1990 ACURA Integra Problems

Complaints Reported

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SEAT BELTS

10 complaints

1991 ACURA......AUTOMATIC SEATBELT DOES NOT WORK. CONSUMER TOOK VEHICLE TO A MECHANIC AND THE EMPLOYEE SAID THAT THE SEATBELT SHOULD BE REPLACED FOR FREE. *TR

May 05, 2009

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

Jul 17, 2001

AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT SUDDENLY RELEASES IN MULTIPLE SITUATIONS: UPON SUDDEN STOPS, WHILE DRIVING AT VERIOUS SPEEDS, GOING OVER "SMALL" BUMPS IN ROAD. SOMEIMES AUTOMATIC SEATBELT WON'T ENGAGE UPON SHUTTING DOOR. PRIOR TO THIS THE SEAT BELT HAD THE OPPOSITE PROBLEM...SINCE 1991 SEATBELT OCCASIONALLY TIGHTENED AND PINNED DRIVER TO THE SEAT NEEDING TO BE RELEASED BY THE EMERGENCY RELEASE BUTTON..

Jul 20, 2000

VEHICLE SKIDDED ON AN ICE PATCH, CAUSING A COLLISION. UPON IMPACT, THE DRIVER WAS KILLED BECAUSE THE AUTOMATIC SEAT BELT RETRACTED WHEN THE DOOR BECAME SLIGHTLY AJAR. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN NOTIFIED. *AK

Apr 08, 1998

Crash: 1

LEFT SIDE REAR SEAT BUCKLE COMES UNLATCHED WHEN USED WITH A BOOSTER SEAT. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. *AK

Jul 01, 1996

+ 5 more complaints for this component

POWER TRAIN

6 complaints

TRANSMISSION WILL NOT SHIFT WHEN COLD. STAYS IN LOW GEAR.

Oct 28, 1999

TRANSMISSION WAS DIAGNOSED AND REPLACED BY AN ACURA DEALERSHIP, MIKE HARVEY ACURA IN BURLINGAME, CA. THEY NOTED THAT THIS WAS THE FIRST TRANSMISSION THAT NEEDED COMPLETE REPLACEMENT ON THIS VEHICLE MODEL AND YEAR. HOWEVER, ANOTHER FRIEND HAS THE SAME 1990 INTEGRA GS AUTOMATIC AND WAS RECENTLY ASSESSED BY AN ACURA DEALER AS NEEDING A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *MJS

Dec 13, 1998

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION BEGAN TAKING LONGER TO SHIFT UP INTO 3RD AND 4TH GEARS AT COLD WEATHER. YH

Dec 13, 1998

FRONT AXLE CRACKED.

Oct 29, 1996

AUTO-TRANSMISSION FAILED DUE TO A HOLE PUT THROUGH SHAFT OF TRANSMISSION WHILE DRIVING HIGHWAY SPEED. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT

Jun 07, 1995

+ 1 more complaint for this component

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

5 complaints

CONSUMER HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING FADING FRONT BRAKE AFFECTIVENESS ONLY IN HOT WEATHER CONDITION. DEALER WAS NOT NOTIFIED, BUT REPAIR SHOP INSPECTED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND COULD NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. *AK

Jul 16, 1998

ABS BRAKES; BRAKES FAIL TO FUNCTION AT APPROPRIATE TIME RESULTING IN CLOSE REAR ENDING. SYSTEM FAILS TO WARN DRIVER SOMETHING WAS WRONG. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS

Sep 12, 1995

IN JUNE THERE WAS A GRINDING NOISE TOOK TO DEALER THE ROTOR AND CALIPER NEED TO BE REPLACED AND REAR THERE IS GRINDING NOISE IN CAR AGAIN TOOK TO DEALER .

Aug 23, 1995

DURING REPLACEMENT OF MASTER CYLINDER INADEQUATE BRAKE PRESSURE DUE TO DEFECTIVE ANTI LOCK BRAKE MODULATOR. TT

Jun 21, 1995

DEFECTIVE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE MODULATOR. *AK

Jun 21, 1995

STEERING

3 complaints

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.

Aug 08, 2001

VEHICLE STEERING COLUMN SHAFT COLLASPED WHILE DRIVING 60MPH DUE TO MISSING BOLTS AND SCREWS THAT MFR PLANT DID NOT INSTALL DURING ASSEMBLY.*AK

Nov 20, 1996

VISIBILITY

2 complaints

WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 65 MPH TRIED TO OPEN SUNROOF, AND IT ALMOST FLEW OUT OF VEHICLE WITHOUT PRIOR WARNING. HAD TO BE REPLACED.*AK *SLC

Mar 05, 2001

BLOWER FAN STUCK AT LOW SPEED. SWITCH POSITION MAKES NO CHANGE EXCEPT WHEN IN OFF POSITION. FUSES ALL OKAY AND FAN MOTOR PROBLEM MAYBE. STRONG ELECTRICAL SMELL ANYTIME FAN IS TURNED ON. NO SMOKE IN INTERIOR THOUGH.

