There are 2 owner-reported brakes complaints for the 2005 Acura TSXin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
CAR BEGINS BRAKING WHILE ACCELERATING AND STARTS SLIDING WHEN BRAKING ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE OTHER MODEL FROM THIS YEAR SUCH AS THE MDX HAVE A RECALL FOR THE VSA SYSTEM HOWEVER THE TSX DOES NOT. THE MDX RECALL FROM 05 MATCHED THE SAME ISSUES THE 05 TSX HAS.
FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING TO CAUSE SERVE VIBRATIONS AND VERY WEAK BRAKES. THIS HAD OCCURRED BEFORE REACHING 50,000 MILES. ROTORS AND PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT WANT TO USE ORIGINAL DEALER REPLACEMENT PARTS DUE TO THE FACT IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS WELL KNOW ON INTERNET AND EVEN MY LOCAL INSPECTION GARAGE KNOWS ABOUT IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE PLEASE. *TR
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026