2009 Acura TSX

These are unverified consumer reports filed with NHTSA, shown as submitted.

• 12/26/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  AT 20,000 MILES I WAS INFORMED THAT I WILL NEED REAR BRAKE PADS ON MY 2009 TSX. AFTER I LEFT THE APPOINTMENT, MY BRAKES BEGAN SQUEALING AND GRINDING WHEN STOPPING OR SLOWING DOWN. THIS SEEMS PREMATURE AND I WOULD LIKE AN INVESTIGATION. *TR

• 12/19/2016· AIR BAGS

  "TAKATA RECALL" IT'S BEEN ALMOST SEVEN MONTHS SINCE THE RECALL WAS INITIATED ON MAY 23, 2016. THE MANUFACTURER'S TEMPORARY SOLUTION WAS TO NOT HAVE A PASSENGER IN MY CAR UNTIL THE PARTS/REMEDY IS AVAILABLE.

• 12/09/2019· ENGINE

  I AM HAVING TO PUT 2-3 QUARTS OF OIL IN MY VEHICLE ONCE A MONTH. I HAD TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP LAST YEAR AND THEY STARTED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON MY VEHICLE FOR THE EXACT ISSUE THAT I'M HAVING BUT MY VIN WASN'T INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE RECALL IS FOR DEPOSITS BUILDING UP IN THE ENGINE WHICH CAUSE OIL TO BE BURNED MORE DURING ACCELERATION AND THE SOLUTION WOULD BE TO REPLACE THE PISTONS ON THE ENGINE AND OTHER VARIOUS ENGINE PARTS. PLEASE REFERENCE RECALL INFORMATION TSB #B13-006 NHTSA# 10152441

• 12/03/2012· AIR BAGS

  RECIEVED A EMAIL ABOUT AN AIR BAG THAT WAS RECENTLY PURCHASE, THAT THE AIR BAG MAY BE A COUNTERFEIT FROM A SELLER ON EBAY. *TR

• 11/30/2021· AIR BAGS

  Air Bag light shows on dash but when driving the air bad light flashes off and on. It happens often

• 11/30/2012· SERVICE BRAKES

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DESCENDING A STEEP HILL, SHE ATTEMPTED TO APPLY THE BRAKES BUT THEY FAILED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY. THE CONTACT ENGAGED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND DOWN SHIFTED TO SLOW THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE DRIVEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES HAD FAILED DUE TO EXCESSIVE HEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 40,300.

• 11/27/2018· ENGINE

  EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

• 11/24/2015· ENGINE

  MY CAR IS CONSUMING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL, AND ACURA HAS TOLD ME THIS IS NORMAL. I HAVE ADDED THREE QUARTS SINCE MY LAST OIL CHANGE, AND ACURA IS DOING NOTHING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. EVEN AFTER ISSUING A WARRANTY EXTENSION, AND ACKNOWLEDGING THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE, THEY REFUSE TO FIX IT. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNSAFE, AND BAD BUSINESS PRACTICE FOR A CAR I THOUGHT WAS GOING TO BE A RELIABLE, LONG-LASTING VEHICLE.

