1999 ACURA TL Engine And Engine Cooling Problems

I WAS DRIVING AT APPROX. 45 MPH WHEN I FELT MY CAR DIE, ALL MY GAUGES WENT DOWN AND I LOST POWER STEERING. LUCKILY I WAS CLOSE TO AN INTERSECTION AND PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND IT STARTED AGAIN. THEN ON THE WAY HOME, IT DID THE SAME THING IN THE MIDDLE OF A BUSY ROAD. THE CAR DIED AND I PULLED OVER AND TRIED TO START IT SEVERAL TIMES. IT FINALLY STARTED AND NOW I AM SCARED TO DRIVE IT! I LOOKED ON THE ACURA FORUMS- HTTP://TL.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=719910 ACURA HAD A RECALL FOR THE IGNITION SWITCH. HOWEVER, THEY ONLY REPLACE IT ONCE AND UNFORTUNATELY IT APPEARS THAT SEVERAL PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THEIR IGNITION SWITCHES SEVERAL TIMES. ACURA ONLY PAYS FOR THE 1ST REPLACEMENT. THAT'S AN OUTRAGE! THIS IS DANGEROUS. I HAD MY KIDS IN THE CAR AND THESE [XXX] CAR MANUFACTURERS NEED TO STEP UP AND FIX THEIR LIABILITIES AND GET IT RIGHT. THEY HAVE A RESPONSIBILITY TO MAKE THEIR PRODUCT SAFE AND CARE FOR THE LIVES OF THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE PURCHASED THEIR VEHICLES. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

Mileage: 116,500

I WAS ABOUT TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP AT A STOP SIGN IN THE PARKING LOT (ABOUT 6 FEET FROM STOP SIGN) AND THE CAR SHUT OFF COMPLETELY. I WAS GOING ABOUT 10 MILES/HR. I STARTED THE CAR - NO RESPONSE; IT WAS DEAD. TURNED ON 4 WAY HAZARD LIGHTS AND TRIED TO START IT AGIN - STILL NOTHING. MADE A PHONE CALL TO A FRIEND. AFTER ABOUT 5 MINUTES, STARTED THE CAR AGAIN AND THIS TIME IT STARTED. HOW SCARY!! *TT

OUT OF THE WHOLE MONTH OF DEC UNTIL NOW,I AM DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD, AND MY CAR JUST CUTS OFF, NO WARNING AT ALL, I HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN 2 ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS AS I HAVE A SMALL CHILD, I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THIS..ALSO MY CHECK ENGINE N EMISSIONS LIGHT HAS BEEN ON SINCE ACURA FIXED MY TRANSMISSION BACK IN 2005 WHY DID THEY NOT CHECK THE RECALLS FOR THIS? I HAD NO CLUE ABOUT THE RECALLS AS I WAS THE NEW OWNER OF WHAT I THOUGHT WAS A 'SAFE" CAR FOR MY CHILD!NEVER AGAIN WILL I PURCHASE ONE OF THESE. I AM A SINGLE MOTHER WHO NEEDS THIS COMPLETED NOT MY FAULT THIS CAR HAD RECALLS... *TR

Mileage: 170,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA 3.2 TL. WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION SLIPS GEARS. THE TRANSMISSION HAD INTERNAL FAILURE. THERE WAS AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR THE TRANSMISSION. HOWEVER, SINCE THE WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED HE WAS INELIGIBLE FOR A FREE REPLACEMENT OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 103,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 101,000. UPDATED 01/05/10 *BF THE CONSUMER ALSO STATED THE EGR VALVE WAS DEFECTIVE. THE CONSUMER STATED ACURA EXTENDED THE WARRANTY COVERAGE FOR THE EGR VALVE. THE EGR VALVE WAS STUCK AND HAD TO BE REPLACED. UPDATED 01/07/10.*JB

