2004 Acura Tsx

ON THE EVENING OF JUNE 10TH, 2005, THE ENGINE IN MY ACURA 2004 TSX BLEW OUT. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES ON IT,A D WAS PURCHASED BRAND-NEW IN SEPTEMBER 2004 FROM RALLYE ACURA AT 1750 NORTHERN BOULEVARD, ROSLYN, NY, 11576. AS A RESULT, THE ENTIRE ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. IT WAS NOTED BY STEVE GREINER IN THE RALLYE ACURA SERVICE DEPT. THAT THE BLOWN ENGINE WAS BY NO MEANS AS THE RESULT OF MY DRIVING. HE STATED THAT AS THE CAR HAD A COMPUTER THAT DOCUMENTS THE EVENTS, AND IT WAS CLEAR THAT THERE WAS SOME SORT OF DEFECT IN THE ENGINE THAT WAS PRESENT WHEN THE CAR WAS PURCHASED BY MYSELF. AND THE EVENTS WERE NOT THE RESULT OF MY DRIVING BEHAVIOR AND ALSO NOT THE RESULT OF ANYTHING ON THE HIGHWAY THAT MAY HAVE BOUNCED UP UNDER THE ENGINE. THE CAR WAS GIVEN BACK TO ME ON JUNE 29TH, 2005, AFTER BEING OUT OF SERVICE FOR 19 CALENDAR DAYS, BY THE RALLYE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT. SUBSEQUENT TO THIS, IT WAS NOTED ON JULY 9TH, 2005, THAT THE TSX WAS LEAKING OIL. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT BACK TO THE RALLYE ACURA DEALERSHIP, ONLY TO BE TOLD THAT THERE WAS A PART MISSING THAT HAD NOT BEEN INSTALLED WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REPLACED. IT WAS NOT UNTIL 8:30AM AUGUST 3RD, 2005, THAT I WAS TO BRING THE CAR BACK IN FOR REPAIRS. WHEN I ARRIVED BACK AT 4PM LATER THAT AFTERNOON (WHICH WAS THE ORIGINAL SCHEDULED PICKUP TIME ON THAT SAME DAY) TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE, I WAS TOLD THAT THE PART HAD BEEN PUT INTO THE CAR, BUT THAT IT WAS STILL LEAKING OIL. THE CAR REMAINED THERE FROM AUGUST 3RD THROUGH AUGUST 4TH, 2005. LEAVING THE CAR OUT OF SERVICE FOR AN ADDITIONAL TWO CALENDAR DAYS. AS OF AUGUST 17TH, IT IS TOO EARLY TO TELL IF THERE WILL BE NO FURTHER OIL LEAKS AND/OR PROBLEMS. I WAS TOLD BY MR. GREINER IN THE RALLYE ACURA SERVICE DEPT. THAT THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND WHY THE ENGINE HAD BLOWN AND THAT IT WOULD HAVE TO BE SENT TO THE FACTORY. THERE, THE ENGINE WOULD BE TAKEN APART IN ORDER TO DETERMINE WHAT CAUSED THE DAMAGE.*AK

ACURA TSX 2004 DRIVER SEAT SLIDES BACK TO FRONT DURING HEAVY BREAKING OR DOWN SHIFTING. SEAT SHIFT IS ABOUT 1-2 INCHES AND HAS A SPRING LIKE EFFECT. ALSO DRIVER SEAT SHIFTS SLIGHTLY SIDE TO SIDE DURING TURNS. DEALER STATES MOVEMENT IS NORMAL FACTORY SPECIFICATIONS. TO MY KNOWLEDGE FROM READING ONLINE FORUMS, THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSANDS OF TSX CARS THAT HAVE THIS PROBLEM. NO TSB CREATED TO THIS DATE. CAR IS BEING TAKEN IN FOR FOURTH TIME TO ATTEMPT TO ADDRESS PROBLEM. I SENSE THAT IN THE RIGHT SITUATION, THIS SEAT SHIFT PROBLEM MAY CAUSE FOOT TO SLIP OFF BRAKE AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