• 11/23/2017· AIR BAGS

  NO NOTIFICATIONS

• 11/21/2015· ENGINE

  EXPERIENCING HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION. MY 2009 ACURA TSX IS AROUND 88K MILES. SINCE AROUND THE 75K MILE MARK I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING HIGHER THAN NORMAL OIL CONSUMPTION RATES. I REGULARLY CHANGE MY OIL AT THE 3,000 MI MARK AND ONCE HAD THE AUTO SHOP ASK ME WHY I HAD WAITED SO LONG TO CHANGE MY OIL. I HAD EXPLAINED TO THEM THAT IT WAS AT THE 3K MI MARK AND THAT I WAS RIGHT ON TIME FOR MY SERVICE. THE AUTO SHOP HAD THEN GONE ON TO EXPLAIN TO ME THAT I HAD BURNED THROUGH MORE THAN 3QTS OF OIL AT THAT POINT. CONSUMING 1 OR MORE QUARTS OF OIL PER 1,000MI IS NOT ACCEPTABLE. SO I THINK THIS EXPERIENCE IS UNIQUE TO ME BUT COME TO FIND OUT ACURA HAS ISSUED A NOTICE OF A WARRANTY EXTENSION TO ACURA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. AFTER RECEIVING A NOTICE FROM ACURA REGARDING HIGH ENGINE OIL CONSUMPTION I WAS DIRECTED TO TAKE MY CAR INTO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP FOR AN OIL CONSUMPTION TEST. I PAID A PREMIUM PRICE TO HAVE MY OIL CHANGE COMPLETED BY THE DEALER, I HAD MY OIL LEVELS MARKED AND WAS TOLD TO BRING THE CAR BACK AFTER 1,000 MILES SO THEY COULD TEST MY OIL CONSUMPTION. AFTER THE 1,000 MI MARK I RETURNED BACK TO THE DEALER TO BE TOLD THAT I HAD USED OVER 1 QUART OF OIL IN MY 1,000 MILES DRIVEN AND THAT THIS WAS CONSIDERED ACCEPTABLE TO ACURA AND THEY WOULD NOT BE EXTENDING MY WARRANTY OR FIXING MY PISTON/ENGINE ISSUE. THIS IS COMPLETELY UNACCEPTABLE OIL CONSUMPTION RATES FOR AN AUTOMOBILE. AFTER EACH OIL CHANGE I RECEIVE AROUND THE 2,000 MI MARK MY ENGINE MAKES A VERY LOUD NOISE WHILE CHANGING GEARS. ONCE THE OIL CHANGE IS COMPLETED IT GOES AWAY UNTIL AT LEAST THE NEXT 2K MILES ARE DRIVEN. THIS NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED!!! ACURA HAS SETS THE STANDARD FOR OIL CONSUMPTION RATES AT AN UNREALISTIC LEVEL AND IS PUTTING ACURA OWNERS SAFETY AT RISK!!!!

• 11/21/2015· SERVICE BRAKES

  I HAVE A 2009 ACURA TSX AND WHEN THE TEMPERATURE DROPS INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS ( F) OR WE HAVE A VERY COLD OVERNIGHT WEATHER (I'M IN WESTERN NY) I AM EXPERIENCING BRAKE ISSUES. I'LL START MY CAR, IT WILL RUN FOR A FEW MINUTES TO WARM UP AND I WILL LEAVE MY PARKING SPACE. DRIVING ABOUT 5-15MPH WHEN I FIRST PRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL THERE IS VERY, VERY, LIMITED TRAVEL, THEN THE PEDAL JUST STOPS (KIND OF FEELS LIKE A BRICK UNDERNEATH THE PEDAL). I CAN TELL THE BRAKES ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO STOP THE CAR. SO NATURALLY MY CAR WILL SLOW DOWN TO A STOP. I PRESS DOWN ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AGAIN AND IT'S STILL STUCK WITH VERY LITTLE TRAVEL. I'LL PUMP THE BRAKES AS BEST I CAN A FEW TIMES AND EVENTUALLY YOU CAN FEEL THE PEDAL SOFTEN. I KEEP DOING THIS AS IT PROGRESSIVELY GETS SOFTER AND EVENTUALLY RETURNS TO A NORMAL STATE. AS I DRIVE OFF ITS FINE FOR USUALLY THE REST OF THE DAY. IT ONLY RETURNS ONCE MY CAR SITS OUTSIDE IN OVERNIGHT COLD TEMPERATURE. THIS HAPPENS VERY OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER, AND ONLY IN COLD WEATHER. I HAVE READ OTHER ACURA OWNERS EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE.

