NHTSA Complaint #10345827 — 2004 ACURA TSX

THERE IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH ACURA 2004 TSX A/C COMPRESSOR GRENADING AND CONTAMINATING THE COMPLETE A/C SYSTEM. THERE ARE NO REAL EVENTS THAT LEAD UP TO THE FAILURE, YOU WILL SUDDENLY HEAR A GRINDING SOUND COMING FROM THE A/C THEN IT GOES OUT WITHOUT WARNING. INSTEAD OF ACURA ADDRESSING THE PROBLEM THAT HAS AFFECTED THOUSANDS ACROSS THE COUNTRY, THEY PURSUE GOODWILL DISCOUNTS ON BEHALF OF THE CUSTOMER WHICH NEVER COVER THE FULL COST OF THE ISSUE WHICH IS USUALLY AROUND $4000 TO FIX. YOU ARE BASICALLY AT THE MERCY AT THE COMPANY ON WHETHER THEY WILL COVER ANY PORTION OF THE COST WHICH IS AT NO FAULT TO THE CONSUMER. THE FACT THAT A RECALL HAS NOT BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS IS ASTOUNDING CONSIDERING IF ONE DOES A SIMPLE GOOGLE SEARCH TO SEE HOW COMMON A PROBLEM THIS IS, YOU WILL FIND THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE THAT HAVE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS A TICKING TIME BOMB THAT WILL EVENTUALLY HAPPEN TO ANYONE WITH THIS MAKE AND MODEL. ITS NOT A MATTER OF IF IT WILL HAPPEN BUT WHEN WILL IT HAPPEN. *TR