2012 Acura TSX: sudden loss of power

Filed May 15, 2019 · Brakes, Steering · 90,000 miles · TX

I lost power steering driving to work at interstate speeds a couple of weeks ago. I have been driving this route to work for many years and this experience startled me. This situation could have become fatal very quickly with a less experienced driver.the replacement cost is expensive and the eps module needed for repair is not easy to find. None of the local acura dealers will work with me so my car is sitting in a storage yard while I try to figure out what to do. As a result, I am without a car to get to work everyday. To add insult to injury, I just got the car out of the shop for a "soft pedal" brake failure, that happened at highway speeds too. This issue also could have ended very differently with less experience behind the wheel. That repair was expensive and it did not restore the braking system to original feel. The car stops better but just not as well as it did before. Let me reiterate, the car does not have that many miles on it. I might expect these problems from a vehicle with twice this mileage,but not from a car with less than 100, 000 miles.

Filed Aug 27, 2018 · Steering · 70,000 miles · FL

Driving in stop and go traffic and suddenly the check power steering system warning light came on and I lost all power steering to the vehicle. The wheel was able to be turned with significant strength but will need to go in for replacement of the eps sensor.

Filed Aug 8, 2018 · Steering · 88,500 miles · CT

As I was driving to work the eps indicator came on and I lost power steering. I was driving 65 miles an hour on the highway. I was able to turn the wheel by muscling through it but it was extremely difficult to turn and I would not have been able to make any tight or sharp turns.

Filed Jun 1, 2018 · Steering · 100,000 miles · KS

2012 acura tsx 100k miles extremely well maintained. Shortly after leaving work yesterday I was driving on a very busy street(45 MPH zone) in rush hour and lost complete steering control. The car was extremely difficult to steer. Lost all power steering assist. I proceeded to pull in to a parking lot, turned the vehicle off and then on again and steering assist was back. Continued on my drive home and it happened again while in motion 45 MPH. Pulled off the road, cycled the ignition again and power assist was back. Thankfully I was not mid turn when this happened or an accident very well could have occurred. The vehicle gave no warning whatsoever before this happened. Very dangerous. My husband is a ase certified technician and has not been able to duplicate the problem again since it has happened, so he is currently not able to pin point if its the eps module, steering gear, or torque sensor. We don't want to throw a $1200 part at it based on a guess. This is way too many complaints on such a serious issue for honda not to have issued a recall. Toyota would have been on this like white on rice. We bought a honda for a reason, reliability. Currently its a nerve racking car to drive with the potential of causing serious injury or death along with all the other hondas/acuras using this same eps system. Please submit this to honda.

Filed May 7, 2018 · Steering · 69,000 miles · NJ

My 2012 acura tsx with 69000 miles. Steering wheel suddenly froze and lost power steering. It is a well maintained car and having a steering problem with such low mileage is unacceptable. Should definitely be a recall. On diagnosis, it is eps unit and it will cost me $1200+ ? Acura, look at the number of complaints. It should be a recall.

Filed Jul 31, 2017 · Electrical, Steering · 79,000 miles · OH

While driving on the busiest freeway in cleveland, ohio (7/23/17); an error popped up on my acura tsx saying "check power steering system," and I immediately lost all power steering of my vehicle. I was able to pull the wheel (with great force) to the side of the road, and read the owner's manual. It said that there's a problem with the electrical power steering of the vehicle and to shut off the car and turn it back on to see if the error resets. Thankfully the error went away. I called the dealer the next morning (since this happened on a sunday), and they said if it happens again to bring it in for service. I drove the car for another 6 days (thinking it was a fluke), then to my parents 2 hours away to youngstown, ohio (7/29/17). When I got back into my car, turned the key, the error "check power steering" popped up again. Unfortunately, it did not reset. When this error occurs, the entire power steering system doesn't function. The steering wheel will turn; however, with great force! It's extremely difficult to move. I did some research and found a ton of issues with the electrical steering system of the 2015 acura tsx. I've had the car 5 years and drove it 79,000 miles (freeway mostly); it's odd that this early in the life, a main computer that houses the steering would fail. I found posts of people driving with children on freeways and on winding roads encounter the same issue and they lost control of their cars! See sites: 1. Http://www.arfc.org/complaints/2012/acura/tsx/steering/problem.aspx 2. Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ffw9f9d854 some thing has to be done. This is a $1000+ fix and not covered under warranty. This is clearly a defect from whoever sold acura the electrical steering component module of the vehicle. The next person this happens to may not be able to maneuver over and cause a fatal crash.

Filed Mar 8, 2017 · Steering · 53,000 miles · CA

Lost power steering while driving on the freeway