2015 Acura TLX: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed May 29, 2025 · Acceleration, Driver assistance · MA

EVERYTHING PREVIOUSLY REPORTED ( ON OTHER INCIDENTS REPORTS) HAPPENED WHILE MY DAUGHTER WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY! YOU NEED TO CORRECT THIS!!! [XXX] the federal safety agency ID NUMBER: 11641522 Components: ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the federal safety agency ID Number: 11641522 Incident Date [XXX] Consumer Location TEMPE, AZ Vehicle Identification Number [XXX] *** Summary of Complaint CRASHNo FIRENo INJURIES0 DEATHS0 I was driving on the freeway going at the speed of traffic about 65-70mph then suddenly I heard my car engine slowing down and multiple lights popped up on my dashboard. I looked at my speedometer and it indeed was decreasing in speed. I tried to accelerate little by little and it did not. My check brake system, check brake hold system, check power steering system, check VSA system, check hillstart assist system, check emission system lights popped up on my dashboard. My car felt like I was popping the clutch, jerking a lot. I was able to move over to the right shoulder and park. I turned the car off and I was able to turn it back on unfortunately but the lights were still popping up and my car kept jerking and not accelerating. This happened while driving on the highway this is extremely dangerous! There has been others with the same issue. 1 Affected Product Copy Link to Information July 12, 2024 the federal safety agency ID NUMBER: 11601499 Components: POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL the federal safety agency ID Number: 11601499 Incident Date [XXX] Consumer Location HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA Vehicle Identification Number [XXX] Summary of Complaint CRASHNo FIRENo INJURIES0 DEATHS0 While driving on the freeway/highway my vehicle went into limp mode and shifted into neutral. My vehicle would not allow me to shift gears and the car would not let me accelerate anymore. I had to think quickly and move out from upcoming traffic. With little speed I had on my vehicle I could only shut down the car and wait for a tow truck. T INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

Filed Jul 12, 2024 · Acceleration, Transmission · CA

While driving on the freeway/highway my vehicle went into limp mode and shifted into neutral. My vehicle would not allow me to shift gears and the car would not let me accelerate anymore. I had to think quickly and move out from upcoming traffic. With little speed I had on my vehicle I could only shut down the car and wait for a tow truck. This happened to me twice in 2020 and the mechanics could not find any issue or replicate what had happened. They said this was a software issue. I was still scared to drive my car thinking this would happen again. Then 2 years after ( 2024) again this happened and it was when I was on the freeway. Luckily I was on the left side and was able to stop on the shoulder but stressing out and still traumatized from what occurred 2 years ago. I took it to the dealer and same thing they could not replicate the issue and did re programmed the software. I believe this car is not safe to drive at all knowing this can happen again and again at random times. The attached document is what the dealer gave me stating this remedy was done to the vehicle. This need to be investigated.

Filed Nov 7, 2023 · Brakes, Steering · WA

I recently got my rotors replaced and the car stutter while braking. Also, this happened before I replaced rotors.. the transmission is slow and won't shift to merge highways. I don't know if its the transmission or the brake lines.. I guess it's the transmission trying to drop gears for engine braking and it starts stuttering.

Filed Jun 22, 2021 · Engine · CO

Can lost all power while driving 2 times. Stuck in neutral, should steer, couldn’t brake, all lights on dash board came on and told me to pull over and ally emergency brake when safe. Couldn’t shift car into park. Waited 30 mins with foot ok brake and car off, turned back on and was able to shift to park and all lights were off

Filed May 31, 2021 · Electrical, Engine · CO

My car completely lost all power and died on the freeway. All the dash board lights came on and I could break or steer and the car was stuck in Neutral.

Filed May 2, 2021 · Acceleration, Electrical · 56,000 miles · CA

When driving on a windy road around 40mph the car went into limp mode causing the car to suddenly decelerate to 5 MPH which nearly caused an accident by the car behind me. The car then started displaying multiple error codes on the dash (electric parking brake problem, emissions system problem, brake system problem, brake hold system problem, vehicle stability assist problem, hill start assist problem, lane departure warning problem).

Filed Sep 9, 2018 · Transmission · 29,632 miles · NH

When stop at a traffic light. The car goes into auto- off mode. When the light changes green and you apply the gas. The car shifts to netraul and will not go into drive.I have to shut the car off and turn it back on. I have had this happen three times since I purchased this vehicle three weeks ago. The car has 29632 miles on it.

Filed Jan 3, 2018 · Electrical, Transmission · 42,750 miles · GA

Battery acid from the manufacturer's original battery leaked, and damaged the transmission wiring harness, which sits underneath the battery. Until detected, this caused sporadic warnings and multiple malfunctions while driving that would appear, but then go away. Some months later, the car started but the computer would not shift from park. The instrument cluster listed numerous, unrelated system issues: "adaptive cruise control problem" ; "stop driving when safe. Transmission problem. See manual." ; "electric parking brake problem" ; "emissions system problem" ; "transmission system problem" ; "transmission problem apply parking brake when parked" ; "vehicle stability assist (vsa) problem" ; "precision all wheel steer problem" ; "collision mitigation system problem" ; "road departure mitigation system problem" ; "blind spot info system problem." this vehicle has a shift-by-wire drive selector, and there is no mechanical way for a consumer to disengage the transmission from the drivetrain. The vehicle was stuck in park and needed special equipment to be safely moved onto a tow-truck, which took the manufacturer's roadside service two days to address. The wiring harness was replaced under warranty, but took several days for a repair. The 2015 acura tlx seems to be known for reacting in this way for any type of electrical or voltage variability from any number of its electronic systems, including while driving.

Filed Mar 6, 2016 · Transmission · 16,600 miles · NY

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.

Filed Nov 6, 2015 · Transmission · CT

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. Http://acurazine.com/forums/problems-fixes-420/9at-hard-shift-1-2-2-3-a-919230/

Filed Oct 9, 2015 · Transmission · 200 miles · MD

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.

Filed Jan 16, 2015 · Transmission · 50 miles · FL

Transmission is jerky. Does not shift smoothly in 2 and 3 gears. Sometimes accelerates before downshifting transmission seems ok in higher gears. Car does not accelerate properly in low gears. Makes driving risky and difficult until car is in higher gears.