2005 ACURA TSX Complaints

WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEED, BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. THERE WAS NO IMPACT BETWEEN MY VEHICLE AND ANY OTHER VEHICLE OR OBJECT. THE ROOT CAUSE FOR THE DEPLOYMENT IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME (INSURANCE INSPECTOR HAS NOT PROVIDED AN UPDATE AT THIS TIME).

MY VIN IS NOT INCLUDED IN ACURA R35 RECALL CAMPAIGN OF 167,000 2094-2008 4-CYL TSX RE: POWER STEERING, BUT THE VEHICLE (2005 4-CYL TSX) IS EXPERIENCING THE ISSUE, AS VERIFIED BY THE ACURA DEALERSHIP THIS WEEK. FROM SERVICE RECCOMENDATION - RED: REQUIRES IMMEDIATE ATTENTION - 'LEAKING SYSTEM WAS LOW AND NOISY. JUST STARTING TO LEAK AT RACK ENDS VERY MINOR, PUMP IS BAD'

THE TRANSMISSION'S FINAL DRIVEN GEAR HAS GONE OUT ON ME TWICE IN THE LAST YEAR. AS THE ATTACHED IMAGE OF ANOTHER PERSON'S GEAR SHOWS, TWO TEETH SOMEHOW SHEER OFF, AND WREAK HAVOC ON THE TRANSMISSION BEARINGS AND TRANSMISSION CASING IF NOT RECOGNIZED AND TURNED OFF IMMEDIATELY. BEING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION, I HAVE ALWAYS BEEN CONFIDENT THAT THE TRANSMISSION'S LIFE WOULD BE MUCH LONGER SINCE THE CLUTCH TAKES MOST OF THE WEAR-AND-TEAR OF SHIFTING GEARS. WITH MULTIPLE DISCUSSION FORUMS FROM OTHER CONSUMERS OUTLINING THE ISSUE AT HAND (INCLUDING THIS ONE: (HTTP://WWW.TSXCLUB.COM/FORUMS/1ST-GEN-PROBLEMS-FIXES/105177-KNOCKING-NOISE-ONLY-WHEN-POWER-WHEELS.HTML ), THE FACT THAT THE PART NUMBER HAS CHANGED SINCE THE CAR WAS MANUFACTURED, AND KNOWING THAT THE NUMBER OF VEHICLES EFFECTED RELATIVELY LOW LEAD ME TO BELIEVE THAT THIS IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT THAT ACURA DECIDED TO IGNORE RATHER THAN RECALL. THE FIRST TIME I WASN'T ABLE TO REBUILD THE TRANSMISSION, WHICH ENDED UP COSTING ME OVER $3,000 IN ORDER TO BUY A USED TRANSMISSION AND INSTALL IT, AND THIS SECOND TIME, IT HAS COST ME $1,850 TO REBUILD IT. I NOTICED THE PROBLEM WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY BOTH TIMES IT BROKE DOWN ON ME. THE ISSUE IS EASILY RECOGNIZED AS A TICKING SOUND THAT OCCURS EVERY TIME THE WHEEL/AXLE MAKES A FULL TURN. IT WILL GET PROGRESSIVELY LOUDER OVER THE SUBSEQUENT 30 MINUTES OR MORE UNTIL THE CAR IS BASICALLY CLUNKING DOWN THE HIGHWAY. MY CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 116,000 MILES ON IT THE FIRST TIME, AND THE SECOND TRANSMISSION HAD ABOUT 135,000 WHEN IT BROKE DOWN. THOUGH THE MILEAGE CAN BE POINTED AS BEING 'TOO HIGH', IT IS WELL-KNOWN THAT ACURA AND HONDA ARE LONG-LIVING VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION, AND SHOULD NOT HAVE SUCH AN ISSUE AS THIS UNLESS THE CAR WAS BEING RACED AND ABUSED. IN SUM, THIS IS CERTAINLY A SAFETY ISSUE FOR ANYONE TRAVELING LONG DISTANCES AND SHOULD BE RECALLED.

