Problems with 2004 Acura TSX POWER TRAIN

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 acura tsx. the contact stated that she noticed that her vehicle was leaking oil. the contact stated that the driver was putting 2 quarts of oil in the vehicle approximately 2 times a day. the vehicle was taken to her mechanic for diagnosis. the technician advised her that the bearings in the transmission were loose and the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was contacted and they offered no assistance. the failure mileage was approximately 147,000. the current mileage was approximately 148,000. updated 4/4/13 *cn

I own a 2004 acura tsx. my ac blew out on me when i was driving home from work. i only had around 60,000 miles at that time. the dealer wanted to change the whole ac unit. compressor, hoses, condenser, and flush the system out. they know about the ac failure as many acura tsx were reported with this problem and not offering any recall on it. it's an expensive repair to fix. they quoted me $3,000.00 for the full repair. *tr

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 acura tsx. the contact was driving approximately 40 mph when the vehicle would not shift into manual transmission and begin exhibiting a loud, abnormal noise. the vehicle was taken to an authorized dealer and the dealer advised the contact that the transmission would need replacing. the contact stated that the transmission was replaced three years prior at 62,000 miles. he also stated that the radio had failed and would need to be replaced for the second time and the air conditioner also needed replacing for the third time. the vehicle was not repaired. the vin was not available. the failure mileage was 62,000 and the current was 118,000.

On my way to work, i started hearing a noise in the drivetrain. i checked the car over the next morning and took it to the dealership. they're telling me the carrier bearings and differential bearings are worn out in the manual transmission -- after only 54k miles?! they're not covering it under warranty. i'm being told it is not a "warranty item. *jb

The clutch failed at 56,000. i have driven a clutch for 24 years. the clutch lasted over 125,000 miles in my last vehicle. i also have experience driving trucks with manual transmission. the dealer would not support any warranty since the clutch is a "wear part".*jb

At about 19,000 miles, my clutch began slipping. i noticed before this that it was occasionally difficult to engage first gear, and often the transmission would grind when shifting into reverse. i brought the car to dealer, (acura of greenwich, greenwich, ct.) and was told the clutch was bad, and had to be replaced, and was damaged by overheating, as a result of my improper driving. i have owned eight manual transmission cars in my over 30 years of driving, and never had a clutch fail before at least 60,000 miles. my driving style is very conservative. i have never abused the clutch. i have checked several acura/tsx forums on the internet, and the hard shifting and grinding in reverse, as well as premature clutch failure, is mentioned by more than a few owners. fortunately, my dealer was very fair, and replaced the clutch as goodwill. however, the problem has been mentioned in an acura service dept. magazine as well. it appears several owners have not been as lucky as me, and had to spend big money. i believe there should be tsb issued regarding this problem, as this does appear to be a defect in some tsx vehicles. *jb

1) car with 9000k develops mechanical sound with decelerating 2) took in car to dealer for recall on wire in trunk and they found problem with transmission. i found out from service rep that they had another of the car in their shop for the second time with a second transmission problem. a friend also had a transmission problem. 3) dealer is replacing transmission. i would like to look into lemon law as the web seems to indicate problems with this car and i have 3 examples of the problem.*jb

In april 2004 honda issued a recall for the transmission being out of spec (tsb 124722). three months after purchase i had to take my car to the dealer to have other warranty work performed. i was then notified that there was a recall on the transmission. *akalthough i did have a dealer loaner car, i was with out my car for 3 weeks. i purchased my tsx in june of 2004, 2 month after the recall. the vehicle vin should have been checked before sale for any outstanding recalls. either it was not checked or i was not told! if i was aware of the recall i would have required it to be fixed before sale. perhaps it was not made known to me, because i would have requested a different vehicle outside of the recall vin range.

When the vehicle was moving at a low speed and the gears were being changed to a lower gear, a grinding noise was heard coming from the transmission. please provide any additional information. *nm

While proceeding to enter the interstate transmission failed, causing the driver to pull off the highway. the driver had the vehicle towed to the dealer. *ak