Acura recalls 273,000 TLs due to fire fears

[Intrepidation]

Honda put out two recall notices today that affects some 273,000 2004-2008 Acura TLs. One of the recalls addresses a windshield wiper issue, where a potentially faulty circuit breaker on 129,600 '04 and '05 TLs could fail, rendering the wipers useless.

The other recall is a bit more compelling. Apparently an issue with high temperatures under the hood can cause the power steering hose to degrade to the point that it could crack and leak fluid onto the catalytic converter. This could result in a fair amount of smoke, or, at worse, a fire.

Neither issue has resulted in a crash or injury, but Acura dealers have been instructed to replace the power steering hose and, in the case of the windshield wiper motor, inspect the unit and replace it if necessary. Naturally, there's no charge for either recall.

Source: Autoblog

[Drew Dowdell]

I thought that power steering hose thing had been brewing for a while..... it doesn't feel like the first time I've heard of it.

[Lamar]

I thought that power steering hose thing had been brewing for a while..... it doesn't feel like the first time I've heard of it.

Maybe they waited until they couldn't ignore it anymore.

[VenSeattle]

I thought that power steering hose thing had been brewing for a while..... it doesn't feel like the first time I've heard of it.

That's because Honda performed a similar recall on the RL back in December:

http://windev.weblogsinc.com/2007/12/18/ho...-steering-hose/

[Drew Dowdell]

fancy that.....me mistaking two Acura vehicles for each other....

[regfootball]

shame on you o-boi

can't tell 2 hondas apart?

Edited March 3, 2008 by regfootball