2012 Acura TSX Complaint Log

WAS DRIVING VEHICLE HOME AND THE POWER STEERING LIGHT CAME ON AS I WAS ABOUT TO TURN LEFT ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC. FORTUNATELY STEERING WHEEL DID NOT LOCK BUT HAD TO TURN IT WITH GREAT EFFORT TO GET ACROSS ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANE. IF THERE HAD BEEN HEAVIER ONCOMING TRAFFIC I LIKELY WOULD'VE BEEN T-BONED. IT'S MY OPINION THAT THIS SYSTEM DID NOT FAIL SAFELY. LOOKING AT OTHER REPORTS WHERE THIS REPAIR COST MORE THAN $1000. ADDING MY STORY IN THE EVENT THIS LEADS TO A RECALL.

STARTED MY CAR AND GOT "CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM" ERROR ON MY DASH WHILE BACKING OUT INTO THE ROAD...CAR HAD NO POWER STEERING. I DID MANAGE TO DRIVE THE CAR HOME AND THE NEXT DAY CALLED THE DEALER. WAS INFORMED IT WAS MOST LIKELY THE EPS (ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING) MODULE AND WOULD BE $980 FOR HE REPAIR. UPON FURTHER INVESTIGATION I'VE LEARNED THAT THIS CAN LOCK THE STEERING WHEEL WHILE DRIVING! THE DEALERSHIP NOR ACURA THOUGHT THIS WAS A BIG DEAL OR A SAFETY HAZARD WHEN I SPOKE TO THEM...DEALER DIDN'T EVEN TELL ME TO STOP DRIVING THE CAR WHEN I ASKED THEM IF IT WAS SAFE FOR ME TO COMMUTE AN HOUR EACH WAY VIA INTERSTATE. ACURA OPENED A TICKET AS I REQUESTED "GOODWILL FIX" AND WAS DENIED ANY ASSISTANCE AS I DRIVE MY CAR TO MUCH AND THEY DIDN'T HAVE MANY REPORTS OF THIS ISSUE AND AGAIN DIDN'T FIND IT TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE LOCAL DEALER AND REQUESTED A LOANER CAR UNTIL THE STEERING WAS FIXED. I AM OUT $980 AND HAVE LEARNED THE MANUFACTURER WONT BACK THEIR PRODUCT UNLESS IT KILLS SOMEONE...GOOGLE SEARCH SHOWS THIS HAPPENING TO MANY TSX OWNERS BUT DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER TO ACURA. WE ARE A LONG TIME HONDA/ACURA FAMILY AND THIS SHOULDN'T BE FAILING ON A 5 YEAR OLD CAR, MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN.

AN ANIMAL DESTROYED TWO WIRING HARNESSES UNDER THE HOOD, THAT I COULD SEE. CAR WILL NOT START. APPARENTLY THE INSULATION ON THE WIRES IS SOY BASED AND CRITTERS LIKE TO EAT IT. THE CAR WAS SITTING IN MY DRIVEWAY, AND HADN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR 1 DAY WHEN I DISCOVERED THE PROBLEM.

I DROVE FOR 20 MINUTES TO MY DESTINATION AT A SPEED OF 40 MILES PER HOUR. MY CAR WAS RESTING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES WHILE I WAS AT MY APPOINTMENT. WHEN I WAS LEAVING THE LOCATION, I STARTED MY CAR AND THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING ALERT CAME ON, AND IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN MY WHEEL, SO I COULD NOT DRIVE THE CAR. I LOOKED AT MY CAR MANUAL, AND IT STATED THAT I WOULD NEED TO TAKE MY CAR IN IMMEDIATELY FOR MAINTENANCE. MY CAR WAS TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION. THE DEALER SERVICE DEPARTMENT ADVISED THAT THE CAR SHOWS A "32-09 MOTOR CURRENT CORRELATION FAILURE," AND ADVISED THAT THE CONTROL UNIT HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER ADVISED THAT THE MODULE CONTROLS ARE CONTAINED, AND THAT CONTROL UNITS TYPICALLY NEVER GO BAD (60% OF CARS WAS QUOTED). HE ADVISED THAT "THEY TYPICALLY GO BAD IF SOMETHING HITS IT BUT THIS IS NOT THE CASE WITH YOUR VEHICLE." IS THIS A MANUFACTURER DEFECT AND/OR SHOULD THERE BE A RECALL?

