2006 ACURA TSX Problems & Complaints

The power steering is leaking constantly as soon as u pour it in the car drive it 2 miles all leaks out and have to refill in order for the power steering to work correctly and there is a recall for it on this vehicle.

Power steering rack & pinion always leaks on these vehicles. It is possible to lose all pressure in system and for vehicle to lose control while on the road. Acura is aware of the issue on 04-08 TSX models but refuses to issue a recall. On my personal vehicle, the driver's side seal is leaking.

THE CAR IS ABOUT TO NEED THE STEERING RACK REPLACED FOR THE 3RD TIME SINCE AUGUST OF 2021. THE POWER STEERING FLUID GETS LOW AND NEEDS TO BE REFILLED EVERY FEW MONTHS. STEERING RACK EVENTUALLY SPRINGS LEAK EVERY SINGLE TIME. ALREADY HAD HOSE REPLACED FROM RECALL.

POWER STEERING PUMP FAILURE APPROXIMATELY 2 YEARS AGO, REPLACED. SHORTLY AFTER, ALTERNATOR FAILED AND I WAS TOLD THIS WAS BECAUSE OF BEING SATURATED WITH THE FLUID FROM PREVIOUS FAILURE. NOW THIS... WIFE WAS DRIVING CAR HOME WITH MY 3 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER. SUDDENLY THE CAR BECAME EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN AND THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD 'WOBBLE.' THIS WAS A DANGEROUS SITUATION BUT MY WIFE MADE IT HOME SLOWLY. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED POWER STEERING FLUID AND RESERVOIR AND IT WAS LOW. FILLED IT UP WITH LEFTOVER HONDA FLUID AND LEAKED IMMEDIATELY FROM THE DRIVER RUBBER BOOT NEAR RACK AND PINION. RACK AND PINION NOW NEEDS REPLACEMENT FROM A MASSIVE LEAK. THIS IS BECOMING A COMMON OCCURRENCE AND PLACING MANY IN A DANGEROUS SITUATION WHILE DRIVING.

I RECENTLY EXPERIENCED A COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE POWER STEERING RACK DUE TO A MAJOR LEAK OF FLUID TO THE POINT I COULDN'T MOVE THE STEERING WHEEL. THANK GOD IT HAPPENED RIGHT AFTER I GOT HOME FROM DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY. JUST WHEN I PULLED TO PARK IN THE DRIVEWAY AND FOUND OUT THE FLUID IN THE RESERVOIR WAS COMPLETELY DRAINED AND EMPTY. I ADDED NEW POWER STEERING FLUID AND WITHIN AN HOUR IT LEAKED ALL OUT. TOOK IT TO AN INDEPENDENT SHOP A FEW DAYS LATER DUE TO THE HOLIDAYS AND FOUND OUT THE RACK AND PINION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO THE BREAKDOWN OF THE SEAL ON BOTH SIDES. A WEEK BEFORE THIS HAPPENED, I TOOK MY CAR ON A 1200 MILES ROAD TRIP. I CONSIDER MYSELF LUCKY THAT IT DIDN'T BREAK DOWN WHILE I'M DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY AS THE RESULT COULD HAVE BEEN FATAL. CONTACTED ACURA CLIENT SERVICE MANAGER AND I WAS TOLD THERE WAS A RECALL ISSUED FOR THE POWER STEERING BUT IT WAS FOR A DIFFERENT PART, A HOSE, AND THAT MY REQUEST FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR A DIFFERENT PART WOULD NOT BE COVERED. EVEN THOUGH IN MY OPINION THIS IS THE SAME SAFETY ISSUE FROM THE SAME COMPONENT, THE POWER STEERING. I QUESTIONED THE LOGIC OF THE MANAGER'S REASON FOR DENIAL AS THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE SAFETY OF THE PERSON DRIVING THE VEHICLE SHOULD THE POWER STEERING FAILS, REGARDLESS OF WHICH PART WITHIN THAT COMPONENT WAS RECALLED. UNFORTUNATELY, SHE DIDN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND THE SERIOUSNESS AND THE GRAVITY OF THIS PROBLEM. THEREFORE, I AM HERE WRITING THIS COMPLAINT SO HOPEFULLY, SOMEONE CAN UNDERSTAND AND RELATE TO WHAT HAS HAPPENED IN MY CASE.

