Acura TSX Maintenance and Repair

nj2pa2nc

it does sound strange but it can happen. (not that i think you did anything wrong). Do you do alot of stop and go driving in alot of traffic. I also have owned numerous vehicles with manual transmission and never had to replace a clutch (knock-on-wood) I agree if acura is not covering it under warranty they should allow you to have the parts. My 06 6spd, bought new, one year ago 11/17, with 31,000+ miles is great-shifts excellent.

fedlawman

$1900 just for a clutch?!?!

The throw out bearing in my 2004 TSX's clutch went bad at about 16,000 miles. My Acura dealer replaced it under warranty - no questions asked.

I think you need to find a new dealer. Assuming you didn't mouth off at the service manger or something, a dealer that valued you as a customer could have done a "courtesy/good will" repair on your car.

nj2pa2nc

I was thinking the same thing-sounded like alot of $$$. I have an excellent dealer that would go out of there way to either get it done under warranty or if not a goodwill thing.

bflhrty

I recoverd about 550 back because the initial quote was 1400 and that is what I authorized. I never got a call back until days later and the unresonsive service advisor said that the car was ready but it would be actually be 1900.

Regardless they should have done some sort of goodwill adjustment. I was planning on moving to the TL in a few months but I would not go back there.

fedlawman

Aftyer you buy your TL, you should drive it over to that dealer and show them how their poor service lost them a sale.

kmccann

I have an 04 TSX 6spd with 45,000 miles. I am currently on the 3rd clutch master cylinder. My clutch pedal squeaks from time to time, and also become a bit notchy right off the floor. This is why the dealer has replaced the master cylinder 2x already. once at 18,000 and again at 41,000. It STILL occasionally has the problem. The dealer is willing to take care of me after my warranty expires in march. (Some threats and bad reviews of the dealer/service manager to Acura corporate helped secure that.)

Has anyone else had similar problems with a creaky/notchy clutch pedal?

nj2pa2nc

no problems (knock-on-wood) with the clutch on my 06 tsx, now 13 months old with 33,000+ miles. the service department where I take my car for service has a excellent service manager and advisors. They go out of their way to be helpful.

dbhoak

I have a "05 TSX 6spd and my clutch has gotten stuck in reverse twice and I had to turn off/on the engine to get it back to 1st. gear. Dealership check it out and states that they can not find any problem. Is anyone else have such a problem?

cagordon

what is a reasonable cost for the 30,000 mile service? My dealer quoted me $720.00. Are all the items necessary?

nj2pa2nc

what are they doing for $720.00-hope alot more than what I paid $200.00 for my 30,000 mile service (B12 service) It included oil/filter change, rotate/balance tires, replace air and pollen filters, check fluids and refill if necessary, check out car, hand wash and vacuum it. I got to use a loaner car while my tsx was being serviced

jt220

When I bought my 2008 TSX, they trying to offer me the extended warranty $1700 for 7yr/100k miles, but I bargain the price of it, I got it $1299 for 7yrs/100k miles.

ramstein317

Currently, I am leasing the 2008 Acura TSX from August of 2007, and it has about 12,100 miles on it. I have it leased for 24K per year for 36 months. However, would it really make a difference if I get my tires rotated, and balanced, and alignment at a local firestone store, and not by the Acura dealer?? Only thing that I do is get an oil change at the dealer, so atleast that way they can re-sent the maintenance minder. Any suggestions? I think my car needs balancing, and alignment. Please advice. Thanks...

nj2pa2nc

you do not have to go to the acura dealer to get service. At the rate you are driving you will probably have to replace your tires before the lease is up. I get the tires on my 06 rotated and balanced by the dealer every 6,000-7000 miles. Never heard of a 24K per year lease-may I ask what your payments are. I average 30,000 miles a year so I buy my cars. (no lease)

ramstein317

Nj2a2nc: Well, I have the 24K per year for 3 years on my lease agreement. The reason why, because my work is about 45 miles one way, and I rather have a lease and add up the miles on a "lease", car. However the tsx that I have is a 2008 Tsx with Navigation. I am paying between $400-$450 per month which includes taxes. Let me know what you think. So, I guess it doesn't really matter where I gete my tires rotated, balanced, or Alignment? So far, I have about 12,100 miles, and needs balancing on the car, or should I get the tires alignment? Thanks..

nj2pa2nc

The main reason I do not lease is the reason you lease. If you are happy with your choice then excellent, I love my Milano red/eb 6spd w/nav. I drive from NC to NJ/PA and back every few weeks (650 miles one way+the extra miles while I am there) From where I live in NC I have to either drive to Wilmington (25 miles one way) or Jacksonville (40 miles one way)to go shopping. Because of traffic it is faster to go to Jacksonville.
In May we are going to travel to CA via the southern states in the tsx. Last May we did a 20 state tour (6,177 miles) NC to SD. Our goal is to see every state.
Just a suggestion, unless you hit a curb or went thru pot-holes-only get the tires rotated and balanced. I have it done by my dealer as they seem to do an excellent job. I used to take my cars to sears. always had to go back 2-3times to get the tires re-balanced. I would never pay $400-450 a month leased or otherwise.( IMO) My payments are for 60 months at $200.00 but I pay more to pay it off sooner.

