2015 Acura TLX Complaint Log

THE CAR WAS LEASED IN NOVEMBER, 2015. AFTER THREE WEEKS THE EXHAUST SYSTEM STARTED FILLING UP WITH FLUID. LOUD NOISES EMANATE FROM THE MUFFLER AND IF YOU FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR, FLUID COMES SPEWING OUT OF THE LEFT EXHAUST PIPE IN BUCKETS. THE CAR WAS RETURNED TO THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT REPEATEDLY AND THEY COULD NOT REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEY BLAMED MY DRIVING HABITS AS THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE I ONLY USE THE CAR FOR LOCAL DRIVING. THE FLUID BUILDS UP EVERY THREE DAYS EVEN IF YOU CONTINUE TO FLOOR THE ACCELERATOR TO EMPTY THE SYSTEM AND THE NOISES FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM BEGIN ABOUT 5 TO 10 MINUTES AFTER STARTING THE VEHICLE. FLUID IS CONSTANTLY EMITTED FROM THE EXHAUST PIPES EVEN WITH EMPTYING THE SYSTEM. THIS IS MY SIXTH ACURA AND I NEVER EXPERIENCED SUCH A PROBLEM. I HAVE CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP AND THE MANUFACTURER TO NO AVAIL. I AM CONCERNED THAT MY WIFE AND I ARE IN DANGER OF INGESTING TOXIC EXHAUST FUMES THAT ARE NOT PROPERLY BEING REMOVED BY THIS FAULTY EXHAUST SYSTEM.

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STERING STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON 112115 TO GET THE STERING BACK YOU MUST FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER PLACE THE CAR IN PARK SHUT IT OFF AND THAN RESTART CAR NOT ALWAYS AN EASY THING TO DO.

HESITATION WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL NOT SAFE WHEN CHANGING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY AND NEEDING TO GAIN SPEED QUICKLY. HARD SHIFT FROM 2ND GEAR TO 3RD GEAR CAUSES THE CAR TO JERK WHEN DRIVING NORMALLY ON CITY STREETS. UNSUSPECTING PASSENGERS MAY EXPERIENCE WHIP-LASH.

AFTER A MINOR FENDER BENDER, THE VEHICLE BECAME COMPLETELY DISABLED AND BLOCKED FOUR (4) LANES OF TRAFFIC FOR ALMOST FOUR (4) HOURS. THE DRIVER-SIDE KNEE AIRBAG DEPLOYED AND SEVERAL SENSORS/RELAYS BECAME INOPERABLE AND THE CAR REPORTED A BRAKING SYSTEM FAILURE THAT RENDERED THE CAR IMMOBILE. THE TIRES LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SUBSEQUENTLY HAD TO BE DRAGGED ONTO A FLATBED TOW TRUCK. ADDITIONALLY, THE ACURALINK SERVICE DID NOT CONTACT ME UNTIL 90+ MINUTES LATER AND THE ASSIST/SOS BUTTON FELL OFF OF THE CAR BEFORE I COULD ENGAGE IT. WHILE MAKING A LEFT TURN, THE FRONT END OF MY CAR WAS SIDESWIPED. MY VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY BECAME IMMOBILIZED WITH THE BRAKES FULLY ENGAGED ON ALL FOUR (4) TIRES. THE ACCIDENT HAPPENED ON A FOUR (4) LANE CITY STREET. MY CAR CAME TO REST IN A PARALLEL POSITION BLOCKING ALL FOUR (4) LANES.

THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH THE TLX AWD TRANSMISSIONS. CAR DOESN'T SHIFT PROPERLY AND REPORTS OR SURGING OR GEARS NOT ENGAGING ARE BEING REPORTED. HTTP://ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-FIXES-420/9AT-HARD-SHIFT-1-2-2-3-A-919230/

CAN YOU PLEASE INVESTIGATE THE 2015 ACURA TLX WITH THE 9SP TRANSMISSION? THERE IS UNINTENDED ACCELERATION WHEN SLOWING DOWN, UNANTICIPATED SURGING, AND UNEXPECTED HESITATION WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITHIN HONDA BUT THERE HAS BEEN NO RECALL OR PUBLIC FIX FROM HONDA. I INCLUDED THE PURCHASE DATE OF THE CAR BUT THE ABOVE HAPPENS AT VARIOUS TIMES. HTTP://ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/5G-TLX-PROBLEMS-FIXES-420/9AT-HARD-SHIFT-1-2-2-3-A-919230

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF; HOWEVER, AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS NOT FAULTY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PENDING TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,315. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ UPDATED 04/25/18*JB *TR

