Problems · NHTSA complaints

2000 Acura Integra problems

Owners filed 17 complaints about the 2000 Acura Integra with NHTSA between Jul 2000 and Jul 2014. The most-cited component is seat belts (6).

Complaints
17
Filed with NHTSA
Crashes
3
Reported by owners
Fires
0
Reported by owners
Injuries
1
People reported injured
Deaths
0
Reported to NHTSA
01 —By component

Complaints by component

One complaint can cite several components
  1. Seat belts6
  2. Tires3
  3. Power train2
  4. Service brakes1
  5. Air bags1
  6. Service brakes, hydraulic1
  7. Structure1
  8. Steering1
  9. Engine and engine cooling1
  10. Electrical system1

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.

Data from NHTSA Complaints API · synced Nov 10, 2026NHTSA vehicle page
02 —Trend

When complaints were filed

Does it get worse with age? Complaints per calendar year filed
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Model yearComplaints filed per calendar year
20003
20014
20021
20031
20042
20051
20060
20072
20080
20090
20101
20110
20120
20130
20142

Mileage at failure isn’t a structured field in NHTSA complaint data, so we don’t chart it. Some owners mention it in their reports below.

03 —Owner reports

Top problems in owners’ words

Verbatim from NHTSA complaints, newest first

Seat belts

6 reports1 crash
“I PURCHASED MY INTEGRA IN 2012 WITH 75,000 MILES AND TO THIS DAY THE PASSENGER SEAT BELT HAS COME UNDONE MULTIPLE TIME. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS I THOUGHT AT FIRST IT WAS BEING CAUSED BY A SEAT COVER BUT AFTER REMOVING THE SEAT COVER IT CONTINUES TO HAPPEN. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Apr 6, 2014Seat beltsODI 10577735

Tires

3 reports
“I BOUGHT FOUR MICHELIN XGT-V4 TIRES. ONE TIRE DID NOT HAVE THE FOUR NUMBER DOT STAMP WHICH INDICATES WEEK AND YEAR OF MANUFACTURE. THE OTHER THREE TIRES HAD THEM CLEARLY MARKED.*AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Mar 30, 2004TiresODI 10064181

Power train

2 reports
“I AM TOLD THAT A BOLT CAME LOSE INSIDE THE TRANSMISSION AND I WAS VERY LUCKY IT NOT HAPPENED WHEN I WAS ON THE FREEWAY. THERE WAS NO WARNING THE CAR WORKED FINE AND THEN IT DIDN'T. IT IS STILL IN THE SHOP. THEY HAVE TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION. AND SINCE I HAVE SUCH HIGH MILAGE IT IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRENTY. I HAVE BEEN WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION FOR OVER 2 WEEKS AND IT WILL BE ANOTHER WEEK BEFORE I CAN PICK MY CAR UP. I KNOW FROM READING YOUR WEB SIGHT THAT MY MODEL ACURA IS NOT THE ONE THATS SUPPOSE TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION PROBLEM.. HOWEVER, A BOLT IS IS NOT SUPPOSE TO JUST FALL OUT AND DESTROY A TRANSMISSION IN A AUTO 3 YEARS OLD.”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jan 15, 2004Power trainODI 10070420

Service brakes

1 report1 crash
“MY ABS LIGHT WAS ON AND I APPLIED MY BRAKES TO AVOID HITTING VEHICLES IN FRONT OF ME. WHEN I DID THIS MY BRAKES LOCKED UP AND MY VEHICLE SLID APPROXIMATELY 6 FEET INTO THE BACK OF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. *TR”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Jul 25, 2014Service brakesCrash reportedODI 10616445

Air bags

1 report
“I OWN A 2000 ACURA INTEGRA (BOUGHT BRAND NEW FROM A DEARLERSHIP IN NJ) TOWARDS THE END OF 2000. I FEEL QUITE STRONGLY THAT MANY ACURA MODELS HAVE DEFECTS WITH THEIR "SRS LIGHTS" COMING ON UNEXPECTEDLY ON AUTOMOBILES. LAST YEAR, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS TOLD I NEEDED A CLOCK SPRING WHICH WAS REPLACED. THIS YEAR, THE SRS LIGHT CAME BACK ON AND I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED A NEW PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. THIS WAS TOTALLY A SHOCK TO ME SINCE I THOUGHT THAT AIRBAGS ARE USUALLY REPLACED WHEN THEY ARE DAMAGED IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT OR AFTER THEY ARE DEPLOYED. I HAD THE AIRBAG REPLACED AND IT COST OVER A THOUSAND DOLLARS TO DO SO. I HAD CONTACTED MY INSURANCE AGENT AND WAS INFORMED THAT HE HAD NEVER HEARD OF AN AIRBAG BEING REPLACED OUT OF THE CLEAR BLUE SKY. AFTER THE AIRBAG WAS REPLACED, I REQUESTED FROM THE DEALERSHIP THAT I WOULD LIKE TO TAKE THE AIRBAG THAT WAS REMOVED FROM MY CAR TO HAVE IT INSPECTED INDEPENDENTLY AND WAS TOLD THAT I COULD NOT TAKE IT SINCE THEY HAVE TO DISPOSE OF IT THEMSELVES FOR SAFETY REASONS. I NOTICED IN DOING SOME OF MY OWN RESEARCH THAT SRS LIGHTS COMING ON QUITE A BIT IN ACURA'S AND IT IS DEFINITELY A COMPLAINT FROM MANY CUSTOMERS AND THIS…”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Oct 22, 2007Air bagsODI 10206582

Service brakes, hydraulic

1 report
“PREMATAURE FAILURE OF ONE REAR BRAKE PAD. *AK”
Owner complaint to NHTSAFiled Sep 20, 2002Service brakes, hydraulicODI 767456
Data from NHTSA Complaints API (owner reports, unverified) · synced Nov 10, 2026

Complaints are unverified owner reports to NHTSA and are not normalized for sales volume. One complaint can cite several components.