1990 ACURA INTEGRA Problems & Recalls
Detailed safety information and owner complaints
Problem Breakdown
Compare to Other Years
Common Problems
1991 ACURA......AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THE EMPLOYEE SAID THAT THE SEATBELT SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE. *TR
AT 8:15PM THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON ROUTE 124 ALSO KNOWN AS WOODFIELD RD. WHEN I HIT A HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT WAS AT LEAST A FOOT DEEP. IT HAS BENT MY WHEEL, DAMAGED MY TIRE, AND BROKEN MY TIE ROD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS. *TR
Mileage: 149,000
AT 8:15PM THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON ROUTE 124 ALSO KNOWN AS WOODFIELD RD. WHEN I HIT A HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT WAS AT LEAST A FOOT DEEP. IT HAS BENT MY WHEEL, DAMAGED MY TIRE, AND BROKEN MY TIE ROD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS. *TR
Mileage: 149,000
AT 8:15PM THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON ROUTE 124 ALSO KNOWN AS WOODFIELD RD. WHEN I HIT A HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT WAS AT LEAST A FOOT DEEP. IT HAS BENT MY WHEEL, DAMAGED MY TIRE, AND BROKEN MY TIE ROD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS. *TR
Mileage: 149,000
THE SEAT-BELT BUTTON ON MY 1990 ACURA INTEGRA IS BROKEN. IT FITS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST, BUT SINCE MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST, ACURA/HONDA DOES NOT CARE THAT IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 270,000
THE SEAT-BELT BUTTON ON MY 1990 ACURA INTEGRA IS BROKEN. IT FITS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST, BUT SINCE MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST, ACURA/HONDA DOES NOT CARE THAT IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *JB
Mileage: 270,000
BOLT HOLDING A/C BELT TENSION PULLY SHEARED OFF CAUSING ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF CAR AND GO BOUNCING ACROSS INTERSTATE. DISLODGED P/S BELT CAUSING FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT SINCE 1996.
BOLT HOLDING A/C BELT TENSION PULLY SHEARED OFF CAUSING ENTIRE ASSEMBLY TO FALL OFF CAR AND GO BOUNCING ACROSS INTERSTATE. DISLODGED P/S BELT CAUSING FAILURE OF POWER STEERING. THIS IS THE SECOND FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT SINCE 1996.
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FAILS TO STAY LOCKED. RECALL 95V103001 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IN 1996. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR CURRENT PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE IS DEFECTIVE AND LOOSE. *SLC
DRIVER'S SIDE LAP BELT BUCKLE ASSEMBLY FAILS TO STAY LOCKED. RECALL 95V103001 REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED IN 1996. DEALERSHIP HAS NOT EXAMINED VEHICLE FOR CURRENT PROBLEM. *AK CONSUMER STATES SHOULDER BELT ON DRIVERS SIDE IS DEFECTIVE AND LOOSE. *SLC
WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TRIED TO OPEN SUNROOF, AND IT ALMOST FLEW OUT OF VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC
CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO NEW FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRES WHICH WERE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT, CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE 24 MILES WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL, NO COLLISION. *MJS
AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SUDDENLY RELEASES IN MULTIPLE SITUATIONS: UPON SUDDEN STOPS, WHILE DRIVING AT VERIOUS SPEEDS, GOING OVER "SMALL" BUMPS IN ROAD. SOMEIMES AUTOMATIC SEATBELT WON'T ENGAGE UPON SHUTTING DOOR. PRIOR TO THIS THE SEAT BELT HAD THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM...SINCE 1991 SEATBELT OCCASIONALLY TI...
TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT WHEN COLD. STAYS IN LOW GEAR.
I PURCHASED FOUR NEW TOYO TIRES APP. ONE YEAR AGO. THIS SEPT. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT 3 OF THE 4 TIRES HAD SERIOUS SIDEWALL DEFECTS CAUSING "BUBBLES" AND THE DANGER OF SUDDEN DEFLATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.TOYO TIRES HAS NOT SEEMED PART( DOT NUMBER: CXDF22M047 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R1...
BLOWER FAN STUCK AT LOW SPEED. SWITCH POSITION MAKES NO CHANGE EXCEPT WHEN IN OFF POSITION. FUSES ALL OKAY AND FAN MOTOR PROBLEM MAYBE. STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL ANYTIME FAN IS TURNED ON. NO SMOKE IN INTERIOR THOUGH.
OIL PAN BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF ALL OIL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED
BRAKES - I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS. EACH CALIPER FAILURE REQUIRED ME ALSO TO REPLACE THAT PAIR OF ROTORS. I AM CURREBTLY ON MY 3RD MASTER CYLINDER. EACH FAILURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY PEDAL FADING AT INTERSECTION AND CAR ROLLING INTO INTERESCTION. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY PULLING UP THE HAN...
BRAKES - I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS. EACH CALIPER FAILURE REQUIRED ME ALSO TO REPLACE THAT PAIR OF ROTORS. I AM CURREBTLY ON MY 3RD MASTER CYLINDER. EACH FAILURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY PEDAL FADING AT INTERSECTION AND CAR ROLLING INTO INTERESCTION. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY PULLING UP THE HAN...
