NHTSA Complaint #11003943 — 2016 ACURA TLX

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11003943
Vehicle	2016 ACURA TLX
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	July 6, 2017
Date Filed	July 10, 2017
Mileage	17,300 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	IN

Consumer Description

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, CRUISE CONTROL ON. TRIED TO ACCELERATE, USING PEDAL, TO PASS. NO RESPONSE FROM VEHICLE. DRIVER INFO CLUSTER WAS FLASHING "N" FOR NEUTRAL. MULTIPLE ERROR MESSAGES " CHECK TRANSMISSION", "CHECK EMISSIONS SYSTEMS", "CHECK PARKING BRAKE SYSTEM". CONFIRMED ENGINE WAS STILL ON, @ IDLE SPEED. PRESSED "D" TO RE-ENGAGE DRIVE. TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE. FORCED TO COAST TO SIDE OF ROAD IN TRAFFIC WITH NO ABILITY TO ACCELERATE OR KEEP SPEED. ONCE UNDER 5 MPH TRANS MADE CLICKING SOUND AND EVENTUALLY ENGAGED "PARK" ABRUPTLY. MADE MORE UNSUCCESSFUL ATTEMPTS TO ENGAGE "DRIVE". GOT OUT CHECKED VEHICLE FOR ANY OBVIOUS MECHANICAL FAILURES. GOT BACK IN CAR TURNED OFF AND BACK ON. ERROR MESSAGES REMAINED BUT WAS ABLE TO GET THE TRANS TO ENGAGE DRIVE. DROVE VEHICLE TO SAFER PLACE OFF THE INTERSTATE. CALLED ACURA ROAD SIDE SERVICE. WHILE WAITING FOR SERVICE I TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED. CAR CAME BACK UP "NORMAL". FINISHED MISSION. ACURA DEALER AT DESTINATION FOUND NO PROBLEMS OR STORED CODES.

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