1997 ACURA CL

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2 Recalls for 1997 ACURA CL

Recall Date Component Summary
1999-05-10 SUSPENSION:FRONT:CONTROL ARM:LOWER BALL JOINT

VEHICLE DESCRIPTION: PASSENGER VEHICLES. CERTAIN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED WITH BALL JOINTS THAT CAN PREMATURELY WEAR OUT AND, IN THE WORSE CASE, THE BALL JOINT WOULD SEPARATE CAUSING THE FRONT SUSPENSION TO COLLAPSE.

Remedy:

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER BALL JOINTS.

2002-05-16 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

ON CERTAIN SEDANS, COUPES, HATCHBACKS, AND SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES, ELECTRICAL CONTACTS IN THE IGNITION SWITCH CAN DEGRADE DUE TO THE HIGH ELECTRICAL CURRENT PASSING THROUGH THE SWITCH WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED.

Remedy:

DEALERS WILL REPLACE THE IGNITION SWITCH. OWNER NOTIFICATION BEGAN JUNE 14, 2002. OWNERS WHO TAKE THEIR VEHICLES TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON AN AGREED UPON SERVICE DATE AND DO NOT RECEIVE THE FREE REMEDY WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME SHOULD CONTACT HONDA AT 1-800-999-1009 OR ACURA AT 1-800-382-2238.

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55 Service Alerts for 1997 ACURA CL

Date Description
2016-03-18 350000 EQUIPMENT

Special Tool Loan Program: Under TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN, the list has been updated.

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2021-03-12 020000 SUSPENSION

This SKU is a bushing kit. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the retail package label for accuracy. If the label is incorrect, the customer may have difficulty locating the desired product. If the

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2021-03-12 350000 EQUIPMENT

This SKU is a bushing kit. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect the retail package label for accuracy. If the label is incorrect, the customer may have difficulty locating the desired product. If the

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1997-03-18 116200 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:MODULE

MIL STAYS ON AFTER STARTING. *JD

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2015-12-08 070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

SERVICE BULLETIN – THIS BULLETIN UPDATES THE TROUBLESHOOTING PROCEDURES FOR DTC P1456 (EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM LEAKAGE [FUEL TANK SYSTEM]) AND DTC P1457 (EVAP CONTROL SYSTEM LEAKAGE[EVAP CANISTER SYSTEM]). DEPENDING ON THE MODEL, THERE ARE TW

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2000-10-01 061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SUBJECT REGARDING P1259 AFTER BARE BLOCK REPLACEMENT FOR 2001 3.2CL, 2001 MDX, 1999 – 2001 3.2TL AND 1997 – 1999 3.0CL MODEL VEHICLES. *TT

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2005-09-16 353000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

HOMELINK WON’T PROGRAM WITH AFTERMARKET REMOTES. *JB

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2010-11-01 199000 TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS

ACURA: THERE ARE GUIDELINES FOR VARIOUS SITUATIONS AND PROCEDURES INCLUDING: TIRE PRESSURE VALVE STEM INSTALLATION, TRAILER STABILITY MALFUNCTION LIGHT IS ON, ENGINE OIL APPLICATION GUIDE, NEW SOFTWARE, NEW TRANSMISSION FLUID, NOTCHY STEERI

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2002-11-01 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

CEILING LIGHT, IGNITION KEY BEEPER FOIL KEYLESS ENTRY. *TT

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2002-11-01 357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

AIR CONDITIONING (A/C) COMPRESSOR CONTROL LOGIC. ACURA SERVICE NEWS. *TT

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2001-03-07 061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

INFORMATION PERTAINING TO A COPY OF THE REVISED SERVICE BULLETIN 00-029, PRODUCT UPDATE – FRONT BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL WITH TWO NEW LABOR OPERATION NUMBERS ADDED. *TT

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2001-03-12 061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

PRODUCT UPDATE REGARDING THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL FOR VEHICLES WITHIN VIN 19UYA1 … VL000001 THRU 19UYA1 … VL020752. *TT

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2002-10-16 357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

A/C COMPRESSOR CONTROL LOGIC. OCTOBER TECH LINE INFORMATION. *TT

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2002-10-01 036000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

CLEARING ANTILOCK BRAKING SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODES. OCTOBER TECH LINE INFORMATION. *TT

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1998-11-16 162800 STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD

PRODUCT UPDATE ON HOOD RELEASE CABLE. *YC

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2001-08-01 110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

SUBJECT ON SECURITY SYSTEM LAST TRIPPED SENSOR MEMORY. NLM

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2003-09-12 116100 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

LETTER TO SERVICE MANAGER REGARDING IGNITION SWITCH RECALL CAMPAIGN. *TT

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1998-04-27 030000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

CONDITION WITH FRONT BRAKE JUDDER. *YC

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1998-04-27 034000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS

CONDITION WITH FRONT BRAKE JUDDER. *YC

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2005-01-01 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

P1706 A/T SWITCH SHORT OR OPEN. *EH

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2001-10-16 140000 AIR BAGS

SUBJECT REGARDING SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 5-1 THROUGH 8-3, INTERNAL SAFETY RESTRAINT SYSTEM UNIT FAILURE. *YD

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2004-04-01 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

DON’T TEST-DRIVE WITH THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP OR D INDICATOR ON. ACURA. SERVICENEWS. APRIL 2004. *TT

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1999-06-01 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

CUSTOMER MAY COMPLAIN OF FAST OR EARLY UPSHIFTS, SHIFT HARSHNESS, DELAY FLARING OR SLIPPAGE. *TT

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2001-12-17 063130 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

INFORMATION REGARDING EGR PORT CLOGGING. *YH

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2000-10-18 061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SUBJECT REGARDING CL FRONT BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL CAMPAIGN UPDATE. *TT

