2019 Acura TLX problems
Owners have filed 134 complaints about the 2019 Acura TLX with NHTSA. Engine accounts for 23.1% of them — the clear leader, ahead of fuel/propulsion system at 10.4%.
Complaints134
Crashes13
Fires1
Injuries7
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Engine 23.1% · 31
Fuel/propulsion system 10.4% · 14
Fuel system, gasoline 9.7% · 13
Engine and engine cooling 9.7% · 13
Electrical system 9.0% · 12
Power train 8.2% · 11
Unknown or other 8.2% · 11
Service brakes 5.2% · 7
Severity
Of those complaints, 13 describe a crash, 1 describe a fire and 7 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 5 model years of the Acura TLX in this data, 2019 draws comparatively few complaints; 2015 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 85 in the last three years against 27 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 9,288 miles.
In owners' own words
I have been notified by Acura as well as Carfax that I need to address my connecting rod for a potential safety issue/recall. I set up an appointment with Auto Nation Acura in Colorado Springs, CO and was just informed they are refusing to inspect my vehicle for this recall. The service advisor informed me that they will only address vehicles that have the actual failure happen to them, leaving people stranded. Engine
My engine has been replaced under warranty for connecting rod bearings failing before the recall 23V-751 existed. 40,000 miles later it failed again. I have paper work and other information available upon request. The vehicle is currently on it's third short block replaced by Acura. No CEL or anything prior to when the knocking started. Engine
I stopped(stationary) at a light to make a left turn into the freeway. While stationary the engine went into automatic idle stop to save gas and once the light turn green the car was not able to turn on at all and had to call aaa. It was giving me error messages in regards fuel pump and brake system etc. In the dash. Engine · reported at 5 miles
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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