 23, 200443,391 milesMD
THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE, AND EVEN TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF, BUT VEHICLE CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal
Filed Feb 9, 2004MD
WHILE DRIVING AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT CONTINUOUSLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD. AS A RESULT, AIR BAGS WERE INOPERATIVE AND WOULDN'T DEPLOY WHEN NEEDED. DEALERSHIP INDICATED IT HAD TO DO WITH CELLULAR PHONE COMPONENT, AND COULD NOT DUPLICATE OR CORRECT THE PROBLEM. *AK
Air Bags › Frontal › Sensor/Control Module
Filed Dec 16, 200212,000 milesFL
SRS MALFUNCTION 6 DIFFERENT TIMES AFTER BEING FIXED EACH TIME. 2000 ACURA 3.5RL VIN # JH4KA9652YC007814
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Jul 20, 2001CT
WHEN TRAVELING 60 TO 65 MPH AND HAVE TO COME TO STOP DUE TO TRAFFIC OR DECELERATING LANE CAR "SHUTS OFF". I HAVE HAD TO ROLL OFF ROAD, PUT ON FLASHERS AND SHUT OOF CAR TO RESART. I AM TERRIFIED AT THIS TIME TO CHANCE BEING IN CAR. I TRAVEL ON HIGHWAYS TO WORK WITH TRACTOR TRAILERS BEHIND ME. FOUR OCCURRENCES. ACURA OFFERING TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND ELECTRONIC CONTROL MODULE NOW. THIS IS 2ND TRANSMISSION. THE FIRST ONE A T 6000 MILES. *AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine
Filed May 15, 2001NY
WHEN TRAVELING ABOUT 25MPH ON HIGHWAY VEHICLE IS STILL RUNNING. WHEN APPLYING BRAKES VEHICLE STOPS WORKING. DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF PROBLEM.*AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Apr 23, 2001NJ
WHILE IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC VEHICLE STALLED OUT. WAS NO PRIOR WARNING GIVEN. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP, AND WAS ADVISED BY MECHANIC THAT WHEN IT HAPPENED AGAIN TO BRING VEHICLE IN TO BE CHECKED.*AK
Engine and Engine Cooling › Engine › Gasoline
Filed Mar 26, 2001CA
WHILE DRIVING AT SLOWER SPEEDS VEHICLE WOULD STALL OUT. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES. TOOK TO DEALER, AND MECHANIC REPLACED TRANSMISSION. STALLING PROBLEM REAPPEARED. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP, BUT MECHANIC COULD NOT RESOLVE STALLING PROBLEM.*AK POSSIBLY AN ENGINE PROBLEM. *SLC
Power Train › Automatic Transmission
Filed Sep 27, 2000MD
WHILE COMING TO A STOP OR DECELERATING VEHICLE STALLS UNEXPECTEDLY WHICH MAY CAUSE A CRASH. DEALER SAID THEY NEED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION. COMMON PROBLEM. TRANSMISSION WAS ON BACK ORDER. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
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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.