NHTSA complaint: 2007 ACURA TL — STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SMOKE WAS SEEN COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE AS THE STEERING WHEEL WAS TURNED ACCOMPANIED BY A LOUD BUZZING NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO ADVISED THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE HIGH PRESSURE POWER STEERING HOSE AND THAT THE HOSE WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT REFERENCED NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 08V091000 (STEERING: HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST: HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS) BUT WAS ADVISED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 74,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation