2017 Acura TLX: stuck in gear or won't shift

Filed Nov 22, 2024 · Engine, Fuel system · FL

My daughter was driving her car to work. Well in the middle of rush hour traffic the car put itself in neutral and then would not move and all of the lights were displayed on the dashboard as if the car was turned off. The car would not go into gear to move forward. She put the car in park and then shut the engine off. The engine shuttered and the car shook while it turned off. He then tried to start it and then started again and it started up okay and was able to put the car in drive and move forward. I spoke to my mechanic and he said that there is a recall on this car for fuel pump issues. I checked the VIN and it said that there was no open recall. However I wanted to report this incident to document it for this particular car because it could have a fuel pump issue.

Filed Aug 19, 2024 · Driver assistance, Wheels · MS

On May 11, 2024, while driving my 2017 Acura TLX on a local city street, multiple dashboard lights suddenly came on. Since that time these lights began to come back on more frequent and often will go into a Limp Mode. I have had the vehicle inspected at my local Acura dealership only to be told that the vehicles rear PAWS Actuators and Control Unit need to be replaced at a cost of around $8,000. They also informed me that a recall for this issue was only for the 2015 TLX and RLX models but there could be a recall for my model year at some future date. I find this to be unacceptable as I have found out there are multiple instances of this same issue happening with many other Acura owners.

Filed Jul 29, 2024 · Electrical, Fuel system · PA

Car experiences intermittent electrical system failure. Upon failure, drivers will experiance random and rapid clicking, clanking, and electrical systems discharging like lights, screens, and alarm. After restarting the car, users will find, all warning lights displayed with a few blinking: transmission, parking brake, traction control, a few more. Headlights will randomly turn on, as well as the alarm, intermittently. All ADAS offline. Experienced sudden system failure causing all ADAS to fail while stationary/parked or moving/(actively driving on highway). Does actively affect driving ability more specifically: disrupts steering ability, causes random malfunctions with electrical components, cannot exceed 40 mph, car will not shift above 3rd gear, engine does seem much louder. After a thorough investigation/diagnosis with the dealership I concluded the main fault is due to the "Smart Power Control Unit" located behind the glovebox compartment of the vehicle. More specifically, one of the chips on the circuit board is not fully coated with sealant from the factory, leading to a potential for some kind of mold, dust, or organic growth to form and short one of the ground pins on the end of the chip. Driver States: This is a control unit failure, I believe a small short on a single ground pin with the positively charged chip housing was causing a short within the control unit circuit board where the chip was not fully covered with non-conductive coating/sealant. This caused a handful of issues, like electrical systems prematurely wearing due to rapid discharge of electronics. Impairs drivers ability and ability in turning, braking, and accelerating. Also car will roll backwards if driver is not careful. BIGGEST CONCERNS: FIRE, partial loss of control while driving, and premature wear on electrical components. A extra note: Disconnecting battery does temporarily fix issue but rarely, most time it will start discharging electrical systems immediately or in the day.

Filed May 31, 2019 · Transmission · CA

Went to accelerate and nothing happened. Every error message that could be displayed was flashing. Engine, parking brake, emission, side warning, transmission, (all) and was stuck in 3rd gear and would not shift up. (RPM should have been 2000, but was 4000 at 70mph.) after 4 miles I could stop but no reverse. Turned off the engine, rest, turn on, reverse would work, car performed normal, with all the warnings still displayed. Continued to destination or 200+ miles and several stops, all warnings where reset. *tr consumer has submitted 2 eq's related to the same issue 11207694 & 11217044 are the same.

Filed May 15, 2019 · Engine, Transmission · CA

The last safety recall did not fix a basic problem. This is a bug in the software that is very unlikely to be fixed at the dealer without a software fix. Its not mechanical and will not happen during a drive test. (completely random) problem: coasting or deaccelerating and stepping on the gas will cause the transmission to go into neutral, disconnect from the engine. The same effect if the brake was applied. After 1-2 seconds it will recover. *tr*jb consumer stated bug in the acura software second experience: went to accelerate and nothing happened. Every error message that could be displayed was flashing. Engine, parking brake, emission, side warning, transmission, (all)and was stuck in 3rd gear (low gear) and would not shift up or down. (RPM should have been 2000, but was 4000 at 70mph.) found an off ramp after 6 miles to pull off and shut down the engine to reset the computer. Turned the engine on, and normal operation and all the warnings still displayed. Continued to destination or 200+ miles and several stops, all warnings where reset. This will happen during an 8 hour trip at least once. Cruise control is on and fairly flat and easy drive for 20-30 min. The engine is in its most economic condition for 20 to 30 min. Pull into traffic an accelerate, RPM drops, transmission is in neutral, and costing for 2-3 sec. Then it shifts to 3rd gear (4000 RPM) at 70mph and stays there, until reset.

Filed Apr 9, 2019 · Transmission · 45,600 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2017 acura tlx. While driving 60 MPH, the contact attempted to pass a vehicle on the left, but the contact's vehicle decelerated. The contact had to pull the vehicle over to the shoulder. The vehicle became stuck in neutral and multiple warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to thomas acura (580 s citrus ave, covina, ca 91723, (626) 915-1602) where it was diagnosed that a new transmission was needed. The vehicle was scheduled to be repaired, but it had not yet been taken to the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and did not assist. The failure mileage was 45,600.