2000 ACURA RL Complaints

DT: 2000 ACURA RL. THE CONSUMER STATES HAS A SRS SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER'S SEAT. HE FEELS IT IS DEFECTIVE BECAUSE IT IS ON. THE DEALERSHIP TOLD HIM TO REPLACE THE SENSOR, WHICH INDICATED THAT THE WHOLE SEAT MUST BE REPLACED. IF THE SENSOR IS NOT REPLACED THE PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG MAY NOT DEPLOY. THIS PROBLEM HAS NOT YET BEEN FIXED. THE MANUFACTURER PUT THE INFORMATION IN THEIR DATABASE. *AK

THE SRS LIGHT ON MY 2000 ACURA RL HAS COME ON AND WILL NOT GO OFF...I SEE THAT THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH HONDA VEHICLES WITH THIS PROBLEM...DOES THE RECALL ALSO APPLY TO ACURA RL MODELS?...PLEASE ADVISE. *JB

WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH THE SRS LIGHT APPEARED ON THE DASHBOARD. CONSUMER DROVE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED, AND REPLACED IT. HOWEVER, THREE DAYS LATER THE PROBLEM RECURRED. *AK

S.R.S LIGHT CAME ON AND TOOK IT IN TO THE DEALER ON NOV. 4, 04'. THE DTC CODE REQUIERED TO HAVE THE LEFT SEAT BELT HOSTER REPLACED. ON NOV. 7TH THE S.R.S LIGHT CAME BACK ON, SO I TOOK THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALER (HOY FOX ACURA). THE DTC CODE THIS TIME WAS 15-3 WITCH INDICATES THAT THE OPDS SENSOR OR OPDS UNIT NOW NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THE ONLY THING IS THAT THIS TIME IT WILL NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY LIKE THE SEAT BELT HOSTER (SINCE SEATBELTS HAVE LIFETIME WARRANTY). SO IT SEAMS TO ME THAT THERE IS DEFENETLY SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM SENSORS AND THAT A RECALL SHOULD BE SEND OUT FOR THIS. INSTEAD OF ONE HAVING TO PAY $532 FOR PARTS, $75 FOR LABOR AND $75 FOR DIAG., PLUS TAXES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING, THE SUN ROOF EXPLODED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER. NO INJURIES WERE REPORTED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINED WHY THE SUNROOF EXPLODED. *JB

THE CAR ALARM WOULD WENT OFF INTERMITTENTLY DURING INCLEMENT CONDITION. DASHBOARD/INSTRUMENT PANEL LIGHTS REMAINED ON WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. ALSO, SPEEDOMETER NEEDLE WOULD CONTINUOUSLY MOVE BACK AND FORTH WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS TURNED OFF. VEHICLE HAD BEEN TO THE DEALER ON 9 SEPARATE OCCASIONS, BUT THE PROBLEMS RECURRED.*AK

VEHICLE HAD MULTIPLE ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS. THE PROBLEMS MAY HAVE CAUSE ONE CRASH. BF THE CONSUMER HIT A VEHICLE WHICH WAS STOPPED IN A TURNING LANE AT 35 MPH. WHEN THE VEHICLE CRASHED THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THROTTLE BODY WAS BENT. FAULTY WINDOW REGULATOR CAUSED THE WINDOW TO NOT CLOSE. *NM

WHILE DRIVING SRS LIGHT ILLUMINATED. SRS LIGHT WAS REPLACED THREE TIMES, BUT PROBLEM RECURRED. THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THAT THIS PROBLEM COULD CAUSE THE SEAT BELTS AND THE AIR BAGS MALFUNCTION. *AK *SC

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES AND PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR. CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A CURB. DROVE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC COULD NOT BE DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK

UPON HAVING MY VEHICLE ALIGNED, I LEARNED THAT THE STEERING RACK IS NO GOOD. THE CAR OLNY HAS 60000 MILES AND IS JUST OUT OF WARRANTY. WHEN I CALLED ACURA THEY TOLD MY BASICALLY "TOO BAD". I HAVE OWNED A FEW ACURA'S OVER THE YEARS AND HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE A STEERING RACK. *AK