1997 Acura Integra
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
5 recalls name the 1997 Acura Integra. Newest first.
Dope, inc. IS recalling 42,540 combination corner and bumper lamp assemblies of various part numbers sold for use as aftermarket equipment for various passenger vehicles. these headlamps fail to conform to the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment." these lamps do not contain…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Decreased lighting visibility may result in a vehicle crash.
Remedy
Dope, inc. Will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on july 28, 2009. owners may contact dope, inc. At 1-626-272-1798.
Certain aai motorsports combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above list passenger vehicles. combination lamps not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform with the requirements of federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, "lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment."
Risk and remedy
Risk
Lack of amber side reflectors in the lamps will decrease lighting visibility to other drivers and may possibly result in a vehicle crash
Remedy
Aai motorsports will notify owners and replace the lamps free of charge. the recall began on august 1, 2006. owners may contact aai motorsports at 909-923-9188.
Certain ck motorsports combination headlights, clear corner, bumper, and side marker lights sold as replacement lamps for use on the passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Remedy
Ck motorsport will notify owners and replace the noncompliant lamps free of charge. the recall began on july 1, 2006. owners may contact ck motorsport at 1-909-610-7211.
Certain eagle eyes and sonar headlights and corner lights sold as aftermarket for use on 1988-2005 honda civic, 1990-2005 honda accord, and 1990-2001 acura integra passenger vehicles listed above. headlights and corner lights that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps…
Risk and remedy
Risk
Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Remedy
Tom motorsport will notify owners and offer reimbursement for the purchase of noncompliant lights. the recall began april 17, 2006. owners may contact tom motorsport at 626-968-4007.
Certain pro-a motors corner lamps, turn signals, and headlights sold as replacement lamps for use on certain passenger vehicles listed above. some combination lamps that are not equipped with amber side reflectors fail to conform to federal motor vehicle safety standard no. 108, lamps, reflective devices, and associated equipment.
Risk and remedy
Risk
Without the amber reflectors, the vehicle will be poorly illuminated, possibly resulting in a vehicle crash without warning.
Remedy
Pro-a motors will notify owners and offer to repurchase the lamps. the recall began on april 3, 2006. owners may contact pro-a motors at 323-838-2988.
Owner complaints
22 complaints5 involved a crash5 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Electrical system · Engine · Vehicle speed control
I am a 78 year old woman dealing with males at acura/honda who have done nothing but run around and stall. I have had two terrible incidents of unintended acceleration, the first one at 70 miles an hour on a crowded freeway, the car jumped to 80 mph and continued to accelerate, I took out 200' of…
I am a 78 year old woman dealing with males at acura/honda who have done nothing but run around and stall. I have had two terrible incidents of unintended acceleration, the first one at 70 miles an hour on a crowded freeway, the car jumped to 80 mph and continued to accelerate, I took out 200' of shrubs along the freeway & was lucky I could get off the freeway and standing on the brake the car finally went to idle. the auto shop cleaned the throttle. 3 weeks later it happened again at 50 mph, in both cases I was lucky to survive. towed the car to f airfield honda, where they had honda inspectors check out the car. they used the same excuse as toyota several years ago, the floor mats were under the gas peddle. the car was never driven with the mats under the gas peddle, it was not like that at the dealer, it would be hard to do with the stem of the gas peddle going up into chassis, and not down into floor. they said nothing wrong, and would not tell me what, if anything, they did to fix the problem. I spent one month trying to get results or resolution. I would not drive the car under these conditions, nor have anyone I knew drive it.
- Electrical system
TL* the contact owns a 1997 acura integra. The contact stated that the speedometer was inoperative. the dealer was contacted, but was unable to diagnose the failure. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 84,779 and the current mileage was 85,000.
- Electrical system
Car was parked for about 4 hours. started car and it started to overheat and make noise so ignition key was turned off and removed. car continue to run, overheat and make noise. fire department was called and stalled car with clutch and disconnected battery. overflow hose from radiator had melted. *Tr
- Air bags
TL*- the contact's son was driving the 1997 acura integra in the evening hours going around the off ramp of the expressway. the driver stated that the steering wheel locked and he was not able to control, and the vehicle and hit an embankment off the expressway. the contact was concerned that…
TL*- the contact's son was driving the 1997 acura integra in the evening hours going around the off ramp of the expressway. the driver stated that the steering wheel locked and he was not able to control, and the vehicle and hit an embankment off the expressway. the contact was concerned that the air bags didn't deploy. the vehicle was traveling at 25 mph which was the speed limit, and that it had drizzled. he felt that the air bags should have deployed, and it would have saved the driver from some of the injuries that he sustained. the driver had neck, lower back and head injuries. the contact will submit pictures along with police and insurance company reports. the contact stated that the police officer stated that the low profile tires were worn out on the inside, but the tires were about three months. the failure mileage was 11,300.*ak
- Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module
Srs light came on for no reason. service center at acura dealership indicated that the srs control unit had failed, and required replacement.
- Air bags › Frontal › Sensor/control module
While the vehicle was parked consumer noticed that the srs light appeared on the dashboard and remained on. vehicle was taken to the dealer for inspection, and mechanic determined that the srs control module needed to be replaced. *ak
- Fuel system, gasoline › Storage › Tank assembly
Gas tank of our 1997 acura integra developed a leak at the seam. No corrosion noted. No damage to tank had occurred. The car IS in overall good condition. There are no pending recalls or complaints for this make/model that we could locate. This seems like an unusual and unsafe occurrence. We have no options (according to the dealer or acura's national office) but to replace the tank at a cost of $900 plus. *la
- Electrical system › Ignition › Switch
1997 acura integra stalls without warning. This has happened on 5 occassions, twice on the freeway. The vehicle starts immediately after the stall. I checked the manufacturer recall list but this vehicle was only recalled by the malaysian doh and not by american honda. It was manufactured during the 1996 to 1999 recall timeframe for the recall to apply to this vehicle.
