2015 Acura TLX Power Train

IF ENGINE STALLS CAR PLACES IT SELF IN PARK AND WILL NOT LET YOU PUT IT IN NEUTRAL. THEREFORE, YOU CAN'T GET THE VEHICLE OUT OF HARMS WAY. THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A LOSS OF POWER AND THE GEAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. WHEN THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. WALKER ACURA (8951 VETERANS MEMORIAL BLVD, METAIRIE, LA 70003, (504) 464-4004) WAS CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 189,000.

WHEN STOP AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. THE CAR GOES INTO AUTO- OFF MODE. WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES GREEN AND YOU APPLY THE GAS. THE CAR SHIFTS TO NETRAUL AND WILL NOT GO INTO DRIVE.I HAVE TO SHUT THE CAR OFF AND TURN IT BACK ON. I HAVE HAD THIS HAPPEN THREE TIMES SINCE I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE THREE WEEKS AGO. THE CAR HAS 29632 MILES ON IT.

VEHICLE LUNGES FORWARD AFTER MAKING A COMPLETE STOP. IT'S VERY DANGEROUS AT STOP LIGHTS AND CROSSWALKS

MY CAR IS NOT SHIFTING CORRECTLY, ITS HESITATING AND MAKING A NOISE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CONTACT APPLIED THE BRAKES TO STOP THE VEHICLE. WHEN HER FOOT RELEASED THE BRAKE PEDAL, THE GEAR AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT TURNED OFF AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, AND IT RETURNED TO NORMAL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO DAVIS ACURA (2051 E LINCOLN HWY, LANGHORNE, PA 19047), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE DEALER INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THE VEHICLE HAD NO FAILURE. THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL OTHER TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 40,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE GEARS SHIFTED HARD AND THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED DURING THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER (ACURA OF AVON, 75 ALBANY TURNPIKE, CANTON, CT 06019), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000.

WHILE DRIVING MY 2015 ACURA TLX THE CAR SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL COMPLETELY BY ITSELF WHILE MAKING LEFT TURN AT A STOP SIGN THIS CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO NOT HAVE THE ABILITY TO MOVE FORWARD AS I ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN DRIVE IT WAS COMPLETELY UNRESPONSIVE AND LEFT ME STRANDED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD ALMOST GETTING HIT BY A SEMI TRUCK. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS ISSUE HAS HAPPENED AND I AM AFRAID FOR MY SAFETY AND THE SAFETY OF MY FAMILY. I GAVE ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE LINE A CALL SINCE MY VEHICLE WAS NOT ON THE LIST FOR CURRENT RECALL TO FIX THE EXACT ISSUE I AM REPORTING AND THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO ABOUT IT.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. AFTER THE CONTACT STARTED AND EXITED THE VEHICLE, IT ROLLED BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE EMERGENCY BRAKE WAS NOT ENGAGED. THE VEHICLE CAME TO A STOP WHEN IT STRUCK ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES SUSTAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 2,000.

WENT IN FOR A RECALL NOTICE I RECEIVED FOR MY 2015 ACURA TLX SPECIFYING A POSSIBLE FAULTY TRANSMISSION IN CAR - WENT TO GO HAVE IT LOOKED AT. DETERMINED BY TECH THAT CAR WAS NOT EXPERIENCING EXACT ISSUE IN RECALL BUT CAR SHOULD HAVE A TCM SOFTWARE UPDATE SINCE IT WAS JERKING AT THE 2-3 SHIFT. WHEN I RECEIVED THE CAR BACK IT WAS 10 TIMES WORSE! STILL JERKING BUT NOW WAS JUMPING ON EVERY DOWNSHIFT EVERY SINGLE TIME THE CAR DECELERATES ON EVERY SHIFT! THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN THAT IS VERY SERIOUS AND NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED BY ACURA - A NEW TRANSMISSION SHOULD BE CALLED FOR SINCE THE CAR IS UNDER WARRANTY. THE CAR ALSO JUST GOES TO 2-3 RPM'S JUST WHILE SITTING IDLE IN PARK NOW - MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION IS COMPLETELY WRECKED DUE TO THIS TCM SOFTWARE UPDATE. ALREADY CALLED ACURA TO REQUEST A FORMAL COMPLAINT - THEY TOLD ME TO NOTIFY YOU AS WELL. - [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).'*JB

VEHICLE SHIFTED INTO PARK WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 35-40 MILES PER HOUR.