WHILE TRAVELING ON THE INTERSTATE AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, I RAN OVER SOME ROAD DEBRIS WHICH CAUSED MY TIRE TO BLOW OUT. I DID CHECK MY OWNERS MANUAL AND ACURA DOES NOT WARRANTY THEIR $240 TIRES FOR THAT KIND OF FAILURE. I THEN CHECKED MY MICHELIN WARRANTY BOOKLET, WHICH ALSO STATED THAT KIND OF FAILURE WAS NOT WARRANTEED. THE NEAREST TIRE STORE DID NOT HAVE MY TIRE IN STOCK, SO I HAD TO PUT A NON-OEM TIRE ON MY CAR. WHILE AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW DURING INDUSTRY PREVIEW DAY, I NOTICED A MICHELIN BOOTH. I INQUIRED ABOUT MY TIRE FAILURE. MICHELIN STATED THAT I SHOULD HAVE CONTACTED THEM AT THE TIME OF THE BLOW OUT. I STATED, I READ THEIR BOOKLET AND IT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THEY TOOK MY NAME AND NUMBER AND SAID SOMEONE WOULD CONTACT ME. WITH IN ONE WEEK I RECEIVED A CALL FROM MICHELIN. THEY INSTRUCTED ME TO PURCHASE A NEW MICHELIN TIRE TO MATCH MY OTHER 3 TIRES AND SEND THEM THE BILL. WITH IN ONE WEEK I RECEIVED A CHECK. IF THEY WANT TO BE CONTACTED AND WILL REIMBURSE ME FOR TIRES, THEY SHOULD PUT THAT IN THE WARRANTY BOOKLET. *AK

IN APRIL 2004 HONDA ISSUED A RECALL FOR THE TRANSMISSION BEING OUT OF SPEC (TSB 124722). THREE MONTHS AFTER PURCHASE I HAD TO TAKE MY CAR TO THE DEALER TO HAVE OTHER WARRANTY WORK PERFORMED. I WAS THEN NOTIFIED THAT THERE WAS A RECALL ON THE TRANSMISSION. *AKALTHOUGH I DID HAVE A DEALER LOANER CAR, I WAS WITH OUT MY CAR FOR 3 WEEKS. I PURCHASED MY TSX IN JUNE OF 2004, 2 MONTH AFTER THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE VIN SHOULD HAVE BEEN CHECKED BEFORE SALE FOR ANY OUTSTANDING RECALLS. EITHER IT WAS NOT CHECKED OR I WAS NOT TOLD! IF I WAS AWARE OF THE RECALL I WOULD HAVE REQUIRED IT TO BE FIXED BEFORE SALE. PERHAPS IT WAS NOT MADE KNOWN TO ME, BECAUSE I WOULD HAVE REQUESTED A DIFFERENT VEHICLE OUTSIDE OF THE RECALL VIN RANGE.

HELLO: WHILE "SPRING CLEANING" MY 2004 ACURA TSX, I WAS CLEANING UP CHANGE ETC. UNDER THE SEATS. I HAD TO MOVE THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT FORWARD AND UP TO CLEAN/VACUUM BETTER.(POWER SEAT).*AK I IMMEDIATELY NOTICED THAT THE WIRING HARNESS UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT WAS DAMAGED. THE ELECTRICAL TAPE PROTECTING THE HARNESS HAD BEEN RUBBED OFF,EXPOSING THE WIRE(S). THE RUBBING IS A RESULT OF A POORLY POSITIONED HARNESS. THE SEAT FRAME RUBS ON THIS HARNESS WHEN THE SEAT IS MOVED BACK AND FORTH. (I TESTED THIS MYSELF,AND TOOK DIGITAL PICTURES AS WELL) IT IS NO DOUBT A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE BARE WIRES ARE EXPOSED,CAUSING A SHORT CIRCUIT OR POSSIBLE WORSE,FIRE (?)...THE WIRES WOULD COME INTO CONTACT WITH THE SEAT FRAME!!! THIS IS SIMPLY A RESULT OF POOR HARNESS POSITIONING AT THE FACTORY ETC..........

REAR ENDED ANOTHER VEHICLE AT 25 MPH AND MY PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED WITHOUT ANYONE BEING IN THE PASSENGER SEAT. MY AIRBAG DIDN'T DEPLOY. I SUFFERED A WHIPLASH AS A RESULT. THE COLLISION WAS HEAD ON AND I FEEL MY AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. ACURA SAYS THE CAR BEHAVED THE WAY IT SHOULD HAVE, BUT I FEEL THAT EXPLANATION IS INSUFFICIENT. I HAVE SPOKEN TO EXPERTS IN THE AREA AS WELL AND THEY FEEL LIKE ME THAT THE AIRBAG SHOULD HAVE DEPLOYED. IT IS MY FIRM BELIEF THAT THIS VEHICLE IS DEFECTIVE.*AK