Acura TSX other reported problems

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When i was driving home from work - my sunroof on my 2010 tsx . Just shattered while i was driving , lucky i had the sunroof visor closed at the time ..

NHTSA complaint #11678388 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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NHTSA complaint #11597246 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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Recall never fixed

NHTSA complaint #11586144 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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This vehicle was taken in for a recall for a corrosive ECM. 1 hour prior to taking this vehicle in my assigned service writer gave me a call, your vehicle is ready for pick up. I was advised due to their visual inspection of the ECM( Electronic control module)(electrical computer) not having corrosion, they will not change the unit but they have decided to replace the cover on the unit. I've filed a concerning complaint to Acura headquarters due to my knowledge of cars to have it on file what was told to me before receiving the vehicle. Due to my knowledge a faulty ECM can trigger numerous faults within the vehicles performance.Prior to bringing the vehicle to the dealership, I've been experiencing heavy misfires, poor radio connection, no interior lights and triggered headlights. I've replaced the necessary mechanics that would normal be the cause of these issues and the problem was still existing. The last option was the ECM,which fueled my search of a recall on these models for a faulty ECM. A few weeks later I've contacted another dealership in hopes they would take care of the problem, the representative was polite and reassured me the recall was suppose to be replaced with a new unit under manufacturer policy. However this could not be done because the previous dealer has marked the vehicle as a completed task. So I filed another complaint and have not received any further notice regarding my concern. A few weeks later I had the vehicle diagnosed and realized the ECM was never replaced nor removed out of the vehicle for inspection. Pictures and video where taken of this unit,as you can see the build up of dirt and dust from its original installment back in 2004. Later reading the review of that specific dealership, I've learned their has been numerous complaints regarding poor service at that locations service department.

NHTSA complaint #11442376 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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My headlights always flicker and turn off everytime i drive within 5 minutes of driving. it gets really bad when i drive in cold/wet weather and i’ve replaced the bulbs a good 5 times. Something is wrong with my suspension i think? my VSC and warning light always automatically come and stay on and my car makes a noise everytime i turn/reverse. My car continues to start smoking when i drive, especifically on hot days and multiple mechanics have said i have a severe oil leak/power steering leak and i’ve gone to 3 within the last 6 months. So i’m not sure what to do and i seen the recalls on all of the things i listed above for my model of car just not specifically for my vin number. please help.

NHTSA complaint #11430707 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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DEALERSHIP LIED ON CARFAX STATING THEY FIXED THE CRACK IN THE WINDSHIELD AND I DIDN'T KNOW THEY WEREN'T SUPPOSE TO SALE ME THE CAR WITH A BROKEN WINDSHIELD. ACCORDING TO CARFAX REPORT, DEALERSHIP LIED THAT IT WAS REPLACED BUT IT WASN'T.

NHTSA complaint #11406898 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I HAVE BEEN DRIVING MY CAR A NUMBER OF TIMES AND ESPECIALLY WHEN ITS BEEN RAINING MY CAR WOULD TURN OFF AND THE LIGHTS WOULD START FLASHING AND THE VSA CONTROL LIGHTS WOULD COME ON. IT SCARED THE LIFE OUT OF ME. ITS HAPPENED ON THE HIGHWAY A FEW TIMES AND REGULAR DRIVING ON THE ROADS. I HAVE ALSO BEEN DRIVING AND DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND THE ACCELERATOR SEEMED TO STAY PRESSED DOWN. THE CAR WAS IN MOTION. THERE MUST BE ELECTRICAL ISSUES, ALSO MY RADIO TENDS TO STOP WORKING AND THEN COMES ON RANDOMLY WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT. I HAVE ASKED HONDA BEFORE AND THEY SAID THERE WAS NO RECALLS. THERE SEEMS TO MANY ELECTRICAL PROBLEMS CONNECTED TO THE VSA. I ALSO FOUND AT TIMES THE CARPETS WET IN THE FRONT AND THE CAR DOESN'T LEAK THAT I KNOW OF. I WISH ACURA WOULD HONOR THEIR RECALLS AND NOT PUT PEOPLES LIVES IN DANGER. IF SOMETHING DOES HAPPEN. I WANT IT DOCUMENTED AND THERE WILL BE ACTION TAKEN IF THEY DO NOT FIX MY ISSUES.

