The power steering pump started making a faint whine while driving. Pulled off at an auto parts shop 1 mile down the road to refill the fluid. While sitting there idling the fluid leak all out the steering rack and required towed to have rack replaced. Acura knows this is an issue and only offered a discount on the part but $1000 labor was to come out of my pocket. I would have lost steering ability. This would not be the same as just losing the pump's help.
2008 Acura TSX steering complaints
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Power steering failed. Very unsafe to drive without assisted steering for young driver to manage car. Acura tsx 04-08 have known steering issues. There are many documented cases of failed rack and pinion but yet no recall to date.
While driving home the power steering failed. After having the car towed to the only acura dealer in town, the trouble was diagnosed as a rack and pinion failure. When we suggested that was an atypical problem for a vehicle with only 87, 000 miles the dealer agreed it was not typical. Two days later we learned that the same dealer had just done the same repair on the same model with less than 50, 000 miles. After doing some searching online we discovered that the acura tsx rack and pinion system has failed in a number of the vehicles with at least one accident caused by it. Since steering loss can create a significant accident risk, I think these vehicles should be investigated.
Mandatory recall on my acura tsx for the ps hose. Acura replaces hose, and 3 months later power rack fails. I never had an issue with the car until after the recall. I took it back to acura and the service manager said it is possible that it could be related but he couldn't say for sure. After googling online I found more and more owners saying the same thing...3 months after the recall, ps rack fails. Acura dealer on katy freeway in houston texas sends me home in an unfit/unsafe vehicle to drive.
Brakes have worn considerably over the last 10,000 miles. I purchased the vehicle 'certified pre-owned' in may, 2011. Now, only a year and 10k miles later...the car has begun to shake violently, affecting driver's ability to steer during heavy braking. The onset was incredibly fast...from barely noticeable to violently shaking the car in about 300 city miles at most. Looks like the pads will need to be replaced and the rotors smoothed, maybe replaced. Based on the estimates I have found, this repair will cost approximately $175 + labor if the rotors do need to be replaced. The unfortunate part about all of this...I didn't even have time to get my pads changed before they began to wear on my rotor. The stock honda brakes appear to have worn out in the rear first, then the front. From what I can tell, the front brakes had to pick up the slack from the notoriously inadequate rear brakes, causing the fronts to wear considerably faster.
Tl* the contact previously owned a 2008 acura tsx. The contact attempted to turn the steering wheel; however, the steering wheel did not respond when it was turned. As a result, the contact crashed into a pole. The contact sustained a fractured left toe, fractured wrist in two places, and bruising to the entire body. The dealer nor manufacturer were notified nor was the failure diagnosed. The vehicle was destroyed. The approximate failure mileage was 69,000.
Vehicle suspension bushing in front lower control arm and front sway bar wear quickly and create metal to metal contact. Noise can be heard going over bumps and un even surfaces. The part was replaces by the dealer under warranty repair and it re appeared after 300 miles of operation. This failure causes the vehicle to say on to one side slightly.
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