2006 Acura TSX

No clear pattern

16.2% of complaints about the 2006 Acura TSX arrived in its first year of service. That is an unusual figure for a 2006 vehicle, but with only 68 complaints on record the sample is too small to call it a pattern — the margin of error covers the range where ordinary vehicles sit. The figures below are reported without a verdict. The most-reported system is steering (24 complaints), typically at 10.6 yr or about 119,000 miles.

Complaints: 68
Median age at failure: 9.1 yr
Median mileage: 80,000 n=55
Crash / fire / tow: 8.8% of reports
Safety recalls: 4

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

19E068000 2019-10-10

Vehicle speed control:accelerator pedal

Dorman Products, Inc. (Dorman) is recalling certain Accelerator Pedal Assemblies part numbers 699-114 and 825-5029-1, sold as replacement parts for 2003-2006 Acura MDX, 2004-2008 Acura TL and TSX, 2003-2007 Honda Accord, 2005-2006 Honda CR-V, 2007-2011 Honda Element, 2005-2008 Honda Pilot and 2006-2014 Honda Ridgeline vehicles. The rotating portion of the accelerator pedal assembly may bind. As such, these vehicles fail to comply with the requirements of Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS) number 124, "Accelerator Control Systems."

If the accelerator pedal binds, the engine may not quickly return to idle after the pedal is no longer pressed, increasing the risk of a crash.

13V093000 2013-03-15

Engine cooling

Honda is recalling certain model year 2004-2008 Acura TSX vehicles originally sold in, or currently registered in, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin and the District of Columbia. In states that use corrosive materials for deicing, driver's footwear may bring in materials that saturate the vehicle's carpeting, which is in contact with the vehicle's engine Electronic Control Unit (ECU). As a res

A vehicle stall increases the risk of a crash.

10V174000 2010-04-29

Steering:hydraulic power assist:hose, piping, and connections

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2004 THROUGH 2008 ACURA TSX PASSENGER VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN SEPTEMBER 25, 2002 AND FEBRUARY 13, 2008. PROLONGED HIGH UNDER HOOD TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE THE POWER STEERING HOSE TO DETERIORATE PREMATURELY AND MAY CAUSE THE HOSE TO CRACK AND LEAK POWER STEERING OIL.

OIL LEAKING ONTO A HOT EXHAUST PIPE WILL GENERATE SMOKE AND A BURNING SMELL, AND COULD POTENTIALLY RESULT IN AN UNDER HOOD FIRE.

06V270000 2006-07-26

Equipment:other:owners/service/other manual

ON CERTAIN PASSENGER VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES, THE OWNER'S MANUALS CONTAIN INCORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION'S (NHTSA) VEHICLE SAFETY HOTLINE.

THE LANGUAGE IN THE OWNER'S MANUALS IS NOT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CURRENT MANDATORY REQUIREMENTS.

In owners’ own words

Steering 13,000 mi 9 mo in service

MY VEHICLE'S STEERING WHEEL MAKES A MOANING NOISE WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL TURNS LEFT OR RIGHT A LOW SPEEDS. THE ACURA DEALER REPLACED THE CABLE REEL INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL HUB BUT THE NOISE CONTINUES. I AM AFRAID THIS NOISE IS AN INDICATION THAT SOMETHING INSIDE THE STEERING WHEEL WILL WEAR OUT EVENTUALLY AND CAUSE LOSS OF VEHICLE CONTROL. *TR

Steering mileage not reported 3.8 yr in service

GOING AROUND A TURN MY VALET KEY ON MY KEY RING WAS LODGED INTO A SCREW HOLE IN MY STEERING WHEEL CAUSING MY KEY TO COME OUT OF MY IGNITION AND TURN OFF MY CAR. I WAS ABOUT TO GO INTO A CURB BUT I WAS ABLE TO USE MY BRAKES. *TR

Steering 78,000 mi 4.3 yr in service

ONGOING LEAK OF POWER STEERING FUEL WHICH CAUSED SMOKE AND ODOR OF BURNING. POWER STEERING FLUID WOULD DRAIN AND HAD TO BE REPLACED FREQUENTLY. UPON INSPECTION BY DEALER, POWER STEERING HOSE WAS CRACKED AND NEEDED REPLACEMENT, THIS WAS COMPLETED AT DEALERSHIP. *TR

Other TSX model years

How to read this

This is what owners reported, not a reliability rating. People file with NHTSA about alarming failures, not routine ones, and complaint volume tracks how many cars were sold.
Failure ages come from the incident date on each complaint, populated on about 83% of records. Mileage is shown where reported — NHTSA’s 2021 system change cut mileage capture to roughly 15%, so it thins out sharply after MY2020.
Every rank compares this vehicle only against others of the same model year. A 2025 car has not had time to accumulate five-year failures, so comparing early-failure share across years is meaningless.
Fourteen make-months distorted by media storms and mass recalls — Toyota in February 2010 ran 11× normal volume across 33 models — are excluded.
Recalls are manufacturer actions and authoritative; complaints are not. A recall listed here may already have been performed on any individual car. Check a specific VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls.

2006 Acura TSX

When each system is reported — middle 50% of complaints

Safety recalls — NHTSA campaigns

In owners’ own words

Other TSX model years

How to read this