Acura TSX Complaints

685 consumer complaints on file.

#10726988June 23, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THIS TSX HAS HAD THREE DIFFERENT DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS GO OUT. PASSENGER DOOR AT 30K MIKES, DRIVER DOOR AT 45K MILES AND REAR PASSENGER DOOR AT 75K MILES. WHILE THE FIRST TWO WERE UNDER WARRANTY THE LAST ONE ISN'T AND COSTS $460 FOR THE ACURA DEALER TO FIX THE PROBLEM. SEEMS THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM AS THE CAR IS IN OTHERWISE PERFECT CONDITION. MULTIPLE OWNERS ON ACURA MESSAGE BOARDS COMPLAIN OF THE SAME PROBLEM.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10726363June 20, 2015
WHEELS
WE BOUGHT THE ACURA NAMED ABOVE AT JMK FIAT IN SPRINGFIELD, NJ. IT HAS 4 MICHELIN 225/50R17 TIRES ON IT. IT HAS ONLY BEEN THREE WEEKS AND ONE OF THE TIRES WAS DRY ROTTED AND WENT FLAT. MY MECHANIC SAID ALL FOUR HAVE TO BE REPLACED. MY WIFE AND SON WERE ABOUT TO TRAVEL TO NEW YORK RIGHT BEFORE THIS OCCURRED. I KNOW THEIR WAS A RECALL ON THESE TIRES BUT I BOUGHT THIS CAR USED AND THE DEALERSHIP REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING. CAN I DO ANYTHING HERE?
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10717807May 21, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CONTINUING PROBLEM SINCE PURCHASE. AT SLOW SPEED IN TRAFFIC OR TURNING, PRESS ACCELERATOR ACTS AS THOUGH IT IS NOT GETTING GAS, PRESS FURTHER FOR ACCELERATION CAR JERKS AND PROCEEDS. DEALER HAS RESET COMPUTER TWICE, RUNS GOOD FOR COUPLE DAYS THEN BACK TO ITS OLD HABITS. DEALER TEST DROVE VEHICLE, CLAIMS THEY CAN'T FIND A PROBLEM, DEALER REFUSES TO CHECK FURTHER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10713797April 27, 2015
AIR BAGS
AIRBAG MIL HAS BEEN REGISTERING ON VEHICLES INSTRUMENT PANEL. LIGHT STARTED GLOWING SPORADICALLY FOR SOME TIME, EVEN BEFORE THE MILEAGE AND DATE LISTED ABOVE. IT WOULD TURN ON OFF ERRATICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED OVER TIME AND NOW IN CONSTANTLY GLOWING ON. "ACCORDING TO ACURA TSX MANUAL THIS INDICATES AN AIRBAG RELATED SAFETY ISSUE". HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PHTOTOGRAPH THE AIRBAG MIL LIGHT AT DIFFERENT MILEAGE. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO INDICATE PROBLEM ESCALITING OVER TIME.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10704088April 6, 2015
VISIBILITY:SUN/MOON ROOF ASSEMBLY
DRIVING MY CAR HOME, NO OTHER TRAFFIC CLOSE BY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, THEN A SECOND POP. BOTH SOUNDED LIKE AN IMPACT FROM SOMETHING, BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING AROUND. I FELT COOL AIR ON THE BACK OF MY NECK, OPENED THE SUNROOF SHADE AND SAW THAT MY GLASS WAS SHATTERED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I COULD HEAR A CRACKLING SOUND THAT PERSISTED UNTIL I WAS HOME. UPON EXAMINATION, THERE WAS NO IMPACT MARKS, THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS SHATTERED, BOWED OUTWARD. WE PLACED PACKING TAPE OVER THE GLASS TO KEEP IT INTACT. I WAS GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE WEATHER WAS PROBABLY LOW 60'S OUT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10703701April 4, 2015
AIR BAGS