ncheng

I just had my new TSX and fueled only once yesterday. However, I noticed the "tighten fuel cap" came up today. I remembered the tightened the cap by 3 clicks at least, the fuel was only a half tank.
So I just re-capped, with quite a lot clicks..
Is this a common issue for TSX? I mean, this is the first fuel... very annoying.
By the way, I felt the ignition cranking time in the morning is longer than my 10year old accord, and it is not cold outside..I am in northern cal.
The milage I got is 22 mpg, with 1/3 high way, 2/3 local..not much traffic.

nj2pa2nc

when I get my 06 tsx fueled I click the gas cap alot more than the recommended 3 clicks. I have never had that message appear (knock-on-wood). Since it was your first fueling wait and see if it happens again before making it annoying. It can happen with any car not just the tsx.
Your gas mileage hopefully will improve with more mileage. I average 32-35 MPG but that is mostly highway driving. The worst was 28.4 and the best was 41.6.
I live on southeast coast of NC and my car is garaged. I have not experienced hard starts.
My tsx is 15 months old, bought new, with 36,000+miles-love it.

loi177

I also live in Norcal. Using US 101 for commute and everything. It is not exactly a freeway because there is exiton every mile so it is like a city road with alots of braking and speed adjustments. I am getting 26mpg on 2006 TSX with 24000 miles.
i think fuel cap should be rotated untill one click.

bking2

I'll give you fair warning that I am all too familiar with your problem. 2006 TSX 29,500 miles, auto, never had a single issue until 2 months ago. While sitting at a red light, my car did the same thing, however it completely stalled. Saw the RPM's dropping quickly to zero. After several attempts, the auto did start, so I brought it to my dealer. They assured me it was bad gas and I had not been using premium fuel. I was quick to grab all my receipts for premium fuel from my armrest, and the service advisor was not a help. Time continued and the same incident occurred again. and again....and again... Almost every time I was slowing to a stop, the car idled down and completely stalled. If I was lucky enough that it didn't stall, after acceleration into an intesection, etc.....stalled there. I can't count the times this happened. I brought the vehicle in again, and was sternly told that if the dealer wasn't able to "reproduce" the problem in a test drive, there was nothing they could do. Whoa.... Is this Acura rep speaking to me, or one of his employees who just got wrote up for something. I was floored. By the way, Acura of Baton Rouge, LA sucks! Over the last two months, it has been in and out of the dealer without success. I have owned Honda's and Acura's my entire life and never did I expect this to be happening. Thankfully, the auto stalled while the svc. advisor was driving it from their intake department into the back and only then was I given a loaner car. Told I had a faulty battery and faulty fuel relay switch, which they replaced. I was assured the problem was fixed......guess what, it only got worse. I was only taken to the point of rage after stalling in a busy intersection causing a UPS truck to swerve and avoid hitting me, only to hit someone else. I made a formal complaint to Acura premium client services, heard nothing back. 3 days ago, I decided it was in the best safety interest of myself, and the rest of the driving public that This lemon had to go. Purchased a 328i. I thoroughly made BMW aware of the problems I was having with the vehicle and even warned them I thought I had a lemon. strangely enough, I was ushered in to the service manager and finance manager who were eager to hear my story. To my surprise, they were willing to do whatever necessary to get me into a BMW of my choice asap as long as I was willing to let them have all the service tickets and lame excuses written down from incompetent service advisors from my dealer. believe it or not, walked out of there with a much more expensive car, nothing down, exact same note, with the exact same payoff as my TSX had.....hmmmm...this is way too suspicious. I just made an even trade for an 06 TSX to an 08 328i, with premium pkg, sport pkg, etc. I was only further surprised by a prompt urgent message followed by a phone call the next day from the regional manager of Acura premium client services regarding a complaint. Too late, buddy. Did I just give some good ammo to BMW against Acura? Probably so. After what I've been through, I don't really care. But my advice to you is to bring the vehicle in, demand a loaner car and be prepared for a long haul and a lot of b.s. from Acura. I would ask to speak to the Service Manager on your first trip and express your extreme dissatisfaction. If you indeed have the same problem I did, the two of you will be very well acquainted. Sorry man, but your situation started just like mine and it only got worse. I could only hope yours may be rectified quicker and more civilly. Good luck.

fedlawman

What a terrible dealership!

