Acura TLX Recalls
The TLX has been recalled 5 times. The 2015 model year has been involved in the most campaigns.
Recalls are free repairs, initiated by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration or Acura itself, for a widespread safety problem. They might be a pain, but a recalled problem is better than an ignored one.
Latest TLX Recall News
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Over 708,000 Honda and Acura vehicles are being recalled to replace their DENSO fuel pumps.
The pumps have a defect that'll cause them to stop pumping fuel to the engine. You don't need to be a mechanic to see why that's a problem.…
keep reading article "Acura Recalls More DENSO Fuel Pumps That Are Really Bad at Pumping Fuel"Acura is part of a recall for over 437,000 vehicles to prevent the engine from suddenly shutting down due to a clogged fuel pump.
Sodium particulates, often found in cheap gas, can cling to the inside of the pump and increase resistance as they heat up.
keep reading article "Cheap Gas and Cheaper Fuel Pumps, An Acura Recall Story"Acura's transmission supplier, ZF, has filed a warning about how insufficient crimps in the transmission's wire harness can send the unit into failsafe mode.
keep reading article "TLX Transmission Recall Will Only Give You a Warning Light Before Your Transmission Shuts Down"You've barely cracked 4 digits on your TLX's odometer, but your car might already need a new transmission.
Acura says something happened during manufacturing that can cause the 9-speed automatic transmission to fail to properly shift into the 'park' position. Yeah, I'd say "something happened." Something like "you guys messed up."
A transmission that can't go into park means your car could easily roll away and hurt someone. So until the problem is fixed, the parking brake should always be set.
The recall begins in January 2015.
keep reading article "TLX Transmissions Already Need Replacing"