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Experiencing Transmission Issues on your I4 or V6?

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#1 · (Edited)
Seems a big TLX problem mentioned over and over again deals with Transmission issues.

Are you driving an TLX I4 or TLX V6 with or without any transmission issues?

Note: Let us close this poll on 12/31/14 and close this thread on the same last day of 2014.

Please vote if you haven't already. Hopefully after repairs and new purchases, these numbers will show improvement next year.
 
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I have a 2.4 and when it's cold out it jerks on shifts and has hesitated when taking off. Not happy and have gone to the dealer and Acura without a fix. Heading down a path of BBB, NHTS and lemon law. I took it in early Oct and a factory rep drove it and recognized a problem.
 
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Tranny Shift Hits off idle

Just purchased 4cyl with tech package. Noticed that when pulling up to a stop sign and giving it the gas to accelerate it revs then the transmission hits and moves forward. Does the same when shifting from drive to reverse. It feels like the torque converter totally disengages and it takes the revs to pump up the torque converter to get the transmission to engages. :|
 
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Don't have any real issues with the v6 tranny but have noticed that the upshift from 2 to 3 usually isn't as smooth as the others. Not really a big deal, but the upshift is noticeable with a slight jolt. Anyone else experience this?
 
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I agree that the shift from 2nd to 3rd gear is the most noticeable. Most of the time it is fine, but occasionally I feel that little jolt. Above 3rd the shifts are barely perceptible.
 
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I think I have been experiencing minor issues in my 4cyl, seems to be a lower speeds under 40 -45 mph and not to the degree I have read others describe. I thought maybe it was the way I was driving it but I know I should have to carefully baby this car! This morning I approached a right turn and slowed to a little under 40 as I made the turn, braking and then accelerating around the turn and I got the first real gasp or hesitation to re-engage when I tried to accelerate out of the turn. Guess I am going to be asking the service guys about it. I hate this because I really love my car. Almost afraid to have them monkey with it and not sure it can even be replicated because it doesn't happen that often.
 
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Just got off with my local service guy at the dealer in Ventura, CA. He says he has not heard of any issues with the 4cyl transmissions and looked up technical bulletins while we were on the phone and said the only update out there was the navigational one. I submitted another thread about my mileage range indicator fluctuating wildly on this site and I asked him about that issue as well. He is going to call Acura and ask because I have photos of what my range is doing and he is going to ask about the transmission as well. I mentioned the ECU update but I didn't know any more about it and couldn't provide him with specifics and he said there is no technical service bulletins out there. Thought I would go back to that thread and re-read it before he calls me back on the other issue.
 
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I don't want to drift off topic, but does yours fluctuate wildly at low speed, like as you're slowing to a stop? It usually goes all the way up to max, and then drops to zero as you slow to a stop. It is sensitive as you're driving too, but my 2014 Accord does the same - part of it is getting used to the new car. When I got the Accord, I found it bounced around all the time, but now I've taught myself to drive a bit differently so it doesn't bounce around, and now I'm getting better mileage! It teaches you! lol
 
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On another forum, I see this message subject quite often...


Originally Posted by Cmyoung
My vehicle has been with Acura Dealer since Nov. 6 and I just received my car back yesterday. I took it in for the software update to Navigation and also asked them to look into the jerkiness of my vehicle ( 4 cyl model) along with the hesistation/delay from Reverse to Drive or vice versa. Long story short my service man called me yesterday and advised my that he had been waiting on Acura Tech to call him with an update. Finally, that ECU update came and has been applied to my vehicle. Since I drove the vehicle home last night and this morning to work I can say that it made an improvement on the smoothness of shifting and I haven't noticed any low speed lurch/lunge. Now, this has not quite been a full 24 hours. I'm going to give it some more time and see if the majority of the problem(s) are fixed. THERE IS AN ECU UPDATE AND MY DEALER INSTALLED IT ON MY 4 CYL MODEL :)
 
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No, the odd thing is that the range fluctuates while I am driving straight and steady.. 70 mph on the freeway straight home about 15 miles. It first started last weekend on some hill and curve driving and that's what I attributed it too.. The up and down. But ever since then it's been doing it on the straightaway and while in Eco or Normal mode. Not racing or zooming in and out of lanes. Just plain old driving!
 
