2015 ACURA TLX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE STOPPED AT AN INTERSECTION, THE VEHICLE JERKED AND STALLED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO GET THE VEHICLE TO MOVE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DETERMINED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 21,000.

E-SHIFT PROVIDES NO FEEDBACK WHEN SHIFTING TO P OR D (ONLY WHEN SHIFTING TO R). E-SHIFT OFTEN FAILS TO ENGAGE. ON ONE OCCASION, WHILE REVERSING, I ATTEMPTED TO ENGAGE P, BUT IT DID NOT ENGAGE, AND CAR ROLLED BACK INTO AN OBJECT, CAUSING DAMAGE. E-SHIFT ALSO REQUIRES EXCESSIVELY DELIBERATE INPUTS, WHICH HAS CAUSED DIFFICULTY EXECUTING 3-POINT TURNS IN TRAFFIC.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AND THE VEHICLE BECAME DIFFICULT TO STOP. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF ANOTHER VEHICLE, FLIPPED OVER, AND ROLLED UNTIL IT STOPPED. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED INJURIES AND WAS TRANSPORTED TO THE EMERGENCY ROOM. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED INJURIES TO THE BACK, FACE, AND BOTH KNEES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED AND DESTROYED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,625. UPDATED 05/17/16*LJ UPDATED 12/13/2017*JS

THE ORIGINAL FAILURE WAS SCARY. WE HAD JUST LEFT TEXAS HWY 130 (80 MPH TOLL WAY), WHEN WE SUSTAINED THE ORIGINAL FAILURE. AS IT FAILED, EVERYBODY IN THE CAR THOUGHT I HAD SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES BY THE WAY THE CAR BUCKLED (LIKE A BUCKING HORSE), IT HAD DONE A VIOLENT SUDDEN STOP AND RELEASE; THE CAR WENT TO IDLE AND COASTED FOR A BIT WITHOUT RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE; I STUDIED THE PANEL BECAUSE EVERYTHING WAS LIT UP; ONCE I DECIDED THE ENGINE WAS STILL IDLING, I PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR SLOWLY UNTIL I DECIDED I HAD SOME CONTROL; CHECKED THE FAILURE MESSAGES; THEN TRIED TO DRIVE THE CAR. THE CAR COULD BE DRIVEN, I DROVE IT SLOWLY WITH THE HAZARD LIGHTS ON, THE CAR BUCKLED EVERY SO OFTEN. SINCE WE WERE CLOSE TO HOME WE WENT THERE. HAD THIS HAPPENED AT 80 MPH, I DON'T KNOW WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED.

TRANSMISSION ISSUE AS FOLLOWS: SHIFTS ABRUPTLY IN 2 AND 3RD GEARS. CAR SEEMS TO SHIFT UP WHEN BRAKING THEN SHIFTING DOWN SO IT SEEMS THE CAR SPEEDS UP WHEN IT SHOULD BE SHIFTING DOWN TO SLOW DOWN. WHEN PUTTING THE CAR IN PARK, THE CAR ROLLS BACK ABRUPTLY.

ACURA TLX HESITATES 1-2 SECOND WHEN TURNING LEFT, RIGHT, MAKING U TURNS AND SWITCHING LANES ON THE HIGHWAY. THE RESPONSE OF THE CAR IS UNPREDICTABLE AND I WILL NOT LET OTHER FAMILY MEMBERS DRIVE IT DUE TO SAFETY CONCERNS. THE SHIFTS FROM SECOND TO THIRD GEAR ARE OVERLY HARSH. I HAVE TAKEN THE CAR TO THE DEALER THREE TIMES BUT THE DEALER STATES THAT THE CAR IS OPERATING NORMALLY.

I JUST TURNED ON TO THE HIGHWAY, AND THERE WAS NOT A CAR AROUND ME. I STARTED TO ACCELERATE AND THEN THERE WAS A HUGE SOUND, ALMOST LIKE A GUN SHOT. I IMMEDIATELY PULLED OVER AND NOTICED THAT MY SUNROOF WAS COMPLETE SHATTERED WITH A GAPING HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF IT. I WAS COMPLETELY DUMBFOUNDED BECAUSE I WASN'T UNDERNEATH A BRIDGE OR ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE CLEAR BLUE SKY. THERE WERE NO CARS AROUND ME TO SAY AN OBJECT HIT IT EITHER. JUST COMPLETELY SHATTERED FOR NO REASON. THE BEST PART IS THAT ACURA REFUSES TO REPLACE THE SUNROOF WHEN THIS IS CLEARLY A MANUFACTURER DEFAULT. THEY CLAIM THAT THERE IS NO WAY FOR THEM TO VERIFY THAT IT WASN'T CAUSED BY AN OBJECT HITTING IT. I'M HOPING MORE PEOPLE REPORT THIS ISSUE SO THE SUNROOF CAN BE RECALLED BECAUSE NOT ONLY IS THIS COMPLETE BS. IT IS VERY DANGEROUS. IF THE SUNROOF SHADE WASN'T CLOSED, I WOULD HAVE HAD CLASS SHARDS ALL OVER THE CAR AND MYSELF THAT COULD HAVE LANDED IN MY EYE AND CAUSED INJURY OR EVEN WORSE AND ACCIDENT.

CAR SHIFTS ROUGHLY WHEN ACCELERATING, JUST ONE OF THE LOWER GEARS, AT AROUND 10-15 MPH. JERKS NOTICEABLY ALL THE TIME, WHETHER CAR IS WARM OR COLD. I DID NOT SAY ANYTHING TO SEE IF IT WAS AS BAD AS I THOUGHT, AND A FREQUENT PASSENGER FINALLY NOTICED AND ASKED ME ABOUT IT. CAR DOES NOT TAKE OFF QUICKLY LIKE I AM USED TO. FEELS VERY SLOW AND HEAVY. NOT SURE IF THIS PROBLEM WILL GET WORSE WITH AGE/MILEAGE, BUT I'M JUST HOPING IT WON'T BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE.

WHILE DRIVING ~40 MPH ON AN EXPRESSWAY THE CAR STARTED FLASHING ALL THESE WARNINGS ON THE DASHBOARD INCLUDING PULL OVER AND CHECK TRANSMISSION. LOOKING DOWN I SAW THAT THE CAR WAS AUTOMATICALLY PUT IN NEUTRAL AND THE GAS PEDAL WASN'T WORKING. I MANEUVERED THE CAR TO THE SHOULDER AND SINCE IT WOULDN'T SHIFT INTO PARK I PRESSED THE PARKING BRAKE. IF THE ROAD WAS ANY MORE CROWDED WE COULD HAVE BEEN KILLED.

WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTION IS MADE BUT THE WHEELS DON'T RESPOND. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE BACK AND THE CAR SHAKES. AFTER THAT HAPPENS, THE CAR DRIVES NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS, HIGH SPEEDS, GOING AROUND CURVES, AND DRIVING STRAIGHT. I HAVE GONE OFF THE ROAD ONCE BECAUSE OF THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 8600 MILES (9 MONTHS).