Safety Score
93
Safe
Recalls
0
Complaints
36
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (0)
No recalls found for the 1990 Acura Legend.
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-04-22 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | Yes | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1990 ACURA LEGEND. WHILE BACKING UP THE VEHICLE, THE BRAKES CEASED TO FUNCTION WHICH RESULTED IN… |
| 2014-03-19 | AIR BAGS | Yes | 1 | I WAS INVOLVED IN A HIT AND RUN WHICH CAUSED MY DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG TO DEPLOY CAUSEING SWELLING TO MY FACE AND THE FUME… |
| 2003-06-18 | SEAT BELTS:REAR/OTHER | No | 0 | SEAT BELTS IN THE REAR JUST POPPED OUT AND CONSUMER CANNOT USE THEM. WHAT CAN SHE DO?*AK |
| 2003-02-06 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 1 | THE SPRINGS THAT ARE SUPPOSED TO HOLD MY TRUNK LID OPEN AREN'T STRONG ENOUGH AND THE LID CLOSES SUDDENLY WHEN THERE IS … |
| 2002-08-21 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION FAILED FOR THE THIRD TIME. MR |
| 2002-02-03 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING:FRONT UNDERHOOD | No | 0 | VEHICLE WAS LEFT WITH ENGINE TURNED OFF AND KEYS WERE OUT OF THE IGNITION. 20 MINUTES LATER,HEARD ALARM SOUND. WENT O… |
| 2002-01-02 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING 5 MPH TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY AND DRIVER'S AIRBAG DEPLOYED.*AK |
| 2001-08-15 | STEERING | No | 0 | I HAVE HAD THE FRONT LOWER BALL JOINTS REPLACED IN 2001, 2002 AND 2003 WITH LESS THAN 10,000 MILES AND AROUND A YEAR OF… |
| 2000-09-11 | TIRES | No | 0 | 1 YEAR AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS UNSTEADY. I WAS CLOSE TO HOME, ABOUT 20 FEET, I LET THE CAR R… |
| 2000-07-27 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | No | 0 | STEEL BELTS WORN THROUGH WITH TREAD SEPARATING FROM TIRE. *AK( DOT NUMBER: W2UNJBR025 TIRE SIZE: P205/60R15 ) |
| 1999-10-30 | EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC. | No | 0 | 10/30/99 WIRING FOR RADIO/SPEAKERS BURNED. WORLD OF SOUND REBUILT ALL FOUR AMPS; TOTAL COST $728.17. 8/24/02 SAME BUR… |
| 1999-07-07 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE PROBLEMS; INTERMITTENTLY WHILE APPLYING THE BRAKES THE PEDAL GOES TO THE FLOOR, CAUSING COMPLETE BRAKE FAILUR… |
| 1999-01-01 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | LATE AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT DURING A COLLISION, CAUSING TRAUMATIC INJURY TO DRIVER'S EYE. 3 OTHER PASSENGERS WERE NOT HARME… |
| 1998-12-22 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | No | 0 | WHEN BRAKING THE ENGINE FAILED TO DECELERATE AND WHEN SHIFTED INTO NUETRAL RAN AT FULL THROTTLE. THE ENGINE HAD TO BE S… |
| 1998-09-11 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS BRAKE FAILURE. ABS LIGHT COMES ON AFTER SEVERAL MILES OF DRIVING. |
| 1997-05-05 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | THIS IS THE 2ND TRANSMISSION I'VE PUT IN THIS CAR --MILES UNDER20,000 |
| 1997-04-25 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL | Yes | 1 | VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND AIR BAG DEPLOYED. ONCE THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED, THERE WAS SEVERE DAMAGE DONE TO THE D… |
| 1996-12-01 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | No | 0 | DRIVER'S SIDE BUCKET SEATBACK REST SNAPPED WHILE DRIVER WAS EXITING VEHICLE, CAUSE UNKOWN, DEALER FOUND NO APPARENT DE… |
| 1996-05-08 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | HAD BRAKE FAILURE BECAUSE MASTER CYLINDER HAD TO BE REPLACED. NO WARNING. *AK |
| 1996-04-14 | STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR | No | 0 | DUE TO ELECTRICAL SHORT IN THE POWER LOCKS WHEN YOU LOCK THE DOORS FROM THE INSIDE, THE DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK . *AK |
| 1996-03-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:MASTER CYLINDER | No | 0 | BRAKES FAILED TWICE, BOTH TIMES BRAKES RETURNED AFTER PUMPING. *DSH |
| 1995-10-25 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | SUDDEN ACCELERATION, CAUSING ACCIDENTS. *DSH |
| 1995-10-21 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | No | 0 | WHEN DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED THE CAR STALLS . TT |
| 1995-09-27 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS MODULATOR FAILED, NO INDICATION OF ABS DEFECT. TT CONSUMER ALSO HAD BLOWER MOTOR REPLACED AND … |
| 1995-09-23 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS | Yes | 0 | BRAKE SYSTEM FAILURE, TOTAL LOSS OF BRAKING. TT CONSUMER STATES AS SHE PULEED INTO A PARKING LOT, SHE DEPRESSED THE B… |
| 1995-04-21 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | Yes | 0 | WHILE ATTEMPTING TO BACKUP, VEHICLE SPED AND CRASHED INTO BANK WINDOW. TT |
| 1995-03-01 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | TRANSMISSION SLIPS, CAUSING VEHICLE TO VIBRATE WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 30 - 35 MPH. *SKD |
| 1995-01-01 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | ABS SYSTEM FAILURE, ABS MODULATOR BROKE, PEDAL GOES TO FLOOR. TT |
| 1992-12-04 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE PROBLEM WITH THE ABS SYSTEM IN THIS CAR BEGAN OCCURRING WHEN THE CAR WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. WE HAVE WRITTEN DOCU… |
| 1992-01-01 | SEAT BELTS:FRONT:BUCKLE ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | DRIVERS SIDE BUCKLE FROZE WHILE LATCHED AND WOULD NOT UNLATCH/PASSENGERS SIDE BUCKLE STOPPED LATCHING; DEALER REPLACED … |
| 1990-03-22 | STRUCTURE:BODY:TRUNK LID | No | 0 | TRUNK SPRINGS NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO HOLD TRUNK LID OPEN WHEN PARKED ON SLIGHT GRADE. |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | No | 0 | THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKING SYSTEM HAS PERMANENTLY FAILED AND THE PUMP RUNS CONSTANTLY MAKING A CLICKING NOISE. I HAD PROBLEM… |
| — | SEATS | No | 0 | WHILE DRIVING, PASSENGER FRONT SEAT ROCKS BACK AND FORTH ON TRACK AND ANCHOR, DEALER SAY'S IT'S IN THE DESIGN AND NORMA… |
| — | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP | Yes | 0 | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 25 MPH AND ATTEMPED TO STOP- ABS BRAKES FAILED CAUSING CONSUMER TO HAVE ACCIDENT. TT |
| — | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | No | 0 | PURCHASE CAR NEW THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED . TT |
| — | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:STARTER ASSEMBLY | No | 0 | STARTER FAILURE. |