2015 ACURA TLX Complaints

THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTANTLY SHIFTED OUT OF DRIVE TO NEUTRAL WHILE GOING UP AN INCLINED ROAD AT ABOUT 45 MPH. THE BACKGROUND OF THE NEUTRAL GEAR "N" INDICATOR WAS YELLOW. ENGINE POWER WAS LOST FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 SECONDS AND THEN RECOVERED WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED BACK TO DRIVE WITHOUT ANY INTERVENTION. I DON'T RECALL SEEING ANY KIND OF ERROR MESSAGE WHEN THIS OCCURRED, BUT IT IS POSSIBLE IT COULD HAVE BEEN MISSED WHILE I WAS FRANTICALLY TRYING TO FIGURE OUT WHAT WAS HAPPENING. AFTER RESEARCHING THIS ISSUE ON THE INTERNET, I DISCOVERED THAT THERE WAS A SAFETY RECALL (16V640000) FOR A SIMILAR CONSEQUENCE WHICH ONLY APPLIES TO SELECT VINS. MY PARTICULAR VIN IS NOT PART OF THE SAFETY RECALL. THE PERFORMANCE OF THE TRANSMISSION HAS ALWAYS BEEN WORRISOME. I AM THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE TRANSMISSION RARELY SHIFTS SMOOTHLY GOING FROM 1ST TO 2ND AND 2ND TO 3RD GEARS EVEN AFTER MULTIPLE ATTEMPTS TO GET THIS CORRECTED AT MY AUTO DEALERSHIP. IT IS STILL NOT SATISFACTORY, AND THIS LATEST EPISODE JUST ADDS TO MY CONSTERNATION. ACURA HAS PROVIDED AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FOR TRANSMISSION FAILURE IF IT IS RELATED TO THE ATF WARMER. I EXPRESSED THE ISSUE AND MY CONCERNS WITH ACURA. THE CASE NUMBER IS NOT OFFICIALLY OPEN UNTIL THE ISSUE IS DIAGNOSED BY AN ACURA DEALERSHIP.

ACURA TLX 2015 CONSISTANT DRAINING BATTERY ISSUE FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED MARCH 2019 WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, MALFUNCTIONED 9 MONTHS LATER AND WAS FINALLY REPLACED ELSEWHERE FEBRUARY 2020 (DUE TO ONGOING DISPUTE WITH ACURA)... NOW FEBRUARY 2021 THE SAME BATTERY DRAINING ISSUE HAS RETURNED.

ACURA TLX 2015 CONSISTANT DRAINING BATTERY ISSUE FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED MARCH 2019 WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, MALFUNCTIONED 9 MONTHS LATER AND WAS FINALLY REPLACED ELSEWHERE FEBRUARY 2020 (DUE TO ONGOING DISPUTE WITH ACURA)... NOW FEBRUARY 2021 THE SAME BATTERY DRAINING ISSUE HAS RETURNED.

ACURA TLX 2015 CONSISTANT DRAINING BATTERY ISSUE FOR THE PAST 3 YEARS. THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED MARCH 2019 WHILE UNDER WARRANTY, MALFUNCTIONED 9 MONTHS LATER (DEC. 2019) AND WAS FINALLY REPLACED ELSEWHERE FEBRUARY 2020 (DUE TO ONGOING DISPUTE WITH ACURA)... NOW FEBRUARY 2021 THE SAME BATTERY DRAINING ISSUE HAS RETURNED.

THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES ALL POPED-UP AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET: BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM; BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM; ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM; VIHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM; HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM; LANE KEEPING ASSIST PROBLEM; POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM; HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM; FORWARD COLLISSION WARNING PROBLEM; LANE DEPARTURE ASSIST PROBLEM; THE MESSAGE KEEP ROTATING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE ASSOCIATED DASHBOARD LIGHT REMAINS ON. I SUSPECT THIS MIGHT BE RELATED TO ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 15-050, BUT I HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THIS YET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SAFETY WARNING BRAKE LIGHT, LANE DEPARTURE AND STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER PROCTOR ACURA (3523 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304) WHO DIAGNOSED THE FAILURE AS THE REAR ACTUATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. *LN*JB VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER STATED DEALER PULLED THE CODES OFF THE VEHICLE SHOWING ONLY WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT JUMPED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKES. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE OR PARK. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED OUT TO THE RESIDENCE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC RETRIEVED A TEMPORARY FAULT CODE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR TRIPS INTO NEUTRAL AND WILL NOT LET ME CONTINUE ACCELERATING. I CAN PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. THE ONLY WAY IT TRIPS OUT OF NEUTRAL IS TO RELEASE THE PEDAL AND THEN PUSH IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ALREADY DRIVING AROUND 10-30MPH NOT FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WAS ON CITY STREETS. IT DOES ALSO HAPPEN WHEN TURNING.

THE CAR WILL CLICK WHEN I'M TRYING TO START IT WONT START CHANGED THE BATTER, STARTER. BUT BEFORE THIS THE TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT THE ALARM BEEPS WHEN I LOCK THE DOORS WONT BEEP AND NOW IT WONT START.

THE PAINT ON THE ACURA TLX IS DEFECTIVE. ACURA HAS RECALLED THE PHANTOM BLUE PEARL PAINT FOR PEELING AROUND THE REAR WINDOW BUT WON'T RECALL THE BELLANOVA WHITE PEARL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I'VE SPOKEN WITH DEALER AND THEY AGREE IT'S A DEFECT IN THE PAINT. ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS WERE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF 40/50 OTHER OWNERS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. I ALSO KNOW OF HONDA OWNERS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS.