2015 ACURA TLX Complaints

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

2 DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE DRIVING I75( 30-45MPH HEAVY TRAFFIC) AND THEN I16 (55 -60 MPH RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC) THE CAR STALLS ALL LIGHTS FLASH OFF THEN BACK ON AND DASHBOARD LIGHTS UP FIRST SAYING BREAKS THE TRANSMISSION, STABILITY CONTROL. FIRST TIME TECH SAID FLUKE LOW VOLTAGE, SECOND SAID CAR DOWN SHIFTS TO 4TH GEAR AND GETS STUCK.

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

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.

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

TAKATA RECALL: I RECEIVED A SAFETY RECALL LETTER FROM ACURA AUTOMOBILE DIVISION DATED MARCH 2016. I WAS ON VACATION WHEN THE LETTER WAS MAILED. UPON RETURING HOME AND READING THIS RECALL NOTICE I CALLED ACURA CLIENTS RELATIONS ON MARCH 24, 2016. THEY TOLD ME TO CALL THE DEALER SERVICE MANGER WHERE I PURCHASE MY CAR. I WENT TO THE DEALER ON MARCH 30, 2016. I HAD TO SIGN ACURA TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACEMENT VEHICLE RETENTION/STORAGE OWNER INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT. I WAS GIVEN A PURCHASE TO TAKE TO ENTERPRISE CAR RENTAL FOR A RENTAL CARD. I WAS GIVEN A FORD FOCUS UNTIL THE SUMMER OF 2016 WHILE MY BRAND NEW ACURA IS PARKED IN MY DRIVE WAY SINCE MARCH 2016 WHILE I AM MAKING A $398 MONTHLY CAR PAYMENT ON A BRAND NEW ACURA ILX THAT I CANNOT DRIVE UNTIL MID OR LATE SUMMER OF 2016. I THINK MY CAR PAYMENTS SHOULD BE REIMBURSED FROM THE DATE OF THE RECALL NOTICE UNTIL PARTS BECOME AVAILABLE FOR REPAIRS AND MY CAR IS REPAIRED AND SAFETY TO DRIVE AGAIN. IF I WANT TO DRIVE A FORD FOCUS IN THE FIRST PLACE. AT LEAST ACURA COULD HAVE PROVIDED A CAR IN THE SAME CLASS AS MY ACURA ILX 2015. I HAVE ALWAYS DRIVEN A HONDA OR ACURA VEHICLE AND I HAVE BEEN DRIVING OVEN 30 YEARS. I AM VERY UNHAPPY THAT I HAVE TO PAY A MONTHLY CAR PAYMENT ON A CAR THAT I CAN NOT DRIVE. UNHAPPY ACURA CUSTOMER MEM

I HAVE A 2015 ACURA TLX 4CYL. IT IS A VERY NICE LOOKING CAR HOWEVER THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION. I HAVE TAKEN IT INTO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG HOWEVER THEY ARE NOT SURE WHAT. ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT THERE ARE NO CODES COMING UP TELLING THEM WHAT IT IS. THEY JUST TELL ME THAT EVERYTHING IS DOCUMENTED SO IF AND WHEN THERE IS A RECALL I HAVE PROOF THAT IT HAS BEEN ONGOING. WHEN YOU ARE STOPPED AND THEN PROCEED TO GO THE CAR WILL JERK AND HESITATE TO SHIFT TO NEXT GEAR. THIS CAN HAPPEN WHILE YOU ARE DRIVING ALSO, IF YOU HAVE TO BRAKE AND THEN START AGAIN. ITS VERY UPSETTING I HAVE OWNED ACURAS BEFORE, THE ACURA TL AND THE ACURA INTEGRA, BOTH CARS HAD A HIGH PERFORMANCE. THIS CAR NOT SO MUCH. WHEN IS ACURA GOING TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS?? THERE HASN'T BEEN JUST ONE EPISODE THIS IS AN EVERYDAY OCCURRENCE.

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.

CAR HAS 15K MILES-FROM THE TIME OF PURCHASE OF MY 2015 TLX SHAWD, VEHICLE EXHIBITS ( 1)ROUGH SHIFTING, (2) UNPREDICTABLE TRANSMISSION RESPONSE ON DOWNSHIFTS ON HIGHWAY AFFECTING THE THROTTLE AND (3) FREEFALL FEEL WHEN DOWNSHIFTING ON DOWNHILL. ISSUE (1):SERVICE BULLETIN DONE TO "FIX" THE SHIFTING, AND ALTHOUGH BETTER, STILL EXHIBITS THE ROUGH SHIFT. BROUGHT THE CAR 3 TIMES TO ACURA AND RESPONSE IS "WORKING WITHIN SPEC" EVEN WHEN THE TECH NOTICED THE HARD SHIFT AND COMPARED IT TO A 2016 MODEL WITH NO SHIFTING ISSUE. NOW EVERY TIME I KNOW THE 2-3 SHIFT IS COMING, I ANTICIPATE A HARD SHIFT AND HAVE TO TIGHTEN MY NECK MUSCLES JUST IN CASE IT JERKS AND COULD CAUSE A WHIPLASH FEEL. ISSUE (2): WHEN STEPPING ON THE GAS PEDAL TO MAKE A PASS ON THE FREEWAY, TRANSMISSION REACTION TIME IS UNPREDICTABLE WHEN AT TIMES, NOTHING WILL HAPPEN FOR 2 SECONDS, THEN THE CAR WILL SURGE. THIS POSES A SAFETY ISSUE DUE TO: A. NOT BEING ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE SPEED OF INCOMING TRAFFIC DUE TO DELAYED REACTION AND, B. THE SUDDEN SURGE AFTER THE 2 SECOND DELAYED-REACTION COULD RESULT IN HITTING THE CAR IN FRONT. ACURA RELEASED TSB 16-012 TO FIX THIS ISSUE BUT DOES NOT COVER EARLIER VIN, WHICH INCLUDE MINE. ISSUE (3):WHEN GOING DOWNHILL AND CAR DOWNSHIFTS, WHETHER MANUALLY OR AUTOMATICALLY, CAR SURGES FORWARD GIVING A FREEFALL FEEL BEFORE IT SLOWS DOWN. AGAIN TSB 16-012 WAS SUPPOSED TO FIX THIS BUT DOES NOT COVER EARLY VIN RANGES. ACURA CONTINUES TO INSIST THAT THE TRANSMISSION IS WITHIN SPEC AND YET, THE 2016'S HAVE A DIFFERENT PART NUMBER FOR THEIR TRANSMISSION. THE FACT THAT IT PERFORMS DIFFERENTLY ALSO PROVES OTHERWISE THAT THE EARLY VERSIONS ARE FAULTY.

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.