Acura Integra Complaints
661 consumer complaints on file.
- #756081December 27, 2001SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELTS OCCATIONALLY FAIL TO RELEASE FROM ANCHOR WHEN UNBUCKLING. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #8000580December 11, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
RADIATOR LEAKS WHEN PRESSURE BUILDS, ALSO GIVES OFF A STRANGE SMELL AND WHITE SMOKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #899769November 30, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHILE RADIO WILL NOT WORK DOOR BELL WILL COME ON, AND NO ELECTRICITY IN VEHICLE AT ALL UNTIL A FEW MINUTES LATER. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #899127November 14, 2001TIRES
THREE MICHELIN TIRES, SIZE: P195/55R15, DOT: UNKNOWN EXPERIENCED PROBLEMS WHICH DEALERSHIP ATTRIBUTED TO ROAD HAZARD CONDITIONS. 1) WHILE TRAVELING 20 MPH, RIGH/REAR TIRE LOST AIR PRESSURE AFTER TRAVELING OVER A STORM GRADE; 2) WHILE TRAVELING IN TRAFFIC A METAL POLE FELL OFF OF A TRUCK AND CAUSED A BLOWOUT IN RIGHT/ FRONT TIRE, AND 3) AFTER TRAVELING 65 MPH IN A RUT ON A HIGHWAY, A BUBBLE FORMED IN SIDEWALL OF TIRE. THESE TIRES WERE ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION / ATTACHMENTS.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #899068November 13, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
VEHICLE STALLS WITHOUT WARNING. NO ACCIDENT YET, BUT IS AFRAID IT WILL HAPPEN.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #754258November 8, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
CATALYTIC CONVERTER SHIELD BEGAN TO DISINTEGRATE. THIS NEVER HAS HAPPENED BEFORE WITH SEVERAL INTEGRAS THAT I'VE OWNED FOR UP TO 10 YEARS. I BELIEVE THE SHIELD WAS DEFECTIVE.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #752904October 4, 2001SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER
INTERNAL STEEL FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK SNAPPED WHEN DRIVER SAT DOWN CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #896670September 21, 2001VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
WHILE DRIVING 75MPH SUN ROOF GLASS BLEWOUT & BROKE. AT TIME OF MISHAP SUN ROOF WAS CLOSED. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #751956September 9, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
THE BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE CHASIS WHERE IT ENTERS THE TIRE WELL. THE LINE HAD WORN FLAT UNTIL IT RUPTURED CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID/PRESSURE. THE BRAKES WERE RENDERED INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A DESIGN FAILURE. AS THE SUSPENSION MOVED UP AND DOWN, THE BRAKE LINE RUBBED AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CHASIS - AND OVER THE YEARS HAD WORN THE CHASIS TO A MIRROR SHINE INDICATING THAT IT HAD BEEN RUBBING FOR SOME TIME. THE BRAKE LINE ITSELF WAS WORN FLAT ON THE BACK SIDE UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY RUPTURED.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #895806September 5, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SEAT BELT IS STUCK IN FORWARD POSITION AND WILL NOT RETRACT. DEALER HAD TRIED TO REPAIR SEAT BELT, BUT FAILED TO DO SO. PLEASE PROVIDE MORE INFORMATION.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #751368August 29, 2001SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH STAYING ON CALLED DEALER ADVISED ME MEANS NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ONLY CONVENTIONAL BRAKING TOOK VEH IN TO DEALER NEXT DAY THEY ADIVSED ALL IT WAS THAT AIR WAS IN THE BRAKE LINE IT WOULD COST $115 FIX, 7 HRS LATER CALLED BACK IT WASN'T THAT BUT THEMODULATOR/ACCUALATOR WENT ON THE ABS AND IT WOULD BE $1,400 TO FIX?? THIS VEH IS IN EXCELLENT CODITION WITH ONLY 41,000 ORG MILES DRIVEN LESS THEN 15 MILES A DAY FEEL DEALER SHOULD FIX FOR AT NO COST. CALLED BACK A FEW HOURS LATER TO ADVISE THAT WAS IT AT ALL BUT THAT THE. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #750103August 8, 2001STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:PUMP
