1.4
hardly worth mentioning- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 118,000 miles
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The transmission's final driven gear has gone out on me twice in the last year. As the attached image of another person's gear shows, two teeth somehow sheer off, and wreak havoc on the transmission bearings and transmission casing if not recognized and turned off immediately. Being a manual transmission, I have always been confident that the transmission's life would be much longer since the clutch takes most of the wear-and-tear of shifting gears. With multiple discussion forums from other consumers outlining the issue at hand (including this one: (www.tsxclub.com/forums/1st-gen-problems-fixes/105177-knocking-noise-only-when-power-wheels.html ), the fact that the part number has changed since the car was manufactured, and knowing that the number of vehicles effected relatively low lead me to believe that this is a manufacturing defect that Acura decided to ignore rather than recall. The first time I wasn't able to rebuild the transmission, which ended up costing me over $3,000 in order to buy a used transmission and install it, and this second time, it has cost me $1,850 to rebuild it. I noticed the problem while driving on the highway both times it broke down on me. The issue is easily recognized as a ticking sound that occurs every time the wheel/axle makes a full turn. It will get progressively louder over the subsequent 30 minutes or more until the car is basically clunking down the highway. My car had approximately 116,000 miles on it the first time, and the second transmission had about 135,000 when it broke down. Though the mileage can be pointed as being 'too high', it is well-known that Acura and Honda are long-living vehicles, including the transmission, and should not have such an issue as this unless the car was being raced and abused. In sum, this is certainly a safety issue for anyone traveling long distances and should be recalled.
- Milwaukee, WI, USA
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.
- Evans, GA, USA
The contact owns a 2005 Acura Tsx. The contact stated that while waiting at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The contact mentioned that the transmission slipped gears without warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician verified that the transmission had an internal failure. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and stated that they would call the contact at a later date. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage 70,000 and the current mileage was 100,800.
- Bloomfield , NJ, USA
- College Station, TX, USA