Consumer Complaint Detail

ACURA / RL / 1997

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
No Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 005044283 Incident Date: Oct, 14 2005
Consumer's City: SAN DIEGO Consumer's State: CA
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: RL Model Year: 1997
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Power train:automatic transmission
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: No Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: JH4KA9658VC Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Oct, 26 2005 Complaint Type: IVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Feb, 29 2000
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: 1) while exiting a shopping mall parking into the street i heard a sudden loud noise followed by a loud grinding sound. my vehicle stopped dead in the middle of the street. when we pushed the vehicle to the curb side, and put it in park it started rolling downhill till i pulled the hand brake. 2) the failure was in the same area for which my vehicle was recalled previously. (99v227000) the spline of the shaft that connects the differential to the transmission had failed. 3) this shaft and the transmission had to be replaced. i have the parts. note: this failure could have been life threatening due to sudden and unanticipated failure and loss of power. i was lucky that i was not on a highway or main street. *nm