Owner-reported complaints naming the steering system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the steering system — racks, columns, power-steering assist and steering linkage. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1999 Acura TL 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.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
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 ??
OVER A MONTH AGO, I NOTICED A SOUND WHENEVER I WOULD STEER THE VEHICLE. I CHECKED THE POWER STEERING FLUID LEVEL AND NOTED IT WAS LOW. I ADDED MORE FLUID TO THE APPROPRIATE LEVEL AND IN A WEEK OR SO, THE SOUND RETURNED. AFTER REPEATING THIS PROCESS, I THEN NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. AFTER CHECKING SOME ONLINE FORUMS AND VISITING A SERVICE SHOP, I HAVE LEARNED THAT MY POWER STEERING PRESSURE HOSE HAS A LEAK THAT COULD POTENTIALLY START A FIRE. THE ACURA RECALL DOES NOT INCLUDE MY MODEL YEAR EVEN THOUGH I AM EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE. I'D LIKE FOR ACURA TO CORRECT THIS WIDESPREAD PROBLEM ON MY 1999 3.2 TL BEFORE IT GETS WORSE. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *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
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE CONTACT NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM THE STEERING WHEEL FOLLOWED BY THE VEHICLE STALLING. THE CONTACT WAITED FOR THE TEMPERATURE OF THE VEHICLE TO COOL AND WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE HOME. THE VEHICLE STALLED APPROXIMATELY SEVEN TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS NOR REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 172,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
THERE WAS WHITE SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE STEERING WHEEL OF MY 1999 ACURA 3.2TL WHILE I WAS DRIVING. I HAVE JUST NOTICED THE PROBLEM ON 9/18/2009. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE MY CAR DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. I HAVE HEARD THAT THERE MIGHT BE A RECALL ON THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WITH THE ACURA MODEL. *TR
NO SUMMARY. DT
THE ALARM GOES OFF RANDOMLY AND CANNOT BE TURNED OFF, THE REMOTE WORKS RANDOMLY ALSO, I AM UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE DOORS OR OPEN THE TRUNK FOR HOURS AT A TIME. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA SEVERAL TIMES WITH NO AVAIL. I WANT MY CART TO WORK. *AK
WHEN YOU TAKE YOUR EYES OF THE ROAD TO READ THE ODOMETER, AND TRY TO READ THE ODOMETER, YOU SOMETIMES NEARLY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *AK
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