Explore the records behind recurring owner reports.
Key facts
6 owner complaints analyzed
0 distinct recall campaigns
174,715 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 1999 to 1999 model years. Data updated: . 5 complaints include usable failure mileage. View data status.
This selection has limited data. It remains available for lookup but is excluded from search indexing.
Owner-reported patterns
Most common problems
Air Bags is the most frequently named component, appearing in 2 of 6 complaints (33.3%). A complaint can name multiple components.
Recurring terms in complaint narratives
Topic
Matching reports
Share of complaints
Transmission and shifting
2
33.3%
Engine operation
1
16.7%
Electrical and battery issues
1
16.7%
Topic matches use published keyword rules. They describe mentions, including negations or comparisons, and do not confirm a diagnosis. Read the matching rules.
Component breakdown
Number of unique complaints naming each component. Top eight shown.
Air Bags
2
Engine
2
Power Train
2
Structure:Body
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Component breakdown data
Category
Count
Air Bags
2
Engine
2
Power Train
2
Structure:Body
1
Unknown Or Other
1
Air Bags: 2; Engine: 2; Power Train: 2; Structure:Body: 1; Unknown Or Other: 1
Reported problems by failure mileage
Complaint counts in mileage bands. These are not failure rates per vehicle or mile.
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
4
Reported problems by failure mileage data
Category
Count
Under 25,000
0
25,000 to 49,999
0
50,000 to 74,999
0
75,000 to 99,999
0
100,000 to 149,999
1
150,000 and above
4
Under 25,000: 0; 25,000 to 49,999: 0; 50,000 to 74,999: 0; 75,000 to 99,999: 0; 100,000 to 149,999: 1; 150,000 and above: 4
150,000 and above miles has the most reports with usable mileage (4). 1 complaints have missing, zero or invalid mileage.
Complaints over time
Year the complaint was filed, not the vehicle model year or incident year. The snapshot year is partial.
2015
3
2016
1
2017
1
2018
1
Complaints over time data
Category
Count
2015
3
2016
1
2017
1
2018
1
2015: 3; 2016: 1; 2017: 1; 2018: 1
Pattern summary
Air Bags leads the component reports. Transmission and shifting appears in 2 complaint narratives. Engine operation appears in 1 complaint narratives. Electrical and battery issues appears in 1 complaint narratives. Use these patterns to inspect individual reports and prepare questions for a mechanic.
Calculated from recorded counts. An AI narrative has not been published for this selection.
Complaint evidence
Examples provide context, not a representative sample or a verified diagnosis.
Owner report 10716818 · 2015-05-16 (May 16, 2015)
THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 1999 ACURA CL 3.0 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE, WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DOWNSHIFTED CAUSING THE RPM'S TO REDLINE AND THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. THE TIRES SPUN AT THIS TIME. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS LOST USE OF ALL BUT ONE GEAR, 2ND GEAR. REVERSE IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS ITS HONDA COUNTERPARTS. ALL I WANT IS THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AND A VEH…
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE NOW FOR ONLY THREE WEEKS AND I HAVE HAD THE MOST PROBLEMS OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHIFTS HARD TO THE POINT THAT IT ALMOST STOPS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT DRIVES SMOOTH WHILE GETTING TO A HIGHER SPEED HOWEVER THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE. THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC AS I HAVE BEEN FINDING OUT AND NO ONE WANTS TO OWN UP TO IT, OR EVEN REPLACE WITH A NON FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I DRIVE A TOTAL OF A 100 PLUS MILES PER MORNING AND EVENING SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND DRIVING AT AT LEAST 7…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA 3.0L. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WAS NOT COMMUNICATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. MA 10/8
Inspect model-year patterns, reported mileage, monthly activity and the evidence behind each signal.
Data completeness
6 unique complaints in this selection. Analysis snapshot: 2026-10-01.
83.3%Usable mileage5 / 6 records
100.0%Valid incident date6 / 6 records
100.0%Valid filing date6 / 6 records
100.0%Ordered incident and filing dates6 / 6 records
Missing, zero and invalid mileage is excluded. Dates after the snapshot are excluded. Examples are limited selections, not a representative sample.
Problems by model year
Model-wide comparison of the eight most reported components across the model. Cells show counts and shares within each model year. Open a cell for source examples.
Component complaint heatmap
Component
1999
Air Bags
233.3%ODI 11053875 · 120,000 mi
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
I DRIVE MY CAR ON HIGHWAY I CROSS ONE HOLE ON MY WAY AFTER ONE MILE MY CAR STOP. NO RUNNING ANY MORE SOME BDDY TELLME IS THE COMPUTER OTHER PERSONS SAY IS THE ALARM I DO NOT WHAT IS TRUE..MY NAME IS [XXX]. MY E MAIL [XXX] SOMEBODY CHECK THE TIMEBELT IS OK, ONE MECHANIC TELL ME NO HAVE POWER THE INJECTORS. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 1999 ACURA CL 3.0 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE, WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DOWNSHIFTED CAUSING THE RPM'S TO REDLINE AND THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. THE TIRES SPUN AT THIS TIME. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS LOST USE OF ALL BUT ONE GEAR, 2ND GEAR. REVERSE IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS ITS HONDA COUNTERPARTS. ALL I WANT IS THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AND A VEH…
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
Darker cells indicate a larger share of submitted complaints. Components overlap. This measures complaint composition, not failure probability.
Failure mileage by component
Median and middle 50% of usable owner-reported mileages. Ranges require at least five records.
