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1988 Acura Legend Driver assistance Problems

Owner-reported complaints naming the driver-assistance system, filed with NHTSA

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Driver assistance reportsComplaints 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.
12
Latest May 23, 2003
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
36%
of 33 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
7
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
10

What this page shows

Reports naming forward-collision avoidance, lane keeping, back-over prevention, cruise control and related electronic driver-assistance systems. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1988 Acura Legend submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 12 reports on file name it.

Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.

Owner reports naming driver-assistance

Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed

Driver assistance
Filed May 23, 2003
Crash reported

WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND HIT A WALL. *JB

NHTSA ID
10020513
Incident
May 23, 2003
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 27, 2003
Crash reported

ON FEB 3, 2003, I WAS BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY AND PUT CAR IN REVERSE, I COULD NOT STOP THE CAR NO MATTER HOW MUCH PRESSURE I PUT ON THE BRAKES. THE CAR BACK UP ON THE SIDEWALK IN FRONT OF MY HOUSE, INTO MY NEIGHBORS FENCE, WHICH CAUSED FENCE TO BREAK IN SEVERAL PLACES. *JB

NHTSA ID
10008202
Incident
Feb 3, 2003
Driver assistance
Filed Dec 2, 1999
Crash reported

WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND PUTTING IT IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE CAR TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED AND WOULD NOT STOP WITH APPLICATION OF BRAKES. DRIVER HAD TO TURN CAR OFF IN ORDER TO STOP. VEHICLE HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE. MECHANIC CAN'T FIND PROBLEM. *AK *ML

NHTSA ID
853580
Incident
Nov 29, 1990
BrakesDriver assistance
Filed Nov 24, 1999

VEHICLE TOOK OFF AT A HIGH SPEED WHEN IT WAS PUT INTO DRIVE. THE BRAKES DID NOT STOP VEHICLE. SO THE DRIVER HAD TO PUT THE VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL. DEALER SAID THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG. *AK

NHTSA ID
852705
Driver assistance
Filed May 18, 1999
Crash reported

CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE UP AND PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN HIGH SPEED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES, AND VEHICLE DIDN'T STOP. IT WENT INTO A BURNING SLOPE AND HIT A TREE AND SLOWED DOWN. CONSUMER PUT VEHICLE IN PARK, AND IT WENT FORWARD AND KEPT GOING AT HIGH SPEED. VEHICLE WENT THROUGH A COUPLE OF PARKING STRIPS AND ONTO TWO SIDEWALKS. THEN CONSUMER TURNED OFF IGNITION AND VEHICLE STOPPED. *AK

NHTSA ID
838074
Incident
Feb 6, 1998
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 17, 1999

UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FROM BANK ATM LINE. MOTOR IDLING. TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. COULDN'T CONTROL. CRASHED INTO TREE OPPOSITE SIDE OF PARKING LOT.

NHTSA ID
704565
Driver assistance
Filed Feb 22, 1999

VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RANDOM SUDDEN ACCELERATION.

NHTSA ID
544088
Driver assistance
Filed May 17, 1998
3 injuries reported

DRIVER ENTERED VEHICLE, RELEASED PARKING BRAKE AND PUT TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A COLLISION/INJURIES. ALSO VEHICLE WAS TOTALED.

NHTSA ID
533948
Incident
May 10, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 19, 1997
Crash reported

THE CAR WAS IN REVERSE AND THEN IT ACCELERATED, AND THE CAR WENT UP IN THE AIR AND OVER A STONE WALL. THE CAR HAS BEEN TOTALED. *AK *NLM

NHTSA ID
813284
Incident
Jun 6, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Jun 11, 1997
Crash reported3 injuries reported

UPON PUTTING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND LIGHTLY TOUGHING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESULTING IN A CRASH/INJURIES. *AK

NHTSA ID
517535
Incident
May 10, 1997
Driver assistance
Filed Nov 14, 1996
Crash reported4 injuries reported

SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES.

NHTSA ID
511314
Incident
Jun 26, 1996
Driver assistance
Filed Mar 15, 1995

BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED ALSO COMING OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. TT

NHTSA ID
962016
Incident
Dec 17, 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.

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