2022 Acura Tlx Type S problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Power Train (8) · Steering (1)
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Safety recalls (1)
Electrical System:software 2025-01-23 · campaign 25V031000 · 294,612 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2022-2025 Acura MDX Type-S, 2023-2025 Honda Pilot, and 2021-2025 Acura TLX Type-S vehicles. A software error in the fuel injection electronic control unit (FI-ECU) may cause an engine stall or a loss of power.
Risk: An engine stall or loss of power can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Dealers will reprogram the FI-ECU software, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed March 17, 2025. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are EL1 and AL0.
Service bulletins (39)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Suspension 2025-02-12 · BTI&02112025901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2021-2023 tlx adv’s and 2021-2025 tlx type s’s with a client complaint of the “adaptive damper system problem” (ads) error message on the mid (multi information display). to better understand the cause of this condition,
Suspension 2025-01-24 · BTI&01242025901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2021-2023 tlx adv’s and 2021-2025 tlx type s’s with a client complaint of the “adaptive damper system problem” (ads) error message on the mid (multi information display). to better understand the cause of this condition,
Suspension 2025-01-18 · BTI&01172025901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2021-2023 tlx adv’s and 2021-2025 tlx type s’s with a client complaint of the “adaptive damper system problem” (ads) error message on the mid (multi information display). to better understand the cause of this condition,
Suspension 2025-01-03 · BTI&01022025901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2021-2023 tlx adv’s and 2021-2025 tlx type s’s with a client complaint of the “adaptive damper system problem” (ads) error message on the mid (multi information display). to better understand the cause of this condition,
Suspension 2024-12-03 · BTI&12022024902 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2021-2023 tlx adv’s and 2021-2025 tlx type s’s with a client complaint of the “adaptive damper system problem” (ads) error message on the mid (multi information display). to better understand the cause of this condition,
Suspension 2024-11-14 · BTI&11142024901 · Other
dealer message - american honda motor co., inc. (ahm) is searching for certain 2021-2023 tlx adv’s and 2021-2025 tlx type s’s with a client complaint of the “adaptive damper system problem” (ads) error message on the mid (multi information display). to better understand the cause of this condition,
Showing the 6 most recent of 39 bulletins. Search all of them free at nhtsa.gov.
What owners report
2026-04-06 · Steering“subject: vehicle data submission for investigation dp26001 to the office of defects investigation (odi), i am submitting maintenance data for my acura tlx type s (vin: [встав тут vin]) to assist with the ongoing dp26001 investigation regarding the awd transfer case (pto) splines. the vehicle is a us-specification model currently operated in [xxx]…”
2026-03-31 · Power Train“rapid loss of oil from the transfer case, oil was everywhere. now i have vibration, wooing sound and hard down shifts from a failing transfer case.. the dealership refuse to replace it because they cleaned the area and it did not leak oil again. probably, because there's no more oil left in it to leak.this is unacceptable.…”
2026-03-09 · Power Train“my acura was not sending power to the rear wheels. the car was driving as if it was front wheel drive only. i feel that the safety of not knowing your vehicle is not acting as they all-wheel-drive vehicle when it’s supposed to an impact safety because the vehicle would not be able to handle as it was intended to. after inspection from the mechanic…”
2026-03-07 · Power Train“complete loss of awd. car is now only fwd with no warning. loud thud (transfer case splines being stripped) and then immediate loss of awd.…”
2025-10-13 · Power Train“transmission and transfer case failed. traction control light flashes when accelerating. …”
2025-06-15 · Power Train“the component that failed or malfunctioned was the transmission and transfer case on my 2022 acura tlx type s at 45k miles. i was driving the car on the street and the car was shaking and stuttering violently and at certain points it would not move requiring a tow. the problem was confirmed by the dealership to be the transmission. and inspected by…”
2025-02-14 · Power Train“went to accelerate and heard loud bang. transfer case shaft snapped internally into transmission. transfer case and transmission assembly both replaced under warranty. will happen again in another 40-50k miles. …”
2025-02-04 · Power Train“the vehicles awd system has prematurely failed as confirmed by the car dealership acura of pembroke pines that i have taken it to. the lack of traction to the rear wheels causes excessive torque steering and constant engaging of the vsa system if the road is even remotely wet and the vehicle is under anything more than mid level acceleration. there…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.