I was driving my car home on 2/4/22 and the indicator light (check power steering system!) starting flashing and my steering was extremely hard to turn. I had to pullover in a parking lot and turned off the engine for a few minutes and the indicator light turned off and I was able to drive home. On 2/11, I was trying to pullout of my driveway and the indicator light went on again and I was unable to move the steering wheel. I turned off the engine and I tried again the next day and this time, the light remained on. I will need to tow the car to the dealership or mechanic to have it diagnosed.
2012 Acura TSX steering complaints
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The contact owns a 2012 Acura TSX. The contact stated that after restarting the vehicle, the "power steering failure" message was displayed, and the steering wheel was very difficult to turn in either direction. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure and an appointment was scheduled. The manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 101,273.
Warning light to "check power steering "unexpectedly appears. Loss of turning power suddenly occurs. No prior warnings exhibited. Dangerous situation could lead to fatal results.
Eps failure warning shows up on the cluster panel... The steering wheel locked almost making me crash my vehicle. The vehicle is not drivable right now. This incident it's been reported for many acura tsx owners before. Are the manufacturers waiting for a fatal accident to happened?!?
While driving on the highway, a warning message to "check power steering!" appeared and the power steering deactivated completely. This left me suddenly in a very heavy and difficult to turn vehicle. I had to push/pull the wheel very hard to the right to slowly get it off the highway while barely missing other cars. This was a very unsettling/highly dangerous situation. I have researched the issue and found that this year/model car specifically has a well known issue with the power steering failing. This is absolutely a safety issue and needs to be recalled. Acura has quoted $3800 to fix the problem! Told me it is the entire power steering gearbox/assembly which implies it's something like a worn out motor , however the issue is intermittent and usually disappears once the car has fully cooled down, at least until it has heated up again at which point it will suddenly happen again at any time (typically after an hour or two at most). The fact it is an intermittent issue would suggest it is a computer related problem/wiring problem - aka ; defective part . Car has only 105k miles and has never been mistreated not had any damage sustained nor have any serious potholes been hit. Apparently acura is repairing problems with the eps unit under a lifetime warranty for that specific part, but not the steering gearbox. So they clearly recognize the defective nature of the power steering in this model/year car but want to minimize the cost to fix the problem by only warranting the cheaper of the possible power steering issues to fix while leaving any other issues up to the owner to pay out to fix. I cannot afford this so I effectively no longer have a vehicle.. Spent 25k for this car and got 105k out.of it only.. Thanks honda! I will never purchase another honda anything and will be sure to share this with anyone who will listen. Unbelievable.
While driving on local road approaching an intersection that leads to an onramp in oakland ca, the steering became extremely rigid, it was almost impossible to control the car by turning the steering wheel. A warning light flashed rapidly on the display panel "steering system failure". Luckily I was driving at 5 to 10 MPH and able to pull over. After about 30 seconds, the warning light stopped and the car's steering then performed normally. The problem occurred again within minutes and driving less than 2 miles. The mileage on the car is 66,100, the car auto oil change / b1 reminder was showing 5% remaining for the b1 service. I contacted acura they would not accept responsibility for repairing the car even though this seems like a manufacture's problem,
My eps (electric power steering) module failed while I was merging to my right on to the highway on ramp. I was unable to stop due to the cars behind me and unable to pull over as the land sloped down into a retention pond. Now I'm a young men and was able to steer the car on the highway and pull off to the shoulder. I took my car to the mechanic and also did some research and found that the 2012-2014 tsx have a recurring failure on the eps module happening around 75k miles ( I have about 100k). This recall wouldn't benefit me as I have already had the issue fixed, this is are the older women or man not strong enough to steer a car without powering steering and could potentially cause an accident ending in a catastrophic event. I feel that there is enough history with this problem to at least be investigated for the safety of drives.
After turning right from an incomplete yet slow stop, I sped up to about 40 MPH. The power steering went out and the light advising so came on the dashboard.
While I was driving, the power steering malfunctioned and I almost got into a car accident as I could not turn my car. I was lucky but my life could have been in serious danger because of acura. This is not a very old car and does not have a lot of mileage. The car had to be towed to a mechanic and said it would cost $1850 to fix. Ridiculous.
I was driving all of sudden power steering system light comes on and cant steer the car have to get it towed home.verry dangerous for whoever makes this steering wheel like this.for this car.with only 100k miles.
Car with 94k mikes. Power steering stopped working while driving. Almost impossible to turn wheels. "check power steering" light on. Fuse for eps is working, which indicates that eps unit has failed. With the number of the same complaints over last few years acura should issue safety recall, as lack of steering could lead to fatal incidents.
I got check power steering system indicator on and power steering jammed , cannot turn. This happened all of sudden, fortunately it happened while driving back home on driveway. Car has 75k miles, never heard for such thing, bad quality from acura.
Car started and right away power steering light flashes repeatedly and steering wheel is almost impossible to turn
While driving on the freeway 65+ MPH the eps alert came on and the steering wheel was extremely hard to turn. Luckily I was able to get the car home safely. I see many many complaints for the same issue, this is a huge safety issue and very dangerous. My car has just over 90k miles.
Steering went out during driving. Dash is displaying 'check power steering system!' and acura says the part is $1200. This is ridiculous! I could have been injured by this. It's apparently a known issue in these cars.
