Acura TLX electrical problems
85 complaint narratives mention electrical terms.
Key facts
881 owner complaints analyzed
13 distinct recall campaigns
22,300 mi median reported failure mileage
Scope: 2012 to 2025 model years. Data snapshot: . 389 complaints include usable failure mileage.
Electrical and battery issues evidence
85 of 881 complaints match this topic (9.6%). The keyword filter can include complaints that mention a transmission without reporting its failure. View matching rules.
Owner report 10682513 · 2015-02-10 (February 10, 2015)
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 BELO…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10682513 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 10776277 · 2015-09-24 (September 24, 2015)
ON BOTH DAYS SEPT 22 AND SEPT 23, 2015, AS I WAS DRIVING, I WAS SITTING IN TRAFFIC AT A STOP LIGHT WAITING FOR IT TO TURN GREEN. JUST AS THE LIGHT TURNED GREEN AND EVERYONE STARTED TO MOVE FORWARD, MY CAR SHUT DOWN. AN EDISTON BULB POPPED UP ON THE DASH, YELLOW COLOR, AND THE WORDS "SHIFT TO PARK" BUT IT DISAPPEARED WITHIN 2 SECS. I IMMEDIATELY SHIFTED TO PARK AND RESTARTED THE CAR. THE CAR RESTARTED AND I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD. I AM TAKING THE CAR BACK INTO THE DEALER TODAY. I ALSO HAVE THE JERKY TRANSMISSION, THE SUDDEN SURGE WHEN SHIFTING…
Owner-reported narrative. 8,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10776277 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11012957 · 2017-08-05 (August 5, 2017)
AGM BATTERY FAILURE EVERY FEW MONTHS. SUSPECTED CAUSE IS CONSTANT UNDERCHARGING FROM COMPUTER ALGORITHM THAT LIMITS ALTERNATOR OUTPUT TO BATTERY. THIS SITUATION IS WORSENED BY IDLE-STOP FEATURE THAT REQUIRES DEEP DISCHARGE FROM BATTERY. IDLE-STOP CANNOT BE DISABLED. DEALERSHIP CANNOT COPE WITH THIS PROBLEM. AMERICAN HONDA HAS OFFERED TO PROVIDE AN OVERNIGHT CHARGER THAT PLUGS INTO HOUSE POWER. OTHERWISE THEY ACCEPT NO RESPONSIBILITY FOR A DESIGN THAT CANNOT KEEP THE BATTERY CHARGED. THE RESULT IS A $40,000 LUXURY CAR THAT LEAVES YOU STRANDED. T…
Owner-reported narrative. 10,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11012957 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11058197 · 2018-01-03 (January 3, 2018)
BATTERY ACID FROM THE MANUFACTURER'S ORIGINAL BATTERY LEAKED, AND DAMAGED THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS, WHICH SITS UNDERNEATH THE BATTERY. UNTIL DETECTED, THIS CAUSED SPORADIC WARNINGS AND MULTIPLE MALFUNCTIONS WHILE DRIVING THAT WOULD APPEAR, BUT THEN GO AWAY. SOME MONTHS LATER, THE CAR STARTED BUT THE COMPUTER WOULD NOT SHIFT FROM PARK. THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER LISTED NUMEROUS, UNRELATED SYSTEM ISSUES: "ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PROBLEM" ; "STOP DRIVING WHEN SAFE. TRANSMISSION PROBLEM. SEE MANUAL." ; "ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM" ; "EMISSIO…
Owner-reported narrative. 42,750 miles reported. Look up ODI 11058197 at NHTSA ↗
Owner report 11193981 · 2019-04-05 (April 5, 2019)
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT STALLED AGAIN AT RED TRAFFIC LIGHTS AS THE AUTO START FEATURE MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER (ACURA OF AVON, 75 ALBANY TURNPIKE, CANTON, CT 06019, [phone removed]) REFUSED TO TURN OFF THE AUTO START FEATURE BECAUSE IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW. THE CONTACT TRAVELED TO FLORIDA AND HAD AN UNKNOWN ACURA DEALER CHANGE THE BATTERY AND CHECK THE FUEL PUMP FOR A RECAL…
Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11193981 at NHTSA ↗