2011 Acura TSX Owner Complaints

THE STEERING WENT OUT IN MY CAR WHEN I WAS DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE. MY CAR IS 6 YEARS OLD WITH 100,000 MILES AND I HAD TO REPLACE THE STEERING MODULE FOR $1300. THIS SEEMS ODD TO ME FOR THIS TO HAPPEN IN A NEWER CAR.

9/13/2017

MY CAR HAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000 MILES. I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AND AND INDICATOR CAME ON STATING "CHECK POWER STEERING." THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WENT ON MY WAY, HOPING IT WAS A TEMPORARY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM WENT AWAY THE NEXT TIME I TURNED ON MY CAR. BUT 3 DAYS LATER, THE VAR DID THE SAME THING WHEN I WAS DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT. THIS TIME, IT NEVER WENT AWAY. THE CAR COULD NOT BE DRIVEN, AND WAS TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. MY MECHANIC NOTICED THAT THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM FREQUENTLY FAILED ON 2011 ACURA TSX'S. WHEN I SEARCHED FOR "2011 ACURA TSX STEERING FAILURE," I ALSO NOTICED THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS HAPPENED FREQUENTLY AND HAS CAUSED A NUMBER OF ACCIDENTS--THE POWER STEERING HAS FAILED WHILE PEOPLE WERE DRIVING. MY MECHANIC ORDERED A NEW POWER STEERING COMPUTER FOR MY CAR, BUT THAT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. AT THIS POINT, IT APPEARS THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK NEEDS TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WILL COST $5,000-$6000.

12/20/2017

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

7/19/2016

TAKATA RECALL - CALLED SEVERAL DEALERS, NO PARTS AVAILABLE TO ORDER, NO TIME LINE GIVEN, NO RENTAL CAR PROVIDED, WAS INSTRUCTED NOT TO DRIVE WITH PASSENGERS. ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS!

8/10/2016

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.

2/15/2016

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.

7/4/2016

AT ONLY 40,000 MILES, MY 2011 ACURA TSX HAS VTEC ACTUATOR FAILURE. IT STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF THIS OVER THE LAST 5,000 - 10,000 MILES OR SO AND HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY WORSE. I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE WHENEVER I START MY VEHICLE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER HAS DONE A DIAGNOSTIC AND HAS CONFIRMED THE ACTUATOR FAILURE. HONDA WHO ALSO OWNS ACURA, HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SINCE APPROXIMATELY 2008. IT IS AFFECTING A VERY LARGE PORTION OF VEHICLES WITH A HONDA VTEC ENGINE. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND IT IS AFFECTING BRAND NEW VEHICLES AS WELL. NOW, THEY WANT TO PASS ALONG THE COST OF REPAIRS TO ME EVEN THOUGH I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. I AM STILL WAITING FOR DOCUMENTATION FROM MY DEALER THAT CONFIRMS THE ACTUATOR FAILURE AND CAN PROVIDE IT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

12/20/2016

STEERING WHEEL CLICKS WHEN I TURN AND WHEN I START MY CAR UP AFTER LETTING IT SIT FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS, IT MAKES A RATTLE SOUND IN THE ENGINE. THE RATTLE SOUND IS THE SOUND A ENGINE MAKE WHEN THE OIL IS LOW OR NOT GETTING TO THE PISTONS.

4/7/2018

WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST ENDING UP IN A ACCIDENT TO WHERE I COULD INJURY MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE MY CAR IMMEDIATELY SAID CHECK POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS WELL THEN THE DEALERSHIP CHARGERS 1500.00 JUST NOT SAFE AND OVER PRICED REPAIR TO SOMETHING THAT GIVES YOU KNOW WARNING.

12/4/2018

ON 11/19/19 MY CAR WAS PARKED AT A GROCERY STORE. WHEN I GOT IN TO START IT I GOT A FLASHING MESSAGE REGARDING THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING: 51. I COULDN'T REALLY MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL AND THANKFULLY I WAS NOT DRIVING. I HAD TO HAD THE CAR TOWED HOME. UPON LOOKING INTO THIS I CAN SEE THIS HAS HAPPENED TO A LOT OF PEOPLE. THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL WITHIN THE SAME MILEAGE RANGE AS ME. I HAVE A 2011 ACURA TSX WITH 75,000 MILES. THERE IS NO REASON THIS SHOULD BE HAPPENING, I HAVE HAD EVERY REQUIRED MAINTENANCE. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE RECALLED. ACURA NEEDS TO DO THE RIGHT THING AND RECALL THIS SO THEY CAN FIX IT. WHY WOULD ANYONE OWING THIS CAR EVER BUY ANOTHER ACURA KNOWING THAT WITH NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN THIS CAN HAPPEN TO THEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY I HAVE AN APPOINTMENT ON 01/02/2020. THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE IS A "BULLETIN" REGARDING THIS ISSUE. THEY ARE CLEARLY AWARE OF THIS PROBLEM.

