Safety Score
97
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
18
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1997 Acura Rl.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-06-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A CLICKING NOISE UPON TURNING THE STEERING WHEE… |
| 2012-04-21 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | ON-BOARD DIAGNOSTIC (OBD) SYSTEM IS DETECTING 5 CODES P1304-P1305-P1306-P1300-P1399 AND I DONT THINK THEY ARE THE RIG… |
| 2009-09-02 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE BALL JOINT SEPARAT… |
| 2009-03-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | SWITCH WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE AFTER STARTING. I HAD TO HOLD THE SWITCH BETWEEN START AND ON IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN ENGINE … |
| 2008-10-08 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | CAR WILL NOT CRANK EVERY TIME. WE THOUGHT IT WAS THE BATTERY AND PUT A NEW BATTERY IN AND IT WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A W… |
| 2008-01-15 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA RL. WHILE PULLING INTO A PARKING SPACE AT APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY A… |
| 2007-03-07 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD CLICKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEELS WHEN THE BRAKE PED… |
| 2006-05-23 | TIRES | No | 0 | I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT ABOUT 75 MPH, WHEN ONE HALF OF MY TIRE EXPANDED, CAUSING THE CAR TO SHAKE VIOLENTLY,… |
| 2005-10-15 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | 1) WHILE EXITING A SHOPPING MALL PARKING INTO THE STREET I HEARD A SUDDEN LOUD NOISE FOLLOWED BY A LOUD GRINDING SOUND.… |
| 2005-01-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 1 | WHILE CONSUMER WAS TRAVELING VEHICLE STOPPED. CONSUMER HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALER, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED T… |
| 2004-06-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH | No | 0 | ALTHOUGH UNABLE TO LOCATE THE SPECIFIC RECALL, I UNDERSTAND THAT HONDA RECALLED SOME VEHICLES FOR DASHBOARD LIGHTS. MY … |
| 2003-12-10 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE FRONT END DROPPED WITH NO WARNING AT ABOUT TWO MILES PER HOUR TURNING A CORNER. PROBLEM IDENTIFIED AS BR… |
| 2003-09-15 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | TURNING IGNITION KEY, FREQUENTLY RESULTS IN NO ACTIVATION OF THE STARTER. THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS WILL ILLUMINATE,… |
| 2003-09-15 | UNKNOWN OR OTHER | No | 0 | WHINING NOISE - DIFFERENTIAL NEEDS REPLACING |
| 2002-10-20 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STATES THAT WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, IT WAS HIT FROM THE REAR.THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELE… |
| 2002-07-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE WILL NOT START INTERMITTENTLY. CONSUMER HAS TO TURN KEY TO OFF POSITION AND ATTEMPT TO CRANK SEVERAL TIMES. V… |
| 2001-07-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED DURING TEST DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THEY PULSATED, SENDING THE CAR INTO VIOLENT VIBRATIONS. AFTER DEALE… |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | NHTSA RECALL ID# 98-V-227-000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL K60/99-039; WHILE DRIVING SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD GRINDING NOISE… |