1991 ACURA LEGEND Recalls, Complaints & Safety

MY VEHICLE WAS BOUGHT IN 2006 AND SOMEONE FORGED THE SIGNATURE 2008. THEREFORE, I AM REPORTING A STOLEN LEGEND ACURA.I REPORTED TO THE DMV AND I ALSO HAD INSURANCE ON IT BUT THE DMV HIS IT THE VIN NUMBER FROM ME AND CLAIMED THAT I NEVER HAD A VEHICLE BUT THE HAD MY INSURANCE LISTED FOR THE VEHICLE.

[XXX] WITH THE G [XXX] XXXX XXXX 1989 ACURA LEGEND JH4K MICHELIN 205-60-R15 DOD HNP2 011X 5112 DOD HNP2 011X 5112 MC26920605T MICHELIN DEFENDER GRNX 51440 205/60R15 91T,51440 NTB INVOICE [XXX] ORDER NUMBER [XXX] MILEAGE 96168 MIL NOW 126971 USE OF TIRES 30,803 ON 90,000 COVER WWW.MICHELINMAN.COM/PROMISE NO MICHELIN REPRESENTATIVE, EMPLOYEE OR RETAILER HAS THE AUTHORITY TO MAKE OR IMPLY ANY REPRESENTATION, PROMISE OR AGREEMENT, WHICH IN ANY WAY VARIES THE TERMS OF THIS WARRANTY. THESE LIMITED WARRANTIES APPLY ONLY IN THE UNITED STATES U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION MICHELIN NORTH AMERICA, INC. ATTENTION: CONSUMER CARE DEPARTMENT POST OFFICE BOX 19001 GREENVILLE, SC 29602-9001 THE USA 1-800-847-3435 REF NUMBER ON THIS CASE:[XXX] WWW.MICHELINMAN.COM INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

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

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

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

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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

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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

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

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

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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

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.

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

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I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE, I HAVE A 1991 ACURA LEGEND, PURCHASED BRAND-NEW. TO DATE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SPEED SENSOR, RADIATOR, MASTER CYLINDER, A/C CONDENSER, ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WORK RANDOMLY AND GOES CRAZY, REAR RIGHT WINDOW DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME, FACTORY KEYLESS ENTRY HAS FAILED, BOSE AUDIO AMP HAS BLOWN, HAVE NOT REPLACED NOR RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, TAPE DECK OVER HEATS AND TAPES GET STUCK, SWITCHING GEARS THE CAR JUMPS. CANNOT UNLOCK CAR WITH KEYS, HAD TO INSTALL AFTERMARKET KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM.*AK

ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PRESSURE FAILURE. ALL PRESSURE IN BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED DURING NORMAL DRIVING CONDITIONS. HAD TO PUMP BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES AND APPLY EMERGENCY BRAKE TO SLOW VEHICLE TO STOP. I CHECKED MSN WEBSITE FOR USED CAR RESEARCH INFO AND IT STATED THAT FAILURE TO ANTI-LOCK BRAKE PRESSURE SWITCH ON 1991 ACURA LEGEND IS A COMMON PROBLEM ON THIS VEHICLE. I BELIEVE THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. IF SOMEONE IS TOO CLOSE TO ANOTHER VEHICLE THEN ATTEMPTS TO STOP AND HAS NO PRESSURE IN THERE BRAKING SYSTEM SERIOUS INJURY COULD OCCUR. I ALSO NOTICED A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE SPEED SENSOR ON THE MSN WEBSITE. MY VEHICLE ALSO HAS THAT PROBLEM WHICH I HAVE A SCHEDULED APPOINTMENT FOR ON 08/04/2003. *PH

THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SCREECHING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE RADIOS SPEAKERS AND AMPLIFIERS PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTICE 01V-053. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED (BOSE SOUND SYSTEM). *AK *NLM

THE VEHICLE HAD DEVELOPED A SHIMMY, THE TIRE DEVELOPED A BULGE, AND THE RIGHT FRONT EXPERIENCED TREAD SEPARATION . MR SCC *JB

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

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NHTSA RECALL 01 V 053 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01-115 CONCERNING AMPLIFIERS: CROWN ACURA IN GREENBORO, NC. PHONE# 366-851-7021. UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL. DEALER STATED THAT NO PART WAS AVAILABLE . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AKI

THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V-053, IN REFERENCE TO FAULTY AMPLIFIERS, ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR REIMBURSEMENT, THE CONSUMER HAS SUBMITTED THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT TWICE AND HAS BEEN DENIED BOTH TIME BECAUSE THE RECIEPT FOR REPLAEMENT DID NOT STATE THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. NLM

SPEAKER AMPLIFIER IS OVERHEATING AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER RECIEVED SAFETY RECALL 01V-053 YET THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN REMEDIED, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS GIVEN NO IMMEDIATE DATE AS TO WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL BE REMEDIED. NLM

