NHTSA Complaint #10639917 — 2006 ACURA TL

THE OTHER DAY I PICKED UP MY TWINS FROM DAYCARE AT RUSH HOUR AFTER WORK, PROCEEDED TO GET ON THE HIGHWAY WHERE SUDDENLY MY TSA & ENGINE LIGHTS COME ON, MY CAR GOES LIMP AND WE WERE IN A VERY NEAR-MISS ACCIDENT SITUATION. I TRY TO KEEP MY CALM AS MY CHILDREN ARE KEENLY AWARE THAT SOMETHING IS WRONG. I LOOK AT THE DASH, I LOOK AT THE CARS COMING FROM THE BACK AND SIDE, AND I SLOWLY CREEP ALONG AND IMMEDIATELY PUT MY HAZARDS ON. NOW I HAVE TO GET MYSELF FROM THE LEFT LANE AND MANEUVER IN TO THE RIGHT WITH PEOPLE COMING UP THAT CAN'T YET SEE MY DISTRESS SIGNAL. FORTUNATELY, IT WAS IN FACT A NEAR-MISS, AND I WAS ABLE TO PULL OUT OF THE DRIVING LANES, STOP MY CAR, TURN IT OFF, AND CALL MY HUSBAND FOR HELP. I FOUND THAT THIS EXACT SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO MANY CUSTOMERS. SURELY, THERE MUST BE A RECALL ON THIS ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR (APP SENSOR). I CALL MY NEW HOME'S NEAREST DEALERSHIP (LIBERTYVILLE IL ) TO ASK ABOUT ANY RECALLS ON MY VIN, AND TO ADDITIONALLY CHECK ABOUT RECALLS ON THE APP SENSOR. NOTHING. THIS, HOWEVER, HAS BEEN REPEATEDLY REPORTED TO YOU BY MANY PEOPLE OVER THE YEARS, AND TODAY I AM REPORTING IT AGAIN. LIBERTYVILLE IL CERTIFIED ACURA DEALERSHIP CONFIRMED IT WAS A SENSOR FAILURE. IN FACT, WHEN I SPOKE WITH [XXX] AT THE LIBERTYVILLE IL LOCATION, I EXPRESSED MY SINCERE FEELINGS ABOUT THE SITUATION AND HOW I COULD NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL ITEM. IN HIS ATTEMPT TO MAKE ME FEEL BETTER HE SAID, LOOK, THIS IS SUCH A RARE THING. IN MY 15+ YEARS IN THIS BUSINESS, YOU'RE ONLY THE 4TH CASE I HAVE PERSONALLY HAD.' INSTEAD OF REASSURING ME, THIS INFURIATED ME. ONE MECHANIC 'TURNED-SERVICE MANAGER ALONE HAS HAD FOUR OF THESE DEATH TRAP SENSORS? SERIOUSLY, I HAVE TO ASK, HOW MANY REPORTED INCIDENTS DOES IT TAKE? INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR