The contact owns a 2015 Acura Tlx. While stopped at an intersection, the vehicle jerked and stalled. The contact had to depress the accelerator pedal to get the vehicle to move. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed, but the cause of the failure could not be determined. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The VIN was unknown. The failure mileage was 21,000.

- Miami, FL, USA

E-shift provides no feedback when shifting to P or D (only when shifting to R). E-shift often fails to engage. On one occasion, while reversing, I attempted to engage P, but it did not engage, and car rolled back into an object, causing damage. E-shift also requires excessively deliberate inputs, which has caused difficulty executing 3-point turns in traffic.

- North Bend, WA, USA

Transmission issue as follows: Shifts abruptly in 2 and 3rd gears. Car seems to shift up when braking then shifting down so it seems the car speeds up when it should be shifting down to slow down. When putting the car in park, the car rolls back abruptly.

- Flower Mound, TX, USA

Acura Tlx hesitates 1-2 second when turning left, right, making U turns and switching lanes on the highway. The response of the car is unpredictable and I will not let other family members drive it due to safety concerns. The shifts from second to third gear are overly harsh. I have taken the car to the dealer three times but the dealer states that the car is operating normally.

- Gaithersburg, MD, USA

Car shifts roughly when accelerating, just one of the lower gears, at around 10-15 mph. Jerks noticeably all the time, whether car is warm or cold. I did not say anything to see if it was as bad as I thought, and a frequent passenger finally noticed and asked me about it. Car does not take off quickly like I am used to. Feels very slow and heavy. Not sure if this problem will get worse with age/mileage, but I'm just hoping it won't become a safety issue.

- Mobile, AL, USA

While driving ~40 mph on an expressway the car started flashing all these warnings on the dashboard including pull over and check transmission. Looking down I saw that the car was automatically put in neutral and the gas pedal wasn't working. I maneuvered the car to the shoulder and since it wouldn't shift into park I pressed the parking brake. If the road was any more crowded we could have been killed.

- Brooklyn, NY, USA

When coasting at low speeds, transmission downshifts and engine revs higher and car accelerates. Must brake to avoid possible conlission

- The Villages, FL, USA

While slowly driving my 2015 Acura Tlx into my home garage and putting the car into park with the red light indicating the parking gear was engaged and letting my foot off the brake my car suddenly lurched forward about two feet before I could stop the movement resulting in damage to my drywall. The first time this happened was shortly after I purchased the brand new car and I assumed I may had not had the car properly in park and no damage occurred and it may have been caused by so called driver error. When it happened the second time 8 months later my wife and I were both in the car and observed the red parking light was on indicating the car was in park when my car suddenly lurched forward causing the damage. The Acura dealer asked to keep my car in an attempt to "replicate" the problem for about 17 days until it could be inspected by dpsm (Acura's description) and I was told no problems were detected. In researching this problem I discovered this was very similar to a prior 2015 Acura Tlx recall instituted last year by NHTSA. The Acura service department reacted as if they had never heard of that recall until I gave them a copy of the information posted on the internet. The only suggestion offered by the dealer after their inspection was to keep my foot on the brake when the car is in park until the engine is completely stopped and engage the parking brake. The mileage on my odometer was under 4,000 miles at the time of their inspection and my car is kept in a garage when I am at work and at home so environmental causes should not be a factor. I feel very fortunate that minor property damage was the only loss we encountered from this undisclosed safety defect and hope this problem can be remedied before more serious consequences occur to other Tlx drivers.

- Lisle, IL, USA

This car is a total lemon - do not purchase. I have had this car to the dealer 9 times in 12 months for non routine maintenance issues and it is getting towed there again today. Myriad of issues from lack of brakes to jerking transmission to flat out won't start. I purchased an Acura for a reliable car and that is most certainly not what I own now. I have an open case with Acura corporate but the dealer (pohanka Acura, chantilly va) will not stand behind the vehicles they sell. Buyer beware of this car!!

- Alexandria, VA, USA

Leased the vehicle on 12/7/2015. After a few hours off the lot the the transmission shifted roughly from 2-3 gear. Also experienced sporadic gear shifts.

- Plantation, FL, USA

From takeoff, the gear shift from 2nd to 3rd is "hard"/firm/jerky. Almost as if there is a power hesitation then slams hard into gear. This is only gear shift position where a problem exists. Only happens from dead stop takeoff.

- Franklin, TN, USA

Hard shifts on 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd causing whiplash-like reaction. Shifts occurs after what it seems to be a pause in acceleration then engine revs for 500 to 1K RPM before shifting, then the car will lunge forward. Acura has performed software updates. It reduced the hard shifts but it is still there. I have to tighten my neck and brace for a hardshift I know is coming.

- Simi Valley, CA, USA

Vehicle 'hesitates' or 'stumbles'. usually between 10 - 30 mph when trying to accelerate such as turning in front of oncoming traffic at a light, entering an expressway, or passing. Engine/transmission pauses 1 - 3 seconds before rpms move vehicle forward. Seems like transmission doesn't know what gear it is in or needs to fulfill the demands of the driver. I am afraid to drive not knowing when it may fail completely placing me and other motorists in harms way. Related may be the car on cruise control. Vehicle speed can vary by 10 - 15 mph. Dealership and Acura claims vehicle is performing as designed. If this is true then I have no recourse but to drive an unsafe vehicle. There are an excessive amount of similar complaints on the internet along with a class action suits. This failure was evident during test drives but I felt it was my driving technique. In all I have driven three of this exact model and they all exhibit this failure.

