1997 Acura Cl
Safety Score
80
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (1)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999-05-10 | 99V069000 |
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | 124,875 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-18 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT CALLED ON BEHALF OF HIS MOTHER-IN-LAW THE OWNER AND DRIVER OF A 1997 ACURA CL. CONTACT S… |
| 2020-03-02 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIRBAG RECALL WAS ISSUED IN MARCH 2020. HONDA ADVISES THAT NO REPLACEMENT PARTS ARE AVAILABLE AS OF 8/14/2020.COULD BE… |
| 2020-03-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) … |
| 2018-05-08 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) … |
| 2018-02-26 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | I AM ON MY 3RD TRANSMISSION SINCE I BOUGHT THE CAR IN 2012 |
| 2017-02-22 | ENGINE | No | 0 | THE 1997 ACURA CL HARMONICA BALENCER BOLT SNAPED OFF HAD TO GET IT REPLACED AND THREE WEEKS LATER HAPPEND AGAIN IN THE… |
| 2016-12-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SOMETIMES DON'T START |
| 2016-08-03 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | SOMETIMES THE KEY WILL NOT TURN OR IT SEEMS AS IF THE CAR IS LOCKED. THE KEY WILL GET STUCK IN THE IGNITION AND WILL NO… |
| 2016-06-11 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | I NOTICED AN SRS LIGHT ON EVERY TIME AFTER I START THE ENGINE AND THE ENGINE MOUNTING ARE BROKEN AND LOSE.. |
| 2014-04-27 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 3 MPH AND MAKING A HARD RIGHT TURN, THERE … |
| 2011-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1997 ACURA CL. CONSUMER STATES TRANSMISSION LOCKED UP WHILE DRIVING INTERSTATE SPEED. *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEH… |
| 2011-04-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY S… |
| 2010-10-04 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | 1997 ACURA CL CUTS OFF/QUITS WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL NOT RESTART AT FIRST BUT AFTER A REST IT WILL RESTART. THIS HAPPENE… |
| 2010-09-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0 CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE … |
| 2009-09-18 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0CL. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD WHEN THE CH… |
| 2009-04-30 | STRUCTURE | No | 0 | MY CAR IS SERVICED AT AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, TISCHER OF LAUREL WHO HAS PROVIDED ME WITH EXCELLENT CARE FOR MORE THAN A D… |
| 2008-11-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA CL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT… |
| 2008-07-25 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0CL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE AND FELT EX… |
| 2008-05-05 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0CL. IN 2004, FOUR NEW TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. IN 2005, THE CONTACT TOOK… |
| 2006-08-21 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM | No | 0 | FRONT SUSPENSION HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE ARM ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE HAD BROKEN. *NM |
| 2006-06-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP … |
| 2006-04-15 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | CAR SKIDDED OUT OF CONTROL. NO ONE GOT HURT. ABS INSTRUMENT PANEL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. LEAKAGE OCCURS ON THE ABS … |
| 2006-03-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CAR STALLED ON FREEWAY - FULL ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN - GAUGES DROPPED. PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED IGNITION, SLIGHT GR… |
| 2005-12-17 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MY TRANSMISSION ON MY ACURA 3.0 FAILED AFTER ONLY 68,000 MILES. THE DEALER AND ACURA HEADQUARTERS REFUSE TO HANDLE THE… |
| 2005-07-19 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASED VEHICLE @ 103,000 MILES, DROVE IT 2000 MILES AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ONE, "D" STARTED TO FLASH AND VEHICL… |
| 2005-03-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | 1997 ACURA CL 3.0 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *MR THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS STALLED OUT AS SHE WAS DRIVING… |
| 2004-02-19 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | AFTER PARKING MY CAR I WENT INTO A STORE. WHEN I RETURNED MY WINDOW WAS DOWN 3/4 OF THE WAY AND I KNOW I DIDN'T LEAVE … |
