# 2016 Acura TLX intermittent shut-off **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** tlx, acura\ **Created:** [June 25, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982 "2019-06-25T17:41:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Victoria49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/df788c/32.png) [@Victoria49](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Victoria49)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/1 "2019-06-25T17:41:51Z")
Driving on the freeway my car just shut off, I had to put it into park and tried several times before it would restart. Actually it started once and then immediately shut off and then it took several attempts pushing the start button before it worked. This has happened at least 4 times now in the last month or so. They have already replaced my transmission so this is a new issue. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 25, 2019, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/2 "2019-06-25T20:02:38Z")
Is there a check engine light on? Is the car still under warranty? If it is, take it back to Acura. ---
**Author:** ![Victoria49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/df788c/32.png) [@Victoria49](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Victoria49)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 12:56am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/3 "2019-06-27T00:56:54Z")
No check engine light is not on I did take it back and they said they could not find anything wrong either. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/4 "2019-06-27T13:19:05Z")
Try to start it in neutral the next time this happens. If it starts right up, then the park safety switch is misadjusted or failing. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 1:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/5 "2019-06-27T13:29:55Z")
> [@Mustangman](#): > > Try to start it in neutral the next time this happens. If it starts right up, then the park safety switch is misadjusted or failing. Yes, but if the engine shuts-down while driving, would a bad park safety switch be the cause? I think that the OP might want to have her mechanic check the _Crankshaft Position Sensor._ ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/6 "2019-06-27T13:31:55Z")
> [@VDCdriver](#): > > shuts-down while driving, would a bad park safety switch be the cause? Good point! Yes, a bad crankshaft position sensor could cause this. ---
**Author:** ![madRiver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/ecd19e/32.png) [@madRiver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/madRiver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/7 "2019-06-27T14:24:57Z")
The putting into park several times indicates the interlock or electrical system is having issue with respect to restart. While turning off is jarring the expectation is you place vehicle into park and have brake pedal pressed in order to (re)start. Trying to diagnose the stalling/shutoff is likely going to be difficult. ---
**Author:** ![Victoria49](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/df788c/32.png) [@Victoria49](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Victoria49)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/8 "2019-06-27T16:23:31Z")
Thank you all of this has been very helpful, if it does it again I will ask those specific questions. The dealership said they checked the computer and there were no errors saying the engine stalled and they drove the car and could not get it to duplicate the issue I was having of course. My husband was driving it and the same thing happened to him plus I bought this car new so I am familiar with the auto off when you come to a complete stop and then press the break again the engine will shut off and the engine restarts automatically once you release the break. It actually stalled and I had not come to a complete stop and said I needed to put the car in park in order to start which was fun while I was on the freeway people pissed off and honking thankfully it was during rush hour so I was only going about 40 but still a little scary to have happen when you are in the middle of the freeway. ---
**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/30_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\ **Post date:** [June 27, 2019, 4:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/9 "2019-06-27T16:56:06Z")
> [@Victoria49](#): > > The dealership said they checked the computer and there were no errors saying the engine stalled I have heard of cases of bad crankshaft position sensors that did not set codes in the vehicle’s OBD system. ---
**Author:** ![john.drefahl\_1976](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/john.drefahl_1976/32/34251_2.png) [@john.drefahl\_1976](https://community.cartalk.com/u/john.drefahl_1976)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 8:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/10 "2023-05-16T20:23:11Z")
Happened to me on the freeway as well. Seems to happen when one doesn’t fully disengage the break peddle when the autostart kicks in. It false starts and then you gotta go through the process of restarting. Annoying. ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [May 16, 2023, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/2016-acura-tlx-intermittent-shut-off/142982/11 "2023-05-16T20:40:07Z")
Those darn _break peddle_ things 😉