2015 ACURA TLX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE SHOOK VIOLENTLY. THE FAILURE ALSO OCCURRED WHEN SHIFTING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE FAILURE RECURRED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 550.

TRANS SHIFTS ARE VERY JERKY UP OR DOWN. SOMETIMES DOES NOT DOWNSHIFT WHEN BRAKING. SCARES YOU WHEN YOU HAVE TO SLAM ON THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN OR THROW CAR INTO "N". PULLING OUT INTO TRAFFIC CAN BE SCARY AS THERE IS OFTEN A DELAY BETWEEN ACCELERATION AND THE ENGAGEMENT OF THE TRANNY. THEN THE JERKY SHIFTING OCCURS. I AM NOT ALWAYS SURE IF MY CAR WILL PULL OUT INTO TRAFFIC QUICKLY AND SAFELY WITHOUT ME BEING REAR ENDED. I WILL NOT LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE CAR. I WILL BE GOING TO THE DEALER THIS WEEK FOR SERVICE. I HAVE WAITED THIS LONG BECAUSE THE SALES PERSON TOLD ME THE CAR NEEDS 5,000 MILES TO "BREAK IN" THE TRANNY. I HAVE NOTICED READING ON THE WEB THAT THIS SEEMS TO BE A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE NEW MODEL (8 SPEED DOUBLE CLUTCH AUTO WITH 4CYL. ENGINE.) IT SEEMS THAT AMERICAN HONDA HAS ISSUED A TSB #15-021 (DATED APRIL 23, 2015. THAT ADDRESSES THE PROBLEM, BUT I KEEP READING THAT THIS FIX IS NOT WORKING AND THAT MANY DEALERS ARE TELLING THE CUSTOMER "IT'S THE WAY YOU DRIVE IT. WE ARE NOT GETTING ANY BAD COMPUTER CODES". AMERICAN HONDA IN CONCERT WITH THEIR DEALERSHIP NETWORK ARE COVERING UP A DEFECT THAT IS VERY DANGEROUS SAFETY PROBLEM. THIS IS GROWING INTO A MAJOR PROBLEM...I WILL BEGIN TO DOCUMENT ALL FUTURE DEALERSHIP PAPERWORK IN ANTICIPATION OF FILING A CLAIM UNDER MY STATES LEMON LAW. I WILL NEVER BUY ANOTHER ACURA AGAIN. MY FIRST WAS AN ACURA TSX AND IT WAS AN EXCELLENT CAR. I AM VERY SURPRISED THAT HONDA HAS DONE DOWN THE TUBES. BY THE WAY, THIS IS THE FIRST ACURA MODEL BUILT IN THE USA VERSUS JAPAN. HAD I KNOWN THAT ,I NWVER WOULD HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR.

CAR JERKS NOTICEABLY WHEN SHIFTING FROM TRANSMISSIONS GEARS 1 TO 2 AND THEN FROM GEARS 2 TO 3. *TR

THE CAR HAS TIMES WHERE IT STALLS OR HESITATES SIGNIFICANTLY - THIS OCCURS WORST IN SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE (THERE IS A SEVERAL SECOND DELAY AND THEN A SURGE FORWARD), AND THERE ARE HARD SHIFTS BETWEEN 1-2 AND 2-3 GEARS. THERE ARE ALSO TIMES WHERE WHEN COASTING AND YOU APPLY THROTTLE, IT IS UNRESPONSIVE. THERE HAVE ALSO BEEN SITUATIONS WHERE THE CAR DOWNSHIFTS VERY HARD AND LURCHES FORWARD ALMOST UNCONTROLLABLY (THIS HAS ONLY OCCURRED IN SPORT+ MODE). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE CHROME FINISH ON THE AIR VENT ON THE FRONT DRIVER AND PASSENGER SIDES PRODUCED A GLARE ON THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE GLARE IMPACTED THE CONTACT'S ABILITY TO SEE OUT OF THE SIDE MIRRORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER OR DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 125.

I LEASED AN ACURA TLX (4-CYLINDER) IN OCTOBER 2014. ALMOST SINCE THE BEGINNING, THE TRANSMISSION OF THE CAR HAS BEEN VERY JERKY AND STIFF, ESPECIALLY WHEN COLD. THERE ARE TIMES WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL PRODUCES NO EFFECT, AND THERE HAVE BEEN TIMES WHEN I HAVE PULLED OUT INTO AN INTERSECTION AND THE TRANSMISSION SEEMED TO SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL, LEAVING THE CAR MOTIONLESS FOR SECONDS. THE HARD SHIFTING OCCURS PRIMARILY WHEN THE CAR IS COLD, AND IN THE LOWER GEARS. THE FEELING OF SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL OCCURS RANDOMLY WITH NO OBVIOUS CONTRIBUTING FACTORS. I RETURNED THE CAR TO THE DEALER WHEN THE CAR HAD ABOUT 200 MILES ON IT, AND THEY CLAIMED TO FIND NO PROBLEMS. I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO THE DEALERSHIP SINCE (THE CAR HAS ABOUT 5300 MILES ON IT NOW), BUT I WILL BE RETURNING IN THE NEAR FUTURE. *TR

TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN, I OWN A 2015 ACURA TLX (4 CYLINDER MODEL WITH 8 SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION) WHICH I PURCHASED A FEW MONTHS AGO AND WOULD LIKE TO FILE THE FOLLOWING COMPLAINT: 1.ON STOP AND GO TRAFFIC THE TRANSMISSION IS JERKY (ALMOST EVERY TIME). THIS MEANS THAT WHEN THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS, IT CREATES A SHUTTER THAT REVERBERATES THROUGHOUT THE CAR. 2. AFTER DRIVING 1 MILE OR SO AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, ESPECIALLY DURING COLD START, THE TRANSMISSION LURCHES FORWARD VERY HARD ( LIKE SOMEONE REAR ENDED) DOESN'T HAPPEN ALL THE TIME BUT HAPPENS OFTEN TO DISLIKE (FOUR TIMES TOTAL). VERY SCARY WHEN YOU FEEL LIKE YOU MAY REAR END SOMEONE. 3. WHEN SLOWING DOWN, SAY COMING TO A TRAFFIC LIGHT AND NOT COMING TO COMPLETE STOP AND MAKING RIGHT OR LEFT TURN AT SAY ABOUT 10MPH SPEED OR SO, AND HIT ON THE GAS PEDAL TO SPEED UP, THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES AND DOESN'T KNOW WHICH GEAR TO ENGAGE THUS MAKING VERY JERKY FEEL. 4. EVERY TIME COLD START, TRANSMISSION SHIFTS IN 1ST AND 2ND GEAR ARE VERY HARD. DEALERSHIP CLAIMED TO TEST DRIVE THE VEHICLE AND THEN PROCEEDED TO TELL ME THAT THIS WAS "NORMAL" FOR THE TRANSMISSION TO DO THAT. I FIND THIS VERY UNACCEPTABLE! THIS CAR NEEDS TO BE RECALLED AND THEY NEED TO FIND A RESOLUTION BECAUSE THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE AND A THREAT TO MY OWN PERSONAL SAFETY. ACURA, TAKE SOME RESPONSIBILITY AND FIX THIS ISSUE, I'M NOT THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THESE PROBLEMS. *TR

I LEASED THIS VEHICLE IN SEPTEMBER OF 2014 AND IMMEDIATELY HAD CONCERNS WITH THE TRANSMISSION. THE SHIFTS BETWEEN GEARS WERE EXTREMELY ROUGH AND CHOPPY. WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT A STOP, I WOULD PRESS ON THE GAS TO MOVE INTO TRAFFIC, BUT THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT RESPOND; INSTEAD, THE RPMS WOULD REV ALL THE WAY UP TO 4-5 AND AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS, I WOULD BE LURCHED INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC. I HAVE ALMOST GOTTEN INTO TWO SIGNIFICANT ACCIDENTS DUE TO THIS ISSUE. I HAVE NOW HAD TO CHANGE MY DRIVING COMPLETELY TO ALLOW FOR MORE TIME IN AN INTERSECTION TO AVOID BEING SERIOUSLY HURT OR KILLED. THE DEALERSHIP AND HONDA MOTOR VEHICLES BOTH REFUSE TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS ISSUE AND DESPITE MY VEHICLE BEING IN FOR REPAIRS FOUR TIMES NOW, CLAIM THEY ARE "UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE." RATHER THAN TAKING RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE, THEY ACCUSE ME OF DRIVING "AGGRESSIVELY." PLEASE DO NOT BUY OR LEASE THIS VEHICLE. IT IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE THAT THE COMPANY WILL NOT/HAS NOT RESOLVED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE SLOWING TO SPEEDS BETWEEN 3-5 MPH, THE VEHICLE HESITATED TO ACCELERATE WHEN ENGAGING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL. THE CONTACT INDICATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS INTERMITTENT AND OCCURRED ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 200.

IT IS SHIFTING HARD WHEN IT DOWNSHIFTS , IT IS SLAMMING INTO GEAR WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. WHEN STARTING FROM A DEAD STOP IT SOMETIMES WILL JUST REV UP AND NOT MOVE, YOU HAVE TO LET OFF ACCELERATOR THEN PUSH AGAIN TO GET IT TO MOVE. WHEN COLD THE TRANSMISSION JERKS DURING NORMAL SHIFTING. THIS DOES NOT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME, IS ONLY DOES IT OCCASIONALLY , IT IS AT DEALERSHIP RIGHT NOW AND THEY SAY NOTHING IS WRONG. *TR