2009 Acura TSX Engine Problems

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

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.

EXCESSIVE OIL CONSUMPTION

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

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

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.

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!!!!

VEHICLE BURNS EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF OIL, 1 QUART EVERY 1200 MILES. ACURA WILL NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND SAYS THIS IS ACCEPTABLE. I HAVE ALREADY INCURRED ADDITIONAL REPAIR COSTS DUE TO THIS PROBLEM INCLUDING REPLACING THE SEVERELY STRETCHED TIMING CHAIN AND AM ALSO CONSTANTLY ADDING OIL TO THE CAR EVERY WEEK. I REALIZE THIS IS NOT A SAFETY COMPLAINT BUT ACURA SHOULD BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE IN SOME WAY FOR THIS.

ENGINE PINGS EXCESSIVELY UNDER LOAD AT BETWEEN 2,000 - 2,500 RPM. I AM RUNNING PREMIUM FUEL (91 OCTANE) AS DICTATED BY THE OWNER'S MANUAL. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR. *TR

ENGINE MAKING PINGING SOUND AROUND 1800-2500 RPM GIVE OR TAKE WHILE UNDER ANY KIND OF ACCELERATION. VEHICLE IS A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. IT DOESN'T MATTER WHETHER ITS WARM OR COLD. CAN BE IN ANY GEAR. PROBLEM OCCURS MOST OF THE TIME. VEHICLE IS 5 MONTHS OLD. *TR

NOISE COMING FROM 2009 ACURA TAX REAREND DRIVERSIDE. PIPING NOISE CAN BE HEARD WHEN STOPPING AND ACCELERATING. THERE IS A FRAME FLAW. I AM TOLD ACURA HAS A DESIGN FLAW. THEY HAVE TO FUSE TWO METAL PIECES TO GET THE NOISE TO QUIT AND THE DEALER HAD TO ORDER A SPECIAL TOOL FROM TORANCE CA. WHAT ELSE IS WRONG WITH THIS HORRIBLE HONDA PRODUCT. OH YEAH AND THE ENGINE PINGS A LOT. WHAT ARE WE TO DO? *TR

UPON ACCELERATION, ENGINE MAKES A RATTLING NOISE. I HAVE REPORTED THIS TO CROWN ACURA IN RICHMOND, VA, WHERE THEY HAVE INSPECTED THE VEHICLE AND SAY THIS IS CONSIDERED A "NORMAL" SOUND. THE SOUND IS UNNATURAL; I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS SOUND WILL EVENTUALLY LEAD TO A LARGER PROBLEM AND POSSIBLE ENGINE FAILURE. I HAVE REVIEWED INTERNET DISCUSSION BOARDS AND OTHERS REPORT THIS PROBLEM AS WELL. *TR

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

NO INCIDENTS YET. BUT--THE ENGINE OF MY BRAND NEW 2009TSX "PINGS"--PRODUCES "METALLIC NOISE" EVERY TIME I ACCELERATE. I HAVE CALLED A LOCAL DEALER IN BROOKLYN, NY AND THEY ASSURED ME THAT IT WAS A NORM... *TR

2009 ACURA TSX WAS PURCHASED ON 12/29/08 IN PA. DURING THE 1ST 3 MONTHS OF PURCHASE, THE CAR HAS DEVELOPED AN ENGINE/KNOCKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND ACCELERATING. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 4 TIMES THUS FAR FOR INVESTIGATION. PER THE DEALER, THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING ON MANY 2009 TSX MODELS. . THE NOISE IS CONSISTENTLY PRODUCED WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, FURTHER PRONOUNCED WHILE RPMS ARE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2700, AND HAS BECOME MORE PREVALENT AS TIME GOES BY. AS INSTRUCTED, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY RUN ON PREMIUM FUEL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE NOISE, BUT IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FIX. ACCORDING TO THE TECHLINE, THE METALLIC KNOCKING/PINGING THE TSX MAKES WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING IS ?NORMAL AT THIS TIME? AND THE ISSUE IS UNDER INVESTIGATION. I ALSO CALLED ACURA CLIENT SERVICES PER THE CASE NUMBER ABOVE AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE 2009 TSX. ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MANY TSXS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE BASED ON NO RESOLUTION FROM CORPORATE. GIVEN HONDA?S STRONG ROOT IN RELIABILITY, VALUE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS METALLIC KNOCKING/PINGING FROM AN ENGINE WOULD BE CONSIDERED ?NORMAL?. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS KNOCKING/PINGING NOISE IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT WILL DEVELOP INTO LONG-TERM SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ISSUE GIVEN THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT TO THE ENGINE/POWERTRAIN, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO SHUTDOWN DURING DRIVING, ETC. IF THIS ISSUE IS WIDE SPREAD AS THE DEALER REPORTS ACROSS THE 2009 TSX FLEET, I AM CONCERNED OF THIS ISSUE AND HONDA'S FAILURE TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE OR PROVIDE AN EXPLANATION OF THE CAUSE. THE AUSTRILIAN GOV'T IS ALSO INVESTIGATING A SIMILAR ISSUE WITH THE HONDA EURO, PRESSURING HONDA TO IDENTIFY THE ISSUE AND PROVIDE A FIX BEFORE LONG-TERM SAFETY ISSUES ARISE. ? YOUR CONSIDERATION OF THIS PROBLEM AND ANY RECOMMENDED SOLUTION WITH HONDA ACURA WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

