2015 ACURA TLX Complaints

1. STEP ON ACCELERATOR AND THE CAR JOLTS FORWARD LIKE IT IS IN THE WRONG GEAR OR YOU SLAM THE ACCELERATOR, OR THE CLUTCH IS RELEASED RAPIDLY. JERKS ONES HEAD BACK. 2.COME TO A STOP, TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS HARD CAUSING THE CAR TO LUNGE FORWARD OVERPOWERING THE BRAKE. (ENGINE AT IDLE). MOST OF THE TIME IT FEELS LIKE SOMEONE HAS TAPPED YOU FROM BEHIND. . WHEN IT OCCURS IT IS USUALLY THE FIRST 2-3 TIMES I COME TO A STOP IN A TRIP. 3.DRIVING ON LEVEL OR SLIGHT DECLINE, LET OFF ACCELERATOR AND SLOW TO MAKE A TURN TO GO UP A HILL, STEP ON ACCELERATOR AS YOU TRANSITION UPHILL TRANSMISSION SLIPS OUT OF GEAR (AS IF YOU ARE HOLDING THE CLUTCH IN AND RELEASING IT TOO SLOWLY) THEN SEARCHES FOR THE CORRECT GEAR REQUIRED TO GO UP THE HILL AND ACCELERATE. (ENGINE NEAR IDLE) 4.MOST OF MY DRIVING IS IN THE CITY. . STOP AND GO. . SLOW AND GO. . .

ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO AN APPROPRIATE GAP IN TRAFFIC THAT WAS GOING APPROX. 45MPH. CAR HESITATED FOR ROUGHLY 2 SECONDS BEFORE DOWNSHIFTING INTO A LOWER GEAR IN ORDER TO PICK UP SPEED, THIS CAUSED OTHER DRIVERS TO REACT TO MY MUCH SLOWER CAR NOT PICKING UP SPEED AS IT SHOULD HAVE. ACURA HAS BEEN CONTACTED MANY TIMES AND HAS FAILED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM, INHERIT IN THESE CARS FROM READING COMPLAINTS ONLINE ABOUT THIS CAR.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED ABNORMAL JERKING BETWEEN GEARS, ABNORMAL ACCELERATION WHEN STARTING, AND ABNORMAL SHIFTING WHILE DRIVING 45 MPH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION FLUID NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AND THE SHIFT POINT SOFTWARE NEEDED TO BE UPDATED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED BUT AFTER 500 MILES, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,500.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED INDEPENDENT ACCELERATION, DECELERATION, JERKING, AND ABNORMAL NOISES. IN ADDITION, THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED A SOFTWARE UPDATE AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACEMENT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

THIS CAR CONTINUES TO JERK BACK AND FORTH, FAIL TO FIND THE RIGHT GEAR, AND DOWNSHIFT SUDDENLY REGARDLESS OF WHAT DRIVING MODE YOU'RE IN. THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE PEDAL AND NOTHING HAPPENS CREATING DANGEROUS ROAD SITUATIONS. THE TRANSMISSION IS A COMPLETE FAILURE AND I'VE BEEN TOLD THAT THERE IS NOTHING THE DEALER CAN DO ABOUT IT.

WHEN DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 40 MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY ACCELERATES. I FIRST NOTICED PROBLEM WHEN COASTING DOWNHILL, BUT NOW OCCURS ON LEVEL HIGHWAY ALSO. ALSO THERE ARE PERIODS WHEN ONE TRIES TO ACCELERATE FROM A STOP OR FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE THAT THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES BEFORE SHIFTING INTO GEAR. AT THAT POINT THE ENGINE HAS REVVED UP CAUSING THE CAR TO LURCH FORWARD WHEN THE GEAR DOES ENGAGE. ADDITIONALLY EVEN AFTER A RECALL, THE PARKING GEAR SLIPS ALLOWING THE CAR TO ROLL DOWN HILL. THESE PROBLEMS HAVE RESULTED IN NEAR ACCIDENTS. UPDATED 11/18/15*LJ *CN

TRANSMISSION IS VERY JERKY AT LOW SPEEDS WHEN COLD AND HITS A HARD SHIFT BETWEEN 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. ALL OTHER GEAR CHANGES ARE UNNOTICEABLE HOWEVER 2ND GOING TO 3RD ALWAYS SHIFTS HARD. READ ONLINE AND OTHER OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE. DESPITE THE FACT THAT CERTAIN CARS ARE BEING RECALLED FOR TRANSMISSION ISSUES, ALL TLXS SHOULD BE CHECKED

