I own a 2009 Acura TSX. What led me to buy it? I had heard good things about Acuras, and, while I wanted a TL, I couldn't justify the cost, so I dropped to the TSX. Besides, there was no other car of a similar style that caught my eye.
I immediately loved it; the interior was very nice, it had an amazing sound system, and it drove pretty well. It was just nice to finally own a brand new car that no one else had owned.
And then came the problems...
Within the first year of ownership I had to deal with two: windshield trim and digital display controller.
The windshield trim problem is as of now a well-known Acura issue. The trim comes loose, thanks to poor adhesive. Honestly I wish they didn't have the trim done in sections. I had to have mine replaced in 2009 and again in early 2011. Acura finally sent a notice to everyone with cars that had the trim problem in 2013 to get it replaced. Since mine hasn't had an issue since 2011, I left it alone.
The digital display controller had to do with my digital display (for audio, environmental controls, etc) getting jacked up. Have you ever seen a calculator suddenly display wacky-looking numbers? That's pretty much what happened. I had no idea what temperature I was setting my heat or AC to. I had no idea which vents I was using.
This ended up being a fairly big deal. The first time I took the car in, which was on a Saturday (my usual routine), they told me that the folks they needed to assist at Acura didn't work weekends. That was fine, as I was doing this around the same time I needed my windshield trim fixed, and I had to come back for that anyways.
The second time I brought it in, I got the windshield trim issue resolved (had to bring it back for parts), but at that time their system for diagnosing the problem was down. I had to bring it back a few weeks later to get it diagnosed and then again once the part arrived. I was told that I was lucky I had a warranty as it would have been a $1500 fix. Ouch.
The next issue was the brakes. Apparently Acura TSXs have had lots of brake noise issues. Ultimately, mine needed to be quickly replaced. I got a notice that I could get something like $150 back if I brought my car in for a replacement set. I did that. While the brakes work, I've always had issues with brake noise. To be honest, I've just given up on that fight.
Thinking I had conquered my technical issues, in 2012 I found yet another - problems with the doors/locks. Suddenly my door locks were making all sorts of noise and I was having issues just locking my car doors remotely. When I brought it in, they found an issue with the rear passenger door. Something in it had to be replaced.
They had my car for a week before fixing it, at a cost of around $900. When they were in the process of fixing it, they cracked something in the door panel, which had to be replaced. At least I didn't get charged for that! Still, I had to bring the car back a few days later to get that problem dealt with.
This summer I've noticed more door lock noise issues and a few problems with the auto-lock feature (sometimes it doesn't lock the front passenger door).
One last issue, which is cosmetic, involves some of the upholstery on my driver's side door ripping. Oh, and my driver's seat showing some cracking. I've read that this product works well with restoration.
Outside of warranty and fed up, I will no longer be bringing my car into an Acura dealer or Acura Authorized Service.
Saturday, August 31, 2013
Dave Rabbit
On Thursday, August 29, I discovered something while listening to the Opie & Anthony Show - Dave Rabbit.
Dave Rabbit was the alter-ego of one Clyde David DeLay, who sadly passed away on January 20, 2012. His show was called Radio First Termer, and it operated for 21 days in January 1971 apparently out of a room in the back of a whorehouse in Saigon during the Vietnam War.
The Opie & Anthony Show brought it up in February 2008. While I'm a regular listener of the show, I only catch bits and pieces during the day, usually on my way home from work. I had completely missed this episode, which thankfully reappeared during a listener request show last week.
Bits and pieces from one show have made it to the internet. Warning: it's filthy, it's raunchy, but most importantly, it's funny. I don't agree with some of his takes on the military and drugs, but that doesn't mean I'm not entertained. I'm all for saying what you want on radio; if you don't like it, turn it off! If you're prepared, visit this site and you can download what remains of the show.
Here's Dave's Podcast site.
Here's more on Dave from About.com. And here's info that he himself came out with a few years back (incidentally, he went public before the O&A show put it out to its listeners).
Dave Rabbit was the alter-ego of one Clyde David DeLay, who sadly passed away on January 20, 2012. His show was called Radio First Termer, and it operated for 21 days in January 1971 apparently out of a room in the back of a whorehouse in Saigon during the Vietnam War.
The Opie & Anthony Show brought it up in February 2008. While I'm a regular listener of the show, I only catch bits and pieces during the day, usually on my way home from work. I had completely missed this episode, which thankfully reappeared during a listener request show last week.
Bits and pieces from one show have made it to the internet. Warning: it's filthy, it's raunchy, but most importantly, it's funny. I don't agree with some of his takes on the military and drugs, but that doesn't mean I'm not entertained. I'm all for saying what you want on radio; if you don't like it, turn it off! If you're prepared, visit this site and you can download what remains of the show.
Here's Dave's Podcast site.
Here's more on Dave from About.com. And here's info that he himself came out with a few years back (incidentally, he went public before the O&A show put it out to its listeners).
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