Consumer Complaints


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03/19/201013600
 Normal driving, rear brakes worn out prematurely. oe brakes worn out at 13600 miles, replacement brakes are currently being replaced at 35300 miles (i am currently at the dealer). rear brakes are wearing out on the inside pads. possible caliper issue. front brakes are wearing normally. recall has been issued for canadian models of this car, us models are yet to be recalled for this same issue. honda accords have similar premature wear issue. honda is yet to acknowledge the issue formally even though a complaint has been made. so far i have spent $250 (first time) and $200(second time) to get rear brakes replaced under 35000 miles. history of car: bought tsx in october 2008 (2009 model), first set of pads replaced in april 2009. second set in march 2010.
01/26/20097001
 2009 acura tsx was purchased on 12/29/08 in pa. during the 1st 3 months of purchase, the car has developed an engine/knocking noise when driving and accelerating. the car has been taken to the dealer a total of 4 times thus far for investigation. per the dealer, this issue appears to be occurring on many 2009 tsx models. . the noise is consistently produced while driving and accelerating, further pronounced while rpms are between 2000 and 2700, and has become more prevalent as time goes by. as instructed, the vehicle is only run on premium fuel. the dealer has been able to replicate the noise, but is unable to determine a fix. according to the techline, the metallic knocking/pinging the tsx makes while driving and accelerating is ?normal at this time? and the issue is under investigation. i also called acura client services per the case number above and was told that there was no known issue for the 2009 tsx. according to the dealer, many tsxs are experiencing the same issue and nothing can be done based on no resolution from corporate. given honda?s strong root in reliability, value and customer service, i find it hard to believe that this metallic knocking/pinging from an engine would be considered ?normal?. i am very concerned that this knocking/pinging noise is a design flaw that will develop into long-term safety and reliability issue given the detrimental impact to the engine/powertrain, causing the engine to shutdown during driving, etc. if this issue is wide spread as the dealer reports across the 2009 tsx fleet, i am concerned of this issue and honda's failure to address the issue or provide an explanation of the cause. the austrilian gov't is also investigating a similar issue with the honda euro, pressuring honda to identify the issue and provide a fix before long-term safety issues arise. ? your consideration of this problem and any recommended solution with honda acura would be greatly appreciated. *tr