Bulletins
| Bulletin | Bulletin date | Replacement Bulletin | Item no. | Summary | Added |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||||
| 110303 | 11/03/2003 | 10005341 | Request for parts. throttle bodies. complaint of the accelerator sticking closed or difficult to depress. *tt | 02/23/2004 | |
Consumer Complaints
| Fail date | miles | occurences | Purchase date |
|---|---|---|---|
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | |||
| 05/10/2011 | 20000 | ||
| Tl* the contact owns a 2002 acura tl. the contact was driving approximately 10 mph into a residential driveway when the accelerator pedal became stuck upon engagement. the brake pedal was applied with force repeatedly and an increase in acceleration occurred, causing the vehicle to uncontrollably accelerate. the vehicle crashed into a garage, an unoccupied parked vehicle and the continued through the garage interior walls. the contact immediately shifted the gear into reverse. the vehicle then abnormally accelerated out of the garage and crashed into a nearby tree. the contact sustained minor injuries to the knee. a police report was not filed. the vehicle was declared destroyed and towed to an independent auto facility. there was substantial damage to the garage interior walls. the manufacturer was not made aware of the acceleration failure. the failure mileage was 20,000. the vin was unavailable. | |||
| 05/10/2011 | 20000 | ||
| Tl-the contact owns a 2002 acura tl. while in the driveway, the contact was driving approximately 10 mph, the accelerator pedal became stuck upon engagement. the brake pedal was applied with force repeatedly and an increase in acceleration occurred causing the vehicle to uncontrollably accelerate into the garage and crash into both an unoccupied parked vehicle and the garage interior walls. the contact immediately shifted the gear into reverse. the vehicle accelerated out of the garage and crashed into a nearby tree. the contact sustained minor injury to the knee. the vehicle was declared destroyed and towed to an independent auto facility. there was substantial damage to the garage interior walls. a police report was not filed of the incident. the manufacturer was not made aware of the acceleration failure. the failure mileage was less than 20,000. the vin was unavailable. js | |||
| 10/23/2002 | 11/01/2001 | ||
| Vehicle would intermittently stall at low rpms or at idle. this occurred frequently until dealer identified and corrected it but not before numerous visits to the dealership. (i have documented work orders) biggest problem was the faulty transmission i had previously heard from other acura owners and through a newspaper article. i was hoping and praying that i would not become a statistic. this is an uncomfortable feeling when you've paid $33,000+ for a new luxury vehicle and i feared for my safety since reading about the article. on 11/23/02, i would find out that i had become another statistic, thankfully i was driving at a reasonable speed and no one was behind me as the vehicle suddenly stopped. this is a serious and dangerous problem that needs to be address by acura. i am amazed that no one has been seriously injured. sadly, it will become a matter of time before that will happen. it is downright wrong for an automaker to knowingly know of a problem and not fix it. they are not protecting their customers and the occupants of said customers. i urged you to contact acura and implement a mandatory recall of this transmission problem. i feel that i have been ripped off and thankfully, not injured. what are my rights? dt | |||
| VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL - LINKAGES | |||
| 10/29/2002 | |||
| While sitting in vehicle with engine running, the engine light illuminated, gear lights started to flash, vehicle was making a high grinding sound. vehicle also was not accelerating. took to dealer and they replaced the transmission. please provide any further information. ts *dt | |||