2005 Acura TSX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"sometime the airbag light goes off and stay off after the start which is normal but sometime it stays on never go off after you start it."

"i was driving alone on a icy city street and was unable to stop completely when another vehicle was turning left. my vehicle was traveling at approximately 12-15 miles per hour when it impacted the other vehicle. on the other vehicle there was no damage at all and on my 2005 acura tsx there was a minor indentation in the front bumper caused by the other cars license plate and my passenger airbag had deployed. after doing my research and talking to two mechanics, i was informed that it isn't standard operating practice for an airbag to deploy unless it is absolutely necessary for safety purposes. based on the specifics of this minor fender-bender, the passenger airbag shouldn't have deployed because nobody was sitting on the passenger side and due the speed at impact. in my opinion, this seemed like a defective airbag that acura should be responsible for and not my insurance company. i contacted acura customer relations for assistance and basically given the run-around for 4 weeks only to be told that i needed to report the accident to my insurance and they would pursue a claim against acura if they chose to. although these particular airbags aren't on the recall list, i do believe that there are issues with the 2005 acura tsx airbags based on the amount complaints i've read online. i have been an acura/honda customer for over 15 years and was quite disappointed in their response and how they handled my request."

"while driving at low speed, both driver and passenger side airbags deployed. there was no impact between my vehicle and any other vehicle or object. the root cause for the deployment is unknown at this time (insurance inspector has not provided an update at this time)."

"at 230,000 miles the passenger airbag light started flashing when the seat was unoccupied. at 236,000 the light is now on constantly. i have seen others complain about this same problem and have to agree that i do not understand why this years model is not covered in the takata recall. this is clearly a safety issue."

"airbag mil has been registering on vehicles instrument panel. light started glowing sporadically for some time, even before the mileage and date listed above. it would turn on off erratically, while driving vehicle. problem has escalated over time and now in constantly glowing on. "according to acura tsx manual this indicates an airbag related safety issue". have been able to phtotograph the airbag mil light at different mileage. photographic proof available upon request to indicate problem escaliting over time."

"the srs (air bag) indicator began to illuminate intermittently. when the srs light was illuminated, the air bag system would become disabled. due to this safety hazard, my vehicle was unable to pass massachusetts state inspection. an acura deal pulled to codes and discovered a report of code 81-1- indicating a failure of the car seat buckle and required replacement of the driver's side car seat buckle at a cost of nearly $400. the part number is 04816seca12zd. the acura deal is unable to cover this repair under the lifetime car seat belt warranty. acura claims this is an electrical failure, not a mechanical failure. this "electrical" failure disables the srs system - which is very much a mechanical failure in the event of a collision. *tr"

"tl* the contact owns a 2005 acura tsx. the contact was involved in a crash and the air bags partially deployed. the contact mentioned that the air bags failed to inflate and the specifics of the crash were not available. a police report was filed and no injuries were sustained. the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was 210,000."

"on november 4 2014 i file a complaint with this car because the air bags deployed when the car was parking my husband and my little boy where on the car . ( iwas on the dentist office ) my husband decide to go into the car and give him some snack then after about 20 min that my husband turn on the car to use the ac the air bags passenger and driver side deployed ,the passenger side bag hurt my son, 22 months old in his ear and head ( baby and father was in the front seat of the parked car) the baby was taken to the hospital for crying so much. burns and ear pain were the result.at the previous complaint does not mention the damage the baby received because it was not fatal but after reviewing other complaints by other owners i decided to make a new complaint this car supposedly had an accident in 2009 for which the company carfax has record declared it a total loss on this car but i have in my possession a clean dmv title and carfax where the recur clarifies that were never the airbags be deployed and also never had structural damage iand i also want to clarify that was never lost in this car i have discovered an error in carfax so this car never where a total loss so no acceptable excuses, the airbags for this acura tsx 2005 deployed for no reason if you checked my car's computer will know that nothing cause the failure event only the fabrication defect i have documents supporting this. i do not know where else to turn or what else should i do to get acura answer for emotional damage because it was a terrible shock to see my baby burned his ear because of a manufacturing defect. i also take the car to the dealer that day claiming the incident they refused to revise the car ,again this car was never involved in an accident that could cause a defect in airbags. thanks i keep waiting for your early action on this dangerous defect. *tr"

"intermittently the air bag light goes on when starting the car and stays on while driving. since there hasn't been a recall on this yet, it would be very expensive to check this out and since it happens sometimes and not others, i was told it would be even more expensive to determine the reason and fix it. if this is a safety issue, acura should address it before it causes accidents and injuries. *tr"

"on multiple occasions, after starting vehicle, the airbag light stays on while driving. on or about may 23, 2014, i reported the problem to devon acura of norwalk, located in norwalk, ct and was advised that having the air bag light on while driving means the airbags will not be able to deploy in the event of an accident. given the safety issue, i immediately requested that acura address issue, but the dealer advised me that i will have to pay out of pocket because acura has not issue a recall to address the issue. consequently, i filed a complaint letter with acura requesting that the company address this major safety issue regarding my vehicle. and to my disappointment, acura's response to my vehicle safety issue is that they are committed to improving my customer experience in the future. *tr"