Acura TSX Complaints

685 consumer complaints on file.

#10159820June 14, 2006
SEATS
DRIVERS SEAT IS LOOSE. DRIVERS SEAT SHIFTS TO LEFT OR RIGHT DURING CORNERING. *JB
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0
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#10158893June 3, 2006
AIR BAGS
MY WIFE WAS DRIVING ALONG AND HIT A PIECE OF METAL ON THE HIGHWAY AND HAD A BLOW OUT BUT MAINTAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND THE PASSENGER SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG AND PASSENGER SEAT AIR BAG BOTH DEPLOYED. *NM
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10157662May 16, 2006
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM:EMISSION CONTROL:CATALYTIC CONVERTOR
DT*: THE CONTACT STATED ALL OCCUPANTS OF THE VEHICLE ARE HAVING SYMPTOMS ASSOCIATED WITH WHAT IS BELIEVED TO BE CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE OCCUPANTS ARE HAVING HEADACHES AND COUGHING. THESE SYMPTOMS DISSIPATE WHEN THE VEHICLE IS NOT BEING OCCUPIED. THE DEALERSHIP CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. *AK
Crash:
No
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No
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0
Deaths:
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#10154237March 30, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVERS SEAT SQUEAKS AND CREAKS WHEN WEIGHT SHIFTS. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THERE ARE 7 PAGES OF OWNERS ON AN ACURA TSX OWNERS WEBSITE THAT ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. MANY HAVE TAKEN IT TO THEIR DEALER AND EITHER THE SEAT BASE OR RAILS ARE REPLACED OR TIGHTENED. SOME DEALERS MENTIONED THAT THESE WERE EITHER ALIGNED IMPROPERLY OR ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT AND THEY EITHER BEND OR SHIFT. IN MANY CASES, THE FIXES THE DEALERS PERFORMED DID WORK AND THE NOISE RETURNS SOON AFTERWARDS. WHILE THIS IS QUITE POSSIBLY NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS A BUILD PROBLEM WITH THE REDESIGNED 2006 TSX. THE SEAT SYSTEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR IS NEW DUE TO THE ADDITION OF THE POWER-ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM. A $28K CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE SQUEAKS AND CREAKS. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10154246March 30, 2006
SEATS
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RAILS SQUEAK BADLY. ACURA NEEDS A TSB TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED QUICKLY. SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON A 3 MONTH OLD $30,000 CAR. CHECK ACURAZINE WEBSITE UNDER TSX FORUM- SQUEAKY DRIVERS SEAT AND NOTICE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING HIS PROBLEM. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10153654March 24, 2006
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
2004 ACURA TSX DRIVER'S SEAT MOVEMENT - DURING NORMAL DRIVING AND STOPPING, DRIVER'S SEAT WILL FREQUENTLY SHIFT OR MOVE APPROXIMATELY .25"-.50" AFTER SEVERAL MONTHS OF EXPERIENCING THIS, VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACURA DEALER (ARIZONA) AND INSPECTED. VEHICLE WAS RETURNED WITHOUT REPAIR WHERE ISSUE WAS DIAGNOSED AS ACCEPTABLE. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS THERE HAS BEEN SUFFICIENT SEAT MOVEMENT TO CAUSE DRIVER TO TEMPORARILY LOSE CONTACT WITH CLUTCH (MANUAL TRANSMISSION MODEL) DUE TO FOOT SLIPPING OFF CLUTCH PEDAL. THIS CREATES A HAZARDOUS CONDITION WHERE IT CAN BE DIFFICULT TO FULLY MAINTAIN COMPLETE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. SITUATION IS EXTREMELY TROUBLESOME DURING CONGESTED STOP AND GO FREEWAY DRIVING WHERE VEHICLE DYNAMICS CAUSE ISSUE TO REOCCUR ON A FREQUENT BASIS. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147816January 15, 2006
SUSPENSION:REAR
THE RIGHT REAR WHEEL BEARING FAILED AT 55,000 MILES. WHEEL BEARINGS SHOULD NOT FAIL AT 55,000. *JB
Crash:
No
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No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10147817January 15, 2006
POWER TRAIN:MANUAL TRANSMISSION
THE CLUTCH FAILED AT 56,000. I HAVE DRIVEN A CLUTCH FOR 24 YEARS. THE CLUTCH LASTED OVER 125,000 MILES IN MY LAST VEHICLE. I ALSO HAVE EXPERIENCE DRIVING TRUCKS WITH MANUAL TRANSMISSION. THE DEALER WOULD NOT SUPPORT ANY WARRANTY SINCE THE CLUTCH IS A "WEAR PART".*JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10145216December 14, 2005
SUSPENSION
MY 2004 ACURA TSX 6 SPEED HAS EXCESSIVELY DRIFTED LEFT ON CROWNED HIGHWAYS SINCE THE CAR WAS NEW. IF I LET GO OF THE STEERING WHEEL IT WILL CHANGE LANES IN LESS THAN 2 SECONDS. I HAD THE DEALERSHIP PERFORM A 4 WHEEL ALIGNMENT BUT THE PROBLEM STILL PERSISTS. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140861October 26, 2005
AIR BAGS:SIDE/WINDOW
