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| NHTSA Complaint Number: 000265776 | Incident Date: Aug, 26 2000 |
| Consumer's City: TRENTON | Consumer's State: MI |
| Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO | Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) |
| Model Name: TL | Model Year: 2000 |
| Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No | Component's Description: Engine and engine cooling:engine |
| Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No | Persons Injured: 0 |
| Vehicle's VIN#: | Date added to File: May, 25 2021 |
| Date Complaint Received: Mar, 17 2004 | Complaint Type: IVOQ |
| Incident Reported To Police: No | Purchase Date: Jul, 27 2000 |
| Was Original Owner: No | Anti-lock Brakes: Yes |
| Number of Cylinders: 6 | Date of Manufacturer: - |
| Was Vehicle Towed: - | Description of the Complaints: I purchased my tl brand new in 2000. since then i have it in the repair shop 7 times for the samething. below is a summary of each attempted repair: *ak the 1st attempt to repair check engine light (nov 9 2000) three months after i bought the car brand new, the coil and fuel injector was checked. a short was found in the wirehook (false code). the 2nd attempt to repair check engine light (dec 13 2000) was a code p0305 #5 cylinder miss fire and they replaced 5 injector with 4 injector the third attempt to repair check engine light (dec 5 2001) was the replacement of a linear solenoid, gasket and o-ring. the fourth attempt to repair check engine light (nov 14 2002) injector #4 was miss firing. fuel cleaning and erg valve replacement. cleared all codes and light went off until i drove it home and the light came back on. the fifth attempt to repair check engine light (nov 27, 2002) found recurring codes p-304 and p-306. repaired all ignition coils and spark plugs. updated injector harness "buss" connectors. the sixth attempt (july 28, 2003) to repair check engine light and srs light. check engine light cause #p304 misfire. srs light found faulty opds unit. electrical related. ordered and replaced new unit. the seventh attempt was another mis-fire on #4 and 5 cylinders. i had filed a better business burea claim (between 6th and 7th attempt) and just so happened the district mgr found out about my claim when my car was at the dealership for the 7th attempt repair. he gave orders to stop all repairs on the car because of the bbb claim. i am now in the middle of honda mediation and bbb. i may be offered trade assistance from the manufacturer or value price from manufacturer via bbb. the car is unfixable and deemed a "lemon". i can not sell this car privately in good conscience. i hope acura can admit it is a lemom and put me into a new vehicle --it's to their advantage. |
