Safety Score
92
Safe
Recalls
1
Complaints
23
NCAP Stars
—
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. |