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.
2011 Acura TSX steering complaints
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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.
When stopped at traffic light, power steering warning lights came on. Car did not have power steering. Turned car off and then back on. Warned lights came back on and not power steering. Turned car off for approximately 3 to 4 minutes, warning lights did not come back on and power steering seemed to be working. Pulled car into parking lot and drove around parking lot for several minutes. Power steering working and not warning lights on. Pulled back on main road (9:30 p.m.) and when reached approximately 25 MPH, warning lights came back and not power steering in car. Pull over and had car towed in for service.
I am installing a third eps module and they keep failing. Acura needs to initiate a recall for the power steering issue. There are some many people having this same issue.
I had returned home from visiting my daughter, and parked my car in my driveway. Thirty minutes later I returned to my car to drive it to town and the power steering indicator was lit up. I had lost power steering. Car is seven years old with 100k miles. I took it to honda dealer since we don't have an acura dealer. They quoted me 3k to repair. I said that was unacceptable. Short of replacing the engine in a car, no repair should cost that. I bought acura because I thought they were reliable. This is ridiculous. Service person suggested I trade it in instead of putting that much into it. Are you kidding me!! So, I guess I will be driving without power steering.
Steering wheel clicks when I turn and when I start my car up after letting it sit for a couple of hours, it makes a rattle sound in the engine. The rattle sound is the sound a engine make when the oil is low or not getting to the pistons.
My car has approximately 75,000 miles. I was driving in a parking lot and and indicator came on stating "check power steering." the steering wheel locked up and became almost impossible to turn. I turned the car off and went on my way, hoping it was a temporary problem. The problem went away the next time I turned on my car. But 3 days later, the var did the same thing when I was driving in a parking lot. This time, it never went away. The car could not be driven, and was towed to my mechanic. My mechanic noticed that the power steering system frequently failed on 2011 acura tsx's. When I searched for "2011 acura tsx steering failure," I also noticed that this problem has happened frequently and has caused a number of accidents--the power steering has failed while people were driving. My mechanic ordered a new power steering computer for my car, but that did not fix the problem. At this point, it appears the entire steering rack needs to be replaced, which will cost $5,000-$6000.
The steering went out in my car when I was driving on the interstate. My car is 6 years old with 100,000 miles and I had to replace the steering module for $1300. This seems odd to me for this to happen in a newer car.
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