Jul 04, 1999

TIRES

2 complaints

CONSUMER PURCHASED TWO NEW FIRESTONE FIREHAWK TIRES WHICH WERE MOUNTED ON THE FRONT, CONSUMER DROVE VEHICLE 24 MILES WHEN THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE SEPARATED CAUSING TEMPORARY LOSS OF CONTROL, NO COLLISION. *MJS

Oct 24, 2000

I PURCHASED FOUR NEW TOYO TIRES APP. ONE YEAR AGO. THIS SEPT. MY MECHANIC INFORMED ME THAT 3 OF THE 4 TIRES HAD SERIOUS SIDEWALL DEFECTS CAUSING "BUBBLES" AND THE DANGER OF SUDDEN DEFLATION AND LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE.TOYO TIRES HAS NOT SEEMED PART( DOT NUMBER: CXDF22M047 TIRE SIZE: P195/60R14 )

Sep 28, 1999

ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

2 complaints

OIL PAN BROKE, CAUSING A LOSS OF ALL OIL. DEALER HAS NOT BEEN CONTACTED

Jun 11, 1999

VEHICLE STALLED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH ON A FOUR LANE UNDIVIDED HIGHWAY. DRIVER WAS ABLE TO AVOID TRAFFIC BY SHIFTING LANES AND TURNING ONTO A SIDE STREET BEFORE COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP.

Jul 02, 1998

SUSPENSION

2 complaints

PASSENGER SIDE FRONT WHEEL TURNNING ARM DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, CAUSING THE WHEELS TO COME OFF THE VEHICLE. *AK *SLC

May 21, 1996

RADIUS CONTROL ARM BROKE (PLEASE EXPLAIN IN MORE DETAIL). TT

Jun 06, 1995

SUSPENSION,TIRES,WHEELS

1 complaint

AT 8:15PM THURSDAY, MARCH 26, 2009 I WAS TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ON ROUTE 124 ALSO KNOWN AS WOODFIELD RD. WHEN I HIT A HOLE IN THE GROUND THAT WAS AT LEAST A FOOT DEEP. IT HAS BENT MY WHEEL, DAMAGED MY TIRE, AND BROKEN MY TIE ROD. I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO WILL BE PAYING FOR THIS. *TR

Mar 27, 2009

Fire: 1

SEAT BELTS,EQUIPMENT

1 complaint

THE SEAT-BELT BUTTON ON MY 1990 ACURA INTEGRA IS BROKEN. IT FITS THE EXACT DESCRIPTION OF SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST, BUT SINCE MY CAR HAS ALREADY BEEN RECALLED IN THE PAST, ACURA/HONDA DOES NOT CARE THAT IT IS THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM. *JB

May 26, 2006

SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 complaint

BRAKES - I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE ALL 4 CALIPERS. EACH CALIPER FAILURE REQUIRED ME ALSO TO REPLACE THAT PAIR OF ROTORS. I AM CURREBTLY ON MY 3RD MASTER CYLINDER. EACH FAILURE HAS BEEN CHARACTERIZED BY PEDAL FADING AT INTERSECTION AND CAR ROLLING INTO INTERESCTION. ACCIDENT AVOIDED BY PULLING UP THE HANDBRAKE OR PUTTING CAR IN REVERSE. FAILURE IN EQUALIZER RESULTS IN SEVERE PULLING TO ONE SIDE UNDER HARD BRAKING. ELECTRICAL - CAR STALLED AT 55 MPH. DESPITE LOSS OF POWER STEERING, I WAS ABLE TO SUCCESSFULLY AVOID OTHER VEHICLES, MANEUVER TO A SIDE STREET AND BRING VEHICLE TO A SAFE STOP. GAGES - THERE IS A LOUD SQUEAKING/RATTLE COMING FROM THE SPEEDOMETER GAGE. I AM UNCERTAIN WHETHER IT AFFECTS THE ACCURACY OF THE REPORTED SPEED. CAM SHAFT - OIL LEAK FROM SEAL ON LEFT SIDE JUST BEHIND THE DISTRIBUTER CAP

Mar 09, 1999

STRUCTURE

1 complaint

VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDE BY DRUNK DRIVER; VEHICLE HIT CURB & UTILITY POLE; POLE ENDED IN DRIVER'S SEAT; FLOOR OF VEHICLE CAVE UPWARDS; DRIVER'S FEET/LEGS TRAPPED BETWEEN FLOOR & PEDALS; ANKLE WAS BROKEN

Feb 13, 1997

Crash: 1

Injuries: 1

LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES

1 complaint

CHILDPROOF MECHANISM ON CHILD SAFETY LOCKS BROKEN, CAUSING DOOR TO BE INOPERABLE FROM INSIDE OF VEHICLE.

Sep 25, 1995

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How many problems does the 1990 ACURA Integra have?

The 1990 ACURA Integra currently has 37 owner-reported complaints according to NHTSA database. These complaints are organized by component to help identify common issues.

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The most common problems reported for the 1990 ACURA Integra are organized by component above. Each component section shows owner-reported issues, crash reports, and fire incidents to help identify patterns and problem areas.

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