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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2022 Acura TLX Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
10about this part
Share
40%of 25 total for the year
Median mileage
—not reported
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 10 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2022 Acura TLX, 40% of the 25 complaints for this model year.

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.

“Accelerated and heard a loud noise and felt like I had driven through wood and one got stocked to the whelle. There was a lot of traffic so I was driving slow. The noice I heard was like something was stuck inside the wheel, like it was grinding. Dealer diagnosed a bad transfer case and transmission and they replaced both under warranty.”

NHTSA complaint #11733872, filed 2026-04

“Was changing the oil on my car and noticed grease running out from between the transfer case and transmission and also fluid build up on the transfer case higher up a little below the driveshaft. The car has 41k miles on it, there should be no leaks. My concern is the transfer case/transmission spline failure issue.”

NHTSA complaint #11733815, filed 2026-04

“My vehicle has less then 35000 miles, I was doing a oil change when I noticed that my transfer cases has a slight oil residue from the bottom, which I suppose it’s just gonna get worse overtime, at this mileage I don’t think this is right that’s why I’m submitting this complaint.”

NHTSA complaint #11723988, filed 2026-03

“Transfer case failure, leakage, discovered after warranty expired. Took vehicle in describing seeming loss of AWD and tech informed me it was “normal” I Later discovered, during an oil change, a leak From the transmission or transfer case that covered the lower skid plate, which looking up, was directly related to a known failure of the Type S’s transfer case/Transmission causing a loss of traction to the rear wheels.”

NHTSA complaint #11750976, filed 2026-07

“While accelerating from 0 to 40 miles per hour, I experienced a loud bang come from the car. Turns out the splines were stripped between my transmission and transfer case. This was due to the drive shaft spinning while in park mode, as well as an opening between the transmission and transfer case that was spooling. My powertrain system was severely compromised; who knows what could've happened if I had kept driving the car in this condition? Something was waiting to inevitably fail beyond what had happened. …”

NHTSA complaint #11714721, filed 2026-01

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
2024240%
2023218%
20221040%
20212839%
2020711%
20191112%
20181111%
20171825%
20161514%
201516147%

Other parts of the 2022 Acura TLX

Electrical system
4 complaints
Steering
4 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Brakes
3 complaints
Other or unknown
3 complaints
Engine
2 complaints
Forward collision avoidance
2 complaints
Lane departure
1 complaints
Tires
1 complaints
Vehicle speed control
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2022 Acura TLX

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.

To check a specific vehicle for open recalls, use its VIN at nhtsa.gov/recalls. Methodology