2008 ACURA TSX — Complaint #1925046
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NHTSA Complaint about STEERING:HYDRAULIC POWER ASSIST:POWER STEERING FLUID filed September 5, 2023
NHTSA complaint #1925046 (ODI reference 11542655) concerns a 2008 ACURA TSX and was filed on September 5, 2023. The owner reports the failure occurred on September 4, 2023. The vehicle had 198,231 miles on the odometer at the time of the incident. The report was geocoded to New Jersey based on the filer's self-reported location. The affected component is categorized as steering:hydraulic power assist:power steering fluid, one of NHTSA's standardized taxonomy codes used to group defect patterns across make, model, and year.
The filer flagged the following severity indicators: crash: no, fire: no, injuries: 0, fatalities: 0. No crash, fire, or fatality was associated with this report, which places it in the early-warning stream rather than the priority-review stream. Because a VIN was supplied, this complaint is tied to a specific vehicle and not just a model-year cohort.
Individual complaints are consumer-submitted and unverified by NHTSA engineers — the agency's role at this stage is to collect, index, and make them searchable. What matters for federal action is the pattern: when many owners of the same ACURA TSX cohort independently describe similar steering:hydraulic power assist:power steering fluid failures, defect investigators have grounds to open a PE and request manufacturer data. Related filings for the same vehicle and component appear below, and the detail page for the full 2008 ACURA TSX shows the complete component-level complaint distribution alongside any active investigations or recalls.
Complaint Description
The contact owns a 2008 Acura TSX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed and attempting to complete a turn, an abnormal amount of effort was needed to turn the steering wheel. After a visual inspection of the engine compartment, the contact observed that the power steering fluid was abnormally low. Upon refilling the power steering fluid reservoir, the contact observed a leak in the power steering hose. No warning lights were illuminated. The vehicle was not taken to the dealer or an independent mechanic. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 198,231.
Complaint Details
| NHTSA Complaint ID | 1925046 |
| ODI Number | 11542655 |
| Date Filed | September 5, 2023 |
| Failure Date | September 4, 2023 |
| VIN | JH4CL96818C |
Source: NHTSA Vehicle Complaints Database. Component taxonomy and severity codes are standardized by NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation.
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