1998 Acura TL Recalls

1998 ACURA TL

Report Date:

August 19, 1999

Campaign Number:

99V227000

Component:

POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

Summary:

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. A TRANSMISSION CASE BOLT CAN LOOSEN AND FALL OUT ALLOWING THE TRANSMISSION TO DISENGAGE FROM THE DIFFERENTIAL.

Consequence Summary:

THE VEHICLE COULD LOSE POWER TO THE DRIVE WHEELS WITHOUT WARNING. ALSO, SHIFTING THE TRANSMISSION INTO THE PARK POSITION WOULD NOT LOCK THE WHEELS, AND A PARKED VEHICLE COULD MOVE UNEXPECTEDLY IF THE PARKING BRAKE IS NOT SET.

Corrective Summary:

DEALERS WILL INSTALL A REDESIGNED BOLT.

1998 ACURA TL

Report Date:

May 10, 1999

Campaign Number:

99V069000

Component:

SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

Summary:

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.

Consequence Summary:

THIS CONDITION WOULD RESULT IN VEHICLE DECELERATION AND A SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER. ALSO STEERING CONTROLLABILITY WOULD BE REDUCED.

Corrective Summary:

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.