THE SRS (AIR BAG) INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD BECOME DISABLED. DUE TO THIS SAFETY HAZARD, MY VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS MASSACHUSETTS STATE INSPECTION. AN ACURA DEAL PULLED TO CODES AND DISCOVERED A REPORT OF CODE 81-1- INDICATING A FAILURE OF THE CAR SEAT BUCKLE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAR SEAT BUCKLE AT A COST OF NEARLY $400. THE PART NUMBER IS 04816SECA12ZD. THE ACURA DEAL IS UNABLE TO COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER THE LIFETIME CAR SEAT BELT WARRANTY. ACURA CLAIMS THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, NOT A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THIS "ELECTRICAL" FAILURE DISABLES THE SRS SYSTEM - WHICH IS VERY MUCH A MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701881March 26, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
UPON LEAVING HOME ON A COLD MARCH MORNING, I DROVE THROUGH MY COMPLEX TO THE MAIN ROAD. AS I APPROACHED THE FIRST MAIN INTERSECTION, THE TRAFFIC LIGHT TURNED RED. WHEN I APPLIED MY BRAKE, THE PEDAL WOULD NOT GO DOWN - IT WAS HARD TO THE TOUCH. AS MY CAR CONTINUED TOWARD - AND THEN INTO - THE INTERSECTION, I TRIED MULTIPLE TIMES TO APPLY THE BRAKE, UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE PEDAL RESPONDED, THE BRAKES ENGAGED, AND MY CAR CAME TO A STOP. IT IS NOW A YEAR LATER, AND MY CAR HAS DONE THIS 3 TIMES. ON THE DAY OF THE FIRST INCIDENT, MY BRAKES WERE INSPECTED AND NO PROBLEMS WERE FOUND. MY DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS ISSUE, AND TRIED TO CONVINCE ME THAT IT COULD HAVE BEEN MY ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGING. A YEAR PASSED BEFORE THE SECOND INCIDENT. AFTER CONSULTING WITH THE COMPANY TECH LINE, MY BRAKE BOOSTER WAS REPLACED. TWO WEEKS LATER, IT HAPPENED A THIRD TIME. MY CAR IS STILL IN THE SHOP AWAITING REPAIR. I'M TOLD THAT THE COMPANY TECH LINE DETERMINED THAT MY DEALERSHIP SHOULD REPLACE THE SUPPLY LINE/CHECK VALVE, BUT THE PART IS ON BACK-ORDER. AS OF YET, THERE IS NO ESTIMATE OF COMPLETION. NO ONE AT ACURA HAS BEEN ABLE TO ANSWER MY SPECIFIC QUESTIONS AS TO EXACT CAUSE. THEY SPECULATE THAT MOISTURE GETS INTO THE LINE AND FREEZES, BUT NO ONE CAN TELL ME WHY THE BRAKES WILL WORK SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE SEIZING UP AND FAILING. MY ACURA DEALERSHIP HAS NO EXPERIENCE IN THIS MATTER AND CONTINUES TO CONSULT THEIR TECH LINE TO DETERMINE COURSE OF ACTION; HOWEVER, I AM NOT PERMITTED TO SPEAK WITH ANYONE AT THAT TECH LINE TO ATTEMPT TO GET MY QUESTIONS ANSWERED. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10701110March 23, 2015
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
CAR WILL NOT START WHEN IT DOES YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON PEDAL TO KEEP AUTO ON POSSIBLE FUEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10695070March 18, 2015
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TSX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE AND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT AND POWER TRAIN CONTROL MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V093000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 108,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10693184March 10, 2015