IT SEEMS LIKE MY BRAND NEW ACURA TLX IS HAVING ISSUES WITH ITS ZF 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION. IT HESITATES AND SHIFTS HARD GOING FROM 2ND TO 3RD GEAR. A LOT OF TLX OWNERS HAVING THIS ISSUE AND THERE IS CURRENTLY A 9-PAGE THREAD ON ACURAZINE ABOUT THIS ISSUE. YOU CAN READ MORE ABOUT THIS ISSUE FROM THIS THREAD: HTTP://ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/PROBLEMS-FIXES-420/9AT-HARD-SHIFT-1-2-2-3-A-919230/ I TOOK THE TLX TO THE DEALER AND THEY HAVE DONE A TCM RESET AND IDLE RELEARN. IT SEEMS THAT FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS, THE SHIFTING WAS SMOOTHER AFTER THE RESET. UNFORTUNATELY, THE ISSUE THEN RECURRED. MY TLX STILL SHIFTS HARD BETWEEN 2ND AND 3RD GEAR. I'M A LITTLE BIT CONCERNED ABOUT SAFETY. SOMETIMES, THIS HARD SHIFT OR HESITATION HAPPENS AS I AM TURNING LEFT FROM A STOPPED POSITION. I AM CONCERNED THAT I WOULDN'T BE ABLE TO TURN AS QUICKLY AS I NEED TO BE. IN FACT, THIS EXACT THING HAPPENED THIS MORNING. I AM THANKFUL THAT THE CAR THAT WAS GOING STRAIGHT SAW ME AND SLOWED DOWN.

9 SPEED ZF TRANSMISSION SHIFTS ROUGHLY FROM 1-2 AND 2-3 WITH 2-3 BEING THE WORSE. DEALER SERVICE STATES THIS IS NORMAL FOR THE TRANSMISSION DO TO TORQUE MATCHING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. I FIND THAT HARD TO BELIEVE BASED ON ALL THE OTHER ISSUES THIS TRANSMISSION IS HAVING IN OTHER MANUFACTURES VEHICLES.

CASE : B012015060 5/28- TEST DROVE CAR UP TO 55MPH. PURCHASED CAR 5/28/15 AROUND 9:30PM. ON TEST DRIVE AND DURING SINGING, I WAS ASSURED THAT THIS WAS A GREAT RIDING CAR. VIBRATION AS A STANDARD FEATURE - NO ONE TOLD ME, IT IS NOT ADVERTISED ON THE INTERNET OR IN THE SPEC OF THE CAR AND IT IS NOT IN THE MANUAL. I DID NOT AGREE TO PURCHASE A VIBRATING/POOR SHIFTING CAR, I AGREED ON A REGULAR RIDING CAR THAT SHIFTS SMOOTHLY. (NOT ONE WITH UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION). TEST DROVE CAR UP TO 55MPH. PURCHASED CAR 5/28/15. CAR WAS READY TO PICK UP 6-2-15. BACKGROUND- TEST DROVE WITH 3 MILES ON THE CAR. RECEIVED FROM DEALER UP HAD 20 MILES ON. 6/2 - 8PM GO TO DEALER TO RECEIVE CAR. DEALER FORGOT TO TRANSFER MY PLATES. DEALER (MY SALESMAN AND ANOTHER SALESMAN) TOLD ME TO LEAVE WITHOUT TEMP PLATES, THAT IT IS ACCEPTABLE IN ILLINOIS (UNTIL THE POLICE TOLD ME IT WAS ILLEGAL). 6/2 9:43 PM GOT ON THE EXPRESSWAY = EXPERIENCE UNCONTROLLABLE VIBRATION AT 60MPH. CALL DEALER IMMEDIATELY AT 9:45PM ON 6/2, TELL THEM I WILL BRING BACK THE CAR IN THE AM. 6/3 '11:30AM- BRING CAR BACK, DEALER ALIGNS + BALANCES. 3PM- PICK UP CAR. CAR STILL VIBRATES. 6/4 ' 2:00PM ' I BRING CAR BACK TO ACURA FOR THE SECOND TIME IN 48 HOURS. DEALER STATES THEY WILL TAKE THE CAR TO LEXUS, AS LEXUS HAS EQUIPMENT THAT ACURA DOES NOT HAVE. ACURA WILL KEEP THE CAR OVERNIGHT. DEALER TAKES TO LEXUS ON 6/5 TO USE THEIR EQUIPMENT TO BALANCE. 6/5 ' PICK UP CAR + STILL SAME ISSUE. DEALER STATES YOU HAVE TO DRIVE 55MPH OR 80MPH FOR NO VIBRATION. THIS IS THE WAY THE CAR IS BUILT AND THAT IS IT. 6/5 - 5:09PM, I WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP THE CAR TODAY. THEY TOLD ME WOULD BE READY AT 4. THEY HAVE DONE EVERYTHING THAT THEY COULD AND THEY CAN NO LONGER HELP ME.