1999 ACURA TL Electrical System Problems

My 99 will unexpectedly shut off while driving down the road whether it be 5 miles an hour or 60 miles an hour. When this happens all power is off then kicks itself back on but won’t start until about 5 minutes to 10 minutes later and then runs smoothly but sometimes it will shut off again and take longer to start.

At random times the engine dies while driving the car which has resulted in unsafe handling and loss of power steering while in traffic conditions. I was unaware of a recall (02V120000) until recently. I have owned this car sense 2002 and the current millage is 109,000 miles. I contacted Findlay Acura in Henderson NV. and they stated there was no recall on the ignition switch which I have recently found that there was as noted above. Can you contact the Dealer on my behalf as I am under the impression that the dealer is suppose to replace the defective part at no cost as it does cause an unsafe condition when it occurs. Engine just dies without warning. There has not been an independent assessment of the condition as it occurs on a random basis and of course, never occurs when you want it to.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SAME FAILURE OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO HANSEL ACURA (2979 CORBY AVE, SANTA ROSA, CA 95407) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED FOR THE RECENT FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 320,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING OUT OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO VARIOUS INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHO HAD PROVIDED SEVERAL REPAIR SOLUTIONS BUT THEY DID NOT REPAIR THE CONDITION. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET INSPECTED AND DIAGNOSED BY A DEALER. THE CONTACT WAS NOT MADE AWARE AND DID NOT RECEIVE NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 03V423000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

MY CAR SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING. IT PUTS MY CHILDREN AND MYSELF AT RISK. IT HAS HAPPENED NUMEROUS TIMES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 220,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHEN THE GEAR SHIFTER WAS IN THE DRIVE POSITION, THE KEY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V025000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,450.

ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 65 MPH CAUSING THE CAR TO LOSE SPEED, HARD TO STEER AND HARD TO BRAKE. I HEARD THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ABOUT THIS CARS (ACURA).WITH THE SAME (SWITCH) PROBLEM. WHY MY CAR IS NOT INCLUDED ??

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN GEAR AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED, THE KEY INDEPENDENTLY FELL OUT OF THE IGNITION AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND DIAGNOSED AS AN IGNITION SWITCH FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE MAY BE A PART OF AN OPEN RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED SEVERAL TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 131,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

THIS VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT USED FROM A LOCAL DEALER 9/11/2013 AND ABOUT 2 MONTHS AGO SHE STARTED EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH IT STALLING ON HER WITH NO WARNING WHAT SO EVER, WE TRIED RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND IT WOULD START FOR A VERY SHORT TIME THEN SHUT OFF AGAIN ALMOST IMMEDIATELY. TRIED STARTING IT A COUPLE TIMES TILL IT FINALLY STARTED THEN WE WOULD PUT IT IN DRIVE AND MOVE AGAIN, TRAVELED ABOUT 6 BLOCKS DOWN THE ROAD AND IT STALLED AGAIN!! DID THE SAME THING OVER TILL WE GOT IT WHERE WE NEEDED IT AND LEFT IT PARKED OVERNIGHT. ASKED A FEW FRIENDS AND THEY TELL ME THE POSSIBILITIES OF WHAT COULD BE WRONG AND I WAS TOLD THAT IF WE TAKE IT TO A GARAGE AND THEY TEST DRIVE IT AND IF IT DOESN'T HAPPEN WHILE THEY ARE TEST DRIVING IT THEN THEY WON'T HAVE ANY IDEA OF WHAT'S...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS MELTED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) HOWEVER, THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 92,066 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 115,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WOULD JERK AND THE GEARS WOULD SLIP INTERMITTENTLY WHILE IN DRIVE, REVERSE OR PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TCC SOLENOID AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 198,000.

