Acura TSX Complaints (2006)

50 consumer complaints on file.

#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
#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
#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
#10818591January 7, 2016
STEERING
AFTER PURCHASING THE CAR FROM A USED DEALER. THE STEERING BECAME VERY HARD TO TURN AS I WAS LEAVING A LOCAL RETAILERS PARKING LOT. I TOOK IT BACK TO THE DEALER WHO ASSISTED IN GETTING THE POWER STEERING FIXED AND NOW THE CAR IS STARTING TO DO IT AGAIN. THE STEERING IS MAKING FUNNY NOISES AND NOW IS BECOMING HARD TO TURN TO THE RIGHT. I FEAR THE NEED TO TAKE IT TO THE AUTO SHOP AGAIN. THIS IS TERRIBLE!
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10762562September 9, 2015
STEERING, POWER TRAIN, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V174000 (STEERING) HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE SEPARATE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE STEERING HOSE, WATER PUMP HOSE, AND SERPENTINE BOLT HAD ALL MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE HEAT AND LEAKING OF THE STEERING HOSE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,169.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10761813September 5, 2015
STEERING
I STARTED MY ACURA TSX 2006 AS USUAL AND WENT TO THE STORE 3 MILES AWAY BUT WHEN I STARTED THE CAR AFTER THE STORE TO GO HOME FIRST I HEARD A NOISE AND AFTER THAT IT BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN THE CAR LEFT OR RIGHT. I WAS LUCKY TO GET HOME WITHOUT ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10758661August 23, 2015
STEERING
DROVE THE CAR ABOUT 35 MILES FROM HOME, AS I WAS PARKING HEARD A NOISE WHILE STEERING LEFT AND RIGHT. WITHIN A FEW MINUTES, THE STEERING WAS HARD. DROVE IT HOME BY THE TIME I GOT HOME THE STEERING WAS NO LONGER WORKING. CHECKED STEERING FLUID.NO MORE FLUID. TOTALLY DRY. BROUGHT IT TO THE MIDAS AND AND TO DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE STEERING RACK IS LEAKING, $3000.00 TO REPAIR. THEY SAID THE RUBBERS ON RACK WENT BAD. A FEW PEOPLE ( MECHANICS) THAT SAID THIS IS NOT NORMAL FOR A 2006. I HAVE FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ACURA 2006 CARS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10668255December 25, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE 2006 ACURA TSX. EVER SINCE THE FIRST DATE OF PURCHASE, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES PADS WERE NOT ALWAYS STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PUSH DOWN THE BRAKES HARD IN ORDER TO STOP. I DO NOT USUALLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SNOW. HOWEVER, IN APRIL 2014, I WAS DRIVING THE ACURA TSX IN A TURN ON A 15 MILES PER HOUR UNDER SNOW CONDITION, AND I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD. THE CAR TOOK TOO LONG IN DISTANCE TO BRAKE, AS A RESULT, THE FRONT BUMPER AND BOTH FRONT WHEEL RIMS WERE DAMAGED AS THE CAR HIT THE CURB. THE INCIDENT RESULTED DUE TO THE WEAK BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10651125October 29, 2014
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE LOST CONTROL OF OUR 2006 ACURA TSX AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD FIRST AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH FRAME RAILS WERE BENT AND EVERYTHING AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS PUSHED BACK TOWARDS THE ENGINE. THE FENDERS WERE BENT, THE BUMPER WAS DESTROYED, THE DOORS DIDN'T OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. MY INSURANCE DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS B/C OF THE SEVERE DAMAGE. DESPITE THE SEVERE ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT ACURA AND GET A RESPONSE FROM THEM REGARDING THE MATTER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THEY JUST SAID "THE CAR DETERMINED THEY WEREN'T NECESSARY" AND BLEW ME OFF. THEIR RESPONSE IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY WIFE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED, AND MAKE SURE OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE ARE SAFE B/C THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE. SAFETY FEATURES SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10538548September 3, 2013
STEERING
POWER STEERING RACK FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. CAR DEVELOPED A NOISE WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. MADE IT TO THE REPAIR CENTER (DEALERSHIP) WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REALLY HARD TO TURN BY THE TIME I GOT THERE (WITH A DRIVE NO LONGER THAN 10 MILES). LOOKING AT ONLINE FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT AN ABNORMAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE NEEDED POWER STEERING RACKS BETWEEN 90K-130K MILES DUE TO LEAKS. THIS APPEARS ABNORMAL, AS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A RACK SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS MAKES ME WONDER IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING LEAK TSB THAT ACURA HAS FOR THESE CARS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480107October 15, 2012
STEERING
STARTED THE CAR PULLED OFF AT SLOW SPEED(15-20). CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES ARE I TURNED THE CORNER. APPEARED TO BE NOISES MADE FOR POWER STEERING. PARKED THE CAR UP PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN AND THE NOISE STOP. DRIVING AGAIN THE NOISE APPEARED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT THE RACK AND PINION WENT BAD. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10480594October 15, 2012