AS THE CAR IS DOWNSHIFTING AND COMING TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION JERKS FORWARD JUST AS THE CAR IS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STOPS. DOES THIS EVERY SO OFTEN AND THE DEALER DID RESET THE TRANSMISSION FOR IT TO RELEARN BUT STILL DOES IT SINCE AND BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DRIVE IT ENOUGH TO DUPLICATE IT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO RESOLVE IT.

THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM 2-3 GEAR GIVES A JERK TO THE WHOLE VEHICLE. THIS IS USUALLY PROBLEMATIC WHILE ACCELERATING SPECIALLY IN HEAVY/BUSY TRAFFIC OR AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE SERVICE CENTER CLAIMS THE "INTELLIGENT CAR" WILL LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS AND ADAPT. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGH THE VEHICLE AND MULTIPLE VISITS TO ACURA SERVICE CENTER HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE.

HARSH SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR.

AFTER DRIVING ON FREEWAY ABOUT 5 HOURS TRANSMISSION SUDDENLY WENT INTO NEUTRAL AND A TRANSMISSION WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED ON THE DASHBOARD. NUMEROUS BIG RIGS WERE AROUND ME AT THE TIME THAT CAME CLOSE TO COLLIDING WITH MY VEHICLE.

TRANSMISSION IS SKIPPING. I NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE NOT COMPLETED THE TRANSMISSION ASSEMBLY REPLACEMENT. I BOUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE DEALER AND THE SALESPERSON. THE SKIP IS HAPPENING BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND GEAR CHANGE; JERKING BETWEEN THE TWO. THIS ISSUE HAS BEEN REPORTED TO ALL 2015 TLX OWNERS. I AM REACHING OUT FOR YOUR SUPPORT TO GET THIS RESOLVED. THEY SEEM TO BE AVOIDING RESPONSIBILITY TO DO THESE REPAIRS. ANY RE?COMMEND DEALERS TO COMPLETE THE REPAIRS

I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER 2 TIMES FOR TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. THE CAR HAS POOR ACCELERATION AND HESITATES SHIFTING. WHEN UR TRYING TO SPEED UP IT HAS A DELAY WHICH HAS GOTTEN ME VERY CLOSE TO 2 ACCIDENTS. SHIFTING IS ALSO VERY ROUGH, IT KICKS IN HARD. THE DEALER DID A TRANSMISSION UPDATE AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. TOOK IT BACK AGAIN THEY SCANNED FOR CODES AND SAID THEY CAN'T FIND ANY ISSUE. I FEEL THIS CAR IS DANGEROUS AND THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED BEFORE AN ACCIDENT OCCURS.

I FEEL MY SAFETY IS IN JEOPARDY WHEN I DRIVE THIS VEHICLE. ANY TIME THE TLX'S BRAKES ARE APPLIED AND THE ACCELERATOR IS IMMEDIATELY PRESSED, THE VEHICLE STALLS AND I HAVE TO LET OFF OF THE ACCELERATOR FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO CATCH AND THEN THE CAR WILL GO. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE AT STOP SIGNS. THIS IS WHAT HAS ALMOST GOTTEN ME KILLED MULTIPLE TIMES. IN ONE INSTANCE, I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN, I PRESSED THE GAS TO GO BECAUSE I HAD ENOUGH TIME TO GO BEFORE THE ONCOMING CAR GOT TO ME, HOWEVER THE VEHICLE WOULDN'T GO, SO I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR TWICE AND NOTHING HAPPENED. THE THIRD TIME THE VEHICLE HORRIBLY JERKED AND THREW ME OUT INTO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF THE ONCOMING VEHICLE. AFTER BACKING UP, ANOTHER PROBLEM, THE VEHICLE CONTINUES TO GO IN REVERSE FOR AN ADDITIONAL 12 INCHES. 12 INCHES THAT SHOULD NOT BE NECESSARY WHEN SWITCHING DRIVING DIRECTIONS. THIS CAN BE NOTICED ON INCLINE AND NO INCLINE.

EXTREMELY INCONSISTENT OPERATION OF 9 SPEED ZF TRANSMISION. HAVE TAKEN TO DEALER NUMEROUS TIMES WHERE THEY ADMITTED THE ROUGH SHIFT BUT SAID IT WAS PERFORMING PROPERLY. ISSUES WITH TRANSMISION ARE AS FOLLOWS. LAGS WHEN UP SHIFTING IN FIRST TWO GEARS BEFORE NECK SNAPPING UP SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR. IN MIDRANGE GEARS VIBRATATIN CAN BE FELT WHILE UP SHIFTING. TRANSMISSION IS SLOW IN DOWN SHIFTING, SOMETIME STARTING OFF IN SECOND GEAR. CAR DRIFTS BACK A FOOT IN PARK.

WITH ONLY 12000 MILES AND LESS THAN A YEAR OF HAVING THE BRAND NEW VEHICLE, THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT COMPLETELY AND LEFT ME STRANDED. IT WAS ACTING A BIT FUNNY THAT MORNING DRIVING, WHEN I WENT TO START IT AGAIN, ALL WARNINGS WENT OFF AND I WAS UNABLE TO PUT THE CAR IN GEAR.

PLEASE INVESTIGATE ACURA ON THEIR 8 AND 9 SPEED TRANSMISSION. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND JERKS BETWEEN SHIFTS, IS UNRESPONSIVE TO DOWNSHIFTS (UNLESS IT IS IN SPORT MODE), RELUCTANT TO UP SHIFT AT TIMES, GRINDS AT CERTAIN SPEEDS AND YOU CAN MOVE THE CAR A HALF FOOT IN PARK. MOST TIME, THIS IS FRUSTRATING AND UPSETTING FOR AN UPMARKET VEHICLE, SOME TIMES IT IS CONCERNING AS YOU FEEL YOU CANNOT CONTROL THE CAR AND COULD CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TAKEN IT BACK TO ACURA 5 TIMES AND DESPITE SOFTWARE UPDATES AND A "NEW" TRANSMISSION, NOTHING HAS CHANGED. I MET WITH THE ACURA MID-ATLANTIC REP AND HE SAID THIS IS THE WAY THE TRANSMISSIONS BEHAVE SO HONDA CAN MEET THE GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY REQUIREMENTS. I HAD A HIGH-GEAR TRANSMISSION BEFORE THIS CAR AND NEVER HAD THESE ISSUES. I HAVE READ ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM ON OTHER SITES AND IN CAR MAGAZINES YET HONDA/ACURA IS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT BESIDES "SOFTWARE UPDATES." THIS TRANSMISSION, PRODUCED BY ZF AND INSTALLED IN OTHER VEHICLES SUCH AS CHRYSLER/FIAT HAS THE SIMILAR ISSUES. WHAT CAN BE DONE ABOUT A PRODUCT THAT IS CLEARLY FAULTY? THANK YOU. *TR