NHTSA complaint #11390747 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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WHEN DRIVING RANDOMLY SIGN SHOWS UP FOR "CHECK ENGINE OIL". SIGN'S SHOWS UP WITH PRESSING BRAKE, MAKING TURNS, GOING OVER SPEED-BUMPS. SIGN WILL DISAPPEAR BUT WILL COME ON, AFTER ANYONE OF THE ABOVE HAS OCCURRED. THIS HAPPENS ON LOCAL ROADS, HIGHWAYS, INNER CITY, AND SPEED BUMPS.

NHTSA complaint #11354075 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE BLUE TOOTH HAS ALWAYS BEEN SOUNDING STATICKY AND I REALIZED THAT UNDER THE STEERING WHEEL WATER FALLS THREW WHEN IT'S RAINING AND ACCUMULATE OR WETS MY FEET WHILE DRIVING THE CAR IF IT'S RAINING.

NHTSA complaint #11352575 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I WAS DRIVING NORTH BOUND HWY 6 TOWARDS COLLEGE STATION TEXAS FROM HOUSTON, AND THE VEHICLE STARTED TO NOT ENGAGE WHILE SHIFTING AND THEN THE VEHICLE GAVE NO POWER TO THE WHEELS ,BUT ALL SOLENIODS SEEM TO BE IN WORKING ORDER. AFTER HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED FROM HEMPSTEAD WHERE IT WAS DISABLED ,AND AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH THERE SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THE SAME GENERATION OF HONDA'S WITH THE SAME AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, BUT THERE IS NOT A RECALL FOR THEIR ACURA COUNTERPARTS. THE RECALL ID# 11V395000.

NHTSA complaint #11277696 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2014 ACURA TSX MAY 27 2014 FROM CONCORD ACURA DEALERSHIP. SINCE 2014-2019 MY CAR HAS BEEN STALLING TO START. I'VE BROUGHT IT IN MULTIPLE TIMES FOR THE SAME ISSUE, THEY WOULD SEND ME HOME AND SAID NOTHING WAS WRONG WITH MY CAR. ON JAN 2017, AFTER BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR THE 8TH TIME, THEY FINALLY TOLD ME THAT MY CAR WAS PURCHASED WITH A BAD BATTERY FROM THE MANUFACTURER WAREHOUSE, THAT WAS WHY MY CAR WOULDN'T START FOR 2 YEARS. SO THEY REPLACED THE BATTERY. JAN 2019 EXACTLY 2 YEARS LATER, MY CAR STALLS AGAIN! I IMMEDIATELY CALLED AAA TO REPLACE MY BATTERY 01/15/19. MY CAR STILL FAILED TO START AS THE AAA TECHNICIAN ASKED ME TO START MY CAR. SO I DROPPED IT OFF AT ACURA OF CONCORD AGAIN ON 01/17/19. THE DEALERSHIP SERVICE AGENT CALLED ME LATER THAT DAY JAN 17TH AND SAID MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NO ISSUES. SHE CALLED ME AGAIN JAN 18TH AND SAID MY CAR PASSED ALL INSPECTIONS AND I CAN PICK IT UP NEXT DAY. JAN 19TH MORNING, SHE CALLS ME AND SAYS, "YOU HAVE A BAD BATTERY". BUT I JUST REPLACED MY BATTERY ON JAN 15TH AND IT NEEDS REPLACING JAN 19TH?CAN SOMEONE PLEASE EXPLAIN TO ME WHY IN 4 YEARS I NEED 4 NEW BATTERIES? TODAY JAN 28TH, I GOT A CALL FROM ACURA CORPORATE THAT THEY CAN NOT FIGURE OUT WHAT IS DRAINING MY CAR BATTERY AND WHY I'M HAVING BATTERY ISSUES. THEY WILL NOT TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DEFECTIVE CAR! SOMETHING IS KILLING MY BATTERY!!!! I WORK AT A HOSPITAL AND I TAKE ER CALLS FOR TRAUMA PATIENTS. IF MY CAR IS UNRELIABLE AND NOT STARTING, IT IS PUTTING MY PATIENTS LIFE AT HIGH RISK AND AFFECTING MY WORK ETHICS. WHY DOESN'T MY CAR START? WHY DOES MY CAR STALL WHEN TRYING TO START FOR 4 YEARS? WHY DO I NEED 4 NEW BATTERIES IN 4 YEARS? I HAVE VIDEOS OF MY CAR HARD START/ STALLING ISSUE WHICH I CANNOT ATTACH ON HERE. IF MY CAR DOES NOT START IN AN EMERGENCY CASE, IT IS ENDANGERING MY LIFE AND THE PEOPLE RELYING ON ME AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #11172618 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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GOT INTO MY VEH. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND FOUND BITS OF GLASS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. LOOKED UP AND FOUND MY SUNROOF SHATTERED, BUT STILL HELD TOGETHER, APPARENTLY BY THE TINT FILM ON THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS. GETTING OUT, I FOUND PIECES OF GLASS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLASS ROOF. IT APPEARED TO HAVE IMPLODED FROM THE INSIDE' NO KNOWN CAUSE. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN I FOUND THIS.