I LEASED THE 2015 TLX IN JANUARY 2015. I HAD TO TAKE THE CAR BACK IN WITHIN THE FIRST TWO WEEKS BECAUSE WHEN I WOULD COME TO A COMPLETE STOP, THE CAR WOULD LURCH FORWARD. I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME THAT IT WAS DUE TO "THE WHEELS REALIGNING". I TOOK THE CAR BACK IN WITHIN ONE MONTH (FEBRUARY) FOR THE SAME ISSUES, IN WHICH THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE CAR FOR AT LEAST 2 WEEKS. HAVING BEEN TOLD THAT THEY COULDN'T REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, I FOUND AN ARTICLE ONLINE OF A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED IN CALIFORNIA FOR THE EXACT PROBLEM I AM HAVING. AFTER ALERTING THE DEALERSHIP OF THIS PROBLEM, THEY CONTACTED ACURA/HONDA TO LEARN OF A "COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATE" WHICH WAS COMPLETED ON MY VEHICLE. THE CAR WORKED FINE FOR ABOUT A MONTH BEFORE THE PROBLEM STARTED AGAIN. I HAVE HAD TO TAKE THIS CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP 4 TIMES SINCE I LEASED THE CAR IN JANUARY, WHERE A "SOFTWARE UPDATE" IS COMPLETED ON MY CAR. THE PROBLEM IS ONGOING AND I HAVE MY 5TH APPOINTMENT SCHEDULED FOR NEXT FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2015. I HAVE ADVISED THE DEALERSHIP AND MY SALESPERSON THAT I'M NOT COMFORTABLE IN THIS CAR AND DO NOT PLAN ON CONTINUING TO BRING MY CAR IN EVERY FEW WEEKS FOR A TEMPORARY FIX.

I WAS STOPPED CLOSE TO MAILBOX FOR MY RENTAL HOME AND HAD THE ENGINE RUNNING, BRAKE HOLD WAS ON AND WHEN I UNBUCKLED THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKE WITHOUT SHIFTING THE GEAR TO PARK. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, TOOK THE KEY, COLLECTED THE MAIL AND GOT BACK IN. THE PROBLEM APPEARED WHEN I GOT BACK IN. I MANAGED TO ENGAGE THE CAR INTO DRIVE MODE, BUT SEEMS LIKE THE PARKING BRAKE DID NOT COMPLETELY DISENGAGE. THE VEHICLE STARTED TO MOVE IN JERKS AND SPURTS AS IF THE DRIVE WAS HAPPENING WITH THE PARKING BRAKE STILL ENGAGED. THE FOOT BRAKE WOULDN'T WORK AND IT WAS A REALLY SCARY MOMENT FOR ME, BUT THANKFULLY WAS ABLE TO SHIFT THE GEAR BACK TO PARK MODE. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE AND THE SYSTEM RESET ITSELF. FOR A WHILE I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO AS THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING BUT COULDN'T APPLY THE FOOT BRAKE AT ALL. IT COULD HAVE BEEN CATASTROPHIC UNDER DIFFERENT CIRCUMSTANCES. I AM NOT SURE HOW TO APPROACH ACURA OR THE DEALER WITH THIS PROBLEM AND HOW TO HAVE THEM INSPECT IT. I AM NOT EVEN SURE IF THEY WILL AGREE TO INSPECT IT FOR SAFETY ISSUES.

TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT WITHIN THE FIRST 1500 MILES ON THE CAR. NO FIX FOR TRANS ISSUE. STILL HAVING SIMIALR PROBLEM WITH NEW TRANSMISSION. FRONT LEFT STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. I HAVE ALL DOCUMENTS IF NEEDED AND HAVE A LEMON LAW LAWYER COURT DATE IS 12/8/16.

AFTER PURCHASING THE VEHICLE NEW, IMMEDIATELY NOTICED HARD AND DELAYED SHIFTING. SHIFTING BETWEEN 1-4 GEARS WAS VERY HARD. AT TIMES TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO BE CONFUSED AND WOULD EITHER PICK THE WRONG GEAR OR WOULD TAKE 2-3 SECONDS TO FINALLY ENGAGE INTO GEAR. ON ONE PARTICULAR OCCURRENCE WHILE DRIVING IN A PARKING LOT AT ABOUT 15 MPH I APPROACHED A STOP SIGN AND LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR. AS SOON AS I LET OFF THE PEDAL THE CAR DROPPED INTO GEAR SO ABRUPTLY THAT IT MADE THE CAR LUNGE FORWARD ABOUT A FOOT OR TWO. ON ANOTHER OCCURRENCE I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET GOING AROUND A TRAFFIC CIRCLE ONCE AGAIN AT APPROX 15MPH I LET OFF THE ACCELERATOR FOR A MOMENT AS I WENT AROUND THE CIRCLE. JUST AS I WAS EXITING THE CIRCLE I DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR TO MOVE QUICKLY AWAY SINCE I SAW ANOTHER VEHICLE ENTERING THE CIRCLE. AT THIS POINT THE RPM'S WENT ABOVE 3500 AND THE CAR DID NOT SHIFT AND DID NOT MOVE. IT APPEARED THAT THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL. IT TOOK ABOUT 1-2 SECONDS BEFORE THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABLE TO "FIND" A GEAR AT WHICH POINT IT LUNGED FORWARD ABRUPTLY. BOTH SITUATION I DID NOT HAVE CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE TRANSMISSION. BOTH SITUATIONS I WAS UNABLE TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE IN A SAFE MANOR. I HAVE ALSO AT TIMES NEEDED TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY INTO A MERGE LANE AND WHEN "STOMPING" ON THE GAS NOTHING WOULD HAPPEN FOR 2-3 SECONDS.

FROM TAKEOFF, THE GEAR SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD IS "HARD"/FIRM/JERKY. ALMOST AS IF THERE IS A POWER HESITATION THEN SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR. THIS IS ONLY GEAR SHIFT POSITION WHERE A PROBLEM EXISTS. ONLY HAPPENS FROM DEAD STOP TAKEOFF.

WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNATTENDED (NO DRIVER PRESENT) AND TRANSMISSION WAS ENGAGED IN PARK; I WAS PRESENT WHEN USING THE REMOTE STARTED. UPON STARTING (VEHICLE WAS STARTED), IT ROLLED UP A SLIGHT INCLINED DRIVEWAY ROUGHLY 3-6 INCHES , UNDER POWER; THEN ROLLED BACK SHE SAME DISTANCE. THEN A DISTINCT CLICK WAS HEARD. THE CAR CONTINUED RUNNING IN IDLE AS NORMAL WITH THE REMOTE START. ACURA HAS REPORTED TRANSMISSION ISSUES WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR THE CAR TO DISENGAGE FROM PARK (MODEL SH-AWD) AND ROLL AWAY. THIS CAR WAS RECALLED FOR "ROLL" WHILE PARKED AND NOT RUNNING, , BUT PASSED AND INSPECTION BY THE DEALER. UNLIKE THE PREVIOUS RECALL THIS ISSUE ENTAILED A "SHIFT INTO FORWARD", FROM PARK, UNDER POWER WHILE UNATTENDED. I NOTIFIED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE TO REPORT IT, WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN, BUT IF THE ISSUE CANNOT BE RECREATED THEN IT CANNOT BE REPAIRED. THIS EVENT COUPLED WITH THE PREVIOUS RECALL, HAS ME CONCERNED THAT ACURA IS NOT ADDRESSING SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERNS OF ITS CONSUMERS.

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER'15 AND SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS DURING HIGHWAY COMMUTE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES SO FAR THE VIBRATION HAS ACTUALLY BEEN MADE FAR WORSE THEN WHAT THEY USED TO BE. THE SEATS, THE SEAT BUCKLE, EVEN MY CHILD CAR SEAT VIBRATES/SHAKES WHEN DRIVING. THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT ALL OVER THE BODY WHEN DRIVING. THE VIBRATION IS SOO BAD NOW, THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY.

ON BOTH DAYS SEPT 22 AND SEPT 23, 2015, AS I WAS DRIVING, I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN. JUST AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND EVERYONE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD, MY CAR SHUT DOWN. AN EDISTON BULB POPPED UP ON THE DASH, YELLOW COLOR, AND THE WORDS "SHIFT TO PARK" BUT IT DISAPPEARED WITHIN 2 SECS. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. I AM TAKING THE CAR BACK INTO THE DEALER TODAY. I ALSO HAVE THE JERKY TRANSMISSION, THE SUDDEN SURGE WHEN SHIFTING FROM PARK TO DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE DELAY IN THE ACCELERATION. A COUPLE MONTHS AGO, I WAS MAKING A RIGHT TURN INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. THE CAR MOVED FORWARD BUT THEN SUDDENLY STOPPED THO THE RPMS WENT UP BUT IT WOULDN'T MOVE. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE INTO NEUTRAL AND SLIPPED IT BACK INTO DRIVE AND PROCEEDED OKAY. I HAVE INTERMITTENT GARAGE REMOTE. WHEN USING THE DOWNSHIFT PADDLE, THE CAR SPEEDS UP WHICH DIDN'T HAPPEN IN THE BEGINNING. THERE ARE OTHER ISSUES WITH THE CAR AND THEY ARE THE SAME AS EVERYONE'S. ANOTHER TIME MY CAR WOULDN'T START AND IT TOOK 20 MINS AND TRIED THE TWO DIFFERENT KEYS PLUS THE MANUAL KEY IN THE DOOR BUT THE CAR WOULDN'T START. I WAS IN MY GARAGE. ALL THE LIGHTS CAME ON, THE CONTROLS, THE BLUETOOTH, STEREO, ETC. EXCEPT THE ENGINE. I WAS UNABLE TO TURN OFF THE CAR LIGHTS AND DASH. THERE WAS NOTHING I COULD DO TO RESET THE CAR. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY WERE SENDING A TOW TRUCK TO JUMP START THE CAR. I SAID THAT THE BATTERY IS BRAND NEW. AFTER A WHILE, THE CAR FINALLY STARTED ABOUT 20 MINS LATER AND I CALLED AND CANCELLED THE TOW TRUCK. THE DEALER SAID THEY COULDN'T FIND ANYTHING WRONG WITH THE CAR. BUT MDX HAS MANY REPORTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM BUT THE DEALER WOULDN'T FIX MY CAR SO THIS WOULDN'T HAPPEN AGAIN. IT HASN'T REOCCURRED AND I HOPE IT DOESN'T IN AN AREA OR TIME OUTSIDE OF MY HOME.

