2004 ACURA TSX Complaints

I BOUGHT MY 2004 ACURA TSX CAR IN JAN 2008 A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING OF MY RADIO AND A/C BUTTONS WERE NOT TURNING ON ANYMORE MY WARRANTY WAS ALREADY OVER AND EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION OR A RECALL. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT SHIFT INTO MANUAL TRANSMISSION AND BEGIN EXHIBITING A LOUD, ABNORMAL NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AND THE DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED REPLACING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS REPLACED THREE YEARS PRIOR AT 62,000 MILES. HE ALSO STATED THAT THE RADIO HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED FOR THE SECOND TIME AND THE AIR CONDITIONER ALSO NEEDED REPLACING FOR THE THIRD TIME. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 62,000 AND THE CURRENT WAS 118,000.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TSX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THE VSC AND CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. THE VEHICLE THEN LOST SOME POWER SO THE CONTACT PULLED OVER. THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED BUT THE CHECK ENGINE STAYED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICEL WAS TAKEN TO A REPAIR SHOP BUT THE MECHANIC COULD NOT DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE AS THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER ILLUMINATED. 10 DAYS LATER, THE FAILURE OCCURRED AGAIN. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE REPAIR SHOP WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE APP SENSOR NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 96,000. UPDATED 03/31/11

2004 ACURA TSX 61K MILES, COOLING SYSTEM FAILED COMPLETELY. I WAS JUST DRIVING LOCALLY WHEN I NOTICED A RATTLING NOISE. ON SOME INVESTIGATION I FOUND OUT THAT THE NOISE COMES ONLY WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED ON. TOOK IT TO A DEALER (POHANKA ACURA, CHANTILLY VA) AND THEY SAID SOME PART WITHIN A/C COMPRESSOR HAS EXPLODED AND THERE ARE METAL PIECES ALL OVER THE A/C SYSTEM AND THAT THE ENTIRE A/C SYSTEM NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AT A COST OF $4500. THERE HAVE BEEN SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ALL OVER THE INTERNET FOR THE 2004 ACURA TSX'S. I PUT ON VERY LESS MILES ON THE CAR PER YEAR AND MAINTAINED IT PERFECTLY (PERIODIC MAINTENANCE, REGULAR OIL CHANGES). HOW CAN ACURA NOT ISSUE A RECALL OR ASSIST OWNERS WITH THIS PROBLEM? THE DEALER SAID THAT THEY COULDN'T DO ANYTHING TO ASSIST WITH THE REPAIR, NOR WOULD THEY TALK TO ACURA TO EXPLAIN MY SITUATION. I JUST SPENT ABOUT $750 TO REPLACE A FAILER SENSOR TO MAKE THE AIR BAG CHECK LIGHT GO AWAY. I DID NOT EXPECT THIS FROM ACURA! I'M GOING TO MAKE SURE ALL MY FRIENDS ARE WARNED ABOUT THE POOR QUALITY OF ACURA ENGINEERING AND CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE TRICK PART OF IT IS THAT EVERYTHING FALLS APART RIGHT AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD (50K) IS OVER. WELL, ACURA HAS GOT BRIGHT ENGINEERING MINDS TO MAKE THE PARTS LAST FOR 50K MILES. *TR

2004 ACURA TSX A/C STOPPED BLOWING COLD AIR. BROUGHT IT INTO ACURA AND THEY SAID THE AC COMPRESSOR SEIZED/ FROZE AND SHATTERED AND CONTAMINATED THE WHOLE AC SYSTEM COST OF REPAIR $3600.00 ESTIMATE. HUNDREDS OF FORUMS AND OTHER 04 TSX WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. SOME PEOPLE SAYS ACURA IS PAYING FOR PARTS IF THE CUSTOMER PAYS FOR LABOR. BUT NOT EVERYBODY GETTING THAT SAME OFFER? *TR

THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH ACURA 2004 TSX A/C COMPRESSOR GRENADING AND CONTAMINATING THE COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM. THERE ARE NO REAL EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE, YOU WILL SUDDENLY HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE A/C THEN IT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. INSTEAD OF ACURA ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY PURSUE GOODWILL DISCOUNTS ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER WHICH NEVER COVER THE FULL COST OF THE ISSUE WHICH IS USUALLY AROUND $4000 TO FIX. YOU ARE BASICALLY AT THE MERCY AT THE COMPANY ON WHETHER THEY WILL COVER ANY PORTION OF THE COST WHICH IS AT NO FAULT TO THE CONSUMER. THE FACT THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS IS ASTOUNDING CONSIDERING IF ONE DOES A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH TO SEE HOW COMMON A PROBLEM THIS IS, YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS A TICKING TIME BOMB THAT WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN TO ANYONE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF IT WILL HAPPEN BUT WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN. *TR

MY ACURA TSX 2004 HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE AIR CONDITIONING AND FAN. THE FAN NO LONGER BLOWS AIR AND IS NOT ABLE TO BLOW AIR ON THE WINDOWS IN ORDER TO DE-FOG IT WHEN THE WEATHER IS COLD. THERE WAS MAJOR DIFFICULTY IN DRIVING AND COULD HAVE CAUSED ACCIDENTS IF I HAD NOT PULLED TO THE SIDE AND CLEANED THE WINDOWS EVERY 10 MINUTES. AND NOW THAT IT IS SUMMER, THE TEMPERATURES IN THE CAR REACH ABOVE 110 DEGREES F BECAUSE I LIVE IN LAS VEGAS. THERE ARE MANY OTHER CONSUMERS WITH THE PROBLEM WITH THIS SPECIFIC MODEL/YEAR. THIS IS THE THREAD: HTTP://TSX.ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/SHOWTHREAD.PHP?T=679576. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TSX. SHE STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE ENGINE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. THE CONTACT BELIEVED THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 07V097000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: DELIVERY: FUEL PUMP) HOWEVER WHEN CONTACTING THE MANUFACTURER, SHE WAS TOLD HER VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING OR REPAIRS. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 143,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY WITH THE AIR CONDITIONER ON, A LOUD NOISE CAME FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND THE AIR FROM THE AIR CONDITIONER WAS NO LONGER COOLED. I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC WHO INSPECTED IT AND TOLD ME THAT THE AIR CONDITIONER CONDENSER EXPLODED, SENDING OUT SHARDS OF METAL. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA TSX. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED, THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO CHANGE THE ROTORS DUE TO WARPING. THE CONTACT HAD THE ROTORS REPLACED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE ROTORS HAD BECOME WARPED AGAIN. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO INFORMED HER THAT THE ROTORS WERE WARPED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO ADVISED THAT THE HYDRAULIC SYSTEM WAS FAILING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE APPROXIMATELY 81,000.