2015 Acura TLX ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE

This issue is with the start-stop system. The car fails to restart after it the car stops and the engine shuts off. The car has been serviced twice for this issue. The battery and a cable were replaced at my expense. This resolved the issue for a few months, but it returned again in February of 2022. The battery was replaced under warrantee at that time. This issue has now returned again July, 2022. In at least two of the instances I felt I was extremely at risk as the car was stalled in busy intersections forcing traffic to make emergency stops be hind me or take evasive actions to avoid hitting my car. The normal starting procedure to start the car did not seem to work. There was nothing to indicated to me that there was an issue.

Car has feature that kills engine when at full stop. Car fails to automatically restart, often stalling at intersections and causing a dangerous situation. Car has to be turned off and restarted, a process that can take 15 to 30 seconds. With a brand new battery and/or full charge, the car performs flawlessly. It appears that the electrical demands of the car system exceed the ability of the battery and alternator to meet demand. I currently have an AGM battery less than two years old. We typically have 1 to 3 incidents per month where will forget to disable the auto start system, and the car stalls in busy traffic when at a full stop. We bought the car used in 2017, and this problem has been consistent throughout ownership. Dealer answer is that there is nothing wrong with car.

CONSTANT BATTERY DRAINING FROM UNKNOWN ISSUE WITHIN THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM. I AM CURRENTLY ON MY THIRD CAR BATTERY AFTER PURCHASING MY CAR IN JANUARY 2016 WITH 108 MILES ON THE CAR. I HAVE BEEN USING A PORTABLE BATTERY JUMPER FOR THE LAST MONTH BECAUSE OF THIS ON GOING ISSUE. THE CAR WOULD NOT START AFTER PARKING OVERNIGHT AND HAVE CAUSED A DISTURBANCE IN MY LIFE BEFORE COMMUTING TO AND FROM WORK, ALONG WITH TO COVID19 VACCINATION APPOINTMENTS. ANOTHER ISSUE IS THE AUTO START/STOP FUNCTION WHEN PRESSING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A RED LIGHT WHERE THE ENGINE IS SUPPOSE TO TURN OFF AND BACK ON IN ORDER TO BE GAS EFFICIENT. I HAVE BEEN FORCED TO TURN OF THE FEATURE DUE TO THE CAR DYING COMPLETELY IN AT A RED LIGHT AND CAUSING A TRAFFIC JAM. IT HAS HAPPENED MULTIPLE TIMES AND HAVE CAUSED ADDITIONAL INCONVENIENCE IN MY DAILY COMMUTE. I BELIEVE BOTH ISSUES ARE RELATED AND IT IS AN ISSUE WITH ACURA DUE TO MULTIPLE INDIVIDUALS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WHEN I HAVE DONE RESEARCH WITHIN ACURA TLX FORUMS.

SOY BASED WIRING PLACED IN VEHICLE BY ACURA MANUFACTURE CAUSES AN ATTRACTION TO RODENTS, SQUIRRELS, MICE TO EAT THE WIRES. THE RODENTS ARE ATTRACTED TO THE TASTE OF THE MATERIAL. SINCE JANUARY OF THIS YEAR 2020 I HAVE SUSTAINED DAMAGE THREE TIMES TO MY 2015 ACURA TLX WHICH COST THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS TO REPAIR. THIS SOY BASED MATERIAL IS BEING PLACED IN THE NEWER MODELS TO SAVE ON COST FOR THE MANUFACTURER, BUT LEAVE COSTUMERS, LIKE MYSELF, AT A DEFICIT OF MONEY AND TIME FOR REPAIRS. IT IS ALSO UNSAFE, BECAUSE ONE NEVER KNOWS WHEN THE CAR WILL STOP RUNNING OR IF IT WILL EVEN START. I HAVE BEEN EFFECTED BY THIS IN JANUARY OF 2020, MARCH 2020 AND AGAIN IN MAY 2020. I ALSO OWN A 2015 HONDA ACCORD AND MY HUSBAND A 2009 TOYOTA THAT ARE PARKED IN THE SAME AREA AND NO SUCH DAMAGE HAS OCCURRED TO THESE OLDER MODEL CARS. THE CORPORATE OFFICE IS AWARE OF THE SOY BASED MATERIAL, BUT REFUSES TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. IF THIS SOY BASED MATERIAL WAS NOT PUT IN THE CARS TO BEGIN WITH THEN RODENTS WOULD NOT BE ATTRACTED. MY OLDER CARS STAND AS A TESTAMENT AS WELL AS MY NEIGHBORS CARS THAT ARE NOT AFFECTED. THERE ARE OTHER NEWER MAKES OF VEHICLES THAT ARE NOTED IN RESEARCH THAT ARE BEING EATEN BY RODENTS DUE TO SOY. THIS HAS CAUSED ME TIME AND MONEY AND WAS NEVER DISCLOSE TO ME UPON PURCHASE. I AM VERY DISAPPOINTED AND CONSIDER THIS A DANGER TO MYSELF BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW IF OR WHEN THE CAR WOULD STOP WHILE I'M DRIVING. I FOUND OUT ALL THREE TIMES UPON ATTEMPTING TO START MY CAR IN THE MORNING WHILE ON MY WAY TO WORK. I GOT MESSAGES THAT TOLD ME TO "PARK THE CAR, CHECK ENGINE, CHECK TRANSMISSION"... I CONSIDER THIS A MANUFACTURERS DEFECT AND WHILE I MAKE CAR PAYMENTS I HAVE BEEN UNABLE TO DRIVE MY VEHICLE. MY CAR IS A 2015 ACURA TLX THAT I JUST PURCHASED IN JANUARY OF 2019 CERTIFIED PREOWNED. THIS SOY BASED MATERIAL IS TASTY TO RODENT AND IS CAUSING THEM TO EAT AT MY WIRES. *TR