ENGINE, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MY 09 ACURA TSX PINGS WHENEVER YOU MODERATELY OR HEAVILY STEP ON THE GAS. ACURA/HONDA KNOWS THIS IS A WIDESPREAD ISSUE AND NEEDS TO FIX IT. THIS IS PREMATURELY WEARING ENGINE COMPONENTS OUT. MY CAR CURRENTLY HAS 78,000 MILES ON IT. NOT ACCEPTABLE! *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10683257February 13, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS OCCURRED. THE FIRST TIME WAS ABOUT 3 WEEKS AGO AND SINCE IT HAD NEVER OCCURRED BEFORE, I BELIEVED IT TO BE AN ANOMALY. SECOND TIME...NO LONGER AN ANOMALY, THIS CAR HAS A BREAKING PROBLEM THAT IS BEING IGNORED BY ACURA. ON TWO OCCASIONS NOW MY BREAKS HAVE FAILED WITHIN THE FIRST FEW MINUTES OF VEHICLE OPERATION CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO USE MY EMERGENCY BREAK IN ORDER TO AVOID BEING T-BONED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC. WHEN I WAS APPROACHING THE STOP SIGN I ATTEMPTED TO BREAK ONLY TO FIND THE BREAK PEDAL SOLID AND STIFF AND WOULD NOT MOVE NO MATTER HOW HARD I PUSHED. I HAD NO BREAKS WHATSOEVER. WITHIN A SHORT TIME AFTER, THE BREAKS STARTED WORKING. CONDITIONS ON BOTH OCCURRENCES WERE TEMPERATURES BELOW 10 DEGREES WITH A NEGATIVE WIND CHILL AND I HAD NOT WARMED MY CAR UP PRIOR TO DRIVING IT. THE SECOND TIME I WAS DANGEROUSLY CLOSE TO GETTING T-BONED BY ONCOMING TRAFFIC ON THE DRIVERS SIDE. THE ONLY REASON I WAS NOT HIT WAS SIMPLY BECAUSE I HAD THE PRESENCE OF MIND TO PULL THE EMERGENCY BREAK. THIS TIME I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE CAR AND CALLED FOR A TOW TRUCK. THE VEHICLE IS SITTING AT A HONDA REPAIR SHOP AS THERE ARE NO ACURA DEALERS CLOSE. I CONTACTED ACURA AND WAS TOLD THERE WERE NO SERVICE BULLETINS ON THIS AND THAT THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY HOWEVER A LOCAL ADVOCATE FOR MY REGION WOULD CALL ME BACK ON MONDAY. TODAY IS FRIDAY. SOMEONE NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS AS WHEN I SEARCH THE FORUMS TSXCLUB.COM (BREAKS FAIL WHEN COLD), THERE ARE MULTIPLE OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THERE ARE ALSO CASES ON THIS SITE AS WELL. ACURA NEEDS TO ACKNOWLEDGE THIS ISSUE AND ISSUE A RECALL ON THESE VEHICLES. I CANNOT IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHEN MY TEEN DRIVER WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10681849February 6, 2015
SEAT BELTS
WHILE TURNING LEFT MY CAR WAS STRUCK HEAD ON BY ANOTHER VEHICLE SUDDENLY EMERGING FROM BEHIND A SNOWBANK AND TURNING LEFT FROM THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION. AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. PASSENGER BEHIND THE DRIVER HIT HER HEAD ON THE SEAT IN FRONT OF HER DESPITE HAVING HER SEATBELT FASTENED, AND WAS MILDLY CONCUSSED. THINKING THE PROBLEM WAS WITH THE SEATBELT PRE-TENSIONING SYSTEM. *JS
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0
#10679594January 28, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKE DOES NOT WORK DURING WINTER AND MORNING WHEN IT'S COLD. THE PEDAL GETS STIFF AND DOES NOT WORK. BUT AFTER 5 MINS OF ENGINE RUNNING OR AFTER SEVERAL STEPS ON PEDAL THE BRAKE WORKS. THIS WAS CHECKED IN THE DEALERSHIP BUT SERVICE DEPARTMENT SAID IT WAS NORMAL. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678909January 26, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
FIRST THING IN THE COLD MORNING MY BRAKE PEDAL WAS SOLID, NO MOVEMENT WHEN I PRESS IT, AND THUS NO BRAKES. THIS IS THE 2ND TIME, BUT THE FIRST TIME (A WEEK AGO) I THOUGHT I DID SOMETHING WRONG BECAUSE IT WENT AWAY QUICKLY. THIS MORNING I ALMOST DROVE INTO TRAFFIC. AND AFTER I ENTERED THE ROAD, IT TOOK A FEW MINUTES BEFORE THE BRAKES RETURNED TO NORMAL. I'M GUESSING THERE IS SOME MOISTURE IN THE BRAKE LINE THAT IS FROZEN AND EVENTUALLY IT THAWS AND THE BRAKES RETURN. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10678768January 25, 2015
