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2012 Acura TSX TSX Sport Wagon SW FWD

4
Recalls
12
Complaints

Safety Ratings.

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Frontal Crash
Side Crash
Rollover
Overall Front Star Rating

Combines Driver and Passenger star ratings into a single frontal rating. The frontal barrier test simulates a head-on collision between two similar vehicles, each moving at 35 mph.

Front Driver Side
Front Passenger Side
Overall Side Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Driver
Passenger
Overall Side Pole Star Rating

Combines Side Barrier and Side Pole Star Ratings into a single side rating.

Rollover Star Rating

The Rollover Resistance test measures the risk of rollover in a single-vehicle, loss-of-control scenario.

Rollover Risk: 9.9%

Complaints
Recalls

12 Complaints

for 2012 ACURA TSX SPORT WAGON
05/21/2019
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/14/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H59CC******
Summary

POWER STEERING MODULE DIED AT 95K... FIRST NOTICED AFTER STARTING IT UP AT THE END OF WORK DAY IN THE PARKING GARAGE. IT WAS DRIVEABLE WITH LOTS OF EXTRA MUSCLE DURING ANY KIND OF TURN. AFTER DIAGNOSTIC PERFORMED BY DEALER, ISSUE DID NOT OCCUR FOR A 30 MINUTE DRIVE HOME. THE NEXT MORNING THOUGH...IT WAS OUT AGAIN.

02/05/2019
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 02/01/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H6XCC******
Summary

EPS (ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT) FAILED WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY. AMBIENT TEMP OUTSIDE WAS -11 F. LIGHT TURNED OFF OVERNIGHT. NEXT DAY WAS FINE, -4 F, NO WARNING LIGHT, POWER STEERING ACTIVE. DAY AFTER, AT MORNING STARTUP, 20 F, LIGHT WAS BACK ON. NO POWER STEERING SINCE.

01/05/2019
Components: STEERING,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/05/2019
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H69CC******
Summary

I WAS DRIVING AROUND 30 MPH AND THE EPS WARNING LIGHT CAME ON, THEN IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT. I ALMOST CRASHED AS THE WHEEL WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN.

09/11/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 09/11/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

VEHICLE HAS LESS THAN 57K MILES AND FANTASTICALLY MAINTAINED. WHILE DRIVING WITH MY 3.5 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER THIS AFTERNOON, THE POWER STEERING LIGHTS AND MESSAGE CAME UP AND THE STEERING IMMEDIATELY FAILED CAUSING PANIC FOR MY DAUGHTER'S AND MY SAFETY. THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM ADVISED OF THE PROBLEM AND SUGGESTED TO TURN VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTED FOR THE NEXT 4 MINUTES OF DRIVING THEN A MANDATORY STOP WAS MADE, VEHICLE TURNED OFF AND SAT FOR 20 MINUTES THEN STARTED AGAIN AND PROBLEM WAS NONEXISTENT BUT WHILE DRIVING FOR ANOTHER 4 MINUTES, THE SYSTEM SHUT OFF AGAIN WITHOUT WARNING. LUCKILY I WAS NEAR MY HOME ABLE TO PARK. THIS WAS AN AWFUL FEELING AND I FEARS FOR MY DAUGHTER'S AND MY LIFE.

08/12/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 08/11/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H65CC******
Summary

DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH ON RESIDENTIAL COLLECTOR ROAD POWER STEERING FAILURE MESSAGE APPEARED AND STEERING WHEEL INSTANTLY BECAME ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO TURN. FORTUNATE ABLE TO WRESTLE STEERING AND TURN INTO RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODCOMING TO A COMPLETE STOP. TURNED CAR OFF TO INVESTIGATE ISSUE. UPON TURNING CAR BACK ON NO FAILURE LIGHT APPEARED AND NOW APPEARS OK TO DRIVE? IT WILL BE TAKEN TO SHOP FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING BUT LIKELY THIS IS THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING UNIT. IF THIS HAPPENED SUDDENLY ON A A HIGHER SPEED TURN OR CURVE DRIFTING INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC MORE THAN LIKELY. AN INABILITY TO STEER YOUR CAR JUST DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD WITH NO EXTERNAL EVENT IS A MAJOR SAFETY PROBLEM.

01/22/2018
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 01/02/2018
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H6XCC******
Summary

VEHICLES ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING CONTROL UNIT FAILED. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY WHEN THIS HAPPENED, BUT BECAME INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT TO STEER. THIS APPEARS TO BE A COMMON ISSUE ON THESE CARS WITH SIMILAR MILEAGE (73,000). ACURA WILL NOT HONOR THE PART AND OWNERS HAVE TO PAY OUT OF POCKET FOR A COMMON SAFETY ISSUE.

