1989 ACURA LEGEND Problems & Recalls

MY MOTHER WAS INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT IN MY 1989 ACURA LEGEND, WHICH THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT RELEASED UPON THE IMPACT OF THE INCIDENT. SHE WAS THEN CITATED FOR NOT WEARING A SAFETY BELT. I HAVE RECENTLY FOUND THAT THEY WERE RECALLED IN MAY OF 1995. I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE ON A YEAR AGO.*AK

Mileage: 159,000

OVERHEATING PROBLEMS, IGNITION PROBLEMS, AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK, DOOR OPEN LIGHT STAYS ON, LEAK IN SUNROOF WHEN IT RAINS,

Mileage: 175,000

OVERHEATING PROBLEMS, IGNITION PROBLEMS, AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK, DOOR OPEN LIGHT STAYS ON, LEAK IN SUNROOF WHEN IT RAINS,

Mileage: 175,000

OVERHEATING PROBLEMS, IGNITION PROBLEMS, AIRBAG DOES NOT WORK, DOOR OPEN LIGHT STAYS ON, LEAK IN SUNROOF WHEN IT RAINS,

Mileage: 175,000

WHILE MAKING A TURN AND WITHOUT ANY INDICATION, VEHICLE STARTED ACCELERATING AND TOOK OFF GOING UP HILL. CONSUMER PUMPED BRAKES AND PULLED HAND BRAKE AND VEHICLE CONTINUED TO TRAVEL CONSUMER THEN TURNED ENGINE OFF TO STOP. *AK JLG

WHILE PULLING INTO A SERVICE STATION, BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

VEHICLE SHUT DOWN WHILE TRAVELING AT HWY SPEED OF 60 MPH. VEHICLE TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR SHOP AND INFORMED THAT IGNITION SWITCH HAD FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. *AK CONSUMER STATES VEHICLE STARTED RIGHT UP AND STALLED TWICE MORE. *SLC

SINCE L998 MY CAR HAS FAILED TO START AND AFTER REPEATED EFFORTS, WHEN THE ENGINE HAS COOLED OFF, IT WILL START UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE EVEN CALLED THE AAA AND BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVE, THE CAR WILL START ON ITS OWN. I HAVE REPLACED (AT MY EXPENSE) ONE STARTER; AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED (AT THEIR CO...

SINCE L998 MY CAR HAS FAILED TO START AND AFTER REPEATED EFFORTS, WHEN THE ENGINE HAS COOLED OFF, IT WILL START UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE EVEN CALLED THE AAA AND BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVE, THE CAR WILL START ON ITS OWN. I HAVE REPLACED (AT MY EXPENSE) ONE STARTER; AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED (AT THEIR CO...

SINCE L998 MY CAR HAS FAILED TO START AND AFTER REPEATED EFFORTS, WHEN THE ENGINE HAS COOLED OFF, IT WILL START UNEXPECTEDLY. I HAVE EVEN CALLED THE AAA AND BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVE, THE CAR WILL START ON ITS OWN. I HAVE REPLACED (AT MY EXPENSE) ONE STARTER; AND THE DEALERSHIP REPLACED (AT THEIR CO...

MY FRIEND AND I WERE TRAVELING ON A FOUR LANE ROAD IN THE RAIN GOING 5 MILES UNDER THE SPEED LIMIT. TWO CARS IN FRONT OF US SLAMMED ON THEIR BRAKES AND I PROCEEDED TO DO THE SAME THING. FIRST, MY BRAKES LOCKED UP ON ME, HAVING ABS I SHOULD HAVE NOT HAD THIS PROBLEM, SECOND AS WE HIT THE VEHICLE IN...

REPEATED DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE CAR. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACES TWICE/ SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED. PROBLEM PERSISTS.*AK

REPEATED DIFFICULTY IN STARTING THE CAR. STARTER HAS BEEN REPLACES TWICE/ SECURITY SYSTEM HAS BEEN DEACTIVATED. PROBLEM PERSISTS.*AK

RADIO GOES ON AND OFF, BELLS RING, DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. VEHICLE STOPS. LOOKS LIKE A DEAD BATTERY, BUT IS NOT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER THREE MONTHS THIS TIME. NEITHER THE HONDA DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT DEALER CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM IS ONGOING OCCURRING ABOUT EVERY THREE MON...

RADIO GOES ON AND OFF, BELLS RING, DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. VEHICLE STOPS. LOOKS LIKE A DEAD BATTERY, BUT IS NOT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER THREE MONTHS THIS TIME. NEITHER THE HONDA DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT DEALER CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM IS ONGOING OCCURRING ABOUT EVERY THREE MON...

RADIO GOES ON AND OFF, BELLS RING, DASH LIGHTS GO ON AND OFF. VEHICLE STOPS. LOOKS LIKE A DEAD BATTERY, BUT IS NOT. IT HAS BEEN IN THE SHOP FOR OVER THREE MONTHS THIS TIME. NEITHER THE HONDA DEALER OR AN INDEPENDENT DEALER CAN FIND THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM IS ONGOING OCCURRING ABOUT EVERY THREE MON...

WHEN DRIVING/APPLYING BRAKES/ ACCELERATING, OR EVEN MAKING TURNS COULD SMELL FUEL FUMES. CONTACTED DEALER WHO WAS NOT ABLE TO HELP. *AK

BOTH DOORS AND ONE WINDOW ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. NLM

BOTH DOORS AND ONE WINDOW ARE INOPERATIVE DUE TO POOR DESIGN. NLM

THE RADIO ANTENNAE WOULD NOT RETRACT IN OR EXTEND COMPLETELY DUE TO POOR DESIGN. NLM

THE SEATBELTS (ALL 5 SEATBELTS) FAILED TO RESPONSD TO A FORCEFUL BREAK. I CONTACTED A DEALER IN CALIFORNIA YEARS AGO, BUT THEY SAID THAT IT WAS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. MY QUESTION IS WHAT DOT CAN DO TO PROTECT US CUSTOMERS FROM IMPORTED CARS WHICH FAIL TO EQUIP PROPER SEATBELT SYSTEMS? AND TO WH...

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WHILE WAITING AT A FOUR-WAY STOP SIGN. DEALER / MANUFACTURER NOTIFIED. *AK

SEAT HAS STUCK, IT CANT BE ADJUSTED APPROPRIATELY FOR THE DRIVER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE INTO A 2 INCH POTHOLE, CAUSING THE DRIVER'S AIRBAG TO DEPLOY WHICH RESULTED IN AN ACCIDENT. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *AK

ABS FAILURE.

ABS MAKES A SQUEKING NOISE. TOLD BY DEALER TO DISCONNECT OR PAY OVER $1500 TO REPAIR. SERVICE ADVISOR CLAIMS SIMPLY DISCONNECT THEM ON ALL THE COMPLAINTS. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THE LEGEND AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED.

ABS BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.

ABS BRAKES FAILED DUE TO CORROSION. ALSO REPLACED MASTER CYLINDER.

BRAKES FAILED, PEDAL TOUCHED FLOOR WHEN APPLIED. BRAKE FLUID HAD METAL SHAVING IN IT.

RECALL # 95V103001, ACURA DEALER IS NOT ABLE TO HONOR RECALL. LETTER STATED THAT VEHICLE COULD BE BROUGHT TO A HONDA OR ACURA DEALERSHIP. *AK

#95V103001, DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO GIVE CONSUMER AN APPOINTMENT FOR RECALL REPAIRS UNLESS THE WORK IS PAID FOR. *AK

WHILE DRIVING THE CONSUMER HIT A DENT IN THE ROAD AND THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED. *AK

WIFE DRIVING, CRUISE CONTROL SET, VEHICLE PICKED UP SPEED, TRIED CANCELING, TRIED BRAKES, FINALLY PULLED OVER/TURNED OFF VEHICLE; DEALERSHIP NOTICED SAME PROBLEM, HUSBAND HAD CRUISE CONTROL DISCONNECTED. *AK

EXPERIENCING BRAKE FAILURE WHEN ACTIVATING THE ABS BRAKE SYSTEM. *AK

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOSING FLUID, MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONING NEED TO PUMP PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY ABS MODULATOR.*JB

ABS BRAKE SYSTEM LOSING FLUID, MASTER CYLINDER MALFUNCTIONING NEED TO PUMP PEDAL IN ORDER TO STOP. *AK THE PROBLEM WAS DETERMINED TO BE A FAULTY ABS MODULATOR.*JB

AT SPEED OF 5 MPH, HIT AN UNEVEN PAVEMENT IN THE HWY, DRIVER SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT WARNING. *AK

THE CAR HAS ABS AND DISC BRAKES. THEY NO LONGER STOP THE CAR AND THE WHOLE SYSTEM NEEDS REPLACING. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

WHEN MAKING A RIGHT TURN THE STEERING WHEEL GETS STUCK AND CONTINUES TO TURN. PLEASE DESCRIBE. TT

CRUISE CONTROL VACUUM RELEASE SYSTEM FAILED DUE TO SPIDER GETTING INTO VACUUM RELEASE TUBE. *DSH

ABS, IN FOR BRAKE REPAIR FOUND METAL SHAVES IN THE FLUID, FAILURE OF ABS PUMP. TT

UPON IMPACT, AIR BAG DEPLOYED BUT BAG EXPLODED RESULTING IN CHEST INJURY TO STURNAM (BREAST BONE). PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

CLUTCH SLAVE CYLINDER FAILED.

FRONT STABILIZER BAR CRACKED IN HALF. *DSH

REAR BRAKES WEAR OUT PREMATURELY.

WHILE PARKED, 6 HOURS AFTER DRIVEN, VEHICLE CAUGHT FIRE IN DASH, DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT IN FRONT WIRING HARNESS. TT

FALSE DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG WHEN DRIVER BUMPED A CURB WHILE PARKING, RESULTING IN INJURIES, ATTORNEY FOR CLIENT. *SKD