general problems of the 2001 Acura CL

The vehicle was involved in fatality which was my brother, they cannot explain why the vehicle entered into a skid on a pretty straight part of the highway not sure if it was a powertrain issue as I did see a recall after I did some research following the accident. The other issue is the mechanism on how the driver safety belt attaches to the frame as that was damaged on first impact which caused my brother to be ejected. Something as important as a safety should not be compromised so easily.

Acura 2001 was parked on the 3rd floor of a parking structure. Owner(driver) backed car out of its parking spot at 5:00 p,m, when the temp. Was 13 degrees above zero. At first owner was unable to get any acceleration when steping on the gas pedal to go forward in drive, gear 5. Tapped on gas pedal for accereleration and the car lurched forward with engine racing at a high rate of speed. Driver was trying to decelerate the car while steering car through the descending levels of the ramp. Slammed on the brakes and they did not hold the car tried throwing it into reverse and nothing changed. On the first floor driver with foot on the brakes sheared off the front of a pick-up truck before smashing in to the wall, which stopped the car. Driver suffered a broken sternum, collar bone and l-3 vertebrae fracture in the back. Spent two days in the hospital and 4 weeks in brace off work.

There was a pulsation in the steering wheel, when the brakes were depressed, due to a faulty brake/rotor system. The parts had been cut and replaced several times, however the problem continued.