I HAVE A ACURA TSX 2012 - ABOUT 70,000 MILES. ONE EVENING LEAVING WORK MY CAR NOTIFIED ME THAT I NEEDED TO CHECK THE POWER STEERING SYSTEM. MY WHEEL WAS COMPLETELY LOCKED AND I HAD TO GET IT TOWED TO AN ACURA SERVICE CENTER. I THEN LATER LEARNED THAT I NEED TO REPLACE MY EPS UNIT AND MY COST WOULD BE $1028!!!!! THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE AS MY VEHICLE IS FAIRLY NEW AND WELL MAINTAINED!!! ACURA NEEDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND REIMBURSE ME! IT COULD'VE BEEN LIFE CHANGING FOR ME IF THIS HAPPENED WILL ON A MAIN HIGHWAY, ETC!!! UNACCEPTABLE FOR THIS VEHICLE!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE EPS FAILED INTERMITTENTLY AND THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN LEFT OR RIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER (CHAPMAN ACURA, 4600 E 22ND ST, TUCSON, AZ 85711, (520) 445-4061) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE EPS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE DEALER INDICATED THAT THERE WAS NO SERVICE CAMPAIGN FROM THE MANUFACTURER AND NO RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 106,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE BUSIEST FREEWAY IN CLEVELAND, OHIO (7/23/17); AN ERROR POPPED UP ON MY ACURA TSX SAYING "CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM," AND I IMMEDIATELY LOST ALL POWER STEERING OF MY VEHICLE. I WAS ABLE TO PULL THE WHEEL (WITH GREAT FORCE) TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, AND READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL. IT SAID THAT THERE'S A PROBLEM WITH THE ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING OF THE VEHICLE AND TO SHUT OFF THE CAR AND TURN IT BACK ON TO SEE IF THE ERROR RESETS. THANKFULLY THE ERROR WENT AWAY. I CALLED THE DEALER THE NEXT MORNING (SINCE THIS HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY), AND THEY SAID IF IT HAPPENS AGAIN TO BRING IT IN FOR SERVICE. I DROVE THE CAR FOR ANOTHER 6 DAYS (THINKING IT WAS A FLUKE), THEN TO MY PARENTS 2 HOURS AWAY TO YOUNGSTOWN, OHIO (7/29/17). WHEN I GOT BACK INTO MY CAR, TURNED THE KEY, THE ERROR "CHECK POWER STEERING" POPPED UP AGAIN. UNFORTUNATELY, IT DID NOT RESET. WHEN THIS ERROR OCCURS, THE ENTIRE POWER STEERING SYSTEM DOESN'T FUNCTION. THE STEERING WHEEL WILL TURN; HOWEVER, WITH GREAT FORCE! IT'S EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO MOVE. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND A TON OF ISSUES WITH THE ELECTRICAL STEERING SYSTEM OF THE 2015 ACURA TSX. I'VE HAD THE CAR 5 YEARS AND DROVE IT 79,000 MILES (FREEWAY MOSTLY); IT'S ODD THAT THIS EARLY IN THE LIFE, A MAIN COMPUTER THAT HOUSES THE STEERING WOULD FAIL. I FOUND POSTS OF PEOPLE DRIVING WITH CHILDREN ON FREEWAYS AND ON WINDING ROADS ENCOUNTER THE SAME ISSUE AND THEY LOST CONTROL OF THEIR CARS! SEE SITES: 1. HTTP://WWW.ARFC.ORG/COMPLAINTS/2012/ACURA/TSX/STEERING/PROBLEM.ASPX 2. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=8FFW9F9D854 SOME THING HAS TO BE DONE. THIS IS A $1000+ FIX AND NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THIS IS CLEARLY A DEFECT FROM WHOEVER SOLD ACURA THE ELECTRICAL STEERING COMPONENT MODULE OF THE VEHICLE. THE NEXT PERSON THIS HAPPENS TO MAY NOT BE ABLE TO MANEUVER OVER AND CAUSE A FATAL CRASH.

POWER STEERING FROZE UP AND ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT FOR MY WIFE AND SON . FOUND OUT ACURA HAS A LOT OF POWER STEERING MODULE ISSUE. NOT RELIABLE SINCE ITS NOT VERY OLD VEHICLE. I BELIEVE ACURA SHOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR MY COST OF REPLACEMENT OF POWER STEERING MODULE.

