2012 Acura TL transmission problems

Filed Nov 20, 2020 · Transmission · 74,660 miles · VA

There is some jerkiness when car switches gears. Read it could be the torque converter or be fixed with a software update. I had the software update already.

Filed Aug 18, 2020 · Transmission · 5,800 miles · MD

Has jummpy gear shifting when gear moves from 1st to 2nd and 2nd to 3rd. It feels like gear slips while change gear.

Filed Nov 26, 2019 · Transmission · 65,000 miles · MN

The tachometer will hunt up and down a few hundred RPM under light acceleration. The automatic transmission seems to shift harshly and also shifts up and down during acceleration at times

Filed Sep 27, 2019 · Transmission · 100,000 miles · MD

While driving vehicle down the road vehicle shut off un-commanded. Car came to stop while in traffic. Placed car in park and re-started. Drove approximately 10 miles and car shut off again while driving. Car came to a stop in traffic placed car in park and re-started. Drove car approximately 6 miles home and parked it.

Filed Jun 21, 2019 · Transmission · GA

I have recieved recall on torque converter .so I took in for service but all they(acura service)did was flush transmission .my car running horible it had no power had no acceleration it judder between 35-45mph noise on bumpy road not safe if you try to pass other.I have taken in for service 5 times two differrent dralership90

Filed Dec 11, 2018 · Transmission · 101,000 miles · NJ

This vehicles 6 speed automatic transmission randomly downshifts and slips on 3rd and 4th gears on both city and highways. It makes the car unsafe to drive cause you could get rear ended cause random downshift will cause the car to slow down from 65mph to 15mph in a matter of seconds

Filed Oct 5, 2018 · Engine, Fuel system · 70,755 miles · WA

On 7/20/2017, I was driving on I-680 s towards fremont ca. I was driving roughly 70 MPH. When I was about to pass a car, all of a sudden, the engine lost power. I hit the gas paddle all the way down, and it didn't work. As I felt a significant loss of power, I pull over to the side and stopped the vehicle. The engine shut down immediately when I came to a complete stop. I tried to restart my car, but it does not work, and the engine check light popped up. I had my insurance towed my car to oakland acura, as I did an oil change there on 7/19/2017. After an inspection, oakland acura indicated that the intake and exhaust valve does not open and close normally. A value adjustment will solve the problem. I felt that it's pretty impossible for all the valves to be malfunction all at once. Thus, I asked the technician are all the valves malfunctioning, the technician said should be. I then asked whether such a problem is caused by an improper oil change since they did my oil change the day before, and I only drove 25 miles after the oli change. The technician said, "I don't think so". I further asked whether it's an engine design problem that is subject to a recall, the technician commented that these engines last forever. Thus, they did a valve adjustment for me, even though I don't know what they really did. I got charged for $499 for this valve adjustment. I also noticed that when I started my engine (especially in cold weather), my car has a bubbling noise. I noticed that on many acura forum, many acura tl owners have the same problem. I asked oakland acura to look into this. The conclusion they gave me was inconclusive. I want to report this issue because it was really dangerous that an engine lost power completely on a high way. I am not sure if it's an engine design problem or not, so I thought I should report this.

Filed Aug 8, 2017 · Transmission · 50,000 miles · NY

Automatic transmission does not shift smoothly, dealer completed a software update which only temporarily made the situation better. Dealer claims there is nothing further that can be done. Shift from 1st to 2nd gear is rough at times and transmission downshifts making it feel like a drag on the engine. Transmission is abrupt at times.

Filed Aug 4, 2017 · Transmission · CA

2012 acura tl. Consumer writes in regards to vehicle transmission hesitation and gear shifter automatically down shifts while driving. *smd the consumer stated the gear shift malfunctioned. It would lag then automatically throw itself into gear. The vehicle auto-down shifted almost causing an accident with a semi truck. The consumer was advised that the vehicle needed a software update.

Filed Jun 7, 2017 · Transmission · NY

Takata recall, RPM moving up and down at 45 to 50mph, weird shaking while accelerating. Acura should solve this problem asap