2011 Acura TSX Complaints

POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WENT OUT WHILE DRIVING. STEERING WHEEL WON'T TURN AT ALL. LIGHT GOING OFF ABOUT POWER STEERING MALFUNCTION.

WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 45 MPH MY POWER STEERING ABRUPTLY FAILED. THE "CHECK POWER STEERING" INDICATOR CAME ON. THE STEERING WHEEL IMMEDIATELY LOCKED UP. I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR INTO A NEARBY STORE PARKING LOT BUT STEERING ABILITY WAS ALMOST NONEXISTENT. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO MY ACURA DEALER WHO LOOKED AT THE CAR AND TOLD ME THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING COMPONENT HAD FAILED AND WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. I RESEARCHED THIS ONLINE AND FOUND THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. THE UNIT WAS REPLACED AT A COST OF $1,500. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE AND SHOULD BE INVESTIGATED AS ACURA/HONDA HAS NOT ADDRESSED THIS AT ALL.

WHILE DRIVING AND ALMOST ENDING UP IN A ACCIDENT TO WHERE I COULD INJURY MYSELF OR SOMEONE ELSE MY CAR IMMEDIATELY SAID CHECK POWER STEERING AND THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AS WELL THEN THE DEALERSHIP CHARGERS 1500.00 JUST NOT SAFE AND OVER PRICED REPAIR TO SOMETHING THAT GIVES YOU KNOW WARNING.

CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM WARNING LIGHT CAME ON AFTER BEING PARKED FOR 9 HOURS IN A PARKING DECK AT WORK. AS I WAS GETTING OFF WORK I PLACED MY KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THAT'S WHEN THE LIGHT APPEARED. I TOOK THE KEY OUT AND LET THE CAR SIT FOR A WHILE ABOUT 20 MINUTES AND STARTED THE CAR AGAIN,BUT IT DID THE SAME THING.

MY "CHECK POWER STEERING" LIGHT CAME ON WHILE MY CAR WAS MOVING 5MPH THROUGH A PARKING GARAGE. INSTANTLY MY WHEEL BECAME VERY HARD TO MOVE. AFTER PARKING AND TURNING THE CAR OFF/ON THE PROBLEM RESOLVED ITSELF. 5 DAYS LATER I WAS TRAVELING DOWN A RESIDENTIAL ROAD THE EPS FAILED AGAIN. THE DEALERSHIP QUOTED ME $2000 IN REPAIRS, AND ACURA SAID THERE WAS NO WARRANTY OR CAMPAIGN COVERAGE FOR THE COSTS. BETWEEN THE 2011 AND 2012 MODEL YEARS THERE ARE 60+ COMPLAINTS FOR LOW MILEAGE FAILURE OF EPS WHILE DRIVING. THIS PROBLEM SHOULD BE SUBJECT TO INVESTIGATION AND SAFETY RECALL.