Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2016 Acura TLX has 14 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
14
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | See attached document for complaint. |
| Mar 7, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Internal transmission error at 60,000 miles. All warning lights illuminated, no sign of transmission... |
| Jan 1, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Recall issued in January 2024 and still haven’t heard from Acura |
| May 14, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | I shifted to sports mode plus while at a stop light on the Bay Bridge. After light turned green, I a... |
| Feb 3, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My Catalac converter needs to be replace I took it in backin March because dash lights were on . It... |
| Oct 23, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | AS I COME TO A SLOW DOWN AND A STOP MY CAR SURGES LIKE IT WANTS TO CONTINUE TO GO. MORE LESS FEELS L... |
| Jun 5, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Was driving down interstate 70 at approximately 75 miles an hour. My cruise control was set and I wa... |
| Sep 20, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC),ENGINE | MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON THE INTERSTATE AT 75MPH. IT HAPPENED IN MAY, JULY, AND SEPTEMBER 201... |
| Sep 2, 2019 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | AGAIN, WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 75 MPH ON INTERSTATE ALL ERROR CODES ON DASHBOARD (MIL) LIT UP AN... |
| Mar 26, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WARNING INDICATOR IL... |
| Mar 13, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION FUNCTION SENSOR FAILURE WARNING AND BLIND SPOT SENSOR FAILURE WARNING APPEARED ON DASH ... |
| Jul 6, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CRUISE CONTROL ON. TRIED TO ACCELERATE, USING PEDAL, TO PASS. NO RESPONS... |
| Jan 27, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET, I NOTICED THE CAR STARTED WAS SHIFTING HARD. TWO M... |
| Feb 11, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | 1. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP, THE TRANSMISSION OCCASIONALLY FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS INTO NEUTRAL. TH... |