1993 Acura Legend problems & reliability
25 owner complaints filed with NHTSA for the 1993 Acura Legend. Last verified Aug 7, 2026. Complaints are unverified reports submitted by owners to the federal Office of Defects Investigation.
Each complaint is counted once (by NHTSA case number), even when it names several vehicles.
2 complaints report injuries (2 injured).
Federal crash records (FARS 2020–2023): 1993 Acura Legend vehicles were involved in 1 fatal crash with 0 occupant deaths. Involvement counts are not adjusted for how many are on the road and do not imply fault or a vehicle defect.
Most reported problems
| Component | Complaints | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Speed Control | 5 | 20% |
| Air Bags | 4 | 16% |
| Electrical System | 4 | 16% |
| Seat Belts | 3 | 12% |
| Service Brakes, Hydraulic | 3 | 12% |
| Equipment | 2 | 8% |
| Structure | 2 | 8% |
| Child Seat | 1 | 4% |
| Electronic Stability Control (esc) | 1 | 4% |
| Engine and Engine Cooling | 1 | 4% |
Component groups as classified by NHTSA. A complaint can name more than one component, so shares may sum to more than 100%.
All 14 reported components →Complaints by incident year
What owners report
“A case of SUA (sudden unintended acceleration). Approaching a car stopped at a red light. I stepped on the brake pedal to stop the car but instead, the car accelerates and rear ends the car at the red light. A couple hours later, driving the same car, another car makes a u-turn in front of me. I stepped on my brake…”
Service Brakes · filed Jul 16, 2022
“On 6/29/09, I was parked in a stripmall . When I started the car, I shifted to d4,and,before I put my foot on the gas pedal, the car accelerated to 3000 to 4000 rpm and moved forward. I braked the car and put it in neutral. The acceleration continued until I put it back into d4. That stopped the acceleration. This had…”
Equipment · filed Jul 17, 2009
“Abs service light came on. Unit must be replaced by dealer. No cause. Expected unit to last life of car. *jb”
Service Brakes, Hydraulic · filed Oct 7, 2006
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Federal defect investigations
- OVERSENSITIVE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENTS
Engineering Analysis EA95024 · opened Aug 31, 1995 · closed Aug 30, 1996
Technical service bulletins
7 manufacturer communications (TSBs, service campaigns, warranty extensions) are on file with NHTSA for the 1993 Acura Legend.
This 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…
DORE5C4S09 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jul 11, 2019
Acura: 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…
SB-0708 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 1, 2010
Intermittent sra diagnostic trouble code 1-1 to 1-5, driver's airbag inflator circuit. October tech line information. *tt
1002 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 16, 2002
Clicking noise while clicking. *tw
92009 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Feb 1, 1995
Buzzing from the seat belt shoulder anchor. *tw
94020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Dec 1, 1994
Seat belt tongue stoppers. *tw
B930050 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Oct 1, 1993
Glove box light stays on. *tw
92026 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Sep 1, 1993
TSBs are repair guidance manufacturers send to dealers — they are not recalls and repairs are not automatically free. Full documents are available on NHTSA’s site.
Safety recalls
No NHTSA recall campaigns name the 1993 Acura Legend in our current data. Recalls may apply only to certain VIN ranges — always confirm with a VIN check.
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