• 11/14/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

  VEHICLE: 2009 ACURA TSX W/TECH PACKAGE ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A CALL VIA HANDSFREE LINK. THE AUDIO SYSTEM LOWERED SOUND IN THE NORMAL MANNER. BUT INSTEAD OF DEAD SILENCE WHILE WAITING FOR VOICE COMMAND, THIS EXTREMELY LOUD AND HIGH PITCHED SHRILL-LIKE TONE WAS HEARD AND VOLUME COULD NOT BE LOWERED. I TURNED THE CALL 'OFF' AND ATTEMPTED TO USE HANDSFREE LINK AGAIN, AND SAME ISSUE OF HIGH PITCHED TONE WAS HEARD. I IMMEDIATELY DROVE TO THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP AND PULLED INTO SERVICE AREA. REPEATED THE STEPS IN USING THE HANDSFREE LINK FOR THE SERVICE ADVISOR AND HEARD THE SAME HIGH PITCHED TONE. HE TURNED THE CAR OFF AND RESTARTED ENGINE. AGAIN, SAME HIGH PITCHED DEAFENING TONE. SINCE THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED ON A SATURDAY AFTERNOON, HIS SUGGESTION OF A REPLACEMENT HANDSFREE LINK MODULE OR PART WAS NOT POSSIBLE UNTIL MONDAY. IN AN ATTEMPT TO RECTIFY THE SITUATION AT LEAST TEMPORARILY, THE ADVISOR REMOVED A COUPLE OF FUSES FROM INSIDE THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT RELATING TO THE RADIO AND NAVIGATION SYSTEM. HE THEN REINSERTED SAID FUSES AND STARTED THE ENGINE. HE THEN HAD TO ENTER THE RADIO CODE INTO THE SYSTEM AND REATTEMPTED TO USE HANDSFREE LINK TO MAKE A CALL. ALL WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD EVER ENCOUNTERED THIS SITUATION IN THE PAST AND HE REPLIED "YES, THERE HAD BEEN ONE PREVIOUS OCCURRENCE." NOTE: WILL RETURN TO SAME DEALER/SERVICE ADVISOR SINCE HE IS FAMILIAR WITH MY PARTICULAR SITUATION. *TR

• 11/08/2018· FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM

  FAST BURNING OF OIL.

• 11/07/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/04/2016· AIR BAGS

  I MADE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE RECALL AND SHOWED UP TO THE DEALERSHIP IN AUGUST AND THEY SAID THAT THEY WOULD RESCHEDULE MY APPOINTMENT WHEN THE PART BECAME AVAILABLE. I HAVE NOT HEARD FROM THEM AND I CALLED TO ASK AND THEY SAID THAT IT IS STILL NOT AVAILABLE.

• 11/01/2016· AIR BAGS

  2009 ACURA TSX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR PASSENGER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

• 10/28/2014· POWER TRAIN,AIR BAGS,STRUCTURE,SERVICE BRAKES

  BOUGHT CAR NEW MAY 2008, MANUAL 6 SPEED. HAVE HAD MANY REPAIRS:BRAKES X4, ANTENNA, DRIVER'S SEAT MOLDING, AIR BAGS, ROOF MOLDING, FRONT WINDOW MOLDING. I STILL LOVE DRIVING CAR DESPITE THE CAR GULPING QUARTS OF OIL AND NO SOURCE OF OIL LOSS HAS BEEN DETERMINED. BEGAN HAVING DIFFICULTY SHIFTING GEARS 09/2013. TOOK TO TROY ACURA TOLD CLUTCH OK. CLUTCH FAILED COMPLETELY ABOUT 3 WEEKS LATER ON I-75, COULD NOT GET OUT OF 2ND GEAR. REPLACED WITH ACURA PARTS $1761 REPAIR COSTS ON 10/30/2013. AROUND JUNE 2014, CLUTCH WOULD EITHER DEPRESS RAPIDLY OR WAS VERY HARD TO DEPRESS AT TIMES. I ATTRIBUTED THIS TO VARIABLE WEATHER ( VERY HOT ALTERNATING WITH DAMP RAINY) SINCE CLUTCH NOT YEAR OLD. DEVELOPED LOUD,RATTLING VIBRATION IN STEERING DURING ACCELERATION ON LANE CHANGES 10/2013. TOLD THAT BOTH DRIVE SHAFTS BAD AND HAD SEIZED INTO HUB. SURPRISED SINCE I HAD ZERO WARNING THAT A PROBLEM EXISTED. PAID $2138 FOR REPAIRS. ASKED JEFFREY HONDA/ACURA TO CHECK CONDITION OF CLUTCH BECAUSE IT WAS SLIPPING, DIFFICULT TO ENGAGE AT TIMES. INFORMED CLUTCH STARTING TO SHOW WEAR/AIR IN SYSTEM AND MAY NEED TO BE REPLACED. TOLD JEFFREY HONDA/ACURA CLUTCH REPLACED 10/2013! THEY THOUGHT IT WAS ORIGINAL PART. TOLD TO TAKE IT BACK TO TROY ACURA. TROY TOLD ME THAT WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED (12,000 MILES OR ONE YEAR) AND I WOULD HAVE TO AGREE TO $995 FEE TO HAVE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED AND COST OF REPAIRS SINCE WARRANTY NO LONGER VALID. ADDITIONALLY, THERE WAS NOTHING THAT COULD BE DONE WITHOUT ME AGREEING TO COVER COSTS OF INVESTIGATION. I DISAGREED WITH THEM. MANAGER AT TROY SUGGESTED THAT I LOOK IN ACURA HANDBOOK FOR 800 NUMBER AND CONTACT ACURA CLIENT SERVICES BECAUSE HE DID NOT HAVE NUMBER TO CALL SINCE I HAD ALREADY DECLINED TO HAVE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED BY THEM. THIS WAS POOR WORKMANSHIP OR DEFECTIVE PART. ACURA AND TROY ACURA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE FOR SUCH BLATANT EARLY FAILURE ON CLUTCH. *TR

