NHTSA Complaint #10619308 — 2012 ACURA TL

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10619308
Vehicle 2012 ACURA TL
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 30,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State MD

Consumer Description

I PURCHASED MY 2012 ACURA TL IN MAY 2013. IN JUNE I TOOK IN BECAUSE IT KEPT STALLING WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND MORE SO WHEN I STOPPED AT A LIGHT AND BEGIN TO ACCELERATE. I KEPT TAKING IT BACK FOR THE SAME THING OVER THE PASS YEAR AND KEPT GETTING THE SAME RESPONSE.. WE CAN FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH YOUR CAR. THE PROBLEM GOT PROGRESSIVELY WORSE AND IN FEBRUARY OF 2014, IT STALLED WHILE I WAS DRIVING AND COASTED AND THEN PICKED BACK UP. I TOOK IT BACK AGAIN AND STILL THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS AGAIN I TOOK IT BACK AND STILL THEY COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. WHILE WAS DRIVING ON VACATION TO WILLIAMSBURG VA WITH MY FAMILY AT 65/70MPH, THE CAR JERKED US ABOUT 3 TIMES AND THEN SLOWED DOWN WITH NO HOPE FOR ACCELERATION, I TRIED TO COAST OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD MEANWHILE 2 CARS ALMOST HIT ME AND ARE BLOWING THE HORN AT ME ALL WHILE I AM A NERVOUS REC ABOUT THE CAR. I TOLD MY HUSBAND THIS IS IT..THIS CAR IS CERTIFIED AND HAS A WARRANTY FOR 7 YEARS 100,000 MILES AND AT THAT POINT IT HAD $50K MILES AND I WAS DONE.. I TOOK MY CAR BACK AGAIN ON AUGUST 3RD WITH THE SAME COMPLAINTS AND THIS TIME WHEN I GET A CALL ITS TO TELL ME THAT I NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION.. WELL I NEEDED THAT LAST YEAR WHEN I FIRST BROUGHT THE CAR BACK WHEN IT WAS JUST A YEAR OLD...I AM NOT THE ONLY PERSON WITH THIS COMPLAINT AS I HAVE READ COMMENTS ON OTHER WEBSITES. BUT I HAVE SEEN WAY TO MANY OF THEM TO IGNORE THIS. *TR

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