2009 ACURA TSX — Problems, Recalls & Safety Data
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Safety Rating
113
Owner Complaints
6
Recalls
7
Service Bulletins
0
Investigations
Overview of the 2009 ACURA TSX
The 2009 ACURA TSX has received a total of 113 safety complaints filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). There have been 6 recall campaigns affecting this vehicle, covering issues with AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE. 7 technical service bulletins have been issued by Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) for this model year. The most commonly reported problems involve the Air Bags (24 complaints), Service Brakes Hydraulic (16 complaints), and Engine (11 complaints).
Recalls for the 2009 ACURA TSX
NHTSA has recorded 6 recalls for the 2009 ACURA TSX, potentially affecting up to 4,420,770 vehicles.
Recall 19V502000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 9,555 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2014 TSX Sport Wagon, 2010-2013 ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic and Civic Hybrid, 2008-2010 Civic GX NGV, 2012-2015 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2014 Fit EV, 2010-2014 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The vehicles are equipped with passenger frontal air bag inflators assembled as a...
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began August 12, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are F5F and Q5E.
View full details →Recall 19V378000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 19,138 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2014 Acura TSX, 2011-2013 TSX Sport Wagon, and 2010-2012 ZDX and 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid and Civic NGV, 2012-2014 Crosstour, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2013 Fit, 2010-2013 Insight, and 2009-2015 Pilot vehicles. The front passenger air bag inflator may have been installed incorrectly during replacement.
Consequence: An incorrectly installed air bag inflator may not properly deploy the passenger frontal air bag in the event of a crash, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the inflator installation and, if necessary, replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 5, 2019. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's...
View full details →Recall 18V042000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 691,726 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2010-2013 Acura TSX, ZDX, Honda Accord Crosstour, Fit, Insight and Pilot vehicles, 2011-13 Acura TSX Sportswagon, 2010-2012 Honda Accord,, 2010-2011 Honda Civic, Civic NGV, Civic Hybrid and CR-V vehicles and 2013 Honda FCX Clarity and Fit EV vehicles ever registered in the states of Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South...
Consequence: An inflator explosion may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag inflator, free of charge. The recall began February 16, 2018. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are B0K and L0J.
View full details →Recall 17V545000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 3,257 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2008-2012 Accord, 2010-2012 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2009-2012 Fit and Pilot, 2010-2012 Insight, and 2009-2012 Acura TSX vehicles that received replacement passenger frontal air bag inflators. One dealership may have incorrectly installed the replacement air bag inflators.
Consequence: In the event of a crash, an incorrectly installed passenger frontal air bag inflator may deploy the air bag improperly, increasing the risk of injury.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the passenger frontal air bag module assembly, free of charge. The recall began October 30, 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are O07, Y0A,...
View full details →Recall 17V030000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 977,708 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2009-2012 Acura TSX, 2011-2012 Acura TSX Wagon, 2010-2012 Acura ZDX, 2008-2012 Honda Accord, 2010-2012 Honda Accord Crosstour and Honda Insight, 2009-2012 Honda Fit, 2009-2012 Pilot, 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2012 Honda FCX Clarity and 2006-2011 Honda Civic, Civic Hybrid, Civic NGV vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii,...
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the front passenger side air bag inflator, free of charge. The manufacturer has mailed an interim notification, and will send a second notification when parts are available. Owners may contact Honda customer...
View full details →Recall 16V346000 — AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:PASSENGER SIDE:INFLATOR MODULE
| 2,719,386 vehicles affected
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2009-2011 Acura TSX, 2011 TSX Wagon, 2010-2011 Acura ZDX, 2008-2011 Honda Accord, 2010-2011 Accord Crosstour, 2006-2011 Civic, Civic Hybrid, and Civic GX, 2007-2011 CR-V, 2010-2011 FCX Clarity and Insight, and 2009-2011 Fit, and Pilot vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi, South Carolina,...
Consequence: An inflator rupture may result in metal fragments striking the vehicle occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall is KA4, KA5, KA6, and KA7.
View full details →Owner Complaints for the 2009 ACURA TSX
113 complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2009 ACURA TSX. Below is a breakdown by vehicle component.
| Component | Complaints | Crashes | Fires | Injuries | Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Bags | 24 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Service Brakes Hydraulic | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Cooling | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Electrical System | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Engine And Engine Coolingengine | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Power Train | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Steering | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Structurebody | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unknown Or Other | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Equipment | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuel System Gasoline | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes Electric | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structureframe And Members | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Control | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibility | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bags Alleged Counterfeit Air Bag | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Air Bagsfrontal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Air Bagssidewindow | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Electronic Stability Control Esc | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Exterior Lighting | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Fuelpropulsion System | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Seat Belts | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Service Brakes Hydraulicfoundation Componentsdiscpads | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Structure | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tires | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Vehicle Speed Controlthrottle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wheels | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Most Recent Complaints
The contact owns a 2009 Acura TSX. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the check engine warning light illuminated, after which the vehicle entered LIMP Mode and the throttle failed to respond. The contact was able to pull to the shoulder of the roadway to restart the vehicle. After restarting the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal functionality, but the failure became a persistent failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 143,000.
