2004 ACURA TSX Complaints

ACURA TSX 2004 DRIVER SEAT SLIDES BACK TO FRONT DURING HEAVY BREAKING OR DOWN SHIFTING. SEAT SHIFT IS ABOUT 1-2 INCHES AND HAS A SPRING LIKE EFFECT. ALSO DRIVER SEAT SHIFTS SLIGHTLY SIDE TO SIDE DURING TURNS. DEALER STATES MOVEMENT IS NORMAL FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE FROM READING ONLINE FORUMS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF TSX CARS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. NO TSB CREATED TO THIS DATE. CAR IS BEING TAKEN IN FOR FOURTH TIME TO ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS PROBLEM. I SENSE THAT IN THE RIGHT SITUATION, THIS SEAT SHIFT PROBLEM MAY CAUSE FOOT TO SLIP OFF BRAKE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, I RAN OVER SOME ROAD DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED MY TIRE TO BLOW OUT. I DID CHECK MY OWNERS MANUAL AND ACURA DOES NOT WARRANTY THEIR $240 TIRES FOR THAT KIND OF FAILURE. I THEN CHECKED MY MICHELIN WARRANTY BOOKLET, WHICH ALSO STATED THAT KIND OF FAILURE WAS NOT WARRANTEED. THE NEAREST TIRE STORE DID NOT HAVE MY TIRE IN STOCK, SO I HAD TO PUT A NON-OEM TIRE ON MY CAR. WHILE AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW DURING INDUSTRY PREVIEW DAY, I NOTICED A MICHELIN BOOTH. I INQUIRED ABOUT MY TIRE FAILURE. MICHELIN STATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THEM AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT. I STATED, I READ THEIR BOOKLET AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOOK MY NAME AND NUMBER AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME. WITH IN ONE WEEK I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MICHELIN. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO PURCHASE A NEW MICHELIN TIRE TO MATCH MY OTHER 3 TIRES AND SEND THEM THE BILL. WITH IN ONE WEEK I RECEIVED A CHECK. IF THEY WANT TO BE CONTACTED AND WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR TIRES, THEY SHOULD PUT THAT IN THE WARRANTY BOOKLET. *AK

IN APRIL 2004 HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION BEING OUT OF SPEC (TSB 124722). THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE OTHER WARRANTY WORK PERFORMED. I WAS THEN NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. *AKALTHOUGH I DID HAVE A DEALER LOANER CAR, I WAS WITH OUT MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. I PURCHASED MY TSX IN JUNE OF 2004, 2 MONTH AFTER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED BEFORE SALE FOR ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. EITHER IT WAS NOT CHECKED OR I WAS NOT TOLD! IF I WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE REQUIRED IT TO BE FIXED BEFORE SALE. PERHAPS IT WAS NOT MADE KNOWN TO ME, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE REQUESTED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL VIN RANGE.

HELLO: WHILE "SPRING CLEANING" MY 2004 ACURA TSX, I WAS CLEANING UP CHANGE ETC. UNDER THE SEATS. I HAD TO MOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FORWARD AND UP TO CLEAN/VACUUM BETTER.(POWER SEAT).*AK I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS DAMAGED. THE ELECTRICAL TAPE PROTECTING THE HARNESS HAD BEEN RUBBED OFF,EXPOSING THE WIRE(S). THE RUBBING IS A RESULT OF A POORLY POSITIONED HARNESS. THE SEAT FRAME RUBS ON THIS HARNESS WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH. (I TESTED THIS MYSELF,AND TOOK DIGITAL PICTURES AS WELL) IT IS NO DOUBT A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE BARE WIRES ARE EXPOSED,CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT OR POSSIBLE WORSE,FIRE (?)...THE WIRES WOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SEAT FRAME!!! THIS IS SIMPLY A RESULT OF POOR HARNESS POSITIONING AT THE FACTORY ETC..........

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA TSX. IT HAS A POWER DRIVERS SEAT. WHENEVER I BRAKE A LITTLE HARDER THAN NORMAL OR WHEN I BRAKE SUDDENLY, THE DRIVERS SEAT MOVES FORWARD. I TALKED TO MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER AND THEY SAID THIS IS NORMAL. I DO NOT CONSIDER A SEAT THAT MOVES FORWARD WHEN YOU BRAKE TO BE SAFE.*AK

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT SLIDES FORWARD/BACK ON ITS RAIL WHEN IT SHOULD BE LOCKED IN.*AK

WHILE DRIVING. FIRE STARTED UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS COMPLETELY BURNT INSIDE. CONSUMER STATED THE O-RING WAS NOT SEATED PROPERLY AND ALL THE OIL LEAKED COMPLETELY OUT OF THE VEHICLE. CONSUMER CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER. *AK THE OIL WAS CHANGED 2 DAYS BEFORE THE FIRE OCCURRED. *TT

DRIVER'S SEAT MOVES FORWARD AND BACKWARD DURING ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. ALSO, MOVES FROM SIDE TO SIDE WHILE CORNERING. DEALER NOTED THE FOLLOWING "TEST DROVE VEHICLE. DUPLICATED CONCERN. AS OF THIS MOMENT, ACURA IS STILL WORKING ON SOLUTION TO CONCERN. NO CORRECTIONS MADE AT THIS TIME".*AK

REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 MPH AND MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANYONE BEING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I SUFFERED A WHIPLASH AS A RESULT. THE COLLISION WAS HEAD ON AND I FEEL MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. ACURA SAYS THE CAR BEHAVED THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE, BUT I FEEL THAT EXPLANATION IS INSUFFICIENT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO EXPERTS IN THE AREA AS WELL AND THEY FEEL LIKE ME THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE.*AK

I OWN A 2004 ACURA TSX WITH 25,000 MILES. BEGINNING LAST MONTH, MY DRIVER SEAT BEGAN TO MOVE FORWARD AND BACKWARD WHILE BRAKING, OR ACCELERATING. I FEEL IT IS VERY UNSAFE FOR A DRIVER SEAT TO MOVE AT ALL DURING DRIVING.*AK I CONTACTED THE ACURA DEALERSHIP WHO INSPECTED MY VEHICLE AND INDIATED THE SEAT MOVEMENT WAS NORMAL. I SUBSEQUENTLY CONTACTED ACURA CLIENT SERVICES, AND THEY TOO INDICATED THE SEAT MOVEMENT AS NORMAL. NO FURTHER ACTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN. I CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH THE LETTER I FAXED TO ACURA CLIENT SERVICES, AS WELL AS A COPY OF MY INVOICE FROM THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, OR ANY OTHER INFORMATION YOU REQUIRE.