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Vehicle speed controlPart report

2007 Acura RL Vehicle speed control Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
10%of 20 total for the year
Median mileage
35,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the vehicle speed control of the 2007 Acura RL, 10% of the 20 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 35,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.

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.

“Car accelerates spontaneously when brake pedal is depressed and car is slowing for traffic or traffic lights, difficult to stop forward motion with brake pedal.”

NHTSA complaint #10255196, filed 2009-01, 35,000 miles

“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. …”

NHTSA complaint #11487070, filed 2022-09

Vehicle speed control: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2010111%
2009225%
2007210%
200613%
200543%
200047%
199715%

Other parts of the 2007 Acura RL

Air bags
7 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Electrical system
2 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Exterior lighting
2 complaints
Fuel system
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Equipment
1 complaints
Latches, locks and linkages
1 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2007 Acura RL

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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