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2000-10-06 061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

ON SOME VEHICLES, THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL MAY BACK OUT OF THE OIL PUMP HOUSING OVER TIME RESULTING IN THE OIL RAPIDLY PUMPING OUT OF THE ENGINE WITHOUT WARNING. *TT

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2000-10-01 061000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE

SUBJECT REGARDING A LETTER TO SERVICE MANAGERS PERTAINING TO SERVICE BULLETIN 00-029, PRODUCT UPDATE – BALANCER SHAFT OIL SEAL. *TT

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1998-08-10 131000 VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD

TOO MUCH CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE WINDOW GUIDE PIN AND REAR CHANNEL GUIDE CAUSING, RATTLE FROM A PARTIALLY OPEN WINDOW WHEN DRIVING ON A ROUGH ROAD. YD

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2013-02-01 111000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:12V/24V/48V BATTERY

ACURA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. INFORMATION REGARDING PRODUCT UPDATE ON BATTERY SENSOR SYSTEM MAY NOT BEEN COMPLETED ON VEHICLE. NO MODEL YEARS PROVIDED. *PE

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1998-08-17 103100 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM, PCM)

SOME 2.2CL MODELS MAY EXHIBIT THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP ON, AND THE POWERTRAIN CONTROL MODULE HAS STORED AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SAE DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE OF P0740. *TT

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2004-01-28 116100 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

SAFETY RECALL: IGNITION SWITCH KEY INTERLOCK. *TT THIS BULLETIN SUPERSEDES 03/034, DATED 01/15/2004. *TT

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2001-01-18 021000 SUSPENSION:FRONT

CAMPAIGN RESPONSIBILITY REPORT FOR THE FRONT BALANCER SHAFT SEAL UPDATE CAMPAIGN. *TT

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2001-06-18 980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

SUBJECT REGARDING MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP COMING ON WITH A/T DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE. *JB

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1997-02-11 100000 POWER TRAIN

SPEEDOMETER READS HIGH. *TW

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1997-02-11 220000 SEATS

DRIVER’S SEAT WALK-IN FEATURE INOPERATIVE. *TW

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1996-12-03 220000 SEATS

PASSENGER’S SEAT HARD TO RELEASE. *TW

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2002-04-29 133000 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

SERVICE BULLETIN INFORMATION REGARDING POWER WINDOWS THAT DO NOT WORK. *TT

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1998-06-29 036000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP

CONDITIONS WITH BRAKE FLUID LEAKING FROM THE ABS MODULATOR. *YC

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2002-10-16 116100 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH

RECONNECTING ACCESSORIES AFTER IGNITION SWITCH RECALL. OCTOBER TECH LINE INFORMATION. *TT

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2002-10-16 141100 AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:SENSOR/CONTROL MODULE

INTERMITTENT SRA DIAGNOSTIC TROUBLE CODE 1-1 TO 1-5, DRIVER’S AIRBAG INFLATOR CIRCUIT. OCTOBER TECH LINE INFORMATION. *TT

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2002-10-16 353000 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL

KEYLESS REMOTE TRANSMITTER INOPERATIVE, . CHECK KEYLESS, CEILING LIGHT, IGNITION KEY REMINDER BEEPER BEFORE TROUBLESHOOTING KEYLESS REMOTE SYSTEM. OCTOBER TECH LINE INFORMATION. *TT

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2002-03-01 061100 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE

SOME 2000 MDX MODELS AS WELL AS OTHER MODELS MAY EXHIBIT BRIEF HESITATION WHEN ACCELERATING AT HIGH ENGINE SPEED. *TT

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2002-01-01 021000 SUSPENSION:FRONT

SUBJECT REGARDING A SQUEAL NOISE AT FRONT SUSPENSION AT LOW TEMPERATURE. *TT

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1998-05-26 221600 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

CONDITION WITH DRIVER’S SEAT WALK-IN FEATURE IS INOPERATIVE. *TT

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1998-06-29 134000 VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY

CONDITION WITH MOONROOF SEAL STICKS UP. *YC

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1998-02-10 980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

EXPERIENCING A SQUEAK FROM THE INSTRUMENT PANEL WHEN DRIVING ON ROUGH ROADS. *YC

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1998-02-11 162200 STRUCTURE:BODY:BUMPERS

EXPERIENCING PAINT PEELING FROM BUMPER. *YC

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2001-08-16 116300 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:ANTI-THEFT:CONTROL MODULE

SUBJECT REGARDING THE CL SECURITY SYSTEM LAST TRIPPED SENSOR MEMORY. *YD

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2001-08-16 101000 POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY

SUBJECT REGARDING ALL MODELS ,EXCEPT SLX, -DTCP0740, LOCK-UP SYSTEM ERROR. *YD

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2001-10-01 063130 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

INFORMATION ON WARRANTY EXTENSION ON EGR SYSTEM CLOGGING.*JB

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2002-12-16 103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

STRAINING THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION FLUID TO DIAGNOSE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS. *TT

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1998-05-13 980000 UNKNOWN OR OTHER

INVESTIGATING THE KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM REMOTES THAT INTERMITTENTLY WILL NOT LOCK OR UNLOCK THE DOORS. *YC

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2000-03-20 063130 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:GAS RECIRCULATION VALVE (EGR VALVE)

PRODUCT UPDATE CAMPAIGN ON REPLACING PCV HOSE ROUTING. *TT

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1999-01-11 133000 VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS

PROCEDURES ON REPAIRING INOPERATIVE POWER WINDOW. *TT

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1999-01-11 221600 SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST

SUBJECT REGARDING POWER SEAT MAKING A GROWLING OR RATTLING NOISE. *TT

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