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REPLACED THE BOSE AUDIO SYSTEM, CONSUMER THEN SENT IN THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK, HOWEVER HE WAS DENIED BY MANUFACTURER STATING THAT INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS INSUFFICIENT DETAIL TO DETERMINE THAT REPAIRS TO THE BOSE SYSTEM WERE RELATED TO THE RECALL.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V053, HOWEVER STATES THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE BOSE AUDIO SYSTEM THAN JUST THE AMPLIFIER, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A HIGH PITCHED NOISE, LOUD POPPING, AND CRACKING IN THE REAR SPEAKER AND IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE, THE TAPE IN THE TAPE DECK GETS SO HOT THAT SHE NO LONGER USES THE RADIO OR TAPE DECK AT ALL, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO CHICAGO FOR REPIARS. *SLC

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE AUDIO SYSTEM THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE REGARDING RECALL 01V053.*JB

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REPLACED THE BOSE AMPLIFIER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER HE WAS DENIED BY MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS INSUFFUCIENT DETAILS TO DETERMINE THAT THE REPAIRS WERE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL.*JB

THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD AN UNUSUAL NOISE SUCH AS POPPING AND CLINKING FROM THE SPEAKERS AND WAS FIXED PRIOR TO RECALL. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE REIMBURSMENT REQUEST. *YH

CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE BOSE AMPLIFIER, HOWEVER PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACED 2 REAR SPEAKERS WHEN THE AMPLIFIER SHORTED OUT, BLEW THE REAR SPEAKERS AND STARTED SMOKING BLACK ACRID SMELLING SMOKE, CONSUMER FILLED OUT THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK, AND EVENTUALLY WAS DENIED STATING THAT THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS INSUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE THAT THE REPAIRS TO THE BOSE SYSTEM WERE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL.*JB

THE CONSUMER HAS WAITED 6 MONTHS FOR RECALL PARTS TO ARRIVE, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS SUFFICIENT TIME TO HAVE RECALL 01V-053 PROPERLY HANDLED. NLM

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V053 AND COMPLETED THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FORM ALONG WITH ALL OTHER REQUESTED MATERIALS DUE TO HAVING THE COMPONENT PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, CONSUMERS CLAIM WAS DENIED AND HE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED INSUFFICIENT DETAIL TO DERTERMINE THAT REPAIRS TO THE BOSE SYSTEM WERE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL. *SLC

NHTSA RECALL 01 V 053 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01-015 CONCERNING SPEAKER AMPLIFIERS. DEALER: CROWN ACURA; GREENBORO, SC; PHONE# 336/851-7021 WAS UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK

CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE BOSE AMPLIFIER, HOWEVER PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACED 2 REAR SPEAKERS WHEN THE AMPLIFIER SHORTED OUT, BLEW THE REAR SPEAKERS AND STARTED SMOKING BLACK ACRID SMELLING SMOKE, CONSUMER FILLED OUT THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK, AND EVENTUALLY WAS DENIED STATING THAT THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS INSUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE THAT THE REPAIRS TO THE BOSE SYSTEM WERE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL.*JB

PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REPLACED THE BOSE AUDIO SYSTEM, CONSUMER THEN SENT IN THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK, HOWEVER HE WAS DENIED BY MANUFACTURER STATING THAT INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS INSUFFICIENT DETAIL TO DETERMINE THAT REPAIRS TO THE BOSE SYSTEM WERE RELATED TO THE RECALL.*JB

CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V053, HOWEVER STATES THERE ARE MORE PROBLEMS WITH THE BOSE AUDIO SYSTEM THAN JUST THE AMPLIFIER, CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A HIGH PITCHED NOISE, LOUD POPPING, AND CRACKING IN THE REAR SPEAKER AND IN THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE, THE TAPE IN THE TAPE DECK GETS SO HOT THAT SHE NO LONGER USES THE RADIO OR TAPE DECK AT ALL, CONSUMER WAS TOLD THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TAKEN TO CHICAGO FOR REPIARS. *SLC

CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE AUDIO SYSTEM THAT HE HAD TO REPLACE REGARDING RECALL 01V053.*JB

A RECALLED AMPLIFLYER MELTED AND CREATED FIRE WITHIN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTICE. WHEN I CALLED ACURA OF AMERICA THEY REFERRED ME TO ACURA OF CANADA BECAUSE THE CAR ORIGINATED IN CANADA, BUT HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN THE US FOR MANY YEARS. FURTHER THE SAME RECALL PART WAS INSTALLED ON THE US VERSION OF THE SAME VEHICAL. I FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM A LARGE CORPORATION. THINGS MAY HAVE TURNED OUT VERY TRAGICLLY HAD MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER BEEN IN THE CAR INSTEAD OF JUST ME. ACURA OF AMERICA DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ANY PART OF THAT, BUT ONLY REFERED ME TO ACURA OF CANADA. I AM CURIOUS AS TO HOW MANY DEATHS AND OR LAW SUITES ACURA IS FACING?*AK

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CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V053 AND COMPLETED THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FORM ALONG WITH ALL OTHER REQUESTED MATERIALS DUE TO HAVING THE COMPONENT PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, CONSUMERS CLAIM WAS DENIED AND HE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED INSUFFICIENT DETAIL TO DERTERMINE THAT REPAIRS TO THE BOSE SYSTEM WERE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL. *SLC