2006 ACURA TSX Complaints

POWER STEERING RACK FAILED UNEXPECTEDLY. CAR DEVELOPED A NOISE WITHOUT ANY WARNING, AND THE STEERING BECAME HARD TO TURN. MADE IT TO THE REPAIR CENTER (DEALERSHIP) WITHOUT ANY PROBLEMS, BUT THE STEERING WHEEL WAS REALLY HARD TO TURN BY THE TIME I GOT THERE (WITH A DRIVE NO LONGER THAN 10 MILES). LOOKING AT ONLINE FORUMS, IT APPEARS THAT AN ABNORMAL NUMBER OF PEOPLE HAVE NEEDED POWER STEERING RACKS BETWEEN 90K-130K MILES DUE TO LEAKS. THIS APPEARS ABNORMAL, AS MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT A RACK SHOULD LAST FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS MAKES ME WONDER IF IT HAS ANYTHING TO DO WITH THE POWER STEERING LEAK TSB THAT ACURA HAS FOR THESE CARS. *JB

THIS 06 ACURA TSX CAR HAS A PROBLEM WITH THE INTERIOR LIGHTING ABOVE THE REAR VIEW MIRROR, NOT WORKING PROPERLY. LIGHTS WILL NOT WORK MOST OF THE TIME BUT WILL COME ON, ON THEIR OWN UNCOMMANEDED AND DRAIN YOUR CAR BATTERY.THIS PUSH FOR ON LIGHTS CANNOT BE DETERMINED IF THEY ARE COMMANDED ON OR OFF. I KNOW TWO MORE CARS YEARS 04 TO 06 WITH THIS SAME PROBLEM. *TR

STARTED THE CAR PULLED OFF AT SLOW SPEED(15-20). CAR STARTED MAKING NOISES ARE I TURNED THE CORNER. APPEARED TO BE NOISES MADE FOR POWER STEERING. PARKED THE CAR UP PUT POWER STEERING FLUID IN AND THE NOISE STOP. DRIVING AGAIN THE NOISE APPEARED AGAIN. TOOK IT TO THE MECHANIC FOUND OUT THAT THE RACK AND PINION WENT BAD. *TR

2006 TSX. CONSUMER STATES POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED THE POWER STEERING WAS MALFUNCTIONING SIGNIFICANTLY AND HE COULD HARDLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE. LATER IN THE EVENING, THERE WAS LETTER IN THE MAIL FROM ACURA REGARDING A SAFETY RECALL RELATING TO A POWER STEERING FLUID LEAK. THE CONSUMER IS NOW SEEKING REIMBURSEMENT FOR $ 375.90 FOR THE REPAIRS. *JB

ACTUATOR MALFUNCTION - PASSENGER FRONT DOOR. CANNOT BE UNLOCKED OR LOCKED ELECTRONICALLY. PASSENGER DOOR IS RARELY USED AND CAR HAS UNDER 50,000 MILES. *TR

THE DRIVERS SIDE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM HAS FAILED AND THE REMOTE AND THE KEY BOTH WON'T WORK. I COULDN'T GET INTO THE CAR. THE REMOTE KEY FAILED A FEW MONTHS AGO. APPARENTLY THE MECHANISM IN THE DOOR IS THE ISSUE AND I HAVE SCHEDULED TO GET THE DOOR REPAIRED THIS WEEK. THE TOTAL WILL BE ABOUT $150. I CAN'T LOCK THE DOOR ANYMORE BECAUSE I AM WORRIED THAT THE DOOR WON'T OPEN BACK UP AND I WON'T BE ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE CAR. *TR

ACURA TSX DRIVERS SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY DEFECT IN SEAL CAUING CONDENSATION AND PARTS TO SHORT NOT WORK. *TR

ONGOING LEAK OF POWER STEERING FUEL WHICH CAUSED SMOKE AND ODOR OF BURNING. POWER STEERING FLUID WOULD DRAIN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY. UPON INSPECTION BY DEALER, POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, THIS WAS COMPLETED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

SIDE CURTAIN AND SEAT AIRBAGS DEPLOYED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY WITH NO IMPACT TO CAR. *TR

1ST INCIDENT: THE FRONT BRAKES WENT OUT. I HAD THEM CHECKED TWICE BEFORE THE DEALER REPLACED THEM. THEY REPORTED THEY WERE LOW BUT BLAMED IT ON ME. I COMPLAINED IN THE BEGINNING WHEN I COULDN'T STOP, AND SKID INTO INTERSECTIONS AT RED LIGHTS SOME TIMES BARELY MISSING THE CARS IN FRONT OF ME. THE DEALERS ALL SAID IT WAS THE WAY I WAS DRIVING THE CAR. I HAVEN'T DRIVEN THIS CAR ANY DIFFERENT FROM MY PREVIOUS CARS THAT DIDN'T HAVE ABS. I'VE OWNED SEVERAL NEW CARS SO I THINK I KNOW HOW TO DRIVE A CAR PROPERLY BY NOW. I'VE NEVER WORN DOWN ANY BRAKES IN MY CAR INSIDE OF A FEW MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. I HAVE REPLACED FRONT BRAKES ON MANY OF MY CARS ONCE A YEAR WHICH IS NORMAL. THIS ONE SHOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ANY DIFFERENT. THERE WAS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THEM IN THE BEGINNING. 2ND INCIDENT: THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS COMING ON FOR NO REASON AT 20,000 MILES. THE CAR DIDN'T NEED TO BE SERVICED BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE WHY IT WAS COMING ON. 3RD INCIDENT: THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE IN ONE YEAR. I OWNED A MAZDA THAT THE BATTERY FAILED ON AND IT ONLY HAPPENED ONCE. I OWNED THAT CAR 5 YEARS AND NEVER HAD ANOTHER PROBLEM WITH IT AFTER THAT. I FIND THIS ODD THAT THE BATTERY FAILED TWICE. 4TH INCIDENT: SOME TIMES THE CAR DIDN'T START, THERE WAS NOTHING WRONG WITH THE ALTERNATOR OR STARTER. I ASSUMED IT WAS THE BATTERY AGAIN. WHEN IT WAS RUNNING IT WOULD HESITATE TO MOVE OR WOULD JERK WHILE IN MOTION. 5TH INCIDENT: THE DRIVER SEAT BELT WOULD CONSTANTLY JAM PREVENTING ME FROM PUTTING IT ON OR ADJUSTING IT WHILE ON. WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT WOULD GET SO TIGHT THAT I COULDN'T RELEASE IT NO MATTER WHAT I DID. I HAD TO PULL OVER AND TAKE IT OFF IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE TAUGHT PULL ACROSS MY CHEST. I HAD TO STRUGGLE WITH IT FOR SEVERAL MINUTES TO GET IT ON EVERY DAY. THIS WAS FROM INCEPTION OF OWNERSHIP UNTIL I FINALLY HAD IT REPAIRED NOT REALIZING IT WAS FAULTY. EVERY OTHER PROBLEM I HAVE HAD OVER THE YEARS WAS NOT SAFETY RELATED THAT I'M AWARE OF, AND I'VE HAD MANY OTHERS SINCE. *TR UPDATED 06/07/10*JB