THE CAR HAS AN INTERMITTENT PROBLEM WHERE THE CAR DIES COMPLETELY AFTER IT COMES TO A STOP (NUMEROUS TIMES) AND IT CAN BE TURN ON FOR A FEW MINUTES. THERE HAS BEEN INCIDENTS WHERE I HAVE COME CLOSE TO BE HIT IN THE REAR OF THE CAR (BY OTHER CARS) BECAUSE THE CAR WON'T RE-START IMMEDIATELY. DEALERS HAVE TRY TO FIX THE PROBLEM BUT THE SITUATION REMAINS THE SAME.

PUSH BUTTON START OFTEN IN COLD WEATHER WILL NOT START CAR. HOWEVER, REMOTE ENGINE START FUNCTION ON THE REMOTE WILL WORK. IF CAR WAS RUNNING AND THEN TURNED OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES IN COLD, THE CAR WILL NOT RESTART UNLESS DONE THROUGH REMOTE START

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED AND STOPPED IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. THE ENTIRE INSTRUMENT PANEL ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO RESTART, BUT STALLED AGAIN AT RED TRAFFIC LIGHTS AS THE AUTO START FEATURE MALFUNCTIONED. THE DEALER (ACURA OF AVON, 75 ALBANY TURNPIKE, CANTON, CT 06019, (860) 693-6981) REFUSED TO TURN OFF THE AUTO START FEATURE BECAUSE IT WAS AGAINST THE LAW. THE CONTACT TRAVELED TO FLORIDA AND HAD AN UNKNOWN ACURA DEALER CHANGE THE BATTERY AND CHECK THE FUEL PUMP FOR A RECALL, BUT NO FAILURE WAS FOUND. THE UNKNOWN DEALER ADVISED THE CONTACT TO PRESS THE IGNITION BUTTON EVERY TIME AND AVOID USING THE AUTO START FEATURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

ON VARIOUS OCCASIONS, I HAVE WENT TO START MY CAR AND THE CAR'S KEYLESS ENTRY OPTION WILL WORK AND THE LIGHTS, RADIO, AC, ALL OF THAT WILL TURN ON BUT THE CAR'S ENGINE WILL NOT TURNOVER. CONSEQUENTLY, I HAVE HAD TO HAVE MY CAR JUMP STARTED FOR IT TO COMPLETELY TURN OVER. OTHER TIMES, ALL OF THE WARNING LIGHTS WILL COME ON AND SAY THAT ALL THE SAFETY FEATURES INCLUDING, LKAS, BLIND-SPOT MONITOR, BRAKE HOLD, STEERING, ETC. SYSTEMS HAVE FAILED AND ALL WARNING/ERROR LIGHTS/MESSAGES WILL POP UP AND THEN WILL GO AWAY AFTER THE CAR HAS BEEN TURNED OFF FOR 10-15 MINUTES.

ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART DURING 'AUTO IDLE-STOP/START' AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A BUSY ROAD. IN ORDER TO RESTART I HAD TO PRESS THE 'START' BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES AND RETURN THE CAR TO 'PARK' BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION.