2015 ACURA TLX Complaints

WHEN COASTING AT LOW SPEEDS, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS AND ENGINE REVS HIGHER AND CAR ACCELERATES. MUST BRAKE TO AVOID POSSIBLE CONLISSION

WHILE SLOWLY DRIVING MY 2015 ACURA TLX INTO MY HOME GARAGE AND PUTTING THE CAR INTO PARK WITH THE RED LIGHT INDICATING THE PARKING GEAR WAS ENGAGED AND LETTING MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD ABOUT TWO FEET BEFORE I COULD STOP THE MOVEMENT RESULTING IN DAMAGE TO MY DRYWALL. THE FIRST TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THE BRAND NEW CAR AND I ASSUMED I MAY HAD NOT HAD THE CAR PROPERLY IN PARK AND NO DAMAGE OCCURRED AND IT MAY HAVE BEEN CAUSED BY SO CALLED DRIVER ERROR. WHEN IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME 8 MONTHS LATER MY WIFE AND I WERE BOTH IN THE CAR AND OBSERVED THE RED PARKING LIGHT WAS ON INDICATING THE CAR WAS IN PARK WHEN MY CAR SUDDENLY LURCHED FORWARD CAUSING THE DAMAGE. THE ACURA DEALER ASKED TO KEEP MY CAR IN AN ATTEMPT TO "REPLICATE" THE PROBLEM FOR ABOUT 17 DAYS UNTIL IT COULD BE INSPECTED BY DPSM (ACURA'S DESCRIPTION) AND I WAS TOLD NO PROBLEMS WERE DETECTED. IN RESEARCHING THIS PROBLEM I DISCOVERED THIS WAS VERY SIMILAR TO A PRIOR 2015 ACURA TLX RECALL INSTITUTED LAST YEAR BY NHTSA. THE ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT REACTED AS IF THEY HAD NEVER HEARD OF THAT RECALL UNTIL I GAVE THEM A COPY OF THE INFORMATION POSTED ON THE INTERNET. THE ONLY SUGGESTION OFFERED BY THE DEALER AFTER THEIR INSPECTION WAS TO KEEP MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE WHEN THE CAR IS IN PARK UNTIL THE ENGINE IS COMPLETELY STOPPED AND ENGAGE THE PARKING BRAKE. THE MILEAGE ON MY ODOMETER WAS UNDER 4,000 MILES AT THE TIME OF THEIR INSPECTION AND MY CAR IS KEPT IN A GARAGE WHEN I AM AT WORK AND AT HOME SO ENVIRONMENTAL CAUSES SHOULD NOT BE A FACTOR. I FEEL VERY FORTUNATE THAT MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE WAS THE ONLY LOSS WE ENCOUNTERED FROM THIS UNDISCLOSED SAFETY DEFECT AND HOPE THIS PROBLEM CAN BE REMEDIED BEFORE MORE SERIOUS CONSEQUENCES OCCUR TO OTHER TLX DRIVERS.

2015 BLACK ACURA TLX FINANCED VIA LEASE OPTION WITH A LOCAL DEALER (FOUNTAIN ACURA, 8703 ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32809). SINCE I LEASED THIS VEHICLE BACK IN SEPTEMBER OF 2015; I HAVE HAD THE BELOW ISSUES: *NOISE IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT WITH DISPLACEMENT. THE CAR SEAT HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALER PER MY REQUEST; HOWEVER, AFTER BEING REPLACED IT STILL NOISES OUT OF THE NORMAL AND DOES NOT OPERATE AS SMOOTH AS THE OTHER SEATS. NOT TO MENTION SCRATCHES I NOTICED INSIDE THE CAR DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF THE NEW SEAT. *LOUD NOISE IN THE VEHICLE TRANSMISSION. *THE VEHICLE WAS DELIVERED TO ME WITHOUT A SPARE TIRE, WHICH I DIDN'T NOTICE UNTIL A FEW DAYS AGO AFTER DOING MY OWN RESEARCH BECAUSE THE DEALER NEVER ADVISED THE VEHICLE DIDN'T COME WITH A SPARE TIRE. *THE VEHICLE PRESENTS VERY ROUGH AND HIGH INCREMENTS IN THE SPEED AFTER MAKING NORMAL ACCELERATIONS. WHICH MAKE MYSELF AND MY FAMILY MEMBERS FEEL SERIOUSLY UNSAFE AS FAR AS BEING ABLE TO CONTROL THE CAR. AFTER PRESENTING ALL THESE ISSUES AND A FORMAL CLAIM TO FOUNTAIN ACURA AND THEIR SALES PERSONNEL; THEY HAVE FAILED TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SOLUTION TO MY PROBLEMS JUST ARGUING THAT 'THAT IS THE WAY THE CAR RUNS AND THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT'. I HAVE SENT A FORMAL COMPLAINT VIA MAIL TO BOTH THEIR HEADQUARTERS IN TORRANCE, CA AND IN TOKYO, JAPAN. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AT ALL WITH ALL THE ISSUES IT HAS AND I REFUSE TO HAVE TO KEEP IT FOR THE REMAINING TIME OF THE LEASE. ACURA SHOULD DEFINITELY DO SOMETHING TO FIX THIS PROBLEMS OR TAKE THIS CAR OUT OF THE MARKET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE REAR VIEW MIRROR WAS SET TO AUTO DIM, WHICH CAUSED THE DRIVER NOT TO BE ABLE TO SEE OUT OF THE MIRROR. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100.

YES, YOU GUYS ARE ON POINT! I HAD MY 2015 TLX V4 ADVANCED PACK. AND EVERY SINGLE COMPLAINT I READ ON HERE I HAVE! THIS IS VERY NERVE WRECKING! I TOOK IN MY ACURA TWO WEEKS AGO TO SHERMAN OAKS CENTER ACURA, WHERE I ORIGINALLY PURCHASED THE VAHICLE AND EXPLAINED EVERYTHING THAT I WAS EXPERIENCING; E.I. JERKS, SUDDEN REVS, DELAYED UPSHIFT/DOWNSHIFT. THE REPAIR CENTER PERSONNEL ADVISED ME THAT THE VEHICLE JUST NEEDED A "SIMPLE SOFTWARE UPDATE" AND THAT NOT TO BE ALARMED BECAUSE ACURA WILL HAVE FUTURE UPDATES. SO WHEN I WENT TO PICK UP MY CAR I NOTICED THAT THE CAR FELT AS THOUGH I WAS DRIVING MY GIRLFRIEND'S 10 YEAR OLD COROLLA. THE CAR IS A F*** PIECE OF S*** I TELL YOU! IT LAGS MORE AND HE VIBRATES TOO MUCH! THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD!

PURCHASED A BRAND NEW VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER'15 AND SINCE DAY ONE I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VIBRATIONS DURING HIGHWAY COMMUTE. THE CAR HAS BEEN SERVICED 5 TIMES SO FAR THE VIBRATION HAS ACTUALLY BEEN MADE FAR WORSE THEN WHAT THEY USED TO BE. THE SEATS, THE SEAT BUCKLE, EVEN MY CHILD CAR SEAT VIBRATES/SHAKES WHEN DRIVING. THE VIBRATION CAN BE FELT ALL OVER THE BODY WHEN DRIVING. THE VIBRATION IS SOO BAD NOW, THAT THE CAR IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE ON A HIGHWAY.

SUNROOF GLASS SHATTERED WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD. THERE WERE NO CARS IN FRONT OF ME AND I WAS ONLY GOING 25 MPH AS I HAD JUST BEGUN TO ACCELERATE. THIS COULD NOT HAVE BEEN A ROCK BUT A DEFECT IN THE CAR. IF THE VISOR WASN'T CLOSED GLASS COULD HAVE FELL INTO THE CAR AND POSSIBLY CUT SOMEONE. ACURA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS AS THIS IS NOT AN OBJECT HITTING THE VEHICLE.

THIS CAR IS A TOTAL LEMON - DO NOT PURCHASE. I HAVE HAD THIS CAR TO THE DEALER 9 TIMES IN 12 MONTHS FOR NON ROUTINE MAINTENANCE ISSUES AND IT IS GETTING TOWED THERE AGAIN TODAY. MYRIAD OF ISSUES FROM LACK OF BRAKES TO JERKING TRANSMISSION TO FLAT OUT WON'T START. I PURCHASED AN ACURA FOR A RELIABLE CAR AND THAT IS MOST CERTAINLY NOT WHAT I OWN NOW. I HAVE AN OPEN CASE WITH ACURA CORPORATE BUT THE DEALER (POHANKA ACURA, CHANTILLY VA) WILL NOT STAND BEHIND THE VEHICLES THEY SELL. BUYER BEWARE OF THIS CAR!!

LEASED THE VEHICLE ON 12/7/2015 . AFTER A FEW HOURS OFF THE LOT THE THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTED ROUGHLY FROM 2-3 GEAR. ALSO EXPERIENCED SPORADIC GEAR SHIFTS.

FROM TAKEOFF, THE GEAR SHIFT FROM 2ND TO 3RD IS "HARD"/FIRM/JERKY. ALMOST AS IF THERE IS A POWER HESITATION THEN SLAMS HARD INTO GEAR. THIS IS ONLY GEAR SHIFT POSITION WHERE A PROBLEM EXISTS. ONLY HAPPENS FROM DEAD STOP TAKEOFF.