LAST WEEK DRIVING MY ACURA TSX 2012 CAR HOME FROM WORK, SUDDENLY THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING FAILED. I WAS DRIVING ON A WINDING ROAD AND MID SHARP TURN THE POWER STEERING FAILED AND I ALMOST LOST CONTROL AND CAME CLOSE TO CRASHING INTO THE TREE LINE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. I HAD STOP SINCE MY HEART WAS PALPITATING SO HARD. I ALMOST CRASHED INTO THE TREE LINE AND WOULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE. LUCKILY MY INSTINCTS KICKED IN AND I WAS ABLE TO WITH ALL MY MIGHT SLOW DOWN THE CAR AND TURN THE WHEEL AS HARD AS I COULD TO AVOID CRASHING. THIS IS REALLY DANGEROUS AND I AM LUCKY THAT I CAME AWAY UNSCATHED. I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD ME THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE WHOLE ELECTRONIC MODULE WHICH WILL COST APPROXIMATELY $1200 TO FIX/REPLACE. THIS TYPE OF FAILURE IS VERY DANGEROUS AND SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT AN INDEPENDENT DEALER SOLD THE VEHICLE WITHOUT DISCLOSING THAT THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED IN THE PAST, WHICH CAUSED THE SRS INDICATOR TO ILLUMINATE ON AND OFF. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SELLER WHO TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THE VEHICLE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE AIR BAG FAILURE INVOLVED THE ENTIRE AIR BAG SYSTEM AND NOT JUST THE SRS INDICATOR. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SELLER DID NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE FAILURES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 66,000.

I WORK FOR BER NOW, AND I GIVE RIDES TO PEOPLE. SO I HAD JUST PICKED UP A SECOND PASSENGER AT A PARKING LOT AND WAS DRIVING AT AROUND 20-25 MPH AND I HAD TO TURN TO GET OUT OF THE PARKING LOT. AS I TRIED TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED ON ME AND GOT A MESSAGE ON MY DASH TO CHECK POWER STEERING. SO I HAD TO BRAKE IMMEDIATELY AND LET THE PASSENGERS KNOW WHAT WAS GOING ON. I WAS BLOCKING TRAFFIC INTO THE PARKING LOT TO TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS GOING ON. AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND FORCING THE STEERING WHEEL, I WAS ABLE TO UNLOCK THE WHEEL BUT I WAS STILL VERY HAD TO TURN. TOWED THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD TO REPLACE THE ELECTRIC STEERING SYSTEM ON THE CAR WHICH WAS OVER $1400 OUT OF POCKET. LUCKY I WASN'T DRIVING AT HIGHER SPEEDS IN THE FREEWAY OTHER WISE I DON'T KNOW WHAT COULD OF HAPPENED.

LOST POWER STEERING WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY

WHILE DRIVING, ALL OF A SUDDEN (ELECTRIC POWER) STEERING COMPLETELY LOOKED, COULD NOT MOVE RIGHT OR LEFT, VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE, LUCKILY PULL OVER AND TOWED TO MY AUTO SHOP, ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) MODULE NEEDS TO BE REPLACED COST ME $1,200.

I HAD JUST FINISHED RIGHT TURN AND WHEN DRIVING STRAIGHT AHEAD, THE WARNING LIGHT FOR EPS CAME ON AND ALL ASSIST LOST. DROVE 3 MILES HOME, TURNED CAR OFF IN DRIVEWAY WHILE CALLING DEALER AND WHEN IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED, ASSIST RETURNED. DRIVE ABOUT ONE MILE AND LOST ASSIST AGAIN. ON WAY TO DEALER, STRAIGHT HIGHWAY DRIVING, SOME ASSIST RETURNED BUT WHEEL WOULD NOT CENTER STRAIGHT AHEAD. THE FAILURE OCCURRED OUT OF THE BLUE WITH NO INDICATION BEFORE HAND. MY TSX HAS 52,078 MILES ON IT. WAS TOLD BY DEALER THE EPS MODULE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED @ ~$1200. WITHOUT SIGNIFICENT STRENGTH, DRIVER'S SAFETY AT SIGNIFICANT RISK.

I HAD AN ACCIDENT IN THE SNOW AND SLID INTO THE GUARDRAIL WHILE TURNING. NOT MUCH BODY DAMAGE, BUT THE STEERING COMPLETELY LOCKED. WAS STUCK IN THE ROAD FOR 2 HOURS WITH THE POLICE HAVING TO BLOCK OFF AROUND ME. HAD IT TOWED TO MY MECHANIC. HE COULD NOT DO ANYTHING WITH IT BECAUSE HE SAID IT WAS ELECTRICAL AND COULD NOT CLEAR THE CODE THAT WAS COMING UP AND NEEDED TO GO THE DEALERSHIP.HAD TO HAVE IT TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY ARE REPLACING THE STEERING.

