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2013 ACURA TSX — STEERING

crash1 injured · 1581986 · 2019-07-08

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
TSX
Year
2013
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
STEERING
Miles at failure
88,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
Yes
Police report
Yes
Medical attention
Yes
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

OUR NON-MOVING VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HARD REAR-END COLLISION AT A IN CITY TRAFFIC WAITING TO MAKE A LEGAL TURN. A WEEK LATER VEHICLE LOST STEERING MOBILITY. WE HAD BATON ROUGE, LA ACURA DEALERSHIP RUN A DIAGNOSTIC. THEY FAILED TO DETERMINE IF THE FAILURE WAS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH REAR-END COLLISION. I WOULD SAY SO. THAT IS FINE LIL TOUGH CAR. WE ARE THE SECOND OWNERS. ALL WE HAVE HAD TO DO IS PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE AND CHANGE A BATTERY. ACURA CARS AT 88K MILES DO NOT HAVE ELECTRICAL COMPONENT STEERING PROBLEMS. AT THE TIME AN OWNER OF A 2008 TSX HAD 179K MILES WITH NO PROBLEMS. OUR HOUSEHOLD HAD TO EXPERIENCE MORE THAN A$1700 UNEXPECTED EXPENSE. SPOKE WITH AN NHTSA REP LAST WEEK. SHE MENTIONED THE STEERING SYSTEM IS UNDER WARRANTY FOR THAT MODEL YEAR (2013). HELP

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
11230226
Machine
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