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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2005 Acura TSX Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
6about this part
Share
12%of 51 total for the year
Median mileage
95,000miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 6 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2005 Acura TSX, 12% of the 51 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 95,000 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“The transmission's final driven gear has gone out on me twice in the last year. As the attached image of another person's gear shows, two teeth somehow sheer off, and wreak havoc on the transmission bearings and transmission casing if not recognized and turned off immediately. Being a manual transmission, I have always been confident that the transmission's life would be much longer since the clutch takes most of the wear-and-tear of shifting gears. …”

NHTSA complaint #11002800, filed 2017-07, 120,000 miles

“2005 cpo TSX has clutch slip issue at only 56k miles. We bought the car as a certified pre-owned vehicle and within 4 months, the clutch needs replacement. When we took delivery of the car, we immediately noticed the car's clutch was not grabbing hard in 1st, 2nd and 3rd gear when trying to briskly accelerate. We notified the dealership and they're 'test drive' determined there was no problem with the car. We drove for 2 more months at which time, the clutch would slip when merging on the highway in 4th, 5th, and 6th gear. …”

NHTSA complaint #10353288, filed 2010-09, 58,000 miles

“I was driving north bound hwy 6 towards college station texas from houston, and the vehicle started to not engage while shifting and then the vehicle gave no power to the wheels ,but all soleniods seem to be in working order. After having the vehicle towed from hempstead where it was disabled ,and after doing some research there seems to be an issue with the same generation of honda's with the same automatic transmission, but there is not a recall for their Acura counterparts. The recall id# 11v395000.”

NHTSA complaint #11277696, filed 2019-11, 155,000 miles

“2005 Acura TSX multiple failures experienced under warranty of air conditioning, transmission, exhaust manifold. Transmission not properly repaired, as result of repair errors and defects interior cabin of vehicle repeatedly flooded with several gallons of water.”

NHTSA complaint #10169386, filed 2006-09, 7,163 miles

“The contact owns a 2005 Acura TSX. The contact stated that while waiting at a traffic light, the vehicle stalled and the check engine warning lamp illuminated. The contact mentioned that the transmission slipped gears without warnings. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The technician diagnosed that the throttle body needed to be cleaned. The vehicle was repaired but the failure recurred. The vehicle was taken back to the dealer where the technician verified that the transmission had an internal failure. …”

NHTSA complaint #10510053, filed 2013-04, 70,000 miles

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
201313%
201254%
201112%
201023%
200944%
200729%
200624%
2005612%
20041611%

Other parts of the 2005 Acura TSX

Air bags
16 complaintsSteering
7 complaintsOther or unknown
6 complaintsElectrical system
5 complaintsEngine cooling
4 complaintsSeat belts
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsTires
3 complaintsBrakes
2 complaintsExterior lighting
2 complaintsEngine
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2005 Acura TSX

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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