2015 Acura TLX Steering Problems

The vehicle is throwing a steering code of LSAK. The steering is being compromised as the vehicle cannot determine if it is being steered correctly or not. After researching this code, I have seen hundreds of other people so far complaining about the same code for this year, make and model. One person had stated that his steering stopped mid way on his drive. I looked up the prices of correcting this issue and it ranges anywhere form 1800.00 to 2000 .00. My vehicle only has 65,000 miles on it and this is a potentially very dangerous situation. With the hundreds of customers that I have seen so far that are complaining of the same issue, I do not feel that this should be the customers responsibility to fix but rather a recall or at the very least a class action lawsuit if the dealer will not correct this potentially very dangerous issue.

NHTSA ID

11721414

Incident

Feb 28, 2026

I recently got my rotors replaced and the car stutter while braking. Also, this happened before I replaced rotors.. the transmission is slow and won't shift to merge highways. I don't know if its the transmission or the brake lines.. I guess it's the transmission trying to drop gears for engine braking and it starts stuttering.

NHTSA ID

11554091

Incident

Sep 11, 2023

Visa transmission light engine light the car jerks when driving. Puts itself in neutral

NHTSA ID

11487773

Incident

Aug 16, 2022

The gears are very jerky i got this tlx at 70k miles and its been jerky ever since. Car looses power when turning from stop the steering get hard sometimes. Transmission chirping noises.

NHTSA ID

11437933

Incident

Aug 17, 2021

THE VEHICLE HAS REAR STEERING PAWS. WHEN VEHICLE WAS ON A TIRE SHOP LIFT THE REAR SUSPENSION INSPECTED. THE REAR WHEELS HAVE SIDE TO SIDE PLAY. NO UP AND DOWN MOVEMENT THOUGH. FEEL LIKE A BAD WHEEL BEARING WHEN MOVING SIDE TO SIDE. THE REAR ACTUATORS ON BOTH SIDES MOVE. DEALER SAID NORMAL. MY CAR SHAKES ALL THE TIME. DEALER SAID NORMAL. PEOPLE ON ACURA FORUM. SAID EXPERIENCING SAME PROBLEM. IF THEY MOVE THE CAR IN S GOING TO SHAKE. I DON'T FEEL SAFE. ACURA WON'T DO ANYTHING. CAR IS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. ONLY 40,000 ON CAR.

NHTSA ID

11350959

Incident

Aug 20, 2020

Mileage

40,000 mi

THE VEHICLE IS SHAKING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS , I HAVE REPLACED THE TIRES ,BRAKES , RIMS AND THE VEHICLE I AM TOLD FROM THE DEALER THAT MY VEHICLE DOESN'T APPLY TO KNOWN ISSUE AND THERE'S NOTHING I CAN ABOUT IT , I HAVE HAD IT BALANCED AND ROAD FORCED TESTED WITH NO RELIEF IT'S A CONCERN AS THE VEHICLE INSTABILITY HAS CAUSED FOR NEW HUBS AND ALREADY ON A VEHICLE LESS THAN 50K ON THE MILEAGE

NHTSA ID

11282405

Incident

Apr 1, 2019

Mileage

41,000 mi

THE VSA PROBLEM LIGHT & FORWARD COLLISION WARNING PROBLEM LIGHT CAME UP WHILE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED & STALLS ALL IN A SUDDEN. NOT SURE IF THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT ALMOST GOT INTO A CAR ACCIDENT. PLEASE HELP! THANK YOU

NHTSA ID

11253325

Incident

Sep 4, 2019

Mileage

38,500 mi

2015 ACURA TLX 2.4 MODEL HAS JERKING BETWEEN 1 AND 3RD GEAR. WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY IF FEELS AS IF THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT IS OFF HAD A WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE DIDN'T FIX PROBLEM. STEERING WHEEL NEEDS TO BE HELD AT AN ANGLE TO DRIVE STRAIGHT. WHEN TRYING TO START THE CAR I'LL HEAR A CLICKING SOUND INSTEAD OF IT STARTING. NEEDS A JUMP TO START HAPPENED 3 TIMES ALREADY. BATTERY WAS TESTED RESULTS THAT I HAVE GOOD BATTER LIFE.