When I drove to a parking lot, the steering suddenly locked. The car had to be towed to a dealer for repair
While I was driving to work the steering wheel got real tight and was very hard to move. Luckily I was not on the highway yet and was able to pull over safely. This was very scary and dangerous. I had to leave my car there and find a ride to work. I then had my car towed to a car shop to have it checked out. They are telling me it is an electrical problem but going to do a full diagnostic on it and get back to me tomorrow. After seeing all these complaints there should be a recall for this situation.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 acura tsx. While the vehicle was parked, the steering wheel failed to turn left or right. There were no warning indicators illuminated and the service power steering message displayed. The vehicle was towed to island acura (3350 sunrise hwy, wantagh, ny 11793, (516) 679-5400) where it was diagnosed that the control module needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was contacted and provided case number: 09555329; however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 80,000. The VIN was not available.
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.
"check power steering system" alert flashes on when I was driving on highway during rush hours. I can barely make any turns when this happens. This is a huge safety hazard and puts my life as well as others at risk. Others with same year and model have posted about this online. My mileage is about 65k. This needs to be recalled.
My 2012 tsx power steering failed this weekend while driving and it was a very dangerous situation. I was able to get the car home but was quite lucky that none of our teenage drivers were using it at the time. The dash warning signal came on for the electrical power steering. I followed the instructions in the car manual and tried to reset the warning by turning the car on and off and it did not make the issue go away. Upon making an appointment today and doing some research on the problem, I found that this has been reported many times on several websites. I believe this is a significant safety issue and you should take action to prevent future, more serious incidents.
"check power steering system" alert flashes on and off constantly and does not allow me to steer. I can barely make any turns when this happens. Sometimes it is not there but it pops back randomly. I went to the dealer and they told me nothings wrong but clearly something is wrong. This is a huge safety hazard and puts my life as well as others at risk. Others have posted about this online. This needs to be recalled.
Power steering module went out at 90,000 miles for a 7 year old car and cost for parts alone is $900
The power steering went out all of a sudden while I was driving home on the freeway. I was driving at normal speed with no traffic when my steering wheel went stiff and the car became very difficult to steer. My dashboard flashed a warning light and a message reading 'check power steering system!' I had to exit the freeway carefully as my steering wheel would barely move. I narrowly missed hitting several cars as I exited the freeway. My car just hit 70,000 miles like the other people who have experienced this issue. I have yet to get a repair estimate from acura, but it appears to be a very expensive issue. Please help as this appears to be an ongoing issue with these particular acura models.
Entire power steering module went out at 70,000 miles. This seems like an extreme issue that should be recalled, not just normal wear & tear. A major issue that is very expensive to repair.
My "check power steering system" light lit up on my dashboard without warning while I was driving, and suddenly my power steering stopped working. The car became hard to drive and turning became difficult. Thank god I was minutes from home on the street but I can't imagine how scary and dangerous had I been on the freeway. The light and power steering have intermittently gone on and off since then. Acura seems unwilling to help me repair the issue (very expensive fix), and I don't even have that much wear on the car considering how old it is. I am very disappointed because this is a dangerous problem and I'm honestly concerned about getting on the freeway to drive to work. I am really hoping acura will acknowledge this problem and help all these customers resolve it, since I see that many people have been having this issue.
I was driving on a state hwy coming home from work in the dark & rain when all of a sudden my steering wheel locked up. I thankfully was able to take control. I veered off the highway when I noticed I couldn't turn my wheel. After getting it home & looking what it could be I read the power steering. After reading several forums regarding this issue it's a known problem with this vehicle & year. This has happened to numerous people while driving which is behind dangerous & I couldn't imagine if I couldn't take control. Why hasn't this been recalled? It's a whole forum on this where people could have lost their lives. This vehicle does not just take power steering fluid so it would not be an easy fix. Now it's impossible to turn my wheel. I reached out to acura but got no response.
I was traveling on the expressway and my steering wheel became hard to turn almost causing me to wreck. A warning light came on stating check power steering system, I later found out it was my eps unit that had gone out. Acura is aware of this problem and refuse to recall the issue and continue to put families lives in danger. This manufacturer needs some accountability.
"takata recall" acura needs to be aware of what happened to me yesterday. Yesterday I was driving home from work when all of a sudden the eps system light turned on. This is the power steering light. My steering wheel locked where I was having difficulty steering my wheel. Luckily I only had 2 make 2 turns but it was hard doing so. An inexperienced driver would have crashed and it could possibly lead to a fatality being that a car is not supposed to lock on you when you are driving on the freeway. Now, I can't drive my car to work or at all. I need to tow it to a dealer and I probably have to pay thousands to fix it. I've had my car only 6 years. Please be aware there are many complaints online with the same make year and model with the same issue. I don't think it is fair I have to pay to fix it. I have a 2001 honda accord and it runs way better with no issues like this car. The car was in motion when this happened to me, which makes this even more dangerous. I was frightened for my life and that is why I am taking it to this forum. If nothing is done about this I am seeking legal advice.
Was driving down the road right after coming off the highway and suddenly the power steering light came on and started blinking and beeping. I tried to turn into a side street as soon as possible and the power steering was definitely malfunctioning, making it very hard to turn. Good thing I wasnt still on the highway at the time or it could have been pretty dangerous.
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