2005 ACURA RL Complaints

WHEN DRIVING THE MESSAGE COMES ON THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS OFF.THE MESSAGE APPEARS CONSTANTLY. I HAVE CALLED ACURA IN TORRANCE CA.THE MESSAGE WENT AWAY,BUT IT IS CONSTANTLY APPEARING . THEY GAVE ME A REFERENCE NUMBER B012014-06-2701911. THEY SAID THAT THEY WILL INVESTIGATE MY VIN # TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM. IN THE MEANTIME MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG IS INACTIVE.THE MESSAGE IS STILL ON MY COMPUTER SCREEN.I AM WORRIED I AM TAKING THE CAR IN TO THE DEALER.I THINK THAT ACURA IS TRYING TO PLAY DOWN THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS. THANK YOU *TR

DEFECT INVESTIGATION EA13002 HAS 1 RELATED RECALL NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 13V092000 MY CAR WAS NOT EXPERIENCING ANY PROBLEMS AT THE TIME OF THIS RECALL BUT I DID TAKE IT IN TO HAVE THE SERVICE COMPLETED IN JUNE 2013. A COUPLE OF MONTHS AGO MY CAR STARTED ACTING EXACTLY AS DESCRIBED IN THE COMPLAINT. WHILE DRIVING ANYWHERE FROM 45-50 MPH, THE BRAKES WILL ENGAGE ON THEIR OWN, JERKING THE CAR TO THE SIDE AND THE VSA WARNING LIGHT AS WELL AS THE SH-AWD DRIVE LIGHT WILL COME ON IN THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS ON A CONSISTENT BASIS, AT LEAST EVERY 3 DAYS, SOMETIMES EVERY DAY. APPARENTLY THE PROBLEM STILL EXISTS BECAUSE THE RECALL FIX HAS NOT PREVENTED THIS FROM CONTINUING TO HAPPEN. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP FOR DIAGNOSIS AND WAS TOLD THE YAW RATE SENSOR IS GIVING POOR INFORMATION TO THE ECU AND STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM AND I AM SUPPOSED TO PAY $1050.00 TO HAVE A NEW YAW RATE SENSOR INSTALLED. I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY I WOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING FOR THIS WHEN IT IS A DEFECT AND CAN CAUSE INJURY TO ME OR OTHER PASSENGERS ON THE ROAD. *TR

WHILE I'M DRIVING FROM WORK I HEAD A SQUEAK NOISE. SO I TURN THE AC OFF THE NOISE STOP BUT STILL HEAR TIME TO TIME. I GOT HOME OK THEN I TOLD MY HUSBAND THE PROBLEM, HE TOOK THE CAR OUT FOR A TEST. AS SOON AS BACK OUT THE DRIVE HE CAN HEAR SOME THING FELL OFF THEN THE POWER STEERING STOP WORKING. HE HAS TO MUSCLE THE STEERING BACK TO THE DRIVE. HE OPEN THE HOOD AND FOUND OUT THE HARMONIC BALANCER FELL OFF. LUCKY FOR ME THAT DID NOT HAPPEN TO ME WHILE I'M ON THE FREE WAY. OH MY WORK ONLY TEN MILES FROM MY HOUSE. *JS

AIRBAG LIGHT WENT ON AND DEALER CHECKED CODES AND SAID DRIVERS SEATBELT BUCKLE NEEDS REPLACEMENT AND STATED NOT UNDER WARRANTY. MY SISTERS 2002 HONDA HAS SAME ISSUE LAST MONTH AND THEY WARRANTEED IT. *JS

THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON SUDDENLY ON DAY IN JANUARY 2014 AND AFTER DISAPPEARED AFTER TWO WEEKS. HOWEVER, THE MESSAGE IN THE LOG SHOWED A 92-22 ERROR MESSAGE AND REQUIRED ME TO TAKE THE CAR TO DEALERSHIP. AS THE LIGHT SRS HAD GONE OFF I TOOK THE CAR IN TO DEALERSHIP ON APRIL 4TH FOR ANOTHER RECALL ISSUE AND ASKED THEM TO LOOK IN TO SRS MESSAGE. MIND YOU THE SRS LIGHT WAS OFF WHEN I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP. AFTER THEY LOOKED INTO THE ISSUE THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND NOW THE DEALERSHIP WANTS $1300 TO REPLACE THE SRS SYSTEM. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY SAID THE SRS IS OUT OF WARRANTY AND THEY SUGGESTED THAT THEY WILL NOT REPLACE IT. THERE IS A TECHNICAL SERVICE BULLETIN OUT FOR COLLECTING ALL PASSENGER AIR BAGS HOWEVER THEY WANT TO CHARGE ME. REALLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THE WAY BOTH THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN BETHESDA, MD AREA AND ACURA BOTH ARE TREATING THE SITUATION. I WILL CERTAINLY HAVE TO TAKE THIS ISSUE TO THE NEXT STEP IN INVESTIGATING WHETHER THIS IS A SYSTEMATIC APPROACH USED BY THE COMPANY AND DEALERSHIPS TO HAVE CONSUMERS BARE THE BURDEN OF DEFECTIVE PARTS. MORE TO COME ON THIS SOON. *JS

I WAS DRIVING AT NIGHT FRONT HEADLIGHT STARTED FLICKERING AND CUT OFF. I TURNED LIGHTS OFF THEN BACK ON AND HEADLIGHTS CAME BACK ON. THE NEXT DAY BOTH HEADLIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING AND BOTH WENT OFF TURNED LIGHTS OFF AND ON UNTIL THEY CAME BACK ON. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, OR STATIONERY, DRIVER HEADLIGHT FLICKERS AND SHUTS OFF, FOLLOWED BY THE PASSENGER LIGHT. THE ONLY WAY TO REGAIN HEADLIGHT FUNCTION, LIGHTS MUST BE TURNED OFF AND BACK ON CONSTANTLY. *TR

ASSORTED LIGHT CAME ON ACROSS DASH BOARD (WARNING LIGHT) THEN THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO START SLIPPING,I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER TELL ME THAT THE SHIFT SOLENOID WENT BAD, REPLACE SHIFT SOLENOID 10/24/2012,I HAD TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION 11/27/2013. ANYTIME THERE WAS AN ISSUE MY CAR I HAD IT SERVICES AND KEPT UP WITH MY MAINTENANCE. *TR

I WAS DRIVING AT ABOUT 30 MPH ON RUFE SNOW IN NORTH RICHLAND HILL, TX ABOUT 2:00PM, WHEN MY ENGINE SUDDENLY STOPPED. ALL ELECTRICAL WAS SHUT DOWN. TRAFFIC WAS APPROACHING ME FROM BEHIND AND I WAS AFRAID OF BEING HIT FROM BEHIND. I WAS UNABLE TO OPEN MY DOORS, LOWER WINDOWS OR EVEN PUT THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS ON. I WAS TRAPPED. I CALLED 911 AND REPORTED MY SITUATION. HOWEVER, JUST BEFORE THE POLICE ARRIVED, A MAN WALKED OVER TO MY VEHICLE AND TRIED TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE OUTSIDE WITHOUT SUCCESS. I PULLED THE HOOD SWITCH AND HE WAS ABLE TO MOVE THE WIRE ON THE BATTERY WHICH WAS LOOSE AND THE ELECTRONIC AND ALL BEGAN TO FUNCTION. I CALLED ACURA CORP. AND THE MACCHURHILL DEALERSHIP AND ASKED IF THERE WAS A MANUAL METHOD OF ESCAPING SUCH A SITUATION. THEY COULD NOT GIVE THAT SUGGESTION. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA RL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE HEADLIGHTS WOULD FLICKER ON AND OFF WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE WOULD RECUR INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 73,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 75,240.