Acura TSX Complaints

685 consumer complaints on file.

#10885671July 18, 2016
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
I HAVE A ACURA TSX AND IM HAVING TROUBLE WITH OIL CONSUMPTION AND THE PISTONS THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IS REFUSING TO HONOR RECALL BECAUSE THE ORIGINAL OWNER PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2008 AND THEY SAID IT FOLLOWS ME I NEVER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL ON OUL CONSUMPTION I FOUND OUT FROM A MECHANIC THAT IT WAS BURNING OIL IS THERE ANYWAY I CAN FIND OUT WHEN THE RECALL WAS ISSUED I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN 2015 PLEASE HELP ME THEY ARE GIVING ME THE RUN AROUND
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10884312July 12, 2016
ENGINE
I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR REPAIRS AND WAS TOLD MY PISTONS WERE BAD BECAUSE OF OIL CONSUMPTION I THEN GOT INTOUCH WITH ACURA I TOOK IN TO THERE ORLAND LOCATION AND WAS TOLD THAT I DIDN'T QUALIFY BECAUSE IT WAS 125,000 OR 8 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP FIRST OWNER HAD CAR IN 08 I PURCHASHED IT IN 2015 BUT THE OIL CONSUMPTION IS A MANUFACTURING PROBLEM WHY AM I STUCK WITH PAYING AND I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED OF THE RECALL I FOUND OUT ON MY OWN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882416July 4, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
IN FREEZING TEMPERATURES, MY CAR HAS AN EXTREMELY HARD BRAKE PETAL (IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS NO POWER ASSIST)AND WILL NOT STOP THE CAR. AS SOON AS CAR WARMS UP THE BRAKE PETAL FEEL COMES BACK AND BRAKING RETURNS TO NORMAL. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN 3 TIMES DURING THE DEAD FREEZING COLD TEMPERATURES AND WENT TO APPLY MY BRAKES AND I HAD NOTHING TO STOP MY CAR. I WAS ABLE AT EACH ONE OF THOSE MOMENTS IN TIME TO MOVE TO ANOTHER LANE TO AVOID HITTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. IT WAS VERY SCARY TO HAVE THIS HAPPEN, AND IT MADE ME PARK MY CAR THAT I PAID OVER 20K IN THE GARAGE OF MY HOME UNTIL THE WARMER WEATHER HIT NEW ENGLAND. I COULDN'T OF BEEN MORE ANGRY AS I BOUGHT THE CAR TO DRIVE YEAR ROUND. I CONTACTED ACURA OF AUBURN TO FILE COMPLAINT TO TRY TO FIND PARTS TO REPAIR THIS, AND THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO LOCATE THESE PARTS AND WERE OF NO HELP AT ALL. THIS PARTICULAR ISSUE SHOULD BE ON A RECALL LIST OF REPAIRS TO BE DONE. THIS IS A SAFETY PROBLEM AND SHOULD BE ADDRESSED ACCORDINGLY. I HAVE RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND HAVE READ OTHER OWNERS COMPLAINTS OF THE SAME MAKE AND MODEL AND THEY HAVE RECEIVED NO REMEDY TO THIS ISSUE AS WELL. THEY WERE NOT AS FORTUNATE AS I WAS TO BE ABLE TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT AS THEY HAD PHOTOS OF THEIR VEHICLES INVOLVED IN AN ACCCIDENT SITUATION DUE TO THIS BRAKING PROBLEM. I HOPE THIS IS LOOKED AT AND A REMEDY TO THIS SITUATION IS OFFERED TO ALL ACURA OWNERS DEALING WITH THE SAME ISSUE AS MYSELF BY THE WINTER MONTHS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10882371July 3, 2016
STEERING
THE MORNING OF THURSDAY JUNE 30TH 2016 I TUNED THE CAR ON AND HAD AN ODD SOUND THAT EVEN WHEN I TURNED OR DROVE IT SOUNDED LIKE A BUS! THE STEERING WAS HARD YET I STILL MANAGED TO GET TO WORK AND HOME SAFELY. MY HUSBAND SAID THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS DEPLETED AND ADDED FLUID. I THEN TOOK IT TO WORK AND WAS RUNNING OK NO MORE SOUNDS AND I WAS CONTENT. THAT AFTERNOON THOUGH I STARTED UP AGAIN AND THEN SAW THE TRAIL OF FLUID RUNNING DOWN FROM UNDER THE CAR. THE NOISE AND STIFFNESS OF THE STEERING WHEEL WAS BACK. NEEDLESS TO SAY I ALMOST COULDN'T MAKE A TURN TO GET INTO MY HOME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10881973July 1, 2016
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2009 ACURA TSX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED AGGRESSIVELY WITHOUT WARNING. AS A RESULT, THE CONTACT CRASHED INTO A TREE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED A FRACTURED STERNUM, INJURIES TO THE LEFT FOOT, AND A CONCUSSION. THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER SUSTAINED A FRACTURED HIP, FRACTURED RIBS, A CONCUSSION, AND INJURIES TO BOTH FEET THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DEEMED DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000....UPDATED 08/15/16 *BF
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
2
Deaths:
0
#10874678June 16, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA AIRBAG: THE 2004 TSX ACURA SIDE AIRBAG INFLATED WHILE THE CAR PARKED. AS SOON AS MY SON ENTERED THE CAR HE SAID IT SOUNDED LIKE SOMEONE THREW A BRICK AT THE WINDOW. AND THEN THE AIRBAG DEFLATED HITTING HIM ON THE SIDE OF HIS FACE. IT FRIGHTENED HIM. HE DROVE IT TO KAREN RADLEY ACURA DEALERS AND THEY TOLD HIM IT WAS NOT A DEFECT. I SPOKE TO THE GENTLEMAN AND SAID IT HAD TO BE A DEFECT BECAUSE NOTHING CAUSED IT TO DEFLATE. I HAVE PICTURES TO SHOW THERE WAS NO IMPACT. THE DEALERSHIP WANT TO CHARGE ME $3100 FOR THE REPAIR WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10874317June 15, 2016
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TSX. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 08/22/16*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/30/16.*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873747June 12, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY I HEARD A POP SOUND AND SAW THAT THE PASSENGER SIDE WINDSHIELD MOLDING HAD COME LOOSE. IT NEVER FELL OFF. I SECURED IT WITH DUCT TAPE. IT STAYED WHEN I DROVE ON CITY STREETS, BUT POPPED OFF AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10873365June 9, 2016
AIR BAGS
TAKATA RECALL UPON GETTING IN THE VEHICLE I SIMPLY SAT IN THE DRIVER SEAT, AND CLOSED THE DOOR. AS SOON AS THE DOOR SHUT CLOSED, THE DRIVER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYED HITTING ME IN THE HEAD NECK AND SHOULDER AREA. TRIGGERING ME TO HAVE MUSCLE SPASMS IN MY BACK, SEVERE HEAD ACHE, AND TO BE DISORIENTED AFTER BEING STRUCK SO ABRUPTLY AND WITH OUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS STILL PARKED, I HAD NOT EVEN HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO PUT THE KEYS IN THE IGNITION. THE CAR HAS NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT, THERE WAS NO DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE, IR ANY REASON FOR THE AIRBAG TO DEPLOY. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THIS MANUFACTURER DEFFECT FIXED. AT THE DEALER I WAS TOLD THAT THEY WILL NOT COVER IT AS A MANUFACTURER DEFFECT, AND WILL COST ME $3100.00 TO FIX. THE DEALERS WORDS TO ME WERE, "AIR BAGS DO NOT JUST DEPLOY ON THEIR OWN." UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION OF MY OWN IVE FOUND AT LEAST 25 OTHER COMPLAINTS OF PEOPLE WITH THE SAME MAKE AND YEAR MODEL WITH SIMILAR AIR BAG ISSUES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10870812May 25, 2016
STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TSX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING RACK WAS LEAKING FLUID FROM BOTH SIDES AND NEEDED TO BE REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10865611May 18, 2016
STEERING
2012 ACURA TSX SPORTS WAGON (~31K MILES) - FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS). LAST WEEK I PARKED THE VEHICLE WITH WHEELS TURNED TO THE LEFT AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER FEW MINUTES, THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN (COMPLETE FAILURE) A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET WITH MY FAMILY. I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL "JERK" TO LEFT AND RIGHT AND THEN A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE CAR IN LANE AND PULL IT OVER WITH USING A LOT OF FORCE. TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF DID NOT HELP. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR A CURVY ROAD, COULD HAVE ENDED IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING IT REQUIRES A LOT OF FORCE TO CONTROL THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE EPS UNIT (~$1,200 PARTS PLUS LABOR) . I CALLED ACURA'S MAIN OFFICE WITH MY CONCERN. THEY PROMISED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND TALK TO THE DEALER ABOUT DISCOUNTED FIX (MANUFACTURER WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED). I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THERE IS OVER A HUNDRED OF SIMILAR EPS COMPLAINTS FOR ACURA AND HONDA. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPENED UNDER HONDA, HOWEVER, IT WAS CLOSED WITHOUT A RECALL. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10864651May 12, 2016
AIR BAGS, STEERING, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
POWER STEERING HAS BEEN AFFECTED DUE TO DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND POSES A SAFETY ISSUE ON HIGHWAY. STEERING HAS ALSO LOCKED UP DUE TO THE POWER STEERING LEAK WHILE DRIVING. A VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION WHEN GOING FAXT SPEEDS. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTED CRACKING A FEW YEARS AGO AND AM QUESTIONING WEATHER IT WOULD DEPLOY IN A COLLISION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10862687May 3, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
FIRST OFF I AM UNABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY PASSENGER DOOR USING THE SWITCHES OR THE REMOTE KEY FOB ON MY 2006 ACURA TSX. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE NETS I SEE THAT THIS DOESN'T JUST APPLY TO ME AND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE OTHERS HAVE HAD. THE DEALER STATED IT IS THE ACTUATOR. SECONDLY I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH WHAT THE DEALER SERVICE STATED IS A RACK IN PINION ISSUE. THEY SAY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POWER STEERING SEEPING/LEAKING AND THAT THIS WOULD BE THE REASON FOR STEERING PROBLEMS. AGAIN ON NHTSA THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. I NOTICE VIBRATION AND SLIGHT PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING AND DROPS OF LUBRICANT IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I REACH EXCESS SPEEDS OF 55 I HAVE THE PULLING AND VIBRATION. I NOW MAINLY TAKE SIDE STREETS DUE TO THE HAZARD AND NO FUNDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10861321April 25, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY
ON MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:40AM WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 NORTH I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE WHICH I FOUND OUT AFTER PARKING MY CAR THAT THE MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED AND WAS BENT OUTWARD. IT WAS NOT CLEAR TO ME WHAT HAPPENED OR WHERE THE NOISE CAME FROM WHEN I WAS DRIVING, SINCE THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN CLOSE VICINITY AND THERE WERE NO LOOSE OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY AROUND 70MPH WHEN THE MOONROOF UNEXPECTEDLY SHATTERED, ALL WINDOWS WERE CLOSED, RADIO WAS OFF AND THE VISOR/SHADE TO THE MOONROOF WAS ALSO CLOSED. I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THE SITUATION TO ACURA OF RIVERSIDE IN CALIFORNIA WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR (BRAND NEW) AND WAS REFERRED TO ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS WHO THEN INSTRUCTED ME THAT I GO TO THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED.I TOOK THE CAR TO KEARNY MESA ACURA IN SAN DIEGO AND THEY HELD MY CAR ALL DAY ON APRIL 14. THEY DID NOT INSPECT AND EXAMINE THE MOONROOF TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. IN CONCLUSION, IT IS DISINGENUOUS FOR KEARNY MESA ACURA TO NOT EVEN INSPECT THE CAR AND IT IS APPALLING AND INEXCUSABLE FOR THE CASE AGENT AT ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS TO NEGLIGIBLY DISMISS THE REPORT AS 'DAMAGE IS FROM OUTSIDE INFLUENCE'. LASTLY, I TOOK THE CAR FOR INSPECTION TO ACURA OF RIVERSIDE ON APRIL 23 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO IMPACT ON THE MOONROOF BUT THE DECISION IS UP TO DISTRICT PARTS & SERVICE MANAGER AT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC. ACURA OF RIVERSIDE CALLED ME ON APRIL 25, 2016 STATING THE DISTRICT PARTS & SERVICE MANAGER SAYS DAMAGE WAS DONE BY OUTSIDE INFLUENCE WOW! THIS EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE LEAST HAS BEEN HORRENDOUS AND UNFAIR, AS I WRITE THIS I HAVE A 2002 CIVIC EX ON THE DRIVEWAY CURRENTLY ON RECALL FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAGS AND MY FAMILY OWNS TWO MORE ACURA TSX'S. I CAN ONLY SAY SHAME ON EVERYTHING ACURA AND SHAME ON EVERYTHING HONDA. POST NOTE: (FULL LETTER ATTACHED IN PDF)
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10860451April 20, 2016
STEERING
MY TSX HAS 58,469 MILES AND HAS ALWAYS BEEN SERVICED AT AN ACURA DEALERSHIP. ABOUT 6 MONTHS AGO DURING A ROUTINE SERVICE THE SERVICE ADVISOR POINTED OUT THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS LEAKING. THE ADVISOR SAID THAT THE LEAK CAME FROM THE SEALS AND THAT THIS WAS A COMMON ISSUE ON THE TSX'S. GIVEN THAT THE VEH HAS SUCH LOW MILEAGE AND HAVING BEEN SERVICED AT THE DEALER THIS ISSUE SHOULD NOT OCCUR. RACK AND PINIONS ARE DESIGNED TO LAST MUCH LONGER. DOING A QUICK RESEARCH ONLINE I CAME ACROSS MULTIPLE STORIES FROM TSX OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND SOME RESULTING IN ACCIDENTS OCCURRING. I HAVE ALL THE SERVICE RECORDS AND WOULD BE HAPPY TO SHARE THEM OR ANY ADDITIONAL DETAILS YOU MAY NEED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10854324April 8, 2016
