2015 ACURA TLX Complaints

I RETURNED THE CAR THE DAY AFTER PURCHASE BECAUSE IT WAS LURCHING FORWARD UPON SHIFTING GEARS, THE SHIFT WAS VERY JERKY. THE DEALER DID NOT DIAGNOSE A PROBLEM. I TESTED THE CAR IN ALL 4 DRIVE MODES AND THERE DID NOT SEEM TO BE A DIFFERENCE IN THE JERKING FORWARD. THE JERKING PROBLEM CONTINUED AND I AGAIN TOOK IT TO ANOTHER DEALER IN FL. THIS DEALER ALSO STATED NO PROBLEM. I CALLED THE DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE CAR FROM, CHEVY CHASE ACURA, AND THE SALES PERSON SUGGESTED I RETURN THE CAR TO THEIR DEALERSHIP WHEN I RETURN TO MD. I EMAILED THE SERVICE MANAGER BUT HAVE NOT HAD A RESPONSE. THE JERKING FORWARD ISSUE REMAINS A PROBLEM. *TR

I WAS ACCELERATING FROM 40 MPH TO 50 MPH WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED ACCELERATING, BEEPED, AND STARTED FLASHING ALL SYSTEM ERRORS IN ORANGE ON THE DASH DISPLAY. THE CAR WOULD NOT GO ABOVE 50 MPH, AS IF THE GAS WAS BEING CHOKED OFF AT THAT POINT. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER. THEY HAD THE CAR FOR A WEEK BEFORE IT WAS "FIXED". THE EXACT SAME ERROR JUST OCCURRED FOR A SECOND TIME WHILE I WAS ACCELERATING AND MERGING INTO A BUSY HIGHWAY LANE. CAR IS AGAIN AT THE DEALER FOR ALMOST A WEEK AND COUNTING. WHILE IT HASN'T CAUSED AN ACCIDENT YET, THIS IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. I WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED WHEN MY CAR STOPPED ACCELERATING AND STARTED DECELERATING ON A BUSY HIGHWAY. IN BETWEEN THESE OCCURRENCES, I HAVE HAD OTHER RANDOM ERRORS, SUCH AS THE LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SYSTEM ACTIVATING WHILE DRIVING STRAIGHT DOWN THE CENTER OF A LANE. WHEN THIS OCCURS, THE STEERING WHEEL IS "TUGGED" TOWARDS THE DIRECTION IT THINKS IT NEEDS YOU TO GO. VERY DANGEROUS WHEN THE CAR IS TRYING TO TUG YOU OUT OF YOUR LANE INTO ANOTHER. THE RANDOM ERRORS THAT OCCUR ARE ALL WITH THE SAME SYSTEMS THAT FLASH ERROR WARNINGS ALL OVER THE DASH ON THE TWO OCCASIONS THAT THE CAR HAS STOPPED FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. LDW, ACC, BRAKING SYSTEM, VSC...ALL IMPORTANT SAFETY SYSTEMS! *TR

THE CAR HAS A HAD A HARD OR DELAYED SHIFT FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN COLD FROM THE TIME I BOUGHT THE CAR, BUT LAST WEEK THE CAR SLIPPED/SHIFTED OUT OF GEAR LIKE IT WAS IN NEUTRAL WHEN I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP TO GO THROUGH AN INTERSECTION. THE CAR WAS IN ECONOMY MODE AT THE TIME. ACURA DID AN UPDATE ON THE TRANSMISSION FOR HESITATING AND LURCHING AROUND JANUARY 15, 2015. THE CAR IS AT THE DEALERSHIP NOW. *TR

WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP WHEN THE TRANSMISSION IS COLD, THERE IS A LAG TIME FROM THE TIME THE ACCELERATOR IS PRESSED TO THE TIME THE CAR MOVES, AND WHEN THE CAR MOVES,IT LURCHES THROUGH THE FIRST FEW GEARS. CAN BE DANGEROUS IF NOT TOTALLY PAYING ATTENTION. ALSO, WHEN APPROACHING A STOP, AS THE ELECTRONIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS TO THE LOWER GEARS, THE CAR ALSO CAN LURCH WHEN GETTING TO THE FIRST GEAR. WHEN BACKING UP AND GOING FROM R TO D, THERE IS A 2 TO 3 SECOND LAG UNTIL THE CAR GOES INTO D MODE. WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAYS, GIVE YOURSELF PLENTY OF TIME! I HAVE HAD THE CAR IN 4 TIMES FOR "SOFTWARE UPDATES", BUT IT DOES NOT ADDRESS ANY OF THESE ISSUES. *TR

I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 105 ACURA TLX TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE FROM CERRITOS ACURA, CALIFORNIA. I JUST FAINT OUT YESTERDAY THAT THERE ARE NO SAFETY CHILD LATCHES TO SECURE MY NIECE'S CARSEAT. ACCORDING TO YOUR WEBSITE, INSTALLATION OF SAFETY LATCHES FOR USE ON CHILD CAR SEAT ARE STANDARDS ON VEHICLES MANUFACTURED AFTER SEPTEMBER, 2002. DO YOU KNOW HOW I CAN GET THIS RESOLVED? THANK YOU. *TR

ISSUE 1 - BASICALLY, WHEN THE CAR IS COLD (AS IN HASN'T BEEN DRIVEN FOR ABOUT 3 HOURS OR MORE) IT SHIFTS PRETTY HARD 1-2, 2-3, ETC. REGARDLESS OF THE IDS MODE. HOWEVER, IT SEEMS THAT IT IS LESS PRONOUNCED IN "ECON" MODE, PROBABLY BECAUSE IT SOFTENS THE SHIFTS A BIT. SOMETIMES IT IS MORE NOTICEABLE THAN OTHER TIMES. IT ALSO SEEMS THAT IT IS EVEN SLIPPING A BIT WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, KIND OF LIKE IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION WHEN YOU LET THE CLUTCH SLIP TOO MUCH. WHEN THE CAR WARMS UP TO OPERATING TEMP, I REALLY DON'T NOTICE IT SHIFTING HARD AT ALL, AND IN FACT THE SHIFTS ARE ALMOST IMPERCEPTIBLE 90-95% OF THE TIME. ISSUE 2 - 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 A VERY JERKY FEEL. ISSUE 3 - I HAVE NOTICED IS THAT WHEN COMING TO A STOP, SOMETIMES IT REALLY SLAMS INTO FIRST GEAR, AND I MEAN HARD ENOUGH TO SHAKE THE CAR. THIS HAPPENS RARELY, BUT WHEN IT DOES ITS VERY DISCONCERTING. ISSUE 4 ? THERE IS THE 3-4 SECOND DELAY WHEN I ENGAGE THE CAR INTO THE (D) DRIVE POSITION EITHER FROM (P) PARK OR REVERSE. *TR

THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THIS CAR IS THE 4 CYLINDER, TECH MODEL. THE TRANSMISSION HESITATES SHIFTING FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE. IT ALSO WILL HESITATE WHEN TURNING A CORNER SOMETIMES. THE OTHER PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR IS THE CLIMATE CONTROL SYSTEM (LISTED AS ELECTRICAL ABOVE). IT SIMPLY DOESN'T WORK CORRECTLY. THE DRIVER SIDE TESTED 8 DEGREES DIFFERENT THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE. SO IF I HAVE THE DRIVE SIDE SET AT 75 DEGREES FOR HEAT IT FEELS LIKE 68 DEGREES. WHEN ON THE HEAT SETTING, THE FAN APPEARS TO DISPERSE MORE OUT OF THE DEFROSTER THAN IT DOES BELOW THE DASH. I HAVE TO TURN THE CAR CLIMATE CONTROL SETTING ON THE DRIVER SIDE TO 80+ DEGREES AND USE THE AC DASH VENTS TO KEEP MY UPPER BODY AND HANDS WARM. THERE ARE MANY COMPLAINTS ON THE ACURA TLX FORUM ABOUT THE CLIMATE CONTROL ISSUE. I HAVE MADE ATTEMPTS TO GET ACURA TO ADDRESS THE HEATER CLIMATE CONTROL ISSUE. *TR

