Acura TL Complaints

3,117 consumer complaints on file.

#10052841January 11, 2004
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
IINTERMITTENT AIRBAG SYSTEM FAILURE ON ACURA 2000TL. THE YELLOW LIGHT INDICATOR SIDE AIRBAG TURN ON THE MULTIPLE TIMES DURING THE TRIP, STAY ON FOR A COUPLE SECONDS AND DISAPPEAR AFTER THAT. WHEN THE YELLOW LIGHT "SIDE AIRBAG" IS ON THE AIRABAG SYSTEM IS DISABLED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10052562January 7, 2004
SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT
THIS LETTER WAS SENT TO ACURA: HAVE A 1996 ACURA 2.5 TL THAT WAS PURCHASED AT RADLEY ACURA. MY VIN # [XXX]. I NOW KNOW THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND SAW THAT AN ACURA 2.5 TL VIN # [XXX] COLLAPSED DUE TO THE LOWER JOINT BREAKING ON MAY 22, 2003. I HAD TO REPLACE MY LOWER BALL JOINTS ON THE FRONT OF MY CAR ON 11/19/2003. AS I DROVE INTO THE CAR DEALERSHIP, I WAS NOT DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. I MENTIONED NOTHING ABOUT DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD SURFACE. MY CAR WAS MAKING A VERY LOUD NOISE WHEN I DROVE INTO THE SURFACE AREA. FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS I TOLD THE RADLEY DEALERSHIP ABOUT THE NOISE IN MY PASSENGER FRONT SUSPENSION. EACH TIME THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD LUBRICATE THE AREA BECAUSE THE BUSHINGS NEEDED LUBRICATION. NO ONE EVER TOLD ME THAT THEY WOULD CHECK THE BALL JOINTS. PAM VAUGHAN (ACURA SERVICE ADVISOR) SHOULD REMEMBER THAT MY VEHICLE WAS LUBRICATED BECAUSE I TALKED WITH HER EACH TIME I HAD THE PROBLEM. AT THIS TIME MY CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY BECAUSE I HAD PURCHASED AN EXTRA 3-YEAR WARRANTY ON THE CAR. I DID HAVE A PROBLEM WITH A NOISE IN MY FRONT SUSPENSION AS EARLY AS 7/22/96 (SEE RECEIPT). RADLEY SAID THEY JUST TIGHTENED THE SUSPENSION. THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT HAVE THE PARTS TO REPLACE THE BALL JOINTS AND THEY DID NOT HAVE A LOANER CAR TO GIVE ME SO THAT I COULD LEAVE THE CAR. NOT UNTIL I READ THE RECALL NOTICE AFTER THE REPAIR THAT 124,875 CARS WERE RECALLED THAT I REALIZED THAT I SHOULD NOT HAVE DRIVEN THAT CAR HOME BECAUSE THE BALL JOINT COULD HAVE SEPARATED CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE AND STEERING CONTROLLABILITY TO BE REDUCED. THE DEALERSHIP SHOULD HAVE INFORMED ME OF THIS.*AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10055548January 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH 2003 ACURA TL TYPE S. *PH THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY IN ADDITION TO A MISSING CRUISE CONTROL. THERE WAS ALSO A TIME WHERE THE VEHICLE HAD NO REVERSE GEAR. *SC
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No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051569January 3, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I LEASED AN 03 ACURA TL-TYPE S IN 4/02. THIS VEHICLE IS UNSAFE AND THE MANUFACTURER IS EITHER UNABLE OR UNWILLING TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. HE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING, SHUDDERING AND BUCKING AT 15K MILES. THE RPMS WOULD ALSO REV WITHOUT PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL . I BROUGHT THE CAR IN ON 12/2/02, AND THE DEALER REPORTED THAT THERE WERE "NO CODES" AND THAT THE "PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED." AT NEARLY 22K MILES, THE PROBLEM EVOLVED INTO A HIGH-PITCHED WHINING NOISE. ON 4/16/03, DEALER SAID THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. AT FIRST THE NEW TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO PERFORM BETTER, BUT DIFFERENTLY AND SOMEWHAT MORE SLOWLY. AT ABOUT 26,000 MILES THE SHUDDERING AND BUCKING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS RETURNED. I TOOK IT BACK TO DEALER ON 7/21/03, AND AGAIN THEY SAID "NO CODES" AND THE "PROBLEM COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED," PRECISELY AS HAD BEEN INDICATED BEFORE THE FIRST TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED. THEY DID FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION FLUID. ON 10/22/03 DURING A ROADTEST WITH DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT, THE TRANSMISSION DID IN FACT EXHIBIT THE BEHAVIOR I HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTING. AFTER THE COMPUTER REVEALED NO CODES, THE VEHICLES EGR PORTS WERE CLEANED AND DEALER BELIEVED THAT WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM CONTINUED. