NHTSA Complaint #11003571 — 2008 ACURA TL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE DRIVER NOTICED A STRANGE ODOR WHILE THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS ACTIVATED. ADDITIONALLY, THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN. ANOTHER DRIVER NOTICED SMOKE UNDER THE HOOD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE CONTACT SPOKE TO MCGRATH ACURA OF DOWNTOWN CHICAGO WHO OFFERED TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE, BUT THE CONTACT DID NOT BRING IN THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V222000 (STEERING). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 70,000.