NHTSA Complaint #11208409 — 2012 ACURA TL

WHEN I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AWAITING A BREAK TO ENTER INTO HEAVY TRAFFIC I SAW A GAP AND PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RESPOND. I GENTLY PRESSED UNTIL IT WAS ABOUT 1/4 DOWN AND STILL NOTHING HAPPENED. I THEN GENTLY PRESSED IT A LITTLE MORE AND THE CAR BOLTED FORWARD AT A DANGEROUS SPEED DIRECTLY INTO TRAFFIC WHICH COULD HAVE ALMOST KILLED ME. THIS WAS JUST ONE SITUATION, THERE ARE MANY OTHERS. THIS PROBLEM DOESN'T HAPPEN ON A PREDICTABLE BASIS AND CANNOT BE DUPLICATED WHEN DESIRED. THIS HAS HAPPED DOZENS OF TIMES OVER THE YEARS. I HAVE TAKEN IT TO THE DEALERSHIP WHILE IT WAS UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY SAID THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE SITUATION THEREFORE CANNOT DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. I SPOKE TO SOMEONE THERE AND HE SAID THAT HE HAS HAD THE SAME PROBLEM WITH ONE OF THEIR FLEET VEHICLES AND HAD TO REPLACE THE APP ( ACCELERATOR PEDAL POSITION SENSOR) 2 TIMES FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I PRESENTED THE PROBLEM TO THE DEALERSHIP SHORTLY AFTER BUYING THE CAR AND A COUPLE TIME AFTERWARDS OVER TIME TO GET THE SAME COMMENT THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE IT. LATELY IT HAS BECOME WORSE. Q#1 WHAT LAW COVERS A SITUATION WHEN AN OWNER PRESENTS THE SAME PROBLEM TO A DEALERSHIP DURING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE PERIOD AND IT IS DOCUMENTED AND AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES - IS IT STILL COVERED UNDER MFG EXPENSE? BASICALLY, IF A CAR IS TAKEN IN FOR A PROBLEM UNDER THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND THE SAME PROBLEM EXISTS AFTER THE WARRANTY EXPIRES IS IT STILL COVERED. IN MY OPINION I BELIEVE THAT THEY DENIED THAT THE PROBLEM EXISTED BECAUSE THIS WOULD PROVOKE A MASSIVE RECALL THAT THEY DIDN'T WANT TO PAY FOR. WHAT OPTIONS DO I HAVE TO MAKE THEM ACKNOWLEDGE THE PROBLEM AND REPAIR IT AT THEIR EXPENSE. Q#2 WHAT CAN I DO AT THIS STAGE? Q#3 WHAT CAN YOU DO AT THIS STAGE TO ENFORCE THIS?