TSX Ezpass problem
08-17-2005, 11:31 AM
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TSX Ezpass problem
Hi everyone. Just picked up an Acura TSX about a week ago, and I've noticed a strange problem with my Ezpass tag and wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue.
The tag was working fine in my old car, but when I put it up on my windshield, it hasn't been getting read as I go through tolls. First I had put it behind the left hand side of the rear-view mirror, just as it had been in my other car. No good. Then i moved it to the passenger side, near the top of the windshield, no good. Then the other side of the rear-view mirror, no good.
It does work if I hold it up in my hand in front of me as I go through the toll lanes.
I have noticed the black/spotted areas around the top/sides of the windshield, as well as around where the rear-view mirror attaches to the window. Could those areas have some sort of interference effect?
Has anyone else heard of this type of problem? I know that anyday now I'm going to get 20 violations in the mail!
I searched the TSX forums first, but couldn't find anything related to this issue.
I would appreciate any help or suggestions!
The tag was working fine in my old car, but when I put it up on my windshield, it hasn't been getting read as I go through tolls. First I had put it behind the left hand side of the rear-view mirror, just as it had been in my other car. No good. Then i moved it to the passenger side, near the top of the windshield, no good. Then the other side of the rear-view mirror, no good.
It does work if I hold it up in my hand in front of me as I go through the toll lanes.
I have noticed the black/spotted areas around the top/sides of the windshield, as well as around where the rear-view mirror attaches to the window. Could those areas have some sort of interference effect?
Has anyone else heard of this type of problem? I know that anyday now I'm going to get 20 violations in the mail!
I searched the TSX forums first, but couldn't find anything related to this issue.
I would appreciate any help or suggestions!
08-17-2005, 12:30 PM
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Maybe yhe battery in your EZpass needs to be replaced. I have been told that the night adjusting rearview mirrors like in the TSX can cause EZ pass batteries to drain. No problem ith mine either - behind and to the left of the mirror.
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08-17-2005, 01:58 PM
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Originally Posted by miner
Maybe yhe battery in your EZpass needs to be replaced. I have been told that the night adjusting rearview mirrors like in the TSX can cause EZ pass batteries to drain. No problem ith mine either - behind and to the left of the mirror.
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08-17-2005, 03:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Viking
I haven't enocuntered any problems with my EZ Pass. I place it right behind the rearview mirror (on the left side).
Originally Posted by GIBSON6594
Do you have it behind the tinted area of the widshield? 
11-05-2005, 07:58 PM
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Well, I've had Acura send me a new tag...twice since my last post. I continue to have problems going through the tolls. It seems to work if I go through at 2 mph...which is awful. I've even put the tags in another car and haven't had the same problem.
The Ezpass website says "Windshields with solar ray glass, solar tint, heated or heat reflective windshields, and insulated or Insta-Clear glass may also prevent the tag from being read properly."
http://www.ezpass.com/static/info/exteriortags.shtml
Does the TSX have any of those?
I can't be the only one having this problem...
The Ezpass website says "Windshields with solar ray glass, solar tint, heated or heat reflective windshields, and insulated or Insta-Clear glass may also prevent the tag from being read properly."
http://www.ezpass.com/static/info/exteriortags.shtml
Does the TSX have any of those?
I can't be the only one having this problem...
11-07-2005, 08:28 PM
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Originally Posted by Mattsx
Well, I've had Acura send me a new tag...twice since my last post. I continue to have problems going through the tolls. It seems to work if I go through at 2 mph...which is awful. I've even put the tags in another car and haven't had the same problem.
The Ezpass website says "Windshields with solar ray glass, solar tint, heated or heat reflective windshields, and insulated or Insta-Clear glass may also prevent the tag from being read properly."
http://www.ezpass.com/static/info/exteriortags.shtml
Does the TSX have any of those?
I can't be the only one having this problem...
The Ezpass website says "Windshields with solar ray glass, solar tint, heated or heat reflective windshields, and insulated or Insta-Clear glass may also prevent the tag from being read properly."
http://www.ezpass.com/static/info/exteriortags.shtml
Does the TSX have any of those?
I can't be the only one having this problem...
Sorry I can't help any further.
11-07-2005, 09:38 PM
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I've had EZPass on my TSX for about a year now with no prolems. Have youcontacted EZ Pass?
Originally Posted by Mattsx
Hi everyone. Just picked up an Acura TSX about a week ago, and I've noticed a strange problem with my Ezpass tag and wanted to see if anyone else has had this issue.
The tag was working fine in my old car, but when I put it up on my windshield, it hasn't been getting read as I go through tolls. First I had put it behind the left hand side of the rear-view mirror, just as it had been in my other car. No good. Then i moved it to the passenger side, near the top of the windshield, no good. Then the other side of the rear-view mirror, no good.
It does work if I hold it up in my hand in front of me as I go through the toll lanes.
I have noticed the black/spotted areas around the top/sides of the windshield, as well as around where the rear-view mirror attaches to the window. Could those areas have some sort of interference effect?
Has anyone else heard of this type of problem? I know that anyday now I'm going to get 20 violations in the mail!
I searched the TSX forums first, but couldn't find anything related to this issue.
I would appreciate any help or suggestions!
The tag was working fine in my old car, but when I put it up on my windshield, it hasn't been getting read as I go through tolls. First I had put it behind the left hand side of the rear-view mirror, just as it had been in my other car. No good. Then i moved it to the passenger side, near the top of the windshield, no good. Then the other side of the rear-view mirror, no good.
It does work if I hold it up in my hand in front of me as I go through the toll lanes.
I have noticed the black/spotted areas around the top/sides of the windshield, as well as around where the rear-view mirror attaches to the window. Could those areas have some sort of interference effect?
Has anyone else heard of this type of problem? I know that anyday now I'm going to get 20 violations in the mail!
I searched the TSX forums first, but couldn't find anything related to this issue.
I would appreciate any help or suggestions!
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