08/20/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/15/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H63CC******
Summary

LUCKILY I WAS MAKING A VERY SLOW LEFT TURN WHEN MY POWER STEERING COMPLETELY FAILED IN MY ACURA TSX WAGON. I WOULD PROBABLY NOT BE SITTING HERE WRITING ABOUT THIS EXPERIENCE IF I WAS DRIVING AT A HIGH SPEED. MY HEART WAS POUNDING OUT OF MY CHEST AS A STRUGGLED TO PULL OVER. THIS IS SO UNACCEPTABLE AND THESE CARS SHOULD BE RECALLED.

04/13/2017
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 04/13/2017
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H5XCC******
Summary

WHILE OUT ON A SHOPPING TRIP I STARTED THE CAR AND THE POWER STEERING WARNING INDICATOR AND ALARM DISPLAYED. I COULD NOT TURN THE WHEEL OF THE CAR TO EXIT MY PARKING SPACE SO I CALLED A TOW TRUCK. THE TOW TRUCK OPERATOR WAS ABLE TO MUSCLE THE CAR ONTO THE FLATBED. MY MECHANIC'S DIAGNOSTIC TEST INDICATED THAT THE ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING MODULE HAD FAILED. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF ANY PROBLEM PRIOR TO THIS FAILURE. THE CAR HAS 59K MILES AND IS WELL MAINTAINED. THE WEATHER WHEN THIS OCCURRED WAS CLEAR. I HAVE FILED A COMPLAINT WITH ACURA (CASE #05948611) BECAUSE I SEE THAT THIS UNIT HAS FAILED FOR OTHER OWNERS WHILE THE CAR IS IN MOTION CREATING AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD.

05/18/2016
Components: STEERING
Incident Date: 05/15/2016
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H67CC******
Summary

2012 ACURA TSX SPORTS WAGON (~31K MILES) - FAILURE OF ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING (EPS). LAST WEEK I PARKED THE VEHICLE WITH WHEELS TURNED TO THE LEFT AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR AFTER FEW MINUTES, THE POWER STEERING WAS GONE. I TURNED THE CAR OFF, RESTARTED IT AGAIN AND THE POWER STEERING CAME BACK. DID NOT THINK MUCH OF IT. THE POWER STEERING WENT OUT AGAIN (COMPLETE FAILURE) A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO WHILE DRIVING ON A STREET WITH MY FAMILY. I FELT THE STEERING WHEEL "JERK" TO LEFT AND RIGHT AND THEN A COMPLETE LOSS OF THE POWER STEERING. LUCKILY, I WAS ABLE TO MAINTAIN THE CAR IN LANE AND PULL IT OVER WITH USING A LOT OF FORCE. TURNING THE CAR ON AND OFF DID NOT HELP. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN. HAD I BEEN DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY OR A CURVY ROAD, COULD HAVE ENDED IN A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT. WITHOUT THE POWER STEERING IT REQUIRES A LOT OF FORCE TO CONTROL THE CAR. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD IT IS THE EPS UNIT (~$1,200 PARTS PLUS LABOR) . I CALLED ACURA'S MAIN OFFICE WITH MY CONCERN. THEY PROMISED TO LOOK INTO THIS AND TALK TO THE DEALER ABOUT DISCOUNTED FIX (MANUFACTURER WARRANTY JUST EXPIRED). I CHECKED THE INTERNET AND THERE IS OVER A HUNDRED OF SIMILAR EPS COMPLAINTS FOR ACURA AND HONDA. THERE WAS AN INVESTIGATION OPENED UNDER HONDA, HOWEVER, IT WAS CLOSED WITHOUT A RECALL. THIS IS A GREAT SAFETY CONCERN AND SHOULD BE A RECALL.