WHILE DRIVING, IN MOTION, THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS) FAILED. DASH INDICATOR LIGHT DISPLAYED "CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM". STEERING WHEEL WAS INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. I HAVE DRIVEN CARS EQUIPPED WITH TRADITIONAL BELT & PUMP-DRIVEN POWER STEERING SYSTEMS THAT FAILED BEFORE WITH NOT MUCH ISSUE EXCEPT REASONABLY EXTRA EFFORT TO MANEUVER, BUT THE HIGHER LEVEL OF STRENGTH REQUIRED AFTER THE TSX'S ESP FAILED WAS SHOCKINGLY GREATER. THE CAR WAS DIAGNOSED AT AN ACURA DEALERSHIP THAT CONFIRMED THE EPS MODULE HAD FAILED. THIS MODULE IS BASICALLY A COMPUTER, SO IT CANNOT BE GIVEN REGULAR MAINTENANCE OR MONITORED. THE CONSUMER WILL NEVER HAVE ANY SIGNS OF FAILURE UNTIL IT ACTUALLY FAILS. *TR

EPS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING) LIGHT COME ON WHILE DRIVING AND LOCK STEERING. ERROR CODE: 32-09. EPS LIGHT WILL TURN OFF AFTER RESTART ENGINE BUT WILL COME ON AGAIN AND LOCK STEERING AGAIN WHILE THE VEHICLE IS MOVING. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO LOCAL SHOP TO RUN DIAGNOSTIC AND THEY SUGGEST THAT THIS IS BAD MANUFACTURE ISSUE AND SUGGEST TO CONTACT ACURA TO FIX IT UNDER ITS WARRANTY. I HAVE CALL ACURA DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT COVER IT AND I HAVE TO PAID TO GET IT FIX. IT IS A REALLY DANGEROUS PROBLEM AND CAN CAUSE MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT WAS TURNING AND EPS LIGHT ON AND LOCK MY STEERING WHEEL. I ATTACHED RECEIPT REPORT FROM AUTO SHOP. THANKS

MY 14 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER, WHO'S LEARNING TO DRIVE WAS BEHIND THE WHEEL WHEN THE CAR STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND WOULDN'T ALLOW HER TO TURN THE VEHICLE. LUCKILY WE HADN'T APPROACHED THE HIGHWAY YET OR WHO KNOWS WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. WE WERE BACKING OUT OF OUR DRIVEWAY AND SHE SAID THE WHEEL FELT FUNNY. WE WERE A MILE FROM OUR HOME ENTERING A ROUND AND HEADING ONTO THE HIGHWAY WHEN SHE SAID THE WHEEL WOULDN'T TURN AND SHE PANICKED. I GRABBED THE WHEEL AND IT WOULDN'T BUDGE. WE CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP IN THE ROUND ABOUT AND THANK GOD NO ONE WAS ENTERING OR EXITING IT. I HAD TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AFTER SHE STOPPED THE CAR THAT WAS SIDEWAYS IN THE STREET. *TR