NHTSA complaint #11163045 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE CAR DOOR LOCKS, OR DOOR LOCK ACTUATORS, HAVE FAILED MULTIPLE TIMES ( EACH DOOR AT LEAST TWICE) IN FIVE YEARS. THE CAR IS NOW EIGHT YEARS OLD AND ALL THE ACTUATORS HAVE FAILED AGAIN. THE SAFETY ISSUE ARISES WHEN THE DOOR SHOULD AUTOMATICALLY LOCK AFTER REACHING 10MPH, BUT THEY DO NOT DUE TO ACTUATORS FAILING TO LOCK DOOR. THIS COULD CAUSE THE DOORS TO OPEN IF INVOLVED IN CRASH. I AM CONCERNED WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE AS IT COULD ALSO ALLOW UNWANTED PEOPLE FROM ENTERING MY VEHICLE AT ANY GIVEN TIME. ANOTHER ISSUE IS IT IS POSSIBLE TO BE LOCKED OUT OF THE VEHICLE IF ALL OF THE ACTUATORS FAIL AT THE SAME TIME, AS IT REQUIRES MANUAL ACTIVATION OF LOCKS FROM THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURES HAVE BEEN DOCUMENTED WHILE THE CAR WAS UNDER WARRANTY WITH ACURA. I KNOW OF OTHER TSX OWNERS HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. I HAVE ASKED TO HAVE THIS ISSUE REPAIRED FROM ACURA AND THEY HAVE DECLINED THE REPAIR, STATING THE VEHICLE IS NO LONGER UNDER WARRANTY, EVEN THOUGH THEIR SERVICE REPRESENTATIVES HAVE ACKNOWLEDGED THE ACTUATORS ARE AN ISSUE.