2015 ACURA TLX LEASED FROM DEALER WITH JUST 6 MILES. THE CAR EXHIBITED VERY JERKY SHIFTS AT LOW SPEED. THERE IS USUALLY, BUT NO 100% OF THE TIME, ONE ROUGH SHIFT/VEHICLE MOTION JUST IT HIT A BUMP WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STANDSTILL, ANOTHER ONE AT AROUND 15 MPH, AND ONE MORE OF THE SAME JUST BELOW 40 MPH. AT TIMES, THE CAR WILL JERK FORWARD JUST BEFORE IT COMES TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE CAR ALSO IS VERY DIFFICULTY, NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE, TO BRING TO A SMOOTH STOP. ACURA DEALERSHIP HAD DIAGNOSED THE CAR AND DECIDED TO UPDATE ITS TRANSMISSION SOFTWARE. THEY DIDN'T THINK ANYTHING WAS PHYSICALLY DAMAGED. THE CAR ACTUALLY DROVE WORSE AFTER THE REPROGRAMMING. THE CAR WAS ROUGH AND JERKY AT SPEED BETWEEN 1 TO 40 MPH. AFTER SEVERAL DAYS, THE CAR/TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO HAVE "LEARNED" HOW TO BEHAVE AND NOW I AM JUST LEFT WITH THE ROUGH SHIFT, JERKING, AND SLIPPAGE LIKE ISSUES AS I HAD BEFORE THE SERVICE. I AM GOING TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A SECOND TIME FOR THE STATED PROBLEM ON NOVEMBER 2. I AM HOPING THAT EVERYTHING WILL BE RESOLVED OR ACURA WOULD TAKE OWNERSHIP OF THE PROBLEMS AND DECLARE THE VEHICLE/TRANSMISSION WAS MANUFACTURED WITH PROBLEMS THAT CAN NOT BE CORRECTED. I WOULD LIKE ACURA TO EITHER PROVIDE ME WITH A TLX WITHOUT THE PROBLEMS, OR ANOTHER COMPARABLE ACURA VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE LEASED VEHICLE, OR BUY BACK THE LEASED ACURA TLX. I WOULD LIKE THE NHTSA TO HELP ADDRESS MY PARTICULAR ISSUES AS WELL AS HELP OTHER OWNERS BY MAKING ACURA ADDRESS THE WIDESPREAD PROBLEMS WITH THIS PARTICULAR YEAR/MODEL OF THE TLX.

I HAVE HAD MANY EPISODES WITH THIS CAR. THE FIRST ONE, I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN WITH A CAR AHEAD OF, AND BEHIND ME, WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE, I TRIED TO MOVE FORWARD, AND IT FELT LIKE I GOT HIT FROM BEHIND, THE CAR LURCHED FORWARD. ANOTHER TIME, MY HUSBAND WAS BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPOT, AND HE HIT A TELEPHONE IN FRONT OF HIM. HE IS UNCLEAR WHAT HAPPENED. WE HAD DAMAGE TO THE FRONT OF THE CAR WHICH WE HAD TO REPAIR. ANOTHER TIME, I WAS DRIVING IN ECONOMY MODE IN TRAFFIC, WHEN I RELEASED THE BRAKE, AND STARTED TO ACCELERATE, THE CAR DIDN'T MOVE INITIALLY, THEN AFTER A SECOND OR TWO, IT RACED FORWARD WITH MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR, AND I HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. ONLY MY CAR WAS DAMAGED. THE DEALER AND ACURA CORPORATE THEN INSPECTED IT AND I WAS TOLD "NOTHING WAS WRONG". MANY TIMES NOW, WHILE DRIVING THE CAR, IT SEEMS THAT THE ENGINE SHIFTS INTO NEUTRAL WHILE I'M DRIVING IT. IF I CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE, IT WILL BE STUCK FOR A FEW SECONDS, THEN PROPELS ME FORWARD WITH A JERK. I WAS TRYING TO DO A LANE CHANGE LAST WEEK, AND THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND TO MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR, LIKE THE ENGINE WAS "STUCK". I WAS LUCKY THERE WASN'T A CAR BEHIND ME, BECAUSE I CHANGED LANES, THEN ABRUPTLY SLOWED DOWN.I TREATED IT LIKE A HYDROPLANE, I DIDN'T ACCELERATE, AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL FUNCTIONING. LATER THAT DAY, I WAS DRIVING TOWARD A TOLL BOOTH, AND AGAIN, I FELT THE ENGINE SHIFT AND IT WOULDN'T RESPOND TO MY FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR. THIS CAR IS UNSAFE. I DO NOT FEEL AS IF I CAN DRIVE IT SAFELY. I AM STUCK IN A LEASE FOR TWO MORE YEARS. I WOULD REALLY LIKE THEM TO ACKNOWLEDGE TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND GET IT REPAIRED.

YES, YOU GUYS ARE ON POINT! I HAD MY 2015 TLX V4 ADVANCED PACK. AND EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT I READ ON HERE I HAVE! THIS IS VERY NERVE WRECKING! I TOOK IN MY ACURA TWO WEEKS AGO TO SHERMAN OAKS CENTER ACURA, WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VAHICLE AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING; E.I. JERKS, SUDDEN REVS, DELAYED UPSHIFT/DOWNSHIFT. THE REPAIR CENTER PERSONNEL ADVISED ME THAT THE VEHICLE JUST NEEDED A "SIMPLE SOFTWARE UPDATE" AND THAT NOT TO BE ALARMED BECAUSE ACURA WILL HAVE FUTURE UPDATES. SO WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR I NOTICED THAT THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING MY GIRLFRIEND'S 10 YEAR OLD COROLLA. THE CAR IS A F*** PIECE OF S*** I TELL YOU! IT LAGS MORE AND HE VIBRATES TOO MUCH! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!

