1997 Acura Cl

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1997 ACURA 3.0CL. IN 2004, FOUR NEW TIRES WERE PLACED ON THE VEHICLE. IN 2005, THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A LOCAL MECHANIC DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THE CONTACT HEARS A SQUEAKING NOISE COMING FROM THE WHEEL WELL IN THE FRONT END OF THE VEHICLE. IT FELT AS IF THE WHEELS WERE GOING TO FALL OFF, SO SHE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO HER LOCAL MECHANIC AGAIN. THE BALL JOINTS WERE IDENTIFIED AS THE CAUSE FOR THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT RESEARCHED COMPLAINTS THAT OTHER ACURA OWNERS HAD WITH THERE 3.0 CL AND LOCATED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 99V069000 (SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT). THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT HER VIN DOES NOT APPLY TO THE RECALL. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 79,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 77,000.

A SIDEWALL BUBBLE OF APPROXIMATELY 1.5 INCHES HAS FORMED ON EACH OF TWO RIGHT SIDE TIRES, NITTO NT 555 ZRS. ONE TIRE IS JUST OVER 1.5 YEARS OLD WITH UNDER 10,000 MILES ON IT. THE OTHER IS OLDER WITH MORE WEAR. THE TIRES ARE WORKING FINE CURRENTLY, BUT I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS MIGHT BE HAZARDOUS. SEARCHING THE NITTO SITE, I WAS UNABLE TO FIND AN MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, SO APPEAR TO HAVE NO RECOURSE TO GET THE TIRE REPLACED. (BOTH TIRES WERE ON THE CAR WHEN I PURCHASED IT USED SO THERE IS NO RECEIPT). THANK YOU, [XXX]. *NM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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