Power Steering Failed Problems of Acura TSX

While driving on the highway, a warning message to "check power steering!" appeared and the power steering deactivated completely. This left me suddenly in a very heavy and difficult to turn vehicle. I had to push/pull the wheel very hard to the right to slowly get it off the highway while barely missing other cars. This was a very unsettling/highly dangerous situation. I have researched the issue and found that this year/model car specifically has a well known issue with the power steering failing. This is absolutely a safety issue and needs to be recalled. Acura has quoted $3800 to fix the problem! told me it is the entire power steering gearbox/assembly which implies it's something like a worn out motor , however the issue is intermittent and usually disappears once the car has fully cooled down, at least until it has heated up again at which point it will suddenly happen again at any time (typically after an hour or two at most). The fact it is an intermittent issue would suggest it is a computer related problem/wiring problem - aka ; defective part . Car has only 105k miles and has never been mistreated not had any damage sustained nor have any serious potholes been hit. Apparently Acura is repairing problems with the eps unit under a lifetime warranty for that specific part, but not the steering gearbox. So they clearly recognize the defective nature of the power steering in this model/year car but want to minimize the cost to fix the problem by only warranting the cheaper of the possible power steering issues to fix while leaving any other issues up to the owner to pay out to fix. I cannot afford this so I effectively no longer have a vehicle. . Spent 25k for this car and got 105k out. Of it only. . Thanks Honda! I will never purchase another Honda anything and will be sure to share this with anyone who will listen. Unbelievable.

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My 2012 Tsx power steering failed this weekend while driving and it was a very dangerous situation. I was able to get the car home but was quite lucky that none of our teenage drivers were using it at the time. The dash warning signal came on for the electrical power steering. I followed the instructions in the car manual and tried to reset the warning by turning the car on and off and it did not make the issue go away. Upon making an appointment today and doing some research on the problem, I found that this has been reported many times on several websites. I believe this is a significant safety issue and you should take action to prevent future, more serious incidents.

While driving at approximately 45 mph my power steering abruptly failed. The "check power steering" indicator came on. The steering wheel immediately locked up. I was able to get the car into a nearby store parking lot but steering ability was almost nonexistent. I had the car towed to my Acura dealer who looked at the car and told me the electronic power steering component had failed and would need to be replaced. I researched this online and found that this seems to be a common problem with this make and model. The unit was replaced at a cost of $1,500. This is a serious safety issue and should be investigated as Acura/Honda has not addressed this at all.

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While driving to work this morning all suddenly my car power steering system failed.

I drove my car to the store with no problem but when I left the store and started my car and it had a power steering failure warning. I had to drive home without power steering making it difficult to turn. Upon searching this issue there are numerous other complaints for the exact same thing.

Turning left into my neighborhood, there was dash warning message for complete power steering failure. It took a massive effort, on my part, to turn the wheel and complete the turn in front of traffic. As I was in my neighborhood, I was nursing the vehicle back to my residence. About two minutes later, after the event, the warning light went off, and the power steering started to work again.

I have a 2012 Acura Tsx that has had no prior issues before this one. While driving on the highway my steering wheel locked up and the message check power steering came across the dash. The electronic power steering module failed causing my steering wheel to lock up. This was very dangerous as I no longer had control of the car and was unable to turn the wheel. I have seen at least 100 complaints of this issue happening to other owners while on the highway, in busy intersections, and while driving. I live in the upstate of south carolina and there is major road construction going on. This mean no emergencies lanes, only two lane and concrete dividers so there is no way to pull off the road. Therefore this is a fatal accident waiting to happen. This definitely needs to be checked out for a recall so that no one loses there life because Acura would rather keep charging people $1,500. 00 to fix it instead of reporting a recall for a faulty part.

Acura Tsx power steering failure while driving out of driveway, warning light appeared and power steering failed. I contacted Acura and advised of all the similar problems other have had with this vehicle and the extreme safety issue. Due to it being just a matter of time until someone is killed, I demanded they pay to repair the steering. They have not responded back to my request. I continue to follow up with my claim. I hope this complaint results in a recall not for just me but to save the life of parents and children driving around with this vehicle that could kill them on the highway or any roadand and they have no notice and don't even know. I am grateful my family is still alive.

While driving at approximately 40 mph on a four lane, divided highway, the "check power steering" light came on, and almost immediately the power steering system failed. Steering wheel was very difficult to move as car was guided to the side of the road in heavy traffic. After shutting the car off and waiting 30 minutes, car was restarted and the error cleared. The power steering system function returned and the car was able to be driven home. Checking online forums afterwards, determined that failure of the electronic power steering control module is very common in these cars between 75,000 and 80,000 miles. This car had 77,900 miles on it when this failure occurred.

Tl-the contact owns a 2012 Acura Tsx. The contact stated that while driving 45 mph, the power steering failed. The contact stated that it was extremely difficult to turn the steering wheel left or right. A dealer was not made aware of the failure. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 70,000. Ad.

My car has approximately 75,000 miles. I was driving in a parking lot and and indicator came on stating "check power steering. " the steering wheel locked up and became almost impossible to turn. I turned the car off and went on my way, hoping it was a temporary problem. The problem went away the next time I turned on my car. But 3 days later, the var did the same thing when I was driving in a parking lot. This time, it never went away. The car could not be driven, and was towed to my mechanic. My mechanic noticed that the power steering system frequently failed on 2011 Acura Tsx's. When I searched for "2011 Acura Tsx steering failure," I also noticed that this problem has happened frequently and has caused a number of accidents--the power steering has failed while people were driving. My mechanic ordered a new power steering computer for my car, but that did not fix the problem. At this point, it appears the entire steering rack needs to be replaced, which will cost $5,000-$6000.

Last week driving my Acura Tsx 2012 car home from work, suddenly the electronic power steering failed. I was driving on a winding road and mid sharp turn the power steering failed and I almost lost control and came close to crashing into the tree line on the side of the road. I had stop since my heart was palpitating so hard. I almost crashed into the tree line and would have been seriously injured or worse. Luckily my instincts kicked in and I was able to with all my might slow down the car and turn the wheel as hard as I could to avoid crashing. This is really dangerous and I am lucky that I came away unscathed. I took my car to the dealer and they told me that I needed to replace the whole electronic module which will cost approximately $1200 to fix/replace. This type of failure is very dangerous and something needs to be done about it.

The contact owns a 2005 Acura Tsx. The contact stated that at start-up, the power steering failed to operate as designed, without warning. The contact added power steering fluid to the power steering reservoir however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not taken to be inspected or diagnosed. The contact referenced the failure to NHTSA campaign number: 10v174000 (steering) however, the VIN was not included. Autonation Acura gulf freeway (1125 gulf fwy s, league city, TX 77573) was contacted and informed of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

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While driving, in motion, the electronic power steering (eps) failed. Dash indicator light displayed "check power steering system". Steering wheel was incredibly difficult to maneuver. I have driven cars equipped with traditional belt & pump-driven power steering systems that failed before with not much issue except reasonably extra effort to maneuver, but the higher level of strength required after the Tsx's esp failed was shockingly greater. The car was diagnosed at an Acura dealership that confirmed the eps module had failed. This module is basically a computer, so it cannot be given regular maintenance or monitored. The consumer will never have any signs of failure until it actually fails.