2010 Acura TL Transmission and drivetrain Problems
- Complaints
- 10about this part
- Share
- 16%of 64 total for the year
- Median mileage
- 80,000miles
- Trend
- Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.
NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2010 Acura TL, 16% of the 64 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 80,000 miles. 1 of these say a crash was involved, according to the filers.
Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.
Example complaints
Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.
“In september 2012, Acura issued product update for torque converter saying the transmission software update needed to prevent damage to the transmission. I received the notification on august 2016. This is 6 years after original notification and beyond the extended warranty. I have called Acura about the unfairness of their product software update warranty limitations to no avail.”
NHTSA complaint #10904987, filed 2016-09, 118,526 miles“When parking my vehicle on an incline and placing my manual transmission into first and turning off the car, without applying the parking brake, the car would slowly jerk backwards down the hill.”
NHTSA complaint #11308387, filed 2020-02, 110,000 miles“Transmission slipping in traffic with multiple close calls to accidents from behind. I am original owner and have kept perfect maintenance of auto. Transmission is failing on every shift between 1st 2nd 3rd gears when warm. Safety issue is when people from behind think I am accelerating yet I am stalled. The fix is $4,000+. This is a patterned problem with all 2002 2003 Acura tls. Old part can be made available if necessary for NHTSA.”
NHTSA complaint #10324333, filed 2010-04, 65,000 miles“I have 2010 TL ah-awt with 6 speed manual. The third gear on this car has being acting up. During a cold start, when the car has being sitting over night, in the morning, then I'm shifting from second gear to third, one of all of the following happens: car doesn't want to shift to 3rd gear. It takes a lot of effort to push it into the 3rd gear. 2. The car shifts into the third gear, by the shift lever, it looks like it has shifted into the third. Once the clutch is let out slowly, the transmission starts to grind. Sometimes, it even pushed the shift lever to neutral. …”
NHTSA complaint #10353597, filed 2010-09, 10,000 miles“Takata recall. Car was t-boned by a vehicle pulling out of a driveway in passenger side hard enough to damage both doors needed replacement and caused enough frame damage that caused the frame to be pulled and right rear quarter panel to be replaced from the rocker panel under the right rear door to halfway down the roof however the takata passenger side curtain airbags did not deploy. The vehicle was going 14mph and hit by a car going approx 15-20mph and accelerating.”
NHTSA complaint #11063134, filed 2018-01, 80,000 milesRelated service bulletins
- 10106669Dec 14, 2016Dealer message - since the posting of service bulletin 16-033 for 09-11 tl software update for lock-up function there has been a sharp rise in claims for torque converter shudder…
- 10106668Dec 14, 2016Dealer message - since the posting of service bulletin 16-033 for 09-11 tl software update for lock-up function there has been a sharp rise in claims for torque converter shudder…
- 10086484Sep 21, 2016"service bulletin - there is the possibility of a judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch felt while driving between 2045 mph. To minimize the possibility for the judder…
- 10086222Sep 17, 2016"service bulletin - there is a judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch felt while driving between 2045 mph. To minimize the possibility for the judder to occur, a…
- 10086136Aug 19, 2016Customer letter notifying owners that there is a judder from the torque converter lock-up clutch felt while driving between 2045 mph. To minimize the possibility for the judder…
- 10051940Jan 26, 2013Acura: clutch pedal pops, squeaks, or clicks.
- 10049199Oct 19, 2012Acura: see document search button for owner letter. A software update for transmission is available for the torque converter lock up clutch where the judder is felt while…
- 10034972Oct 13, 2010Acura: vsa system indicator is on with no dtc stored; mid indicates check hill start assist system. No acuralink message displays that an indicator is on, and no dtcs are stored…
- 10037014Aug 13, 2010Honda: mil light is on and the vehicle is incorrectly judging a clutch solenoid malfunction.
Transmission and drivetrain: other model years
| Year | Complaints | Share of year |
|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 6% |
| 2013 | 4 | 6% |
| 2012 | 27 | 21% |
| 2011 | 1 | 5% |
| 2010 | 10 | 16% |
| 2009 | 5 | 12% |
| 2008 | 8 | 6% |
| 2007 | 7 | 6% |
| 2006 | 19 | 8% |
| 2005 | 36 | 9% |
| 2004 | 56 | 10% |
| 2003 | 246 | 63% |
| 2002 | 224 | 67% |
| 2001 | 103 | 69% |
| 2000 | 111 | 45% |
| 1999 | 37 | 24% |
| 1998 | 2 | 10% |
| 1997 | 3 | 13% |
| 1996 | 4 | 15% |
Other parts of the 2010 Acura TL
34 complaintsVehicle speed control
4 complaintsWheels
4 complaintsBrakes
3 complaintsBody and structure
3 complaintsElectrical system
2 complaintsEngine
2 complaintsEngine cooling
2 complaintsOther or unknown
2 complaintsSeat belts
2 complaintsBack-over prevention (rear camera)
1 complaintsEquipment
1 complaints
← All problems reported for the 2010 Acura TL
About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.
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