ACURA 2015 TLX ADVANCED HAS HESITATION OR STUMBLES WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE FROM LOW SPEED UP TO 40+ MPH. (MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, PASSING, TURNING ONTO ENTRANCE RAMP, OR SIMILAR SITUATIONS) HAS OCCURRED FROM DELIVERY. DEALERSHIP HAS TWICE INSPECTED AND STATES THAT NOTHING IS WRONG. TOLD ME TO TRY THIS "FIX" AND LET US KNOW. I HAVE DRIVEN HUNDREDS OF MILES IN 3 LOANER CARS OF EXACT SAME TYPE AND ALL HAVE EXHIBITED SAME FAILURE. I AM A DRIVER WITH 55 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. THIS IS A DESIGN FAILURE. THIS CONDITION IS UNSAFE AND WILL CAUSE INJURY OR DEATH.

VEHICLE 'HESITATES' OR 'STUMBLES'. USUALLY BETWEEN 10 - 30 MPH WHEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE SUCH AS TURNING IN FRONT OF ONCOMING TRAFFIC AT A LIGHT, ENTERING AN EXPRESSWAY, OR PASSING. ENGINE/TRANSMISSION PAUSES 1 - 3 SECONDS BEFORE RPMS MOVE VEHICLE FORWARD. SEEMS LIKE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T KNOW WHAT GEAR IT IS IN OR NEEDS TO FULFILL THE DEMANDS OF THE DRIVER. I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE NOT KNOWING WHEN IT MAY FAIL COMPLETELY PLACING ME AND OTHER MOTORISTS IN HARMS WAY. RELATED MAY BE THE CAR ON CRUISE CONTROL. VEHICLE SPEED CAN VARY BY 10 - 15 MPH. DEALERSHIP AND ACURA CLAIMS VEHICLE IS PERFORMING AS DESIGNED. IF THIS IS TRUE THEN I HAVE NO RECOURSE BUT TO DRIVE AN UNSAFE VEHICLE. THERE ARE AN EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET ALONG WITH A CLASS ACTION SUITS. THIS FAILURE WAS EVIDENT DURING TEST DRIVES BUT I FELT IT WAS MY DRIVING TECHNIQUE. IN ALL I HAVE DRIVEN THREE OF THIS EXACT MODEL AND THEY ALL EXHIBIT THIS FAILURE.

I OWN A 2015 TLX V4 TECH AND THERE SEEMS TO BE AN OBVIOUS PROBLEM, WHICH THE DEALERSHIPS SEEMS TO NEGLECT, WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I'VE HAD MY VEHICLE CHECKED OUT 2 TIMES SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED IT BACK IN JULY OF 2015, AND THE DEALERSHIP TECH. SPECIALISTS KNOW IT IS THERE BUT THEY AREN'T ABLE TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM EVEN THROUGH A "SOFTWARE UPDATE". THE PROBLEM IS THAT THE VEHICLE JERKS FORWARD, SOMETIME WHEN MAKING A STOP IT LAUNCHES FORWARD- AS IF SOMEONE HAD REAR-ENDED ME. THE SECONDARY PROBLEM IS THAT WHEN I MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY THERE IS A MAJOR LAG AND THE TRANSMISSION FAILS TO SHIFT. TAKES ABOUT 3 SECONDS TO ENGAGE TO FULL SPEED WHICH IN TERMS IT'S EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS BECAUSE OF OF OTHER VEHICLES THAT CEASE TO SLOWDOWN AND GIVE ME THE RIGHT-OF-WAY. I DEMAND THE MANUFACTURER BE AWARE OF THIS ISSUES THAT I CONTEMPLATE ON A DAILY BASIS BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS TO ME OR MY FELLOW TLX DRIVERS.

IT SEEMS LIKE MY BRAND NEW ACURA TLX IS HAVING ISSUES WITH ITS ZF 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION. IT HESITATES AND SHIFTS HARD GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. A LOT OF TLX OWNERS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS CURRENTLY A 9-PAGE THREAD ON ACURAZINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM THIS THREAD: HTTP://ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-FIXES-420/9AT-HARD-SHIFT-1-2-2-3-A-919230/ I TOOK THE TLX TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE DONE A TCM RESET AND IDLE RELEARN. IT SEEMS THAT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE SHIFTING WAS SMOOTHER AFTER THE RESET. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ISSUE THEN RECURRED. MY TLX STILL SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. SOMETIMES, THIS HARD SHIFT OR HESITATION HAPPENS AS I AM TURNING LEFT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I AM CONCERNED THAT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TURN AS QUICKLY AS I NEED TO BE. IN FACT, THIS EXACT THING HAPPENED THIS MORNING. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE CAR THAT WAS GOING STRAIGHT SAW ME AND SLOWED DOWN.

TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN COLD AND HITS A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ALL OTHER GEAR CHANGES ARE UNNOTICEABLE HOWEVER 2ND GOING TO 3RD ALWAYS SHIFTS HARD. READ ONLINE AND OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. DESPITE THE FACT THAT CERTAIN CARS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES, ALL TLXS SHOULD BE CHECKED

THIS CAR CONTINUES TO JERK BACK AND FORTH, FAIL TO FIND THE RIGHT GEAR, AND DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY REGARDLESS OF WHAT DRIVING MODE YOU'RE IN. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENS CREATING DANGEROUS ROAD SITUATIONS. THE TRANSMISSION IS A COMPLETE FAILURE AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THE DEALER CAN DO ABOUT IT.

ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO AN APPROPRIATE GAP IN TRAFFIC THAT WAS GOING APPROX. 45MPH. CAR HESITATED FOR ROUGHLY 2 SECONDS BEFORE DOWNSHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR IN ORDER TO PICK UP SPEED, THIS CAUSED OTHER DRIVERS TO REACT TO MY MUCH SLOWER CAR NOT PICKING UP SPEED AS IT SHOULD HAVE. ACURA HAS BEEN CONTACTED MANY TIMES AND HAS FAILED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, INHERIT IN THESE CARS FROM READING COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS CAR.

CASE : B012015060 5/28- TEST DROVE CAR UP TO 55MPH. PURCHASED CAR 5/28/15 AROUND 9:30PM. ON TEST DRIVE AND DURING SINGING, I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS WAS A GREAT RIDING CAR. VIBRATION AS A STANDARD FEATURE - NO ONE TOLD ME, IT IS NOT ADVERTISED ON THE INTERNET OR IN THE SPEC OF THE CAR AND IT IS NOT IN THE MANUAL. I DID NOT AGREE TO PURCHASE A VIBRATING/POOR SHIFTING CAR, I AGREED ON A REGULAR RIDING CAR THAT SHIFTS SMOOTHLY. (NOT ONE WITH UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION). TEST DROVE CAR UP TO 55MPH. PURCHASED CAR 5/28/15. CAR WAS READY TO PICK UP 6-2-15. BACKGROUND- TEST DROVE WITH 3 MILES ON THE CAR. RECEIVED FROM DEALER UP HAD 20 MILES ON. 6/2 - 8PM GO TO DEALER TO RECEIVE CAR. DEALER FORGOT TO TRANSFER MY PLATES. DEALER (MY SALESMAN AND ANOTHER SALESMAN) TOLD ME TO LEAVE WITHOUT TEMP PLATES, THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE IN ILLINOIS (UNTIL THE POLICE TOLD ME IT WAS ILLEGAL). 6/2 9:43 PM GOT ON THE EXPRESSWAY = EXPERIENCE UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION AT 60MPH. CALL DEALER IMMEDIATELY AT 9:45PM ON 6/2, TELL THEM I WILL BRING BACK THE CAR IN THE AM. 6/3 '11:30AM- BRING CAR BACK, DEALER ALIGNS + BALANCES. 3PM- PICK UP CAR. CAR STILL VIBRATES. 6/4 ' 2:00PM ' I BRING CAR BACK TO ACURA FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 48 HOURS. DEALER STATES THEY WILL TAKE THE CAR TO LEXUS, AS LEXUS HAS EQUIPMENT THAT ACURA DOES NOT HAVE. ACURA WILL KEEP THE CAR OVERNIGHT. DEALER TAKES TO LEXUS ON 6/5 TO USE THEIR EQUIPMENT TO BALANCE. 6/5 ' PICK UP CAR + STILL SAME ISSUE. DEALER STATES YOU HAVE TO DRIVE 55MPH OR 80MPH FOR NO VIBRATION. THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR IS BUILT AND THAT IS IT. 6/5 - 5:09PM, I WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP THE CAR TODAY. THEY TOLD ME WOULD BE READY AT 4. THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY COULD AND THEY CAN NO LONGER HELP ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 550.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING, THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM (CMBS) FAILED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEAT BELT PRETENSION WHICH WAS A FEATURE OF THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM FAILED TO ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE DEALER THAT THE SYSTEM WAS FUNCTIONING AS DESIGNED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM WITH PEDESTRIAN DETECTION FUNCTIONED AS DESIGNED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000. UPDATED 2/4/16 *CN *JS

I LEASED AN ACURA TLX (4-CYLINDER) IN OCTOBER 2014. ALMOST SINCE THE BEGINNING, THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY JERKY AND STIFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCES NO EFFECT, AND THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I HAVE PULLED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, LEAVING THE CAR MOTIONLESS FOR SECONDS. THE HARD SHIFTING OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, AND IN THE LOWER GEARS. THE FEELING OF SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL OCCURS RANDOMLY WITH NO OBVIOUS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 200 MILES ON IT, AND THEY CLAIMED TO FIND NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE (THE CAR HAS ABOUT 5300 MILES ON IT NOW), BUT I WILL BE RETURNING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I OWN A 2015 ACURA TLX (4 CYLINDER MODEL WITH 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WHICH I PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WOULD LIKE TO FILE THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT: 1.ON STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKY (ALMOST EVERY TIME). THIS MEANS THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, IT CREATES A SHUTTER THAT REVERBERATES THROUGHOUT THE CAR. 2. AFTER DRIVING 1 MILE OR SO AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, ESPECIALLY DURING COLD START, THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD VERY HARD ( LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED) DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT HAPPENS OFTEN TO DISLIKE (FOUR TIMES TOTAL). VERY SCARY WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MAY REAR END SOMEONE. 3. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, SAY COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND NOT COMING TO COMPLETE STOP AND MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AT SAY ABOUT 10MPH SPEED OR SO, AND HIT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND DOESN'T KNOW WHICH GEAR TO ENGAGE THUS MAKING VERY JERKY FEEL. 4. EVERY TIME COLD START, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ARE VERY HARD. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL" FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO DO THAT. I FIND THIS VERY UNACCEPTABLE! THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THEY NEED TO FIND A RESOLUTION BECAUSE THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND A THREAT TO MY OWN PERSONAL SAFETY. ACURA, TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHROME FINISH ON THE AIR VENT ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES PRODUCED A GLARE ON THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE GLARE IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S ABILITY TO SEE OUT OF THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL JERKING BETWEEN GEARS, ABNORMAL ACCELERATION WHEN STARTING, AND ABNORMAL SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SHIFT POINT SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT AFTER 500 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE JERKED AND HESITATED. THE FAILURE OCCURRED AT SPEEDS FROM 0 TO 40 MPH. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. IN ADDITION, THE PARK LOCK DID NOT ENGAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER TWICE MORE AND WAS REPAIRED WITH THE SOFTWARE UPDATE AGAIN, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS EXCLUDED FROM NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V779000 (POWER TRAIN). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 10,800.