MY 2015 ACURA TLX HESITATES WHEN CHANGING GEARS, DOES NOT ACCELERATE WHEN GAS PEDAL IS PUSHED AND THE SHIFTING OUT OF PARKING POSITION IS NOISY AND HARSH. ACURA HAS PROVIDED A DEFECT CODE FOR MY COMPLAINTS (03214) AND SOFTWARE UPDATES (OPERATION NUMBER 1255A2 AND 1255C9), WHICH HAVE BEEN PERFORMED ON MY VEHICLE. NONE OF THESE HAVE FIXED THE PROBLEM. LEMON LAW FAVORED IN THE MANUFACTURER'S SIDE AND THE ARBITRATORS SAY IT IS NOT A NONCONFORMITY. HONDA'S LAWYER SAYS THAT I DID NOT TAKE IT IN ENOUGH TIMES AND THAT HESITATION FOR A MOMENT IS NOT A CONCERN. ACURA SAYS THEY WOULD NOT CHANGE MY CAR BECAUSE THEY ALL DRIVE THE SAME AND THAT I AM JUST NOT USED TO DRIVING A VEHICLE LIKE THIS ONE. THE BIGGEST PROBLEM WITH THE CAR IS THAT AS IT COMES TO A STOP AT AN INTERSECTION OR TRAFFIC LIGHT, IT LURCHES FORWARD EXTREMELY HARSHLY AS IF I WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE IN THE REAR. THIS IS SO BAD THAT I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING LOWER BACK PAIN AND HAVE TO TAKE PAIN KILLERS AT TIMES. AND OF COURSE, I HAVE TO TAKE THIS INTO ACCOUNT EVERY TIME I HAVE TO BRAKE, IN ORDER TO AVOID AN ACCIDENT. YOU MUST KNOW HOW FRUSTRATING IT IS TO HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THIS EACH AND EVERY TIME I AM REACHING A STOP SIGN OR TRAFFIC LIGHT.. THE CAR DOES IT SOMETIMES AND OTHERS IT DOESN'T, SO I HAVE TO TRY AND PREDICT HOW IT IS DRIVING THAT PARTICULAR DAY. THIS TAKES AWAY FROM ME THE ABILITY TO CONTROL MY CAR IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION.ALSO, THERE WAS ONE TIME WHEN I NEEDED TO MAKE A LEFT TURN AND MY CAR FELT AS IF IT WERE IN NEUTRAL, DID NOT ACCELERATE AND THEN AFTER A MOMENT DECIDED TO DRIVE FORWARD. THANKFULLY NO CAR WAS COMING, IF NOT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE TO NOW MAKE SURE THAT CARS ARE FAR ENOUGH SO THAT IF IT DOES HESITATE AGAIN I WON'T BE PUTTING MY FAMILY AND I AT RISK. I HATE HAVING TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE BECAUSE IT IS UNPREDICTABLE AND I FEEL VERY UNSAFE.

HI, I HAVE A PROBLEM WITH MY TRANSMISSION AND I CAN PUSH THE CAR A FEET OR SO WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK. OR IF PARKED IN AN INCLINE I THE CAR MOVES BACK ATLEAST ONE FOURTH TO HALF TIRE ROTATION. I SAW A RECALL NHTSA RECALL NO. : 14V-779 THAT HAD VIN RANGES FROM BEGIN :[XXX] END :[XXX] MY VIN NUMBER IS WELL WITHIN THIS RANGE AND NEITHER DEALERSHIP OR ACURA HAS ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE RECALL APPLIED. I ALSO DON'T SEE ANY RECALLS LISTED IN SAFECAR.GOV AS FOR THIS CAR AS WELL. NEED ASSISTANCE IS MAKING SURE EITHER THE RECALL IS APPLICABLE OR IF ITS DONE ALREADY NEED NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION. 'INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

WHILE DRIVING ~40 MPH ON AN EXPRESSWAY THE CAR STARTED FLASHING ALL THESE WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING PULL OVER AND CHECK TRANSMISSION. LOOKING DOWN I SAW THAT THE CAR WAS AUTOMATICALLY PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE GAS PEDAL WASN'T WORKING. I MANEUVERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND SINCE IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO PARK I PRESSED THE PARKING BRAKE. IF THE ROAD WAS ANY MORE CROWDED WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

CAR SHIFTS ROUGHLY WHEN ACCELERATING, JUST ONE OF THE LOWER GEARS, AT AROUND 10-15 MPH. JERKS NOTICEABLY ALL THE TIME, WHETHER CAR IS WARM OR COLD. I DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO SEE IF IT WAS AS BAD AS I THOUGHT, AND A FREQUENT PASSENGER FINALLY NOTICED AND ASKED ME ABOUT IT. CAR DOES NOT TAKE OFF QUICKLY LIKE I AM USED TO. FEELS VERY SLOW AND HEAVY. NOT SURE IF THIS PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE WITH AGE/MILEAGE, BUT I'M JUST HOPING IT WON'T BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE.