skyline8610

my 2011 tech tsx w/ 7500 miles has never given me any problems before today. last night i go to turn on the car and it takes about 20 secs of crank to turn on and all the service lights go on. vsa, engine, transmission, mainly power steering since the steering wheel needs like 20 lbs of force just to turn. my luck that the service dept is closed for the new yr even though its jan 2 already. so no loaner and im lucky they even took it in today. i pray i get a good call tomorrow. this happen to anyone else? i know the 1 gen has a power steering recall.

saucy

Sounds like more than a power steering issue, but not positive. I would def get that thing to the service guys to have them look at it. Seems to me something to do with power at the crank, causing things to not work appropriately.

loner

Bad alternator will cause all these symptoms.

musty hustla

what about a bad battery?

its rayden

bad alternator will drain the battery, so it could both.

skyline8610

thanks for the suggestions. im hoping its an easy fix if it is a battery or alternator. acura called me today saying they haven't checked the vehicle but luckily they have a loaner vehicle for me which i will be picking up tomorrow.

PyroDave

i dont know for sure, but i can give you hopefully a sigh of relief. i was sitting in my car once when the battery was weak(just replaced it two weeks ago under warranty), and the car actually died. i was bluetooth streaming music, and it stopped all of the sudden. i was really confused, and all of a sudden, ALL the error lights turned on, and i couldn't move the wheel. turned it to off then tried to crank. it was dead and my friend came to jump me(luckily i keep 6 guage cables in the trunk). so most likely, its your battery or alternator

skyline8610

So. No relief for me. Dealer said wires seemed to be chewed by rodents. Its not covered under warranty and il have to go under insurance. They ended up giving me a loaner. I do believe them because by my job there are a lot of rats running a muck. So be careful where you guys park.

Mr. NC

^^^

That suuuuuucks.

I may have a weak battery as well due to cold weather me thinks. I hear the alternator ticking over sometimes...

TSXKid2010

Sounded like a battery or alternator problem to me until I read their diagnostic.
That sucks bro! scares me stuff like that could crawl into your car and fuck shit up.

At least it was just rats and not what happened here...


Best of luck :p

saucy

^ holy shiz....

HondoGermany

I swear, my heart stops bumping for a minute.
I hate snakes.
From now on I will be afraid of opening my hood!
And now I hate you Kid!
No more interesting in getting member of seeu2crew.LOL

PyroDave

ask if they'd be willing to goodwill atleast part of it(can't hurt, the worst they'll say is no.) i remember reading about a member who put something around his car to ward off the rats in his garage for some reason(i think he parked for a few days at a time). you might wanna look into that for the future. sorry to hear about this =/

TSXKid2010

Mr. NC

Forreals Kid that picture is waaaaaaay 2 graphic lol

loner

I've heard a big-ass snake will keep the rats out if your engine compartment. Anybody tried it?








Nevermind.

its rayden

did they show you the chewed wires? that's one of those things i would call BS on unless i saw it myself...

TSXKid2010

Guys, he just wanted to replace the serpentine belt

skyline8610

Tsxkid2010 that was a scary ass picture lol. Its rayden il ask to see the wires if possible to my knowledge they have not yet started working on the car

ed_423

jesus christ kid.

kixo

Honda has had problems with rodents chewing through wires after it switched to environmentally friendly wiring harnesses that use a food-based insulation -- soy, I think.

These attract rodents who chomp down.

I would ask for a goodwill repair as this is an issue Honda/Acura is aware of. And once replaced, how can you be sure it won't happen again?

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

holy muthafawking shizz.....the snake gave me the creeeeeeeppppssssss

but yeah dead battery or dying alternator or starter....either of these will cause the problem....get the car a jump and take it to a Advance Auto Parts/Autozone for a free electrical system check up

PyroDave

lmfao swoosh, way to read

swoosh

iTrader: (5)

^^^ lol yeah i read the rodents part and say the snake pic and still posted the advice for future reference i guess LOL

this is what happens when your in a hurry