ON JULY 23, 2011, MY HAND AND ELBOW WERE PERMANENTLY DISABLED, WHEN MY 1999 ACURA TL ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN THE DRIVEWAY AND KNOCKED ME DOWN. AS I TRIED TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING DOWN THE DRIVEWAY BUT THE CAR WON. THE CAR WAS IN PARK AND THE BRAKE WAS ENGAGED, BUT IT STILL ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CAR HAD BEEN IN FOR SERVICE AT LEAST THREE TIMES PREVIOUS TO THE ACCIDENT IN 04-20-11,05-16-11, AND 06-22-11. EACH TIME, THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO MUNGENAST ACURA FOR SERVICE YET NOT ONCE DID THEY MENTION THE RECALL OF THE INTERLOCKING SWITCH TO REPAIR THIS PROBLEM. THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN THIS MATTER DIRECTLY CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ACCIDENT AND MY PERMANENT DISABILITY. THEY JUST REPLACED THE SWITCH WHEN THE CAR BEGAN TO TURN OVER BUT STALL OUT AS I REPORTED TO THEM 3-13-14. THEIR DISREGARD FOR MY SAFETY AND HONDA'S REFUSAL TO ADDRESS MY CONCERNS ABOUT THIS...

ON 3/15/14 MY 1999 ACURA TL STALLED/ENGINE SHUT OF COMPLETELY WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AT 65 MPH. 2ND TIME IT HAPPENED, I WAS DRIVING 40 MPH ON 3/22/14 & 3RD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS DRIVING 10 MPH ON 3/27/14. EACH TIME IT HAPPENED THE ENGINE SHUT OFF COMPLETELY BUT, THE RADIO AND WARNING LIGHT IN THE DASH FLASHED ON AND OFF. I WAS ABLE TO COAST TO A STOP WITHOUT POWER STEERING. AFTER 3-4 ATTEMPS TO RESTART THE CAR, I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF WITHOUT INCIDENT. IT HAPPENS SO RANDOM AND WITHOUT WARNING THAT I AM TERRIFIED TO DRIVE THIS CAR. THE CAR HAS HAD A RECALL OF THE IGNITION SWITCH PERFORMED IN 2003 BY THE ACURA DEALER. ON 3/24/14 I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE TROUBLE DIAGNOSING THE PROBLEM. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR 4 DAYS. THEY REPLACED THE...

VEHICLE WAS CUTTING OFF WITHOUT ANY WARNING WHILE DRIVING. THE CAR WOULD START BACK UP AFTER SEVERAL TRIES. *TR

WHILE DRIVING NUMEROUS TIMES ENGINE SHUTS DOWN. I TOOK NOTICE THAT THERE WERE NO COMMON ISSUES RELATED TO SPEED, WEATHER OUTSIDE, TIME OF YEAR. THIS HAS HAPPENED TOO MANY TIMES TO LIST. THERE WAS A RECALL ON THIS CAR THAT WAS PERFORMED BUT IT STILL HAPPENS WITH THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH. I KNOW THAT I HAVE TO REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. *TR

DRIVING NORMALLY ON CITY STREET WHEN SUDDENLY ENGINE DIED & ALL ELECTRICAL ON CONSOLE TURNED OFF. CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THERE HAD BEEN A RECALL FOR THIS PART. I'VE CONFIRMED THAT MY CAR WAS SERVICED BY DEALER UNDER THAT RECALL & THE IGNITION SWITCH HAD BEEN REPLACED SOME TIME AGO; THE REPLACED PART FAILED. INCIDENT PLACED MY FAMILY IN SERIOUSLY DANGEROUS SITUATION--IN MIDDLE OF ROAD/TRAFFIC WITHOUT POWER OR INSTRUMENTS & BARELY ABLE TO STEER. *TR

