Consumer Complaint Detail

ACURA / TL / 1999

Recalls
0 Injured
Investigations
0 Death
Complaints
Yes Fire
Components - Details
NHTSA Complaint Number: 007111431 Incident Date: Jul, 07 2007
Consumer's City: HOUSTON Consumer's State: TX
Vehicle Transmission Type: AUTO Manufacturers Name: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Model Name: TL Model Year: 1999
Vehicle Involved in a Crash: No Component's Description: Electrical system: instrument cluster/panel
Vehicle Involved in a Fire: Yes Persons Injured: 0
Vehicle's VIN#: 19UUA5643XA Date added to File: May, 23 2021
Date Complaint Received: Jul, 10 2007 Complaint Type: EVOQ
Incident Reported To Police: No Purchase Date: Oct, 11 2001
Was Original Owner: No Anti-lock Brakes: Yes
Number of Cylinders: 6 Date of Manufacturer: -
Was Vehicle Towed: - Description of the Complaints: Tl*the contact owns a 1999 acura 3.2tl. while driving 35 mph, the instrument panel gauges stopped operating and smoke appeared from the steering column. the contact pulled over until the smoke stopped. the dealer was unable to duplicate the failure. the vehicle was serviced for nhtsa recall # 03v423000 (electrical system:ignition:switch) at 80,000 miles. the current and failure mileages were 132,000.