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Coming off 11 years of driving a TSX, I can say without hesitation the TLX V6 needs transmission work. The TSX shifted flawlessly and never showed any hesitation whatsoever. Initial gears in the TLX are jerky, it often hesitates to engage the engine, and even when moving at low speeds I experience jerkiness when applying the accelerator. Not what one would expect from a $40K vehicle, or frankly from any new car for that matter! Acura needs to acknowledge a problem here and come up with a solution fast. I am bringing the car in for the infotainment software update on Wednesday and will be telling them about this as well.
 
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Not having any true issues with the V6, it just shifts a little slower than manual. What I do notice is that in Sport+ mode there is a moment in deceleration/braking where the car tries to gear down and actually slips forward without resistance. The first time is was a little unsettling but once you know how the revs match at higher rpm's in Sport+ you can anticipate its rev-matching and you compensate. I am not overly experienced with AT's but I don't remember this with lesser powered vehicles.
 
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You're right ugpo - I'm experiencing exactly the same symptoms as you - V6 AWD. It's as if the car seems to surge forward when rev-matching in sport+ - quite the opposite that one would want and expect - engine braking. My early days were spent owning cars with either no or very poor syncromesh, so double-declutching was a necessity. The need has vanished, but I still like to rev-match - indeed, it was great in my 2010 TSX V6 Tech, also my 06 TL.
My hope is that a future software upgrade/sensor adjustment can be applied that will eliminate an irritating part of an otherwise enjoyable experience.
 
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I am also having herky/jerky issues with my 4cyl transmission, especially when it is cold but it really happens all the time.

I have never bought a car in its first year of production (for just this type of issue), but bought the TLX given Acura's reputation and I have a feeling that I am going to regret this purchase.

I'm sure Acura will fix the problem, but for the 2016 model.
 
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Welcome to the Forum!



Welcome to the Forum! I see this is your first post.

Sorry to hear of the bad news but at least you are not alone, if that helps any. :)

What color did you get?
 
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#22 ·
Poll to remain open indefinitely

I decided to keep this poll open indefinitely due to the member activity on this thread. If you feel this poll and thread becomes stale, let me know and I will kill it. :)

I originally wanted to get a snapshot of time when people were experiencing the problem and had a hope that members would get their transmission issues resolved. I was hoping that a follow-up poll would show improvement. Apparently the transmission issues are mounting with not much of any resolutions. :(

Hopefully someone can forward this chart to their dealers that say they haven't heard of any transmission issues.

Also, if anyone has had their transmission issues resolved, please post and give us some hope. :)
 
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I have the same jerky issue as well especially when it's cold. I get an extra hard dose of it every morning going to work while leaving my apartment going up the ramp and stopping before the gate. It seems to act up when the car is slowly down and rarely accelerating but definitely not as noticeable on flat road or when the car is warm.

This is actually my second TLX and I have to say the transmission feels a lot better than my first but it's still an issue. I had an extreme fogging issue with the first TLX as well when I drove into an underground parking lot, the front window fogged up in seconds. The key was also hit or miss, sometimes I wouldn't be able to open the driver side door but works no problem on the passenger side. I ended up scheduling an appointment with the service department but never made it since I got the new TLX.

I originally bought the TLX without the tech package and after thinking about it for a few weeks, I traded it in for one with the tech package.

Fantastic car all around except for the transmission and the lemonish TLX I got away from.
 
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Transmission Problems

I am very curious to hear about any transmission problem that somehow get resolved.

I live over an hour away from my dealer so I can't just pop in for them to troubleshoot, but plan on bringing it in for my first oil change.

Again, I am very dismayed with my TLX purchase and cannot recommend that anyone purchase this vehicle.
 
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New Acura Owner said:
I am very curious to hear about any transmission problem that somehow get resolved.

I live over an hour away from my dealer so I can't just pop in for them to troubleshoot, but plan on bringing it in for my first oil change.

Again, I am very dismayed with my TLX purchase and cannot recommend that anyone purchase this vehicle.
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I found this on another forum...

