2005 ACURA TSX Complaints

MY A/C COMPRESSOR HAS FAILED 20 DAYS AFTER MY WARRANTY EXPIRED. COMPRESSOR MADE GRINDING NOISE FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN A LOUD BANG, THEN STOPPED WORKING. I'VE READ THAT THERE ARE SIMILAR ISSUES WITH 2004 VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN ADDRESSED, NOT SURE WHY 2005 VEHICLES WEREN'T INCLUDED. APPARENTLY THEY WERE AWARE THAT THESE PARTS WERE BAD AND WOULDN'T LAST WHEN VEHICLES WERE MANUFACTURED. DEALER HAS STATED REPAIR COSTS TO BE AROUND 2,600. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TSX. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH ANOTHER VEHICLE CRASHED ONTO THE FRONT DRIVERS SIDE FENDER FORCING THE VEHICLE HEAD ON INTO A GUARD RAIL. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. THE POLICE REPORTED TO THE SCENE AND A REPORT WAS FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN AUTO COLLISION SHOP. THE VEHICLE WAS DESTROYED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,000.

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

FRONT BRAKE FAILURE. FRONT BRAKE ROTORS ARE WARPING TO CAUSE SERVE VIBRATIONS AND VERY WEAK BRAKES. THIS HAD OCCURRED BEFORE REACHING 50,000 MILES. ROTORS AND PADS NEED TO BE REPLACED. I DO NOT WANT TO USE ORIGINAL DEALER REPLACEMENT PARTS DUE TO THE FACT IT WILL JUST HAPPEN AGAIN. THIS IS WELL KNOW ON INTERNET AND EVEN MY LOCAL INSPECTION GARAGE KNOWS ABOUT IT. SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE PLEASE. *TR

THE A/C SYSTEM (MAINLY THE A/C COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH, AND STATOR) IN MY 2005 ACURA TSX SUDDENLY STOPPED WORKING AT 71,000 MILES WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I'VE RESEARCHED THIS ISSUE ONLINE AND DISCOVERED THAT MANY 2004 AND ABOVE MODEL-YEAR ACURA TSX VEHICLES HAVE THIS PROBLEM. WWW.ACURAZINE.COM HAS MANY STORIES OF OWNER DISSATISFACTION OVER THE ACURA TSX A/C SYSTEM. MY CAR WAS DIAGNOSED BY A PROFESSIONAL TECHNICIAN AT AAMCO, AND HE INFORMED ME THAT "THESE CARS" (ACURA TSX) ARE WELL-KNOWN TO HAVE FAULTY A/C SYSTEMS AND THAT THERE WAS A "DEALER NOTE" IN HIS COMPUTER SYSTEM SUGGESTING THAT THE CAR BE TAKEN TO AN ACURA DEALER. MY CAR WARRANTY HAS EXPIRED, AND NOW I'M FACING APPROXIMATELY $2000 IN REPAIRS BECAUSE ACURA HAS INSTALLED WHAT IS APPARENTLY KNOWN TO BE A FAULTY A/C SYSTEM IN THEIR TSX MODELS. I DON'T SEE HOW IT IS REASONABLE FOR ACURA TSX OWNERS TO PAY SUCH HIGH SUMS OF MONEY FOR ACURA'S FAULTY ENGINEERING/CRAFTSMANSHIP. I ADMIRE ACURA VEHICLES AND ENJOY DRIVING MY TSX, BUT I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST SOME RESEARCH INTO THIS MATTER IF POSSIBLE SO THAT MORE PEOPLE DON'T HAVE TO FORK OVER THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO FIX ISSUES THAT CAN AND SHOULD BE PREVENTED. HONDA/ACURA SHOULD BE ACCOUNTABLE TO THE HIGH QUALITY STANDARDS THEY ARE TYPICALLY KNOWN FOR. *TR