The check engine light came on and the “check transmission” warning sign came on all of a sudden one day. I started feeling hard ups/downs in gears from 1 to 2 and 2 to 3 (and also in reverse order of both these sequences). Its running rough and don’t feel safe driving the car.
Air Bag light shows on dash but when driving the air bad light flashes off and on. It happens often
I was driving car to work and when I was making a turn my car steering wheel stop working it was so hard to maneuver I almost crashed I took it to the shop and they asked to call the acura dealer before making repairs because this car had reports on the steering wheel malfunction I called and they said that this car wasn't cover by the warranty but this could off got me kill now the acura dealer is asking me for 3000 dollars to fix it when is a car factory default
THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT STOPPED CATCHING BECAUSE OF THE PLASTIC CAP COVERING THE MECHANISM CAME LOOSE. THE CAP HOLDS WITH LITTLE PLASTIC PEGS WHICH AREN'T VERY STRONG AND KEEP POPPING OUT. I FIXED IT BY REPLACING ONE WITH A SCREW BUT IT SHOULD BE MANUFACTURED MORE SECURELY TO BEGIN WITH. THE DRIVERS SEAT BELT IS A MAJOR PART OF VEHICLE SAFETY AND SHOULD BE MADE MORE STURDY THAN IT IS. THIS HAPPENED WITH REGULAR USE OF THE SEAT BELT AND NOT DURING ANY ACCIDENT.
Safety Rating for the 2009 ACURA TSX
NHTSA has not yet tested the 2009 ACURA TSX in its New Car Assessment Program.
Technical Service Bulletins for the 2009 ACURA TSX
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) has issued 7 technical service bulletins (TSBs) for the 2009 ACURA TSX. TSBs are notices sent by manufacturers to their dealers describing a known issue and the recommended repair procedure.
B18-026 — AIR BAGS
Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.
B18-022 — AIR BAGS
Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.
B13-006 — EQUIPMENT:MECHANICAL
"SERVICE BULLETIN - AMERICAN HONDA IS EXTENDING THE WARRANTY COVERAGE ON THE PISTON RINGS AND PISTONS FOR 2009-11 TSX L4 TO 8 YEARS FROM THE ORIGINAL DATE OF PURCHASE OR 125,000 MILES, WHICHEVER COMES FIRST. THE WARRANTY EXTENSION DOES NOT APPLY TO ANY VEHICLE THAT HAS EVER BEEN DECLARED A...
DLR MSG - Acura — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM
Dealer message - Today, April 2, 2015, American Honda is announcing a warranty extension for some 2009-2011 TSX vehicles for continued high oil consumption after having service bulletin 11-021, Product Update: Software Update to Improve Fuel Injector and VTC Timing performed. To increase client confidence, American Honda is extending the...
SB-12-018 — VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD
ACURA: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. UPDATED INFORMATION REGARDING THE TRIM COMING LOOSE FROM THE A-PILLAR DUE TO WINDSHIELD SIDE TRIM RETAINERS LOOSENING. *PE
SB-11-021 — FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM:INJECTORS
HONDA SERVICE CAMPAIGN: SEE DOCUMENT SEARCH BUTTON FOR OWNER LETTER. THE FUEL INJECTOR AND VTC TIMING AT COLD START MAY CREATE DEPOSITS ON THE OIL CONTROL RINGS THAT COULD CAUSE INCREASED OIL CONSUMPTION. 2009 & 11 TSX L4. *RM UPDATED 10/31/11. *PE UPDATED 11/4/11. *PE
SB-10-048 — STEERING:COLUMN
ACURA: WHEN TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL THERE IS A POPPING OR CLICKING NOISE. LIKELY FROM A BEARING PROBLEM. *RM
NHTSA Investigations for the 2009 ACURA TSX
There are no NHTSA defect investigations on record for this vehicle.
Other Model Years of the ACURA TSX
- 2004 ACURA TSX — 192 complaints
- 2005 ACURA TSX — 64 complaints
- 2006 ACURA TSX — 68 complaints
- 2007 ACURA TSX — 29 complaints
- 2008 ACURA TSX — 42 complaints
- 2009 ACURA TSX (current)
- 2010 ACURA TSX — 86 complaints
- 2011 ACURA TSX — 52 complaints
- 2012 ACURA TSX — 157 complaints
- 2013 ACURA TSX — 38 complaints
- 2014 ACURA TSX — 8 complaints
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