# 2010 ACURA TSX — POWER TRAIN
> NHTSA complaint `1052172` · 2014-04-01 · Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
## Severity
- **Deaths:** 0
- **Injured:** 0
- **Fire:** No
- **Crash:** Yes
- **Police report:** No
- **Medical attention:** No
- **Vehicle towed:** No
## Vehicle
- **Make:** ACURA
- **Model:** TSX
- **Year:** 2010
- **Manufacturer:** Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
- **Component:** POWER TRAIN
- **Miles at failure:** 113,000
- **Speed:** 20 mph
## Narrative
BRAKE PEDAL IS FREEZING.  WHY IS THIS NOT A RECALL!?    IT WAS A COLD MORNING (3 DEGREES F).  I WARMED UP THE CAR, LEFT MY ROAD AND, AS I APPROACHED THE LIGHT AT THE MAIN ROAD, I WENT TO APPLY THE BRAKES AND THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS LIKE A ROCK.  IT WOULDN'T MOVE.  I'D ALREADY APPLIED THE BRAKES SEVERAL TIMES BEFORE GETTING TO THAT POINT.  I LOOKED DOWN AT THE PEDAL TO SEE IF ANYTHING WAS IN THE WAY.  WITH LITTLE TIME TO REACT AND THE GEAR SHIFT READING LIKE WAR AND PEACE IN THAT MOMENT, I THREW THE CAR INTO PARK TO TRY TO REDUCE THE IMPACT AS I HIT 2 OF THE CARS AT THE LIGHT.  I IMMEDIATELY CALLED 911.  WHILE ON THE PHONE WITH THEM, I HEARD A HISSING SOUND AND THE BRAKE PEDAL FINALLY GAVE WAY.  I PHONED THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THE SAME THING HAPPENED TO TWO OTHER PEOPLE THAT DAY--JUST FROM THAT ONE DEALERSHIP. I GOT NOWHERE WITH THEM BECAUSE I WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.  I CALLED ACURA CORPORATE AND THEY COULD NOT HAVE CARED LESS.  THEY ASKED WHAT I WANTED AND I SAID, "I WANT YOU TO CARE ABOUT WHY YOUR BRAKE PEDAL IS FREEZING."  WITH MY CAR STILL AT THE BODY SHOP, I PHONED THE DEALER AGAIN. THEY SAID THEY THINK IT'S A FAULTY CHECK VALVE AND VACUUM LINE THAT LETS CONDENSATION FREEZE IN THE LINE.  AND GUESS WHAT?  THOSE PARTS HAPPENED TO BE ON A NATIONAL BACK ORDER...BUT THERE'S NO RECALL!???  I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND MET WITH THE GENERAL MANAGER, WHO AGREED TO PROVIDE ME WITH A LOANER UNTIL THE PARTS CAME IN AFTER THE BODY SHOP WAS DONE WITH MY CAR. THE PLAN WAS TO DRIVE THE CAR SLO
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