10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 3 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 2 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 56,800 miles
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The contact owns a 1995 Acura Integra. The contact stated that while driving 40 mph, the steering wheel suddenly seized and the contact was unable to regain steering control of the vehicle. As a result, the contact crashed into a ditch, a mailbox and finally into a concrete wall. The air bags failed to deploy. The contact was partially projected through the windshield and sustained severe injuries to the left eye, ribs, sternum and knees. In addition, the contact sustained a permanent loss of feeling in one of her legs. A police report was not available. An independent mechanic inspected the vehicle and discovered that the rack and pinion had seized and was the cause of the steering malfunction. The vehicle was destroyed. The VIN was unavailable. The failure and current mileage was 170,000.
- Pulaski, TN, USA
While waiting in line for car inspection, had the car in neutral with the hand brake on, I then put the car in drive and suddenly it lunged forward. Trying not to hit other cars, but could not stop the car. Finally I hit a guard rail, bounced off a curb and hit a truck and finally smashed into a concrete wall. Air bags did not deploy.
- Belle Mead, NJ, USA
Airbags deployed without accident! hit large bump in road at highway on-ramp. Driver side airbag cracked windsheild.
- Green Valley, AZ, USA
False deployment of airbags due to underside scrapping the driveway.
- Malden, MA, USA
- Adelanto, CA, USA