Five problems related to engine burning oil have been reported for the 2009 Acura TSX. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Acura TSX based on all problems reported for the 2009 TSX.
Excessive oil consumption.
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.
I am having to put 2-3 quarts of oil in my vehicle once a month. I had taken my vehicle into the Acura dealership last year and they started that there was a recall on my vehicle for the exact issue that I'm having but my VIN wasn't included in the recall. The recall is for deposits building up in the engine which cause oil to be burned more during acceleration and the solution would be to replace the pistons on the engine and other various engine parts. Please reference recall information TSB #b13-006 NHTSA# 10152441.
I took my vehicle in for repairs and was told my pistons were bad because of oil consumption I then got intouch with Acura I took in to there orland location and was told that I didn't qualify because it was 125,000 or 8 years of ownership first owner had car in 08 I purchashed it in 2015 but the oil consumption is a manufacturing problem why am I stuck with paying and I was never notified of the recall I found out on my own.
Vehicle burns excessive amounts of oil, 1 quart every 1200 miles. Acura will not fix the issue and says this is acceptable. I have already incurred additional repair costs due to this problem including replacing the severely stretched timing chain and am also constantly adding oil to the car every week. I realize this is not a safety complaint but Acura should be held accountable in some way for this.