Safety Score
89
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
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Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1998 Acura Cl.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-14 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026… |
| 2020-06-03 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBE… |
| 2020-04-15 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP TO ME DOES NOT HAVE THE AIRBAG REPLACEMENT PART TO REPAIR MY RECALLED VEHICLE. THE ACURA … |
| 2020-04-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026… |
| 2020-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026000 (AIR BAGS) … |
| 2020-01-01 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V026… |
| 2018-02-17 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE DIED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. I SEE WHERE THERE WAS A RECALL FOR IGNITION SWITCH BUT I AM TOLD BY THE D… |
| 2018-02-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE SWITCH IS CAUSING MY CAR TO DIE WHILE IM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD OR WHEN IM STOPPED AND WHEN I START TO PULL OUT ON … |
| 2016-09-05 | AIR BAGS | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHIC… |
| 2015-12-28 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHILE DRIVING. THE CONTACT STATED T… |
| 2015-08-06 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | IT IS MY DRIVERS SIDE WINDOW THE WINDOW PART IN DOOR THAT CAUSE WINDOW TO GO UP AND DOWN BREAKS AT ANY GIVEN TIME IT JU… |
| 2015-04-16 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | DRIVING INTO WORK ON THURSDAY THE 16TH OF APRIL, 2015 I WAS ROUNDING A DESIGNATED U-TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 3-5MPH. AS I … |
| 2014-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | WE HAD TO REPLACE OUR TRANSMISSION AFTER 70000MILES, WE HAD TO REPLACE A DRIVERS SIDE ELECTRIC WINDOW TWICE, CHECK ENGI… |
| 2014-02-27 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR STOPPED AT 40 MILES AN HR WE WERE DRIVING ON ROAD WITH TRAFFIC CAR DIED WOULDN'T START IT WAS IN THE MIDDLE LAN… |
| 2012-10-02 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | AT 55 MPH THE CAR ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. CONTACTING THE COMPANY ABOUT A RECALL THAT I SAW ON THE INTE… |
| 2012-10-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | THE CAR, WHILE DRIVING SHUT DOWN AND LOST ALL POWER WHILE BEING DRIVEN AT 55 MPH, I CHECKED THE INTERNET FOR ANYONE ELS… |
| 2011-12-20 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:DOORS:LATCH | No | 0 | TL- THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR FAILED. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO OP… |
| 2011-08-06 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | No | 0 | SMOKE WAS OBSERVED COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. VEHICLE WAS STOPPED AS THE SMOKE INTENSIFIED. THE ENSUING FIRE D… |
| 2009-11-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | RUNAWAY CAR: I BACKED OUT OF A BUSINESS PARKING SPACE AND BARELY TAPPED ON THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE FORWARD. I KNOW I… |
| 2009-08-21 | LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES | No | 0 | I CANNOT OPEN MY DRIVERS SIDE DOOR. I THOUGHT MAYBE IT WAS AN EASY FIX SO I HAVE GONE TO 3 DIFFERENT MECHANICS TO HAVE… |
| 2008-07-11 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILS TO TURN OFF, EVEN AFTER THE KEY IS REMO… |
| 2007-08-20 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 ACURA CL. ON AUGUST 20, 2007, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED AND REMAINED LIT WHEN THE … |
| 2006-11-18 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE IGNITION SWITCH ON MY 98 ACURA 3.0CL IS DEGRADING AND MY POWER STEERING IS GOING OUT, AND THE CAR ACCESSORIES STILL… |
| 2005-05-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | HAD INGINTION SWITCH CHANGED ON RECALL OF 2003 ON 2-19-04. NOW I AM HAVING IGNITION FAILURE ALREADY AFTER 1 1/2 YEARS. … |
| 2005-01-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SHIFT FAILURE. *NM |
| 2004-07-23 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | I OWN A 1998 ACURA CL 2.3 THE TRANSMISSION HAS GONE OUT FOR THE THIRD TIME. SOME OF THE THINGS I FIND DANGEROUS ARE TH… |
| 2004-06-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | THERE WAS NOT ANY EVENT LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE. I OWN AN ACURA 1998 CL. COMING HOME FROM VACATION YESTERDAY ON ROUT… |
| 2004-06-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT | No | 0 | I SUBMITTED A COMPLAINT EARLIER #99V069000. I WANTED TO CLARIFY THE PART THAT FAILED. IT WAS THE BALL JOINT THAT BROK… |
| 2004-05-14 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH THERE WAS SEVERE VIBRATION IN THE FRONT END, DEALER INSPECTED VEHICLE SEVERAL TIMES, BUT PROB… |
| 2004-04-12 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 0 | WHILED DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 30 MP CONSUMER'S VEHICLE REAR ENDED A HEAVY TRUCK. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER OF THE FRONT AIR… |
| 2004-04-09 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE HAD A TENDENCY TO CONTINUE RUNNING AFTER BEING TURNED OFF. THE VEHICLE WOULD ALSO INTERMITTENTLY STALL ON … |
| 2004-03-08 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN O THE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL # 03V423000 SUBJECT:IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE … |
| 2004-03-05 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 1 | WHILE DRIVING ON AN OPEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY, MY 1998 ACURA 3.0CL BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT ME PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCE… |
| 2003-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 63,000 MILES. *AK |
| 2003-08-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | 1998 ACURA CL 3.0. THE STEERING IS LOOSE. IMPERFECTIONS OF THE ROAD PULL THE STEERING WHEEL. SOMETIMES DANGEROUSLY SO. … |
| 2003-06-06 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE) | No | 0 | THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EMISSION CONTROL/EGR VALVE WHICH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK |
| 2002-10-12 | VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS | No | 0 | MR |
| 2002-08-31 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPED TO CONTACT THE ACUR… |
| 2002-08-24 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, MECHANIC REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, CONSUMER WAS INFORME… |
| 2002-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:PARK/NEUTRAL START INTERLOCK SWITCH | No | 0 | VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ON AN INCLINE WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKE. DEA… |
| 2002-03-22 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | A COUPLE MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED TO HAVE WOBBLING. TOOK IT TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT THAT DID NOT WORK SO THEN I BOUGHT AL… |
| 2000-09-28 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN PULLING OOUT CAR WILL HESISTATE. CONSUMER STATES ENGINE REVS VERY HIGH AT LOW SPEEDS.*AK |
| 1999-06-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING HEADLIGHTS WOULD GO OUT WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. SOMETIMES THEY COULD GO OUT FOR A COUPLE WEEKS. DEALER … |
| 1998-09-01 | SUSPENSION:FRONT:SHOCK ABSORBER | No | 0 | SHOCKS FAILED. |
| 1998-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT:SEAL | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SEALS FAILED. NLM |
| 1998-06-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING ON FLAT SURFACE AT APPROXIMATELY 40MPH, 1500RPMS THE VEHICLE WILL JERK AND PULL FOR APPROX. 30 SECONDS OR … |
| 1998-06-01 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM APPEARS TO CONTAIN A SHORT, ALL LIGHTING (HEAD,DASHBOARD AND TAIL) ALL FLASH IN SINC WITH THE TURN SI… |
| — | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | VEHICLE JERKS AND ENGINE HESITATES AT 40 MPH. IT STOPS WITH A CHANGE IN SPEED. |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM FAILURE CAUSED DASH BOARD AND HEAD LIGHTS TO DIM ON ITS OWN. YH |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | WHEN ALMOST COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP VEHICLE WILL INTERMITTENTLY ACCELERATE, CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER D… |