2001 ACURA CL Engine Problems

3 NHTSA complaints on file

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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

#11571956 | Crash
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...
#11217265 |
TAKATA RECALL. MY TRANSMISSION IS ACTING UP.???
#10694131 | Crash
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
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