- Berkley, MI, USA

Hesitation when pressing on the gas pedal not safe when changing lanes on the highway and needing to gain speed quickly. Hard shift from 2nd gear to 3rd gear causes the car to jerk when driving normally on city streets. Unsuspecting passengers may experience whip-lash.

- Long Beach, CA, USA

There is an issue with the Tlx AWD transmissions. Car doesn't shift properly and reports or surging or gears not engaging are being reported. acurazine.com/forums/problems-fixes-420/9at-hard-shift-1-2-2-3-A-919230/

- Monroe, CT, USA

Transmission issues. Car jerks from 0 to 20 miles. Hesitates. Brought back to dealer they did a software update. Still having same issue. Do not feel I have control of car when I accelerate. Will be bringing back to dealership. Leased car Sept 2014 still have islamd issue.

- Bridgewater, NJ, USA

2015 Acura Tlx leased from dealer with just 6 miles. The car exhibited very jerky shifts at low speed. There is usually, but no 100% of the time, one rough shift/vehicle motion just it hit a bump when accelerating from standstill, another one at around 15 mph, and one more of the same just below 40 mph. At times, the car will jerk forward just before it comes to a complete stop. The car also is very difficulty, nearly impossible, to bring to a smooth stop. Acura dealership had diagnosed the car and decided to update its transmission software. They didn't think anything was physically damaged. The car actually drove worse after the reprogramming. The car was rough and jerky at speed between 1 to 40 mph. After several days, the car/transmission seemed to have "learned" how to behave and now I am just left with the rough shift, jerking, and slippage like issues as I had before the service. I am going to the dealership for a second time for the stated problem on November 2. I am hoping that everything will be resolved or Acura would take ownership of the problems and declare the vehicle/transmission was manufactured with problems that can not be corrected. I would like Acura to either provide me with a Tlx without the problems, or another comparable Acura vehicle to replace the leased vehicle, or buy back the leased Acura Tlx. I would like the NHTSA to help address my particular issues as well as help other owners by making Acura address the widespread problems with this particular year/model of the Tlx.

- San Gabriel, CA, USA

I have had many episodes with this car. The first one, I was stopped at a stop sign with a car ahead of, and behind me, when I released the brake, I tried to move forward, and it felt like I got hit from behind, the car lurched forward. Another time, my husband was backing out of a parking spot, and he hit a telephone in front of him. He is unclear what happened. We had damage to the front of the car which we had to repair. Another time, I was driving in economy mode in traffic, when I released the brake, and started to accelerate, the car didn't move initially, then after a second or two, it raced forward with my foot off the accelerator, and I hit the vehicle in front of me. Only my car was damaged. The dealer and Acura corporate then inspected it and I was told "nothing was wrong". many times now, while driving the car, it seems that the engine shifts into neutral while I'm driving it. If I continue to accelerate, it will be stuck for a few seconds, then propels me forward with a jerk. I was trying to do a lane change last week, and the car didn't respond to my foot on the accelerator, like the engine was "stuck". I was lucky there wasn't a car behind me, because I changed lanes, then abruptly slowed down.I treated it like a hydroplane, I didn't accelerate, and the engine returned to normal functioning. Later that day, I was driving toward a toll booth, and again, I felt the engine shift and it wouldn't respond to my foot on the accelerator. This car is unsafe. I do not feel as if I can drive it safely. I am stuck in a lease for two more years. I would really like them to acknowledge transmission problems and get it repaired.

- Lynbrook, NY, USA

Acura 2015 Tlx advanced has hesitation or stumbles when trying to accelerate from low speed up to 40+ mph. (merging into traffic, passing, turning onto entrance ramp, or similar situations) has occurred from delivery. Dealership has twice inspected and states that nothing is wrong. Told me to try this "fix" and let us know. I have driven hundreds of miles in 3 loaner cars of exact same type and all have exhibited same failure. I am a driver with 55 years of experience. This is a design failure. This condition is unsafe and will cause injury or death.

- Berkley, MI, USA

After purchasing the vehicle new, immediately noticed hard and delayed shifting. Shifting between 1-4 gears was very hard. At times transmission seemed to be confused and would either pick the wrong gear or would take 2-3 seconds to finally engage into gear. On one particular occurrence while driving in a parking lot at about 15 mph I approached a stop sign and let off the accelerator. As soon as I let off the pedal the car dropped into gear so abruptly that it made the car lunge forward about a foot or two. On another occurrence I was driving on a residential street going around a traffic circle once again at approx 15mph I let off the accelerator for a moment as I went around the circle. Just as I was exiting the circle I depressed the accelerator to move quickly away since I saw another vehicle entering the circle. At this point the RPM's went above 3500 and the car did not shift and did not move. It appeared that the car was in neutral. It took about 1-2 seconds before the transmission was able to "find" a gear at which point it lunged forward abruptly. Both situation I did not have control of the vehicle because of the transmission. Both situations I was unable to control the vehicle in a safe manor. I have also at times needed to accelerate quickly into a merge lane and when "stomping" on the gas nothing would happen for 2-3 seconds.

- Hagerstown, MD, USA