I'm no expert, but it sounds to me like an air/fuel issue - a bad O2 sensor or something. Back in 2002, I had a company car (Chrysler LHS) that had the same issue come up after about 20,000 miles. The dealership I took it to told me it had something to do with the computer receiving a faulty signal that the car was at a different altitude, causing the computer to improperly set the air/fuel ratio. I wasn't very mechanically savvy back then, but I do know that the Chrysler was fixed under warranty (a re-flash, I think) in 1 day and the problem never returned.

Whatever the problem (O2 sensor, ECM, etc.), your OBD computer should have stored a fault code when your car stalled. All they had to do was plug a code reader into the OBD port to see what was happening.

Oh, and congrats on the 328i - terrific car. I suspect the BMW dealer was happy to take your trade-in because they know the problem is a simple and inexpensive fix. I assure you your old TSX is no lemon, and the BMW dealer won't lose money on it.

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ariellop

I have a similar situation. I'm having problems with my 2006 TSX that has only 14k miles. Every time I go on vacation for about five to seven days, I come back and my car doesn't start. I've been having this problem since Dec 06. I've gone to the Acura dealership here in Hawaii multiple times for this problem. I've been told it was the battery at first, then when I got it replaced they ran a diagnostic on the car and found nothing. Just recently I went back for this problem and the service consultant told me that they didn't find anything wrong with the car and to just monitor it. I think I have monitored it quite enough, but supposedly that is all they could tell me. I wanted to know how did you go about getting your new car for the same amount of monthly payments and with no money down. Please let me know when you can. I'm thinking about getting a lawyer and taking it a step further. Thank you.
ariellop

berad

it sounds like a bad fuel pump / fuel relay
http://www.lemonauto.com/complaints/acura/tsx.htm

dbhoak

Can anyone recommend a great place to have my 05 TSX detailed in the bay area. Any thoughts on dealership doing the job?
Thanks

fairfax77

I use a great service in Oakland. He will even come to your house. Look up Neo Automotive and ask for Bruce. He will even do some light bodywork if necessary, like removing small parking lot dings, etc.

hp6130

My daughter has a cracked fog lite lens in her 08 tsx. Is this an easy fix (or must she go to the dealer) and can anyone recommend a good place to buy the replacement lens. I understand these crack very easily and is a common problem. Any help would be appreciated.

[Deleted User]

I have an 07 and noticed one of my fog lights was cracked when I was in for my second service. The advisor asked if there was anything else I needed while I was there so I mentioned the fog lamp. They ended up replacing it under warranty as a goodwill gesture, so you might ask them to do the same. All they can do is say no.

nj2pa2nc

Both of the foglights on my 06 tsx cracked within the first 7 months of ownership. The dealer replaced both of them free as a one-time goodwill. I now have rockblocker on them (ordered them from their website-rockblocker.com). I agree with dad 23, ask your acura dealer. Hopefully they are as excellent as the one I go to for service.

ingvar

My girlfriend had similar problem with stalled engine. After endless battle with Acura she moved to bmw 330i

hp6130

Thanks for the advice, I called the dealership (Piazza Acura in Reading, Pa.) where she bought the car and the service dept. suggested I call American Honda. The service writer said Honda is not as quick as they used to be in honoring this as a warranty item. He said they would work with me if they don't honor the claim, they will give me a break on the price of the part and labor. They are expensive, even when you are buying just one. He also suggested using rockblocker. Can rockblocker be applied w/ the fog lights in, or do you get a better and easier job if it is applied w/ them out? Are the fog lights easily removed? Can they come out without removing the front fascia cover. Any help or advice would be appreciated. Thanks.

nj2pa2nc

you do not have to take the foglights out to apply it-for more info or to get the proper answers to that- call rockblocker- phone # is (425)-221-5352. I hope I allowed to post that.
I bought my tsx from a Pa dealer.

hp6130

Thanks for the phone #. I appreciate it. You really like the service dept. at Lehigh Valley Acura, don't you?

nj2pa2nc

most definately. The service manager and advisors are extremely pleasant and go out of their way to be helpful. In fact I am taking my car there for service next Wednesday. I want to make sure everything is ok on it before our road-trip to Ca in May.

jondc212

yo everyone..

new TSX -08 car owner (@4.5K miles and i was wondering how often do I need to have my oil changed and the usual prices?

what im being told is every 4K miles at $40.00/service..what should i expect done with the oil change?

are there any other maintenance services i need right now?
- 7.5K miles
- 15K miles
- 30K miles

dbhoak

Thanks! I'll check him out.

gemini3

Hello out there I own a 2006 TSX and I wanted to know if the Verizon Samsung Glyde or enV2 are compatible on the Hands Free Link system? Any help is greatly appreciated.