Originally Posted by NRS78 View Post
Thanks for the info and update. I spoke with my service manager on Monday, and he also said they have an ECU update available. I have an appointment to take it in tomorrow, so they can work on it Friday. Here's hoping it resolves the poor cold shifting. I will update my results after I get it back.
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After six days at the dealership, I finally got my car back last night. I can assure you there is an ECU update for the DCT. However, it is not advertised to the Acura shops (which is probably why they will say they don't know anything about it when you ask). Your tech will have to call into the Acura Techline to get it. Acura appears to be very interested in fixing these shifting issues that many of us are having. They will ask your tech to take a "snapshot" of the issue, which is basically a 30 second system data reading before, and 30 second after reading when the "event" happens. They must send this in before they can get the update. Then after the update is applied, they have to send in another snapshot if it happens again.

After they applied the update to my car, the tech said it did not feel any different. When he called the Techline again they said he would have to go through the learning process, which involves a min. of 30 miles of different driving conditions, and the use of the paddle shifters to "teach" the clutches the appropriate pressures to apply. After he did that, and let it sit for a day to cool down, he said it did feel better. However, he cautioned that this may still not solve my issues, and to please call them next week to update them whether it is fixed or not.

Well on the drive home, for the first little bit when it was warming up, it did still feel that the shifts were... firm. Didn't notice the slipping though that I had experienced before. After it was warm, I did wind it up a bit to feel it out, and the shifts felt a bit different although they were pretty smooth. I'm going to watch it for the next few days to see if this update made much of a difference. Thank you all for your contributions to this thread. Being that Acura just announced that the 2016 ILX will also have the 2.4L and 8sp DCT, it seems that Acura is putting a lot of trust in this power train.
 
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#27 ·
All you 4 banger guys that is experiencing the shifting issue especially in cold starts is because of the DCT tranny - It's a normal phenomenon as a friend of mine told me who had a 2011 M3 and it did the same thing. I would still have it checked out at the dealer but I've noticed that in almost all the loaner TLXs with the 8 speed tranny.
 
#28 · (Edited)
The addition of the torque converter was supposed to eliminate all the jerkiness associated with the dual clutch concept and make it SMOOTH. Every review on the Internet talks about how great this TQ works and how smooth the new TLX DCT tranny is. Well, it is smooth once you pass the 3rd gear. I just got notification about another, brand new, TLX review (Alex on autos) and he also talks about this solution and how great it works on I4 TLXs. Not sure what cars they have been driving...not mine for sure.
 
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#29 ·
Today is my first day with V6 FWD TLX. I did notice the jerks in shifting between the gears when I was in bumper to bumper traffic ( ~ 15 miles) and it was really annoying. is this normal? or do I have to wait little more till the engine get adjusted.
 
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#30 · (Edited by Moderator)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZU1FqjV1Y4c

I thought that was a pretty thorough and informative review. He starts talking about the details and differences between the 8-spd and 9-spd transmissions around 16:00. The slight jerkiness on the 9-spd from shifts 1-4 may be explained via the "dog" clutch.

Edit: sorry I meant to post this in the transmission issues pool that Summest started.
Moved at your request. Mod.
 
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I posted earlier that I had it happen once or twice but couldn't replicate it so haven't taken it to the dealer yet as I can't really explain it, or duplicate it for them. Had a more serious version happen yesterday while slowing down to turn left across oncoming traffic. When I tried to accelerate I got the jerkiness as if the transmission didn't know what to do and a hesitation that could have been trouble if I had pulled out in front of that oncoming traffic. I have been babying this transmission, driving it gently as opposed to doing may slow downs and accelerations without coming to a full stop, because I don't have confidence that it's going to engage properly or quickly. But I can't seem to cause it to happen and would like to know that I can so I can show the service guy who says he hasn't heard a thing about this. Overall I love my car and if I don't ask much of the transmission at low speeds in hairy situations it's just fine! Anyone have any ideas how to duplicate it? I don't think my problem is as serious or as frequent as some of the others I have read but I would like to get it on record with Acura.
 
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My dealer told me that jerkiness is common across new TLX transmission. To my surprise they offered another TLX for test drive and it also had the same characteristics, hence I couldn't convince them. And they have no clue about ECU update.
 
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