NHTSA Complaint #11118871 — 2012 ACURA TSX

STEERING issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11118871
Vehicle 2012 ACURA TSX
Component STEERING
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 72,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AND WE WERE ON OUR WAY TO A WEDDING IN SANTA ROSA CALIFORNIA WE LIVE IN VALLEJO CALIFORNIA WE WERE GOING ON THE HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60 MILES PER HOUR AND THE CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON AND IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER MY HUSBAND PULLED OVER AT A GAS STATION AND WE SAT FOR ABOUT AN HOUR TURN THE CAR BACK ON AND IT WAS RESET IT WAS GOOD ABOUT 3 DAYS LATER I WAS DRIVING DOWN HIGHWAY 80 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE DAY GOING ABOUT 65 MILES PER HOUR AND THE LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN IT BECAME VERY HARD TO STEER I TRIED TO PULL OFF OF THE ROAD BUT THE SLOWER YOU GO THE HARDER IT IS TO STEER IT WAS VERY SCARY AND CARS WERE COMING PAST ME VERY QUICKLY I HAD TO PULL OVER IN AN UNSAFE AREA I LOOKED IT UP ONLINE AND APPARENTLY IT'S THE EPS MODULE THAT HAD GONE OUT IT'S HAPPENED TO A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE BETWEEN 60 AND 81000 MILES SINCE THIS IS A ELECTRONIC MODULE PROBLEM I THINK THAT ACURA SHOULD PAY FOR IT IT'S ALSO VERY UNSAFE TO HAVE YOUR STEERING GO OUT WHEN YOU'RE GOING DOWN THE HIGHWAY AND IT BECOMES EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN TO GET OFF OF THE FREEWAY OR TURN DOWN A ROAD I'M LUCKY THAT NOTHING HAPPENED

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