2015 Acura TLX - Ratings, Complaints and Recalls

"upon braking, when coming to a full stop, the transmission (zf 9-speed automatic) makes a very hard downshift into 1st gear and causes the car to lurch forward. this issue appears to be worsening over time. the car is becoming more and more difficult and dangerous to drive due to this issue. the car was very recently brought into an acura dealership (dch montclair acura) to address this issue. they replaced the transmission fluid and conducted a general software update, but this issue continues to persist as before."

"the contact owns a 2015 acura tlx. the contact stated while driving at various highway speeds, the transmission randomly shifted into the neutral causing the vehicle to lose automotive power, decelerate, and failed to accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. during the failure several messages were displayed including the "transmission failure" message. the vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission shifter was faulty, and a transmission computer software update was needed. the vehicle was repaired; however, immediately after retrieving the vehicle, the failure reoccurred. the cause of the failure was not yet determined. the manufacturer was not yet notified of the failure. the failure mileage was 115,000."

"the contact owns a 2015 acura tlx. the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the vehicle momentarily shifted into neutral and failed to immediately accelerate while depressing the accelerator pedal. the vehicle was taken to the local mechanic who was unable to determine the cause of the failure. the manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was offered. the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the nhtsa campaign number: 16v640000 (power train). the contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the failure listed in the recall. the local dealer was not notified. the failure mileage was 56,000."

"the contact owns a 2015 acura tlx. the contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently shifted to park (p) and then stalled. the transmission warning light and several other unknown warning lights were illuminated. the vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the transmission needed to be replaced. the vehicle was not repaired and remained at the dealer. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the failure mileage was approximately 60,000."

"the contact owns a 2015 acura tlx. the contact stated while driving approximately 50 mph, several unknown warning lights illuminated and the vehicle lost motive power. the contact stated that the vehicle remained running however, failed to respond to the accelerator pedal being depressed. the contact coasted the vehicle safely to the side of the road. the contact disconnected and then reconnected the battery and the vehicle regained normal functionality. the vehicle was driven to the residence and then to the dealer. the dealer found no failure with the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer had not been informed of the failure. the contact stated that the failure recurred several times. the contact researched online and related the failure to nhtsa campaign number: 16v640000 (power train). the failure mileage was approximately 92,000."

"the contact owns a 2015 acura tlx. the contact stated that while driving approximately 50 mph the transmission erroneously shifted to the neutral position causing the vehicle to lose power. after stopping and restarting the engine the failure continued to occur. the contact unplugged the engine battery which temporarily resolved the failure. the vehicle was towed to the local dealer who diagnosed that the transmission software needed to be reprogrammed. the vehicle was repaired. the manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the vehicle was not included in the nhtsa recall campaign number 16v64000(power train). the contact indicated that the vehicle had experienced the same failure listed in the recall. the failure mileage was 70,400."

"transmission is jerking when its shifting from 1st to second really hard.car feels like it shifts,lunges forward.when going downhill its rpm goes to 4 to 5 thousad rpm.very unsafe .the transmission control module needs to be recalled asap!!!!!!!"

"car dash lights came on blinking. transmission problem, emissions problem, engine problem, awd problem, electric parking brake problem, blind spot problem, and lost power. car wouldn’t shift and stayed between 4-5rpm . this is the 6th time this has happened. wouldn’t down shift even when trying to manually. drive gear light kept flashing"

"while driving at 60 mph in left lane of highway, without warning, the vehicle slowed and lost all acceleration and slowed, and then a series of warnings lit up on the screen including: electronic parking brake error, a transmission warning pertaining to the zf 9 speed transmission that demanded driver to pull over to the side to avoid major damage, and emissions failure warning. then numerous other warnings displayed indicating collision warning system issues, and warnings that other driver safety systems had disengaged or failed. the transmission automatically switched to neutral (which i could only figure out 10 seconds later) as the accelerator would rev the engine but provide no motive force, making changing lanes across 3 lanes of traffic on a busy highway very dangerous as my car decelerated relatively quickly to fast moving highway traffic. after i pulled over and stopped the car, i tried turning off the car and restarting the car, and the transmission error and emissions system error was immediately displayed and prevented the vehicle from being put into drive. i tried to get a hold of the acura towing service but was stuck on hold for 20 minutes and hung up. i started the car once again, and no errors were shown. i was able to drive 1/2 a mile and the transmission once again disengaged into neutral and emissions system warning came up again and i pulled over once again. i once again waited 20 minutes and restarted the car and drove 3 miles to a shopping center parking lot and let the car sit for 1.5 hours. when i returned, i started the car and everything seemed fine, and i was able to drive 35 miles home with the emissions system warning and transmission system warning displaying but the car remained in gear. i took the car to the dealer the next day (with the car still covered under extended warranty), and acura performed a software update (pgm-fi and tcm and pcm idle learn updates), for which they initially said i was responsible to pay for."

"the contact owns a 2015 acura tlx. the contact stated while driving 60 mph, the vehicle decelerated inadvertently. the contact pulled over to the side of the roadway and restarted the vehicle and the vehicle operated as designed. on another occasion, while driving at an undisclosed speed, the vehicle inadvertently shifted from drive to neutral. the vehicle was restarted however, the failure recurred. several unknown warning lights were illuminated. the contact took the vehicle to a local dealer who inspected the vehicle but was not able to diagnose the cause of the failure. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. the approximate failure mileage was 73,000."