1997 ACURA CL Electrical System Problems

SOMETIMES DON'T START

Mileage: 218,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WAS DIFFICULT TO REMOVE FROM THE VEHICLE WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE KEY FAILED TO START THE VEHICLE INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE FAILURE MILEAGE AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. AFTER TURNING THE KEY IN THE IGNITION THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. THE FAILURE RECURRED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTICS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE, AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY REPAIRED UNDER RECALL 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED A SECOND TIME. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000. THE VIN WAS UNAVAILABLE.

Mileage: 190,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0 CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE KEY COULD NOT BE REMOVED FROM THE IGNITION WHILE IN PARK OR DRIVE. THE CONTACT NOTICED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH) BUT WAS ADVISED BY THE MANUFACTURER THAT HIS VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL CAMPAIGN. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 152,072.

Mileage: 152,072

1997 ACURA CL CUTS OFF/QUITS WHILE DRIVING. IT WILL NOT RESTART AT FIRST BUT AFTER A REST IT WILL RESTART. THIS HAPPENED OVER 6 MONTH PERIOD. THEN IT WOULD NOT START BACK AT ALL. MANY REPAIRS WERE ATTEMPTED WHICH INCLUDED CHANGING FUEL RELAY AND IGNITION SWITCH. CAR IS STILL STALLING UNEXPECTEDLY AND NOW REVS AT INTERVALS WHILE DRIVING. VERY UNRELIABLE AND DANGEROUS TO DRIVE. *TR

Mileage: 212,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA CL. WHILE DRIVING 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO MOVE TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND THE VEHICLE RESTARTED. WHEN THIS OCCURRED, SHE HAD TO HOLD THE KEY IN THE IGNITION IN THE ON POSITION TO DRIVE TO HIS RESIDENCE. SHE ALSO HAD TO HOLD THE KEYS IN THE ON POSITION TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND THEY STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS NOT WORKING. THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE WEATHER AND ROAD CONDITIONS WERE NOT A FACTOR. ONCE AT THE DEALER, THEY STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL; HOWEVER, HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

Mileage: 170,000

VEHICLE UNABLE TO START. NO RESPONSE. STARTER MOTOR DEFECTIVE. 2ND REPLACEMENT. 1ST REPLACEMENT OCCURRED IN DEC 2003. *JB

Mileage: 77,000

CAR STALLED ON FREEWAY - FULL ELECTRICAL SHUTDOWN - GAUGES DROPPED. PUT CAR INTO NEUTRAL, RESTARTED IGNITION, SLIGHT GRIND AT STARTER, AND CAR STARTED. PULLED OVER WHEN SAFE & WHEN PUT CAR IN REVERSE, HEARD WHINING/GRINDING NOISE AND IT WOULDN'T ENGAGE. DRIVE WORKED FINE SO DROVE TO DEALER. DEALER FOUND IGNITION TO BE DEFECTIVE AND COVERED UNDER RECALL - IT CAUSED THE STALL. DEALER SAID TRANSMISSION NEEDED REPLACEMENT FOR $4800 - WON;T COVER IT AND SAY THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND STALL HAVE NOTING TO DO WITH EACH OTHER. THE STALL WAS VERY UNSAFE AND SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL WAS BEST SAFEST MANUEVER (AGREED TO BY DEALER AND ACURA USA), BUT THEY ARGUE NO CAUSALITY. SEEKING REMEDY THROUGH BUREAU OF AUTO REPAIR, LAWSUIT IF NECESSARY. *NM

