str8 tsx

Just called in the 800 number and the rep said currently my car does not fall under the recall range of VIN# for now atleast; however, since the recall is so recent they are still generating a more complete range everyday. He said they will be constantly updating the VIN range until the end of March and notify owners at that point. So I guess you won't know exactly if you're safe until they generate the final list.

str8 tsx

Anyone possibly know where the relay is located?

calcbert

The Helms manual (page 11-250 to 251) seems to say it would be the PGM-FI Main Relay 2 located under the left kick panel by the driver.

Tumby

+1

Tsx6363

http://www.in.honda.com/Rjanisis/pubs/SB/B07-017.PDF
vin range is given here

kwjustin89

Do you know where I can get a copy of this headlight recall?

afici0nad0

thanks

G36

If you car is affected, for any type of recall, there will be a letter in the mail. Recalls are a totally different story than a TSB.

Now, speaking of TSB's, does anyone know where to access this for informational use?? Used to be , years ago, this information was readily accessible on the Web, for free. Not so any more. I believe the reason being, to may people were accessing this info to have service done to their car while under warranty, costing the MFG's to much $$. The TSB is nothing but a notice to dealers in case a customer has issues with whatever minor problems occur with their vehicle that has been registered withe MFG, due to so many customer complaints. This means the MFG. has acknowledged there is an issue, but won't address it till the customer has a complaint about that issue.

LuvMyTSX

Try nhtsa.gov (TSB search). All Data used to have it for free, but not anymore. I tried to paste the link in here but it isn't working.

26Shaun

Aww, I'm number 024966... 209 cars after mine were affected. Being that I have such a late model 2005, I'd say 25175 was the last production number given to a 2005.

-Shaun

Tumby

I checked with the dealer today and the service advisor indicates the problem vechicles are produced after mine that was bought in early 05..... so.. I think the problem vechicle are all produced in mid or late 05.

Also, for those in Canada, there are in total 1500 approximately vechicles are impacted.... including all other Honda models beside TSX.... there are not too many of TSX to be impacted in Canada.

TSXFL

The longer crank time is for emission control on the tsx. It sucks.

PWPTSX

how does longer crank related to the emission???? i thought that it was just the crappy Panasonic battery............

MichaelkTSX

I don't see how that relates to emission either since other ULEV don't have the longer crank time.

After I switch out the OEM battery crank time got better unless its cold. The OEM battery always had a long crank time no matter the weather.

Alin10123

When the weather is cold out and you are in the middle of cranking the engine, the CPU is analyzing the exhaust and trying to figure out the best configuration to startup the engine while producing the least amount of emissions.

Alin10123

The 06+ engines have more HP because the throttle bodies are larger and there have been a few modifications to the engine. That's pretty much it. Most of the other items stay the same. Theoretically the 06+ engines have more than 5HP difference because that's when the federal gov had all manufacturers starting in 2006 use the SAE rating on HP. Some manufacturers had HP go up, many had theirs go down.

tgreenwood

I drive a silver 2005 TSX auto. I'm a newbie to this forum. I found you guys by googling the recall issue.

We're checking our car today. We have had absolutely no problems with it except a cracked winshield from an oversized truck that cut us off and spit rocks all over the windshield.
Never experienced any of the symptoms related to this recall, but we're still checking it out.

T

themayor

Not true, my '05 is 031xxx. I purchased in November.

pr0tek025

So how does the recall work if I'm past the 50k mi warranty period and my VIN falls within the list of recalled vehicles? I don't have any problems so far (knock knock), but I know that I should have this recall work performed.

If I have the recall work done, do they give you a 90-day warranty (or anything) if you are out of the vehicles 50k mi warranty period?

handydandy

i have a 2006 tsx, and if my vin # is jh4cl...C025672
do i fall into this?

aaronng

Recalls should be free even for cars out of warranty.

MaxOctane

I think I bought the very last 05 TSX. Almost ALL dealers were sold out, and we found a dealer that was getting in one last shipment. Mine is 033053. Beat that

jlukja

LuvMyTSX

According to the article on the first page, only 2005 TSXs are affected. The only 2006 model affected is the Ridgeline.

TSeXy_Grl

i thought only the 2005's are affected? why is your 2006 affected? i have a 2006 bought in july 2006. does that mean i could be in this range?

poltergeist

Where do you guys come up with this stuff? Word to the wise....don't believe everything you read on an internet forum.

G36

It's a recall, doesn't matter about age or mileage!!

arch

I fall into this recall range. So do we wait until we get the official notice in the mail before we can take our cars in for the repair?

I noticed over the past few months my car has been taking longer to start, it just cranks over and over sometimes and feels like it wants to stall out right after it started up. Its an 05 auto btw. Doesnt happen all the time maybe 3-4 times a week out of 70 trips.

dpak84

Hey guys took my 05 TSX for a 30,000 mile service, and they knew about the recall to the relay line.

The happened to have the part in stock and performed the main relay update under my warranty.

Also, they performed the head light lens bulletin (adding some clips) that prevents the tsx headlights from getting condensation.

You could maybe try calling your dealership and seeing if they can perform the recalls early.

pr0tek025

But what I'm worried about then is what happens after I have the recall item replaced since I'm out of the warranty period. Does anyone know if they give you a warranty on the replaced item itself for 90-days or 5k miles (or anything)?

julyccc

my 05 tsx is not in that range. where did you get these number

TSX2345

Then you are not affected. They are on the TSB

LOL888

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but did anyone that have this problem still hear the fuel pump working when turning the key to ignition 2? I think I have this problem on an 04, but I'm not sure..

wcimo

My 2005 RL has cut out a few times at 65-70 miles an hour. This is extremely scary. I'm really annoyed that Acura did not contact me. I will be calling them this morning to get this repaired.

GWEEDOspeedo

Hope you can get it fixed. This happened before I owned my 2005 TSX so I wouldn't have gotten a notice. My VIN is not in the range, so I should be okay as long as they never increased the range.

wcimo

I checked and I am in the VIN range. I called Acura and they told me that the repair was done in 2007 before I owned the car. I checked the relay and it is the defective Mitsuba relay. Las Vegas Acura wants to diagnose the problem and charge me for the diagnosis. Does anybody know that if they did the recall would they be replacing the Mitsuba relay with another Mitsuba relay or did the dealer a few years ago just take Acura for a ride and say that they did the work when they really didn't?

LuvMyTSX

I'm confused, are you saying your RL should be included in a TSX recall? I would think the RL community would be of better help for you.

Simba91102

I too am a little confused. This a TSX right? Anyway, if Acura says it was done, I'd be confident that they did it. Why would they tell you otherwise? And I'd also be confident that the work was actually done. It seems to me that there's much more downside in not doing the job and claiming otherwise than there is in any possible upside. Most dealers actually like warranty work (it's a money maker more often than not), and many dealers are not what they were years ago when it comes to customer service (though in my experience, the American car dealers still trail considerably).