- Visibility › Sun/moon roof assembly
While traveling at highway speeds the moon roof, or sunroof top flew off onto the highway. consumer states roof almost hit another car. consumer feels it may be a manufactures defect. Please provide any further information. Ts
- Unknown or other
No summary. dt
- Visibility › Sun/moon roof assembly
While driving 75mph sun roof glass blewout & broke. At time of mishap sun roof was closed. *ak
- Visibility › Sun/moon roof assembly
Moon roof motor failed. nlm
- Air bags › Frontal
Consumer was involved in two collisions in which driver/or passenger's air bags did not deploy. please give any further details. *ak
- Air bags › Frontal
Consumer was involved in two collisions in which the driver's or passenger's air bags did not deploy cause unknown. *ak
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components
Driving at a speed of 40mph,when exiting from hwy,applying brakes, brake pedal went to the floor with no back pressure on brake pedal and car was not slowing down, rear ending a stop car. After hitting the stop car, brakes were beginning to work again.
- Tires › Sidewall
Rear left tire had bulging sidewall, and appeared to blow out. Yh
- Service brakes, hydraulic › Foundation components › Disc
Winston tire co. Replaced brake pads and completed brake maintenance on 7/6/98. we have been advised that a faulty brake pad became separated from its metal backing, jamming into the rotor which shattered and resulted in a loss of steering, causing the vehicle to "360" and slam into a curb.
- Air bags › Frontal · Seat belts › Front › Anchorage
The front passenger seat belt anchor slides in and clicks as though it were secure. when any amount of pressure IS applied to the belt, the belt comes out of the anchor. the vehicle has a passenger side airbag and the belt does not work. this could cause serious injury or death in an accident or faulty discharge of the airbag.
- Seats
Seat adjustment knob failed.
- Electrical system › 12v/24v/48v battery
Battery failed.
- Electrical system › Ignition
Ignition assembly interlock failed, key can be removed from the ignition without placing the transmission in park.
- Visibility › Sun/moon roof assembly
The sun roof shattered.
Service bulletins
Technical service bulletins and other communications the manufacturer sent dealers about this vehicle. Ask a dealer for the full document by its number.
- 10193392Sending vehicle data to tech line.
- 10165333This SKU is a Front Upper Ball Joint. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for the outer diameter of the ball joint housing being too small. The outer diameter being too small would prevent the part from being installed, and would therefore have no impact on the end user besides time to complete installation.
- 10099960"Service bulletin - this bulletin updates the troubleshooting procedures for dtc p1456 (evap control system leakage [fuel tank system]) and dtc p1457 (evap control system leakage[evap canister system]). Depending on the model, there are two individual procedures in this bulletin."
- 10037486Acura: there are guidelines for various situations and procedures including: tire pressure valve stem installation, trailer stability malfunction light IS on, engine oil application guide, new software, new transmission fluid, notchy steering feeling.
- 10012910Airbag on off switch.
- 10009256Intermittent sra diagnostic trouble code 1-1 to 1-5, driver's airbag inflator circuit. October tech line information.
- 10009255Keyless remote transmitter inoperative, . Check keyless, ceiling light, ignition key reminder beeper before troubleshooting keyless remote system. October tech line information.
- 10009253Clearing antilock braking system diagnostic trouble codes. October tech line information.
- 10009058Airbag on/off switch application chart. Acura. Tech line summary.
- 10005865Ceiling light, ignition key beeper foil keyless entry.
- 10005013Hard to engage 1ST gear, grinds into reverse. Tech line summary.
- 10004801Brake system indicator comes on and goes off.
- 10002692Information on finding a vehicle's emission type or group.
- 633387Parts information regarding clutch master cylinder for models with manual transmissions.
- 633377Service information regarding fluid seepage from the clutch master cyliner for models with manual transmissions.
- 631035Some 2000 MDX models as well as other models may exhibit brief hesitation when accelerating at high engine speed.
- 627369Information regarding drivetrain rattle while lightly accelerating in 5TH gear.
- 626607Subject regarding safety restraint system diagnostic trouble code 5-1 through 8-3, internal safety restraint system unit failure.
- 626521Subject regarding clutch friction disc rattle noise between 2000 and 2500 rpm.
- 626503Information regarding misfire diagnostic trouble codes.
- 618760Information on diagnosing vehicles with the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on intermittently and misfire diagnostic trouble codes stored without an engine performance problem.
- 615755Subject regarding (ABS) anti-lock brake system diagnostic trouble code 8-2, 8-4 or ABS warning and / or radio flicker.
- 610246A condition may exist where the guide channel cover comes loose from the window guide channel on 3-door vehicles from vin jh4dc2 ... Ys000001 thru jh4dc2 ... Ys002822 and from vin jh4dc4 ... Ys000001 thru jh4dc4 ... Ys006740.
- 606302Conditions with the malfunction indicator lamp (mil) on with one or misfire diagnostic trouble codes (dtcs) stored with no drivability complaints.
- 604233Procedures on clearing the radio error code.
- 604229Service bulletin on replacing exterior mirror housing.
- 54037Concerns with alloy wheel center cap missing.
- 51155Rear trailing arm bushing noise.
- 51144Squeak while turning the steering wheel.
- 51136Squeak while turning the steering wheel.
- 50684The rear seat- back rattles.
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