[Deleted User]

Acura HandFreeLink

That should give you the information you're looking for

1036www

My TSX starting burning oil after I took it in to the Concord Dealership in Norcal for the 60,000 mile service. I have since taken it back about 4 times and they have done all kinds of tests and tell me that's normal for this car to have to put in a quart of oil every thousand miles...eveyone I have talked to about this says its not normal. I even took it to an outside shop and they said it was burning excess oil from somewhere and the deal needs to fix it but the dealer will not. I just wanted to know if anyone else with a 2004 TSX is having this problem. I appreciate any feedback. Thank you!

nj2pa2nc

The only time I have even had to add oil to any of my vehicles is when I had a small leak. I own an 06 6MT tsx, bought new 11/17/06, has 53,000 miles and does not do that (knock on wood). Sorry but that does not sound normal to me.

cdnpinhead

No one else is having this problem, so far as I've heard.

You have a lying dealer -- what a shock.

Is there an independent Honda/Acura repair shop in your area? Sounds like you went to one, but if the result was "it was burning excess oil from somewhere and the deal (sic) need to fix it," you probably need to check with another independent shop.

These guys screwed something up.

Good luck.

This, by the way, is why I do my own oil changes and most of the other service as well.

gregwils

Your title says 1/4 of oil every 1,000 miles, but the body of your message says 'a quart'. I just wanted to verify that 1/4 is your abreviation for 'quart' and that you are not saying that your car uses 1/4 of one quart every thousand miles.

If your car is using 1/4 of one quart every thousand miles, you do not have an issue. Mine uses that much. If you have a manual and rev the engine, the oil will get consumed.

If you are using one full quart every thousand miles, I would agree that it is high. If it were me, I would document the consumption with receipts. There other thing I would do is have an independent analysis of the oil. You can get a sample next time you change it. There are several places that do this, I have used a place called Your Oil.Net. They will send you a report showing the types of metals found in the oil and provide some commentary on their findings - for example, excessive amounts of copper....

I think it's about $30, but it might be the type of evidence that would sway Honda to covering any repairs. I would also be gathering documentation to prove you performed oil changes.

Keep in mind that people are always trying to push repair expenses back to the manufacturer, so they can't afford to be too easy. If you have a well documented case, making a reasonable request, the car isn't too far outside of warranty and you are the original owner that bought new, they will give it due consideration. An emotional complaint on a second owner car well outside warranty limits with no maintenance documentation won't get $1 of coverage.

1036www

lucky you, I guess that's one of the perks of being a guy....you know how to work on cars.

I guess I will have to take it yet again to another shop and spend more money....
Thanks for your feedback. I appreciate it.

1036www

Sorry, I meant I need to add a quart of oil every thousand miles, so I think that is too much. I will take it to get an independent oil analysis and see what they find.
Thanks for your feedback. I will look into Your Oil Net, and see if they have one around here. Thanks so much.

rick2car

Help needed here.

I cannot start my one-month old 2008 TSX. I put the key into the ignition switch, but I just couldn't turn it. It seemed to be locked.

I also noticed that it didn't display "Welcome Driver 1" as usual; only showing "Welcome".

Other than that, I didn't notice anything unusual. I was still able to drive it last night.

Help! Any suggestions?

Thanks a lot!
Rick

cdnpinhead

missing something. If you can't start the car, how did you drive it last night?

Does the engine turn over but not start? Does the key turn, but the starter doesn't even spin? If you just can't turn the key, have you tried wiggling the steering wheel back and forth? Sometimes when the car is stopped immediately after turning into a parking place, the steering wheel force on the lock will make the key hard to turn.

bodble2

I took it to mean he drove the car the previous night, but the next morning the car wouldn't start. But I too was going to suggest the wiggling steering wheel solution.

stones3131

My '09 TSX is about 2 weeks old and I noticed a rattling sound coming from the front.

The hear this sound when I am accelerating and reach anywhere from 15-25mph. Once I go past 25mph it goes away.

Does anyone else hear this sound or know what it could possibly be? I took the car to the dealer and they said they drove the car for 3 miles and didn't hear anything, but I think I am taking it back again.

biker4

Go on a test drive with the mechanic and point out the rattle.

bodble2

Have you eliminated the obvious and sometimes simple causes, such as items moving around inside the glove box, or your sunglassses rattling in the sunglass holder? Also try to use one hand to press down on the doors of any storage cubbyholes while driving (keep your eyes on the road though!) and see if the rattle goes away.

stones3131

I went to the dealer today and had the tech drive with me and he heard rattle too. His first question was if I was using premium fuel and I told him I was not. He said he'd take a look at the underneath of the car, but he knew the rattle was due to me using regular gas.

Is this really true? I got this car on 6/24/08, have put fuel (87-regular) in it twice, and already there's an odd rattle coming from the engine because I'm not using premium?

And the kicker is right before I went to the dealer I filled the tank up with regular too. So now I have to wait to fill up again to see if this sound goes away.

Thanks