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2008 Acura TSX problems

NHTSA lists 34 complaints for the 2008 Acura TSX, 3 of them mention a crash and 1 mention a fire. 2 complaints mention an injury, with 2 injuries and 0 deaths reported.

Data build 2026-10-09.

NHTSA lists this vehicle as ACURA TSX.

At a glance

Complaints
34
With crash
3
With fire
1
With injury (complaints)
2
Injuries
2
Deaths
0
Recalls
2
Do not drive recalls
0
Park outside recalls
0
Recall potential units (maximum)
167,255
Investigations
0
Open investigations
0
Manufacturer communications
27

Complaints per 100k sold unavailable. No sales source is available for this record.

Where the complaints are

Top systems
SystemComplaintsShare of this vehicle's complaints
STEERING1750.0%
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM411.8%
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC411.8%
SERVICE BRAKES38.8%
STRUCTURE38.8%
TIRES38.8%
AIR BAGS25.9%
ENGINE25.9%
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)12.9%
EQUIPMENT12.9%
Top subsystems
SystemSubsystemComplaints
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULICANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP1
STEERINGHYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST1
STRUCTUREBODY1
STRUCTUREFRAME AND MEMBERS1
VISIBILITYREARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES1

One complaint can name several systems, so shares can add to more than 100 percent.

Model-generated complaint tags: This model year has not been tagged.

Recalls

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2 recalls.

13V093000

Date: 2013-03-15. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

Defect: Honda is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Acura TSX vehicles originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In states that use (excerpt)

Consequence: A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash. (excerpt)

Remedy: Honda will notify owners and Acura dealers will inspect the vehicle and replace any damaged ECU, free of charge. All vehicles will have a waterproof cover installed onto the ECU, free of charge. The recall began during April 2013. Owners may contact Acura Client Relations at 1-800-382-2238 and select option 4 or go to www.recalls.acura.com. (excerpt)

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

10V174000

Date: 2010-04-29. Systems: STEERING.

Defect: HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2008 ACURA TSX PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 AND FEBRUARY 13, 2008. PROLONGED HIGH UNDER HOOD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY AND MAY CAUSE THE HOSE TO CRACK AND LEAK POWER STEERING OIL.

Consequence: OIL LEAKING ONTO A HOT EXHAUST PIPE WILL GENERATE SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL, AND COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.

Remedy: HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS AND DEALERS WILL REPAIR THE VEHICLES FREE OF CHARGE. THE SAFETY RECALL BEGAN MAY 28, 2010. OWNERS MAY CONTACT ACURA CLIENT SERVICES AT 1-800-382-2238.

Do not drive: No. Park outside: No.

Investigations

0 investigations; 0 open.

Manufacturer communications

27 manufacturer communications.

Communications by system
SystemCount
ENGINE8
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM6
EQUIPMENT6
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL4
POWER TRAIN3
TIRES2
AIR BAGS1
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING1

10237044

Date: 2023-05-17. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in rollover of internal chip memory. The rollover occurred on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM local time

10207004

Date: 2022-01-25. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM.

ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022, at 12:00AM local time. As a result, the navigation date and time will be incorrect.

10165333

Date: 2019-07-11. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: SUSPENSION.

This SKU is a Front Upper Ball Joint. The customer communication requested return of unsold inventory to inspect for the outer diameter of the ball joint housing being too small. The outer diameter being too small would prevent the part from being installed, and would therefore have no impact on

10152441

Date: 2018-12-19. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ENGINE, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING.

"Service bulletin - American Honda is extending the warranty coverage on the Piston Rings and Pistons for 2009-11 TSX L4 to 8 years from the original date of purchase or 125,000 miles, whichever comes first. The warranty extension does not apply to any vehicle that has ever been declared a total lo

10146073

Date: 2018-10-16. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN.

Servicenews article - Is the MIL on with DTC P2271 (secondary HO2S [sensor 2] circuit signal stuck rich)? What's likely causing this is the PCM is misinterpreting the A/F sensor (sensor 1) signals, causing the PCM to think that sensor 2 is stuck rich.

10143211

Date: 2018-07-10. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Service bulletin - There are specific leak dye kits for the R-134a and R-1234yf A/C systems; make sure you use the correct kit for to the A/C system you are working on.

10142451

Date: 2018-06-14. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN.

Tech line summary article - Is the MIL on with DTC P2271 (secondary HO2S [sensor 2] circuit signal stuck rich)? What's likely causing this is the PCM is misinterpreting the A/F sensor (sensor 1) signals, causing the PCM to think that sensor 2 is stuck rich. To fix this issue, replace both sensors.

10139576

Date: 2018-05-24. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: AIR BAGS, EQUIPMENT.

Dealer message - Today, May 24, 2018, Acura is announcing a warranty extension for 2002-17 Acura vehicles. This warranty extension applies in cases where any of the replacement driver?s and/or front passenger?s airbag inflators have failed internally.

10100462

Date: 2016-11-23. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

SERVICE BULLETIN - NAVIGATION SYSTEM INFORMATION.

10211608

Date: 2016-03-18. Type: Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions. Systems: EQUIPMENT.

Special Tool Loan Program: Under TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN, the list has been updated.

Notes on this record

  • Complaints from the API and bulk file are merged and deduplicated by ODI number; the API alone misses records.
  • System and subsystem counts are numbers of distinct complaints, recalls or communications that name them. One record can name several systems, so shares across systems can add to more than 100 percent; a single share never exceeds 100 percent.
  • Recalls are counted once per campaign, investigations once per action and manufacturer communications once per NHTSA id, even when NHTSA lists several model names for the same record.
  • A sales denominator is a calendar-year proxy, not the population of vehicles still in use. Rates are copied from verified pipeline output.

Other names NHTSA uses

None listed.

Matched NHTSA models

Matched labels and complaints
NHTSA model labelComplaints
TSX34

Same model, other years

All model years | All Acura models

Other Acura models, 2008

  • TL: 124 complaints
  • MDX: 49 complaints
  • RDX: 33 complaints
  • RL: 13 complaints
  • RSX: 1 complaints

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