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2004 ACURA TL — POWER TRAIN

crash · 950369 · 2012-11-20

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
TL
Year
2004
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
POWER TRAIN
Miles at failure
166,000
Speed
15 mph

Severity

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

Narrative

WHILE ON A HILL TO MAKE A LEFT TURN A SUPERMARKET THE TRANSMISSION STARTED TO MAKE A LOUD NOISE AND THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACKWARD WITH THE SHIFTER IN DRIVE IN DRIVE MODE. AT THAT MOVEMENT THE ENGINE STALLED AND IT WAS DIFFICULT FOR THE CAR BRAKES TO BE APPLIED AND IN REVERSE THE CAR CRASHED INTO A HYDRAULIC LIFT GATE CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE AND THE INSURANCE COMPANY DECLARED A TOTAL LOSS. THE POLICE OFFICER ARRIVED TO INVESTIGATE AND TRY TO PUT THE SHIFTER INTO PARK AND IT WAS VERY DIFFICULT. THE POLICE OFFICER DECLARED THAT THE CAR HAD A MECHANICAL FAILURE AND IT CAUSED THE ACCIDENT. NOTE, THIS TRANSMISSION WAS INSTALLED BY ACURA LAST YEAR WITH ABOUT 15,000 MILES DRIVEN AND FAILED. *TR

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10485306
Machine
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