BRAKES - I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS. EACH CALIPER FAILURE REQUIRED ME ALSO TO REPLACE THAT PAIR OF ROTORS. I AM CURREBTLY ON MY 3RD MASTER CYLINDER. EACH FAILURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY PEDAL FADING AT INTERSECTION AND CAR ROLLING INTO INTERESCTION. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY PULLING UP THE HAN...
BRAKES - I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS. EACH CALIPER FAILURE REQUIRED ME ALSO TO REPLACE THAT PAIR OF ROTORS. I AM CURREBTLY ON MY 3RD MASTER CYLINDER. EACH FAILURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY PEDAL FADING AT INTERSECTION AND CAR ROLLING INTO INTERESCTION. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY PULLING UP THE HAN...
BRAKES - I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS. EACH CALIPER FAILURE REQUIRED ME ALSO TO REPLACE THAT PAIR OF ROTORS. I AM CURREBTLY ON MY 3RD MASTER CYLINDER. EACH FAILURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY PEDAL FADING AT INTERSECTION AND CAR ROLLING INTO INTERESCTION. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY PULLING UP THE HAN...
BRAKES - I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS. EACH CALIPER FAILURE REQUIRED ME ALSO TO REPLACE THAT PAIR OF ROTORS. I AM CURREBTLY ON MY 3RD MASTER CYLINDER. EACH FAILURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY PEDAL FADING AT INTERSECTION AND CAR ROLLING INTO INTERESCTION. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY PULLING UP THE HAN...
BRAKES - I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS. EACH CALIPER FAILURE REQUIRED ME ALSO TO REPLACE THAT PAIR OF ROTORS. I AM CURREBTLY ON MY 3RD MASTER CYLINDER. EACH FAILURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY PEDAL FADING AT INTERSECTION AND CAR ROLLING INTO INTERESCTION. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY PULLING UP THE HAN...
TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED BY AN ACURA DEALERSHIP, MIKE HARVEY ACURA IN BURLINGAME, CA. THEY NOTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, ANOTHER FRIEND HAS THE SAME 1990 INTEGRA GS AUTOMATIC AND WAS RECENTLY ASSE...
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TAKING LONGER TO SHIFT UP INTO 3RD AND 4TH GEARS AT COLD WEATHER. YH
CONSUMER HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FADING FRONT BRAKE AFFECTIVENESS ONLY IN HOT WEATHER CONDITION. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK
VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A FOUR LANE UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID TRAFFIC BY SHIFTING LANES AND TURNING ONTO A SIDE STREET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.
VEHICLE SKIDDED ON AN ICE PATCH, CAUSING A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER WAS KILLED BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTED WHEN THE DOOR BECAME SLIGHTLY AJAR. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK
VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDE BY DRUNK DRIVER; VEHICLE HIT CURB & UTILITY POLE; POLE ENDED IN DRIVER'S SEAT; FLOOR OF VEHICLE CAVE UPWARDS; DRIVER'S FEET/LEGS TRAPPED BETWEEN FLOOR & PEDALS; ANKLE WAS BROKEN
VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COLLASPED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH DUE TO MISSING BOLTS AND SCREWS THAT MFR PLANT DID NOT INSTALL DURING ASSEMBLY.*AK
FRONT AXLE CRACKED.
LEFT SIDE REAR SEAT BUCKLE COMES UNLATCHED WHEN USED WITH A BOOSTER SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK
PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL TURNNING ARM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO COME OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC
POWER SEAT BELT MOTOR FAILED PRIOR TO RECALL. *SD
CHILDPROOF MECHANISM ON CHILD SAFETY LOCKS BROKEN, CAUSING DOOR TO BE INOPERABLE FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE.
PASSENGERS LAPBELT WILL NOT RELEASE.
DRIVERS MOTORBELT DOES NOT MOVE ON TRACK. *DSH
ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL TO FUNCTION AT APPROPRIATE TIME RESULTING IN CLOSE REAR ENDING. SYSTEM FAILS TO WARN DRIVER SOMETHING WAS WRONG. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS
IN JUNE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE TOOK TO DEALER THE ROTOR AND CALIPER NEED TO BE REPLACED AND REAR THERE IS GRINDING NOISE IN CAR AGAIN TOOK TO DEALER .
DURING REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER INADEQUATE BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULATOR. TT
DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULATOR. *AK
AUTO-TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A HOLE PUT THROUGH SHAFT OF TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
THE PASSENGER AUTOMATED SEAT BELT, AFTER POSITIONING ITSELFACROSS OCCUPANT'S CHEST SHOULDER, IS NOT TIGHT/BUT HAS SLACK. *AK
RADIUS CONTROL ARM BROKE (PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL). TT
DRIVER SIDE LAP BUCKLE WHEN ENGAGED JAMS WHEN PRESSING THE RELEASE MECHANISM. INTERMITTENT. TT