• 10/26/2017· AIR BAGS,UNKNOWN OR OTHER

  "TAKATA RECALL" THE AIRBAG DASH LIGHTS CAME BACK ON IN THE VEHICLE AGAIN SHORTLY (APPROXIMATELY 1-2 WEEKS) AFTER THE ACURA DEALERSHIP PERFORMED THE RECALL REPAIR TO THE AIRBAGS. THE VEHICLE WAS IMMEDIATELY TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR EVALUATION.

• 10/21/2011· STEERING,ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,WHEELS

  PURCHASED VEHICLE NEW. AFTER APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP COMPLAINED THAT ODOMETER WAS NOT CORRECT. FURTHER ISSUES INCLUDED REPLACEMENT OF WHEEL BEARINGS TWICE AND EXTREME OIL CONSUMPTION. EACH TIME IS WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER THE PROBLEMS WERE IGNORED, DETERMINED TO UNDUPLICATIBLE OR I WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG. CURRENTLY I SEE THAT THERE ARE TSBS RELATING TO THE STEERING/BEARING ISSUE AND THE OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE. I REPEATEDLY TRIED TO NO AVAIL TO HAVE THESE PROBLEMS FIXED WITH THE DEALERSHIP AND FILED TWO COMPLAINTS WITH ACURA CORPORATE CUSTOMER RELATIONS AND RECEIVED NO ASSISTANCE. *TR

• 10/18/2019· ENGINE

  MY OIL LIGHT KEEP COMING ON EVERY 30% AFTER NEW OIL CHANGE.

• 10/11/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  DRIVER AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY DURING THE HIGH SPEED IMPACT ON PASSENGER SIDE. THREE OF FOUR AIR BAGS DID DEPLOY BUT NOT THE DRIVER SIDE LEFT BAG. *TR

• 10/01/2019· ENGINE

  I BOUGHT THIS CAR A FEW MONTHS AGO. THE LAST OIL CHANGE WAS DONE AT THE DEALERSHIP I BOUGHT FROM. AND SINCE I HAVE OWNED IT I HAVE HAD TO PUT 6 QUARTS OF OIL IN MY ENGINE. MY CAR IS ONLY AT ABOUT 87,000 MILES AND IS CURRENTLY READY FOR THE NEXT OIL CHANGE. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ASK WHAT I COULD DO ABOUT IT AND ALL THEY TOLD ME WAS TO TRY A FUEL TREATMENT WHICH IS IRRELEVANT. IM AT A LOSS, AND I DONT THINK I WILL EVER BUY AND ACURA EVER AGAIN.

• 10/01/2017· AIR BAGS

  I LIVE IN NAPLES, ITALY. I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO GET MY CAR FIXED FOR THE TAKATA RECALL. IN APRIL, 2017, I TOOK THE CAR TO THE LOCAL HONDA DEALER. THEY ORDERED THE PART, BUT IT NEVER ARRIVED. I CALLED HONDA OF AMERICA, AND THEY REPORTED THAT THE PARTS DISTRIBUTOR FOR ALL OF EUROPE HAS RUN OUT OF THE PART I NEED. IT HAS BEEN SIX MONTHS. HOW DO I GET MY CAR FIXED?

• 09/28/2019· STEERINGCrash

  STEERING LOCKS UP MID-TURN WHILE DRIVING. RESULTED IN A COLLISION.

• 09/27/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

• 09/10/2023· POWER TRAIN

  The check engine light came on and the “check transmission” warning sign came on all of a sudden one day. I started feeling hard ups/downs in gears from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 (and also in reverse order of both these sequences). Its running rough and don’t feel safe driving the car.

