NHTSA Complaint #10945885 — 2015 ACURA TLX

THE TRANSMISSION IS EXTREMELY JUMPY, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS COME ON AND FLASH, ALONG WITH THE ENGINE WILL POWER DOWN TEMPORARILY. FOR EXAMPLE ONE TIME I WAS GOING APPROX 50MPH AND IT POWERED DOWN TO ABOUT 30 MPH ON THE FREEWAY. ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS START FLASHING, I PULLED OVER TURNED THE CAR OFF AND THEN RESTARTED IT. THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED FLASHING BUT THE ENGINE FUNCTIONED BUT THE TRANSMISSION STILL WAS JERKY. THIS WAS HAPPENED AT LEAST 5 SEPARATE TIMES AND WE HAVE HAD IT IN SERVICE WITH ACURA SEVERAL TIMES AND EACH TIME THEY TRY TO FIX THE SAME COMPLAINTS WITH A DIFFERENT FIX. MOST RECENTLY WE HAD IT IN FOR REPAIR FOR A WEEK, WE GOT IT BACK, DROVE IT 200 MILES AND THE SAME ERROR HAPPENED. ACURA FINALLY AGREED TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AND I JUST PICKED IT BACK UP ON 1/6/17 AND THE SAME ERROR AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE OCCURRED TODAY. WE HAVE NOTIFIED THE DEALERSHIP, THE NMVB, ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS, AND NOW WE ARE REACHING OUT TO THE NHTSA. WE DO NOT FEEL SAFE IN THIS VEHICLE AND WE ARE AFRAID THAT THE TRANSMISSION WILL IDLE DOWN AGAIN ON THE FREEWAY BUT MAYBE IN A LANE THAT WE CANNOT IMMEDIATELY PULL OVER SAFELY.