WHILE DRIVING, THE CAR COMPLETELY TURNED OFF ELECTRICALLY. I WAS REQUIRED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT ANY POWER ASSIST TO THE BRAKES OR STEERING. MY MECHANIC INDICATED THAT THERE WAS AN OLD RECALL OF THIS PART AND AFTER CHECKING WITH ACURA THEY STATED IT HAD BEEN REPLACED PREVIOUS TO MY OWNERSHIP. WHILE THE DEALERSHIP FIRST STATED THAT IT WAS COVERED WHEN THEY REPLACED THE PART THEY SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED AGAIN UNDER THE RECALL BY ACURA. WHEN I CALLED THE COMPANY TO INQUIRE ABOUT THIS AT FIRST THE REPRESENTATIVE STATED THAT IT WAS COVERED AND THEN SOMEONE ELSE SAID IT WAS NOT COVERED. EVEN THOUGH THEY AGREED TO REPLACE THIS PART FREE OF CHARGE THE DEALERSHIP WAS QUITE PUSHY THAT THEY WERE 'RIGHT' ABOUT IT NOT BEING 'COVERED'. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT THIS WAS A VERY SERIOUS INCIDENT, AND I BELIEVE THAT THE PART FOR WHAT EVER REASON...

THE DRIVER OF THIS CAR HAS OWNED THE CAR FOR 1 YEAR. THE DRIVER EXITED HIS CAR AT A GAS STATION AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF, REMOVING HIS KEYS FROM THE IGNITION AND LOCKING HIS VEHICLE. HE CAME BACK OUT OF THE CONVENIENCE STORE TO FIND THAT HIS VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN A SLIGHT GRADE TO COLLIDE WITH ANOTHER CAR, CAUSING A LOT OF DAMAGE TO THE REAR END OF THE DRIVER'S CAR (EST. $3,000). HE FOUND UPON INSPECTION THAT THE CAR HAD NOT BEEN REMOVED FROM DRIVE, BUT YET THE CAR ALLOWED HIM TO REMOVE HIS KEYS FROM THE IGNITION. UPON RESEARCHING LATER, HE FOUND THAT HIS CAR HAD BEEN SUBJECT TO A RECALL FOR THIS VERY REASON IN 2004. HE IS NOT AWARE IF THE PREVIOUS OWNER HAD COMPLIED WITH THE VOLUNTARY RECALL. HONDA MADE NO EFFORT TO INFORM THE NEW OWNER OF THE RECALL OR IF...

ON DECEMBER 28, 2010, MY 1999 ACURA 3.2TL ENGINE SHUT OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING WITHOUT ANY DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE AND TRIED TURNING THE ENGINE BACK ON. IT TURNED ON AND DROVE FOR ABOUT 2 MINUTES BUT SHUT OFF AGAIN. THIS REPEATED 6 ~7 TIMES UNTIL I BARELY REACHED HOME. I CHECKED MY RECALL NOTICES AND HAVE A RECORD OF CHANGING MY IGNITION SWITCH UNDER RECALL BACK IN FEBRUARY 21, 2003. I SEARCHED ONLINE AND MANY PEOPLE WERE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM OF REPLACING THE IGNITION SWITCH MORE THAN ONCE. I PURCHASED THE PART AND REPLACED IT MYSELF IN MY GARAGE. AFTERWARDS, THE PROBLEM WAS GONE AND MY ENGINE NEVER SHUT OFF SINCE THAN. I CALLED ACURA AND INFORMED THEM OF MY INCIDENT AND SINCERELY ASKED THEM TO SERIOUSLY LOOK INTO THIS MATTER. I HAD TOLD THEM IF THE PART FAILED AGAIN, THEY NEED...