• 09/10/2009· VISIBILITY,STRUCTURE

  AS I WAS DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY, I GLANCED OVER TO MY PASSENGER AND NOTICED SOMETHING VIBRATING OUTSIDE THE FRONT WINDSHIELD. I PULLED OVER AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR TO EXAMINE WHAT IT WAS. THE MOLDING AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE OF THE WINDSHIELD HAD COME LOOSE AND WAS WAVING IN THE WIND. LUCKILY, IT WAS STILL PARTIALLY ATTACHED. I DROVE DIRECTLY TO AN ACURA DEALER WHO SAID THE TAPE AND CLIPS HOLDING THE MOLDING ON HAD COME LOOSE...PROBABLY FROM THE HEAT IN ARIZONA WHERE I LIVE). THEY ORDERED A NEW PART AND AS THEY WERE REPLACING IT, NOTICED THE MOLDING ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WAS COMING OFF TOO SO THEY REPLACED THAT AS WELL. THIS WAS ALL UNDER WARRANTY SO THERE WAS NO COST. *TR

• 09/04/2020· SEAT BELTS

  THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT STOPPED CATCHING BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC CAP COVERING THE MECHANISM CAME LOOSE. THE CAP HOLDS WITH LITTLE PLASTIC PEGS WHICH AREN'T VERY STRONG AND KEEP POPPING OUT. I FIXED IT BY REPLACING ONE WITH A SCREW BUT IT SHOULD BE MANUFACTURED MORE SECURELY TO BEGIN WITH. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS A MAJOR PART OF VEHICLE SAFETY AND SHOULD BE MADE MORE STURDY THAN IT IS. THIS HAPPENED WITH REGULAR USE OF THE SEAT BELT AND NOT DURING ANY ACCIDENT.

• 08/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  TAKATA RECALL - THEY STILL DON'T HAVE A REMEDY FOR THIS!! I WAS NOTIFIED IN MARCH THAT IT NEEDED REPAIRING BUT STILL NOT RESOLUTION...MEANWHILE, THERE IS A DANGER DRIVING THIS VEHICLE...SOMETHING MUST BE DONE!!!

• 08/30/2016· AIR BAGS

  IF I DONT PUT MY SEAT BELT ON I GET A TICKET BECAUSE ITS "UNSAFE", YET I HAVE AN AIRBAG IN MY VEHICLE THAT CAN KILL ME. GET A REMEDY AVAILABLE FOR KA7!!

• 08/24/2010· AIR BAGSCrash

  RAN INTO BEAR WHILE TRAVELING DOWN ROUTE 58 EAST, BOYDNTON, VA, AIR BAG OF DRIVER DID NOT DEPLOY, BUT AIR BAG OF FRONT PASSENGER DEPLOYED. *TR

• 08/15/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  I WAS HEARING SOME NOISES FROM THE BACK RIGHT SIDE OF MY CAR ON MY 2009 ACURA TSX AND I TOOK IT INTO THE DEALER. IT TURNED OUT THAT MY REAR BRAKES WERE DONE TO THE METAL. MY CAR ONLY HAD 23,500 MILES ON IT AT 75% OF MY MILES ARE FREEWAY DRIVING. IT TURNS OUT THAT HONDA RECENTLY SETTLED A LAWSUIT WHERE THEY CHANGED THE DESIGN FOR THE BRAKES. *TR

• 08/11/2021· STEERING

  I was driving car to work and when I was making a turn my car steering wheel stop working it was so hard to maneuver I almost crashed I took it to the shop and they asked to call the acura dealer before making repairs because this car had reports on the steering wheel malfunction I called and they said that this car wasn't cover by the warranty but this could off got me kill now the acura dealer is asking me for 3000 dollars to fix it when is a car factory default

• 08/06/2013· VISIBILITY

  WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON ROUTE 80 IN PATERSON, NJ ON 8/5/13, I HEARD A LOUD POP THAT SOUNDED LIKE A GUN AND LOOKED UP TO SEE THE SUNROOF HAS SHATTERED ON MY 2009 ACURA TSX FOR NO REASON. IT WAS A CLEAR SUNNY DAY AND THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME. I CALLED ACURA'S CORPORATE OFFICE THEY ARE DENYING ANY RESPONSIBILITY AN SAID SOMETHING MUST HAVE HIT IT EVEN THOUGHT THERE WAS NO ONE IN FRONT OF ME OR AROUND ME, I WAS ON A CLEAR STRETCH OF HIGHWAY. THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT AND A SAFETY HAZARD, I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO GET RESOLUTION. I RESEARCHED THIS SITUATION AND FOUND EXTENSIVE INFORMATION OF HOW THIS HAD HAPPENED TO MULTIPLE PEOPLE IN DIFFERENT MODEL ACURA'S. *TR