1) ON 10/21/05, I WAS DRIVING ON THE FWY AT APPROX. 65 MPH AND MY SIDE CURTAIN & DRIVER SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED FOR NO APPARENT REASON. 2) I DID NOT SEE ANY DEBRIS ON THE ROAD OR FEEL ANYTHING HIT MY CAR UNDERNEATH THE FRAME, HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO ACURA AND AMERICAN HONDA, A FREQUENCY SENSOR DETECTED A LOUD NOISE THAT CAUSED THE AIRBAGS DEPLOY. IT IS OBVIOUS THERE IS A DEFECT WITH EITHER THE AIRBAG ITSELF OR THE SENSORS. 3) TUSTIN ACURA (IN TUSTIN, CA) REFUSED TO COVER MY AIRBAGS UNDER MY WARRANTY AND MADE ME GO THROUGH MY INSURANCE TO GET IT FIXED. IT IS NOW BEING CONSIDERED AN AT FAULT "COLLISION" WHEN I DIDN'T SEE WHAT THEY SAY I MUST HAVE HIT AND I DID NOT FEEL OR HEAR ANY IMPACT. THE SENSOR IS OBVIOUSLY TOO SENSITIVE AND THEREFORE IT SEEMS TO BE A DEFECT, BUT STILL AMERICAN HONDA REFUSES TO COVER IT. *NM
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10140803October 25, 2005
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DEPLOY BECAUSE A PIECE OF WOOD HIT UNDER THE CAR, OIL LEAK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10136473September 14, 2005
POWER TRAIN:CLUTCH ASSEMBLY
AT ABOUT 19,000 MILES, MY CLUTCH BEGAN SLIPPING. I NOTICED BEFORE THIS THAT IT WAS OCCASIONALLY DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE FIRST GEAR, AND OFTEN THE TRANSMISSION WOULD GRIND WHEN SHIFTING INTO REVERSE. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO DEALER, (ACURA OF GREENWICH, GREENWICH, CT.) AND WAS TOLD THE CLUTCH WAS BAD, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED, AND WAS DAMAGED BY OVERHEATING, AS A RESULT OF MY IMPROPER DRIVING. I HAVE OWNED EIGHT MANUAL TRANSMISSION CARS IN MY OVER 30 YEARS OF DRIVING, AND NEVER HAD A CLUTCH FAIL BEFORE AT LEAST 60,000 MILES. MY DRIVING STYLE IS VERY CONSERVATIVE. I HAVE NEVER ABUSED THE CLUTCH. I HAVE CHECKED SEVERAL ACURA/TSX FORUMS ON THE INTERNET, AND THE HARD SHIFTING AND GRINDING IN REVERSE, AS WELL AS PREMATURE CLUTCH FAILURE, IS MENTIONED BY MORE THAN A FEW OWNERS. FORTUNATELY, MY DEALER WAS VERY FAIR, AND REPLACED THE CLUTCH AS GOODWILL. HOWEVER, THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN MENTIONED IN AN ACURA SERVICE DEPT. MAGAZINE AS WELL. IT APPEARS SEVERAL OWNERS HAVE NOT BEEN AS LUCKY AS ME, AND HAD TO SPEND BIG MONEY. I BELIEVE THERE SHOULD BE TSB ISSUED REGARDING THIS PROBLEM, AS THIS DOES APPEAR TO BE A DEFECT IN SOME TSX VEHICLES. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10133233August 17, 2005
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING
ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 10TH, 2005, THE ENGINE IN MY ACURA 2004 TSX BLEW OUT. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES ON IT,A D WAS PURCHASED BRAND-NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2004 FROM RALLYE ACURA AT 1750 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, ROSLYN, NY, 11576. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS NOTED BY STEVE GREINER IN THE RALLYE ACURA SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE BLOWN ENGINE WAS BY NO MEANS AS THE RESULT OF MY DRIVING. HE STATED THAT AS THE CAR HAD A COMPUTER THAT DOCUMENTS THE EVENTS, AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF DEFECT IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS PRESENT WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BY MYSELF. AND THE EVENTS WERE NOT THE RESULT OF MY DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND ALSO NOT THE RESULT OF ANYTHING ON THE HIGHWAY THAT MAY HAVE BOUNCED UP UNDER THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS GIVEN BACK TO ME ON JUNE 29TH, 2005, AFTER BEING OUT OF SERVICE FOR 19 CALENDAR DAYS, BY THE RALLYE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS, IT WAS NOTED ON JULY 9TH, 2005, THAT THE TSX WAS LEAKING OIL. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE RALLYE ACURA DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PART MISSING THAT HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. IT WAS NOT UNTIL 8:30AM AUGUST 3RD, 2005, THAT I WAS TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I ARRIVED BACK AT 4PM LATER THAT AFTERNOON (WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED PICKUP TIME ON THAT SAME DAY) TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART HAD BEEN PUT INTO THE CAR, BUT THAT IT WAS STILL LEAKING OIL. THE CAR REMAINED THERE FROM AUGUST 3RD THROUGH AUGUST 4TH, 2005. LEAVING THE CAR OUT OF SERVICE FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO CALENDAR DAYS. AS OF AUGUST 17TH, IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER OIL LEAKS AND/OR PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY MR. GREINER IN THE RALLYE ACURA SERVICE DEPT. THAT THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT TO THE FACTORY. THERE, THE ENGINE WOULD BE TAKEN APART IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10130482July 28, 2005
UNKNOWN OR OTHER, EQUIPMENT:OTHER:LABELS
NOT HAPPY WITH THE QUALITY OF THE VEHICLE. *JB
