Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade:
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What breaks on a 1986 Acura Legend
Every complaint is filed against a part. Follow any row for the complaints about that part alone.
Fuel & Propulsion
741.2%
Seat Belts
317.6%
Windows, Mirrors & Wipers
211.8%
Transmission & Drivetrain
211.8%
Tires
15.9%
Median failure at 163,051 miles
Acceleration & Cruise Control
15.9%
1 crashes, 0 fires
Engine & Cooling
15.9%
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.
Jan 1995peak 1Mar 2004
NHTSA investigations into the 1986 Acura Legend
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
EA89005Opened 16 Nov 1988Closed 30 Nov 1989VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
FUEL SYSTEM VENTING
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PE88062Opened 21 Jun 1988Closed 16 Nov 1988VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
FUEL SYSTEM VENTING
SUMMARY: THE FOUR OWNER COMPLAINTS INVOLVE FIVE VEHICLES, THREE ACCORDS AND TWO LEGENDS. A SEARCH OF ODI RECORDS PERTAINING TO HONDA SAFETY RECALLS AND DEALER SERVICE BULLETINS REVEALED NO INFORMATION RELATED TO THIS SUBJECT.===
EA88026Opened 8 Mar 1988Closed 10 Jan 1991POWER TRAIN
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
SUMMARY OF INFORMATION FROM MANUFACTURER:UNDER DP88-005 AMERICAN HONDAPROVIDED THE STATISTICS GIVEN ABOVE.HONDA ALSO VERIFIED THAT THE POWER-TRAIN INSTALLED IN THE ACCURA LEGEND IS ALSO SOLD TO AUSTIN ROVER AND USEDIN THE STERLING VEHICLE.A NUMBER OF THE COMPLAINTS REPORTED DIRECTLY TOHONDA HAVE BEEN INVESTIGATED BY FIELD PERSONNEL, WHO CONSISTENTLY HAVE NOTFOUND ANY APPARENT COMPONENT OR SUBSYSTEM MALFUNCTIONS TO WHICH THEINCIDENTS COULD BE ATTRIBUTED.ANALYSIS:THE RATES OF COMPLAINTS AND ACCIDENTS INVOLVING THE SUBJECTVEHICLES ARE SIGNIFICANT.FURTHER DETAILED REVIEW OF THIS MATTER ISAPPROPRIA...
DP88005Opened 10 Nov 1987Closed 8 Mar 1988VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:LINKAGES
SUDDEN ACCELERATION
Complaints that involved harm
Reports where the owner recorded a crash, a fire, an injury or a death.
Fall River, MACrash1 injured
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE CRASHING INTO MAILBOX AND RAMP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA complaint #958877 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
The most recent complaints
In the owners' own words, exactly as filed with NHTSA.
at 163,051 milesWarrenton, MO
TIRES:SIDEWALL
WE PURCHASED FOUR GOODYEAR AQUATRED 3 TIRES IN SEPTEMBER 2000. SINCE THAT DATE, THREE OF THE TIRES HAVE FAILED (IN SEPTEMBER AND DECEMBER 2003; AND MARCH 2004). ALL THREE TIRES EXPERIENCED A FAILURE (A BLOWOUT) INVOLVING THE SIDEWALLS OF THE TIRES. WE BELIEVE THE HIGH RATE OF FAILURE IN THE SIDEWALL AREA INDICATES A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL OF OUR VEHICLE DURING EACH OF THE BLOWOUTS, AS WE WERE TRAVELING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED ON EACH OCCURRENCE. SINCE THE DATE OF ORIGINAL PURCHASE, WE HAVE PLACED ONLY 33,101 MILES ON OUR VEHICLE TO DATE. THE AQUATRED 3 HAS AN 80,000-MILE WARRANTY RATING.
NHTSA complaint #10063696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middle Village, NY
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER:MOTOR
CONSUMER STATES WHILE DRIVING IN HEAVY RAIN, THE WINDSHIELD WIPERS SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING, CONSUMER STATES HE WAS INSTANTLY BLINDED WHILE ROUNDING A TURN, AND DROVE OFF THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, CONSUMER STATES THE WIPER MOTOR CONTINUED TO RUN, BUT THE LINKAGE BETWEEN THE MOTOR AND THE WIPERS APPARENTLY FAILED, CAUSING BOTH OF WIPERS TO BECOME DISCONNECTED AND SUDDENLY STOP.
NHTSA complaint #561978 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Middle Village, NY
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER
I WAS INSTANTLY BLINDED IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND RAN OFF THE ROADRKING.
NHTSA complaint #748200 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVER'S SIDE RETRACTOR DOES NOT RETRACT, LEAVING SEATBELT LOOSE AROUND THE DRIVER. DEALER HAS NOT SEEN VEHICLE. *AK CONSUMER CONTACTED ANOTHER ACURA DEALERSHIP THAT INFORMED HIM THAT SEAT BELTS CAME WITH A LIFETIME WARRANTY AND PROMPTLY FIXED THEM. *SLC
NHTSA complaint #888601 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Seattle, WA
POWER TRAIN
ODOMETER WAS ROLLED BACK. NLM
NHTSA complaint #558403 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Yarmouth, MA
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
THERE IS FUEL ESCAPING THROUGH MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. CONSUMERR STATED THAT IT IS A HEALTH HAZARD.
NHTSA complaint #856316 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Pinole, CA
SEAT BELTS:FRONT:RETRACTOR
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT.
NHTSA complaint #715873 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Lithonia, GA
SEAT BELTS
SEAT BELT FAILURE.
NHTSA complaint #522263 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Columbus, OH
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
FUEL FILLER PIPE TO THE GAS TANK WAS IMPROPERLY PROTECTED FROM RUST, CAUSING LEAKAGE.
NHTSA complaint #517067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
North Warren, PA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
HAD SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING, FUEL LEAKING INTO TRUNK OF VEHICLE WHICH IS FOR PERSONAL USE.
NHTSA complaint #806140 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Allentown, PA
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE FUEL FILLER TUBE HAS RUSTED, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #802068 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
Thomas River, NJ
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY:FILLER PIPE AND CAP
THE FUEL FILLER PIPE HAS ROTTED OUT, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK.
NHTSA complaint #803174 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.