2009 ACURA TSX WAS PURCHASED ON 12/13 /08 IN SAN ANTONIO, TX. DURING THE 1ST MONTH THE CAR DEVELOPED AN ENGINE/KNOCKING NOISE WHEN DRIVING AND ACCELERATING. THE CAR HAS BEEN TAKEN TO THE DEALER A TOTAL OF 3TIMES. PER THE DEALER, THIS ISSUE APPEARS TO BE OCCURRING ON MANY 2009 TSX MODELS. THE NOISE IS CONSISTENTLY PRODUCED WHILE DRIVING AND ACCELERATING, FURTHER PRONOUNCED WHILE RPMS ARE BETWEEN 2000 AND 2700, AND HAS BECOME MORE PREVALENT/LOUDER AS TIME GOES BY. AS INSTRUCTED, THE VEHICLE IS ONLY RUN ON PREMIUM FUEL. THE DEALER HAS BEEN ABLE TO REPLICATE THE NOISE, BUT IS UNABLE TO DETERMINE A FIX. I ALSO CALLED ACURA CLIENT SERVICES AND WAS TOLD THAT THERE WAS NO KNOWN ISSUE FOR THE 2009 TSX, WHICH I FIND HARD TO BELIEVE BEING SO MANY OWNERS HAVE THIS PROBLEM. HOWEVER, ACCORDING TO THE DEALER, MANY TSXS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUE AND NOTHING CAN BE DONE BASED ON NO RESOLUTION FROM CORPORATE. GIVEN HONDA?S STRONG ROOT IN RELIABILITY, VALUE AND CUSTOMER SERVICE, I FIND IT HARD TO BELIEVE THAT THIS METALLIC KNOCKING/PINGING FROM AN ENGINE WOULD BE CONSIDERED ?NORMAL?. I AM VERY CONCERNED THAT THIS KNOCKING/PINGING NOISE IS A DESIGN FLAW/DEFECT THAT WILL DEVELOP INTO LONG-TERM SAFETY AND RELIABILITY ISSUE GIVEN THE DETRIMENTAL IMPACT TO THE ENGINE/POWERTRAIN. FINALLY, DUE TO THE FACT THAT I AM JUST BEING IGNORED BY THE DEALER AND CORPORATE, YOUR HELP/INTERVENTION OF THIS PROBLEM AND ANY RECOMMENDED SOLUTION WITH HONDA ACURA WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER 2008, I PURCHASED A NEW 2009 ACURA TSX FROM AN AUTHORIZED ACURA DEALER IN PENNSYLVANIA. AFTER A FEW WEEKS OF DRIVING, I STARTED TO NOTICE A KNOCKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE NOISE OCCURS CONSISTENTLY WHILE ACCELERATING (PARTICULARLY WHEN ACCELERATING BETWEEN 2000-3000 RPMS WHILE GOING UPHILL). PER THE DEALERS INSTRUCTIONS, I HAVE USED ONLY PREMIUM FUEL IN THE VEHICLE SINCE THE PURCHASE DATE. I HEARD THIS KNOCKING NOISE WHILE DRIVING THE CAR THROUGHOUT THE WINTER; HOWEVER, THE NOISE HAS BECOME PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER AS THE WEATHER HAS BECOME WARMER (THE NOISE IS MUCH LOUDER WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 60 DEGREES). I TOOK THE CAR INTO THE DEALER (WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR) TODAY (4/24/09). ONE OF THE TECHNICIANS RODE ALONG WITH ME, AND I WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE THE NOISE FOR HIM. THE TECHNICIAN ACKNOWLEDGED THE NOISE AND SAID THAT I SHOULDN'T WORRY ABOUT IT, THAT IT IS A NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE CAR. I RECEIVED A RECEIPT FROM THE DEALER STATING THIS IN WRITING. ALTHOUGH THE DEALER STATES THAT THIS IS A NORMAL NOISE, IT'S NOT SOMETHING I'VE EVER HEARD IN ANY OTHER CAR BEFORE (INCLUDING MY LAST CAR, WHICH WAS ALSO AN ACURA) AND I'M CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM MAY ACTUALLY CAUSE DAMAGE TO THE ENGINE OVER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME. THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE THAT HAVE REPORTED THE SAME PROBLEM ON THIS WEBSITE, AND ON MANY OF THE ACURA DISCUSSION BOARDS. MY NEXT STEP IS TO TAKE THE CAR TO ANOTHER ACURA DEALER TO GET A SECOND OPINION, AND ALSO TO CONTACT ACURA'S CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE DEPARTMENT. ANY ASSISTANCE THE NHTSA COULD PROVIDE TO THE GROUP OF PEOPLE THAT ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM WOULD BE GREATLY APPRECIATED. *TR

THE ENGINE MAKES A PINGING, KNOCKING SOUND ABOUT 80% OF THE TIME WHEN ACCELERATING. I'VE COMPLAINED MANY MANY TIMES TO ACURA BUT THEY'RE REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT; I DON'T KNOW WHAT THE LONG TERM RELIABILITY ISSUES ARE WITH THE VEHICLE BUT IT IS KNOWN THAT ENGINE PINGING IS DAMAGING TO THE ENGINE. *TR

THIS IS A 2009 ACURA TSX. WHILE DRIVING THERE IS A RATTLE-TYPE SOUND THAT COMES FROM THE ENGINE. TOOK THE CAR TO TWO ACURA DEALERS AND BOTH ACKNOWLEDGED THE SOUND, BUT DECLARED IT A "CHARACTERISTIC" OF THE CAR. HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF OTHER '09 TSX OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS SAME NOISE (THERE ARE SEVERAL BLOGS ALL OVER THE INTERNET) AND WE ARE CONCERNED THAT IT MIGHT CAUSE SOME SORT OF SERIOUS DAMAGE WHILE WE ARE DRIVING THE CAR. *TR