Alright, so I was noticing that as with any car, Integras have a certian number of things that always seem to go bad with them at a certian stage in their lives. For example, the power antenna's on 'tegs seem to be notoriously bad for going bad. Also, the third gear sychronizer has a tendency to go bad at 150k+ miles. But I was just wondering, with everyone's experience here let's start a list of things to watch out for on Integras as a used car buyers guide for newbies, and as just a general resource to keep an eye out for problems that might arise in your near future.

 

the notorius hatch water leak, aka, pea smelling interior

 

Rattles everywhere (if that bothers you).

 

besides the way too common rattling exhaust manifold, water getting into the doors and ruining the cheap stock speakers, and the creepy squeak/rattle from the trunk latch, there haven't been many major "design flaws" that I've experienced.

Though, I did have one of the fingers of my pressure plate break off and get stuck to the clutch on the freeway. THAT sucked.

 

Radiators and Timing Belts tend to go bad between 60-90k, but that's to be expected.

 

Radiator...although I've heard more around 100-120K than 60-90K. Definitely radiators, though.

 

i had the hatch problem (the squeky sounds), put some electrical tape around the circular round thing that the trunk latches to, and its quiet now. just my 2 cents. oh yea, stock antenna sucks, as well as the speakers.

 

stock antennas, moonroof rattling (not enough lubricant), cat converter rattling..

 

I bought my car at 89k and the radiator had already been replaced with a factory one (don't know at what mileage). I had to replace it again at 110k. Went with a nice, shiny Fluidyne unit.

 

Radiator! just replaced mines at 120,xxx miles