99 ACURA TL, SINGLE OWNER, ROUTINE MAINTENANCE FOLLOWED BY THE BOOK. HAD IGNITION SWITCH REPLACED AFTER RECALL IN 2002. 3 MONTHS AGO AT ABOUT 165,000 ENGINE STARTED CUTTING OFF WHILE DRIVING. HAD IT CHECK BY TWO PLACES BUT NEITHER HAD A SOLUTION. STARTED USING GAS TREATMENTS AND DID NOT HAVE ANY FURTHER PROBLEMS UNTIL YESTERDAY. DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY MIDDLE LANE, THE CAR CUT OFF (9:00PM) HAD TO CROSS 4 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO THE EMERGENCY LANE WHILE COASTING - VERY SCARY DODGING 18WHEELERS. MADE IT TO THE SIDE TRIED TO START, WOULD NOT START. WAITED 5 MINUTES, STARTED AGAIN AND MOVED ABOUT 100 FEET TOWARDS AN EXIT BEFORE IT CUT OFF AGAIN. REPEATED PROCESS THIS TIME MADE IT TO THE EXIT AND WAITED FOR SPOUSE. MY SPOUSE DROVE THE CAR HOME NO PROBLEM. NEXT MORNING TRYING TO GO TO WORK CAR SHUT DOWN ON THE HIGHWAY AGAIN...

I OWN A 99 ACURA TL 3.2 WHICH TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING 35MPH THREE WEEKS AGO. I THEN HAD THE CAR IN THE SHOP TO BE LOOKED AT, AND THEY REPLACED MY CABLES. THEN LAST WEEK I WAS DRIVING 40MPH AND THE CAR TURNED OFF WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AGAIN! I LUCKILY HAD BEEN IN A LOCAL AREA BOTH TIMES AND MANAGED TO TURN THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD SUCCESSFULLY. I AM SCARED TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVER AGAIN. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY 1999 ACURA TL ON THE FREEWAY AT A SPEED OF 65 MPH WHEN THE IGNITION SHUT OFF AND THE CAR QUICKLY LOST SPEED IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. I WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND I MANAGED TO COAST OFF THE FREEWAY BUT I HAD NO POWER STEERING AND I HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER BEFORE COMING TO A STOP. AFTER REPEATEDLY ATTEMPTING TO RESTART THE CAR OVER A PERIOD OF FIVE MINUTES THE IGNITION TURNED ON AGAIN AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME. A QUICK INVESTIGATION OF PRODUCT RECALLS FOR THIS PARTICULAR MAKE AND MODEL REVEALED THAT THERE WAS AN OFFICIAL NOTICE OF RECALL FOR THE ELECTRONIC IGNITION SWITCH ISSUED BY HONDA OF AMERICA FOR THIS CAR BUT I WAS NEVER INFORMED OF IT AND INQUIRIES TO AN ACURA DEALER IN SANTA MONICA, CA ONLY RESULTED IN DENIALS THAT MY CAR HAD THIS PROBLEM. *TR

CARS STALLS ON THE ROAD. JIGGLE THE IGNITION KEYS MAY RESTART. ACURA (HONDA) HAD RECALL ON IGNITION SWITCH FAILURES, I HAD RECALL DONE ABOUT 4 YEARS AGO. SAME PROBLEM. IT APPEARS RECALL PARTS FAILURE. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 ACURA TL AND THE ENGINE STOPS WHILE I AM DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, THIS HAS HAPPENED FOR 5 DAYS AND EACH TIME AFTER I PULL OVER AND RE-START THE ENGINE IT WILL RUN FINE, ACCORDING TO HONDA AND ACURA THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT WHEN I WENT IN TO THE DEALER THEY SAY IT IS NOT COVERED BY THE RECALL. AND I HAD TO PAY $280.00. THEY SAY THE COST FOR THE PART IS $75.00 AND THE LABOR IS $210!!! *TR

HELLO MR. OR MRS., I BROUGHT 1999 ACURA 3.2 TL IN 2005 (ABOUT 38,000 MILES) FROM 78 YEARS OLD MAN. HE TAKE VERY GOOD CARE OF IT SO DO I. MY CAR NOW IT HAD ABOUT 65,350 MILES ON IT. THE PROBLEMS IS THAT EARLY THIS MONTH (AUGUST) I TOOK MY CAR FOR A RIDE THEN SUDDENLY THE "ENGINE STOP" ON BUSY STREET FORD ROAD, CANTON, MI 48187 AFTER 4:35 P.M. (RUSH HOUR/ TRAFFIC). I'M SO NERVOUS, SHOCKED.... AND LUCKY THAT THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. YES, 2 POLICE CARS CAME AND HELPED ME PUSH OFF THE ROAD BEFORE THE "TOW TRUCK" CAME TOW MY CAR HOME. LAST WEEK MY FRIEND AND I WHEN FOR A RIDE AFTER WE TUNE UP MY 1999 ACURA. THE ENGINE STOPPED AGAIN. THE BATTERY IS ALMOST BRAND NEW, SPARK PLUG IS NEW, EVERY THING IS GOOD EXCEPT IT GOT TO BE "IGNITION SWITCH". THIS WEEK...

I HAVE A 1999 ACURA 3.2 TL - THERE WAS AN IGNITION INTERLOCK SAFETY RECALL AND IT WAS CHECKED BY THE DEALER 07/17/06 - THE TOTAL FEE WAS $50.15 AND COVERED BY FACTORY WARRANTY, FOR A HALF HOUR REPAIR AND PART FOR FOR $1.15. SINCE THEN, WE HAD NOTED INSTANCES OF THE CAR STALLING WHILE DRIVING, SOMEITMES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE DEALER REFUSED TO COVER UNDER THE PRE-EXISTING CONDITION / RECALL - THEY DID REPORT THAT THE ELECTRICAL PART OF THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS BAD. I NOTED OTHERS REPORTING THIS SAME PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET WITH THIS MODEL. NOW THE CHARGE WAS $303.84 I HAVE A RELATIVE WITH THE SAME CAR AND YEAR AND HE HAD THE SAME ISSUE TOO. THIS IS RELATED TO THE INITIAL RECALL AND SHOULD BE COVERED - IT ALSO COULD BE VERY DANGEROUS STALLING OUT AT HIGH SPEED. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH, THE AUTOMOBILE WILL RANDOMLY LOOSE ALL ELECTRICITY, IGNITION, AND POWER ITEMS - BRAKES - STEERING - AND ENGINE STALLS OUT COMPLETELY, AFTER A FEW SECONDS TO A FEW MINUTES, THE CAR CAN BE RE-STARTED AND DRIVEN AGAIN. SYMPTOMS POINT TO THE IGNITION SWITCH RECALL WHICH WAS PERFORMED ON THIS CAR A FEW YEARS AGO. ACURA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND HAS ISSUED A TSB / SAFETY RECALL FOR THIS PROBLEM BUT THEY ONLY REPLACE THE PART ONCE WITH THE EXACT SAME PART THAT WILL FAIL EVENTUALLY JUST AS THE FIRST ONE DID. LOCAL DEALER ( FIRST ACURA OF SEEKONK, MA.) AND THE REGIONAL CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT IS CLAIMING THAT I AM RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL COSTS TO RESOLVE THIS SERIOUS KNOWN DEFECT IN ACURAS DESIGN OF THIS COMPONENT. IS THERE ANYTHING THAT I CAN DO OTHER THAN KNUCKLING DOWN AND PAYING FOR THIS...

HI, I WOULD LIKE TO OFFICIALLY FILE A COMPLAIN AGAINST ACURA. I HAVE 1999 ACURA 3.2TL, THE ENGINE SHUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY OR EVEN ON IDLE. IT'S A INTERMITTENT ISSUE AND I NOTICED THAT IT CAN HAPPY ANYWHERE OR ANYTIME WHICH CAN RESULT IN FATAL ACCIDENT. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON WEB AND FOUND OUT THAT LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE SAME OR SIMILAR PROBLEM IN ACURA AND HONDA AND POINT TO RECALL FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. ACCORDING TO MY DEALER DAVID MCDAVID OF AUSTIN IS ALREADY BEEN REPLACED IN MY CAR. THEY'RE CLUELESS WHY I'M HAVING THIS ISSUE AND OFFER NO HELP TO DIAGNOSE AND FIX THE ISSUE. I ASKED THEM TO REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH AGAIN FOR NO COST TO ME BUT THEY REFUSED TO DO IT. I NEED HELP FOR NHTSA TO INVESTIGATE THIS ISSUE WHICH MAY RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING SITUATION AND LET ME KNOW WHAT...

