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#13 of 104 Acura Fit and Finish by kagedude Dec 19, 2003 (10:40 am)
I checked a few TSXs last night and noticed that the door/dash gap (by the vents) on the driver side is a lot wider than on the passenger side. This was the same on the 3 TSXs I checked out on the lot. I was a little stumped cuz I noticed it when I was sitting in the driver side and thought the door wasn't fully closed. I opened and shut the door again but it was the same. I then sat on the passenger side and the gap was a lot thinner. The gaps seems to be about .4 inch wide on the driver side and about .25 on the passenger side. Anyone have this on their TSXs? I wonder if this causes air to seep in. Thanks.
#14 of 104 kagedude by xplorx4 Dec 19, 2003 (11:09 am)
" I wonder if this causes air to seep in."   I hate to break the news to you, but air seeps in the car anyway. No mass-produced car cabin is air-tight. (I have a hunch that they're not supposed to be, or you'd suffocate.)   What you described is merely the fitment of the dashboard to the body and the door panels to the doors, not the alignment of the weatherstripping-lined seals made by the doorframes to the body. Seriously, I don't think that a .15" variance in fitment is a deal-breaker. Do you?
#15 of 104 by kagedude Dec 19, 2003 (11:39 am)
Definitely not a deal breaker. I left a deposit for a silver 6m non navi last night. I really wanted it by tomorrow but my car is enroute from Portland, OR and is due any day now. The 3.9% 60 mos offer is the deal maker though. Swayed me from buying the G35 sedan.   Wrong choice of words with the air. What I meant was wind noise.   Btw, check out Edmunds link... If you look at the silver trim, that width on the driver side is a lot wider on the passenger side.  http://www.edmunds.com/new/2004/acura/tsx/100278146/photogallery.- - - html?pg_type=Sedan&imgsrc=%2Fpictures%2FVEHICLE%2F2004%2FAcur- - - a%2F100278145%2F022589-T.jpg   Car reviewers make a big deal about fit and finish and gaps and all that. Just a mere observation on my end initiated by "I didn't close the door fully" when sitting on the driver side.
#16 of 104 Trunk Latch problem by kagedude Dec 31, 2003 (10:22 am)
Man... My 2 day old TSX and I found a problem already. My trunk latch lever from the driver seat is not working. When I pull, nothing happens. I made sure that the key is not in the lock position. When I switch it from unlock to lock to unlock, I don't feel any friction. For now, I can open it from the trunk or from the remote key. I really don't want to bring it in to the dealer now just so they can take it apart. Might cause some of those infamous rattles. Ugh... Aside from that, the car has a tight smooth ride and a very sweet engine. The pickup is awesome. You feel the torque without hearing the engine (V6 like). On a side note, Acura could have done better with the radio reception and the sound quality. The lows are good but the highs can sound a bit distorted.
#17 of 104 Water Leak in back seat - AC related? by pizags May 18, 2004 (7:37 am)
I've had my TSX for less than a month. I've been very happy with the car until recently...   Just noticed a large amount of water on the floor in the back seat of the passenger side.   Scanning the msg board, I've seen two other similar cases of this...one where they discovered the plugs that keep the water out of the cabin were not installed AND the other where the AC drain hose was not connected properly.   Any other advise to bring to the dealer with me tomorrow? thanks in advance.
#18 of 104 Carpet problem by bentor Jul 09, 2004 (6:54 pm)
We have had our TSX for over a year now and overall it is a great car.   Here is my problem. I pulled the mats up to clean them and the carpet was a mess underneath. It was moldy and rusty. It only happened on the passenger side both front and rear. I cleaned up the mold but the rust is too much to clean. I took it to the dealer today and they said there is nothing wrong with the car and they don't know how it happened. They said it would cost me about $900 to replace the carpet. Has anyone else had this problem. We were using winter mats. Neither of us spilled anything that we remember. I don't understand how it can rust when there is rubber on carpet. They did pull up the carpet and said the floorboard is OK. Can some of you with a few miles on your car take a look under their mats on the passenger side.   I also feel there is too much air noise when the car hits 60 mph. The dealer tells me this is not a defect but a characteristic. Replies to this message: htt (Jul 15, 2004 10:31 am)
#19 of 104 Re: Carpet problem [bentor] by htt Jul 15, 2004 (10:31 am)
Replying to: bentor (Jul 09, 2004 6:54 pm) I have a '04 Accord EX V6. The carpet underneath my all weather mat is rusty too. It's not a mess like yours but I can see some rust there. But it is only on the front driver side. I will have the dealer look at it on my first oil change.
#20 of 104 water by c_hunter Jul 10, 2004 (6:09 pm)
Do a search around here -- I recall that this happened to another TSX owner, and it was a plugged drain line for either the AC or the moonroof.   Acura should be fixing this for free, no way it's the owner's fault!   Craig Replies to this message: bentor (Jul 11, 2004 4:28 am)
#21 of 104 Re: water [c_hunter] by bentor Jul 11, 2004 (4:28 am)
Replying to: c_hunter (Jul 10, 2004 6:09 pm) Thanks for your help guys. I looked at old posts and they say they had a lot of water in the back seat passenger side. I don't think it is from just water. The floorboard under the carpet is in good shape so it does not appear to have come from underneath. I laid on the ground last night with a hose and saturated the passenger side from under and it did not get wet.   There is actually rust and mold on the carpet. It looks like it does when you move a file cabinet that has been sitting on a carpet for many years. How can you get rust between a rubber mat and carpet? A neighbor suggested that it may be the heater core. That would explain the rust because it would bring a corrosive element into the mix. It would also explain why it is only on the passenger side because I guess the heating core is typically on that side. There is also a vent under the seat to get heat to the back seat passengers so that would explain how it got to the back seat. Yesterday I ran the car with the heat on for a while and did not have a problem.   Does anyone have any suggestions? I'm baffled.
#22 of 104 bentor... by johnny420 Jul 11, 2004 (1:12 pm)
Make the dealer figure it out. The car is new and under warranty. There is no way it should have any type of corrosion issues, and, if it does, it's up to the dealer to come up with a solution.   Johnny Replies to this message: bentor (Jul 11, 2004 5:29 pm)

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