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10119407May 2, 2005
SEATS
ACURA TSX 2004 DRIVER SEAT SLIDES BACK TO FRONT DURING HEAVY BREAKING OR DOWN SHIFTING. SEAT SHIFT IS ABOUT 1-2 INCHES AND HAS A SPRING LIKE EFFECT. ALSO DRIVER SEAT SHIFTS SLIGHTLY SIDE TO SIDE DURING TURNS. DEALER STATES MOVEMENT IS NORMAL FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE FROM READING ONLINE FORUMS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF TSX CARS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. NO TSB CREATED TO THIS DATE. CAR IS BEING TAKEN IN FOR FOURTH TIME TO ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS PROBLEM. I SENSE THAT IN THE RIGHT SITUATION, THIS SEAT SHIFT PROBLEM MAY CAUSE FOOT TO SLIP OFF BRAKE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116730April 11, 2005
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
IN APRIL 2004 HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION BEING OUT OF SPEC (TSB 124722). THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE OTHER WARRANTY WORK PERFORMED. I WAS THEN NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. *AKALTHOUGH I DID HAVE A DEALER LOANER CAR, I WAS WITH OUT MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. I PURCHASED MY TSX IN JUNE OF 2004, 2 MONTH AFTER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED BEFORE SALE FOR ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. EITHER IT WAS NOT CHECKED OR I WAS NOT TOLD! IF I WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE REQUIRED IT TO BE FIXED BEFORE SALE. PERHAPS IT WAS NOT MADE KNOWN TO ME, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE REQUESTED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL VIN RANGE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116732April 11, 2005
TIRES
WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, I RAN OVER SOME ROAD DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED MY TIRE TO BLOW OUT. I DID CHECK MY OWNERS MANUAL AND ACURA DOES NOT WARRANTY THEIR $240 TIRES FOR THAT KIND OF FAILURE. I THEN CHECKED MY MICHELIN WARRANTY BOOKLET, WHICH ALSO STATED THAT KIND OF FAILURE WAS NOT WARRANTEED. THE NEAREST TIRE STORE DID NOT HAVE MY TIRE IN STOCK, SO I HAD TO PUT A NON-OEM TIRE ON MY CAR. WHILE AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW DURING INDUSTRY PREVIEW DAY, I NOTICED A MICHELIN BOOTH. I INQUIRED ABOUT MY TIRE FAILURE. MICHELIN STATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THEM AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT. I STATED, I READ THEIR BOOKLET AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOOK MY NAME AND NUMBER AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME. WITH IN ONE WEEK I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MICHELIN. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO PURCHASE A NEW MICHELIN TIRE TO MATCH MY OTHER 3 TIRES AND SEND THEM THE BILL. WITH IN ONE WEEK I RECEIVED A CHECK. IF THEY WANT TO BE CONTACTED AND WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR TIRES, THEY SHOULD PUT THAT IN THE WARRANTY BOOKLET. *AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10116693April 10, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
HELLO: WHILE "SPRING CLEANING" MY 2004 ACURA TSX, I WAS CLEANING UP CHANGE ETC. UNDER THE SEATS. I HAD TO MOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FORWARD AND UP TO CLEAN/VACUUM BETTER.(POWER SEAT).*AK I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS DAMAGED. THE ELECTRICAL TAPE PROTECTING THE HARNESS HAD BEEN RUBBED OFF,EXPOSING THE WIRE(S). THE RUBBING IS A RESULT OF A POORLY POSITIONED HARNESS. THE SEAT FRAME RUBS ON THIS HARNESS WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH. (I TESTED THIS MYSELF,AND TOOK DIGITAL PICTURES AS WELL) IT IS NO DOUBT A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE BARE WIRES ARE EXPOSED,CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT OR POSSIBLE WORSE,FIRE (?)...THE WIRES WOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SEAT FRAME!!! THIS IS SIMPLY A RESULT OF POOR HARNESS POSITIONING AT THE FACTORY ETC..........
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10114757March 25, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TSX. IT HAS A POWER DRIVERS SEAT. WHENEVER I BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL OR WHEN I BRAKE SUDDENLY, THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVES FORWARD. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL. I DO NOT CONSIDER A SEAT THAT MOVES FORWARD WHEN YOU BRAKE TO BE SAFE.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10113880March 10, 2005
SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:POWER ADJUST
DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SLIDES FORWARD/BACK ON ITS RAIL WHEN IT SHOULD BE LOCKED IN.*AK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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