Owner-reported complaints naming the electrical system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the electrical system — wiring, battery, charging, control modules, infotainment and electrical accessories. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 1991 Acura Legend submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 57 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.
The 25 most recent of 57, in the owner's own words
NOTHING LED UP TO FAILURE. JUST STARTED THE CAR. RECALL ITEM (BOSE AMPLIFIER) CAUGHT ON FIRE. MANUFACTURER REFUSES TO FIX, SINCE LOCAL DEALER SAID VEHICLE WAS NOT WORTH REPAIRING. *LA
THE CONSUMER RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE FOR THE AMPLIFIER TO THE SPEAKER MARCH 2 2002. THE CONSUMER HAD IT DONE AND A COUPLE OF MONTHS THE PROBLEM STILL REOCCUR. *PH *MR
THE CAR BLOWS OUT WHITE SMOKE FROME THE ENGINE. WHEN IN D4 THE LIGHT BLINKS AND THE SPEEDOMETER FLUXUATES. PASSENGER SEAT WILL NOT SLIDE FORWARD
I HAD MAJOR PROBLEMS WITH THE COOLING SYSTEM OVERHEATING. I HAD TO REPLACE EVERY PART OF THE SYSTEM, RADIATOR, THERMOSTAT, WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, RADIATOR CAP IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN CORRECT TEMP. AT 118000 MILES MY SPEED GAUGE JUMPS AND SOMETIMES RECORD SPEEDS AS HIGH AS 90+ MPH WHEN I AM APPROACHING A STOP. THE SPEED SENSOR REPLACEMENT IS APPROXIMATLEY $200.
I RECENTLY CAME ACROSS THIS WEBSITE, I HAVE A 1991 ACURA LEGEND, PURCHASED BRAND-NEW. TO DATE I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE SPEED SENSOR, RADIATOR, MASTER CYLINDER, A/C CONDENSER, ANTI-THEFT SYSTEM WORK RANDOMLY AND GOES CRAZY, REAR RIGHT WINDOW DOES NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME, FACTORY KEYLESS ENTRY HAS FAILED, BOSE AUDIO AMP HAS BLOWN, HAVE NOT REPLACED NOR RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE, TAPE DECK OVER HEATS AND TAPES GET STUCK, SWITCHING GEARS THE CAR JUMPS. CANNOT UNLOCK CAR WITH KEYS, HAD TO INSTALL AFTERMARKET KEYLESS ENTRY SYSTEM.*AK
THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SCREECHING NOISE EMITTING FROM THE RADIOS SPEAKERS AND AMPLIFIERS PRIOR TO THE RECALL NOTICE 01V-053. THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT BUT WAS DENIED (BOSE SOUND SYSTEM). *AK *NLM
NHTSA RECALL 01 V 053 000/MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01-115 CONCERNING AMPLIFIERS: CROWN ACURA IN GREENBORO, NC. PHONE# 366-851-7021. UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL. DEALER STATED THAT NO PART WAS AVAILABLE . FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AKI
SPEAKER AMPLIFIER IS OVERHEATING AND CAN CAUSE A FIRE. DEALER NOTIFIED. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
CONSUMER RECIEVED SAFETY RECALL 01V-053 YET THE PROBLEM HAS STILL NOT BEEN REMEDIED, THE CONSUMER CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER WHO HAS GIVEN NO IMMEDIATE DATE AS TO WHEN THE PROBLEM WILL BE REMEDIED. NLM
NHTSA RECALL 01 V 053 000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01-015 CONCERNING SPEAKER AMPLIFIERS. DEALER: CROWN ACURA; GREENBORO, SC; PHONE# 336/851-7021 WAS UNABLE TO HONOR RECALL NOTICE BECAUSE NO PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER INFORMATION.*AK
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE 01V-053, IN REFERENCE TO FAULTY AMPLIFIERS, ALONG WITH INSTRUCTIONS FOR REIMBURSEMENT, THE CONSUMER HAS SUBMITTED THE CLAIM FOR REIMBURSEMENT TWICE AND HAS BEEN DENIED BOTH TIME BECAUSE THE RECIEPT FOR REPLAEMENT DID NOT STATE THAT THERE WAS A POPPING NOISE. NLM
CONSUMER STATED HE RECEIVED THE RECALL NOTIFICATION REGARDING THE BOSE AMPLIFIER, HOWEVER PRIOR TO RECEIVING RECALL NOTICE, CONSUMER HAD TO REPLACED 2 REAR SPEAKERS WHEN THE AMPLIFIER SHORTED OUT, BLEW THE REAR SPEAKERS AND STARTED SMOKING BLACK ACRID SMELLING SMOKE, CONSUMER FILLED OUT THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK, AND EVENTUALLY WAS DENIED STATING THAT THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS INSUFFICIENT TO DETERMINE THAT THE REPAIRS TO THE BOSE SYSTEM WERE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL.*JB
