7.7

pretty bad
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
6,000 miles

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2013 Acura ILX engine problems

engine problem

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2013 Acura ILX Owner Comments

problem #2

Jul 202023

ILX

  • miles

A D V E R T I S E M E N T S

On July 20th, 2023, while driving home from work, my vehicle without warning made a sudden jerk and all the warning light s came on the dash board. The car had reduced power and acceleration and an automated voice from the dash board warned to pull over the car. I pulled over into a garage who performed a diagnostic. They stated the error codes indicated MPI failure (IMA power moter invertor). They also stated there was a Service Bulletin 20-021 for tis issue with this car (same year /model). When a VIN check was performed, the vehicle did not come up on this TSB. I had the car towed to an acura dealer and they ran a diagnostic. They confirmed error codes P1440, P15A5, P0AE1, P0DA8 - all codes listed in the service builletin 20-021 for this vehicle year, make and model. I have no doubt, as the data indicates, this failure/incident was caused by the same issues which are covered under TSB 20-021 and this VIN should be included.

- Pottstown, PA, USA

problem #1

Dec 012015

ILX

  • 12,000 miles
When driving the car, its performance suffers noticeably from severely restricted acceleration at low speeds due to hesitation of engine. This occurs intermittently but keeps happening. Results in dangerous situations that leave the car unpredictably in a vulnerable position on the road, when, for example, it hesitates to successfully change lanes in the time-frame that other cars I have driven would normally complete a lane change smoothly and predictably. Dealer has inspected the car multiple times, and they agree this is a situation that can exist on this car, and insists that "this is the way the car is designed so it is not a flaw." A statement that is incredibly hard to believe, unless the company somehow feels that intentionally designing flaws into the car's performance is a desirable feature. Especially ones that are unsafe and dangerous.

- San Francisco, CA, USA

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