| 2004-02-16 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | THERE WERE A RECALL 99V069000. AND, MY VECHILE FITS THE QUAIFICATIONS: ACURA 1997 3.0CL. HOWEVER, WHEN I CALLED THE DEA… |
| 2004-01-05 | POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY:PEDAL/HAND LEVER(MOTORCYCLE) | No | 0 | DRIVE AXLE ON MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS LOOSE AND MAY COME APART AND CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. *JB |
| 2004-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | AIR BAG INDICATOR LIGHT ILLUMINATED TWICE. THE FIRST TIME, THE DEALER FOUND NO PROBLEM AND RESET THE INDICATOR LIGHT. … |
| 2003-12-21 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | No | 0 | 97 ACURA, PURCHASED IN MAY 2003, HAD 4 BULLETINS ON THE SAME ITEM, FRONT BALANCER OIL SHAFT SEAL WAS BAD AND FAULTY. AC… |
| 2003-12-09 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | ABOUT A ACURA CL 1997 , SEEMS LIKE THE COMPANY KNEW ABOUT THE TRNSMISSION PROBLEMS THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD AND NEVER RECAL… |
| 2003-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | VEHICLE UNABLE TO START. NO RESPONSE. STARTER MOTOR DEFECTIVE. 2ND REPLACEMENT. 1ST REPLACEMENT OCCURRED IN DEC 2003. … |
| 2003-08-28 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING A LONG LAST WEEK IN MY 1997 ACURA 2.2CL THAT I JUST PURCHASED LAST AUGUST 2002, WITH ONLY 27,000 MILES ON… |
| 2003-07-05 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | UPON STARTING VEHICLE, SRS INDICATOR STAYED ILLUMINATED. VEHICLE HAS NEVER BEEN INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT, AND THE AIRBAG… |
| 2003-03-01 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW FAILED, CAUSING WINDOW TO SLIDE INTO THE DOOR. HAD REPAIRS DONE AT A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, BUT … |
| 2002-11-08 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | SRS LIGHT ON THE DASH STAYS ON. DEALER SAID WIRING IS DEFECTIVE. AIRBAG HAS NEVER GONE OFF AND THE CAR HAS NEVER BEEN… |
| 2002-09-09 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE AIR BAG IMPACT SENSOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF. DEALER WANTS TO REPLACE THE ALL AIR BAG SYSTEM.… |
| 2002-06-29 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | MR. ROBERT GIBBONS OF ACURA OF USA PROVIDED THE PARTS, BUT I HAD TO PAY $680 FOR THE LABOR AND $318.84 FOR A CAR RENTAL… |
| 2002-06-07 | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | FAULTY SHIFTING 1997 ACURA CL TRANSMISSION. *JB |
| 2002-05-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AND NONE OF THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED.*JB … |
| 2002-02-20 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | AT 60MPH VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IT BACK STARTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIF… |
| 2002-01-23 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 1 | DRIVER'S SEAT BACK COMPLETELY COLLAPSED DURING A REAR END COLLISION. DEALER/ MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. *AK CONSUMER … |
| 2002-01-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | DURING A COLD START, THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT GEARS PROPERLY UNTILL THE ENGINE IS WARM. EVERYDAY SINC… |
| 2001-10-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE JUMPS OUT OF GEAR, AND SOMETIMES STICKS. TRANSMISSION IS DEFECTIVE. DEALER STATED THAT HE COULD NOT FIND… |
| 2001-07-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM) | No | 0 | MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. DEALER INFORMED ME THAT THE PRIMARY CONTROL MODULE FOR THE TRANSMISSION HAD FAILED… |
| 2001-01-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | IN JANUARY OF 2001 AIR BAG LIGHT ON INSTRUMENT PANEL CAME ON. DEALERSHIP EXAMINED VEHICLE AND DETERMINED ELECTRONIC… |
| 2000-12-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | CONSUMER HAS NOTICED ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATING ON DASHBOARD. CONTACTED DEALER. UPON RECALL 99V069/ LOWER BALL JOINT… |
| 2000-12-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT THE KEY CAN ONLY BE REMOVED WHEN IN NEUTRAL GEAR, CONSUMER HAD THE ENTIRE IGNITION REPLACED, LATER… |
| 2000-11-14 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS LIGHT STAYED ON. AFTER TAKING MY VEHICLE TO THE RADLEY ACURA DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT WAS TOLD THAT THE ABS MODUL… |