NHTSA Complaint #8016785 — 2002 ACURA TL ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

Complaint Details

ODI Number	8016785
Vehicle	2002 ACURA TL
Component	ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
Date of Incident	July 31, 2002
Date Filed	August 20, 2002
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	Yes
State	MD

Consumer Description

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE SHUTDOWN WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. THE DEALERSHIP IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. *AK THE CONSUMER STATES THAT THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE WAS SLUGGISH AND PROVIDED LITTLE TO NO ACCELERATION. THE RPM INDICATOR WOULD RACE TO 3000K+RPMS WHENEVER THE ACCELERATOR WAS PRESSED. THE AUTO BEGAN TO HESITATE AND LURCH VIOLENTLY. SHORTLTY AFTER, THE CHECK ENGINE AND THE TCS LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD AND THE GEAR INDICATOR (WHICH WAS ON D5 AT THE TIME) BEGAN TO BLINK. *SCC

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