04/06/2015
Components: VISIBILITY
Incident Date: 04/06/2015
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H66CC******
Summary

DRIVING MY CAR HOME, NO OTHER TRAFFIC CLOSE BY WHEN I HEARD A LOUD POP, THEN A SECOND POP. BOTH SOUNDED LIKE AN IMPACT FROM SOMETHING, BUT THERE WASN'T ANYTHING AROUND. I FELT COOL AIR ON THE BACK OF MY NECK, OPENED THE SUNROOF SHADE AND SAW THAT MY GLASS WAS SHATTERED. AFTER A FEW MINUTES I COULD HEAR A CRACKLING SOUND THAT PERSISTED UNTIL I WAS HOME. UPON EXAMINATION, THERE WAS NO IMPACT MARKS, THE SUNROOF GLASS WAS SHATTERED, BOWED OUTWARD. WE PLACED PACKING TAPE OVER THE GLASS TO KEEP IT INTACT. I WAS GOING 55 MILES AN HOUR WHEN THIS HAPPENED, THE WEATHER WAS PROBABLY LOW 60'S OUT. *TR

04/15/2012
Components: STEERING,SUSPENSION
Incident Date: 03/08/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Summary

STEERING VIBRATES FROM 45 TO 75MPH, DEALER HAS TEST DROVE AND ALSO FELT THE VIBRATION, AND TOLD THAT IS THE TSX WAGON CHARACTISTIC, AND REFUSED TO DO A FURTHER DIAGNOSE. 2 WHEEL ALIGNMENT FOR THE 1ST 2 WEEKS OF OWNERSHIP THEN 2 ROAD FORCE TIRE BALANCED AND STILL DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM, THIS IS ALL HAPPENED IN 4 WEEKS. THE STEERING VIBRATION COULD CAUSE BY BAD MOTOR MOUNT, TRANSMISSION MOUNT, AXELS, BAD SUSPENSION COMPONENTS, BAD ROTORS. NEW CAR SHOULD NOT HAVE ANY STEERING VIBRATION, SPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY SPEED. *TR

01/12/2012
Components: ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING,FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
Incident Date: 01/10/2012
Crash: No
Fire: No
Vehicle Identification Number: JH4CW2H67 ******
Summary

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP LIGHT AND THE CAR IN FRONT SLOWS DOWN, I LET OFF OF ACCELERATOR, THEN PRESS DOWN ON ACCELERATOR AGAIN WHEN APPROPRIATE, THE CAR STALLS AND THEN LEAPS FORWARD. THIS CAUSES AN IMMEDIATE PROBLEM AND THE BRAKES HAVE TO BE APPLIED OR THE CAR IN FRONT GETS REAR ENDED. THE ACURA DEALER TELLS ME THAT THEY HAVE HAD NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, BUT, THEY CAN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BECAUSE ACURA WON'T FIX IT. *TR

4 Recalls

for 2012 ACURA TSX SPORT WAGON
10/01/2017
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 17V030000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Campaign Number: 17V030000
Manufacture: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarity and 2006-2011 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid, Civic NGV vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands, or "Zone A." Additionally, if not included in "Zone A" above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura TSX, Honda Fit and Pilot, 2008-2009 Honda Accord, 2006-2009 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, and 2007-2009 Honda CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia, or "Zone B." Additionally, if not included in "Zone B" above, Honda is recalling certain 2008 Honda Accord, 2006-2008 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV and 2007-2008 Honda CR-V vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming. These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the passenger frontal air bag modules used as original equipment or replacement equipment. In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the front air bags, these inflators may rupture due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to absolute humidity and temperature cycling.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

09/01/2018
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 18V042000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Campaign Number: 18V042000
Manufacture: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina, Texas, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands (Saipan), and the U.S. Virgin Islands or "Zone A." Additionally, Honda is recalling certain 2010-2012 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Accord Crosstour, Fit and Pilot, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V, and 2010 Acura ZDX and Honda Insight vehicles ever registered in the states of Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia or "Zone B." Unless included in Zones A or B above, Honda is recalling certain 2009 Acura TSX, Honda Accord, Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid, CR-V, Fit, and Pilot vehicles ever registered in the states of Alaska, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, and Wyoming or "Zone C." These vehicles are equipped with certain air bag inflators assembled as part of the frontal air bag modules, and used as original equipment or replacement equipment (such as after a vehicle crash necessitating replacement of the original air bags), may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to higher absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

16/05/2019
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V378000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An incorrectly installed air bag inflator may not properly deploy the passenger frontal air bag in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Campaign Number: 19V378000
Manufacture: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2013 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

27/06/2019
CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V502000
AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Campaign Number: 19V502000
Manufacture: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Components: AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
Summary

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a recall remedy part or replacement service part, that may explode due to propellant degradation occurring after long-term exposure to high absolute humidity, temperature and temperature cycling.

Notes

Owners may also contact the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Vehicle Safety Hotline at 1-888-327-4236 (TTY 1-800-424-9153), or go to www.safercar.gov.

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