MY IGNITION SWITCH HAS BEEN RECALLED AND THE ACURA WEBSITE SAYS IT HAS BEEN REPAIRED. IT HAS FAILED AGAIN. MY TRANSMISSION WAS SUPPOSE TO HAVE BEEN REPAIR A YEAR AGO. I LEFT THE CAR AT THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME IT WAS FIXED. I WENT OUT TO THE CAR AND THE TRANSMISSION LOCKOUT STILL WAS NOT FIXED. THEN THEY TOLD ME THEY WOULD HAVE TO SOMETHING DIFFERENT. THE CAR HAD NOT LEFT THE DEALERS LOT AND WAS NOT FIXED AT THAT TIME. *TR

I HAVE A 1999 ACURA 3.2TL. RECENTLY THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM SUDDENLY SHUTDOWN ENTIRELY WHILE DRIVING LOCAL STREET, AND SMOKE CAME OUT OF THE STEERING COLUMN, AROUND IGNITION AREA. UPON FURTHER RESEARCH, THERE WAS A RECALL BACK IN 2002 FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH THAT EXACTLY MATCHED THIS DANGEROUS SYMPTOM. APPARENTLY THE SWITCH EVEN AFTER THE RECALL FIX, WILL STILL FAIL WITHIN 6-7 YEARS. THIS HORRIFYING EXPERIENCE WAS COMPOUNDED BY THE FACT THAT DEALERSHIP REFUSE TO TAKE A LOOK AT THE VEHICLE, STATING THAT THE RECALL ENDED WHEN VEHICLE HAS ABOVE 80,000 MILES ON THEM. *TR

I HAVE CALLED HONDA SEVERAL TIMES ON MY 1999 ACURA TL,ABOUT THE CAR CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING IF THEY COULD TELL ME ANY INFORMATION,THEY WOULD TELL ME NOTHING BUT BRING IN TO A DEALER. AFTER FURTHER CHECKING ON MY PART I FIND OUT ABOUT RECALL HONDA TOLD ME THIS CAR WAS FIXED WELL GUESS WHAT FOR TWO YEARS IT HAS BEEN CUTTING OUT WHILE DRIVING WE ALL LEARNED HOW TO DRIVE THE CAR BUT ITS NOT SAFE,IT WILL CUT OUT AT ANY TIME THAN NOT TO IT FOR A MONTH OR DO IT TEN TIMES IN ONE DAY. AFTER FURTHER SEARCHING ONLINE SOME MECHANICS HAVE SAID THAT UNDER THE ORIGINAL RECALL THEY REPLACED SWITCH WITH SAME DEFECTIVE PARTS THEY HAD A OVER STOCK OF,INSTEAD OF A PART REPLACEMENT I KEEP A FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE CAR JUST IN CASE. *TR

WHILE STOPPED, WITH FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL, I WAS WAITING FOR MY GARAGE DOOR TO OPEN. THE GARAGE DOOR STARTED TO OPEN AND IT WAS ABOUT HALF WAY UP WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATED. THINKING I WOULD HIT THE GARAGE DOOR AND HAVE MY HEAD TORN OFF I DUCKED TOWARDS THE PASSENGER SEAT AS BEST I COULD. THE CAR DID HIT THE GARAGE DOOR A GLANCING BLOW OFF THE WINDSHIELD AND THE ROOF. THE CAR CONTINUED TO ACCELERATE UNTIL IT HIT THE REAR WALL OF THE GARAGE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AND THE CAR HALTED. SEVERE DAMAGE TO THE CAR, MOST LIKELY TO BE TOTALED. SEVERE DAMAGE TO MY HOME. THE CAR IS A 1999 ACURA 3.2TL. I SUFFERED INJURY TO MY LEFT WRIST AND LEFT KNEE. *NM