Technical Service Bulletins (TSBs) for the 2016 TLX are official communications between Acura & their dealerships that describe processes for troubleshooting or fixing certain common problems.
All vehicle manufacturers are required by U.S. law to make their TSBs available to the public.
DEALER MESSAGE - AHM IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN VEHICLES WITH A CLIENT REPORT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
DEALER MESSAGE - AHM IS INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE (POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING). PRIOR TO ATTEMPTING A REPAIR OF ANY KIND, PLEASE CONTACT AHM SO AN INSPECTION CAN BE SCHEDULED. Read More »
AHM IS INVESTIGATING CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF NOISES (POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING) FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION. PLEASE CONTACT AHM PRIOR TO ANY REPAIR ATTEMPTS. Read More »
American Honda (AHM) is investigating certain 2015-2016 TLXs with a customer complaint of front suspension noise. The noise can be described as popping, squeaking, clunking, or creaking. Read More »
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
"DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2016 TLXS WITH A CUSTOMER COMPLAINT OF FRONT SUSPENSION NOISE. THE NOISE CAN BE DESCRIBED AS POPPING, SQUEAKING, CLUNKING, OR CREAKING. Read More »
SERVICE BULLETIN - VIBRATION CAN BE FELT AT CERTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION CREATES A UP AND DOWN OR BOUNCING SENSATION FELT IN THE FRONT SEATS, FLOOR, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. Read More »
TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - ARE YOU FEELING A VERTICAL VIBRATION IN THE FRONT SEATS, THE FLOOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT STARTS AS EARLY AS 50 MPH, PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES, THEN PEAKS AROUND 70 TO 75 MPH? TO CUT ... Read More »
SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A CHIRPING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WITH THE ENGINE WARMED UP. REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION. Read More »
SERVICE BULLETIN - THERE IS A CHIRPING COMING FROM THE ENGINE AREA WITH THE ENGINE WARMED UP. REPLACE THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP TO REMEDY THIS CONDITION. Read More »
"SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS MULTIPLE INDICATORS ON OR WON?T GO INTO GEAR AND THE MIL IS ON WITH A/T DTC P26C3 (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR PERFORMANCE)? THERE MAY BE DEBRIS IN THE REVERSE ... Read More »
"SERVICE BULLETIN - IN A 9-SPEED A/T, THE ATF LEVEL IS CRITICAL. IF IT?S TOO HIGH, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SHIFT HARD. IF IT?S TOO LOW, THE TRANSMISSION COULD SLIP. THIS TRANSMISSION ALSO DOESN?T USE A DIPSTICK. Read More »
SERVICE BULLETIN - TRANSMISSION FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS: SENSATION OF SURGE WHILE BRAKING, SLOW DOWNSHIFT RESPONSE AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, AND OTHER LISTED SYMPTOMS. Read More »
SERVICE BULLETIN - TRANSMISSION FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS: SENSATION OF SURGE WHILE BRAKING, SLOW DOWNSHIFT RESPONSE AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, AND OTHER LISTED SYMPTOMS. SOFTWARE UPDATE. Read More »
SERVICE BULLETIN - TRANSMISSION FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS: SENSATION OF SURGE WHILE BRAKING, SLOW DOWNSHIFT RESPONSE AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, AND OTHER LISTED SYMPTOMS. Read More »
TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - REPLACEMENT TCMS DON?T COME WITH TRIM DATA. AFTER INSTALLATION, YOU NEED TO RUN A TEACH-IN (HYDRAULIC PRESSURE CHARACTERISTIC CALIBRATION) PROCEDURE WITH THE HDS. Read More »
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)
DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2015-2017 TLXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF THE MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP (MIL) ON WITH THE DTC P16E5 (LIN COMMUNICATION ERROR [PCM-DC-DC CONVERTER]), P0A11 (DC-DC CONVERTER ... Read More »
SERVICE BULLETIN - TRANSMISSION FUNCTION IMPROVEMENTS: SENSATION OF SURGE WHILE BRAKING, SLOW DOWNSHIFT RESPONSE AT LOW ENGINE SPEEDS, AND OTHER LISTED SYMPTOMS. SOFTWARE UPDATE. Read More »
SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - THE DASHBOARD SIDE VENT CAN CAST A NOTICEABLE REFLECTION IN THE DOOR GLASS, WHICH SOME CLIENTS HAVE FOUND DISTRACTING WHEN USING THE MIRRORS. Read More »
SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - THE DASHBOARD SIDE VENT CAN CAST A NOTICEABLE REFLECTION IN THE DOOR GLASS, WHICH SOME CLIENTS HAVE FOUND DISTRACTING WHEN USING THE MIRRORS. Read More »
TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - ARE YOU FEELING A VERTICAL VIBRATION IN THE FRONT SEATS, THE FLOOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT STARTS AS EARLY AS 50 MPH, PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES, THEN PEAKS AROUND 70 TO 75 MPH? TO CUT ... Read More »
"TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - ARE YOU FEELING A VERTICAL VIBRATION IN THE FRONT SEATS, THE FLOOR, AND THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT STARTS AS EARLY AS 50 MPH, PROGRESSIVELY GETS WORSE AS SPEED INCREASES, THEN PEAKS AROUND 70 TO 75 MPH? TO CUT ... Read More »
SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND: AFTERMARKET RADAR DETECTORS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE GPS ANTENNA MOUNTED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. Read More »
SERVICE BULLETIN - THE CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT AND THE ODMD AND CLIMATE CONTROL SWITCH PANEL MAY BE TOO TIGHT CAUSING THE PANEL TO CONTACT THE BUTTONS AND STICK. Read More »
DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA HAD A COMPUTER PROGRAMMING ISSUE; AN OBSOLETE PROGRAM NAME CAUSING PRINTING OF NO BUMPER IMPACT INFORMATION ON THE MONRONEY LABEL FOR THE STATE OF HAWAII. Read More »
SERVICE BULLETIN - VIBRATION CAN BE FELT AT CERTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS. THE VIBRATION CREATES A UP AND DOWN OR BOUNCING SENSATION FELT IN THE FRONT SEATS, FLOOR, AND ACCELERATOR PEDAL. Read More »
