general problems of the 2010 Acura TSX

This is the second time this has occurred. The first time was about 3 weeks ago and since it had never occurred before, I believed it to be an anomaly. Second time. . . No longer an anomaly, this car has a breaking problem that is being ignored by Acura. On two occasions now my breaks have failed within the first few minutes of vehicle operation causing me to have to use my emergency break in order to avoid being t-boned by oncoming traffic. When I was approaching the stop sign I attempted to break only to find the break pedal solid and stiff and would not move no matter how hard I pushed. I had no breaks whatsoever. Within a short time after, the breaks started working. Conditions on both occurrences were temperatures below 10 degrees with a negative wind chill and I had not warmed my car up prior to driving it. The second time I was dangerously close to getting t-boned by oncoming traffic on the drivers side. The only reason I was not hit was simply because I had the presence of mind to pull the emergency break. This time I immediately parked the car and called for a tow truck. The vehicle is sitting at a Honda repair shop as there are no Acura dealers close. I contacted Acura and was told there were no service bulletins on this and that the car is out of warranty however a local advocate for my region would call me back on Monday. Today is Friday. Someone needs to investigate this as when I search the forums Tsxclub. Com (breaks fail when cold), there are multiple owners experiencing this issue. There are also cases on this site as well. Acura needs to acknowledge this issue and issue a recall on these vehicles. I cannot imagine what would have happened if this would have happened when my teen driver was behind the wheel.

The speed did not go down quickly when I broke. I gassed a little bit, then did break 2-4 seconds genteelly, but the speed did not go down significantly.

Brake pedal is freezing. Why is this not a recall!? it was a cold morning (3 degrees f). I warmed up the car, left my road and, as I approached the light at the main road, I went to apply the brakes and the brake pedal was like a rock. It wouldn't move. I'd already applied the brakes several times before getting to that point. I looked down at the pedal to see if anything was in the way. With little time to react and the gear shift reading like war and peace in that moment, I threw the car into park to try to reduce the impact as I hit 2 of the cars at the light. I immediately called 911. While on the phone with them, I heard a hissing sound and the brake pedal finally gave way. I phoned the dealer and was told the same thing happened to two other people that day--just from that one dealership. I got nowhere with them because I was out of warranty. I called Acura corporate and they could not have cared less. They asked what I wanted and I said, "I want you to care about why your brake pedal is freezing. " with my car still at the body shop, I phoned the dealer again. They said they think it's a faulty check valve and vacuum line that lets condensation freeze in the line. And guess what? those parts happened to be on a national back order. . . But there's no recall!??? I went to the dealership and met with the general manager, who agreed to provide me with a loaner until the parts came in after the body shop was done with my car. The plan was to drive the car slowly from the body shop to the dealer. But then the body shop called to tell me the brake pedal froze on them as they went to pull it into the garage to work on it (again, it was a cold morning). They didn't feel comfortable letting me drive it so called the dealer on my behalf who agreed to pick it up and tow it to the dealership. It hasn't happened since the repair but it hasn't been that cold.

The brake does not work during winter and morning when it's cold. The pedal gets stiff and does not work. But after 5 mins of engine running or after several steps on pedal the brake works. This was checked in the dealership but service department said it was normal.

I was very surprised to hear that my rear brakes needed replacement after only 24,800 miles. I had only taken my car in for the normal oil changing and tire rotation. My normal daily commute is to and from work totaling 50 miles, with the occasional short stop at a grocery store. When my husband questioned Acura if there were any complaints or recalls about the premature wearing of 2010 Tsx brakes, they stated they hadn't heard anything. (I had previously owned a Honda accord and I had similar problems with the brakes on that car as well. ) so my husband and I decided to look the information up online and there seems to have been a class action lawsuit filed indicating that certain Honda and Acura year models had complaints of premature wear on brakes. Apparently in the settlement you can submit your information and receipt to the settlement administrator and receive up to $150 back for the replacement of the new brakes. When I called the settlement administrator to verify that my car was included in this reimbursement settlement, I was informed, to my disappointment, that my car did not qualify. It seems that several people have had similar problems with premature brake wear and yet they only marked certain cars for replacement? evidently this is an ongoing problem with these certain year models and Acura should stand behind their product and replace the brakes without the customer having to go through the surprise and cost of replacing their brakes prematurely. Apparently the only way a recall will be made or anyone will take this problem seriously is if someone is badly injured or even killed when their brakes do not respond or respond improperly. If Acura/Honda does not address this issue, with the safety of its customers in mind, my husband and I will have to seriously contemplate doing business with a different company altogether.

After driving for about 30 minutes the brake pulsate so bad the vehilcle doean't want to stop. Acura is blaming the driver and is making me drive to the original dealership 120 miles one way to have the problem fixed. After doing a goolge search. This seems to be a big problem for Acura Tsx owners.

I have a 2010 Acura Tsx with 28,000 miles that needs rear brakes replaced. Front brakes are fine but rear brakes are worn down to the metal. Acura won't stand behind the warranty saying this is normal wear. They tell me I am one of the lucky one because most are replacing at 12,000 miles. Your front brakes should wear out before your rear brakes and my front brakes are in great shape. As I have researched online there are numerous complaints. I will have to replace the rear brakes in order to pass inspection on a 10 month old car. Acura wants to charge me $390. 00 to do this. The service manager admitted that Acura has a problem but they are not aloud to replace any rear brakes under warranty. Obviously the manufacturer has a problem with the way the braking system is set up on this car and it needs to be recalled and corrected. Once again the consumer will get left holding the bag.

My 2009 Acura Tsx needs brakes at 25,000 miles when on average brakes should be changed at 50,000. This is a way for the automakers to make money from the pockets of the consumer.