1998 ACURA CL Complaints

THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN O THE DEALER FOR NHTSA RECALL # 03V423000 SUBJECT:IGNITION SWITCH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE FREE REMEDY. AFTER THE REPAIR, THE DRIVER COULD NOT TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE MECHANIC WAS ABLE TO GET THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION. NOW THE KEY CAN BE TAKEN OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE IN OTHER GEARS. CONSUMER REQUESTS ODI TO CALL WITH INFORMATION ON HOW THIS WILL BE HANDLED. *NM

WHILE DRIVING ON AN OPEN STRETCH OF HIGHWAY, MY 1998 ACURA 3.0CL BEGAN ACCELERATING WITHOUT ME PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CAR REACHED A SPEED OF 95 MPH, AND I COULD NOT STOP IT WITH THE BRAKES, THEY WERE COMPLETELY USELESS. I HAD TO SLAM THE TRANSMISSION INTO PARK TO MAKE THE CAR SLOW DOWN. WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN TO 60 MPH I USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO BRING IT TO A STOP. THE ENGINE WAS WOUND UP AT THIS POINT DUE TO THE ACCELERATOR STILL BEING STUCK. I SHUT THE ENGINE OFF. I AM RETURNING THIS CAR TO ACURA AND MAY BEGIN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS AT THIS POINT. *JB

1998 ACURA CL 3.0. THE STEERING IS LOOSE. IMPERFECTIONS OF THE ROAD PULL THE STEERING WHEEL. SOMETIMES DANGEROUSLY SO. SOMETIMES DEPENDING ON THE DEFECT IN THE ROAD AND THE DRIVING EVENT (EVASIVE MANEUVER, HEAVY BREAKING) THE CAR IS ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP IN ONES' LANE. I HAVE SEARCHED ONLINE FORUMS, AND THIS PROBLEMS EFFECTS OTHER ACURA OWNERS, UNLIKE OTHER ISSUES, THIS ONE SEEMS TO BE A MYSTERY. PLEASE HELP. SINCERELY ROBERT GENTILE . *AK

WHILE BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE CONSUMER'S VEHICLE SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD HITTING ANOTHER VEHICLE AND PEDESTRIANS. NO WARNING. *AK

THERE IS A RECALL ON THE EMISSION CONTROL/EGR VALVE WHICH IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY. *AK

A COUPLE MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED TO HAVE WOBBLING. TOOK IT TO HAVE AN ALIGNMENT THAT DID NOT WORK SO THEN I BOUGHT ALL NEW TIRES AND STILL HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM SO I TOOK IT TO ACURA AND THEY CLAIM IT IS THE TIRES SO I CHANGED THE TIRES WITH WIDER TIRES STILL THE PROBLEM IS THERE . MY CAR IS A LUXURY CAR IT SHOULD RIDE SMOOTH AND IT IS NOT. *NLM

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING, MECHANIC REPLACED THE EGR VALVE, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE STALLED AGAIN, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED OF A RECALL WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AND THE VEHICLE WAS REPLACED FREE OF CHARGE. THE DEALERSHIP STATED THAT AN EGR UPGRADE WAS NEEDED AND THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS OUT, CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY PRIOR PROBLEMS WITH THE TRANSMISSION, CONSUMER HAD BEEN INFORMED BY OTHER MECHANICS THAT ALL THE COASTING THAT SHE HAD TO DO COULD HAVE CAUSED THE TRANSMISSION TO OVERHEAT, CAUSING IT TO GO OUT, CONSUMER IS BEING CHARGED FOR THE WORK TO THE TRANSMISSION AND DOESN'T FEEL SHE SHOULD BE. *SLC

CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN THE MAIL REGARDING THE IGNITION SWITCH. CONSUMER HAS ATTEMPED TO CONTACT THE ACURA CLIENT SERVICE AND RECEIVES A MESSAGE EACH TIME REPLYING THE OFFICE IS CLOSED. TO DATE THE RECALL REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN MADE, RECALL NOTICE 02V12. *JG *DT

VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS ON AN INCLINE WHILE IN PARK. CONSUMER WAS DRAGGED WHILE TRYING TO ENGAGE EMERGENCY BRAKE. DEALER AND MANUFACTURER HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED AT THIS TIME. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A BUBBLE IN THE SIDEWALL ON THREE DIFFERENT TIRES (THE ORIGINAL AND THE TWO ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT REPLACEMENTS). THE FIRST OCCURRED AT 3,956 MILES, THE SECOND AT 4,104 MILES AND THE MOST RECENT AT 12,136 MILES. ACURA DID NOT WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY AFTER THE FIRST INSTANCE AND REFERRED ME TO MICHELIN TIRE WHO IN TURN REFERRED ME TO A TIRE DEALER (ETD DISCOUNT TIRES). THE TIRE DEALER SAID THAT THE FAULT WAS NOT WITH THE MANUFACTURE, BUT WITH ME. AFTER THE SECOND TIRE FAILURE, THE TIRE DEALER ADVISED ME TO PURCHASE A ROAD HAZARD WARRANTY. GOOD THING RTHAT I DID AS IT OFFSET SOME OF THE COST OF THE THIRD TIRE REPLACEMENT TIRE. WHILE TWO INSTANCES MAY BE A COINCIDENCE, THREE TIRE SIMILAR TIRE FAILURE ON THE SAME WHEEL ARE NOT. THE PROBLEM IS WITH THE MANUFACTURE OR DESIGN OF THAT PARTICLUAR TIRE OR THE CAR, OR BOTH. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH, MICHELIN HAS SENT ME A $71 CHECK, WHICH ONLY PARTIALLY OFFST THE COSTS INVOLVED. IN ALL THREE INSTANCES, THE BUBBLE ON THE TIRE SIDEWALL WAS POINTED OUT TO ME BY THREE DIFFERENT PEOPLE. OF MAJOR CONCERN, THERE COULD HAVE BEEN A SERIOUS ROAD ACCIDENT IF I WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND DID NOT RELACE THE TIRES. (DOT NUMBER: RHW#752923 TIRESIZE: 205/55R16)