• 07/24/2016· AIR BAGS,STRUCTURECrash

  I WAS IN MOTION HEADING TOWARD THE LIGHT ON 22 IN ABERDEEN MD MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED HITTING ME IN THE CHEST AND I LOST CONTROL OF TH CAR; I ALSO HIT ANOTHER CAR IN FRONT OF ME. I DAMAGE THE FRONT OF THE CAR.

• 07/19/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V546000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 07/19/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED INTERMITTENTLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE DEALER WAS UNCERTAIN AS TO WHEN THE PARTS WOULD BE AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 07/19/2016· AIR BAGS

  TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

• 07/18/2016· 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

• 07/13/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR, SQUEALING NOISE. *TR

• 07/12/2016· 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

• 07/04/2009· ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

  I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 ACURA TSX. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR, I HAVE EXPERIENCED A PINGING IN THE ENGINE. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND HAD THE MECHANIC DRIVE WITH ME TO VALIDATE THE PROBLEM. HE ACKNOWLEDGED THE PINGING NOISE. THE DEALER ADVISED ME THAT THEY CONTACTED HONDA WHO GAVE THEIR STANDARD RESPONSE OF "IT IS A NORMAL ENGINE CHARACTERISTIC". IRONICALLY ENOUGH THE EURO MODEL OF THE HONDA HAS THE IDENTICAL ENGINE. HONDA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM WITH THE VEHICLE THERE BUT CONTINUES TO DENY THERE IS A PROBLEM HERE IN THE US. I PAID $30,000 FOR A CAR THAT HAS A SERIOUS ENGINE CONDITION THAT WILL MOST LIKELY RESULT IN SERIOUS ENGINE DAMAGE OVER TIME. IDEALLY I WOULD LIKE TO RETURN THE VEHICLE BUT HONDA DENYING THERE IS A PROBLEM IS THE FIRST HURDLE. PLEASE ADVISE ME OF MY OPTIONS. *TR

• 07/01/2016· AIR BAGSCrash

  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

• 06/19/2009· AIR BAGS

  TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SRS WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IN THE VEHICLE. BEFORE THE REPAIR COULD BE PERFORMED, THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED WITHOUT AN IMPACT OR CRASH OCCURRING. BOTH THE PASSENGER AND THE CONTACT WERE WEARING THEIR SEAT BELTS AT THE TIME OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED EAR AND HEAD INJURIES, BUT THE PASSENGER WAS UNINJURED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT CALLED THE ACURA MANUFACTURER .THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 485. UPDATED 07/17/09 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED THE SIDE CURTAIN AND TORSO AIR BAG DEPLOYED. THE CAUSE OF THE AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT WAS UNKNOWN. UPDATED 07/21/09. *JB

• 06/17/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  ABNORMAL BRAKE WEAR: I BOUGHT THIS CERTIFIED, ONE-YEAR-OLD DEALER DEMO IN JANUARY WITH APPROX. 10,000 MILES ON IT. BETWEEN THEN AND A SERVICE APPOINTMENT IN LATE APRIL, I PUT ANOTHER 8,500 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES ON THE CAR. AT THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AS THEY WERE ON THE VERGE OF FAILURE. I WAS ALSO TOLD SUCH EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS COMMON IN THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BREAKS AT 18,500 MILES, MUCH LESS AFTER 8,500. I WAS SHRUGGED OFF BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND BASICALLY INSTRUCTED THAT MY BEST OPTION WAS TO PURCHASE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE PADS TO HELP OFF-SET THE COSTS OF CONSTANTLY REPLACING THEM (THIS WAY I'M ONLY OUT TIME AND LABOR) DUE TO A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED HAD A DESIGN FLAW BUT THAT THEY SOMEHOW COULDN'T FIX. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA/ACURA IS ALLOWED TO BLOW OFF REPAIRING A DEFECT IN A SAFETY COMPONENT AS CRITICAL AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

• 06/12/2016· STRUCTURE

  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.