VEHICLE HAS INCONSISTENT SHIFTS IN LOWER GEARS. ALSO, SHIFTING IS INCONSISTENT WHEN PUSHING DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR.

LONG LAG AND HEAVY CLUNK SHIFTING FROM "R" TO "D"; DELAY DURING ACCELERATION AFTER MOMENTARILY LETTING OFF GAS - ENGINE REVS UP AND THEN THE CAR SLAMS INTO GEAR; OCCASIONAL HARD JERK AFTER STOPPING (LIKE THE CAR HAS BEEN REAR-ENDED); RANDOM ROUGH UP AND DOWN SHIFTING AT SLOW SPEEDS (UNDER 40MPH) CAR WAS PURCHASED NEW AND HAS HAD THESE ISSUES SINCE PURCHASE. *TR

IT IS SHIFTING HARD WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTS , IT IS SLAMMING INTO GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP IT SOMETIMES WILL JUST REV UP AND NOT MOVE, YOU HAVE TO LET OFF ACCELERATOR THEN PUSH AGAIN TO GET IT TO MOVE. WHEN COLD THE TRANSMISSION JERKS DURING NORMAL SHIFTING. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, IS ONLY DOES IT OCCASIONALLY , IT IS AT DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, JERKING, AND ABNORMAL NOISES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING TO SPEEDS BETWEEN 3-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

BRAKE LIGHT COMES ON WHEN NO CAR IS AROUND YOU AVOIDANCE BRAKE LIGHT. *TR

THE CAR LUNGES FORWARD WHEN I TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE GAS AND HAVE VERY LITTLE TIME TO APPLY THE BRAKE. AS A RESULT, THE CAR SEEMS TO PULL FORWARD AND REQUIRE ADDITIONAL BRAKING TO STOP. VERY ROUGH SHIFT BETWEEN SECOND AND THIRD GEAR. THERE IS ALSO A DELAY OR HESITATION WITH ACCELERATION. THE DEALER TOLD ME THEY COULD NOT PULL ANY DIAGNOSTIC ERROR CODES, ALL THE OTHER CARS ON THE LOT THEY TESTED HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AND THEY RECEIVED NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS. THE DEALER IS WAITING ON ACURA TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. *TR

9 SPEED ZF TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY FROM 1-2 AND 2-3 WITH 2-3 BEING THE WORSE. DEALER SERVICE STATES THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION DO TO TORQUE MATCHING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE BASED ON ALL THE OTHER ISSUES THIS TRANSMISSION IS HAVING IN OTHER MANUFACTURES VEHICLES.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND CHANGED GEAR AGGRESSIVELY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER DOWNLOADED THE COMPUTER SOFTWARE BUT THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

I OWN A 2015 ACURA TLX 2.4L 4 CYLINDER: 1.ON STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKY (ALMOST EVERY TIME). THIS MEANS THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, IT CREATES A SHUTTER THAT REVERBERATES THROUGHOUT THE CAR. 2. AFTER DRIVING 1 MILE OR SO AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, ESPECIALLY DURING COLD START, THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD VERY HARD ( LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED) DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT HAPPENS OFTEN TO DISLIKE (FOUR TIMES TOTAL). VERY SCARY WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MAY REAR END SOMEONE. 4. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, SAY COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND NOT COMING TO COMPLETE STOP AND MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AT SAY ABOUT 10MPH SPEED OR SO, AND HIT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND DOESN'T KNOW WHICH GEAR TO ENGAGE THUS MAKING VERY JERKY FEEL. 5. EVERY TIME COLD START, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ARE VERY HARD. *TR

1. STEP ON ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD LIKE IT IS IN THE WRONG GEAR OR YOU SLAM THE ACCELERATOR, OR THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED RAPIDLY. JERKS ONES HEAD BACK. 2.COME TO A STOP, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD OVERPOWERING THE BRAKE. (ENGINE AT IDLE). MOST OF THE TIME IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS TAPPED YOU FROM BEHIND. . WHEN IT OCCURS IT IS USUALLY THE FIRST 2-3 TIMES I COME TO A STOP IN A TRIP. 3.DRIVING ON LEVEL OR SLIGHT DECLINE, LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND SLOW TO MAKE A TURN TO GO UP A HILL, STEP ON ACCELERATOR AS YOU TRANSITION UPHILL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR (AS IF YOU ARE HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN AND RELEASING IT TOO SLOWLY) THEN SEARCHES FOR THE CORRECT GEAR REQUIRED TO GO UP THE HILL AND ACCELERATE. (ENGINE NEAR IDLE) 4.MOST OF MY DRIVING IS IN THE CITY. . STOP AND GO. . SLOW AND GO. . .

