1996 ACURA INTEGRA Recalls, Complaints & Safety

EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS

DOPE, INC. IS RECALLING 42,540 COMBINATION CORNER AND BUMPER LAMP ASSEMBLIES OF VARIOUS PART NUMBERS SOLD FOR USE AS AFTERMARKET EQUIPMENT FOR VARIOUS PASSENGER VEHICLES. THESE HEADLAMPS FAIL TO CONFORM TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT." THESE LAMPS DO NOT CONTAIN THE REQUIRED AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS.

Remedy: DOPE, INC. WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER A FULL REFUND FOR THE NONCOMPLIANT COMBINATION LAMPS. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 28, 2009. OWNERS MAY CONTACT DOPE, INC. AT 1-626-272-1798.

42,540 vehicles affected

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN AAI MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION LAMPS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE ABOVE LIST PASSENGER VEHICLES. COMBINATION LAMPS NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, "LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT."

Remedy: AAI MOTORSPORTS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON AUGUST 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT AAI MOTORSPORTS AT 909-923-9188.

87,745 vehicles affected

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN CK MOTORSPORTS COMBINATION HEADLIGHTS, CLEAR CORNER, BUMPER, AND SIDE MARKER LIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON THE PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Remedy: CK MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND REPLACE THE NONCOMPLIANT LAMPS FREE OF CHARGE. THE RECALL BEGAN ON JULY 1, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT CK MOTORSPORT AT 1-909-610-7211.

27,176 vehicles affected

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN EAGLE EYES AND SONAR HEADLIGHTS AND CORNER LIGHTS SOLD AS AFTERMARKET FOR USE ON 1988-2005 HONDA CIVIC, 1990-2005 HONDA ACCORD, AND 1990-2001 ACURA INTEGRA PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. HEADLIGHTS AND CORNER LIGHTS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Remedy: TOM MOTORSPORT WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE PURCHASE OF NONCOMPLIANT LIGHTS. THE RECALL BEGAN APRIL 17, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT TOM MOTORSPORT AT 626-968-4007.

845 vehicles affected

EXTERIOR LIGHTING

CERTAIN PRO-A MOTORS CORNER LAMPS, TURN SIGNALS, AND HEADLIGHTS SOLD AS REPLACEMENT LAMPS FOR USE ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES LISTED ABOVE. SOME COMBINATION LAMPS THAT ARE NOT EQUIPPED WITH AMBER SIDE REFLECTORS FAIL TO CONFORM TO FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD NO. 108, LAMPS, REFLECTIVE DEVICES, AND ASSOCIATED EQUIPMENT.

Remedy: PRO-A MOTORS WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND OFFER TO REPURCHASE THE LAMPS. THE RECALL BEGAN ON APRIL 3, 2006. OWNERS MAY CONTACT PRO-A MOTORS AT 323-838-2988.

61,944 vehicles affected

I GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT WHERE A CAR DROVE INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC AND HIT THE FRONT OF MY CAR. THE AIRBAGS ON BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGERS SEAT WERE RELEASED. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION AT THE TIME OF THE ACCIDENT.

Crash 3 injured

TODAY, FRIDAY, MARCH 18TH 2016 AT 3:40 PM I HIT A POTHOLE THAT HAD ALREADY BEEN PATCHED WHILE DRIVING THAT CAME LOOSE AND DESTROYED MY RIM OFF OF ROCKY POINT RD NW ROUGHLY 1/2 A MILE FROM CROWN HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL IN BREMERTON WA.

I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE DOWN THE ROAD SUDDENLY THE CAR JUST QUIT WHILE I WAS IN MY FOURTH GEAR. AFTER HAVING IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE AND A TECHNICIAN LOOKING AT MY SITUATION I WAS TOLD THAT IT WAS THE IGNITION SWITCH AND FROM HONDA ACURA DEALER SHIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 ACURA INTEGRA. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, THE CONTACT DEPRESSED THE BRAKE PEDAL BUT THE VEHICLE DID NOT SLOW DOWN. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT THE CALIPERS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 157,000.

I WAS INVOLVED IN A VIOLENT COLLISION IN MY 1996 ACURA INTEGRA. I WAS GOING AROUND 25 MILES PER HOUR AND A PICKUP TRUCK GOING FROM MY RIGHT TO LEFT AT ABOUT 40 MILES PER HOUR COLLIDED WITH MY CAR. THE PICKUP'S LEFT FRONT IMPACTED WITH MY RIGHT FRONT (I STEERED LEFT AND HE STEERED RIGHT AS EVASIVE MANEUVERS). MY CAR WAS TOTALED AND YET MY AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR

Crash

WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT LEGAL SPEED LIMIT OF 70 MPH, THE SUN ROOF DETACHED FROM MY 1996 ACURA INTEGRA AND LANDED SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE CAR ON THE HIGHWAY. I WAS IN TRAFFIC AND COULD NOT STOP IMMEDIATELY TO SEE WHAT HAPPENED TO THE SUN ROOF. THE SUN ROOF WAS ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT AND HELD IN PLACE BY AN ADHESIVE ONLY. TO MY KNOWLEDGE, NO CAR OR PERSON WAS HIT BY THE DETACHED SUN ROOF, BUT IT COULD HAVE CAUSED A SERIOUS ACCIDENT.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1996 ACURA INTEGRA. THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE DEALER STATED THE SYSTEM NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER ADVISED THERE WAS NOT A RECALL. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 47,652. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 72,000. UPDATED 12/12/07

IT MY SECOND ACURA INTEGRA ONE 1994 THE OTHER ONE 1996 AND THE ABS SYSTEM HAS FAILED ON MY INTEGRA ABS WORKS HALF OF TIME AND PUMPING NOISE COME OUT EVERY TIME I PRES THE BRAKES AND IN HIGH SPEED WHEN PRESSING THE BRAKES STEERING WHEEL SHAKES DRASTICALLY PLUS ABS LIGHT IS ON AND OFF, ON THE OLD CAR AND THE NEWER INTEGRA SAME PROBLEM PLUS I HAD READ IN THE NET THE OTHERS HAD THE SAME PROBLEMS WITH THE INTEGRA BREAKS AND IS UNSAFE TO NOT KNOW WHEN THE BRAKES ARE GOING TO WORK REAL GOOD OR NOT TO GOOD. *NM

WHILE DRIVING, THE ACCELERATOR BECAME STUCK. *AK *PH *JB

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE IGNITION SWITCH AS STATED IN THE RECALL, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. *JB

WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE, CONSUMER STATES' ANOTHER VEHICLE REAR ENDED DRIVER FORCING VEHICLE DOWN A HILL INTO A MEDAL POLE. CONSUMER STATES NONE OF THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION. PH

WHILE DRIVING LEFT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED, CAUSING MAJOR DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. PERFORMA GT RADIAL.,TIRE SIZE P19560R14.*AK *JB

WHILE DRIVING, VEHICLE STARTED TO SMOKE, THEN IT STALLED. CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER REPLACED RADIATOR.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH ON SMOOTH SURFACE BOTH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. CONSUMER WAS STARTLED BY THE DEPLOYMENT AND HIT A CURB, CAUSING $ 9000.00 DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. NO INJURIES.*AK

Crash

RADIATOR LEAKS WHEN PRESSURE BUILDS, ALSO GIVES OFF A STRANGE SMELL AND WHITE SMOKE. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

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

Fire

WHEN DRIVING AT 55 MPH VEHICLE DOES NOT GO INTO GEAR/STALLS OUT, CAUSING VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED DEALER. DEALER NOTED THAT TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WAS DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH, THE CAR LURCHED AND THE ENGINE RPM WHEN ALL THE WAY UP, OUT OF CONTROL. APPLYING THE BRAKES FULL FORCE COULD NOT STOP THE CAR. CAR EVENTUALLY CRASHED INTO A FENCE AND CAME TO A STOP WITH THE ENGINE STILL TURNING AT VERY FAST RPM. DRIVE WHEELS DUG A HOLE INTO SOFT EARTH FROM SPINNING WHEELS UNTIL ENGINE WAS SHUT OFF. *AK

Crash 1 injured

PE00 020 ; WAS TRAVELING 35MPH ON STREET AND HEARD A NOISE REAR LEFT TIRE TREAD SEPARATED FROM CENTER. DEALERSHIP WAS NOTIFIED.*AK

I HAD THE CRUISE CONTROL ON, I WAS GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR, I PUSHED ON THE GAS PEDAL TO PASS A CAR, THE PEDAL STUCK ALL THE WAY DOWN, I HIT THE BRAKES BUT THE CAR KEEP GOING FASTER, I HAD TO HIT THE GAS PEDAL SEVERAL TIMES TO GET IT TO RELEASE. THE SAME THING HPPENDED WITHOUT THE CURISE CONTROL ON.

INCIDENT ALSO HAPPENED AGAIN IN JUNE 1999 AT APPROX. 35-40 MPH. CAR ACCELERATES ON ITS OWN, AS IF CRUISE CONTROL IS ENGAGED WHEN IN ACTUALITY IT IS RARELY USED. (CAR ACCELERATES WHEN ALREADY IN FORWARD MOTION, NOT WHEN STANDING STILL.) THIS CAR HAS AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

AIR BAG LIGHT CONTINUALLY ILLUMINATES.

FAILURE SIMILAR TO NHTSA BULLITEN NUMBER SB04995 / 96-046; CLUTCH SPRINGS FAILED CAUSING PIECE OF SPRING TO LODGE BETWEEN CLUTCH PLATE AND PRESSURE PLATE. COULDN'T CHANGE GEARS; PLENTY OF SURFACE MATERIAL ON CLUTCH PLATE. COST OF REPAIR $750

BRAKE PADS FAILED.

POWER STEERING PUMP AND SYSTEM FAILED.

CONSUMER HAS BEEN EXPERIENCING PROBLEMS WITH WINDSHIELD WIPERS. WHEN THEY TURN WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH ON, THE WINDSHEILD WIPERS FAIL TO OPERATE. THE MANUFACTURER IS AWARE OF THE SITUATION. *AK

PASSENGER POWER WINDOW MOTOR FAILED.

ELECTRICAL HARNESS FAILED.

FUEL SENDER FAILED.

WARPED ROTORS, CAUSING BRAKES TO SHAKE/VIBRATE.

TAPE FAILED.

OTHER: DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DEFECTIVE.

FRONT WINDSHIELD CRACKED TWICE.

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING 5 MPH WHEN HER VEHICLE HIT A WALL, CAUSING THE AIR BAGS TO DEPLOY. *AK

Crash

HIT IN THE BACK AT (35) MPH AND BOTH FRONT SEATBACKS BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Crash 2 injured

HIT IN THE BACK AT (35) MPH AND BOTH FRONT SEATBACKS BROKE. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Crash 2 injured

EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF THE VEHICLE WHEN TRAVELLING AT 50-55MPH, NOISE INTERUPTS DRIVER'S CONCENTRATION. TT