NHTSA ID

11252788

Incident

Sep 2, 2019

Mileage

70,000 mi

MY 2015 ACURA TLX WITH JUST OVER 32,000 MILES STOPPED STEERING AFTER BEING PARKED IN MY GARAGE. RESTARTING VEHICLE DIDN'T CORRECT PROBLEM. CAR WAS ILLUMINATING A WARNING LIGHT INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH STEERING. TOOK IT TO THE ACURA DEALER WHO INFORMED ME THE STEERING COLUMN HAD A CRACK IN IT THAT WAS A RESULT OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE. CAR HAD NOT BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT OR OTHERWISE DAMAGED PRIOR.ACURA MECHANIC COULD NOT EXPLAIN HOW THE STEERING COLUMN GOT CRACKED OTHER THAN I RAN OVER SOMETHING WHICH HAD NOT HAPPENED BECAUSE HAD I RUN OVER SOMETHING TO DAMAGE THE COLUMN, THE LIGHT WOULD HAVE ILLUMINATED TO INDICATE THAT SOMETHING WAS WRONG. THE DEALER WAS INFORMED THAT THE CAR HAD BEEN PARKED IN MY GARAGE WHEN IT STOPPED STEERING AND THAT PRIOR TO THIS THE CAR WAS EASILY PARKED IN A 2 CAR GARAGE THAT ALREADY HAD MY HUSBAND'S CAR IN IT. NO LIGHTS INDICATING THERE WAS A PROBLEM HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN ON AND ONCE THE LIGHTS CAME ON THE CAR WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THEREFORE, IT HAD TO BE TOWED FROM MY GARAGE. ACURA REFUSED TO REPAIR THE STEERING COLUMN INSISTING THAT IT WAS CAUSED BY PHYSICAL DAMAGE. A COMPLAINT WAS FILED WITH THE CORPORATE OFFICE AND WHEN THE INVESTIGATOR CALLED, SHE ASKED NO QUESTIONS. SHE ONLY CALLED TO INFORM ME THAT THE $3000. PART WOULD NOT BE COVERED BECAUSE OF PHYSICAL DAMAGE. ANOTHER INDEPENDENT MECHANIC STATED THAT IT WAS LIKELY THE STEERING COLUMN HAD BEEN CRACKED FOR A WHILE BEFORE IT COMPLETELY STOPPED WORKING AND IT WAS A STRONG POSSIBILITY THAT THE STEERING COLUMN CRACKED OVER TIME DUE TO SOME MALFUNCTION OF THE PART. IN HIS ESTIMATION, THE CRACKED PORTION OF THE STEERING COLUMN IS WELL PROTECTED AND DIFFICULT TO BREAK UNLESS INVOLVED IN A SERIOUS FRONT END CAR ACCIDENT IN WHICH THE CAR HAD NEVER BEEN IN AN ACCIDENT. RUNNING OVER SOMETHING WOULD NOT HAVE LIKELY CAUSED THE TYPE OF DAMAGE SEEN ON THE STEERING COLUMN.

NHTSA ID

11081404

Incident

Mar 3, 2018

Mileage

32,450 mi

VEHICLE HAS A VIBRATION THAT SHAKES PASSENGER SEAT BETWEEN 65-75 MPH. SEEMS TO BE A SAFETY ISSUE AND OCCURS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS AT THE SPEED LISTED.

NHTSA ID

11074473

Incident

Feb 21, 2018

Mileage

45,000 mi

NEW CAR PURCHASED IN 2015. CURRENTLY HAS ABOUT 23K MILES. ERROR LIGHTS FLASH ON DASH INCLUDING "TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEMS, BLIND SPOT INFO SYSTEM PROBLEMS, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM, ALL WHEEL STEERING PROBLEM, FORWARD COLLISION WARNING PROBLEM, LANE DEPARTURE WARING PROBLEM". THIS IS THE THIRD TIME THAT IT HAS HAPPENED. FIRST TIME, NO VIDEO EVIDENCE OF IT BUT WE DID TAKE IT IN TO ACURA TO LOOK. NO ISSUE FOUND. SECOND TIME WE HAD A VIDEO, THEY DID A SOFTWARE UPGRADE. NOW AGAIN. ALONG WITH THIS, CAR HAD A TRANSMISSION REPLACED, STEERING RACK AND PINION, SUB FRAME, POWER STEERING ASSEMBLY, LIST GOES ON.

NHTSA ID

10967211

Incident

Mar 20, 2017

Mileage

23,000 mi

WHILE IN MOTION, THE VEHICLE BEGINS TO VEER TO THE RIGHT. AN IMMEDIATE CORRECTION IS MADE BUT THE WHEELS DON'T RESPOND. AFTER SEVERAL SECONDS, A GRINDING NOISE IS HEARD FROM THE BACK AND THE CAR SHAKES. AFTER THAT HAPPENS, THE CAR DRIVES NORMAL. THIS HAS HAPPENED AT SLOW SPEEDS, HIGH SPEEDS, GOING AROUND CURVES, AND DRIVING STRAIGHT. I HAVE GONE OFF THE ROAD ONCE BECAUSE OF THIS. IT HAS HAPPENED FIVE TIMES IN APPROXIMATELY 8600 MILES (9 MONTHS).

NHTSA ID

10839727

Incident

Feb 11, 2016

Mileage

8,400 mi

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, THERE WAS A LOSS OF POWER STEERING AND THE WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER. THE ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF; HOWEVER, AFTER RESTARTING THE VEHICLE, IT RESUMED NORMAL OPERATION. THE FAILURE RECURRED THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE STEERING LINKAGE WAS NOT FAULTY. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS PENDING TO BE TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER FOR A SECOND DIAGNOSIS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 6,315. UPDATED 02/23/16*LJ UPDATED 04/25/18*JB *TR

NHTSA ID

10806140

Incident

Oct 16, 2015

Mileage

6,315 mi

WHILE DRIVING THE POWER STERING STOPPED WORKING WITHOUT WARNING. THIS HAPPENED 3 TIMES ON 112115 TO GET THE STERING BACK YOU MUST FIND A PLACE TO PULL OVER PLACE THE CAR IN PARK SHUT IT OFF AND THAN RESTART CAR NOT ALWAYS AN EASY THING TO DO.

NHTSA ID

10795279

Incident

Nov 21, 2015

Mileage

6,315 mi