Mileage: 112,354

1997 ACURA CL 3.0 HAS PROBLEMS WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH. *MR THE CONSUMER VEHICLE WAS STALLED OUT AS SHE WAS DRIVING. THE CONSUMER WAS ADVISED IN JULY 2004 THAT THERE WAS A RECALL AND TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP, HOWEVER IN FEB 2005, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO STALL AGAIN WHILE TRAVELING AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND UPON EXAMINING THE VEHICLE, THE CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE IGNITION SWITCH WAS THE SOURCE OF THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT PROBLEM HAD ALREADY BEEN TAKEN CARE OF, HOWEVER THE DEALER STATED THE PREVIOUS DEALER DID NOT USE THE CORRECT PART FOR THE RECALL. THE CONSUMER TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE ORIGINAL DEALER WHO THEN STATED IT WAS NOT THE IGNITION SWITCH, BUT THE 02 SENSOR AND EGR VALVE WHICH WAS EVENTUALLY REPLACED, HOWEVER 2 WEEKS LATER THE VEHICLE STALLED OUT AGAIN. THE DEALER FINALLY DETERMINED THAT IT WAS INDEED THE IGNITION SWITCH AFTER THE CONSUMER BOUGHT HER PERSONAL MECHANIC WITH HER TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER STATED THE PART WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THERE WOULD BE A CHARGE. THE CONSUMER EVENTUALLY HAD HER PERSONAL MECHANIC REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. *JB

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE KEY CAN ONLY BE REMOVED WHEN IN NEUTRAL GEAR, CONSUMER HAD THE ENTIRE IGNITION REPLACED, LATER RECEIVED RECALL 02V12 AND STATES MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE. *SLC

CONSUMER STATES THAT THE KEY CAN ONLY BE REMOVED WHEN IN NEUTRAL GEAR, CONSUMER HAD THE ENTIRE IGNITION REPLACED, LATER RECEIVED RECALL 02V12 AND STATES MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE. *SLC

AT 60MPH VEHICLE SHUTS OFF WITH NO WARNING, AND CONSUMER WAS UNABLE TO GET IT BACK STARTED. CAUSE UNKNOWN. DEALER NOTIFIED. *AK

ABS LIGHT COMES ON, AND WITH THAT A NOISE IS HEARD IN THE SYSTEM, ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY GO TO THE FLOOR WHICH EVENTUALLY STOPS VEHICLE, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT ABS IS LEAKING. *AK DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACES OTHER MAJOR PARTS OF THE VEHICLES, SUCH AS THE ALTERNATOR AND STARTER, EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, BRAKE LIGHT, TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED, THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED*ET1.LEFT FRONT WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP,2.LEFT FRONT DOOR REGULATOR,3.HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT,4.EGR VALVE 5.STARTER

ABS LIGHT COMES ON, AND WITH THAT A NOISE IS HEARD IN THE SYSTEM, ENGINE LIGHT ALSO COMES ON, WHEN APPLYING BRAKES THEY GO TO THE FLOOR WHICH EVENTUALLY STOPS VEHICLE, ABS LIGHT STAYS ON, CONTACTED DEALER, AND DEALER STATED THAT ABS IS LEAKING. *AK DEALER HAS REPAIRED AND REPLACES OTHER MAJOR PARTS OF THE VEHICLES, SUCH AS THE ALTERNATOR AND STARTER, EGR VALVE WAS REPLACED DUE TO THE ENGINE LIGHT COMING ON, BRAKE LIGHT, TRANSMISSION WAS SERVICED, THE WINDOW REGULATOR WAS REPLACED*ET1.LEFT FRONT WINDOW DOES NOT GO UP,2.LEFT FRONT DOOR REGULATOR,3.HIGH MOUNT BRAKE LIGHT,4.EGR VALVE 5.STARTER

AFTER TAKEN VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR REGULAR MAINTENANCE ON 27-OCT-2000, VEHICLE WAS SHOWING PROBLEM WITH THE STARTER. IT HAD TO BE RESTARTED A COUPLE TIMES.*AK

HORN BUTTON IS TOO SMALL, MAKING IT DIFFCULT TO LOCATE IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY SITUATION , WHICH HAS ALREADY RESULTED IN 2 ACCIDENTS. *AK *ML

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