WHEN APPLYING FIRM PRESSURE TO THE BRAKES, IT RESPONDS WITH A SERIES OF RAPID VIBRATIONS AND CONCOMITANT CLICKING NOISE. I NEVER FEEL A SOLID AND RESPONSIVE BREAKING SYSTEM. THIS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO SLOW IN ICE ON A SIDE STREET IN 06 AT WHICH TIME I CALLED ACURA TO COMPLAIN. A FEW DAYS AGO, I ATTEMPTED TO AVOID HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT OF ME WHILE I WAS ROLLING AFTER RELEASING MY BREAK FROM A FULL STOP, SO NOT EVEN ANY MPG'S. THIS WAS ON A SIDE STREET, AND I DON'T REMEMBER THE EXACT DATE. IT WAS PROBABLY IN SEPTEMBER 2019. LUCKILY THERE WAS NO DAMAGE, BUT I WORRY THAT MY BRAKES WILL NEVER BE THERE WHEN I NEED THEM.

RE 2006 ACURA - LETTER FROM CONSTITUENT REQUESTING ASSISTANCE IN FILING A CRIMINAL COMPLAINT AGAINST THE PARTIES INVOLVED IN THE MATTER. *LD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE WAS FRAUDULENTLY SOLD. THE VEHICLE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT THAT WAS REPORTED, THE BRAKES WOULD SQUEAK, AND THE CODES WERE CLEARED BEFORE BEING SOLD. *JS

I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER OF THE 2006 ACURA TSX. EVER SINCE THE FIRST DATE OF PURCHASE, THE FRONT AND REAR BRAKES PADS WERE NOT ALWAYS STRONG ENOUGH TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I ALWAYS HAVE TO PUSH DOWN THE BRAKES HARD IN ORDER TO STOP. I DO NOT USUALLY DRIVE THE VEHICLE IN THE SNOW. HOWEVER, IN APRIL 2014, I WAS DRIVING THE ACURA TSX IN A TURN ON A 15 MILES PER HOUR UNDER SNOW CONDITION, AND I PRESSED THE BRAKES HARD. THE CAR TOOK TOO LONG IN DISTANCE TO BRAKE, AS A RESULT, THE FRONT BUMPER AND BOTH FRONT WHEEL RIMS WERE DAMAGED AS THE CAR HIT THE CURB. THE INCIDENT RESULTED DUE TO THE WEAK BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

SQUEAKY DRIVERS SEAT ON BRAND NEW 2006 ACURA TSX AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 200 MILES.

DRIVERS SEAT SQUEAKS AND CREAKS WHEN WEIGHT SHIFTS. THIS IS MOST NOTICEABLE WHEN MAKING LEFT TURNS. THERE ARE 7 PAGES OF OWNERS ON AN ACURA TSX OWNERS WEBSITE THAT ALSO EXPERIENCE THIS PROBLEM. MANY HAVE TAKEN IT TO THEIR DEALER AND EITHER THE SEAT BASE OR RAILS ARE REPLACED OR TIGHTENED. SOME DEALERS MENTIONED THAT THESE WERE EITHER ALIGNED IMPROPERLY OR ARE NOT STRONG ENOUGH TO SUPPORT THE WEIGHT AND THEY EITHER BEND OR SHIFT. IN MANY CASES, THE FIXES THE DEALERS PERFORMED DID WORK AND THE NOISE RETURNS SOON AFTERWARDS. WHILE THIS IS QUITE POSSIBLY NOT A SAFETY ISSUE, IT IS A BUILD PROBLEM WITH THE REDESIGNED 2006 TSX. THE SEAT SYSTEM IN THIS MODEL YEAR IS NEW DUE TO THE ADDITION OF THE POWER-ADJUSTMENT MECHANISM. A $28K CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE SQUEAKS AND CREAKS. *JB

DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT RAILS SQUEAK BADLY. ACURA NEEDS A TSB TO GET THIS PROBLEM FIXED QUICKLY. SHOULD NOT HAVE THIS PROBLEM ON A 3 MONTH OLD $30,000 CAR. CHECK ACURAZINE WEBSITE UNDER TSX FORUM- SQUEAKY DRIVERS SEAT AND NOTICE HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE REPORTING HIS PROBLEM. *JB

HORN WORKS INTERMITTENTLY. $700 TO PULL AND REPLACE AN AIRBAG TO REPLACE A 45 CENT SWITCH IS AN ABSURDITY. HEY, HONDA/ACURA...WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE WITH THAT SWEET SH*T, GM?

2006 ACURA TSX WAS PURCHASED WITH AN EXISTING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM. *TR

FIRST OFF I AM UNABLE TO LOCK AND UNLOCK MY PASSENGER DOOR USING THE SWITCHES OR THE REMOTE KEY FOB ON MY 2006 ACURA TSX. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE NETS I SEE THAT THIS DOESN'T JUST APPLY TO ME AND THAT THIS IS AN ISSUE OTHERS HAVE HAD. THE DEALER STATED IT IS THE ACTUATOR. SECONDLY I AM HAVING AN ISSUE WITH WHAT THE DEALER SERVICE STATED IS A RACK IN PINION ISSUE. THEY SAY IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED DUE TO POWER STEERING SEEPING/LEAKING AND THAT THIS WOULD BE THE REASON FOR STEERING PROBLEMS. AGAIN ON NHTSA THIS SEEMS TO BE AN ISSUE WITH THIS MODEL YEAR. I NOTICE VIBRATION AND SLIGHT PULLING TO RIGHT WHEN DRIVING AND DROPS OF LUBRICANT IN MY GARAGE. WHEN I REACH EXCESS SPEEDS OF 55 I HAVE THE PULLING AND VIBRATION. I NOW MAINLY TAKE SIDE STREETS DUE TO THE HAZARD AND NO FUNDS TO FIX THIS ISSUE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TSX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE POWER STEERING PUMP AROUND THE HOSES LEAKED ALL OVER THE ALTERNATOR AND CAUSED IT TO FAIL. THE POWER STEERING PUMP AND ALTERNATOR WERE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 144,000.

MY WIFE LOST CONTROL OF OUR 2006 ACURA TSX AND HIT A CONCRETE BARRIER HEAD FIRST AT APPROXIMATELY 50MPH. THE AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. BOTH FRAME RAILS WERE BENT AND EVERYTHING AT THE FRONT OF THE CAR WAS PUSHED BACK TOWARDS THE ENGINE. THE FENDERS WERE BENT, THE BUMPER WAS DESTROYED, THE DOORS DIDN'T OPEN AND CLOSE PROPERLY. MY INSURANCE DECLARED THE CAR A TOTAL LOSS B/C OF THE SEVERE DAMAGE. DESPITE THE SEVERE ACCIDENT, THE AIRBAGS FAILED TO DEPLOY. MY ATTEMPTS TO CONTACT ACURA AND GET A RESPONSE FROM THEM REGARDING THE MATTER HAS BEEN UNSUCCESSFUL. THEY JUST SAID "THE CAR DETERMINED THEY WEREN'T NECESSARY" AND BLEW ME OFF. THEIR RESPONSE IS NOT APPROPRIATE TO ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE MY WIFE SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES AS A RESULT OF THE CRASH. I WANT TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENED, AND MAKE SURE OTHER VEHICLES OUT THERE ARE SAFE B/C THIS COULD HAPPEN TO ANYONE. SAFETY FEATURES SHOULD BE FUNCTIONAL. *TR

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

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

Every day I. The morning, the car would not start even though the battery is new and the car is driven everyday and mechanics can not find the problem and it passes all tests when checked for problems.

Paint has pealed away, exposing the metal on the body which is starting to rust. The major areas are on top of hood, roof and top of trunk.

The contact owns a 2006 Acura TSX. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 13V093000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical system). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and confirmed that the Vin was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 128,241.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR AN OIL CHANGE. THE MECHANIC BECAME AWARE OF A FLUID LEAK UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO THE CONTACT AND WHILE DRIVING, THE STEERING WAS DIFFICULT TO TURN. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY. THE RESERVOIR WAS REFILLED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE RACK AND PINION WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE CONTACT WAS ALSO INFORMED THAT THE POWER STEERING HOSES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. MCDANIELS ACURA OF CHARLESTON (2283 SAVANNAH HWY, CHARLESTON, SC 29414, 843-766-1299, WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 98,000.

MY POWER STEERING HOSES HAVE BEEN LEAKING AND NOW THERE'S FLUID DOWN UNDER THE MOTOR AND UNDER THE CAR.. THE CAR WILL NOT HOLD POWER STEERING FLUID BUT FOR ONE DAY AND MY CAR IS NOW BECOME UNDRIVABLE. I SEE THERE WAS A RECALL BUT I DID NOT RECEIVE THE RECALL NOTICE AND STARTED LOOKING ONLINE AND SAW THAT ACTUALLY I HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM BUT NOW IT'S GOTTEN TO THE POINT WHERE IT'S WORSE THAN JUST THE HOSES. I'VE TRIED TO GET IT FIXED AND THEY SAY NO YOU'RE NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL I HAVE ALL THE PROBLEMS THAT WERE STATED AND NOW IT'S BECOME EXACERBATED. I NEED HELP IMMEDIATELY. *TR

THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BINDS, THE ENGINE DOESN'T NOT QUICKLY RETURN TO IDLE AFTER THE PEDAL IS NO LONGER PRESSED, INCREASING THE RISK OF A CRASH. THE VEHICLE FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF FEDERAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY STANDARD (FMVSS) NUMBER 124, ACCELERATOR CONTROL SYSTEM. *TR

ACURA TSX 2006 6SPEED OCCASIONALLYCAR AT LOW SPEEDOR WAIT TRAFFIC LIGHTPROMPT LOW VOLTAGECAR POWER OFF AND RESTARTAT BEFORE CAR POWER FAILURE 5 MINUTESYOU CAN HEAR IN THE AUDIO SPEAKER OUTGOING ELECTRIC CURRENT SOUNDTHEN VEHICLE SHUTDOWN 1 SECONDINSTANT RETURN TO NORMALHOW TO SOLVE HELP PLEASE THANK YOU

GOT INTO MY VEH. SEVERAL WEEKS AGO AND FOUND BITS OF GLASS ON THE PASSENGER SEAT. LOOKED UP AND FOUND MY SUNROOF SHATTERED, BUT STILL HELD TOGETHER, APPARENTLY BY THE TINT FILM ON THE INSIDE OF THE GLASS. GETTING OUT, I FOUND PIECES OF GLASS ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE GLASS ROOF. IT APPEARED TO HAVE IMPLODED FROM THE INSIDE' NO KNOWN CAUSE. CAR WAS PARKED WHEN I FOUND THIS.

POWER STEERING HAS BEEN AFFECTED DUE TO DEFECTIVE RACK AND PINION. CAR PULLS TO THE RIGHT AND POSES A SAFETY ISSUE ON HIGHWAY. STEERING HAS ALSO LOCKED UP DUE TO THE POWER STEERING LEAK WHILE DRIVING. A VERY FRIGHTENING SITUATION WHEN GOING FAXT SPEEDS. ALSO, THE FRONT PASSENGER AIRBAG STARTED CRACKING A FEW YEARS AGO AND AM QUESTIONING WEATHER IT WOULD DEPLOY IN A COLLISION.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA TSX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE POWER STEERING FLUID WAS LEAKING. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE OVERHEATED. THE VEHICLE WAS PREVIOUSLY TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 10V174000 (STEERING) HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THREE SEPARATE INDEPENDENT MECHANICS WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE STEERING HOSE, WATER PUMP HOSE, AND SERPENTINE BOLT HAD ALL MALFUNCTIONED DUE TO THE HEAT AND LEAKING OF THE STEERING HOSE REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 126,169.

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

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

BOUGHT A USED 2006 ACURA TSX AT AN AUTO AUCTION IN DECEMBER, 2008. I NOTICED THE TIRES WERE WORN UNEVENLY SO I TOOK IT TO MY MECHANIC FOR AN ALIGNMENT. HE IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE REAR WHEELS HAD A FAIRLY NOTICEABLE NEGATIVE CAMBER, MORE SO ON THE RIGHT REAR THAN THE LEFT REAR, OF ABOUT 2 DEGREES, THEN WHEN HE PUT THE CAR ON THE RACK, HE FOUND THE FRONT TIRES HAD A SMALL TOE IN PROBLEM THAT COULD BE ADJUSTED BUT THE REAR SUSPENSION HAD NO PROVISION FOR ADJUSTMENT OF THE CAMBER. I DID SOME INVESTIGATIONS ON THE INTERNET TO SEE HOW OTHERS WERE DEALING ABOUT THIS PROBLEM, AND FOUND THAT A LOT OF OTHER TSX OWNERS WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND THAT THERE WERE SEVERAL AFTERMARKET MANUFACTURERS MAKING REAR SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENT KITS. I THEN STOPPED IN TO MY REGULAR ACURA DEALER REPAIR DEPARTMENT AND TALKED WITH THE SERVICE MANAGER TO SEE WHAT COULD BE DONE. HE SAID THAT IF I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR IN DURING THE WARRANTY PERIOD, I WOULD HAVE BEEN COVERED, BUT SINCE THE CAR WAS OVER THE 50,000 MILE WARRANTY PERIOD, I WAS OUT OF LUCK. I ASKED HIM WHAT THE FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS WERE FOR THE REAR CAMBER, AND HE TOLD ME THAT IT WAS A MINUS 1 DEGREE, PLUS OR MINUS 30 MINUTES. I PRESSED HIM FURTHER, POINTING OUT THAT THIS DEFECT WAS BUILT INTO THE CAR AND THAT THE MILEAGE ON THE CAR HAD NO BEARING ON THE AMOUNT OF CAMBER, AND THAT IF I HAD BROUGHT THE CAR IN TO THEIR SHOP TO GET THE REAR CAMBER BROUGHT INTO FACTORY SPECS, THE SHOP WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN ABLE TO DO THAT WITHOUT A NEW REAR LINKAGE KIT. I HAVE NOTICED THE REAR CAMBER PROBLEM ON MOST TSX'S IN THIS GENERATION OF THE CAR WHEN I'M OUT AND ABOUT. THE SERVICE MANAGER DID TELL ME THAT EVERYONE KNOWS THAT YOU ONLY GET 25-30K MILES OUT OF A SET OF TIRES ON A TSX, AND I AGREED BUT POINTED OUT THAT WAS ONLY BECAUSE THE REAR CAMBER DESIGN DEFECT CAUSES GREATLY INCREASED WEAR ON THE INNER PART OF THE TIRE. MY MECHANIC USUALLY SETS THE REAR CAMBER AT A -1/4 TO 1/2 DEGREE, AND WE CAN'T FIGURE OUT WHY THE ACURA DESIGN TEAM DID THIS. *TR

