Four problems related to vehicle speed control have been reported for the 1998 Acura CL. The most recently reported issues are listed below.
Runaway car: I backed out of a business parking space and barely tapped on the accelerator to move forward. I know I hardly touched the accelerator because I was goinig to make an immediate turn onto a side streeet with a stop sign. As soon as I tapped the gas pedal, the car went forward with full power. My foot went to the brake instantly but the brakes did nothing. My niece and I flew across the side street, through a foot high concrete barrier (breaking it), a hedge then in another business's parking lot where the car came to an instant stop. The airbags deployed and it was over. We were never so scared in our lives. We stopped just sort of going into a street full of traffic. The insurance company wouldn't believe what happened because Acura's are not listed with any recalls. My floor mats were not in because I just had the car detailed so they were damp. There was no mix up re the brake and acceerator petals because I moved my foot to another petal. I don't know if the accerator was down all the way, there was no time to see as I was busy trying to stop the car. It is my belief this is an electronic problem.
When pulling oout car will hesistate. Consumer states engine revs very high at low speeds.
While backing out of a parking space consumer's vehicle suddenly lurched forward hitting another vehicle and pedestrians. No warning.
When almost coming to a complete stop vehicle will intermittently accelerate, cause unknown. Please give any further details.
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