Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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B
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F
ungraded
What breaks on a 1989 Acura Integra
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Seat Belts
525.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Brakes
315.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Transmission & Drivetrain
315.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Fuel & Propulsion
210.0%
Median failure at 165,000 miles
Seats
15.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
15.0%
Acceleration & Cruise Control
15.0%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Suspension
15.0%
Body & Structure
15.0%
Steering
15.0%
Engine & Cooling
15.0%
When owners complained
A spike years after the car went on sale usually means a part wearing
out on schedule across the whole fleet — the kind of pattern no single
owner can see from inside their own car.
Mar 1995peak 3Sep 2003
NHTSA investigations into the 1989 Acura Integra
An investigation is the step before a recall: the agency has seen enough
complaints to look into a pattern itself. An open one means it thinks
something may be wrong and nothing has been fixed yet.
EA94035Opened 27 Oct 1994Closed 31 Jul 1995SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
SEAT BELT BUCKLE FAILURE
Recalls on the 1989 Acura Integra
A complaint is one owner's allegation. A recall is the point at which
the manufacturer or a regulator agreed the defect is real and dangerous
enough to fix for free — however old the car is.
Canada — Transport Canada
Canada runs its own recall programme, and its campaigns do not
always mirror the American ones.
Recall 1995086423,467 units in Canada
Seats And Restraints
On certain vehicles, the platic front seatbelt release buttons may break allowing plastic pieces to fall into the buckle assembly. If this should happen, a no latch, false latch or failure to unlatch condition could occur creating the risk of personal injury in the event of a crash or sudden stop. Correction: Front seatbelt buckles will be repaired or replaced as necessary.
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Arcadia, CACrash1 injured
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
NHTSA complaint #889799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arcadia, CACrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
NHTSA complaint #889799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ST. Simons Island, GACrash2 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, THE CAR ROLLED OVER. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES DID NOT STAY LOCKED IN PLACE.
NHTSA complaint #801588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Abrams, WICrash3 injured
SEATS
UPON IMPACT, DURING REAR END COLLISION, AT APPROX. 35MPH, FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT TRACK ANCHOR BOLT BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #800258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Milwaukee, WICrash1 injured
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
VEHICLE ACCELERATED SUDDENLY UPON SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE, RESULTING IN ACCIDENT. *DSH
NHTSA complaint #487052 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 165,000 milesYpsilanti, MI
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
GAS LINES RUSTING AT METAL LINES FROM GAS TANK.
NHTSA complaint #10037104 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arcadia, CACrash1 injured
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
NHTSA complaint #889799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Arcadia, CACrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
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
NHTSA complaint #889799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Hollis, NY
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
WINDSHIELD STARTED CRACKING WITHOUT ANY CONTACT FROM ANOTHER SOURCE. CRACKS RUN ACROSS FROM PASSENGER'S SIDE TO THE DRIVER'S SIDE.
NHTSA complaint #865370 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Garfield Heights, OH
SUSPENSION:FRONT
THE FRONT OF VEHICLE IS VERY LOW, DESIGN FLAW. WHEN VEHICLE HITS BUMPS IN ROAD IT MAKES CLUNKING NOISES. ALSO, RIGHT FRONT TORSION BAR BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #832048 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Jacksonville Beach, FL
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE
PIN THAT HOLDS STEERING NUCKLE/ WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED IN TWO CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF CAR. OIL PLUG STRIPS OUT.
NHTSA complaint #707720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Jacksonville Beach, FL
STEERING:LINKAGES
PIN THAT HOLDS STEERING NUCKLE/ WHEEL ASSEMBLY SHEARED IN TWO CAUSING WHEEL TO FALL OFF CAR. OIL PLUG STRIPS OUT.
NHTSA complaint #707720 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
ST. Simons Island, GACrash2 injured
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY
DURING A VEHICLE ACCIDENT, THE CAR ROLLED OVER. THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE SEAT BELT BUCKLES DID NOT STAY LOCKED IN PLACE.
NHTSA complaint #801588 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Abrams, WICrash3 injured
SEATS
UPON IMPACT, DURING REAR END COLLISION, AT APPROX. 35MPH, FRONT PASSENGER AND REAR SEAT TRACK ANCHOR BOLT BROKE.
NHTSA complaint #800258 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Beckley, WV
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS
METAL FUEL LINE RUSTED AT FUEL PUMP, CAUSING FUEL TO LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #504909 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.