2005 ACURA RL Suspensionfront Problems

2 NHTSA complaints on file

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Suspensionfront Issues in the 2005 ACURA RL

2 suspensionfront complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2005 ACURA RL. Of these, 0 involved a crash, 0 involved a fire, and 0 resulted in injury.

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All Suspensionfront Complaints

#10186504 |
I HAVE A 2005 ACURA RL. I BELIEVE THE VEHICLE HAS A FUNDAMENTAL DESIGN FLAW. THE CLEARANCE BELOW THE FRONT OF THE CAR IS INSUFFICIENT AND FURTHERMORE POSSIBLE THE SUSPENSION IS NOT STRONG ENOUGH FOR THE WEIGHT OF THE ENGINE. WHAT HAPPENED IS THAT I USED THE CAR UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS AND IT GOT DAMAGED. I HAD THREE NORMAL SIZE ADULT PASSENGERS AND A NORMAL SIZE 9 YEAR OLD CHILD IN THE CAR. NO LUGGAGE. I PULLED INTO A PARKING LOT AT NORMAL SPEED AND THERE WAS A LOUD NOISE FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE NOTICED BEFORE THAT THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE HITS CURBS WHEN YOU PARK AND SCRAPES WHEN YOU GO UP SIDEWALK RAMPS, SO I WAS AWARE THAT IT DOES NOT HAVE AMPLE CLEARANCE AND/OR SUSPENSION, BUT IN THIS CASE WITH THOSE PASSENGERS ON BOARD IT WAS WORSE, THE RIGHT CORNER OF THE...
#10119690 |
AT LOW SPEEDS ON ROUGH STREETS, ALL 4 WHEEL SUSPENSIONS MAKE A VERY METALLIC NOISE. I HAVE BEEN LEAD TO BELEIVE THAT IT IS DUE TO MIS MANUFACTURED BRAKE COMPONENTS. ONE DEALER DID "BEND" THE BRAKE "CLIPS" AND THE NOISE SUBSIDED FOR ABOUT 1000 MILES, BUT THE PROBLEM IS BACK AND THE DEALERS ARE SAYING IT IS A MFGR PROBLEM AND THEY CAN'T FIX WITHOUT FACTORY TECH SUPPORT WHICH HAS NOT BEEN FORTH COMING. I ONLY KNOW OTHER 2005 ACURA RL OWNER IN THE SMALL TOWN OF VISALIA (100K POP.) AND HE IS BEING GIVEN THE SAME RUNAROUND. MY CONCERN IS BRAKE FAILURE OR MY SERIOUSLY SUSPENSION FAILURE SUCH AS BROKEN WELDS OR DEFECTIVE MATERIALS. I HAVE HAD THE CAR TO TWO DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS AND THEY KEEP SAYING THE PROBLEM IS ELSEWHERE, BUT THE ONLY THING THAT HAS MADE THE NOISE GO AWAY WAS WHEN THE...
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