1999 Acura TL: loss of power steering

Filed Feb 19, 2022 · Electrical · NV

At random times the engine dies while driving the car which has resulted in unsafe handling and loss of power steering while in traffic conditions. I was unaware of a recall (02V120000) until recently. I have owned this car sense 2002 and the current millage is 109,000 miles. I contacted Findlay Acura in Henderson NV. and they stated there was no recall on the ignition switch which I have recently found that there was as noted above. Can you contact the Dealer on my behalf as I am under the impression that the dealer is suppose to replace the defective part at no cost as it does cause an unsafe condition when it occurs. Engine just dies without warning. There has not been an independent assessment of the condition as it occurs on a random basis and of course, never occurs when you want it to.

Filed Nov 16, 2014 · Body · WA

My car shutoff while I was driving on the freeway and restarted on its own several times before it finally stalled completely. I lost steering power etc. I had to be towed. The acura dealer had to replace the ignition switch, which had been replaced in an earlier recall years ago. Obviously, the replacement switch is not good either.

Filed Dec 22, 2011 · Engine · 116,500 miles · CA

I was driving at approx. 45 MPH when I felt my car die, all my gauges went down and I lost power steering. Luckily I was close to an intersection and pulled to the side of the road. I put the car in park and it started again. Then on the way home, it did the same thing in the middle of a busy road. The car died and I pulled over and tried to start it several times. It finally started and now I am scared to drive it! I looked on the acura forums- http://tl.acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=719910 acura had a recall for the ignition switch. However, they only replace it once and unfortunately it appears that several people have had to replace their ignition switches several times. Acura only pays for the 1st replacement. That's an outrage! This is dangerous. I had my kids in the car and these [xxx] car manufacturers need to step up and fix their liabilities and get it right. They have a responsibility to make their product safe and care for the lives of the people that have purchased their vehicles. Information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).

Filed May 3, 2010 · Electrical · 95,900 miles · CA · crash

I was driving my 1999 acura tl on the freeway at a speed of 65 MPH when the ignition shut off and the car quickly lost speed in heavy traffic. I was in the right lane and I managed to coast off the freeway but I had no power steering and I hit a concrete barrier before coming to a stop. After repeatedly attempting to restart the car over a period of five minutes the ignition turned on again and I was able to drive the car home. A quick investigation of product recalls for this particular make and model revealed that there was an official notice of recall for the electronic ignition switch issued by honda of america for this car but I was never informed of it and inquiries to an acura dealer in santa monica, ca only resulted in denials that my car had this problem.

Filed Aug 1, 2007 · Electrical · 120,000 miles · CA

Tl*the contact owns a 1999 acura 3.2 tl. While driving various speeds the vehicle would shut off without warning. There was also a loss of power steering and brakes. The vehicle would restart after trying five times. There was the federal safety agency recall #02v120000 (electrical system: ignition: switch). The dealer stated that the recall was already repaired. The failure mileage was 120,000 and the current mileage was 134,000.