1995 Acura Legend
Safety record from NHTSA: recalls, owner complaints, investigations and service bulletins.
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Recalls
5 recalls name the 1995 Acura Legend. 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.
Sabersport IS recalling 16,270 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
Sabersport will notify owners and offer a full refund for the noncompliant combination lamps. the safety recall began on may 11, 2009. owners may contact sabersport at 1-909-598-7589.
Certain aj motorsport combination lamps sold as replacement lamps for use on the above listed 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
Aj motorsport will notify owners and offer reimbursement for the lamps. the recall began on july 31, 2006. owners may contact aj motorsport at 626-618-2026.
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 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
15 complaints1 involved a crash1 injuries
What owners report most
Latest complaints
- Power train · Steering · Vehicle speed control
Vss faulty engine light turns on idel rises to 1500 rpms front wheel drive over engages and pulls car forward when breaking very unsafe to drive iwinter you have to put it in neutral to stop. Also causes very hard and unsafe shifting. Steering rack bushings also eroding into powersteering fluid and…
Vss faulty engine light turns on idel rises to 1500 rpms front wheel drive over engages and pulls car forward when breaking very unsafe to drive iwinter you have to put it in neutral to stop. Also causes very hard and unsafe shifting. Steering rack bushings also eroding into powersteering fluid and being pumped into vss. Faulty design. Can xause unintended acceleration in some cases. Steering shakes when accelerating driving on side roads and even worse on freeways. My mechanic said he believes its a bent and frail produced drive axel. Crankshaft position sensor also faulty on many other owners cars and mine causing misfire and unsafe starting conditions the transmission mount,causing vibration in entire car,steering pull,and loud noises.i would like to get a recall on this item and have dealer replacements,and or reinbursements car IS over 18 years old and parts are still over priced and underdesigned its hard to fix a car they didnt take time to test for structurually sound drive train? There are cases all over the web stating legends have weak and faulty drive train and still no recall or repairs? *tr
- Electrical system
While ignition part IS failing, it overheats, melts solder and drips on right drivers foot positioned on gas pedal. acura legend, 1995. *Tr
- Power train › Automatic transmission · Seat belts › Front
Rear transmission mount,causing vibration in entire car,steering pull,and loud noises.i would like to add my list of names to get a recall on this item and have dealer replacements,and or reinbursements.*ak
- Tires · Wheels › Rim
The left rear tire experienced a blowout, which caused consumer to lose control of the vehicle, consumer contacted the manufacturer and was instructed to send in the damaged tire, once the manufacturer received the tire, they stated the tire was not at fault, but the rim was due to it leaking, and there was no financial responsibility on their part, and therefore the claim was denied.mr *jb
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system › Radiator assembly
Radiator has a history of problems--a ntsb bulletin about it--radator was fixed once by acura--same problem again--radiator leaks
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system
I have owned 2 acura legends 1992 & 1995. failure of radiator top tank $600 repair on both at apprx 75,000 miles. scalding or stranding can occur. I understand that it IS a common failure in honda radiators. *ak
- Engine and engine cooling › Cooling system
No summary listed for abov evehicle. *ak
- Power train › Automatic transmission
Total premature failure of transmission. two adults and two children (ages 3 and 7) were left stranded over 300 miles from our home in the middle of the night. the tempature that night was about 15 degrees farenheight.*ak
- Tires › Tread/belt
Tire had a crack in tread. Contacted dealer,and dealer called michelin and stated consumer needed to go to another dealer to inspect tire. *ak michelin MXV4 tires, p205/60r15, dot number edp2ec5x199. *slc
- Steering › Column locking › Anti-theft device · Structure › Body › Door
Power door locks will unlock repeatedly without any action from the passengers. This happens when the car IS moving and when it IS unoccupied. This condition has caused alarm to sound falsely. Previously, the drivers side lock would not unlock any of the doors when trying to exit the car. From nhtsa's data and other auto websites it appears that this IS a consistent safety problem with these cars.*ak
- Unknown or other
Consumer unlocked car using keyless entry remote. Placed child in vehicle back seat. consumer accidentally left key on the seat, and child was locked in vehicle. consumer states that there IS only a 10 minutes allowance before vehicle automatically locks. consumer feels this IS not enough time, if it would have been a very hot day, child could have been in trouble.*ak
- Suspension
Tail arms froze causing new set of tires to ware on inside down to steel belt in less than a year.
- Service brakes, air › Antilock › Wheel speed sensor
Speed sensor failed. yh
- Air bags › Frontal
Consumer was driving approximately 10-15 mph when she ran across a manhole and the air bags deployed and shattered the windshield. The smell from the air bags was very strong/ obnoxious and thick white smoke appeared. *ak
- Vehicle speed control
The vehicle had sudden acceleration. The vehicle was parked, turned on the car and just than the vehicle went out of control, resulting in a crash. *ak
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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 10009256Intermittent sra diagnostic trouble code 1-1 to 1-5, driver's airbag inflator circuit. October tech line information.
- 617697Information on replacing seat belt tensioners after deployment.
- 39243Clicking noise while clicking.
- 38054Buzzing from the seat belt shoulder anchor.
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