Safety Score
94
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
33
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1988 Acura Legend.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-08-30 | TIRES | No | 0 | gingerbread factory national fedration newspaper employee. projectory math musuem |
| 2010-02-03 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1988 ACURA LEGEND. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ATTEMPTING TO REVERSE OUT OF A PARKING SPACE, T… |
| 2003-06-15 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | Yes | 1 | I EXPERIENCED SUDDEN VIOLENT FULL ACCELERATION WITH A 1988 ACURA LEGEND, WHICH RESULTED IN A CRASH INTO A BUILDING, AND… |
| 2003-05-23 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE GEAR WAS SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHICH CAUSED THE CONSUMER TO LOSE CONTR… |
| 2003-02-03 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 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 PRESS… |
| 2000-01-24 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:ANCHORAGE | No | 1 | BELT WEBBING FAILED. SAFETY BELT FAILURE WAS INVESTIGATED BY OFFICER ELROD. POINT OF CONTACT: CALIFORNIA HIGHWAY PAT… |
| 1999-02-25 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM | No | 0 | COOLANT WAS LEAKING OUT OF THE ENGINE. ALSO, TRANSMISSION OIL WAS LEAKING/FUEL INJECTORS WERE LEAKING GASOLINE, AND ENG… |
| 1999-01-07 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HOOD:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS | No | 0 | HAVING BATTERY RECHARGED WITH THE HOOD UP, A FEW MINUTES LATER, HOOD FELL ON BATTERY CABLES. MECHANIC CHECKED & FOUND T… |
| 1998-02-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | CONSUMER STARTED VEHICLE UP AND PUT VEHICLE IN REVERSE, VEHICLE ACCELERATED IN HIGH SPEED. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKE… |
| 1997-06-06 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | 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… |
| 1997-05-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 3 | DRIVER ENTERED VEHICLE, RELEASED PARKING BRAKE AND PUT TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CON… |
| 1997-05-10 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 3 | UPON PUTTING TRANSMISSION INTO DRIVE AND LIGHTLY TOUGHING GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL, RESUL… |
| 1996-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | CONSUMER STATED THAT WHILE HE WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE JUST STOPPED. VEHICLE WOULD NOT START AT ALL. HAD… |
| 1996-08-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE IN TOWN, HEARD A LOUD BANG LIKE HITTING A POT HOLE, STOPPED VEHICLE AT TRAFFIC LIGHT, WOULD N… |
| 1996-06-26 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 4 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENT/INJURIES. |
| 1996-02-17 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | Yes | 0 | WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A HILL WITH THE EMERCENCY PARKING BRAKE ACTIVATED THE VEHICLE ROLLED DOWN THE HILL AND H… |
| 1995-09-01 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL:SWITCH | No | 0 | MULTI-FUNCTION SWITCH THAT CONTROLS DIRECTIONAL BLINKER AND HEALDIGHTS FAILED. *AK |
| 1995-08-05 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:SHOES/LININGS | No | 0 | REPLACED SHOE/DRUM SYSTEM. |
| 1994-12-17 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY VEHICLE ACCELERATED ALSO COMING OFF HIGHWAY VEHICLE SURGED FORWARD. TT |
| 1994-12-01 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:CONSTANT VELOCITY JOINT | No | 0 | C.V. JOINT FAILURE. *AW |
| 1994-11-30 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS MODULATOR AND PRESSURE HOSE ARE LEAKING. TT |
| 1994-05-10 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | No | 0 | WITH 45,684 MILES THE ABS MODULATOR BEGAN TO LOSE FLUID AND FAIL. THERE WAS NO VISIBLE LEAK, BUT FLUID LEVAL WOULD DEC… |
| 1994-01-23 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:STORAGE:TANK ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | WHERE THE GAS IS PUMPED INTO THE CAR THAT AREA IS ALL RUSTED OUT AND COULD CAUSE A POTENTIAL HAZARD.PLEASE DESCRIBE. *AK |
| 1993-11-22 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THE CAR HAS A SHIFTING PROBLEM AND SOMETIMES LURCHES FORWARD. TT |
| 1990-11-29 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE ON AND PUTTING IT IN REVERSE WITH FOOT ON BRAKE, THE CAR TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED AND WOULD NOT … |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED RANDOM SUDDEN ACCELERATION. |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT GO IN REVERSE GEAR, DURING COLD WEATHER. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION. |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | UNINTENDED ACCELERATION FROM BANK ATM LINE. MOTOR IDLING. TOOK OFF AT HIGH SPEED WHEN SHIFTED FROM PARK TO DRIVE. COUL… |
| — | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | No | 0 | 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 … |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ABS SYSTEM NO LONGER WORKS, AND DEALER CLAIMS IT CAN NOT BE FIXED. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | Yes | 0 | WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN PARK IT JUMPED OUT OF GEAR INTO REVERSE AT VERY HIGH SPEED, HIT SOMEONE AND STUCK TWO HOUSES… |
| — | EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL:ACCESSORY SCISSOR/SCREW/BOTTLE JACK/LIFT | No | 0 | THE JACK THAT COMES WITH THE VEHICLE HAS COLLAPSED ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS. TT |