The contact owns a 2004 Acura TSX. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle made an abnormal clicking sound that was coming from the instrument cluster. The contact stated that upon decelerating to come to a stop, the vehicle stalled. The contact stated that while the vehicle was rolling, the contact shifted to neutral(N), restarted the vehicle and continued driving. The contact stated that the failure had been a recurring failure. The contact became aware that the VIN was included in HTSA Campaign Number: 13V093000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical System), which the contact related to the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the recall repair was performed; however, the vehicle failed to start after the repair. The dealer informed the contact that he needed to pay a fee for diagnostic test and the repair out-of-pocket. The vehicle was not yet diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 335,000.
Acura TSX stalling problems
21 of the 671 owner complaints about the Acura TSX describe engine stalls while driving, most of them for the 2004 model year.
- owner complaints
- 21
- worst model year
- 2004
- typical mileage
- 93,800
By model year
- 20141
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- 20101
- 20091
- 20081
- 20062
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- 20049
Often reported together
Won't start 3Warning lights 2Fuel pump 2Engine failure 2Check engine light 2Steering lock-up 1Slipping 1Seat belt 1
What owners say
My car has stalled over 50 times since I’ve had my vehicle less than 90 days and they can’t seem to figure out what’s going on I had the car looked at over 3 times
The contact owns a 2006 Acura TSX. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the vehicle loss motive power and stalled without warning. The vehicle was not taken to a local dealer nor an independent mechanic to be diagnosed. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact was relating the failure to the federal safety agency campaign number: 13V093000 (Engine and Engine Cooling, Electrical system). The manufacturer had been informed of the failure and confirmed that the Vin was not under recall. The failure mileage was approximately 128,241.
When I driving the car, either street or highway , the car slows down or lose horsepower. I could be doing 60 on the highway and the car stalls on it's own almost shutting down.
On 11/14/2019 took my car into bradshaw acura dealer ship for the ECM/ PCM corrosin recall #13-014 and they refuse to due the recall even tho my ecu has corrosin on it and explained to the service advisor cory that I was driving the car and it stalled out. Took the car to my mechanic and everting is in good and working condition but when he looked at the ecu and saw all the corrosion. On it he said this has to be the problem and I told the service advisor this and they refuse to do the recall and replace the PCM
I bought a brand new 2014 acura tsx may 27 2014 from concord acura dealership. Since 2014-2019 my car has been stalling to start. I've brought it in multiple times for the same issue, they would send me home and said nothing was wrong with my car. On jan 2017, after bringing my car in for the 8th time, they finally told me that my car was purchased with a bad battery from the manufacturer warehouse, that was why my car wouldn't start for 2 years. So they replaced the battery. Jan 2019 exactly 2 years later, my car stalls again! I immediately called aaa to replace my battery 01/15/19. My car still failed to start as the aaa technician asked me to start my car. So I dropped it off at acura of concord again on 01/17/19. The dealership service agent called me later that day jan 17th and said my car was diagnosed with no issues. She called me again jan 18th and said my car passed all inspections and I can pick it up next day. Jan 19th morning, she calls me and says, "you have a bad battery". But I just replaced my battery on jan 15th and it needs replacing jan 19th?can someone please explain to me why in 4 years I need 4 new batteries? Today jan 28th, I got a call from acura corporate that they can not figure out what is draining my car battery and why I'm having battery issues. They will not take responsibility for a defective car! Something is killing my battery!!!! I work at a hospital and I take er calls for trauma patients. If my car is unreliable and not starting, it is putting my patients life at high risk and affecting my work ethics. Why doesn't my car start? Why does my car stall when trying to start for 4 years? Why do I need 4 new batteries in 4 years? I have videos of my car hard start/ stalling issue which I cannot attach on here. If my car does not start in an emergency case, it is endangering my life and the people relying on me as well.
Tl* the contact owns a 2012 acura tsx. While driving approximately 55 MPH, the steering wheel seized and the vehicle stalled without warning. The vehicle restarted after one attempt. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the power steering module wiring needed to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired; however, the failure recurred. It was unknown if a dealer was contacted. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and advised the contact to call the federal safety agency. The approximate failure mileage was 75,000. The VIN was not available.
My car has been stalling during various speeds which almost caused an accident on several occasion. After stalling, I am able to start the car without any issues but will constantly stall on the go. There is currently a recall (the federal safety agency # 13v‑093) on the vehicle's ecu for the eastern u.s. Due to corrosion. My car is currently in guam which could highly have the same result as this recall due to salt water corrosion. Please look into this matter and possibly extend the recall to other parts of the state and territories within the coastal areas.
Excessive engine oil consumption causing oil level to go down too soon (<1000 miles) and causing the vehicle to lose power and stall for a few seconds when merging on to a freeway or starting in motion after a stop sign or prior slow down. This almost caused an accident while merging into a freeway after slowing down at a yield sign.
Around 11:15pm on 9/16/16 making a left turn at approximately 15mph all the center console lights/controls went out, vehicle lost acceleration as if it were in neutral, shifted to manual and pressed the accelerator as well, still no acceleration, only motor revving, turned headlights off then it accelerated, all dash warning lights illuminated, all gauges failed, vehicle stalled, tried to crank and would not turn over, put a charge to the battery, vehicle started but all issues remained. Unsafe to drive.
Related recalls
No recalls on record for this model year.
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Which Acura TSX years have engine stalls while driving problems?
The model years with the most reports are 2004 (9 complaints), 2005 (3 complaints) and 2012 (3 complaints).
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