IN SEPTEMBER 2009 I PURCHASED MY 2005 ACURA TSX FROM PAUL BURNS AUTO GROUP WHO HAD RECEIVED THE CAR VIA DAVIS ACURA. I BROUGHT IT HOME I NOTICED THE CAR WAS PINK, ESPECIALLY FADED PAINT ON THE HOOD, TRUNK AND TOP OF THE CAR. AFTER A DAY OR TWO OF DRIVING I NOTICED A NOISE AND HAD TROUBLE STEERING. I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC AND HE TOLD ME THERE WAS A SEVERE LEAK IN POWER STEERING FLUID COMING FROM THE RACK. I BATTLED WITH THE DEALER AND WAS ABLE TO REPLACE THE RACK FOR THE HALF THE COST IT WOULD HAVE. THE CAR'S WARRANTY EXPIRED IN APRIL 2009 ONLY SIX MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT IT. AFTER SEVERAL ESTIMATES AND COUNTLESS HOURS OF RESEARCH I FOUND THAT THIS COLOR MILANO RED WAS DEFECTIVE AND PREMATURELY TURNING PINK IN OTHER CARS THIS MAKE MODEL AND YEAR. THE ACURA IN NAPLES FLORIDA WAS PAYING TO HAVE AT LEAST 6 CARS THAT I KNOW OF REPAINTED. I SPOKE WITH BOTH THE SERVICE MANAGER AND THE INDIVIDUAL BODY SHOP CLERK. I SPOKE WITH CLIENT SERVICES AND SINCE THE CAR WAS OUT OF WARRANTY THEY WOULD NOT PAY TO REPAINT. I TRIED THEM AGAIN WAS STILL REJECTED. EVERY BODY SHOP I GO TO TELLS ME THAT TO WRITE A LETTER TO THE MANUFACTURER BECAUSE THIS IS AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THE PAINT. I AM WRITING THIS LETTER TO SEE IF IN GOOD FAITH HONDA WILL STAND BY ITS' PRODUCT. I AM A CONSISTENT CUSTOMER WHO GETS REGULAR MAINTENANCE FROM PIAZZA ACURA IN ARDMORE. I HAVE JUST RECEIVED A LETTER FROM ACURA STATING THAT THERE IS A RECALL IN A HOSE THAT IF LEAKS COULD POSSIBLY LEAD TO A FIRE UNDER THE HOOD. I RESPECT HONDA FOR AGREEING TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. BUT FOR ALL THESE PROBLEMS IN A HIGH END LUXURY CAR I FEEL THE LEAST HONDA COULD DO IS PAY TO HAVE MY DEFECTIVE PAINT FIXED. AFTER ALL I AM NOT TRYING TO SAY THAT I NEED ROCK CHIPS OR NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR THE CLEAR COAT ON THE VEHICLE IS EXCELLENT IT IS THE PAINT UNDERNEATH THE CLEAR THAT IS FADED. PEOPLE LOOK AT MY CAR AND SAY THAT'S AN ACURA AND THAT IS WHAT THERE PAINT IS LIKE AFTER 5 YEARS? IF NO ACTION IS TAKEN I WILL BE FORCED TO TAKE MY. *TR

DASHBOARD CRACK IN 2005 ACURA TSX AROUND THE OUTLINE OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG. *TR

2005 ACURA TSX PRESENTED AT DEALER WITH PREMATURELY-DETERIORATED POWER STEERING HOSE. POWER STEERING FLUID LEAKING ON HOT ENGINE PRESENTS FIRE HAZARD, PER DEALER SERVICE MANAGER. HOSE WAS REPLACED UNDER RECALL ON TL AND RL MODELS, BUT NOT THE TSX. *TR

LITTLE TINY CRACKS HAVE APPEARED ON THE SIDEWALL OF THE TIRES NEAR THE RIM, WHICH I BELIEVE ARE CREATED DUE TO THE TIRES BEING DRY ROTTED. DOES THIS MEAN THE TIRES ARE TOO OLD WHEN THEY WERE PUT ON THE CAR? THE CAR DEALERSHIP MAKES IT SOUND LIKE THIS IS NORMAL WEAR. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA TSX. WHILE DRIVING 70 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED ON THREE OCCASIONS. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE BECAUSE THE SENSOR FROM THE DIAGNOSTIC WOULD NOT PROVIDE AN ERROR CODE. THE VEHICLE IS PRESENTLY WITH THE DEALER. THEY HAVE TEST DRIVEN THE VEHICLE, BUT ARE UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER CONTINUE TO STATE THAT THERE IS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 8,050.