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Engine coolingPart report

1990 Acura Legend Engine cooling Problems

Complaints
1about this part
Share
3%of 36 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 1 complaints about the engine cooling of the 1990 Acura Legend, 3% of the 36 complaints for this model year.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“When braking the engine failed to decelerate and when shifted into nuetral ran at full throttle. The engine had to be shut off to stop the problem. Car ran fine afterwards. Rosenthal Acura dealership check engine and couldn't duplicate the problem or find any problem.”

NHTSA complaint #701534, filed 1998-12

Engine cooling: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
1995320%
1994314%
199314%
199268%
199198%
199013%
198913%
198826%
198616%

Other parts of the 1990 Acura Legend

Brakes
11 complaints
Body and structure
5 complaints
Air bags
4 complaints
Transmission and drivetrain
4 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Equipment
3 complaints
Other or unknown
2 complaints
Seat belts
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Vehicle speed control
2 complaints
Steering
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 1990 Acura Legend

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 29, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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