• 06/11/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  2009 ACURA TSX. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES. NO WARNING FROM DEALER OF POTENTIAL CLASS ACTION OR ITS RESULTS WHEN CALLING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. PRICE ACURA, DOVER DE. GAVE ME A THREE WEEK WINDOW SO I WENT TO MEINEKE, REPLACED FOR $412. DEALER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE. ACURA REFUSES TO ADMIT A DEFECT. THERE ARE TWO OTHER 2009, 2010 ACURA TSX'S IN OUR FAMILY AND THEY WEREN'T NOTIFIED EITHER. *TR

• 06/07/2010· ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,EQUIPMENT

  THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A 2009 ACURA TSX W/TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE RADIO SYSTEM WOULDN'T NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE LOUDNESS AND SEVERITY OF NOISE DURING THE EVENT COULD STARTLE SOMEONE TO ERRATIC STEERING MOMENTARILY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE LAST SATURDAY, 05 JUNE 2010, WHEN A CALL CAME IN TO MY PHONE (HANDS-FREE LINK) THE RADION BEGAN TO MUTE AND THEN THE RADIO BEGAN SCREECHING AT VERY HIGH VOLUME. I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF BY PRESSING THE ON/OFF BUTTON ON THE RADIO AND I COULD NOT DECREASE THE VOLUME. I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURN THE MOTOR OFF. ONCE OFF, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND TRIED TO INITIATE A HANDS-FREE CALL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. AND AGAIN, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO STOP THE NOISE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT SORT OF DAMAGE THIS MIGHT HAVE DONE TO THE SPEAKERS OR RADIO/AMPLIFIER. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE HAD HEARD NOTHING ABOUT SUCH A PROBLEM, BUT WOULD CHECK INTO DATA BASES AND GET BACK WITH ME. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS? *TR

• 06/06/2012· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC,STRUCTURE

  WHEN I TOOK MY CAR IN FOR MAINTENANCE LAST YEAR (9/11) THEY MENTIONED THAT AT MY NEXT SERVICE VISIT I MAY NEED BRAKES. I WAS ASTOUNDED GIVEN THE LOW MILEAGE AND THE FACT THAT ALL MY PAST CARS NEVER NEEDED BRAKES THIS SOON. THE CAR WAS ONLY TWO YEARS OLD. I RECENTLY TOOK MY TSX IN FOR B12 SERVICE (5/12) WHICH COST OVER $400. I COULD NOT BELIEVE THAT I WOULD NEED REPLACEMENT BRAKES SO DID NOT AUTHORIZE IT. I ONLY HAVE 25,000 MILES. THE SERVICE REPRESENTATIVE CLAIMED IT WAS MY DRIVING STYLE. EVERYONE SAID IT WAS JUST THE DEALERSHIP ADVISING UNNECESSARY WORK. THE NEXT DAY AFTER SERVICE MY LEFT REAR WHEEL STARTED TO SQUEAL. WHEN THEY REMOVED THE TIRES FOR THE B12 SERVICE THEY EVIDENTLY PUT THE DEFECTIVE PAD BACK ON INCORRECTLY. THAT DAY, I MENTIONED MY BRAKE ISSUE TO A FRIEND AND THEY INFORMED ABOUT THE DEFECT AND THE CLASS ACTION SUITE. OF COURSE THE SERVICE REPS KNEW ALL ALONG AND NEVER TOOK RESPONSIBILITY. THEY COULD HAVE OFFERED ME A DISCOUNT ON THE BRAKES AND EXPLAINED THE ISSUE THEY WERE HAVING WITH THE 2009 TSX BRAKES. THIS COULD BE A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. ADDITIONALLY, I NOTICED A RUST SPOT ON MY PASSENGER SIDE BELOW THE DOOR THEIR YEAR (4/12). I HAVE HAD NO ACCIDENTS. I THOUGHT WITH MODERN METALS AND PAINTS THIS ISSUE NO LONGER EXISTED. PARTICULARLY WITH A NEW CAR AND A ACURA. ONCE AGAIN THEY BLAMED ME AND SAID IT WAS MY RESPONSIBILITY. THERE MUST HAVE HAD A "IMPACT". NONE THAT WAS VISIBLE OF COURSE.

• 05/28/2010· SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

  1. EXCESSIVE BRAKE PAD WEAR WAS NOTED ON INBOARD SIDE OF REAR BRAKES DURING ROUTINE SERVICE (AT 21,000 MILES). 2. PADS WERE REPLACED BY DEALER. *TR