FAULTY WINDSHIELD WIPER THAT CHATTERS AND MAKES LOUD NOISE. *TR

ON APPROXIMATELY 03.01.06 THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS AROSE: RATTLING FROM THE PASSENGER SEAT, NEAR THE ARMREST CRACKING/POPPING/BUZZING FROM THE FRONT DRIVERS DOOR SPEAKER/WINDOW SWITCH AREA (ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 04-024) AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS, RATTLING FROM BOTH DOOR MOUNTED SEAT BELT ADJUSTERS SQUEAKY BRAKES MILDEW SMELL FROM CLIMATE CONTROL WITH A/C OFF FELT TAPE BECAME EXPOSED ON DASH AN APPOINTMENT WAS MADE FOR 05.15.06 AT RON TONKIN ACURA. UPON PICKING UP THE VEHICLE ON 05.19.06, ALL THE ISSUES HAD NOT BEEN FIXED, AS WELL AS THE FOLLOWING ADDITIONAL PROBLEMS: 3 INCH SCRATCH ON DRIVERS SEAT LARGE GREASE STAINS ON HEADLINER NEW SQUEAK COMING FROM DRIVERS SEAT WHEN TURNING LEFT OR RIGHT A SECOND APPOINTMENT IS SETUP FOR 05.25.06. UPON PICKING UP THE CAR THE DEALER HAS FIXED THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SQUEAKS AS WELL AS REMOVED THE GREASE STAINS AND EXPOSED FELT TAPE AND SILENCED THE RATTLES FROM THE SEAT BELT ADJUSTERS BY REPLACING THEM. ALL OTHER PROBLEMS REMAIN. A THIRD APPOINTMENT IS SETUP FOR 06.12.06. BETWEEN APPOINTMENTS (06.05.06) THE SEAT BELT ADJUSTERS BEGIN RATTLING AGAIN. AFTER PICKING UP THE CAR FOR THE THIRD TIME, THE DEALER FINALLY FIXES THE SCRATCH ON THE SEAT AND RE-REPLACES THE SEAT BELT ADJUSTERS. AGAIN, ALL OTHER PROBLEMS REMAIN. ON APPROXIMATELY 07.15.06, THE DRIVERS AND PASSENGERS SEATS BEGAN SQUEAKING AGAIN, AND NOW I MUST TAKE THE CAR TO THE DEALER A FOURTH TIME. *JB

NEWLY PURCHASED (APPROXIMATELY 1000 MILES ON ODOMETER) 2006 ACURA TSX 6 SPEED MANUAL SHIFT WAS PARKED ON SLIGHT HILL IN NEUTRAL WITH PARKING BRAKE ON. AFTER BEING PARKED THERE FOR SOME TIME PARKING BRAKE FAILED TO HOLD VEHICLE AND VEHICLE ROLLED BACKWARDS DOWN DRIVEWAY STRIKING TREE. DAMAGE TO TRUNK OCCURRED. DEALER CHECKED PARKING BRAKE AND ADVISED BRAKE ADJUSTMENT WITHIN SPECIFIED PARAMETERS NOTHING WRONG. CHECKED SAME AFTER RETURN FROM DEALER, PARKING BRAKE HELD ON HILL UNTIL BRAKES COOLED AND VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO BE MOVED WITH MINIMUM EFFORT. NOW PARKING WITH VEHICLE IN GEAR AND PARKING BRAKE ON. *JB