SERVICE BRAKES
I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH 2012 TSX AT 28K MILES? *TR
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
#10661550December 2, 2014
STEERING
THE POWER STEERING PUMP STARTED MAKING A FAINT WHINE WHILE DRIVING. PULLED OFF AT AN AUTO PARTS SHOP 1 MILE DOWN THE ROAD TO REFILL THE FLUID. WHILE SITTING THERE IDLING THE FLUID LEAK ALL OUT THE STEERING RACK AND REQUIRED TOWED TO HAVE RACK REPLACED. ACURA KNOWS THIS IS AN ISSUE AND ONLY OFFERED A DISCOUNT ON THE PART BUT $1000 LABOR WAS TO COME OUT OF MY POCKET. I WOULD HAVE LOST STEERING ABILITY. THIS WOULD NOT BE THE SAME AS JUST LOSING THE PUMP'S HELP. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10660362November 23, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
THE SPEED DID NOT GO DOWN QUICKLY WHEN I BROKE. I GASSED A LITTLE BIT, THEN DID BRAKE 2-4 SECONDS GENTEELLY, BUT THE SPEED DID NOT GO DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10659461November 19, 2014
AIR BAGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO INFLATE AND THE SPECIFICS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10653739November 9, 2014
AIR BAGS
ON NOVEMBER 4 2014 I FILE A COMPLAINT WITH THIS CAR BECAUSE THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN THE CAR WAS PARKING MY HUSBAND AND MY LITTLE BOY WHERE ON THE CAR . ( IWAS ON THE DENTIST OFFICE ) MY HUSBAND DECIDE TO GO INTO THE CAR AND GIVE HIM SOME SNACK THEN AFTER ABOUT 20 MIN THAT MY HUSBAND TURN ON THE CAR TO USE THE AC THE AIR BAGS PASSENGER AND DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED ,THE PASSENGER SIDE BAG HURT MY SON, 22 MONTHS OLD IN HIS EAR AND HEAD ( BABY AND FATHER WAS IN THE FRONT SEAT OF THE PARKED CAR) THE BABY WAS TAKEN TO THE HOSPITAL FOR CRYING SO MUCH. BURNS AND EAR PAIN WERE THE RESULT.AT THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT DOES NOT MENTION THE DAMAGE THE BABY RECEIVED BECAUSE IT WAS NOT FATAL BUT AFTER REVIEWING OTHER COMPLAINTS BY OTHER OWNERS I DECIDED TO MAKE A NEW COMPLAINT THIS CAR SUPPOSEDLY HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 2009 FOR WHICH THE COMPANY CARFAX HAS RECORD DECLARED IT A TOTAL LOSS ON THIS CAR BUT I HAVE IN MY POSSESSION A CLEAN DMV TITLE AND CARFAX WHERE THE RECUR CLARIFIES THAT WERE NEVER THE AIRBAGS BE DEPLOYED AND ALSO NEVER HAD STRUCTURAL DAMAGE IAND I ALSO WANT TO CLARIFY THAT WAS NEVER LOST IN THIS CAR I HAVE DISCOVERED AN ERROR IN CARFAX SO THIS CAR NEVER WHERE A TOTAL LOSS SO NO ACCEPTABLE EXCUSES, THE AIRBAGS FOR THIS ACURA TSX 2005 DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON IF YOU CHECKED MY CAR'S COMPUTER WILL KNOW THAT NOTHING CAUSE THE FAILURE EVENT ONLY THE FABRICATION DEFECT I HAVE DOCUMENTS SUPPORTING THIS. I DO NOT KNOW WHERE ELSE TO TURN OR WHAT ELSE SHOULD I DO TO GET ACURA ANSWER FOR EMOTIONAL DAMAGE BECAUSE IT WAS A TERRIBLE SHOCK TO SEE MY BABY BURNED HIS EAR BECAUSE OF A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. I ALSO TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER THAT DAY CLAIMING THE INCIDENT THEY REFUSED TO REVISE THE CAR ,AGAIN THIS CAR WAS NEVER INVOLVED IN AN ACCIDENT THAT COULD CAUSE A DEFECT IN AIRBAGS. THANKS I KEEP WAITING FOR YOUR EARLY ACTION ON THIS DANGEROUS DEFECT. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
1
Deaths:
0

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