2015 ACURA TLX Complaints

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

AGM BATTERY FAILURE EVERY FEW MONTHS. SUSPECTED CAUSE IS CONSTANT UNDERCHARGING FROM COMPUTER ALGORITHM THAT LIMITS ALTERNATOR OUTPUT TO BATTERY. THIS SITUATION IS WORSENED BY IDLE-STOP FEATURE THAT REQUIRES DEEP DISCHARGE FROM BATTERY. IDLE-STOP CANNOT BE DISABLED. DEALERSHIP CANNOT COPE WITH THIS PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA HAS OFFERED TO PROVIDE AN OVERNIGHT CHARGER THAT PLUGS INTO HOUSE POWER. OTHERWISE THEY ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DESIGN THAT CANNOT KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED. THE RESULT IS A $40,000 LUXURY CAR THAT LEAVES YOU STRANDED. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY PROBLEM WHEN IT HAPPENS IN TRAFFIC. OTHER REPORTS ON THE INTERNET INDICATE THIS IS NOT AN ISOLATED PROBLEM.

MY WIFE WAS INVOLVED IN A CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH OUR CAR GOT T-BONED ON THE DRIVER SIDE. MY WIFE WAS COMPLETELY BLINDSIDED AND ALL THE AIRBAGS ON THE DRIVER SIDE DEPLOYED AND WHEN SHE SAW THE SMOKE SHE THOUGHT THERE WAS A FIRE SO SHE TOLD MY MOTHER IN LAW TO QUICKLY GET MY 2 YR. OLD CHILD OUT OF HER CAR SEAT. AS MY WIFE AND HER SISTER WHO WAS ALSO SITTING IN THE FRONT STARTED WALKING TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE CAR TO GET ME DAUGHTER OUT OF THE CAR OUR CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK EVEN THOUGH IT WAS SMASHED TO THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE RODE AND WAS AT A COMPLETE STOP. MEANWHILE HER MOM WAS IN THE BACK TRYING TO GET OUT OF A MOVING CAR WHICH SHE THOUGHT WAS ON FIRE. SINCE THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC MY MOTHER IN LAW WHO WAS HOLDING MY DAUGHTER GOT DRAGGED ALONG THE PAVEMENT WITH MY DAUGHTER IN HER CHEST BECAUSE HER LEG GOT STUCK IN THE CAR. SHE FINALLY GOT OUT OF THE CAR AS IT WAS ROLLING PAST THE MIDDLE OF THIS BUSY STREET BUT THE CAR KEPT ROLLING BACK UNTIL EVENTUALLY THE BACK BUMPER ROLLED INTO ANOTHER CAR. MY WIFE SWEARS SHE PUT THE CAR IN PARK AND HAS NO IDEA WHY THE CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK AND OBVIOUSLY SHE WOULDN'T GET OUT OF A MOVING CAR SO YOU KNOW THE CAR HAD COME TO COMPLETE STOP. WHEN WE CALLED ACURA TO REPORT THIS ISSUE THEY CHALKED IT UP TO MY WIFE LEAVING THE CAR IN NEUTRAL BUT THE CAR WAS NOT SMASHED ONTO A HILL AND THE ROAD WAS FLAT. FURTHERMORE WE FOUND ONLINE THERE ARE PARKING BRAKE ISSUES WITH THE TLX BUT THE ACURA REP STATED THE RECALL WAS NOT FOR OUR VIN#. MY DAUGHTER AND MOTHER IN LAW COULD HAVE DIED FROM THIS ISSUE BUT ACURA REALLY DIDN'T SHOW ANY CONCERN.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS PASSING ON THE LEFT LANE, WHEN THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE WHEEL SEIZED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST CONTROL BRIEFLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM WAS ACTIVATED TWO DAYS PRIOR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, HOPKINS ACURA OF FAIRFIELD 2459 AUTO MALL PKWY, FAIRFIELD, CA 94533, WHERE THE FAILURE WAS NOT DETERMINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY SHAKE. THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT THEY HAD NOT HEARD OF THE FAILURE OCCURRING BEFORE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 8,100.

WHILE DRIVING AT 45MPH THE CAR LOST POWER I.E., STEERING, BRAKES, STABILITY CONTROL AND TRANSMISSION AND WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK PARKING BRAKE

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN TRAFFIC, SEVERAL WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. IN ADDITION, THE EMERGENCY PARKING INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLASH AND THE BRAKE LIGHTS CONSTANTLY ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER, SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE, ACTIVATED THE EMERGENCY PARKING BRAKE, AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT REPEATED THE PROCESS AND RECEIVED THE SAME RESULTS. THE CONTACT INFORMED THE DEALER WHO HAD THE CONTACT RESET THE VEHICLE, BUT THE FAILURE REMAINED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V779000 (POWER TRAIN). THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 61,185.

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.

VEHICLE PURCHASE MADE ON 2/28/2016. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES FOR VARIOUS ISSUES SINCE THEN, MOSTLY FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUE. THE ISSUES INCLUDE JERKY SHIFTING FROM 1ST TO 2ND, AND 2ND TO 3RD. ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS DECIDED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION ON MY FOURTH VISIT/COMPLAINT. THE ROUGH SHIFTING HAS SOMEWHAT IMPROVED, BUT IT IS STILL THERE. MY LAST VISIT AT THE DEALERSHIP AND A TEST DRIVE WITH DISTRICT MANAGER(DM) YIELDED: A) THIS IS PERFECTLY NORMAL CHARACTERISTIC OF THE NEW 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION. A FEATURE THAT COMES WITH WONDERFUL FUEL ECONOMY. B) VIBRATION FROM VCM (VARIABLE CYLINDER MANAGEMENT). I HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE UNTIL THE TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. YET AGAIN, DEALERSHIP STATES IT IS PERFECTLY NORMAL TO SHOW THIS 'CHARACTERISTIC'. DM'S RESPONSE TO MY QUESTION, "HOW/WHY DID I NOT EXPERIENCE THIS ISSUE ON MY FIRST FULL YEAR?" WAS, "WHAT GAS DO YOU PUT IN? COSTCO? THEY GOT LESS ADDITIVES. THERE'S CARBON BUILDUP FORMING IN THE ENGINE". THAT WAS THE RESPONSE ON A 13-MONTH OLD VEHICLE. C) CHIRPING NOISE FROM ENGINE ROOM. FROM RESEARCH, IT MAY BE RELATED TO 'HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP' OR 'INSUFFICIENT BELT PLACEMENT', WHICH ACURA HAS TSB OUT FOR SERVICING. BUT, DEALERSHIP CLAIMS THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE NOISE, EVEN WITH A RECORDING OF THE SOUND. (IT HAS TO BE AUDIBLE DURING THE TEST DRIVE, THEY SAY)

NEW CAR PURCHASED IN 2015. CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 23K MILES. ERROR LIGHTS FLASH ON DASH INCLUDING "TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEMS, BLIND SPOT INFO SYSTEM PROBLEMS, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM, ALL WHEEL STEERING PROBLEM, FORWARD COLLISION WARNING PROBLEM, LANE DEPARTURE WARING PROBLEM". THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT IT HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME, NO VIDEO EVIDENCE OF IT BUT WE DID TAKE IT IN TO ACURA TO LOOK. NO ISSUE FOUND. SECOND TIME WE HAD A VIDEO, THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. NOW AGAIN. ALONG WITH THIS, CAR HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED, STEERING RACK AND PINION, SUB FRAME, POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, LIST GOES ON.

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.