AIR BAGS, SEAT BELTS
THE AIRBAG OR SRS LIGHT IS CONSTANTLY ON INDICATING THAT IT WILL NOT DEPLOY IN AN ACCIDENT. THIS HAPPENS AFTER STARTING THE ENGINE. THE REASON APPEARS TO BE A FAILED ELECTRICAL COMPONENT IN THE SEAT BELT BUCKLE. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT IS AND HAS BEEN FACED BY A LOT OF TSX OWNERS. CONTACTED ACURA BUT THEY WILL NOT COVER ANYTHING, EITHER TO REPLACE THE COMPONENT OR EVEN TO DIAGNOSE THE EXACT ISSUE. THEIR POSITION IS: SEAT BELTS STILL WORK AND SO IT IS NOT A DEFECT. NOTE THAT THE AIRBAGS STILL WON'T DEPLOY WITH THIS PARTS DEFECT. THE DEALER CONCURS WITH ACURA. SINCE THIS IS A KNOWN AND WIDESPREAD REPORTED SAFETY ISSUE, ACURA SHOULD BE ASKED TO ISSUE A RECALL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10853040April 2, 2016
STRUCTURE:BODY, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE RED PAINT IS FADING IN PATCHES ON THE TOP SURFACES-HOOD, ROOF, AND TRUNK. OTHER BOARDS REPORT SAME PROBLEM WITH HONDA/ACURA RED CARS. CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES, GARAGE KEPT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED ISSUE. OFFERED TO REPAINT HOOD ONLY BUT COULD NOT GURANTEE MATCH. ACURA/HONDA HAS DEFECT IN RED PAINT THEY WILL NOT BACK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10851492March 24, 2016
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TSX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AROUND THE HOSES LEAKED ALL OVER THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836271February 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
ON THREE OCCASIONS 2011 ACURA TSX BREAKS HAVE FAILED WHILE DRIVING, CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO AVOID ACCIDENT. I ATTEMPTED TO SLOW DOWN WHILE GOING OFF THE HIGHWAY EXIT AND PUSHED ON BREAKS ONLY TO FIND THE BREAK PEDAL WAS EXTREMELY STIFF AND WOULD NOT MOVE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED ON IT... AFTER FEW MINUTES, THE BREAKS STARTED WORKING NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS PRE-WARMED FOR AT LEAST 15 MIN BEFORE DRIVING EVERY TIME. THE WEATHER TEMPERATURES ON ALL THREE OCCASIONS WERE BELOW 10 DEGREES F.THERE ARE MULTIPLE ACURA'S OWNERS ALREADY EXPERIENCING THIS HORRIFIC ISSUE. ACURA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS PROBLEM AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES ASAP. WHAT PROVE DO YOU NEED? YOU WANT TO WAIT UNTIL PEOPLE START GETTING INTO ACCIDENTS AND DYE BECAUSE OF BRAKE FAILURE IN THEIR CARS? THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE! PLEASE ISSUE A RECALL ON ACURA VEHICLES.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10836288February 15, 2016
SERVICE BRAKES
BRAKES FAILED ON THREE CONSECUTIVE DAYS DURING COLD SPELL (TEENS WITH WIND CHILL -10 TO 10F) THE FIRST TIME I HAD PULLED OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AT THE SUPERMARKET AND WAS HEADING TOWARDS THE EXIT. I NOTICED THAT THE CAR WAS NOT SLOWING AS I APPROACHED THE STREET ALTHOUGH I WAS EXERTING CONSIDERABLE FORCE ON THE BRAKE. I MANAGED TO STOP THE CAR AND PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET. I CHECKED FOR ANY PHYSICAL OBSTRUCTIONS AND DID NOT FIND ANY. THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT TRAVEL. AFTER A FEW MINUTES THE BRAKES RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION AND I WAS ABLE TO CAREFULLY DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT MORNING, I PUMPED THE BRAKES WITH THE CAR OFF UNTIL THE PEDAL WOULD NOT MOVE. I THEN TURNED ON THE IGNITION AND NOTICED THE BRAKE WOULD NOT GO DOWN AGAIN. I HAD TO WAIT A FEW MINUTES UNTIL IT FUNCTIONED AGAIN. THIRD INSTANCE, I STARTED THE CAR AND PUMPED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES. THE FIRST COUPLE TIMES IT WORKED BUT THEN IT FROZE AGAIN. AFTER SOME MORE TIME, THE BRAKES ENGAGED AND I TOOK THE CAR TO AN AUTO REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I FEEL FORTUNATE THAT I DID NOT RUN ANYONE DOWN IN THE CROWDED SUPERMARKET PARKING LOT AND THE STREET WAS CLEAR WHEN I COULDN'T SLOW THE CAR AND ROLLED INTO IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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