2001 ACURA CL Engine Problems
3 NHTSA complaints on file
Engine Issues in the 2001 ACURA CL
3 engine complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2001 ACURA CL. Of these, 2 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 1 resulted in injury.
3
Complaints
2
Crashes
0
Fires
1
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Engine Complaints
I was stopped in heavy traffic. The traffic light turned green and the cars in front of me started to move. I tapped my accelerator with my right foot and the gasoline was delivered to my engine with maximum force. I could not stop the car with my foot on the brake. I steered the car to the right so that I would not rearend the car in front of me. The car sideswiped the car I front of me and I went into an embankment and stopped. A police officer thought I may have hit both the brake and the accelerator pedal with my right foot, but he did not understand that I was only going about 5 mph when the accelerator exploded, so that this was impossible. The Acura agency in Latham says that I could have switched off the ignition, but with both hands gripping the steering...
TAKATA RECALL. MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP.???
ACURA 2001 WAS PARKED ON THE 3RD FLOOR OF A PARKING STRUCTURE. OWNER(DRIVER) BACKED CAR OUT OF ITS PARKING SPOT AT 5:00 P,M, WHEN THE TEMP. WAS 13 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO. AT FIRST OWNER WAS UNABLE TO GET ANY ACCELERATION WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO GO FORWARD IN DRIVE, GEAR 5. TAPPED ON GAS PEDAL FOR ACCELERATING AND THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD WITH ENGINE RACING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. DRIVER WAS TRYING TO DECELERATE THE CAR WHILE STEERING CAR THROUGH THE DESCENDING LEVELS OF THE RAMP. SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THEY DID NOT HOLD THE CAR TRIED THROWING IT INTO REVERSE AND NOTHING CHANGED. ON THE FIRST FLOOR DRIVER WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKES SHEARED OFF THE FRONT OF A PICK-UP TRUCK BEFORE SMASHING IN TO THE WALL, WHICH STOPPED THE CAR. DRIVER SUFFERED A BROKEN STERNUM, COLLAR BONE AND L-3 VERTEBRAE FRACTURE IN THE...
Other 2001 ACURA CL Problem Areas
Power Trainautomatic Transmission
171 complaints
Power Train
30 complaints
Air Bags
27 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
8 complaints
Electrical System
7 complaints
Power Trainmanual Transmission
6 complaints
Power Trainautomatic Transmissioncontrol Module Tcmpcmtecm
5 complaints
Seat Belts
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Visibilityrearview Mirrorsdevicesexterior
4 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdiscrotor
3 complaints
Visibility
3 complaints
Air Bagsfrontal
2 complaints
Air Bagsfrontalsensorcontrol Module
2 complaints
Engine And Engine Cooling
2 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
2 complaints
Service Brakes
2 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulic
2 complaints
Service Brakes Hydraulicantilocktraction Controlelectronic Limited Slip
2 complaints
Steering
2 complaints
Structurebody
2 complaints
Visibilityrearview Mirrorsdevices
2 complaints
Visibilitywindshield Wiperwasher
2 complaints
Air Bagssidewindow
1 complaint
Electrical Systemignitionswitch
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingengine
1 complaint
Engine And Engine Coolingenginegasoline
1 complaint
Equipmentelectricalanti Theft Devices
1 complaint
Fuel System Gasolinefuel Injection System
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkagestrunk Lidlock
1 complaint
Power Trainaxle Assembly
1 complaint
Seats
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Components
1 complaint
Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdisc
1 complaint
Suspensionfrontcontrol Armupper Arm
1 complaint
Tirestreadbelt
1 complaint
Unknown Or Other
1 complaint
Visibilityglass Siderear
1 complaint
Visibilityrearview Mirrorsdevicesinterior
1 complaint