A RECALLED AMPLIFLYER MELTED AND CREATED FIRE WITHIN THE CABIN OF THE CAR. I HAVE NEVER RECEIVED ANY TYPE OF NOTICE. WHEN I CALLED ACURA OF AMERICA THEY REFERRED ME TO ACURA OF CANADA BECAUSE THE CAR ORIGINATED IN CANADA, BUT HAS BEEN REGISTERED IN THE US FOR MANY YEARS. FURTHER THE SAME RECALL PART WAS INSTALLED ON THE US VERSION OF THE SAME VEHICAL. I FEEL LIKE I AM GETTING THE RUN AROUND FROM A LARGE CORPORATION. THINGS MAY HAVE TURNED OUT VERY TRAGICLLY HAD MY WIFE AND 2 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER BEEN IN THE CAR INSTEAD OF JUST ME. ACURA OF AMERICA DIDN'T WANT TO HEAR ANY PART OF THAT, BUT ONLY REFERED ME TO ACURA OF CANADA. I AM CURIOUS AS TO HOW MANY DEATHS AND OR LAW SUITES ACURA IS FACING?*AK
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL LETTER 01V053000 IN APRIL 2001. CONSUMER MADE NUMEROUS CALLS TO DEALER AND MANUFACTURER ABOUT REPAIRS, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. *AK
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REPLACED THE BOSE AUDIO SYSTEM, CONSUMER THEN SENT IN THE NECESSARY PAPERWORK, HOWEVER HE WAS DENIED BY MANUFACTURER STATING THAT INFORMATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS INSUFFICIENT DETAIL TO DETERMINE THAT REPAIRS TO THE BOSE SYSTEM WERE RELATED TO THE RECALL.*JB
CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 01V053 AND COMPLETED THE REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FORM ALONG WITH ALL OTHER REQUESTED MATERIALS DUE TO HAVING THE COMPONENT PREVIOUSLY REPLACED, CONSUMERS CLAIM WAS DENIED AND HE RECEIVED A LETTER STATING THAT THE DOCUMENTATION PROVIDED INSUFFICIENT DETAIL TO DERTERMINE THAT REPAIRS TO THE BOSE SYSTEM WERE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL. *SLC
THE CONSUMERS VEHICLE HAD AN UNUSUAL NOISE SUCH AS POPPING AND CLINKING FROM THE SPEAKERS AND WAS FIXED PRIOR TO RECALL. HOWEVER, THE MANUFACTURER DENIED THE REIMBURSMENT REQUEST. *YH
THE CONSUMER HAS WAITED 6 MONTHS FOR RECALL PARTS TO ARRIVE, THE CONSUMER FEELS THIS IS SUFFICIENT TIME TO HAVE RECALL 01V-053 PROPERLY HANDLED. NLM
PRIOR TO RECALL NOTIFICATION, CONSUMER REPLACED THE BOSE AMPLIFIER AND REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT, HOWEVER HE WAS DENIED BY MANUFACTURER STATING THAT THE DOCUMENTATION THAT WAS PROVIDED WAS INSUFFUCIENT DETAILS TO DETERMINE THAT THE REPAIRS WERE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL.*JB
THE CONSUMER PAID FOR REPLACING THE BOSE AUDIO AMPLIFIER THAT FAILED, DUE TO THE AMPLIFIER MAKING LOUD CRACKING SOUNDS AND CAUSING A BURNING SMELL AND SMOKE IN THE AUTOMOBILE, HOWEVER CONSUMER RECEIVED SAFETY RECALL 01V-053 FROM THE MANUFACTURER LATER ON. CONSUMER IS REQUESTING REIMBURSMENT, BUT THE MANUFACTURER DECLINED REIMBURSEMENT BASED ON INSUFFICIENT DETAIL TO DETERMINE THAT REPAIRS WERE RELATED TO THE ACTUAL SAFETY RECALL.*YH
THE CONSUMER RECEIVED A RECALL (01V-053) ON AUDIO SYSTEM,BUT THE DEALER HAD NO PARTS FOR OVER THREE MONTHS. *YH
I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL NOTICE FROM ACURA MARCH 2001. NOTICE ADVISED ME NOT TO USE RADIO, AND RADIO WOULD BE REPLACED BY DEALER. CALLED NEAREST AUTHORIZED DEALER IN APRIL 2001; THEY SAID THEY HAD NO PARTS AND IT WAS A "CORPORATE" PROBLEM. CALLED ACURA, WHO SAID I WOULD JUST HAVE TO WAIT; PARTS WERE SCARCE. THEY AGAIN WARNED ME NOT TO USE MY RADIO. I ASKED FOR A DATE BY WHICH MY CAR WOULD BE REPAIRED. I WAS TOLD THEY DIDN'T KNOW. IT'S BEEN MORE THAN THE 60 DAYS MENTIONED IN THE RECALL NOTICE, AND ACURA HAS NOT CORRECTED THE PROBLEM OR GIVEN ANY ANSWERS ABOUT WHEN THEY WILL CORRECT IT. I'M TIRED OF WAITING AND PLAN TO USE MY RADIO, AND WILL HOLD THEM RESPONSIBLE IF ANYTHING GOES WRONG!*AK
RECALL 0I V 053 000/SPEAKER AMPLIFERS: UNABLE TO GET DEALER, ACURA AUTOMOTOR DIVISON, TORRANCE, CA; PHONE# 800 382-2238TO HONOR MANUFACTURER'S RECALL NOTICE. KEPT INFORMING THAT PARTS WERE AVAILABLE. FEEL FREE TO PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS ON THIS MATTER.*AK
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL 01V053000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01-015. DEALER REFUSED TO REMEDY RECALL PROBLEM. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS.*AK
CONSUMER CONTACTED DEALER IN REFERENCE TO RECALL NUMBER 01V053000/ MANUFACTURER'S RECALL 01-015. DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. *AK PARTS FINALLY ARRIVED AT DEALER ON 30-JUL-2001, PROBLEM HAS BEEN REMEDIED. *SLC
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