1994 ACURA INTEGRA

A REP AT THE IIHS SUGGESTED THAT I TAKE THIS UP WITH YOU. I HAVE FOUND IT REALLY DIFFICULT TO COPE WITH THE LED HEADLIGHTS IN ONCOMING CARS. I REALLY CAN'T UNDERSTAND HOW THEIR USE WAS APPROVED. SURELY THE NEED TO SEE OBSTACLES MUST BE BALANCED WITH THE NEED NOT TO BLIND OTHER DRIVERS. MY CAR IS LOW SLUNG, AND MY EYES TAKE A DIRECT HIT FROM ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS OF HIGHER WHEELBASE VEHICLES, YET HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS NEVER BOTHER ME. I CAN FIELD THEM WITHOUT A FEELING OF RETINAL BURN. NOT SO LEDS. WHEN THE NEWER 'SNOB CARS' WITH THE PAIN-INDUCING LED LIGHTS COME TOWARDS ME, I CAN'T HELP BUT THINK THAT ALLOWING THEM ON THE ROAD IS A MISTAKE. IT SMACKS OF PANDERING TO MARKETEERS, OR WORSE SHEER LAZINESS AND DISTRACTION ON THE PART OF REGULATORS. I APPRECIATE THAT SOME NEWER CARS HAVE WINDSHIELDS WITH AN ANTI-GLARE LAYER IN THEM. THAT IS FINE FOR THOSE DRIVERS, BUT, WHAT ABOUT THE REST OF US ? THE REGULATORY RESPONSIBILITY IN THIS AREA ISN'T BEING MET. THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD REQUIRE SOME SOR

Mileage: 92,000

IN AUGUST MY 1994 ACURA INTEGRA LS STOPPED RUNNING. THE MOTOR FIRED BUT WOULD NOT RUN. AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS, IT RE STARTED. A WEEK LATER WHILE DRIVING THE MOTOR SUDDENLY QUIT. IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME AND NEVER STARTED AGAIN. I NEEDED A TOW TRUCK. I DISCOVERED IT WAS A FAULTY IGNITION SWITCH. THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN FOR INTEGRA OWNERS. I WOULD LIKE TO BE REIMBURSED FOR THE NEW IGNITION SWITCH THAT I BOUGHT. MY CAR WAS A TRAGEDY WAITING TO HAPPEN. SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER ESPECIALLY WHILE DRIVING IS A HAZARD. I HAVE THE OLD SWITCH. *TR

Mileage: 210,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 ACURA INTEGRA. THE VEHICLE HAS KELLY SPRINGFIELD TIRES, SIZE 195-60R14H (NA). THE CONTACT PURCHASED A SET OF FOUR TIRES ON DECEMBER 29, 2006. HE STATED THAT BOTH PASSENGER SIDE TIRES AND THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE HAVE SINCE DEVELOPED A SIDEWALL STRESS LEAK (SMALL HOLES IN THE TIRES). WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE CONTACT HEARD A HISSING NOISE. HE PULLED THE VEHICLE OVER AND NOTICED LARGER HOLES AND SLITS IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE. THE FAILURE CAUSED THE TIRE TO LOSE ALL AIR AND PRESSURE. HE HAS NOT CALLED THE PLACE FROM WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED. HE BELIEVES THE TIRES SHOULD LAST MORE THAN A YEAR AND A HALF. THE TIRES HAD 116,000 MILES WHEN THEY WERE PURCHASED. THE DOT NUMBER WAS UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 139,000.

Mileage: 139,000

JUNE 2005-THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE (COOPER COBRA GT-P195/60R14) LOST AIR PRESSURE AND WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH BLACKTOP SURFACE-THE SIDEWALL WAS CRACKED AND BUBBLED. THE TIRE WAS REPLACED AT OUR EXPENSE BECAUSE THE TIRE DEALER SAID IT WASN'T COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. AUGUST 13, 2005-THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE (COOPER COBRA GT) LOST AIR PRESSURE AND WENT FLAT WHILE DRIVING ON A SMOOTH BLACKTOP SURFACE. THE TIRE WOULDN'T KEEP AIR, CAUSE UNKNOWN. THIS TIRE AND ALL COOPER TIRES ON THE CAR HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH ANOTHER BRAND OF TIRE. I HAVE TWO OF THE COOPER COBRA TIRES IN MY POSSESSION. * THE COOPER TIRES WERE PURCHASED IN NOVEMBER 2004 AND WERE IN USE FOR APPPROX. 12,000 MILES. *NM

REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW EXPLODED. *MR WHEN THE CONSUMER USED THE SUPPORT STRAP TO CLOSE THE HATCHBACK THE GLASS EXPLODED WHICH SENT GLASS FLYING EVERYWHERE. THE CONSUMER LATER DETERMINED THAT THE METAL BRACKET ON THE TIE DOWN STRAP MADE CONTACT WITH THE GLASS WHEN CLOSING THE HATCHBACK (961 SPEEDWAY 2 BIKE CARRIER). *NM

REAR HATCHBACK WINDOW EXPLODED. *MR WHEN THE CONSUMER USED THE SUPPORT STRAP TO CLOSE THE HATCHBACK THE GLASS EXPLODED WHICH SENT GLASS FLYING EVERYWHERE. THE CONSUMER LATER DETERMINED THAT THE METAL BRACKET ON THE TIE DOWN STRAP MADE CONTACT WITH THE GLASS WHEN CLOSING THE HATCHBACK (961 SPEEDWAY 2 BIKE CARRIER). *NM

