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2004 ACURA TL — STEERING

fire · 1778672 · 2021-11-15

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
TL
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
170,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
0
Fire
Yes
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

The contact owns a 2004 Acura TL. The contact stated that while driving at 10 - 15 mph, a burning odor was detected and smoke was coming from under the hood of the vehicle. The contact inspected under the hood and noticed there was fluid leaking onto the catalytic converter that was causing the smoke. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The contact related the failure to NHTSA Campaign Number: 08V091000 (Steering) however, the VIN was not included in the recall. The failure mileage was approximately 170,000.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11440540
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown