This data is from the NHTSA — the US gov't agency tasked with vehicle safety. Complaints are spread across multiple & redundant categories, & are not organized by problem.
So how do you find out what problems are occurring? For this NHTSA complaint data, the only way is to read through the comments below. Any duplicates or errors? It's not us.
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
Backlighting of radio and HVAC buttons no longer works. This actually became an issue and was checked/diagnosed by the Acura dealer on March 4, 2006. At that time they indicated it was out of warranty (mileage=65,693) and the owner chose not to have the repair done since it was not covered. Acura subsequently issued a technical service bulletin to address this issue and extended the warranty for the faulty pcb to 100,000 miles. However, they still claim my vehicle is not covered because it is now beyond that 100,000 mile limit. This, even after they diagnosed the problem initially at well under the 100,000 mile limit of that extended warranty. They claim this is because I am the second owner, but that warranty stays with the car, not the owner and this has become a real safety issue for our teenage son who takes his eyes off the road far too long trying to find the right button on that unlit console.
Passenger side head light malfunction. Head light works on and off; does not turn on sometimes. Some days it works, some days it never does. Problem appears to be related to rainy/dump weather. Dealer did not acknowledge that it is wiring issue and recommended that the hole system be changed and it cost me $909. 00. they did not give me the old part.
The contact owns a 2004 Acura Tsx. While driving approximately 10 mph in a parking lot, the contact heard a loud noise coming from the instrument panel. The contact parked the vehicle and proceeded to lock the power doors before exiting; however, the door locking mechanism would not work. She could not lock the doors from inside the vehicle and had to manually lock them from the outside. In addition, the trunk locking mechanism was inoperative and could only be activated with the trunk release. The passenger side tail light failed to operate and the driver's side door chime was inoperative. The vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and they stated that the failure was related to the trunk wiring harness. The technician discovered NHTSA campaign id number 04V429000 (exterior lighting:tail lights ). the vehicle was repaired, but the failure recurred. The recall remedy has not corrected the failure. The vehicle was scheduled for another repair. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 58,000 and current mileage was 60,000.
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- Fairfax, VA, USA