WHEN VEHICLE IS ACCELERATING IT WILL NOT AUTOMATICALLY SHIFT INTO GEAR. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED WHEN DRIVING FROM A DEAD STOP. MANUFACTURER ISSUED A RECALL. HOWEVER, THIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED DUE TO VIN. *AK

Mileage: 100,000

THE CONSUMER NOTICED THE STEERING WHEEL LEAVES FIBER GLASS SHAVINGS INSIDE THE CONSUMER'S HAND WHEN STEERING. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER INFORMATION. *PH

WHILE DRIVING AT 30 MPH CONSUMER ENTERED AN INTERSECTION. WHILE CROSSING THE INTERSECTION, ANOTHER VEHICLE RAN A STOP SIGN, CAUSING THE CONSUMER TO COLLIDE WITH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE. THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS CITED FOR FAILURE TO HEED A STOP SIGN. SEAT BELTS WERE WORN, BUT THE FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CONSUMER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED BACK AND NECK INJURIES. *AK

Mileage: 120,000

CONSUMER CALLED COMPLAINING ABOUT HAVING PROBLEMS WITH AIR BAGS DEPLOYING WITH ANY TYPE OF IMPACT. MANUFACTURER/DEALER WERE NOT CONTACTED AT THE TIME OF THIS CALL. *AK

RADIATOR HAS BURST AND NEEDS TO BE REPLACED 3 TIMES BETWEEN NOVEMBER 2002 AND AUGUST 2003. *AK

Mileage: 79,000

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH THE VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT, AND DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK.*AK

WHILE DRIVING AT 60MPH VEHICLE WAS IN A HEAD ON ACCIDENT WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, BOTH AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

ANTENNA DOES NOT RETRACT (STAYS UP ALL THE TIME). *NLM

THERE WERE SOME CRACKS ON THE SIDE OF FRONT TIRE, THERE IS AIR LEAKING FROM THAT TIRE. P195/65/14, REPLACEMENT TIRES, 25000 MILES, MOUNTED ON A 1994, ACURA, INTEGERA.*AK TWO OF THE TIRES WERE REPLACED BY THE TIRE CENTER DUE TO MANUFACTURING DEFECTS. THE DEFECTS WERE DISCOVERED SEPTEMBER 2000 AT 25000 MILES. THE DEALER THEN STATED THEY WEREN'T DEFECTIVE. NOW AFTER THEY HAVE FAILED, THE TIRE RETAILER AGREED THAT THEY WERE DEFECTIVE. THE TIRES FAILED WITH LESS THAN 35000 MILES ON THEM. THE DEFECTIVE TIRES ARE YOKOHAMA MODEL A378 DOT CCDF 8BV116 P195/60R14 85H *JG

BRAKES CONTINUE TO PRESS TO THE FLOOR AFTER THE VEHICLEIS STOPPED. STOPPING ABAILITY IS GREATLY REDUCED. BRAKE LINE HAS BEEN BLEAD. OCCURS AT LOW SPEEDS. FRONT CALIPERS ARE NEW, REPLACED AT FIRESTONE.*AK

SAME PROBLEM AS ODI ID:751368, ONLY 50000 MILES AND ABS MODULATOR COMPLETELY BROKE TO THE PRICE OF $1400. THE CAR ONLY COSTS $16,000. THE MODULATOR HAS OTHER RECALLS FOR O-RINGS BUT THEY CLAIM IGNORANCE ABOUT THIS.*AK

INTERNAL STEEL FRAME OF THE DRIVER'S SEAT BACK SNAPPED WHEN DRIVER SAT DOWN CAUSING THE SEAT TO COLLAPSE BACKWARDS. *AK

THE BRAKE LINE HAD BEEN RUBBING AGAINST THE CHASIS WHERE IT ENTERS THE TIRE WELL. THE LINE HAD WORN FLAT UNTIL IT RUPTURED CAUSING A LOSS OF BRAKE FLUID/PRESSURE. THE BRAKES WERE RENDERED INOPERABLE. THE FAILURE APPEARS TO BE DUE TO A DESIGN FAILURE. AS THE SUSPENSION MOVED UP AND DOWN, THE BRAKE LINE RUBBED AGAINST THE SHARP EDGE OF THE CHASIS - AND OVER THE YEARS HAD WORN THE CHASIS TO A MIRROR SHINE INDICATING THAT IT HAD BEEN RUBBING FOR SOME TIME. THE BRAKE LINE ITSELF WAS WORN FLAT ON THE BACK SIDE UNTIL IT EVENTUALLY RUPTURED.

ABS INDICATOR LIGHT ON DASH STAYING ON CALLED DEALER ADVISED ME MEANS NO ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ONLY CONVENTIONAL BRAKING TOOK VEH IN TO DEALER NEXT DAY THEY ADIVSED ALL IT WAS THAT AIR WAS IN THE BRAKE LINE IT WOULD COST $115 FIX, 7 HRS LATER CALLED BACK IT WASN'T THAT BUT THEMODULATOR/ACCUALATOR WENT ON THE ABS AND IT WOULD BE $1,400 TO FIX?? THIS VEH IS IN EXCELLENT CODITION WITH ONLY 41,000 ORG MILES DRIVEN LESS THEN 15 MILES A DAY FEEL DEALER SHOULD FIX FOR AT NO COST. CALLED BACK A FEW HOURS LATER TO ADVISE THAT WAS IT AT ALL BUT THAT THE. *AK