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Body and structurePart report

1998 Acura CL Body and structure Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
2%of 55 total for the year
Median mileage
85,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the body and structure of the 1998 Acura CL, 2% of the 55 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 85,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“It is my drivers side window the window part in door that cause window to go up and down breaks at any given time it just happened again I looked in Acura forum where it's everyone is having problems same thing and the company new about the problem did it anyway and hoped no recall would come about. Now this is shades practice I went to roll my window down a bee was in car I was driving and couldn't just pull over on free way. My window broke again I got stung I'm swollen from sting and all cause couldn't roll down a window that should always work! I have had it with Acura.”

NHTSA complaint #10747283, filed 2015-08, 85,000 miles

Body and structure: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
200334%
200212%
200121%
199912%
199812%
199745%

Other parts of the 1998 Acura CL

Electrical system
18 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
10 complaints
Air bags
8 complaints
Suspension
7 complaints
Vehicle speed control
5 complaints
Engine cooling
4 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Visibility (wipers, defrost, mirrors)
2 complaints
Engine
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1998 Acura CL

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 27, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology