NHTSA Complaint #11652130 — 2021 ACURA TLX

POWER TRAIN issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	11652130
Vehicle	2021 ACURA TLX
Component	POWER TRAIN
Date of Incident	June 28, 2024
Date Filed	April 1, 2025
Mileage	N/A miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	WI

Consumer Description

I was driving and was making a right turn at a stop light. I stopped, then took a right. As I took the right, I throttled a little from 5-10 mph and my transfer case blew up and made a loud bang and lost power to my rear wheels. Along with losing power to my rear wheels, the computer still did not recognize this mechanical failure. The dash has a feature that shows power to each wheel and when the cars rear power wasn’t working, this feature showed power still. Along with this failure, immediately after the loud bang, the car was jerking and there was sounds of clunking in the rear.

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