2011 ACURA TSX Complaints

TAKATA RECALL I WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL WEEKS AGO BECAUSE OF A COMPLAINT AGAINST JAY WOLFE ACURA. I WAS GIVEN CASE # 05984005 AND TOLD I WOULD BE CONTACTED VERY SOON. I HAVE NEVER HEARD FROM ACURA RE AIRBAG RECALL REPAIR.

AIR PASSENGER BAG RECALL... IT'S ALREADY BEEN OVER 6 MONTHS OR SO SINCE LAST YEAR (2016) THAT I INFORM ACURA THAT I HAVE A RECALL. I INFORM THEM THAT I WOULD LIKE TO GET IT DONE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE BECAUSE I DROVE AROUND WITH MY CLIENT, NIECES, FAMILY, FRIENDS ETC.. I ALREADY HAD ACCIDENT WHICH IS ONLY ME IN THE CAR. WHENEVER ITS TIME FOR MY CAR SERVICE, I WOULD REMIND THEM OR INFORM THEM AGAIN AND AGAIN HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE? I DROVE THE CAR EVERYDAY!!! THIS CASE OF RECALL SHOULD BE DONE RIGHT AWAY NOT WAIT FOR HALF A YEAR OR SO TO GET IT DONE.. AND I'M STILL WAITING FOR CALL OR WHATEVER THEY SAY THEY STILL WAITING FOR THE PARTS TO COME IN..THIS IS SO DISAPPOINTING!

I'VE NOW EXPERIENCED A BRAKE FAILURE TWICE WHEN THE TEMPERATURES ARE BELOW OR NEAR FREEZING. I'VE STARTED THE CAR AND STARTED DRIVING. THE FIRST INCIDENT HAPPENED ABOUT 10 FEET INTO THE DRIVE. WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES GOT LITTLE TO NO BRAKE POWER CAUSING THE CAR TO ROLL EVENTUALLY COMING A STOP AFTER TRAVELING ABOUT 10 FEET WITH THE BREAKS FULLY APPLIED. THE SECOND INCIDENT, I DROVE FOR ABOUT 100 FEET AND WHEN APPLIED THE BRAKES GOT ALMOST NO BRAKING POWER AGAIN CAUSING THE CAR TO TRAVEL AT LEAST 20-30 FEET BEFORE STOPPING. IN BOTH CASES: - TEMPERATURES WHERE NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING. FIRST TIME ABOUT 30 DEGREES, SECOND TIME 18 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT - THIS WAS THE FIRST DRIVE OF THE DAY AND HAPPENED AFTER TRAVELING APPROX. 10 FT THE FIRST TIME, AND THEN 100 FT THE SECOND TIME. - AFTER THE FAILURE, BREAKS STARTED TO WORK NORMALLY AFTER PUMPING THE PEDALS AND BREAKING SLOWLY A FEW TIMES. IT ALMOST FELT AS IF THE BREAKING MECHANISM WAS FROZEN, THEN DEFROSTED AFTER SOME USE. - THE BRAKE PEDAL FELT AS IT DID NOT TRAVEL MUCH DURING THE FAILURE. ALMOST THE SAME FEEL WHEN THE CAR IGNITION IS OFF. - THERE WAS NO SNOW OR ICE ON THE ROAD, SO THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SKIDDING, JUST PLAIN BRAKE FAILURE. - DRIVING WAS ON PAVED CITY STREETS THIS CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED BY AN ACURA / HONDA DEALER ALWAYS PER MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS. *TR

AIRBAG RECALL: STILL NOT REMEDIED/ PARTS NOT AVAILABLE AFTER INITIAL NOTIFICATION IN JULY 2016- I'M SUPPOSED TO NOT ALLOW FRONT SEAT PASSENGERS IN MY VEHICLE FOR OVER 6 MONTHS?

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MAY. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE PROVIDED. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

AT ONLY 40,000 MILES, MY 2011 ACURA TSX HAS VTEC ACTUATOR FAILURE. IT STARTED TO SHOW SIGNS OF THIS OVER THE LAST 5,000 - 10,000 MILES OR SO AND HAS BECOME INCREASINGLY WORSE. I HEAR A GRINDING NOISE WHENEVER I START MY VEHICLE FIRST THING IN THE MORNING. MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER HAS DONE A DIAGNOSTIC AND HAS CONFIRMED THE ACTUATOR FAILURE. HONDA WHO ALSO OWNS ACURA, HAS BEEN AWARE OF THIS ISSUE SINCE APPROXIMATELY 2008. IT IS AFFECTING A VERY LARGE PORTION OF VEHICLES WITH A HONDA VTEC ENGINE. THEY HAVE DONE NOTHING TO FIX THIS ISSUE AND IT IS AFFECTING BRAND NEW VEHICLES AS WELL. NOW, THEY WANT TO PASS ALONG THE COST OF REPAIRS TO ME EVEN THOUGH I SHOULD NOT BE EXPERIENCING THESE KINDS OF PROBLEMS AT ONLY 40,000 MILES. I AM STILL WAITING FOR DOCUMENTATION FROM MY DEALER THAT CONFIRMS THE ACTUATOR FAILURE AND CAN PROVIDE IT IN THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA TSX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DIFFICULT TO DEPRESS. AFTER THE VEHICLE WAS WARMED UP, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS ABLE TO BE DEPRESSED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 76,400. UPDATED 02/07/2017*CT *CN

I RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE IN JULY 2016.NHTSA RECALL16V-346. THE RECALL LETTER RECOMMENDED NO ONE SHOULD SIT IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. I CALLED THE DEALER AND HONDA AND WAS TOLD THAT THE PART WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE END OF THE SUMMER. 5 MONTH LATER STILL NO NEWS FROM THE DEALER.WE ARE UNABLE TO USE THE CAR FULLY UNTIL IT IS FIXED.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART FOR THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V346000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED FOR THE RECALL REMEDY WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. UPDATED 12/23/16*LJ UPDATED 01/05/17.*JB