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2001 ACURA CL — POWER TRAIN

fire · 927151 · 2012-07-10

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
CL
Year
2001
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
170,000
Speed
70 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA CL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE EMITTED SMOKE FROM UNDER THE HOOD. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO COAST THE VEHICLE ONTO THE SHOULDER WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC. THE FAILURE WAS LOCATED AT THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED AT 85,000 MILES UNDER NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V176000 (POWER TRAIN: AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) BUT THE FAILURE WAS NOT CORRECTED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED AND THE LOCAL MECHANIC REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 174,458.

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10465083
Machine
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