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 105 ACURA TLX TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE FROM CERRITOS ACURA, CALIFORNIA. I JUST FAINT OUT YESTERDAY THAT THERE ARE NO SAFETY CHILD LATCHES TO SECURE MY NIECE'S CARSEAT. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, INSTALLATION OF SAFETY LATCHES FOR USE ON CHILD CAR SEAT ARE STANDARDS ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AFTER SEPTEMBER, 2002. DO YOU KNOW HOW I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED? THANK YOU. *TR

THE CAR HAS A HAD A HARD OR DELAYED SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN COLD FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT LAST WEEK THE CAR SLIPPED/SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS IN ECONOMY MODE AT THE TIME. ACURA DID AN UPDATE ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR HESITATING AND LURCHING AROUND JANUARY 15, 2015. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW. *TR

ISSUE 1 - BASICALLY, WHEN THE CAR IS COLD (AS IN HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS OR MORE) IT SHIFTS PRETTY HARD 1-2, 2-3, ETC. REGARDLESS OF THE IDS MODE. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS LESS PRONOUNCED IN "ECON" MODE, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT SOFTENS THE SHIFTS A BIT. SOMETIMES IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE THAN OTHER TIMES. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT IT IS EVEN SLIPPING A BIT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, KIND OF LIKE IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN YOU LET THE CLUTCH SLIP TOO MUCH. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP TO OPERATING TEMP, I REALLY DON'T NOTICE IT SHIFTING HARD AT ALL, AND IN FACT THE SHIFTS ARE ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLE 90-95% OF THE TIME. ISSUE 2 - WHEN SLOWING DOWN (SAY COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND NOT COMING TO COMPLETE STOP AND MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AT SAY ABOUT 10MPH SPEED OR SO AND HIT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND DOESN'T KNOW WHICH GEAR TO ENGAGE THUS MAKING A VERY JERKY FEEL. ISSUE 3 - I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, SOMETIMES IT REALLY SLAMS INTO FIRST GEAR, AND I MEAN HARD ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS RARELY, BUT WHEN IT DOES ITS VERY DISCONCERTING. ISSUE 4 ? THERE IS THE 3-4 SECOND DELAY WHEN I ENGAGE THE CAR INTO THE (D) DRIVE POSITION EITHER FROM (P) PARK OR REVERSE. *TR

I NOTICED THE FIRST TIME I ACCELERATED QUICKLY TO MERGE ONTO THE INTERSTATE THAT THE ENGINE HESITATED AT LEAST A SECOND TO SECOND AND HALF BEFORE ACCELERATING. AFTER THAT, I STARTED NOTICING THE SAME HESITATION WHENEVER I PUNCHED THE GAS PEDAL TO EITHER MERGE INTO TRAFFIC OR PASS SOMEONE. I HAVE READ ON THE INTERNET WHERE OTHER OWNERS OF THIS VEHICLE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. I JUST TOOK THE CAR IN FOR IT'S FIRST OIL CHANGE AND I COMPLAINED ABOUT THIS ISSUE. THE DEALER RAN SEVERAL COMPUTER SOFTWARE UPDATES ON MY CAR AND SAID THAT IT WAS UP TO DATE AND THAT BASICALLY THAT IS THE WAY THE CAR IS. I FEEL THIS IS A BIG SAFETY ISSUE. I HAVE ADAPTED TO DRIVING THE CAR WITH THIS HESITATION, BUT I'M NOT HAPPY WITH IT. I THINK ACURA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS PROBLEM BEFORE SOMEONE GETS HURT.

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS CAR IS THE 4 CYLINDER, TECH MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. IT ALSO WILL HESITATE WHEN TURNING A CORNER SOMETIMES. THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (LISTED AS ELECTRICAL ABOVE). IT SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY. THE DRIVER SIDE TESTED 8 DEGREES DIFFERENT THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. SO IF I HAVE THE DRIVE SIDE SET AT 75 DEGREES FOR HEAT IT FEELS LIKE 68 DEGREES. WHEN ON THE HEAT SETTING, THE FAN APPEARS TO DISPERSE MORE OUT OF THE DEFROSTER THAN IT DOES BELOW THE DASH. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR CLIMATE CONTROL SETTING ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO 80+ DEGREES AND USE THE AC DASH VENTS TO KEEP MY UPPER BODY AND HANDS WARM. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE ACURA TLX FORUM ABOUT THE CLIMATE CONTROL ISSUE. I HAVE MADE ATTEMPTS TO GET ACURA TO ADDRESS THE HEATER CLIMATE CONTROL ISSUE. *TR

TRANSMISSION HAS EXTREMELY BAD JERK FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ALSO, TRANSMISSION TENDS TO MAKE CAR ACCELERATE ON ITS OWN SOMETIMES. ALSO, DOWNSHIFTING IS TOO SLOW TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE PASS ON A HIGHWAY. HORRIBLE, UNSAFE FEELING TRANSMISSION. *TR