NHTSA complaint #11162270 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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THE PROBLEM: WHEN IT IS HOT THE CAR START LOSING POWER, AND VSA LIGHT COMES UP. THEN THE GAUGE CLUSTER START DOING INTERMITTENT SHUTDOWNS OF THE RPM AND SPEEDOMETER GAUGES. ADDITIONAL TO THAT, THE A/C SHUT DOWN AND BLOW HOT AIR. ACURA DIAGNOSTIC: JOHN EAGLE ACURA HAD THE CAR TO CHECK THE PROBLEM. DURING THE TEST IN HOT TEMPERATURE, THEY FOUND THERE IS A PROBLEM OF ECU COMMUNICATION IN THE F-CAN. THERE ARE 3 MAIN THINGS THAT COMMUNICATE WITH ECU THOUGH THE F-CAN: ONE IS THE GAUGE CLUSTER WHICH I REPLACED, THE SECOND WAS THE VSA MODULATOR WHICH WAS DISCONNECTED TO TEST, AND THE THIRD ONE WAS THE RADIO SYSTEM THAT WAS ALSO DISCONNECTED, AND THE RESULTS WERE THE SAME (DAMAGED). ACCORDING TO ACURA ENGINEERS, AFTER PROCEEDING WITH ALL THESE STEPS THE SOLUTION IS REPLACING ELECTRONIC CONTROL UNIT (ECU). ACURA FAKE RECALL: LAST DECEMBER I TOOK MY CAR TO AN ACURA DEALER BECAUSE THERE WAS A BULLETIN FOR A RECALL FOR ACURA TSX; THIS RECALL WAS ABOUT ECU CORROSION AND IT SPECIFICALLY SAY THAT IT IS GOING TO BE DETAILED CHECKED AND TESTED AND IF ANY PROBLEM WAS PRESENTED IT COULD ALSO BE REPLACED WITHOUT NO COST. WELL, WHAT THEY DID WAS PUT A PIECE OF PLASTIC COVER ON TOP OF THE ECU TO COVER THE CORROSION THAT THE ECU ALREADY HAD, AND 4 MONTH LATER THESE PROBLEMS COME UP. THEREFORE, I CALLED ACURA AND ASK THEM TO MAKE A FOLLOW UP OF THIS RECALL AND WHAT THEY ANSWER WAS THAT THE RECALL WAS ALREADY DONE, AND THEY CANNOT DO THE RECALL TWICE AND THAT THEY FEEL REALLY SORRY. CONCLUSION: ACURA DO NOT WANT TO ASSUME ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR PROBLEMS AND THEY WANT TO STILL HIDING PROBLEMS THAT THEY HAVE WITH THEIR VEHICLES. PLEASE SEE ATTACHED ACURA DIAGNOSTIC. I WOULD REALLY APPRECIATE YOUR HELP IN THIS MATTER TO AVOID OTHER PERSONS GETTING THIS HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE.

NHTSA complaint #11115452 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2012 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT SMELLED A STRONG FUEL ODOR IN THE VEHICLE AND DISCOVERED THAT THE FUEL TANK WAS LEAKING. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED (2175 S BRADLEY RD, SANTA MARIA, CA 93455) AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON OTHER VEHICLES WITH THE SAME YEAR. THE DEALER REFERRED THE CONTACT TO THE MANUFACTURER. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT, DUE TO THE WARRANTY BEING EXPIRED, THEY WOULD NOT BE ABLE TO ASSIST. THE VEHICLE REMAINED PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S RESIDENCE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125,000.

NHTSA complaint #11073165 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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"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.

NHTSA complaint #11040220 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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

NHTSA complaint #10885671 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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POWER STEERING HAS BEEN AFFECTED DUE TO DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND POSES A SAFETY ISSUE ON HIGHWAY. STEERING HAS ALSO LOCKED UP DUE TO THE POWER STEERING LEAK WHILE DRIVING. A VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION WHEN GOING FAXT SPEEDS. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTED CRACKING A FEW YEARS AGO AND AM QUESTIONING WEATHER IT WOULD DEPLOY IN A COLLISION.

NHTSA complaint #10864651 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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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

NHTSA complaint #10853040 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

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BOTH REAR MAIN BRAKE LIGHTS HAVE FAILED. FUSE REPLACED AND LIGHTBULBS STILL DOES NOT WORK. INTERNET SEEMS TO POINT TO WIRING UNDER THE DRIVERS SIDE, BEFORE THE FUSEBOX. SAFETY ISSUE. THE THIRD BRAKE LIGHT DOES WORK.

NHTSA complaint #10810118 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.