Acura Legend Complaints

382 consumer complaints on file.

#10142573November 14, 2005
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS, EQUIPMENT
DT: THE CONTACT STATED THE REPLACEMENT BRAKE PADS WORE OUT PREMATURELY. THE WHEELS ON THE VEHICLE WERE COVERED WITH BRAKE DUST WITHIN THREE DAYS OF THE REPLACEMENT. HE REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS WITH AN AFTER MARKET BRAND AND THIS CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE ACURA REPLACEMENT BRAKE PAD PART NUMBER WAS 45022-SM5-506.*AK UPDATED 11/29/2005 - *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10112851February 16, 2005
POWER TRAIN, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *BF THERE WAS NOISE ON THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE, POOR GAS MILEAGE, JERKING WHEN SHIFTING GEARS, CURRENT (UNEASY DRIVING CONDITIONS), AND HAVE EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WITH THE THIRD RE-BUILT TRANSMISSION WHEN DOWNSHIFTING THE GEARS UP DURING STOPS SLOWING DOWN AND ALMOST NEUTRAL WHEN LIGHTENING UP ON THE GAS PEDAL. *SC
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10094394September 27, 2004
TIRES:TREAD/BELT
WHILE DRIVING ON THE ROAD REAR DRIVER'S TIRE BLEW OUT. NO RECALLS FOUND. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10089637August 24, 2004
AIR BAGS
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH AND SUDDENLY ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND IT RAN RIGHT INTO THE REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10089505August 23, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. *AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10081957July 14, 2004
TIRES
WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY REAR TIRE CAME OFF THE RIM. WHEN THIS OCCURRED CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO GAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THE CAUSE OF THE TIRE BLOWOUT WAS UNDETERMINED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10079679June 22, 2004
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER
WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR BRAKES FAILED. HOWEVER, CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION. MECHANIC DETERMINED THAT THE MASTER CYLINDER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO A SENSOR. CONSUMER INFORMED THE MECHANIC THIS WAS THE THIRD MASTER CYLINDER REPLACED WITHIN SIX MONTHS. BUT THE PROBLEM STILL OCCURRED, AND HAD NOT BEEN RESOLVED. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10073533May 12, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH A LOUD CLICKING NOISE WAS HEARD FROM THE FRONT. CONSUMER APPLIED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE NOISE BECAME LOUDER. ALSO, VEHICLE SHOOK UNCONTROLLABLY. CONSUMER WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE, AND DROVE IT TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION, AND MECHANIC REPLACED THE ENGINE MOUNTS DUE TO CORROSION. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10072350May 10, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
NOTHING LED UP TO FAILURE. JUST STARTED THE CAR. RECALL ITEM (BOSE AMPLIFIER) CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX, SINCE LOCAL DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT WORTH REPAIRING. *LA
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10067123April 13, 2004
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:HOSES/LINES/PIPING/FITTINGS
A BLOWN ENGINE HEAD GASKET ALLOWS AIR INTO THE COOLING SYSTEM. TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATES, AND THE COOLING RESERVOIR OVERFLOWS. WARRANTY EXPIRED, AND MANUFACTURER CLAIMS THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063696March 23, 2004
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WE PURCHASED FOUR GOODYEAR AQUATRED 3 TIRES IN SEPTEMBER 2000. SINCE THAT DATE, THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE FAILED (IN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER 2003; AND MARCH 2004). ALL THREE TIRES EXPERIENCED A FAILURE (A BLOWOUT) INVOLVING THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. WE BELIEVE THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE IN THE SIDEWALL AREA INDICATES A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF OUR VEHICLE DURING EACH OF THE BLOWOUTS, AS WE WERE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON EACH OCCURRENCE. SINCE THE DATE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE, WE HAVE PLACED ONLY 33,101 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE TO DATE. THE AQUATRED 3 HAS AN 80,000-MILE WARRANTY RATING.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10063448March 18, 2004
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD.*AK
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#8024045February 19, 2004
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
THE CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AMPLIFIER TO THE SPEAKER MARCH 2 2002. THE CONSUMER HAD IT DONE AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCUR. *PH *MR
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056642February 6, 2004
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, SEAT BELTS:FRONT
REAR TRANSMISSION MOUNT,CAUSING VIBRATION IN ENTIRE CAR,STEERING PULL,AND LOUD NOISES.I WOULD LIKE TO ADD MY LIST OF NAMES TO GET A RECALL ON THIS ITEM AND HAVE DEALER REPLACEMENTS,AND OR REINBURSEMENTS.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10056468February 3, 2004
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
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
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10055152January 29, 2004
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
ON 01-28-04 OFFICERS FROM THIS AGENCY RESPONDED TO A FIRE INVOLVING A 1994 ACURA LEGEND. VIN#[XXX]. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN OPERATED FOR FOUR DAYS PRIOR TO THE FIRE. THE FIRE ORIGINATED IN THE DRIVER SIDE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. *AK UPDATED 07/30/2012 *JS INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070923January 15, 2004
STEERING, STRUCTURE, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAVE HAD THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED IN 2001, 2002 AND 2003 WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND AROUND A YEAR OF WEAR. THE FIRST TIME THEY WERE REPLACED, THE DEALER DID THEM AND PUT IN DEFECTIVE PARTS. AND REFUSED TO REPLACE THEM EVEN AFTER ADMITTING THEIR DEFECTIVENESS-- OF COURSE THE SERVICE REP DENIES HAVING ADMITTED THIS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10069526January 15, 2004
STRUCTURE, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
I HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATING. I HAD TO REPLACE EVERY PART OF THE SYSTEM, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, RADIATOR CAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CORRECT TEMP. AT 118000 MILES MY SPEED GAUGE JUMPS AND SOMETIMES RECORD SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 90+ MPH WHEN I AM APPROACHING A STOP. THE SPEED SENSOR REPLACEMENT IS APPROXIMATLEY $200.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070387January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS
I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR REPAIR BECAUSE THE WINDOW REGULATOR FAILED. IT COST ME $248 FOR REPAIRS. IN THREE MONTHS THE REGULATOR FAILED AGAIN. OF COURSE THE REGULATOR WAS UNDER WARRANTY, BUT THEY DECIDED TO RESEARCH THE PROBLEM AND THEY TOLD ME THEY FOUND A REPAIR BULLETIN EXPLAINING THAT THE CONSTANT USE OF THE WINDOW CAN CAUSE MINOR FRACTORS IN THE REGULATOR AND THEN CAUSE IT TO FAIL. NOW THEY TELL ME THAT THE REGULATO WILL NOT COST ME ANY THING I DO HAVE TO PAY FOR PARTS AND LABOR RO REMENDY THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD ME THEY HAD TO ORDER A REPAIR PLATE TO STABLIZE THE REGULATOR. SO IN ADDITION TO THE $248 I ALREADY PAID, I NOW HAVE TO PAY $283 TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM WHERE I FEEL ACURA SHOULD BE PAYING FOR. I CAN NOT JUST HAVE THEM REPLACE REGULATOR WITHOUT THE PLATE OR THEY WILL NOT WARRANT THE NEW REPACEMENT REGLATOR. THIS REPAIR WAS DONE AT MODESTO ACURA. 209-527-7000. JUST FOR YOUR INFORMATION. I ALSO CAN NOT FIND THAT BULLETIN THEY WERE TALKING ABOUT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10070398January 15, 2004
VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL
THE CAR BLOWS OUT WHITE SMOKE FROME THE ENGINE. WHEN IN D4 THE LIGHT BLINKS AND THE SPEEDOMETER FLUXUATES. PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT SLIDE FORWARD
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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