2004 ACURA TSX Interior Lighting Problems

CENTRE STACK LIGHTS OUT (RADIO, HEATER/AC UNIT) ACCORDING TO INTERNET RESEARCH MANY OTHER 2004 AND 2005 TSX OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM APPEARS TO BE A KNOWN DEFECT IN THE PRINTED CIRCUT BOARD. ALTHOUGH ACURA HAD ISSUED A SERVICE BULLETIN, AND SUPPOSEDLY INCREASED WARRENTY PERIOD FTO 100K OR 7 YEARS, THERE WAS NO NOTIFICATION TO OWNERS. MY 2004 TSX BEGUN EXPERIENCING THE PROBLEM AT 123K, SO I'M OUT OF WARRANTY, AND WILL MOST LIKLY HAVE TO FORK OVER $2,400 TO HAVE THE CENTER STACK REPLACED. THE NHTSA NEEDS TO INVESTIGATE THIS MATTER AND FORCE ACURA TO REPLACE FOR FREE AS THE PROBELM APPEARS TO PRESENT ITSELF SHORTLY AFTER THE WARRANTY PERIOD. *TR

I BOUGHT MY 2004 ACURA TSX CAR IN JAN 2008 A FEW MONTHS LATER AFTER I BOUGHT IT THE INTERIOR LIGHTING OF MY RADIO AND A/C BUTTONS WERE NOT TURNING ON ANYMORE MY WARRANTY WAS ALREADY OVER AND EVER SINCE I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIND A SOLUTION OR A RECALL. *TR

2004 ACURA TSX RADIO AND HEATER CONSOLE LIGHTS WENT OUT IN 2009. *TR

I HAVE RESEARCHED MY PROBLEM TO FIND THAT THIS IS COMMON WITH THE ACURA. APPARENTLY THERE WAS A DEFECT IN THE AUDIO SYSTEM THAT CAUSES THE LIGHTS ON THE TEMPERATURE CONTROL PANEL LOCATED IN THE CENTER DASH TO GO OUT. THE WARRANTY WAS EXTENDED BUT UNFORTUNATELY THE PUBLIC WAS UNAWARE AND THEN WHEN THE PROBLEM ACTUALLY OCCURS IT IS "TOO LATE" TO HAVE IT COVERED FREE OF CHARGE AND WAY TO EXPENSIVE FOR MOST TO AFFORD. NO LIGHTS WORK AND THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS WHILE TRYING TO ADJUST TEMPERATURE OR RADIO WHILE DRIVING. THE ONLY THING THAT LIGHTS UP IS THE WINDOW ON THE RADIO, NO BUTTONS. YOU HEAR THE HORROR STORIES OF TEXTING WHILE DRIVING WELL THIS ACURA MALFUNCTION IS JUST AS DANGEROUS. I LOVE MY CAR AND WITH ACURA'S REPUTATION YOU WOULD THINK THAT THEY WOULD FIX THE PROBLEM. THERE IS A HUGE NUMBER OF THESE CARS WITH...

AS MANY HAVE BEEN COMPLAINING ABOUT. CENTRE STACK LIGHTS HAVE GONE OUT AND I AM NOT UNDER WARRANTY! WHY SHOULD ANY TSX OWNER HAVE TO PAY FOR THIS, OBVIOUSLY WIDE SPREAD, PROBLEM!? 2004 ACURA TSX ONLY SOLUTION ACURA OFFERS IS TO REPLACE CONSOLE! *TR