Ignition Switch problems of the 1999 Acura CL

Five problems related to ignition switch have been reported for the 1999 Acura CL. The most recently reported issues are listed below.

1 Ignition Switch problem

Failure Date: 04/11/2017

The contact owns a 1999 Acura Cl. While driving 65 mph, the vehicle lost all power without warning. The contact was able to restart the vehicle while in neutral and coasting. When the vehicle was shifted into drive, the power was lost again. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, but the failure could not duplicated. The mechanic informed the contact of a NHTSA recall for the ignition switch. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and case number: 05946667 was filed. The vehicle was serviced per NHTSA campaign number: 02v120000 (electrical system). The failure mileage was 253,580.

2 Ignition Switch problem

Failure Date: 11/28/2014

I was driving to work approximately a half mile from my house . . My car just turned off, although the ignition key was still in . . It was med-heavy traffic. I don't believe I even had lights but I can't say for sure at first I thought maybe I had gotten bad gas . . Then it happened again as I was turning a corner. Staring became difficult and both times I had to put my car into neutral to restart it . . From there it happened mayb 1 every week to once every 3 weeks mayb . I checked my plugs wires had my fuel filter replaced stopped going where I was gettn gas . . One day I was on the computer at work (oreillys autoparts ) and noticed my car had been involved in a recall at some point , but what they described was exactly what my car was doing . Randomly turning off . . I was told by Acura becauz my car was "fixed" during the first recall I needed to replace my ignition switch at my own cost . . I've owned my vehicle since 2006 . It is a safety issue . I'm afraid to drive my car to the Acura dealer . It's about 90 minutes away . Obviously over time the ignition switch wears out becauz I've only put 60,000 miles on it and I bout it with 65000. Is my safety not a concern with Acura . That how they have dealt with me.

3 Ignition Switch problem

Failure Date: 03/01/2011

The contact owns a 1999 Acura Cl. The contact stated that while driving the vehicle stalled. The vehicle was repaired per recall NHTSA campaign id number: 03v423000 (electrical system:ignition:switch) but it did not remedy the failure. The dealer was contacted and refused to diagnose the problem unless he paid for the repairs. The manufacturer did not offer any assistance since they previously paid for the repairs. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure and current mileage was 181,000.

4 Ignition Switch problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2004

- the contact owns a 1999 Acura 2. 3 Cl. While on an hill or a slight upgrade and the brake pedal was depressed the vehicle will roll backwards without warning. This happened when the vehicle was in the park. The road conditions were Clear. There was a recall for the ignition switch interlock. The dealership replaced the ignition switch. The contact did not experience the problem until after the recall work had been completed. The dealership had not inspected the vehicle. The current mileage was 44,000. Update 5/3/tr.

5 Ignition Switch problem

Failure Date: 03/13/2003

The vehicle experienced the same problem with the ignition switch as stated in the recall, however the vehicle identification number was not included in the recall.


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