NHTSA Complaint #10682586 — 2015 ACURA TLX

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