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THIS 06 ACURA TSX CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ABOVE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME BUT WILL COME ON, ON THEIR OWN UNCOMMANEDED AND DRAIN YOUR CAR BATTERY.THIS PUSH FOR ON LIGHTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED IF THEY ARE COMMANDED ON OR OFF. I KNOW TWO MORE CARS YEARS 04 TO 06 WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10423457August 31, 2011
STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:HOSE, PIPING, AND CONNECTIONS
2006 TSX. CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING SIGNIFICANTLY AND HE COULD HARDLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. LATER IN THE EVENING, THERE WAS LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM ACURA REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL RELATING TO A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE CONSUMER IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR $ 375.90 FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10405663June 8, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION - PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. CANNOT BE UNLOCKED OR LOCKED ELECTRONICALLY. PASSENGER DOOR IS RARELY USED AND CAR HAS UNDER 50,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10386842March 8, 2011
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES
THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM HAS FAILED AND THE REMOTE AND THE KEY BOTH WON'T WORK. I COULDN'T GET INTO THE CAR. THE REMOTE KEY FAILED A FEW MONTHS AGO. APPARENTLY THE MECHANISM IN THE DOOR IS THE ISSUE AND I HAVE SCHEDULED TO GET THE DOOR REPAIRED THIS WEEK. THE TOTAL WILL BE ABOUT $150. I CAN'T LOCK THE DOOR ANYMORE BECAUSE I AM WORRIED THAT THE DOOR WON'T OPEN BACK UP AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10376767January 15, 2011
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
ACURA TSX DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DEFECT IN SEAL CAUING CONDENSATION AND PARTS TO SHORT NOT WORK. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10328569May 3, 2010
STEERING
ONGOING LEAK OF POWER STEERING FUEL WHICH CAUSED SMOKE AND ODOR OF BURNING. POWER STEERING FLUID WOULD DRAIN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY. UPON INSPECTION BY DEALER, POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, THIS WAS COMPLETED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10318568March 10, 2010
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO IMPACT TO CAR. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10296164December 16, 2009
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, SEAT BELTS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
1ST INCIDENT: THE FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD THEM CHECKED TWICE BEFORE THE DEALER REPLACED THEM. THEY REPORTED THEY WERE LOW BUT BLAMED IT ON ME. I COMPLAINED IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I COULDN'T STOP, AND SKID INTO INTERSECTIONS AT RED LIGHTS SOME TIMES BARELY MISSING THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE DEALERS ALL SAID IT WAS THE WAY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THIS CAR ANY DIFFERENT FROM MY PREVIOUS CARS THAT DIDN'T HAVE ABS. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL NEW CARS SO I THINK I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CAR PROPERLY BY NOW. I'VE NEVER WORN DOWN ANY BRAKES IN MY CAR INSIDE OF A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT BRAKES ON MANY OF MY CARS ONCE A YEAR WHICH IS NORMAL. THIS ONE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY DIFFERENT. THERE WAS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THEM IN THE BEGINNING. 2ND INCIDENT: THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON FOR NO REASON AT 20,000 MILES. THE CAR DIDN'T NEED TO BE SERVICED BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY IT WAS COMING ON. 3RD INCIDENT: THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE IN ONE YEAR. I OWNED A MAZDA THAT THE BATTERY FAILED ON AND IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. I OWNED THAT CAR 5 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH IT AFTER THAT. I FIND THIS ODD THAT THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE. 4TH INCIDENT: SOME TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T START, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALTERNATOR OR STARTER. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BATTERY AGAIN. WHEN IT WAS RUNNING IT WOULD HESITATE TO MOVE OR WOULD JERK WHILE IN MOTION. 5TH INCIDENT: THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD CONSTANTLY JAM PREVENTING ME FROM PUTTING IT ON OR ADJUSTING IT WHILE ON. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD GET SO TIGHT THAT I COULDN'T RELEASE IT NO MATTER WHAT I DID. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TAKE IT OFF IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE TAUGHT PULL ACROSS MY CHEST. I HAD TO STRUGGLE WITH IT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET IT ON EVERY DAY. THIS WAS FROM INCEPTION OF OWNERSHIP UNTIL I FINALLY HAD IT REPAIRED NOT REALIZING IT WAS FAULTY. EVERY OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD OVER THE YEARS WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED THAT I'M AWARE OF, AND I'VE HAD MANY OTHERS SINCE. *TR UPDATED 06/07/10*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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