Ownership Cost for 2014 Acura TSX (Technology Package)
Estimated: $43201 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3671
$1762
$1542
$1395
$1248
$9618
Insurance
$1999
$2069
$2141
$2216
$2294
$10719
Fuel
$1472
$1516
$1569
$1632
$1705
$7894
Maintenance
$1941
$1626
$1131
$1413
$1913
$8024
Repairs
$680
$865
$981
$1105
$1287
$4918
Taxes & Fees
$1369
$1369
$1369
$1369
$1369
$2028
Total Ownership Costs
$11131
$7994
$7563
$7889
$8624
$43201
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st & 2nd Rows
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 2359.737216
Displacement CI: 144
Displacement L: 2.359737216
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 201
Engine KW: 149.8857
Engine Model: K24Z3
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1C: 4,001 - 5,000 lb (1,814 - 2,268 kg)
Make: ACURA
Manufacturer: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Manufacturer Id: 987
Model: TSX
Model Year: 2014
Other Restraint System Info: seat belts: front, rear, rear center
Plant City: Sayama
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Saitama
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Tech
TPMS: Direct
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Automatic
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2010
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
IT WAS APPROXIMATELY 8:00 AM, CONDITIONS WERE CLEAR AND THE TEMPERATURE WAS 51 DEGREES. I WAS AT A FULL STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT WITH THE CAR IN DRIVE AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE. THE CAR WAS IDLING NORMALLY WHILE WAITING AT THE LIGHT AND THEN SUDDENLY I HEARD THE ENGINE NOISE CHANGE, RPMS INCREASED AND I COULD FEEL THE CAR PULL AGAINST THE BRAKES. I PUT THE CAR IN NEUTRAL AND THE TACH SHOT UP TO 4,500 RPMS. I PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND SHUT IT OFF. AFTER THE CAR WAS SHUT OFF, I RESTARTED IT AND THE RPMS RETURNED TO A NORMAL IDLE. I SHIFTED INTO DRIVE WHEN THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN. IT WAS HARD TO GET THE SHIFTER OUT OF PARK BUT IT DID GO INTO DRIVE. THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED AT THE LIGHT IN FRONT OF AN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. ABOUT A HALF DOZEN CHILDREN WERE CROSSING IN FRONT OF MY CAR WHEN THE ENGINE WENT OUT OF CONTROL. IT WAS VERY SCARY. I IMMEDIATELY CONTACTED THE CLOSEST ACURA DEALER TO REPORT THE INCIDENT AND TOOK THE CAR TO THAT DEALER. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM SO THEY CALLED IN THE REGIONAL ACURA REPRESENTATIVE. HE CONDUCTED A 4 HOUR EXAMINATION OF THE CAR BUT WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM AND COULD NOT OFFER A SOLUTION FOR FIXING THE CAR. I REQUESTED A COPY OF THE TEST REPORT SO THAT I COULD SEE WHAT WAS TESTED AND THE RESULTS OF THOSE TESTS. ACURA REFUSED STATING THE INFORMATION WAS PROPRIETARY. I'VE HAD NUMEROUS DISCUSSIONS WITH ACURA CORPORATE, THE SERVICING DEALER AND THE DEALER WHERE I PURCHASED THE CAR. THE TWO DEALERS ACKNOWLEDGE THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE ISSUE AND STATE THAT THEY BELIEVE ACURA NEEDS TO DO SOMETHING TO SOLVE THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. THE ACURA CORPORATE REPRESENTATIVE STATES THEIR POSITION AS "WE DON'T KNOW HOW TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT WE WILL NOT REPLACE THE CAR". *TR