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1998 Acura Integra

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

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Owner complaints for the 1998 Acura Integra do not stand out strongly from the model-year median of 21.

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21Owner complaints

Model-year median: 21

0Recall campaigns

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0Investigations

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How this year compares

Owner complaints by model year

Other model years Selected year
52
199536
199622
199721
19988
199917
20006
2001
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Counts vary with age, sales and reporting. They are not failure rates.

What owners reported most

Electrical System
3Steering
3Visibility
3Air Bags
2Engine And Engine Cooling
2
All reported categories
Service Brakes, Hydraulic
2Suspension
2Equipment
1Latches/locks/linkages
1Power Train
1Seat Belts
1Structure
1Vehicle Speed Control
1

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

Limited mileage data: 3 of 21 reports include usable mileage. There isn’t enough coverage to show a useful chart.

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Electrical System. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Steering. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Visibility. Review the 3 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

7 crash reports1 fire reports2 injury reports

Electrical System complaints

3 reports
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Mileage unknown · Sep 27, 2005
Electrical SystemFire

1988 ACURA INTEGRA LS DRIVING WEST ON ADAMS HILL ST. AT FT. SUMTER IN SAN ANTONIO, TEX., ABOUT 6PM, 09/21/05. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED SPURTING (MISSING) AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE AS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT FIRER EXTINGUISHER AND FIRE DEPT. THE ENGINE/ELEC.WIRES WAS …

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1988 ACURA INTEGRA LS DRIVING WEST ON ADAMS HILL ST. AT FT. SUMTER IN SAN ANTONIO, TEX., ABOUT 6PM, 09/21/05. ALL OF A SUDDEN THE CAR STARTED SPURTING (MISSING) AND THE ENGINE STARTED SMOKING AND CAUGHT FIRE AS A RESULT OF AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE. THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT FIRER EXTINGUISHER AND FIRE DEPT. THE ENGINE/ELEC.WIRES WAS TOTALED AND BEYOND REPAIR AND NO REPAIRS DONE TO DATE. REPORT TO FARMERS INS., FIRE DEPARTMENT, AND PROCESS REPORTING TO POLICE. THIS IS FIRST ELECTRICAL FIRE ON THIS CARE SINCE OWNED. APPEARS MAIN FUSE BOX IGNITED. SEEMS LIKE MANUFACTURER DEFECT. QUICK ACTION PREVENTED LOSS OF LIFE. THE IGNITER WAS REPLACED IN THIS CAR AS RESULT OF RECALL. *NM

NHTSA ODI #10137800

Mileage unknown · Feb 1, 1999
Electrical System

HORN FAILED. YH

NHTSA ODI #608778

Mileage unknown · Date not reported
Electrical SystemEngine And Engine Cooling

BATTERY LEAKS, OCCURRED TWICE- BY SEPERATE UNITS - COULD HAVE CAUSED FIRE BY BURNING HOLE IN CHARCOAL CANISTER (POST EMMISSIONS STORAGE 3-31). SECOND INCIDENT DISCOVERED 9-12, COULD HAVE TRAUMATIC IMPACT ON ABS MOTOR RELAY SYSTEM(WIRE HARNESS DIRECTLY UNDER BATTERY MOUNT).

NHTSA ODI #711313

Official recalls

0

No recalls in this snapshot.

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NHTSA investigations

0

No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.