Vehicle Speed Control Problems of Acura RL

Acura RL owners have reported 7 problems related to vehicle speed control (under the vehicle speed control category). The most recently reported issues are listed below. Also please check out the statistics and reliability analysis of Acura RL based on all problems reported for the RL.

1 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2007 Acura RL

Failure Date: 09/01/2022

Oil shot out the car while driving at high speed on the freeway, causing all the oil to shoot out, and the entire function of the car to stop working. The engine essentially died, causing the brake, the gas, and steering to lock and not work. Car went from 65 miles a hr to 5 milesw, very scary summary on certain passenger vehicles, prolonged high under-hood temperatures may cause the power steering hose to deteriorate prematurely causing the hose to crack and leak power steering fluid. Consequence power steering fluid leaking onto a hot catalytic converter will generate smoke and possibly lead to an under-hood fire.

See all problems of the 2007 Acura RL 🔎.

2 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2011 Acura RL

Failure Date: 04/20/2017

On several occasions, multiple warning signals at once came on while driving on average roads, acc, cmbs, check transmission, check air bags and others. The green d that shows the gear setting began constantly blinking. When I stopped and shut off the engine and started again, all the warning signal did not reappear. Within a period of about 3 weeks, this happened about 7 times. The car ran normally despite all these warnings.

See all problems of the 2011 Acura RL 🔎.

3 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2000 Acura RL

Failure Date: 09/07/2015

Tl- the contact owns a 2000 Acura Rl. The contact stated that a bold prematurely fractured internally associated with the transmission and the gear train differential failed. The contact stated that while driving approximately 45 mph, there was a drastic reduction in speed and the accelerator pedal did not respond. The vehicle was taken to a repair shop who diagnosed that the gear train differential needed to be replaced. The contact was not included in NHTSA campaign number: 99v227000 (power train). The manufacturer was notified of the failure and they provided no remedy. The VIN was not available. The approximate failure mileage was 159,000. Dyd.

See all problems of the 2000 Acura RL 🔎.

4 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2009 Acura RL

Failure Date: 01/17/2012

Was driving at highway speed; suddenly noticed very slow car ahead; upon braking, car accelerated instead; to avoid head on collision to left, or rear end collision ahead, took to shoulder to attempt to slow car down; eventually got car under control again; have reached no definite conclusions yet as to cause, but have contacted dealer for help, as still within warranty.

See all problems of the 2009 Acura RL 🔎.

5 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2010 Acura RL

Failure Date: 12/03/2009

The contact owns a 2010 Acura Rl. While parking the vehicle, it accelerated over a curb and crashed into a tree. There was minor vehicle damage. The contact has reported the failure to the dealer but not the manufacturer. There were no injuries. The contact is concerned that if the brakes were not applied a fatality could have occurred. The failure mileage was 200.

See all problems of the 2010 Acura RL 🔎.

6 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2005 Acura RL

Failure Date: 11/15/2009

Acura 2005rl acceleration problems. Occurs occasionally,about every 2 weeks dealer has examined the car and can't find the problem.

See all problems of the 2005 Acura RL 🔎.

7 Vehicle Speed Control problem of the 2005 Acura RL

Failure Date: 09/20/2005

The caller was pulling out of a parking spot when she suddenly lost control of the vehicle. It accelerated on its own , and she tried the brake and it did not work. She said the steering wheel did not work, she tried to turn the wheel and nothing happened. The vehicle hit a parked car. The police came and a report was taken. No one was hurt. Dealer has not been contacted yet. The manufacturer said a case worker will call her this week. They called her back and said the case was closed, and insurance company would have to handle it. The vehicle was leased.


Other Common Vehicle Speed Control related problems of Acura RL

Problem Category Number of Problems
Vehicle Speed Control problems
7
Car Accelerates On Its Own problems
4
Accelerator Pedal problems
1
Speed Control Cable problems
1
Cruise Control problems
1


Safety Ratings of RL Cars
Fuel Economy of RL Vehicles
RL Service Bulletins
RL Safety Recalls
RL Defect Investigations