Mileage: 101,000

CAR ENGINE STALLS WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM WAS ADDRESSED WITH A RECALL IN 2004 WHICH REPLACED THE IGNITION SWITCH. THE CAR IS A 1999 ACURA 3.2TL. I CALLED HONDA RECENTLY AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPAIR WAS A ONE-TIME FIX ONLY. MY QUESTION IS WHETHER THE SWITCH WAS IN FACT REPLACED AND IF IT WAS REPLACED WHY IS IT FAILING? CONVERSATIONS WITH AUTO MECHANICS INDICATE THE SWITCH SHOULD NEVER FAIL IF THE DESIGN IS SOUND. SINCE JUNE 22, 2009, THE ENGINE HAS STALLED A NUMBER OF TIMES. I ONLY RECENTLY DETERMINED THAT THE CAUSE OF THE STALLING WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH PROBLEM. *TR

Mileage: 170,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA TL. WHILE DRIVING LESS THAN 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED ON MORE THAN FOUR OCCASIONS. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A REPAIR SHOP AND THE MECHANIC STATED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON HER VEHICLE. SHE THEN TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE RECALL REPAIR HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN PERFORMED; THEREFORE, THEY WOULD NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A SECOND REPAIR. THE REPAIR WOULD COST APPROXIMATELY $251. THE NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE LESS THAN 164,000.

Mileage: 164,000

I HAVE AN ACURA TL 2003 VIN [XXX]. EVER SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR (NEW, PURCHASED ON NOV 7, 1998) ON SEVERAL TIMES ITS 'CHECK ENGINE' INDICATOR LIGHT COMES ON AND GOES OFF WITHOUT ANY REPAIR OR ANY CHANGE. ACURA HAD A RECALL ON EGR SYSTEM CLOGGING. BUT IN MY CAR THIS INDICATOR LIGHT STILL COMES ON AND THEN GOES OFF WITHOUT ANY INDICATION OF A PROBLEM. I TOOK MY CAR TO SERVICE CENTER THEY TOLD ME THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER WAS BAD, BEFORE I COULD GET IT FIXED THE INDICATOR LIGHT WENT OFF. BUT IN FEW DAYS "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT CAME BACK AGAIN. THIS INDICATOR LIGHT OFF-ON CYCLE STILL GOING ON, IT GOES OFF FOR WEEKS AND COMES BACK ON FOR WEEKS. I CAN'T SEEM TO FIGURE OUT THIS ERRATIC BEHAVIOR OF SUCH AN IMPORTANT SAFETY INDICATOR. *LA INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

THE VEHICLE STALLED, WHICH RESULTED IN A BROKE ENGINE BOLT AND FRAGMENTS JAMMED THE CAMS, WHICH CAUSED THE TIMING BELT TO STOP WORKING.*JB

Mileage: 60,000

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD AT 65 MPH AND OUT OF NO WHERE THE CARS TRANSMISSION DOWN SHIFTED INTO FIRST GEAR. MY CAR HOPPED AND KICKED ME THREW TWO LANES OF TRAFFIC. I MANAGED TO GET THE CAR TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD BUT I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY HURT. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE TRANSMISSION AND OTHER COMPONENTS HAD TO BE CHANGED IN THIS VEHICLE AND THIS TIME I COULD HAVE KILLED MY SELF OR OTHERS. DT

WHILE DRIVING ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED, INDICATING THAT CATALYTIC CONVERTER MALFUNCTIONED. DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED.*AK

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE FREEWAY AT 80 MPH ENGINE SHUT OFF. THEN, AFTER MANAGING TO PULL TO SIDE AND CHECKED UNDER THE HOOD, NOTHING SEEMED TO BE WRONG. THEN, AFTER WAITING ABOUT 3-4 MINUTES RE-STARTED VEHICLE, AND IT STARTED RIGHT UP. THEN ON 22 APRIL, VEHICLE DID THE SAME IDENTICAL THING. DEALER COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH VEHICLE. *AK

NO SUMMARY LISTED FOR ABOVE VEHICLE. *AK