12/24/2019

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.

5/21/2015

TAKATA RECALL. AFTER A STOP AND GO IN TRAFFIC THERE IS A HESITATION WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL. AFTER THE COMPUTER IS RESET IT'S FINE FOR A COUPLE WEEKS.

12/6/2017

FIRST SEAT LEATHER ON BACK BUSTED ON BOTH FRONT SEATS AS WELL AS THE LEATHER ON DRIVER'S DOOR REST. I HAVE HAD MOTOR ISSUES, LEATHER ON DOOR PANEL PUCKED. AURA DEALERSHIP FIXED THE MOTOR AND , ONE OF THE BUSTED SEAT AND THE DOOR PANEL. THE DRIVE SEAT BUSTED IN 2013, PASSENGER 2016 AND THE DRIVER'S 2015. I'VE NEVER OWNER AND CAR WITH SOME MANY ISSUES.

12/4/2017

While driving on highway driver side windshield trim panel flew off into traffic causing a car to swerve at highway speed. Included with the genuine Acura replacement part (# 73162-tl2-305zd) was service bulletin # 09-030 which states that the glue needs to be replaced. I talked to Acura of Wappingers service and parts department and Acura of America regarding this issue. All parties denied replacing the glue on the clips. Some of the clips are very out of place due to what I believe is the glue softening in the sun. I truly believe this is a safety hazard because of the potential of this panel hits a pedestrian or car and creating an accident with potential injury or death. Car has been in 0 accidents. Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter.

7/29/2021

BACKING CAR IN GARAGE WHEN UNINTENDED ACCELERATION ( MECHANICAL ). VEHICLE HIT BACK WALL CAUSING EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO HOME AND VEHICLE. *TR

7/13/2012

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

2/6/2015

FIRST SEAT LEATHER ON BACK BUSTED ON BOTH FRONT SEATS AS WELL AS THE LEATHER ON DRIVER'S DOOR REST. I HAVE HAD MOTOR ISSUES, LEATHER ON DOOR PANEL PUCKED. AURA DEALERSHIP FIXED THE MOTOR AND , ONE OF THE BUSTED SEAT AND THE DOOR PANEL. THE DRIVE SEAT BUSTED IN 2013, PASSENGER 2016 AND THE DRIVER'S 2015. I'VE NEVER OWNER AND CAR WITH SOME MANY ISSUES.

12/4/2017

CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 9 HOURS IN A PARKING DECK AT WORK. AS I WAS GETTING OFF WORK I PLACED MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THAT'S WHEN THE LIGHT APPEARED. I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN,BUT IT DID THE SAME THING.

9/26/2018

7 F, CAR WAS PARKED OUTSIDE ALL NIGHT, STARTED CAR, WAITED A FEW MINUTES, BACKED OUT, BRAKES NORMAL, DRIVING FORWARD SLOWLY, BRAKES NORMAL, WAS GOING 30 APPROACHING STOP SIGN, WENT TO BRAKE, PEDAL WAS SOLID...NOTHING WAS UNDER THE PEDAL, BUT FELT LIKE THERE WAS A BRICK UNDER THE PEDAL. OBVIOUSLY I DIDN'T STOP, THANK GOODNESS NO CARS WERE ON THE ROAD. I SLOWED DOWN EVENTUALLY, THEN PUSHED EXTREMELY HARD ON THE PEDAL AND WAS ABLE TO BRAKE. THEN AFTER DRIVING VERY SLOWLY & TESTING HARD PEDAL, THE PEDAL ACTED NORMAL AFTER A FEW MINUTES. NORMAL PEDAL NOW. ON A SEPARATE PROBLEM, THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN DOWNSHIFTING ON ITS OWN, I'M DRIVING ALONG, AROUND 45 MPH OR SO, THE TRANSMISSION IS IN D, DASH LIGHT & SHIFTER IN D, THEN EVERY NOW & THEN THE TACH WHINES, THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS & SHOWS A LOWER GEAR (LIKE 4 OR 2 OR 1) IN THE SMALL BLACK SQUARE ON THE RIGHT OF THE DASHBOARD GEAR INTERFACE. THE GEAR SHIFTER IS STILL IN D, BUT THE CAR IS IN A DIFFERENT GEAR. I SLOW DOWN, THEN SHIFT INTO N, THEN PUT BACK TO D, THEN IT DRIVES NORMAL AGAIN, WITH NOTHING IN THE SMALL BLACK SQUARE ON THE DASHBOARD (NEXT TO THE GEAR INDICATOR).

2/8/2021