Electrical complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Acura TLX has 19 NHTSA electrical complaints and 0 electrical-related recalls.
19
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,SERVICE BRAKES,LANE DEPARTURE | Unknown: EBS comes on as well as the break system problem lights and many more. Vehicle loses power ... |
| Oct 6, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | Warning lights for Electric Parking Brake Problem and Emissions System Problem simultaneously occurr... |
| Mar 12, 2025 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,VISIBILITY/WIPER | The backup camera on the rear simply went blurry one day, it’s now impossible to see out the camera... |
| Oct 1, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | The defect with stalling after auto start continues even after Acura applied a software update. They... |
| Jun 18, 2022 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Idle Stop does not restart car & is difficult to restart since car remains in Drive after restart fa... |
| Sep 28, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE | UNKNOWN |
| Jun 23, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was driving 70mph on I-75 south and I moved into the left lane to pass a vehicle and when pressed ... |
| Apr 16, 2021 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | I HAVE SOME SERIOUS ISSUES WITH ACURA TLX WITH IDLE STOP FEATURE. MY CAR HAD THE SAME ISSUES LAST YE... |
| Nov 10, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | I TRIED TO START MY CAR AND IT MADE A WEIRD TICKING NOISE AS IF THE BATTERY WAS DEAD. ALL THE LIGHTS... |
| Jul 18, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | I SAW A MECHANIC AND FIGURED OUT THE PROBLEM ON THE 21ST OF JULY. I CHECKED ON ACURAS WEBSITE AND TH... |
| Mar 6, 2020 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I PURCHASED THE CAR SEPTEMBER 2016 FIRST BATTERY REPLACEMENT IN NOVEMBER 2018; SECOND BATTERY REPLAC... |
| Nov 6, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | FROM A STOPPED POSITION, MOVING FORWARD MY VEHICLE HESITATED AND DECREASED IN POWER AND THE GAS PEDA... |
| Aug 2, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | 2016 ACURA TLX 39,462 MILES ON ODOMETER. THE ENGINE LOST POWER. THE WARNING LIGHT DISPLAYED PARKING... |
| Aug 1, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THIS VEHICLE HAS HAD REPEATED BATTERY FAILURES. I HAD TO HAVE A BATTERY REPLACED IN THIS CAR LESS TH... |
| Jun 19, 2019 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOES NOT AND WILL NOT CLOSE. WINDOW ROLLS UP CLOSED THE... |
| Oct 16, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THE TELEMATICS UNIT IN MY 2016 ACURA TLX REMAINS IN THE ON POSITION AND CONTINUES TO ATTEMPT TO CONN... |
| Oct 1, 2018 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | VEHICLE DOES NOT START. TOTAL ELECTRIC FAILURE. NOT A BATTERY PROBLEM PER DEALER. STILL AT DEALERSHI... |
| Nov 15, 2017 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH, THE CAR STARTS SPUTTERING THEN DECELERATED, IT WOULD NOT ACCELE... |
| Sep 26, 2016 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,STRUCTURE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO UNLOCK THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE DOOR F... |