THERE IS A VERY ROUGH UPSHIFT FROM SECOND TO THIRD, ON A LONG RIGHT HAND TURN WHEN TRANSMISSION IS COLD, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE TURN, POWER TO WHEELS DISAPPEARS AND REAPPEARS WHEN ROAD STRAITENS, TRANSMISSION/CAR SURGES FORWARD ON DOWN SHIFT 3 TO 2 (SOMETIMES). *TR

ISSUES WITH TRANSMISSION SHIFTING. 1. DELAY OF ACCELERATION AT LOW SPEED SUCH AS AT AN INTERSECTION (4 OCCURRENCES) WHERE MAKING A TURN CAR DOES NOT READILY ACCELERATE DUE TO BEING IN TOO HIGH OF A GEAR WHILE IN AUTOMATIC MODE. AFTER ABOUT 2 SECONDS, CAR DOWNSHIFTS AND RESUMES NORMAL ACCELERATION. HAS NOT RECURRED IN AT LEAST A MONTH. 2. ROUGH SHIFT (LAG) WHEN CAR UPSHIFTS FROM 2ND TO 3RD. THIS HAS BEEN PRESENT SINCE PURCHASE AND OCCURS REGARDLESS OF WHAT MODE (AUTO/MANUAL) IS SELECTED. HAS NOT IMPROVED. 3.WITHIN LAST 30 DAYS, VEHICLE IS NOT DOWNSHIFTING CORRECTLY WHEN COMING TO A STOP. CAR DOES NOT ACTUALLY DOWNSHIFT INTO 1ST UNTIL AFTER IT IS AT A COMPLETE STOP RESULTING IN A LURCH. NO MATTER HOW SMOOTHLY THE CAR IS BROUGHT TO A STOP, THE FINAL DOWNSHIFT IN AUTO MODE DOESN'T OCCUR UNTIL AFTER REACHING A STOP. THE PROBLEM DOES NOT START TO HAPPEN UNTIL ENGINE/CAR IS WARM AS THE FIRST FEW COMPLETE STOPS WHEN COLD ARE 100% OK, THEN AFTER WARMED UP IT WILL OCCUR EVERY TIME THEREAFTER. 4. WHEN ENGAGING DRIVE OR REVERSE, THE VEHICLE WILL BEGIN TO ACCELERATE SLIGHTLY WITHOUT PEDAL INPUT SUCH AS WHEN BACKING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE. CONTACTED DEALER AND DEALER SAID NO INSTRUCTIONS FROM MAKER OR TSB'S YET AND THAT TRANSMISSION WAS NEW MODEL AND MAKER NOT SURE WHAT TO EXPECT. TOLD DEALER I WOULD DRIVE THE CAR FOR A FEW MORE WEEKS TO SEE IF SITUATION IMPROVES. DID NOT TAKE CAR IN FOR CHECK BASED ON DEALER COMMENT THAT THERE WAS NO INSTRUCTION FROM ACURA YET FOR A FIX. VEHICLE IS NOW 3500 MILES AND ISSUES 2, 3, 4 STILL OCCURRING. *TR

SINCE PICKUP, TRANSMISSION HAS NOT ACTED PROPERLY--WHEN TRANSMISSION IS FIRST ENGAGED IT EITHER THRUSTS THE CAR FORWARD OR DOES NOT RESPOND AT ALL TO FOOT ON EXILHERATOR----I BELIEVE AT THIS POINT IT IS A SAFETY HAZARD. I DO NOT ALLOW MY WIFE OR KID TO DRIVE THE CAR. IT IS BRAND NEW. *JS