![]() Also, someone mentioned that many people reported replaced transmissions were worse than original. Is it possible that the transmission is learning/adapting to my driving? Maybe. Here and there I'll have it in Normal but not so much. I should say that I drove the car these 300 miles pretty hard, mostly in Sport and Sport+ modes. I might not run back to the dealer at 500 miles I'm thinking of waiting a little bit. ![]() There is still occasional jerk between 2-3 and 3-4 and when I'm coming to a stop, RPM will jump a bit (not felt, only seen on the RPM gauge) but it's not bad, dare I say not bad at all. After I put about 300 miles on the car since the software update, the transmission got significantly better. Oh, and yes my next car will still be Honda or Acura, even after reading through all the pain some 2015 TLX customers have had to go through - it honestly was painful even as just a reader, to read through their experiences. However, the next time I buy a Honda or Acura, I will be getting one with a newer turbo engine. I mean to say that overall, I'm very happy with the performance of the car. I have the 2018 V6 FWD model, and, while I notice that the transmission has some quirks, or you could say, "operates a little differently", I don't have any problems with vibrations and any issues with the transmission are actually not a bad problem. They should buy back problem 2015 models that people purchased new and sell them at a discount reflecting the issues that those cars have, make the new customers aware that there can be some differences in the shifting compared to other cars with other transmissions and, that there may be some vibrations at highway speed, but, the car is otherwise a very nice car and if you don't have a problem with those issues, you're getting a good deal when you buy them "certified pre-owned". If Honda engineers can't figure out a way to retroactively fix 2015 models then I feel like they should have negotiated a deal on a new 2018 TLX to your satisfaction, even if that meant selling one to you at 1/2 price (or perhaps, effectively giving you the trade in value that your 2015 would have had, if it had not had those problems with the transmission and vibration). Somehow using a "Sprint Booster" just doesn't seem like the appropriate fix, why can't I just have Acura remove the throttle lag from the car's computer setting (throttle map?) in "Sport" mode. Sport+ gives me enough performance, but, under "normal" driving when I don't use Sport+, I'd like faster throttle response. The only thing I want to change is to program the throttle lag out of the ECU/TCM and somehow gain more low end torque (I don't know if it would be possible to have VTEC kick in at a lower rev in "sport" mode? Or, would the only possible way to get it be adding a turbo charger or super charger (or Nitrous?)). Most of the time it's good, I don't have any vibration issues, and the car feels great. Once in a while my transmission has a little bit of a surge ahead that I don't think is appropriate for a "luxury" car, but, It's only occasional during slow acceleration. I will be persistent because I am in love with my car and getting rid of it is not an option and I am also not going to add 10-15K balance to my loan just to get a 2 year jump on the same car because of something that is their fault.Ĭlick to expand.****, I was hoping to hear good news from you - I'm still hoping to hear a happy ending eventually - I'm glad you're willing to have the patience and the tenacity to get there. Is that too much to ask for? I'll never get annoyed enough to stop going to the dealership and to stop calling Acura. Well if that's the case, I want mine to act like one. If it's not better at all, I'll go back once a month and get documentation each time and will open a case with Acura relations because they claim it's the same transmission. I'm picking it up today in few hours and I have an uneasy feeling that it won't be "fixed". They called me yesterday and told me they did a software update and all is well. I only have 9K miles on my car so it should be similar to the new one but it isn't. The 2018 is sooo smooth between gears, it is instantly downshifting when floored for passing speeds, never jerks, just buttery smooth. I didn't realize that mine is actually not good because I didn't have another one to compare it to. To my overwhelming disappointment, it drove lightning years better than mine. I went to the dealership to test drive a 2018 TLX V6 to see how it compares to my 2016 V6 SH-AWD. ![]()
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