how many people got the ignition switch recall notice?


i called park ave and they are gonna change it for me on the 6th.



also, whats wrong with the current ignition?

 

It could cause your car to stall.

 

what recall is this?

for what year cars?

 

I'm good to go with that, this is what the recall is all about:

American Honda Recalls Vehicles to Replace Ignition Switches
Certain 1997 to 2000 Honda and Acura Vehicles Affected

TORRANCE, Calif., May 23, 2002 -- American Honda Motor Co., Inc. today announced a voluntary recall of certain Honda and Acura models to replace an ignition switch which may cause the engine to stall. The recall involves about 1.3 million of certain 1997 to 2000 models of the Honda Accord, Civic, Prelude, CR-V and Odyssey. Also included in the recall are some 1999 Acura TL sedans and certain 1997 to 1999 CL coupes.

The situation is created by electrical contacts within the ignition switch that wear prematurely causing the switch to malfunction. An affected vehicle will likely experience difficulty in starting for a period of time prior to experiencing any engine stall. Normally, the vehicle can be restarted immediately.

Most customers will not experience problems with their ignition switch prior to repair -- less than 3/10ths of one percent of affected vehicles have experienced switch problems.

Owners of affected vehicles will be contacted by American Honda and asked to take their vehicle to an authorized dealer to be repaired free of charge. The repair involves the replacement of the electrical contact portion of the ignition switch while retaining the original lock and key assemblies.

Owners will be notified by mail when parts are available for their model. Because of the large number of vehicles involved, it may take several months to make the replacement parts available for all vehicles. Mailings will begin in June and should be completed by September.

Details regarding mailing dates and affected vehicles will be available on the Honda and Acura Web sites today. Owners will be able to access this information by logging in to the Owner Link section of www.honda.com or www.acura.com and entering the 17-digit vehicle identification number found on their dash. Customers may also contact their Honda or Acura dealer with questions.

There have been no accidents or injuries reported to American Honda related to this issue.

 

I got mine fixed a few months ago.

Even if you think it is working fine, I still suggest getting it fix cause it might go out down the line. Mine was working fine but I still got it fixed. Better safe than sorry.

 

Yeah, I received a notice awhile ago, but ignored it. Then just a few days ago, I got another notice reminding me about it. I'm gonna call next week and set up an appointment...

 

I must say I've been extremely lucky so far...all the recalls issued have excluded my car except for the seat belt fix. If your car is included I highly recommend taking it in to get fixed regardless of how well the car is running. Why take the risk of something happening if it can be avoided for free.

 

and just an FYI, make sure you have nothing attached to the ignition wires. They won't do it until you move all those wires so they can just basically unplug old one and plug new one in.

 

what does that mean???

 

the thing that i was questioning was on the card they sent me it only said 97 CL. i have a 99 TL. and when i called the dealer they told me that they dont know anything about a recall on anything for the 99 TL.

 

Mean that if you have any wires like alarm, neon, or any thing that you tied to that ignition cable (the one with 5 big wires running from the ignition switch to the fuse block) ... you better relocate it somewhere else before bring it for the recall. They won't do it if something tied to that replacement cable probably for time sake or liability reason.

 

Try going to the www.acura.com website...register in the Owner Link if you haven't already. It asks for your VIN #, etc... There may be a notification there of any outstanding recalls on your car. That's how I found out about the seat belt recall initially. Hopefully they haven't changed the site any and it will provide you with the info you need.

Can someone here also provide the recall # so that AndyTran can refer to it specifically when he calls the dealer? Andy, I know you got the notice but perhaps they sent you the wrong one...especially if it lists a CL and not the TL.

 

Then you should call another dealer. I think all the 99 is included in this recall.

 

See my post up. This is the actual Recall info from the Website and yes SOME '99 TLs are included.

 

Does anybody know if Acura updates the Ownerlink info to show that the recall work has been done on their car or not? I have two '99 TL's that both show the recall info but I have not recieved any notices from Acura. This may have something to do with the fact that I bought them both used though.

 

To all 99 owners

I had my 99 TL with recall showing online in ownerlink.

Printed it out mad an appointment everthing was fixed no charge

hope this helps

 

mine car is goin in tomorrow for the ignition switch the card they sent you that said 97cl is a misprint thats what my dealer told me and tomorrow im also gettin a new tranny just about gone at 60000

 

Owners link will update to show if a recall has been fixed on your car.