NHTSA Complaint #10138890 — 2001 ACURA CL

TODAY I WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE SRS LIGHT WAS ON AND I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT IT WAS. SO I CALLED MY ACURA DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN FOR THEM TO LOOK AT. I WAS TOLD THAT IT IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE SINCE MY AIR BAGS WOULD NOT DEPLOY WITH THAT LIGHT ON AND THAT I WOULD HAVE TO PAY SINCE IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY OR MY EXTENDED SERVICE CONTRACT WHICH I PAID EXTRA FOR. THEY SAID THAT THE PROBLEM IS IN A SENSOR IN THE PASSENGER SEAT AND THAT EVEN IF I DIDN'T REPLACE IT THEY STILL WOULD CHARGE ME AROUND $90 JUST BECAUSE THEY LOOKED AT IT. THEY SAID THE MANAGER CALLED CALIFORNIA AND THEY HAVE AGREED TO GOODWILL IT, BUT YOU WILL HAVE TO PAY FOR THE LABOR WHICH IS $160 AND OUT OF MY SAFETY I CHOSE TO GO AHEAD AND PAY FOR IT, BUT DON'T THINK IT IS FAIR THAT I HAVE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR A MANUFACTURER DEFECT. I'VE READ ONLINE THAT MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM SUCH AS AT WWW.ACURAZINE.COM AND OTHER ACURA OWNER SITES. *JB