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Safety Score
92
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1
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23
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Recalls (1)

Date NHTSA ID Component Units Completion
1999-08-19 99V227000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 96,518 Details

Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)

Date Component Crash Injuries Summary
2018-07-14 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 ALTHOUGH MY CAR IS ABOUT 20 YEARS OLD NOW, I'VE DONE A LOT OF RESEARCH ABOUT THE PROBLEMS I'VE EXPERIENCED AND IT APPEA…
2008-07-05 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY 1997 ACURA TL 2.5 SPONTANEOUSLY BURST INTO FLAMES IN THE AREA OF THE STARTER. THIS WAS CLEARLY AN ELECTRICAL PROBLE…
2006-05-09 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 MY 1997 ACURA TL HAS BEEN ACTING UP. IT WOULD STALL PERIODICALLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING (I.E WHEN I WAS GOING ON THE HIGH…
2005-05-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM No 0 DT: THERE WAS HEAVY RAIN THE NIGHT BEFORE THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN DRIVEWAY WHEN THE CONSUME…
2004-10-10 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE No 0 1997 ACURA 3.2 TL FAULTY AIRBAG. MY ACURA RECENTLY DISPLAYED A SRS ERROR. I BROUGHT THE CAR INTO RADLEY ACURA IN FALL…
2004-06-23 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:INTERIOR/UNDER DASH No 0 DIGITAL A/C DISPLAY STOPPED FUNCTIONING. DEALER SAID COMPONENT COST WOULD BE @ $1,600.00 (85% VALUE OF CAR). OFFERED …
2002-11-01 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION No 0 CALLED DEALERSHIP, ACURA OF BOARDMAN SERVICE DEPT., SAID THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS AND HAD NEVER HEARD OF INGNITION …
2002-09-28 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON MY 97 ACURA 3.2TL
2002-08-21 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP No 0 ABS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER, AND THEY STATED BRAKES WERE GOOD. ABS LIGHT IS STILL COMING ON, CONSU…
2001-06-18 STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS No 0 WHILE TRAVELING 20-25MPH ON DRY ROAD CONDITIONS WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING BUMPER FELL OFF VEHICLE. DEALER HAS BEEN CONTACT…
2000-03-24 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH No 1 THE HE CAR WAS PARKED IN PARK AND SHIFTED BY ITSELF DOWN A SLIGHT INCLINE WHICH CAUSED IT TO ROLL EROVOV ROLL D. *AK
1999-12-01 UNKNOWN OR OTHER No 0 SINCE THE WEATHER HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY COLDER THE PAINT IN THE FRONT OF MY CAR HAS BEEN SPONTANEOUSLY PEELING AND CH…
1999-10-01 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM No 0 ENGINE CHECK LIGHT IS ON FOR THE 3RD TIME. ACURA OF MEMPHIS, TN HAS SERVICED THE VEHICLE FOR THIS COMPLAINT. LUJACKS …
1999-08-19 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM No 0 HAD RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE #99V069000. CONTACTED DEALER & SET APPOINTMENT. TOOK VEHICLE IN. LATER PICKED VEHICLE UP. QU…
1999-08-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL Yes 0 VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD / SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, CAUSING A CRASH. DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM.…
1999-08-02 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES Yes 0 VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED, RESULTING IN A MINOR COLLISION. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
1998-09-17 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION No 0 AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION KEEPS POPPING WHEN CHANGING GEARS. BROUGHT BACK FOR SERVICE WHEN UNDER WARRANTY. TRANSMISSION …
1998-04-23 VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 1 WAS DRIVING AT 5 MPH OR LESS NOTICED AN ODOR OF BURNED WIRE. MAKING A RIGHT TO PULL INTO PARKING SPACE WHEN CONSUMER SA…
1997-11-14 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP Yes 2 BRAKES: DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35MPH, SLOWED DOWN TO 10MPH TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN AND THERE WERE NO BRAKES. PUSHED PEDAL T…
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL No 0 VEHICLE DECELERATES WHILE DRIVING. OCT. 25, 1999 THE STALLING PROBLEM NOW HAS HAPPEN 7 TIMES.
TIRES:SIDEWALL No 0 TIRE EXPERIENCED SIDE WALL BULGE - ( BRIDGESTONE 205/60/R15 91A ). *YC
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:HORN No 0 HORN SENSORS ARE DIFFICULT TO LOCATE IN EMERGENCY SITUATIONS. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER No 0 WINDSHIELD WIPERS DO NOT CLEAR SNOW FROM WINDSHIELD, CAUSING LARGE BLIND SPOT ON DRIVER'S SIDE.