There are 7 owner-reported fuel system complaints for the 2018 Acura TLXin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
Car experiences intermittent hesitation and jerking during acceleration. When car is driven in "economy" mode the jerking begins at 20 mph. When the car is driven in "normal" mode the When accelerating and merging onto highway car was almost rear-ended twice due to sluggish acceleration and jerking. Car also demonstrates engine surging while sitting idle. Spark plugs were changed, fuel treatment was done, and throttle body was inspected. No codes appear when car is scanned. Car has not displayed and illuminated check engine light or any other warning lights. Car was taken into local Acura dealership where problem was unable to be replicated and diagnosis was inconclusive.
Faulty high pressure fuel pump. Technician told me he sees a lot of these. If so, why isn't there a recall?
Fuel pump module failed at 55,000 miles. This has been recalled on the V6 models and mine is 4 cilinder.
I was driving down the road out of town about 3 hours away from home when I heard a beep and car started to stop, later finding out it was going into “limp mode”. It was then towed to a car shop which was not any help, they stated that they didn’t know what was wrong with it and that I needed to take it to Honda down the road 2.5 miles that it just needed a system update; very mistreated and rude not offering towing service suggestions or anything told me I can still crank and drive it just not fast. I got into my car and drove it to Honda which would not go over 15mph trying to get there before closing on a Friday afternoon. After their diagnosis, I was told it was a fuel pump issue but my VIN was not included upfront but prompted me to file a claim report with Acura to see if I could get a reimbursement later on, which was denied due to no recall listed on my VIN which led me to file this claim to get my VIN reanalyzed as I believe it should be included since it is directly related to the known recalls on Acura and don’t agree that is enough to exclude or disprove my VIN. Unfortunately Honda did not have any courtesy vehicles to offer at the time so I had to have someone come pick me up 3 hours from home. The low pressure fuel pump was initially replaced but then stated there was still issue with my car and it was also the high pressure fuel pump as well, both of which are recalls listed on other various year and models of Acura. About a month prior to this situation, a few lights came on related to ABS, the code read mass airflow, still driving as usual. I made an appointment at mechanic to have it worked on and had to wait a few days, the day of the lights weren’t on and when arrived they stated did not see anything wrong with it but may return if happens again.
Vehicle dash board is lighting up & Can not go past 20mph or it will shut Off.
This unit had recall for the fuel pump and even after the recall was completed . The car is still doing the same thing . It stalls out I tried to reach out to the manufacturer and nothing has been done ..
I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW 2018 ACURA TLX, THE DEALERSHIP STATED THE CURRENT RECALL ON THE VEHICLE WAS FIXED BEFORE THE SALE. AFTER SEARCHING THE VIN I FOUND OUT THAT THE RECALL WAS NOT REPAIRED. I GOT THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE RECALL BUT SHOULD THE DEALERSHIP FACE ANY PUNISHMENTS/ FINES ETC. FOR SELLING A NEW VEHICLE WITH AN OPEN RECALL AFTER STATING IT WAS FIXED?
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 26, 2026