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR BACK ON A HALF DOZEN OCCASIONS AND EACH TIME AM TOLD THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. ACURA CORPORATE MANAGEMENT ADMITS THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSIONS HAVE ALSO FAILED. THEY ARE NOT SURE WHY. THEY INSIST IF THERE ARE "NO CODES" OR IF DEALER CANNOT READILY DUPLICATE THERE IS NOT A PROBLEM. I AM UNWILLING TO WAIT FOR A COMPLETE FAILURE WHICH CAN RESULT IN THE TRANSMISSION LOCKING UP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I BEGAN AT THE END OF NOVEMBER DOCUMENTING THE DATES, TIMES AND SPEEDS AT WHICH THE TRANSMISSION MALFUNCTIONS AND CAN PROVIDE THIS DATA. IT IS INCONSISTENT AND IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO DUPLICATE, BUT THAT DOES NOT MEAN IT IS NOT A PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10051489January 1, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY ACURA 2001 3.2TL AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSON WAS STARTED BY TURNING ON THE IGNITION. AS SOON AS IT WAS STARTED, WITH TRANSMISSION IN PARK, THE CAR TOOK OFF IN REVERSE. STEPPING ON THE BRAKE DIDN'T SLOW DOWN THE CAR, NEITHER DID SHIFTING THE GEARS. THE ONLY WAY THE CAR STOPPED WAS WHEN IT HIT THE FENCE AND HOUSE ACROSS THE STREET. THERE WAS SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CAR, WELL OVER $7000. I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND STATED THAT ACURA SHOULD TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE INCIDENT. THEY DIDN'T HELP AT ALL. I WROTE A LETTER TO THE CEO OF AMERICAN HONDA AND THEY JUST REFERRED IT TO ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY REFUSE TO HELP AT ALL WHEN IT IS CLEAR FROM ALL THE INCIDENTS REPORTED IN THE NHTSA WEBSITE THAT THERE IS A CLEAR PROBLEM WITH ACURA TRANSMISSIONS. THE NHTSA SHOULD TAKE ACTION SINCE THERE ARE MANY INCIDENTS WITH HONDA AND ACURA'S. I AM DEFINITELY AFRAID TO DRIVE THE CAR. I DON'T SEE ANY REASON TO BUY A HONDA OR ACURA AGAIN. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049513December 10, 2003
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
I HAVE AN ACURA TL 2003 VIN [XXX]. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR (NEW, PURCHASED ON NOV 7, 1998) ON SEVERAL TIMES ITS 'CHECK ENGINE' INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF WITHOUT ANY REPAIR OR ANY CHANGE. ACURA HAD A RECALL ON EGR SYSTEM CLOGGING. BUT IN MY CAR THIS INDICATOR LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND THEN GOES OFF WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO SERVICE CENTER THEY TOLD ME THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD, BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OFF. BUT IN FEW DAYS "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN. THIS INDICATOR LIGHT OFF-ON CYCLE STILL GOING ON, IT GOES OFF FOR WEEKS AND COMES BACK ON FOR WEEKS. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY INDICATOR. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049343December 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON ACURA 2002 TL TYPE S. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049344December 7, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THIS IS NOW THE 5TH TRANSMISSION IN 5 MONTHS THAT HAS BEEN REPLACED IN MY VEHICLE. IT IS STILL NOT FIXED AND THEY ARE STUMPED UPON WHAT TO DO. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10049270December 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON ME THE OTHER NIGHT IT WAS DARK AND POURING DOWN RAIN. I WAS DRIVING ON A BACK ROAD AT 55 MPH WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR WENT FROM 55 MPH TO 40 MPH. I HAD ALREADY SCHEDULED THE CAR TO GO IN THE NEXT MORNING, BUT REALIZED THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT MAKE IT UNTIL THE NEXT MORNING. I TURNED THE CAR AROUND AND HEADED FOR THE DEALERSHIP. I CALLED AND TOLD THEM I WAS BRINGING IT IN. I ROAD WITH MY HAZARD LIGHTS ON THE WAY BACK TO DEALERSHIP. THE CAR WOULD ONLY GO AS FAST AS 40 MPH WITH THE RPM RUNNING AT 4500. THIS WAS SCARY FOR ME BECAUSE IT WAS DARK AND RAINING AND IT WAS HARD TO SEE OTHER CARS. I GOT THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY GAVE ME A LOANER CAR. THE NEXT DAY I GOT A CALL FROM THE DEALER THEY SAID THAT THEY CONFIRMED WITH THEIR COMPUTER THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. I THEN SAID, I CAN'T BELIEVE IT. THIS WILL BE THE 4TH TRANSMISSION PUT INTO THE CAR. THEY SAID, THEY HAVE TO SEND THIS TRANSMISSION TO ACURA AND THEY WOULD PUT A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE CAR. WELL FROM THE WEB SITES THAT I HAVE READ TODAY SAYS THEY ARE PUTTING REBUILT TRANSMISSION IN BRAND NEW CARS. THEY KNEW ABOUT THIS TIME BOMB AND THAT IS WHY THEY EXTENDED THE WARRANTY. I THINK THAT THE REST OF AMERICA AND WORLD SHOULD KNOW WHAT ACURA IS DOING TO THEIR CUSTOMERS AND I THINK THEY NEED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM RIGHT AWAY, OR GIVE US OUR MONEY BACK SO WE CAN GO BUY ANOTHER CAR AND NOT ACURA. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048862November 30, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TWO TRANSMISSIONS IN MY 6 MONTH OLD IN MY ACURA 3.2 TL . THE FIRST FAILURE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP WHILE TRAVELING AT 65MPH OR MORE AND ALMOST THROWING ME THROUGH THE WINDSHIELD. THE TRANNY WAS REPLACED WITH A NEW ONE. THE SND OCCURENCE CONSISTED OF MY TRANNY LOCKING UP IN LUNCH HOUR TRAFFIC ,TRAVELING AROUND 55 CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT PREPARED FOR THE LOCK UP SLAMMED INTO ME, POLICE REPORT AND INJURIE'S SUSTAINED THAT ARE STILL ONGOING. THIS IS A DEFFINATE SAFETY ISSUE ALWAY'S HAS BEEN ,IF A CAR STALLS ON THE HIGHWAY ,THERE IS NO QUESTION THAT IT IS A SAFETY ISSUE ,THIS IS WORSE THEN AN ENGINE STALLING,THERE ARE NO BRAKE LIGHT'S ,IT ALL HAPPNES TOO FAST ! WHO DECIDES WHAT IS A SAFETY ISSUE? I'LL TELL YOU THE PEOPLE WHO DIRVE THESE AND HAVE HAD ACCIDENT'S OR NEAR DEATH EXPIERIENCES. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10047323November 21, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
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
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10048446November 20, 2003
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE
SRS SYSTEM FAILURE DUE TO FAULTY PART.*MR (NAR) THE CONSUMER FEELS THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY PART OR DESIGN NOT WEAR OR TEAR. THE CHARGES WERE UNREASONABLY HIGH DUE TO POOR DESIGN. AN ENTIRE SEAT ASSEMBLY SHOULD NOT HAVE HAD TO BE REPLACED TO FIX AN SRS SENSOR. *CB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10047182November 19, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MULTIPLE (3) TRANSMISSION FAILURES. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046876November 13, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TRANSMISSION FAILED AT APPROXIMATELY 92,000 MILES. THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON EVENT FOR ACURA TL OWNERS. THE CAR SLIPPED OUT OF GEAR ON THE ROAD AND I WAS FORCED TO COAST THE CAR OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. LUCKILY, MY TRANSMISSION DID NOT LOCK UP AS OTHERS HAVE EXPERIENCED, BUT THE PROBLEM WITH THESE VEHICLES IS MORE PREVALENT THAN THE NHTSA MAY BE AWARE. JUST DO A SEARCH AT ANY OF THE VARIOUS ACURA OWNERS' WEBSITES AND YOU WILL SEE INSTANCES OF UP TO 5 REPLACED TRANSMISSIONS ON INDIVIDUAL CARS. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045863November 10, 2003
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
1999 ACURA TL ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN WHILE EXECUTING A TURN INTO A PARKING SPOT. MY FOOT WAS NOT ON THE ACCELERATOR AND IT TOOK HARD BRAKING TO BRING THE CAR TO A HARD STOP. THE CAR SUSTAINED BUMPER SCRATCHES BUT WAS OTHERWISE UNDAMAGED. THE CAR PARKED IN FRONT OF ME, A LARGE SUV HAD NO DENTS OR OTHER DAMAGE. NO POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. I AM TAKING THE CAR INTO THE DEALER FOR CHECKING TOMORROW. THIS HAPPENED ONCE BEFORE, ALSO WHILE TURNING INTO A PARKING SPOT. I DID NOT REPORT IT AT THAT TIME, THINKING I MUST HAVE BEEN DISTRACTED SOMEHOW. THIS TIME I WAS ABSOLUTELY SURE THE ENGINE ACTED ON ITS OWN PRESUMABLY UNDER THE CONTROL OF THE COMPUTER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045784November 9, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I OWN A 99 ACURA TL. RECEIVE A NOTICE FROM ACURA REGARDING AN EXTENSION OF WARRANTY ON THE TRANSMISSION. I WENT ON INTERNET TO DO RESEARCH, TO MY HORROR, THERE ARE PEOPLE HAD THEIR TRANSMISSION REPLACED UP TO 6 TIMES. IN SOME OCCASION IT WAS REPORTED THE TRANSMISSON FAIL IN THE MIDDLE OF THE FREEWAY. I BELIEVE THIS IS THE UTMOST SAFETY ISSUE THAT NEED TO BE INVESTIGATED THOROUGHLY.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10046406November 5, 2003
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
CONSUMER CAN REMOVE THE KEY FROM THE IGNITION SWITCH WHEN VEHICLE ISN'T IN PARK. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045496November 5, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
THE WIFE STARTED HAVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS ON 11/3/2003 IN THE MORNING. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND TOLD THEM OF THE PROBLEM. THEY SET THE APPOINTMENT FOR 4 DAYS LATER. BY NOON TIME THE TRANSMISSION WOULD ONLY GO INTO REVERSE AND WE CALLED TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE NEXT DAY THEY SAID THAT SOMEONE MAY HAVE GOTTEN SODA DOWN IN THE SHIFTER AND THAT IS WHAT THEY WERE GOING TO CHECK OUT. I CALLED THEM AROUND 3:00 AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WERE NOW GOING TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND THEY SAID THAT THE NEW TRANSMISSION HAS THE PROBLEM FIXED. I AM VERY MAD AT THE SERVICE DEPT. OF THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, 1. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND WOULD LET MY WIFE AND OUR ONE YEAR OLD RIDE AROUND FOR 4 DAYS LIKE THAT WHEN YOU READ THAT SOME PEOPLE HAVE THE TRANSMISSION. LOCK UP ON THEM ON THE HIGHWAY. ARE THEY JUST TRYING TO SAVE THE MONEY ON A RENTAL CAR? 2. THEY KNOW OF THE PROBLEM AND TRIED TO SAY THAT SODA GOT INTO THE SHIFTER. 3. IS THE PROBLEM FIXED LIKED I WAS TOLD OR ARE THEY JUST PUTTING IN ANOTHER REBUILT JUNK TRANSMISSION FOR US TO HAVE PROBLEMS LATER DOWN THE ROAD. THEY ARE TRYING TO COVER UP THE PROBLEM AND THEY SHOULD RECALL THE PROBLEM AND FIX IT. WE TRIED TO CALL MY WIFE'S GIRL FRIEND WHO HAS A CL AND LET HER KNOW ABOUT IT BEFORE SOMETHING BAD HAPPENS TO HER. ACURA AND NHTSA SHOULD ALL DO THE PROPER THING AND RECALL THE CARS TODAY. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045395November 4, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I HAVE A 2002 ACURA TL-S AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE MY TRANSMISSION ONCE ALREADY. I LOST ALL POWER. I PRESSED ON THE ACCELERATOR BUT DID NOT GET ANY POWER TO MY CAR. I BROUGHT IT INTO ACURA IN SAN JOSE, CA ON A MONDAY AND THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. I LET THE SERVICE REP KNOW THAT I WOULD BE DOWN THERE THAT DAY TO PICK MY CAR UP. HE SAID THAT HE WOULD LIKE TO KEEP IT FOR A FEW DAYS. HE SAID THAT A MECHANIC TOOK THE CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE ON TUESDAY AND DID NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. AND ON WEDNESDAY, HE SAID THAT AS HIS MECHANIC WAS PULLING INTO THE ACURA LOT THAT HE EXPERIENCED THE PROBLEM THAT I WAS HAVING. THEY REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. I AM AT 42,000 MILES NOW AND I FEEL LIKE THE TRANNY SHIFT ROUGHER NOW .*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10045274November 2, 2003
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, EQUIPMENT
THE TRANSMISSION ISSUES IN THE 2002 ACURA TL TYPE S DO NOT APPEAR TO BE CORRECTED BY REPLACING THE TRANSMISSION. WE PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED TL TYPE S LESS THAN 3 MONTHS AGO AND FOUND OUT AFTERWARDS (DEALER DID NOT DISCLOSE) THAT IT HAD TWO TRANSMISSIONS REPLACED PRIOR WITHIN 29,000 MILES. AFTER DRIVING THE CAR 3,874 MILES THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN DISPLAYING PROBLEMS. THE DEALER CHECKED IT AND DETERMINED YET ANOTHER TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WAS NECESSARY. LESS THAN ONE WEEK AFTER THIS THIRD REPLACEMENT, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AGAIN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE TO DRIVE AND ACURA'S ATTEMPT TO SWEEP THIS ISSUE UNDER THE RUG BY OFFERING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY WILL DO NOTHING IN THE EVENT OF A MAJOR ACCIDENT. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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