Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA
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Driver assistance reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 13, 2015
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 271 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
2
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
1
What this page shows
Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2001 Acura Cl submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Owner reports naming driver-assistance
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
BrakesDriver assistanceEngine+1 more
Filed Mar 13, 2015
Crash reported1 injury reported
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 BACK. SPENT TWO DAYS IN THE HOSPITAL AND 4 WEEKS IN BRACE OFF WORK. *TR
NHTSA ID
10694131
Incident
Feb 16, 2015
Mileage
139,000 mi
Driver assistancePowertrain (other)
Filed Dec 16, 2014
TRANSMISSION LOCKUP AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. VEHICLE WOULD DROP SPEED FROM 70 MPS TO 10 MPS WITHOUT WARNING IN A MATTER OF SECONDS ALMOST CAUSING LOSS OF CONTROL & CRASH WITH CARS FOLLOWING ON HIGHWAY. AS DESCRIBED IN ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 04-020. CAR WAS FITTED WITH REPAIR PART BUT DID NOT PREVENT IT FROM OCCURRING AGAIN OVER TIME & MILES FROM DRIVING. *TR
NHTSA ID
10664597
Incident
Dec 15, 2014
Mileage
223,000 mi
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 8, 2011
WAS DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED. "LOST" ACCELERATOR PEDAL. COASTED TO SHOULDER, STOPPED CAR. FOUND THAT PEDAL HAD DROPPED TO FLOOR AND CONNECTOR END OF CABLE WAS HANGING ABOVE PEDAL AREA. ALSO FOUND THAT THE CABLE CONNECTING TO ENGINE JUST AT EDGE OF COVER/HOUSING WAS MISSING. CAR WAS TOWED ON A FLATBED TO THE NEAREST REPAIR FACILITY. ACURA REPAIR PART WAS OBTAINED FROM NEAREST DEALERSHIP AND INSTALLED. CABLE SHOWED SIGNS OF FRAYING AT POINT WHERE IT BROKE. TECHNICIAN SURMISED THAT IT HAD FATIGUED AND THAT THE BREAK WAS INSIDE THE CABLE HOUSING. CAR HAD BEEN GIVEN A COMPREHENSIVE MAINTENANCE AND AN ACURA MULTIPOINT INSPECTION IN MARCH 2011. MOST RECENT MAINTENANCE WAS AN OIL CHANGE AND MULTIPOINT INSPECTION ON 10/22/11. *TR
NHTSA ID
10439019
Incident
Dec 2, 2011
Mileage
86,000 mi
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Aug 6, 2003
THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT PROPERLY. WOULD JERK FORWARD AS IF IT WAS DOWN SHIFTING ON ITS OWN. TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT OUT OF 2ND GEAR. ALSO, RPMS WOULD RUN VERY HIGH. RECENTLY WAS NOT ABLE TO SHIFT IN TO REVERSE. FELT AS IF THE BRAKES WERE ON. THE DRIVE INDICATOR STARTED FLASHING. TRACTION LIGHT HAD CAME ON WITH THE ENGINE LIGHT AND STAYED ON. PROBLEM HAD STARTED ON 7/7/03. HAD TAKEN THE VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP ON 7/11, AND HAD PICKED UP VEHICLE ON 7/18. MECHANIC INDICATED THE PROBLEM WAS NOT ABLE TO BE DUPLICATED. THE PROBLEMS WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION STILL EXISTS.*AK *TS
NHTSA ID
10030000
Incident
Jul 7, 2003
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Jul 16, 2003
CONSUMER STATES WHEN VEHICLE IS PUT INTO ANY GEAR VEHICLE RESPONSE LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. WHEN IN 3RD GEAR RPMS REV UP VERY HIGH. TOOK TO DEALER, AND HE REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. *AK
NHTSA ID
10029469
Driver assistanceTransmission
Filed Aug 13, 2002
AT 50 MPH CONSUMER APPLIED ACCELERATOR, VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. DEALER DETERMINED THATTRANSMISSION HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK
NHTSA ID
8016179
Incident
Aug 11, 2002
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 23, 2002
TOTAL LOSS OF POWER ON ACCELLERATION, CAR UNRESPONSIVE. *AK
NHTSA ID
759703
Incident
Mar 20, 2002
AirbagsDriver assistance
Filed Dec 14, 2000
Crash reported
VEHICLE SUDDENDLY ACCELERATED WHILE DRIVER HAD FOOT ON BRAKES, WHEELS STARTED TO SPIN AND WENT THROUGH GARAGE WALL AND IN BACK YARD, BUT EVENUTALLY VEHICLE STOPPED BECAUSE IT RAN UP ON A POLE. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK
NHTSA ID
876507
Incident
Oct 28, 2000
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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