NHTSA Complaint #10439019 — 2001 ACURA CL VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL

Complaint Details

ODI Number	10439019
Vehicle	2001 ACURA CL
Component	VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Date of Incident	December 2, 2011
Date Filed	December 8, 2011
Mileage	86,000 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	VA

Consumer Description

WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. "LOST" ACCELERATOR PEDAL. COASTED TO SHOULDER, STOPPED CAR. FOUND THAT PEDAL HAD DROPPED TO FLOOR AND CONNECTOR END OF CABLE WAS HANGING ABOVE PEDAL AREA. ALSO FOUND THAT THE CABLE CONNECTING TO ENGINE JUST AT EDGE OF COVER/HOUSING WAS MISSING. CAR WAS TOWED ON A FLATBED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. ACURA REPAIR PART WAS OBTAINED FROM NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND INSTALLED. CABLE SHOWED SIGNS OF FRAYING AT POINT WHERE IT BROKE. TECHNICIAN SURMISED THAT IT HAD FATIGUED AND THAT THE BREAK WAS INSIDE THE CABLE HOUSING. CAR HAD BEEN GIVEN A COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE AND AN ACURA MULTIPOINT INSPECTION IN MARCH 2011. MOST RECENT MAINTENANCE WAS AN OIL CHANGE AND MULTIPOINT INSPECTION ON 10/22/11. *TR

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