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It was mostly a mistake to buy a TLX
Former Acura Fan, 09/26/2018
2015 Acura TLX 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 8AM)
9 of 9 people found this review helpful
On paper this car is close to perfect: decent amount of luxury, good looking (at least to me), quite reasonably priced, perfect size for both city and long trips, Acura legendary reliability and engineering, and so forth. After 30K miles in 4 years (I really take care of my cars), I have to say that some of this is true, but overall it was a mistake to buy a TLX. The good: quiet for its class and price bracket interior, good cockpit layout, decent acceleration, very stable in corners, and good looks. Materials are OK-to-good, but that is to be expected. The bad: the transmission is borderline garbage with a very dangerous lag getting the car from full stop or after switching from reverse and the tendency to select the wrong gear quite often during descents or assents (it also has the nasty habit of overriding driver input from the paddle shifters, unless put in manual mode); it killed 2 batteries in 4 years and I live in California (e.g. never cold); there are already some knocking noises from here and there, which is not typical for the Acura of old at this mileage; the rear of the car is buzzing from the subwoofer at anything than low music volume. In short, sorry to see a once rock solid brand slide to this point: this is not my first Acura/Honda product, but it will be the last.
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Best car for the $$$
PJ, 10/19/2015
2015 Acura TLX SH-AWD 4dr Sedan AWD w/Advance Package (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
20 of 22 people found this review helpful
Before making the purchase, I've been comparing cars within the $40k to $50k range that are not necessarily in the same class, like the BMW 335xi, 435GC xi, Lexus ES 350, Audi A4, and the Acura TLX. Taking into consideration the included tech and the SH AWD system, the TLX was the clear winner. With regards to the 9 speed ZF transmission I think it's hit or miss. I test drove three cars at the dealership and one car had a very jerky 1-2 and 2-3 shifts along with moderate in-cabin vibration between 60mph to 80mph and the other two did not. The jerkiness feels almost like letting go of the clutch too quickly while shifting a manual tranny car. I ended up purchasing the TLX V6 SH AWD with Advance package for 41780 OTD and I have no issues with transmission and it shifts like butter. The only gripe I have is the gas mileage in city. I drive in sport mode all the time and my commute is only 4 miles in the city. I only get about 16 mpg on the trip computer and I get about 250 miles per gas tank. On the highway it does great; I was able to get 33mpg in sport mode easily.
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The 9 Speed ZF Transmission RUINS this car!
Wes Beard, 07/23/2015
2015 Acura TLX Advance Package 4dr Sedan (3.5L 6cyl 9A)
28 of 32 people found this review helpful
If you are considering this vehicle, please test drive the car. Make sure you drive it in stop and go traffic. I test drove one, and my transmission issues started a week after. The transmission is TERRIBLE in this otherwise beautiful car. Shame on Acura for doing this to this TLX. The transmission jerk horribly when shifting in lower gears. Stop and go traffic makes me so angry, because the car shifts like it has a washing machine full of bricks under the hood.
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Weighing my options
SMMG, 10/23/2016
updated 10/26/2018
2015 Acura TLX Technology Package 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 8AM)
7 of 7 people found this review helpful
So, this is my first Acura...maybe my last. My car of choice over the last 20 plus years has been Lexus. (GS and ES) I'm beginning to think I was spoiled by the customer service and overall quality and reliability of the 4 Lexus vehicles I've owned. The battery on my less than one year old 2015 TLX died in a parking lot and thank goodness and not some place more dangerous. I had to have the car towed-the dealership said they were too busy to send someone to help me since it was a Saturday. They kept the car for 3 working days in order to replace the battery, which, I was told most likely had been on a shelf and was out-of-date before even being installed. They were going to send me home without a loaner...it's Saturday, busy and so I can't help you. . I had to engage the dealership head honcho and finally was given a loaner. Evidently, the car's computer system went down when the battery failed and I'm still having issues with various tech features. They can't seem to figure it out and I keep having to go back. Now, about the braking/transmission systems. When coming to a stop, or sometimes even when completely stopped, the car lunges forward followed by a forceful rear-end kickback. The dealership offered up this advice, "that's nothing to worry about, the TLX is known for this issue." Really? Why not fix it? I know I didn't buy a Lexus. I get that. What I don't understand is if you know there's a problem, why don't you fix it? Before the car depreciates any more, I'm going to probably trade it in for ...ready for this ? Another Lexus!
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Average At Best
Stan Waclaw, 11/01/2015
updated 11/07/2018
2015 Acura TLX Technology Package 4dr Sedan (2.4L 4cyl 8AM)
15 of 17 people found this review helpful
I have now had the car for all of my lease. Gladly returned it back to Acura at the end. In the first year of owning the car it had to be flatbed towed back to the dealership twice. Once for a loose land broken retainer clip in the transmission tunnel, and another when one of the rear wheel steering motor went out. I've also had the air conditioner evaporator replaced in the first year. Definitely not what I expected for reliability. My BMW was bulletproof. Go figure. Overall the car had little personality. The new accord is so much nicer for a whole lot less.
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