ON MONDAY APRIL 11, 2016 AT APPROXIMATELY 9:40AM WHILE DRIVING ON I-15 NORTH I HEARD A VERY LOUD NOISE WHICH I FOUND OUT AFTER PARKING MY CAR THAT THE MOONROOF HAD SHATTERED AND WAS BENT OUTWARD. IT WAS NOT CLEAR TO ME WHAT HAPPENED OR WHERE THE NOISE CAME FROM WHEN I WAS DRIVING, SINCE THERE WERE NO OTHER VEHICLES IN CLOSE VICINITY AND THERE WERE NO LOOSE OBJECTS ON THE ROAD. I WAS DRIVING ROUGHLY AROUND 70MPH WHEN THE MOONROOF UNEXPECTEDLY SHATTERED, ALL WINDOWS WERE CLOSED, RADIO WAS OFF AND THE VISOR/SHADE TO THE MOONROOF WAS ALSO CLOSED. I IMMEDIATELY REPORTED THE SITUATION TO ACURA OF RIVERSIDE IN CALIFORNIA WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE CAR (BRAND NEW) AND WAS REFERRED TO ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS WHO THEN INSTRUCTED ME THAT I GO TO THE NEAREST ACURA DEALERSHIP TO HAVE THE CAR INSPECTED.I TOOK THE CAR TO KEARNY MESA ACURA IN SAN DIEGO AND THEY HELD MY CAR ALL DAY ON APRIL 14. THEY DID NOT INSPECT AND EXAMINE THE MOONROOF TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED IT TO SHATTER. IN CONCLUSION, IT IS DISINGENUOUS FOR KEARNY MESA ACURA TO NOT EVEN INSPECT THE CAR AND IT IS APPALLING AND INEXCUSABLE FOR THE CASE AGENT AT ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS TO NEGLIGIBLY DISMISS THE REPORT AS 'DAMAGE IS FROM OUTSIDE INFLUENCE'. LASTLY, I TOOK THE CAR FOR INSPECTION TO ACURA OF RIVERSIDE ON APRIL 23 AND WAS TOLD THERE IS NO IMPACT ON THE MOONROOF BUT THE DECISION IS UP TO DISTRICT PARTS & SERVICE MANAGER AT AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, INC. ACURA OF RIVERSIDE CALLED ME ON APRIL 25, 2016 STATING THE DISTRICT PARTS & SERVICE MANAGER SAYS DAMAGE WAS DONE BY OUTSIDE INFLUENCE WOW! THIS EXPERIENCE TO SAY THE LEAST HAS BEEN HORRENDOUS AND UNFAIR, AS I WRITE THIS I HAVE A 2002 CIVIC EX ON THE DRIVEWAY CURRENTLY ON RECALL FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAGS AND MY FAMILY OWNS TWO MORE ACURA TSX'S. I CAN ONLY SAY SHAME ON EVERYTHING ACURA AND SHAME ON EVERYTHING HONDA. POST NOTE: (FULL LETTER ATTACHED IN PDF)

THE RED PAINT IS FADING IN PATCHES ON THE TOP SURFACES-HOOD, ROOF, AND TRUNK. OTHER BOARDS REPORT SAME PROBLEM WITH HONDA/ACURA RED CARS. CAR HAS ONLY 40,000 MILES, GARAGE KEPT. DEALER ACKNOWLEDGED ISSUE. OFFERED TO REPAINT HOOD ONLY BUT COULD NOT GURANTEE MATCH. ACURA/HONDA HAS DEFECT IN RED PAINT THEY WILL NOT BACK

UPON STARTING VEHICLE I NOTICED INTERMITTENT "CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM". DURING DRIVE CYCLE I ENCOUNTERED FAILURE OF ELECTRIC POWER STEERING ASSIST, VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER VEHICLE. WENT TO DEALER FOR SERVICE, THEY WITNESSED SAME SYMPTOMS STATED ABOVE, BUT INTERMITTENT CHECK LIGHT WILL NOT PRODUCE A FAULT CODE, TECHNICIAN STATED IT SEEMS LIKE A GROUND PROBLEM. UNABLE TO DRIVE VEHICLE DUE TO UNSAFE CONDITION, VERY DIFFICULT TO STEER, WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO AVOID AN EMERGENCY WHILE DRIVING BECAUSE OF THE AMOUNT OF FORCE NEEDED TO STEER VEHICLE.

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

I WAS TOLD I NEED TO REPLACE MY BRAKES. HAS ANYONE ELSE HAVE THIS PROBLEM WITH 2012 TSX AT 28K MILES? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TSX. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY EXPERIENCED UNINTENDED ACCELERATION AND SURGED FORWARD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE FAILURE WAS DUE TO A FAULTY BATTERY. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 10 MONTHS LATER, THE SAME FAILURE RECURRED WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO A PARKING SPACE AT A VERY LOW RATE OF SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE AND NO REPAIRS WERE PERFORMED. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS UNDETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURES. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 08/22/16*LJ THE CONSUMER HAS SINCE TRADED THE VEHICLE. UPDATED 08/30/16.*JB

THE BLUETOOTH MODULE CONTINUOUSLY RUNS EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE IS OFF/NON-OPERATIONAL. IT'S LED TO ME HAVING TO REPLACE THE BATTERY 5X IN THE 8 YEARS OF OWNERSHIP. I DON'T HAVE ANY EXTERNAL ELECTRONIC DEVICES OR CHARGERS PLUGGED IN TO WHERE IT CAN CAUSE THE BATTERY TO DRAIN, NOR DO I LEAVE THE HEADLIGHTS OR CABIN LIGHTS ON. ACURA DEALERSHIPS CLAIM THERE IS NO ISSUE, HOWEVER THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ABOUT IT BY ACURA CUSTOMERS ONLINE. *TR

WHEN THE VEHICLE IS STARTED IT MAKES A NOISE AS IF MY CAR WAS ALREADY STARTED AND I WAS TRYING TO START IT AGAIN. HAPPENS WHEN CAR HAS SAT FOR A FEW HOURS. IF THE VEHICLE IS ACCELERATED FAST IT SMELLS AS IF SOMETHING IS BURNING. *TR

ON 7/3/2013, I TOOK MY CAR IN TO THE DEALER FOR SERVICE BECAUSE IT HAD DEMONSTRATED SEVERAL EPISODES OF ENGINE HESITATION. I HAVE ALWAYS USED PREMIUM GAS. THE CAR WAS CHECKED, BUT THE SYMPTOMS WERE NOT OBSERVED AND NO CAUSE COULD BE DETERMINED. ON 9/19/2013, I RETURNED FOR AN OIL CHANGE (ANNUAL SERVICE) AND ALSO ASKED IF ANY ENGINE HESITATION SERVICE BULLETINS OR ADVISOR'S HAD BEEN ISSUED. NONE HAD BEEN. THESE EPISODES: ?HAVE OCCURRED ABOUT 15 TIMES WHILE OWNING THE CAR. ?HAVE ALL OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING MODERATELY FROM BELOW 20 MILES AN HOUR. ?HAVE OCCURRED UNDER ALL COMBINATIONS OF ENGINE AND AIR TEMPERATURES. ?LAST FROM 2 TO 3 SECONDS, WHILE THE ENGINE DOES NOTHING. ?ARE INTERMITTENT AND CANNOT BE SUMMONED UPON DEMAND. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE HESITATION HAS PUT ME AT RISK OF COLLISION, WHERE I COULD NOT GO FORWARD BUT HAD TO BRAKE. THE RISK OF NONPERFORMANCE IS ALWAYS PRESENT AND IS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF DISSATISFACTION FOR ME. BASED ON MY LIMITED UNDERSTANDING, MY GUESS IS THE CAUSE INVOLVES A SENSOR OR COMPUTER. *TR

I HAVE HAD SEVERAL EPISODES OF ENGINE HESITATION. I HAVE ALWAYS USED PREMIUM GAS. I RETURNED FOR AN OIL CHANGE (ANNUAL SERVICE) AND ALSO ASKED IF ANY ENGINE HESITATION SERVICE BULLETINS OR ADVISORIES HAD BEEN ISSUED. NONE HAD BEEN. THESE EPISODES HAVE OCCURRED ABOUT 20 TIMES WITH THE CAR. IT ALWAYS OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING MODERATELY FROM BELOW 20 MILES AN HOUR. IT LAST FROM 2 TO 3 SECONDS, WHILE THE ENGINE DOES NOTHING. THE HESITATION CANNOT BE SUMMONED UPON DEMAND. ON SOME OCCASIONS, THE HESITATION HAS PUT ME AT RISK OF COLLISION, WHERE I COULD NOT GO FORWARD BUT HAD TO BRAKE. THE RISK OF NONPERFORMANCE IS ALWAYS PRESENT AND IS A CONSTANT SOURCE OF DISSATISFACTION FOR US. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN HE DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND NOTICED THE VEHICLE WAS HESITANT TO ACCELERATE. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 300. *TR

FRONT END DAMAGE BOTH SIDES DAMAGED AIR BAGS DID NOT COME ON WIFE DIED, DEALER SAY BAGS OK BUT DIDNT KNOW WHY THEY DIDNT COME ON. *TR

THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED BETWEEN 4000 AND 4200, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT A MOMENTARY DELAY BEFORE RESPONDING AND CONTINUING NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN BOTH AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL MODE. IN ADDITION, WHEN THE CAR IS IN UPSIDE A HILL, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,800 WAS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,906. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE ENGINE RPMS INCREASED BETWEEN 3500 AND 4200, THE ENGINE WOULD EXHIBIT A MOMENTARY DELAY BEFORE RESPONDING AND CONTINUING NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHEN THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING IN BOTH AUTOMATIC AND MANUAL MODE. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE WOULD SPORADICALLY STALL WHEN THE FAILURE OCCURRED. THE CONTACT HAD THE VEHICLE INSPECTED BY A DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE VEHICLE WAS RUNNING PROPERLY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 4,750 WAS AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 4,817. UPDATED 03/07/13*LJ