Component failure mileage distribution
Component
Mileage range (25th–75th percentile)
Median
Usable records
Examples
Air Bags
Too few reports for a range
135,000 mi
2 (sparse)
ODI 11053875 · 120,000 mi
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
TAKATA RECALL: I WAS INVOLVED IN AN MVA (7/31/2015) THE "AT FAULT" PARTY FAILED TO YIELD THE RIGHT OF WAY, AMONG NUMEROUS OTHER NEGLIGENCE TO BE PROVEN AT TRIAL. I WAS THE ONLY INDIVIDUAL OCCUPYING THE VEHICLE VIN NUMBER: [XXX]. BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER AIRBAGS DEPLOYED CAUSING MULTIPLE BODILY INJURIES. I WILL ATTACHED DETAILED INFORMATION. I REQUEST AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SAFETY OF THE AIRBAGS IN THAT VEHICLE. KINDEST REGARDS, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA 3.0L. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WAS NOT COMMUNICATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. MA 10/8
THIS COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 1999 ACURA CL 3.0 WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE, WITH AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, DOWNSHIFTED CAUSING THE RPM'S TO REDLINE AND THE VEHICLE TO SLOW DOWN RAPIDLY. THE TIRES SPUN AT THIS TIME. I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BUT EVER SINCE THE VEHICLE HAS LOST USE OF ALL BUT ONE GEAR, 2ND GEAR. REVERSE IS NOT WORKING AS WELL. I HAVE READ THAT THIS IS A VERY COMMON WITH THIS VEHICLE AS WELL AS ITS HONDA COUNTERPARTS. ALL I WANT IS THE PROBLEM REPAIRED AND A VEH…
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE NOW FOR ONLY THREE WEEKS AND I HAVE HAD THE MOST PROBLEMS OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHIFTS HARD TO THE POINT THAT IT ALMOST STOPS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT DRIVES SMOOTH WHILE GETTING TO A HIGHER SPEED HOWEVER THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE. THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC AS I HAVE BEEN FINDING OUT AND NO ONE WANTS TO OWN UP TO IT, OR EVEN REPLACE WITH A NON FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I DRIVE A TOTAL OF A 100 PLUS MILES PER MORNING AND EVENING SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND DRIVING AT AT LEAST 7…
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
Explore monthly filing activity alongside recall announcements. Up to ten years of monthly history is available.
Solid line: filed complaints. Dashed amber lines: recall announcement dates for this vehicle selection; markers include all recall components. The latest month is partial. Temporal proximity does not establish causation.
Monthly counts, recall campaigns and complaint examples
Monthly complaint and recall timeline
Month
Complaints
Campaigns announced
Examples
2024-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2024-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-10
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-11
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2025-12
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-01
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-02
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-03
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-04
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-05
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-06
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-07
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-08
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-09
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
2026-10 (partial)
0
None
No examples available for this selection.
Emerging complaint spikes
Complete months in the latest six months with at least 10 complaints, at least twice the preceding 12-month average, and at least three square-root deviations above that average.
This is a descriptive screening rule, not a statistical defect finding. Publicity and reporting changes can increase submissions.
No complete months meet the spike thresholds for this selection.
Equal-age model-year comparison
Model-wide cumulative reports during the first three or five calendar years, starting with the model year (age 0). Only fully elapsed windows are compared.
1999: 0 complaints
Equal observation windows
Model year
Through age 0
Through age 1
Through age 2
1999
0
0
0
Date coverage across each selected cohort
Date basis for all complaints in selected model years
Year
Incident dates used
Filing date fallbacks
Excluded dates
1999
6
0
0
Incident date is preferred when valid and no later than filing; otherwise filing date is used. Model year approximates age. Equal observation time does not adjust for sales, distance driven or reporting delays. One complaint linked to multiple model years can appear in each cohort.
Components reported together
Each cell counts unique complaints naming both components. Open a nonzero cell for examples.
Component co-occurrence matrix
Component
Air Bags
Engine
Power Train
Structure:Body
Unknown Or Other
Air Bags
—
0
0
1ODI 11053875 · 120,000 mi
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
I WAS IN AN ACCIDENT 12/2016 CAR WAS IN MOTION AIRBAG DEPLOYED BURNED MY RIGHT INNER FOREARM SO BAD HAD TO GO TO HOSPITAL. I GOT EMERGENCY ROOM PAPERWORK PLUS PICTURES ON MY PHONE. CAR WAS TOTALED INSURANCED THROUGH STATE FARM
Co-reporting does not establish that one component caused another concern.
Recurring narrative patterns
Specific keyword mentions beyond broad component labels. Matching includes negations and comparisons and does not confirm a diagnosis.
2 patterns with matching reports.
Hard or delayed shifting
1 mentions · 16.7% of complaints
Median mileage: 183,000 mi (1 usable records).
ODI 10874436 · 183,000 mi
I HAVE HAD THIS VEHICLE NOW FOR ONLY THREE WEEKS AND I HAVE HAD THE MOST PROBLEMS OUT OF THE TRANSMISSION. IT SHIFTS HARD TO THE POINT THAT IT ALMOST STOPS WHILE DRIVING IN TRAFFIC. IT DRIVES SMOOTH WHILE GETTING TO A HIGHER SPEED HOWEVER THIS IS NOT SAFE FOR ANYONE. THE TRANSMISSION IN THESE VEHICLES APPARENTLY HAVE BEEN PROBLEMATIC AS I HAVE BEEN FINDING OUT AND NO ONE WANTS TO OWN UP TO IT, OR EVEN REPLACE WITH A NON FAULTY TRANSMISSION. I DRIVE A TOTAL OF A 100 PLUS MILES PER MORNING AND EVENING SITTING IN TRAFFIC AND DRIVING AT AT LEAST 7…
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1999 ACURA 3.0L. WHILE DRIVING AT 65 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE IGNITION KEY WAS NOT COMMUNICATING AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 02V120000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200,000. MA 10/8