2012 Acura TSX problems
Owners have filed 158 complaints about the 2012 Acura TSX with NHTSA. Steering accounts for 63.3% of them — far more than any other system, ahead of electrical system at 10.1%.
Complaints158
Crashes9
Fires0
Injuries3
Deaths1
What owners report breaking
Steering 63.3% · 100
Electrical system 10.1% · 16
Service brakes 5.7% · 9
Engine 3.8% · 6
Air bags 3.8% · 6
Power train 3.2% · 5
Structure 2.5% · 4
Unknown or other 2.5% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 9 describe a crash, 3 report an injury and 1 report a death.
Reading the numbers
Across the 3 model years of the Acura TSX in this data, 2012 ranks 2nd by complaint volume — 2004 draws the most.
Filings are rising — 13 in the last three years against 11 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 73,000 miles.
In owners' own words
"Check power steering system" alert flashes on and off constantly and does not allow me to steer. I can barely make any turns when this happens. Sometimes it is not there but it pops back randomly. I went to the dealer and they told me nothings wrong but clearly something is wrong. This is a huge safety hazard and puts my life as well as others at risk. Others have posted about this online. This needs to be recalled. Steering · reported at 75,000 miles
Turning left into my neighborhood, there was dash warning message for complete power steering failure. It took a massive effort, on my part, to turn the wheel and complete the turn in front of traffic. As I was in my neighborhood, I was nursing the vehicle back to my residence. About two minutes later, after the event, the warning light went off, and the power steering started to work again. Steering · reported at 57,995 miles
I was traveling on the expressway and my steering wheel became hard to turn almost causing me to wreck. A warning light came on stating check power steering system, I later found out it was my eps unit that had gone out. Acura is aware of this problem and refuse to recall the issue and continue to put families lives in danger. This manufacturer needs some accountability. Steering · reported at 64,000 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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