2009 Acura Tsx

ABNORMAL BRAKE WEAR: I BOUGHT THIS CERTIFIED, ONE-YEAR-OLD DEALER DEMO IN JANUARY WITH APPROX. 10,000 MILES ON IT. BETWEEN THEN AND A SERVICE APPOINTMENT IN LATE APRIL, I PUT ANOTHER 8,500 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES ON THE CAR. AT THE SERVICE APPOINTMENT I WAS TOLD THAT I NEEDED TO REPLACE THE REAR BRAKES AS THEY WERE ON THE VERGE OF FAILURE. I WAS ALSO TOLD SUCH EXCESSIVE WEAR WAS COMMON IN THIS MODEL AS WELL AS THE HONDA ACCORD. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO REPLACE BREAKS AT 18,500 MILES, MUCH LESS AFTER 8,500. I WAS SHRUGGED OFF BY THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AND BASICALLY INSTRUCTED THAT MY BEST OPTION WAS TO PURCHASE A LIFETIME WARRANTY ON THE PADS TO HELP OFF-SET THE COSTS OF CONSTANTLY REPLACING THEM (THIS WAY I'M ONLY OUT TIME AND LABOR) DUE TO A BRAKING SYSTEM THAT THE DEALERSHIP ADMITTED HAD A DESIGN FLAW BUT THAT THEY SOMEHOW COULDN'T FIX. I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY HONDA/ACURA IS ALLOWED TO BLOW OFF REPAIRING A DEFECT IN A SAFETY COMPONENT AS CRITICAL AS THE BRAKING SYSTEM. *TR

2009 ACURA TSX. BRAKES AND ROTORS HAD TO BE REPLACED AT 23,000 MILES. NO WARNING FROM DEALER OF POTENTIAL CLASS ACTION OR ITS RESULTS WHEN CALLING TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT. PRICE ACURA, DOVER DE. GAVE ME A THREE WEEK WINDOW SO I WENT TO MEINEKE, REPLACED FOR $412. DEALER REFUSES TO REIMBURSE. ACURA REFUSES TO ADMIT A DEFECT. THERE ARE TWO OTHER 2009, 2010 ACURA TSX'S IN OUR FAMILY AND THEY WEREN'T NOTIFIED EITHER. *TR

THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO A 2009 ACURA TSX W/TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE RADIO SYSTEM WOULDN'T NORMALLY BE CONSIDERED AS PART OF A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THE LOUDNESS AND SEVERITY OF NOISE DURING THE EVENT COULD STARTLE SOMEONE TO ERRATIC STEERING MOMENTARILY. I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE INTERSTATE LAST SATURDAY, 05 JUNE 2010, WHEN A CALL CAME IN TO MY PHONE (HANDS-FREE LINK) THE RADION BEGAN TO MUTE AND THEN THE RADIO BEGAN SCREECHING AT VERY HIGH VOLUME. I COULD NOT TURN IT OFF BY PRESSING THE ON/OFF BUTTON ON THE RADIO AND I COULD NOT DECREASE THE VOLUME. I HAD TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY AND TURN THE MOTOR OFF. ONCE OFF, I RESTARTED THE CAR AND TRIED TO INITIATE A HANDS-FREE CALL AND THE SAME THING HAPPENED AGAIN. AND AGAIN, I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF TO STOP THE NOISE. I CAN'T IMAGINE WHAT SORT OF DAMAGE THIS MIGHT HAVE DONE TO THE SPEAKERS OR RADIO/AMPLIFIER. I CALLED THE DEALER TODAY AND THE SERVICE ADVISOR SAID HE HAD HEARD NOTHING ABOUT SUCH A PROBLEM, BUT WOULD CHECK INTO DATA BASES AND GET BACK WITH ME. HAS ANYONE ELSE EXPERIENCED A PROBLEM LIKE THIS? *TR

I HAVE A 2009 ACURA TSX. AT 17K MILES THE DEALERSHIP SAID THERE WAS 7 MM LEFT OF REAR BRAKE PADS. AT 23K THE BRAKES STARTED TO SQUEAL. DEALER SAID 3MM LEFT AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT. WHEN LEFT, THE SQUEALING WAS GONE. AT 26K THEY STATE THERE IS 00MM LEFT. THE DEALERSHIP WILL NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NO BREAK PAD SHOULD WEAR OUT IN THIS SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. *TR

BRAKES ON ACURA 2009 TSX WEARING MORE FREQUENTLY THAT THEY SHOULD. MY ACURA BEGAN TO MAKE NOISE 2 DAYS AGO. IT SEEMED LIKE IT WAS COMING FROM THE DRIVERS SIDE WHEEL, BUT I COULDN'T TELL IF IT WAS FRONT OR BACK. I DROPPED IT OFF AT THE DEALERSHIP AT 7:00 AM THIS MORNING AND TOLD THEM TO CALL ME AFTER THEY IDENTIFIED THE PROBLEM AND BEFORE THEY MADE ANY REPAIRS. THEY SAID THEY RECOMMEND BRAKE PADS BEING CHANGED EVERY 15,000 MILES. I HAVE NEVER HAD TO DO THAT FOR ANY VEHICLE I'VE OWNED (I AM ON MY 3RD ACURA AND NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH THE 2 TLS I HAD). THEY SAID THEY WOULD COVER THE FRONT, BUT I NEEDED TO PAY FOR THE BACK. APPROX. $350 FOR THE WORK AND MATERIALS. *TR

I PURCHASED MY ACURA TSX 2009 IN JUNE 2009. I CURRENTLY HAVE 25,000 MILES, ALMOST ALL OF WHICH ARE HIGHWAY MILES. JUST BEFORE 20,000 MILES THE REAR BRAKES BEGAN TO SQUEAK. I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND SURE ENOUGH THE FRONT BRAKES ARE TOTALLY FINE AND THE REAR BREAKS NEED TO BE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY, FOR $241. (AS A SIDE NOTE: I CONTACTED HONDA OF AMERICA WHO CLAIMS TO KNOW NOTHING ABOUT THE LAWSUIT HONDA HAS AGREED TO SETTLE OVER EXACTLY THIS PROBLEM, "UNREASONABLE WEAR DUE TO DEFECTIVE DESIGN THAT CAUSED EXCESSIVE FORCE TO BE APPLIED TO THE VEHICLE'S REAR WHEELS." *TR

I HAVE A 2009 ACURA TSX, THE BRAKES KEEP PREMATURELY WEARING OUT AND HAVING TO REPLACE THEM EVER 12-15K MILES, I AM ALREADY ON MY SECOND SET OF BRAKES FOR THE REAR, DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THIS IS NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR ON VEHICLE AND I DISAGREE, CANADA PUT OUT A SERVICE BULLETIN ABOUT THEIR REAR BRAKES AND REPLACE THE PAD AND CALIPERS. ACCORDS IN THE SAME YEAR HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM, PREMATURE BRAKE WEAR. INSIDE WEARS FASTER THAN OUTSIDE AS WELL. THIS IS AN UNNECESSARY EXPENSE AND ANNOYING. *TR