Reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers, shown in full
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Complaints on fileComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
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Latest Mar 23, 2004
Crash or fire reportedComplaints whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. These are the reporter's own answers on the NHTSA form, not verified findings.
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Filed in the last 12 monthsReports filed with NHTSA in the trailing 365 days. Recent volume reflects attention and vehicle age as much as anything else.
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Reports on file since Jan 19, 1995
What this page shows
Our database holds 17 NHTSA owner-reported complaints for the 1986 Acura Legend. Each one is a report filed by an owner or driver and published by NHTSA without most of them being verified. A complaint is not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. Narratives are shown exactly as filed.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Complaints, most recent first
Showing 1–17 of 17
Tires & wheels
Filed Mar 23, 2004
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.*AK
NHTSA ID
10063696
Incident
Mar 23, 2004
Mileage
163,051 mi
Visibility
Filed Jul 11, 2001
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.*JB
NHTSA ID
561978
Incident
Jul 8, 2001
Visibility
Filed Jul 10, 2001
I WAS INSTANTLY BLINDED IN HEAVY RAIN WHEN WINDSHIELD WIPERS STOPPED WORKING AND RAN OFF THE ROADRKING. *AK
NHTSA ID
748200
Incident
Jul 7, 2001
Seat belts
Filed May 18, 2001
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 ID
888601
Powertrain (other)
Filed Jan 4, 2001
ODOMETER WAS ROLLED BACK. NLM
NHTSA ID
558403
Engine
Filed Feb 4, 2000
THERE IS FUEL ESCAPING THROUGH MUFFLER/TAIL PIPE. CONSUMERR STATED THAT IT IS A HEALTH HAZARD. *AK
NHTSA ID
856316
Incident
Oct 28, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Dec 9, 1999
DRIVERS SIDE SEAT BELT WILL NOT RETRACT. *AK
NHTSA ID
715873
Incident
Oct 10, 1999
Seat belts
Filed Sep 17, 1997
SEAT BELT FAILURE.
NHTSA ID
522263
Fuel system
Filed May 8, 1997
FUEL FILLER PIPE TO THE GAS TANK WAS IMPROPERLY PROTECTED FROM RUST, CAUSING LEAKAGE.
NHTSA ID
517067
Incident
Feb 15, 1997
Fuel system
Filed Dec 10, 1996
HAD SMELLED GAS WHILE DRIVING, FUEL LEAKING INTO TRUNK OF VEHICLE WHICH IS FOR PERSONAL USE. *AK
NHTSA ID
806140
Incident
Dec 10, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Nov 27, 1996
THE FUEL FILLER TUBE HAS RUSTED, RESULTING IN A FUEL LEAK.*AK
NHTSA ID
802068
Incident
May 15, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Oct 21, 1996
THE FUEL FILLER PIPE HAS ROTTED OUT, CAUSING A FUEL LEAK. *AK
NHTSA ID
803174
Incident
Oct 3, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Feb 8, 1996
FUEL SYSTEM FAILURE, FUEL INJECTORS ARE LEAKING FUEL. TT
NHTSA ID
978882
Incident
Feb 8, 1996
Fuel system
Filed Dec 7, 1995
THE FUEL TANK ASSEMBLY PIPE FILLER NECK LEAKS. TT
NHTSA ID
976283
Incident
Mar 10, 1994
Transmission
Filed Oct 5, 1995
IGNITION KEY CAN BE TAKEN OUT, WHILE IN GEAR, EQUIPPED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION. TT
NHTSA ID
972970
Incident
Sep 5, 1995
Fuel system
Filed Feb 22, 1995
THE GAS LINE RIGHT BY TANK RUSTED THROUGH, CAUSING GAS LEAK. *AK
NHTSA ID
960357
Driver assistance
Filed Jan 19, 1995
Crash reported1 injury reported
VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED UPON SHIFTING GEARS FROM PARK TO REVERSE CRASHING INTO MAILBOX AND RAMP. PLEASE DESCRIBE DETAILS. TT
NHTSA ID
958877
Incident
Dec 30, 1994
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.