1991 ACURA LEGEND

CONSUMER WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45-50 MPH AND SUDDENLY ANOTHER VEHICLE STOPPED RIGHT IN FRONT OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE, AND IT RAN RIGHT INTO THE REAR OF CONSUMER'S VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER AND PASSENGER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES.*AK

WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE COLLIDED WITH THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. UPON IMPACT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. VEHICLE WAS TOWED HOME. *AK

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

Mileage: 85,000

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH CONSUMER'S VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A COLLISION, AND HIT ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE FRONT RIGHT SIDE. UPON IMPACT, AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD.*AK

Mileage: 168,000

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

Mileage: 13,900

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 DAUGHT

VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A 45 MPH FRONTAL COLLISION IN WHICH DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN. PLEASE GIVE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

WHILE DRIVING 30-35-MPH VEHICLE WAS BROADSIDED ON PASSENGER'S SIDE, WENT OUT OF CONTROL, CAUSING IT TO HIT AN EMBARKMENT HEAD-ON. UPON IMPACT, NEITHER PASSENGER'S SIDE NOR DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PLEASE PROVIDE FURTHER DETAILS.*AK

DRIVING VEHICLE, HEARD CRACKLING NOISE FROM REAR COMPARTMENT, SMELLED SMOKE, POWER SUN ROOF OPENED BY ITSELF, ENTIRE VEHICLE FILLED WITH SMOKE, FIRE OBSERVED BEHIND BACK SEAT, PULLED OVER AND RAN FROM VEHICLE, CAR FULLY ERUPTED IN FLAMES, ENTIRE INSIDE OF CAR WAS FULLY CONSUMED. CONTACTED ACURA AND THEY SENT A DISTRICT MGR FROM AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. TO EXAMINE VEHICLE AND TAKE PICTURES. I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD HEAR SOMETHING IN A FEW DAYS. A MONTH HAS WENT BY AND THE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTM

WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH, VEHICLE IMPACTED A TELEPHONE POLE ON RIGHT FRONT OF VEHICLE. UPON IMPACT, FRONTAL AIR BAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. PASSENGER SUFFERED BACK AND NECK INJURIES*AK *TT

CONSUMER WAS RIDING ALONG & NOTICED THE TRUNK WAS ON FIRE , AND VEHICLE WAS FILLED WITH SMOKE. MANUFACTURER SENT AN INVESTIGATOR. BUT HE COULDN'T FIND THE CAUSE THAT TRIGGERED THE FIRE. *AK

WHILE DRIVING AT A SPEED OF 30MPH CONSUMER HAD A COLLISION , AND THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. DRIVER'S SEAT BELT DID NOT LOCK AND ABS NOT OPERATING AT TIME OF COLLISION.*AK

WHEN DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE VEHICLE WILL CUT OFF WITHOUT PRIOR NOTICE, CAUSING LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND BRAKES, RESULTING IN AN ACCIDENT. CONSUMER HAS CONTACTED THE DEALER. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY FURTHER DETAILS. *AK

REAR SPEAKER AMPLIFIER WIRING CAUGHT FIRE.

CONSUMER WAS INVOLVED IN A HEAD ON COLLISION TRAVELING ABOUT 45 MPH,IMPACT 12:00, AND THE DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY, CAUSING INJURIES TO THE DRIVER. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, WENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, RPMS UNKNOWN, APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH HAD NO EFFECT, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, WENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, RPMS UNKNOWN, APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH HAD NO EFFECT, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS AT COMPLETE STOP, WENT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE, VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD, OPEN THROTTLE POSITION, RPMS UNKNOWN, APPLIED THE BRAKES WHICH HAD NO EFFECT, IMPACT 12:00 POSITION, DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. *AK

VEHICLE WAS IN REVERSE WHEN CONSUMER PUT HER FOOT ON THE BRAKES AND THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WITHOUT ANY WARNING AT ALL, CAUSING VEHICLE TO CRASH. THE THROTTLE WAS WIDE OPEN. *AK

NO DEPLOYMENT OF DRIVER'S AIR BAG IN ACCIDENT, RESULTING IN AN INJURY. *AK