NHTSA Complaint #10560886 — 2007 ACURA TL

PARASITIC BATTERY DRAIN. BATTERY (5 MO OLD)--NO BLUETOOTH. BATTERY TESTED BY SHOP-OK. ACURA LINK SITE SAID SINCE 2005, ACURA HFL (HANDS FREE LINK) MODULE DEFECTIVE, CAUSING A SHORT IN SYSTEM, THUS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THERE IS ALSO A SERVICE BULLETIN FOR THIS ISSUE. TO ME, THIS IS NOT ONLY A SAFETY HAZARD (DEAD BATTERY) BUT A RECALL ITEM (IT HAS BEEN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT HASN'T BEEN FIXED). THE MODULE IS LOCATED IN THE ROOF, WHICH SEES EXTREME TEMPERATURES. THE DEALER KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND CHARGES $700-$900 TO REPLACE THE MODULE. THE MODULE GOES FROM $285 TO $200 ON-LINE AND THE DESIGN HAS NOT CHANGED (JOHNSON CONTROLS). THE TIME IT TAKES TO R&R THE MODULE (UNPLUG AND PLUG IN) IS 10MIN. I ORDERED THE PART AND INSTALLED MYSELF. PLEASE REVIEW THIS AS A RECALL FOR ALL THE ACURA OWNERS WHO PAID ABSORBENT COSTS TO HAVE IT REPLACED BY THE DEALER AND THOSE OF US INCONVENIENCED WITH OUT OF POCKET $, DEAD BATTERY AND NO BLUETOOTH. I PAID A BUNDLE FOR THE CAR ORIGINALLY BECAUSE IT WAS GOING TO BE THE LAST CAR I WAS EVER GOING TO BUY. NOW I AM SELLING THE CAR TO PREVENT THE NEXT COSTLY REPAIR. *TR