AI Damage1993 Acura Integra: common problems
Owners of the 1993 Acura Integra filed 21 complaints with NHTSA, most often about seat belts and electrical system. Details by component below, with sources.
Key figures
- Owner complaints
- 21
- involving a crash
- 1
What fails most often
- 1 Seat belts 29% of all complaints
- 2 Electrical system 24% of all complaints
- 3 Engine and cooling 14% of all complaints
- 4 Fuel system 14% of all complaints
- 5 Exterior lighting 10% of all complaints
- 6 Air bags 5% of all complaints
- 7 Equipment 5% of all complaints
- 8 Fuel/propulsion system 5% of all complaints
- Seat belts: 6 complaints (29% of all), 1 of them with a crash reported by the owner.
- Electrical system: 5 complaints (24% of all).
- Engine and cooling: 3 complaints (14% of all).
- Fuel system: 3 complaints (14% of all).
- Exterior lighting: 2 complaints (10% of all).
Engines and transmissions
US-market versions per EPA. On the right: how many NHTSA complaints name this engine or transmission type.
- 1.7 L · petrol · 4 cyl
- 1.8 L · petrol · 4 cyl
- automatic, 4-speed
- manual, 5-speed
Drive: FWD
Symptoms owners describe
How many of the 21 NHTSA complaints mention each symptom (automatic count from complaint text; one complaint can mention several).
Components owners complain about
| Component | Owner complaints | involving a crash | Technical service bulletins (TSB) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seat belts | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| Electrical system | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine and cooling | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel system | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior lighting | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Air bags | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel/propulsion system | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Powertrain | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Service brakes | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 1 | 0 | 0 |
What owners report
Short excerpts of NHTSA complaints in the original wording. These are owner statements not verified by NHTSA; personal data removed.
When the weather is in the high 80s or 90s, my car won't start. It turns over okay; the electrical system/battery is fine. After about 20-30 minutes or longer, the car will finally start but is not necessarily okay for trips. At the first stop the same problem may or may not occur again.
Cars don't start in hot weather turns over but don't start. And at time my cars rpm starts to go down slowly then it shuts off and it takes about 20 mins at time to turn on sometimes when driving. I hear that it has sometime to do with a poor solder job on the company that made the main relays.
Driving along, all of a sudden, rpms go to 0, no shaking, stuttering, but engine is off. While coasting it sometimes comes back on. Or, after pulling off road and stopping, it'll restart. Car also intermittently does not start. Sometimes waiting 10-15 minutes helps, sometimes longer.
Vehicle stalls without warning. No accident yet, but is afraid it will happen.
When applying brakes it feels like pedal will go to floor. Brake pedal goes down too far and it is soft, causing abs light to come on. Brakes work like normal once abs light is on, and using regular brake system .dealer has attempted to correct defect, but defect keeps occurring.
Without warning the car stalled out on the freeway. The 1st time was in may 2000. On the freeway, the engine shutdown. Santa monica acura replaced the ignitor, dist. Cap and rotor. The 2nd time was march 2001. Pasadena acura replaced the ignition coil.
Consumers tires experienced two blowouts and two sidewall cracks (goodyear eagles ga bsl 0e195/60r14). Nlm
Rear seat belts are of the elr type - can not put car seats in back seat. Dealer won't fix.
When owners complained
NHTSA complaints by filing year. The peak shows at what age the problems show up most.
Comparison
By complaint count this model year ranks 8,077 of 36,656 model years in the NHTSA data (top 22% most complained about).
On average one model year of the Integra has 33 complaints (20 years in the data). This year has 21, below average.
What to check before buying
- Seat belts. Belt pretensioners after airbag deployment, SRS codes.
- Electrical system. Scan all modules, test the battery and alternator, inspect connectors near the impact zone.
- Engine and cooling. Radiator and fan after a frontal hit, coolant level and condition, overheating.
- Fuel system. Fuel smell, leaks, rough running, fuel-system codes.
Other years of this model
- Integra 19865 sources
- Integra 198711 sources
- Integra 19889 sources
- Integra 198916 sources
- Integra 199032 sources
- Integra 199136 sources
- Integra 199228 sources
- Integra 199455 sources
- Integra 199552 sources
- Integra 199636 sources
- Integra 199722 sources
- Integra 199821 sources
- Integra 19998 sources
- Integra 200017 sources
- Integra 20016 sources
- Integra 2023260 sources
- Integra 2024122 sources
- Integra 202563 sources
- Integra 202619 sources
Questions and answers
What are the most common problems with the 1993 Acura Integra?
Owner complaints to NHTSA most often mention: seat belts, electrical system, engine and cooling. Total complaints: 21. The most frequent symptoms in complaint texts: seat belts (14%), stalls while driving (10%), hesitation when accelerating (5%).
How many service bulletins (TSB) were issued for the 1993 Acura Integra?
NHTSA lists 0 manufacturer service bulletins for this year. A bulletin tells dealers how to diagnose or fix a known issue; it is not a recall.
Should I buy a 1993 Acura Integra from a US auction?
Owner complaints describe defects, not crash damage. Before bidding, check the components listed above and review the lot photos: VinWind builds a report of visible and hidden damage by VIN.
Other 1993 models
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Sources: public NHTSA data (USA): service bulletins and owner complaints; YouTube: links to videos credited to their authors. Complaints are owner statements not verified by NHTSA, and describe defects rather than crash damage. Data updated 2026-11-05.