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.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #893781August 8, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE, EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP, EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
WHEN APPLYING BRAKES IT FEELS LIKE PEDAL WILL GO TO FLOOR. BRAKE PEDAL GOES DOWN TOO FAR AND IT IS SOFT, CAUSING ABS LIGHT TO COME ON. BRAKES WORK LIKE NORMAL ONCE ABS LIGHT IS ON, AND USING REGULAR BRAKE SYSTEM .DEALER HAS ATTEMPTED TO CORRECT DEFECT, BUT DEFECT KEEPS OCCURRING.*AK DEALER HAS REPAIRED ABS SEVERAL TIMES AND IS WILLING TO MAKE MORE, HOWEVER THIS TIME AT CONSUMERS COST, ABS LIGHT IS STILL ILLUMINATED, DEALER HAS REPLACED A PINCHED O-RING, FRONT BRAKES, MASTER CYLINDER, ALB SYSTEM MODULATOR THREE TIMES, ALB PRESSURE HOSE, ALB PUMP, AND ACCUMULATOR, DEALER ALSO FOUND ABS VALVE STUCK, FLUSHED ALB SOLENOID, AND RESECURED BRAKE LINES, HOWEVER ABS LIGHT STILL ILLUMINATES. PINCHED O-RING REPLACED, DEALER STATED THIS CAUSED ABS LIGHT TO ILLUMINATE. RADIATOR FAILED AND WAS REPLACED. RIGHT FRONT PARKING LIGHT FAILED. ANTENNA WOULD NOT MOVE UP OR DOWN. LOW BEAM LIGHTS WERE OUT OF ADJUSTMENT. OIL PAN GASKET EXPERIENCED LEAK AND DEALER REPLACED GASKET. *SLC
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #893019July 17, 2001SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY, SEAT BELTS:FRONT:WEBBING
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
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #747003June 18, 2001ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
SADLY, THE RADIATOR FOR THE 1994 ACURA INTEGRA IS MADE OF PLASTIC AND METAL - POOR ENGINEERING! AFTER 3 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS I HAD TO REPLACE MY RADIATOR FOR THE FIRST TIME. NOW 2 YEARS AND 11 MONTHS LATER, I'M REPLACING IT AGAIN BECAUSE THE PLASTIC AND METAL SEPARATED IN BOTH CASES. THIS IS A VERY INFERIOR PRODUCT. I THINK THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE THESE AT COST.*AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #889799June 5, 2001VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP
PUT VEHICLE IN PARK AND IT TOOK OFF. ENGINE REVVED LOUDLY. CONSUMER APPLIED BRAKES AND THERE WAS NO BRAKING ACTION. VEHICLE HIT POLE. CONSUMER SUFFERED BROKEN BONES AND CHEST INJURIES. *AK *SLC
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #887717May 8, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY
HAD STARTED VEHICLE AND WAS DRIVING IT WHEN AN ODOR HAD ENTERED INSIDE VEHICLE. DROVE TO MECHANIC COULD NOT LOCATE ANY PROBLEM. TWO MONTHS LATER WHILE DRIVING, NOTICED SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. PULLED OVER , AND LIFTED HOOD. NOTICED FLAMES SHOOTING OUT OF ELECTRICAL WIRING. WAS ABLE TO EXTINGUISH THE FLAMES.*AK CONSUMER STATES STARTER CAUSED FIRE.*JB
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #886105April 17, 2001AIR BAGS:FRONTAL
VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A FRONTAL COLLISION AT 55MPH. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY, RESULTING IN MINOR INJURIES.*AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 1
- Deaths:
- 0
- #744104April 16, 2001ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
WITHOUT WARNING THE CAR STALLED OUT ON THE FREEWAY. THE 1ST TIME WAS IN MAY 2000. ON THE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE SHUTDOWN. SANTA MONICA ACURA REPLACED THE IGNITOR, DIST. CAP AND ROTOR. THE 2ND TIME WAS MARCH 2001. PASADENA ACURA REPLACED THE IGNITION COIL. *AK
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #743499April 4, 2001STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR
WHILE FOLLOWING A SLIGHT CURVE THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO VEER TO THE RIGHT OF THE ROAD AND CRASH AGAINST CEMENT BLOCKS WHICH WERE LINED UP ALONG THE EDGE OF THE ROAD, RESULTING IN DAMAGES IN EXCESS OF 5000.00. ACURA DOES NOT WANT TO BE RESPONSIBLE AND DID NOT WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM UNDER WARRANTY. *AK
- Crash:
- Yes
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0