NHTSA Complaint #10743476 — 2007 ACURA TL

MY CAR SAT AT AIRPORT FOR APPROXIMATELY A WEEK AND WOULD NOT START UPON RETURN. GOT A JUMP AND WAS OK FOR ABOUT A WEEK WHEN AGAIN IT WOULD NOT START AFTER SITTING IN THE GARAGE FOR 3 DAYS. I TOOK THE BATTERY TO THE STORE FOR A REPLACEMENT. HE TESTED THIS 2 YEAR OLD BATTERY AND IT WAS PERFECT. I WENT ON-LINE TO SEARCH FOR THIS PROBLEM AND THE YEARS 2004 THROUGH 2007 HAVE A LARGE NUMBER OF INCIDENCES EXACTLY LIKE MINE. THE PROBLEM THAT THE ON-LINE AUDIENCE HAS FOUND IS THAT OVER TIME A PARTIAL SHORT CIRCUIT IN THE HFL (HANDS FREE LINK) MODULE APPEARS. THIS IS CLEARLY A LATENT DEFECT IN THIS MODULE. I WROTE TO ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND THEIR RESPONSE DID NOT ADDRESS THE SPECIFIC PROBLEM. I GOT A "COOK- BOOK" RESPONSE THAT I SHOULD BRING IT TO THE DEALER FOR THEM TO CHECK IT OUT. IS THERE ANYTHING YOU CAN DO REGARDING SUCH LATENT DEFECTS FOR OUT-OF-WARRANTY VEHICLES?