NHTSA Complaint #11132421 — 2008 ACURA TL

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY SHUT OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO SPRINGFIELD ACURA(243 US-22, SPRINGFIELD, MO) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE MAIN COMPUTER HAD SHORT CIRCUITED DUE TO MOISTURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING PIPES POSITIONED ABOVE THE COMPUTER. THE COMPUTER WAS REPLACED AND THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. APPROXIMATELY THREE YEARS AND 25,000 MILES LATER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO BOARDWALK ACURA (6806 TILTON RD, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NJ) WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE COMPUTER HAD SHORT CIRCUITED AGAIN DUE TO MOISTURE FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING PIPES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.