AT 230,000 MILES THE PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT STARTED FLASHING WHEN THE SEAT WAS UNOCCUPIED. AT 236,000 THE LIGHT IS NOW ON CONSTANTLY. I HAVE SEEN OTHERS COMPLAIN ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HAVE TO AGREE THAT I DO NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THIS YEARS MODEL IS NOT COVERED IN THE TAKATA RECALL. THIS IS CLEARLY A SAFETY ISSUE.

CONDENSATION IN THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING CAUSING HID BULB TO GO OUT UNABLE TO REPLACE, SAFETY HAZARD

AROUND 11:15PM ON 9/16/16 MAKING A LEFT TURN AT APPROXIMATELY 15MPH ALL THE CENTER CONSOLE LIGHTS/CONTROLS WENT OUT, VEHICLE LOST ACCELERATION AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, SHIFTED TO MANUAL AND PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AS WELL, STILL NO ACCELERATION, ONLY MOTOR REVVING, TURNED HEADLIGHTS OFF THEN IT ACCELERATED, ALL DASH WARNING LIGHTS ILLUMINATED, ALL GAUGES FAILED, VEHICLE STALLED, TRIED TO CRANK AND WOULD NOT TURN OVER, PUT A CHARGE TO THE BATTERY, VEHICLE STARTED BUT ALL ISSUES REMAINED. UNSAFE TO DRIVE.

AIRBAG MIL HAS BEEN REGISTERING ON VEHICLES INSTRUMENT PANEL. LIGHT STARTED GLOWING SPORADICALLY FOR SOME TIME, EVEN BEFORE THE MILEAGE AND DATE LISTED ABOVE. IT WOULD TURN ON OFF ERRATICALLY, WHILE DRIVING VEHICLE. PROBLEM HAS ESCALATED OVER TIME AND NOW IN CONSTANTLY GLOWING ON. "ACCORDING TO ACURA TSX MANUAL THIS INDICATES AN AIRBAG RELATED SAFETY ISSUE". HAVE BEEN ABLE TO PHTOTOGRAPH THE AIRBAG MIL LIGHT AT DIFFERENT MILEAGE. PHOTOGRAPHIC PROOF AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST TO INDICATE PROBLEM ESCALITING OVER TIME.

THE SRS (AIR BAG) INDICATOR BEGAN TO ILLUMINATE INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN THE SRS LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED, THE AIR BAG SYSTEM WOULD BECOME DISABLED. DUE TO THIS SAFETY HAZARD, MY VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO PASS MASSACHUSETTS STATE INSPECTION. AN ACURA DEAL PULLED TO CODES AND DISCOVERED A REPORT OF CODE 81-1- INDICATING A FAILURE OF THE CAR SEAT BUCKLE AND REQUIRED REPLACEMENT OF THE DRIVER'S SIDE CAR SEAT BUCKLE AT A COST OF NEARLY $400. THE PART NUMBER IS 04816SECA12ZD. THE ACURA DEAL IS UNABLE TO COVER THIS REPAIR UNDER THE LIFETIME CAR SEAT BELT WARRANTY. ACURA CLAIMS THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL FAILURE, NOT A MECHANICAL FAILURE. THIS "ELECTRICAL" FAILURE DISABLES THE SRS SYSTEM - WHICH IS VERY MUCH A MECHANICAL FAILURE IN THE EVENT OF A COLLISION. *TR

CAR WILL NOT START WHEN IT DOES YOU HAVE TO PRESS ON PEDAL TO KEEP AUTO ON POSSIBLE FUEL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT WAS INVOLVED IN A CRASH AND THE AIR BAGS PARTIALLY DEPLOYED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE AIR BAGS FAILED TO INFLATE AND THE SPECIFICS OF THE CRASH WERE NOT AVAILABLE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND NO INJURIES WERE SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.