2020 Acura Rdx

I WAS DRIVING ON A FREEWAY AT 4:30AM WHEN I SUDDENLY LOST ALL POWER FROM THE ENGINE AND IT WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS FLASHING AND FORTUNATELY THERE WAS NO TRAFFIC SO I WAS ABLE TO PULL OFF THE ROAD. I SHUT OFF THE CAR AND SAT FOR A FEW MINUTES AND WHEN I RESTARTED THE CAR EVERYTHING WAS WORKING FINE. I HAD A 12 HOUR DRIVE AHEAD OF ME AND I NEVER STOPPED THINKING OF HOW THAT COULD HAVE ENDED UP SO BADLY. LATER THAT DAY AS I WAS DRIVING THROUGH ATLANTA I SHUDDERED TO THINK WHAT COULD HAVE HAPPENED IF THIS LACK OF PROPULSION HAD OCCURRED. MY GUESS, QUITE BLUNTLY, IS THAT I PROBABLY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I HAVE READ ONLINE OF THIS PROBLEM HAPPENING TO A SIGNIFICANT NUMBER OF OTHER PEOPLE. ACURA NEEDS TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED!

NOVEMBER 22, 2020 10:15 PM ROUTE 287 (IN ROUTE TO EDISON RTE 1 EXIT). 2020 ACURA RDX A-SPEC - A FEW MINUTES AFTER ACCELERATING SAFELY ONTO A MERGING LANE (WITH TRUCKS) THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT STARTS BLINKING AND CAR STARTED TO SLOW DOWN ALMOST TO A ROLL. AS THE TRUCK'S HEADLIGHTS GOT CLOSER, IT MANAGED ALONG WITH SEVERAL OTHER CARS TO SWITCH LANES AS I TURNED HAZARD LIGHTS ON AND STEERED THE CAR INTO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED THE CAR OFF (HAZARD LIGHTS STILL ON) WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON THE ENGINE PERFORMANCE LIGHT WAS OFF AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE HOME. ACURA NEEDS TO ADDRESS THIS BEFORE SOMETHING TRAGIC HAPPENS. CAR WAS PURCHASED IN JUNE AND WAS UNDER 6700 MILES WHEN THIS HAPPENED. IT WAS ALSO SERVICED WITH MAINTENANCE B A WEEK PRIOR TO MY TRIP.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE ACCELERATING ABOVE 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE LOSS MOTIVE POWER AND STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT PULLED OVER AND WAITED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE RESTARTING THE VEHICLE AND, THE VEHICLE OPERATED AS INTENDED. NAPLETON'S PALM BEACH ACURA (6870 OKEECHOBEE BLVD, WEST PALM BEACH, FL 33411, (877)363-2817) WAS CONTACTED AND INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE VEHICLE NEEDED TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED OF AN UNKNOWN TSB RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED TO CALL BACK IN JANUARY 2021 FOR ASSISTANCE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT SUBJECTED TO A RECALL. THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED THAT THE VEHICLE BE DIAGNOSED AND THE RESULTS FORWARDED TO A REPRESENTATIVE. THE CONTACT WAS PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 5,300.*DT *TR

WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGHWAY SPEED WITHOUT WARNING VEHICLE SLOWED TO AN IDLE AND WOULD NOT RE-ACCELERATE. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN ACURA DEALER WHO FAILED TO FIND A FAULT. EXACT SAME SITUATION OCCURED THE NEXT DAY ON THE HIGHWAY. ONLY THIS TIME I SHUT OFF THE VEHICLE FOR 30 SECONDS AND IT RESTARTED AND RESUMED FULL POWER. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE IT TO AN ACURA DEALER WHO AGAIN COULD NOT FIND A FAULT ON THE COMPUTER. HOWEVER, THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE AND ORDERED AND REPLACE THE VEHICLE FUEL PUMP COMPLETE. NO ISSUES SINCE.

AFTER A STOP AT THE VA WELCOME CENTER, I ATTEMPTED TO MERGE INTO TRAFFIC ON I-81 NORTH. THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS ABLE TO MOVE TO THE SHOULDER AND AVOID BEING REAR ENDED. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO DUNCAN ACURA. THEY DETERMINED MULTIPLE CASES OF SIMILAR MODELS HAD THE SAME COMPLAINT. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE THAT HAS THE POTENTIAL FOR LOSS OF LIFE AND SHOULD BE REMEDITED IMMEDIATELY. ONE ONLINE SOURCE SAID ACURA HAS KNOWN OF THIS PROBLEM SINCE 2016.*DT *TR

FIRST TIME OCCURRENCE; I AM THE FIRST TIME OWNER AND BOUGHT MY CAR NEW. APPROXIMATELY 1 YEAR AND 3 MONTHS OF OWNERSHIP. ATTEMPTED TO MERGE ONTO THE FREEWAY. GOING ABOUT 55 MPH AND ATTEMPTED TO ADVANCE TO 65 MPH. RPMS INCREASED TO ABOUT 4500-5500 BUT NO SPEED INCREASE. VEHICLE MADE A ERVING ENGINE SOUND. FLASHING CHECK ENGINE LIGHT THEM CAME ON AND AGAIN SO SPEED INCREASE WITH PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. CAR THEN STARTED SLOWING DOWN AS IT WAS NOT RESPONDING TO MY FOOT ON THE GAS. HAD TO MERGE ONTO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, TURN THE VEHICLE OFF THEN BACK ON.

DRIVING IN THE RAIN, ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY, OUR 2020 ACURA RDX LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING, AND WE WERE FORCED TO PULL OVER. AFTER RESTARTING THE CAR, THE THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OFF AND WE WERE ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. THE CAR WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER ON 10/24/20 BUT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED. WE WERE INFORMED THAT ACURA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM AND MAY BE WORKING ON A FIX. THE PROBLEM IS ALSO WIDELY REPORTED ON THE ACURAZINE INTERNET FORUM. RESEARCHING THE ISSUE, IT APPEARS TO ONLY HAPPEN DURING RAINY CONDITIONS AND WHEN ACCELERATING.

I RECENTLY LEASED 2020 ACURA RDX BASE MODEL SUV. I HAVE NOTICED FREQUENT UNEXPLAINED DECELERATION WHEN ON HIGHWAY, PROBABLY OCCURS AT LEASED ONCE EVERY TIME I DRIVE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA OF PLEASANTON VIA THE SALES ASSOCIATE I HAVE DEALT WITH FOR THE PAST SEVERAL YEARS, DESCRIBED THE PROBLEM. HAVE NOT RECEIVED RESPONSE, AND IT DOES NOT APPEAR THAT A RECALL ON THIS MODEL HAS BEEN ISSUED, SO I AM IS CONTACTING THE COMPANY DIRECTLY. IN RESEARCHING THE ISSUE ONLINE I FIND THERE HAVE BEEN AT LEAST 40 COMPLAINTS TO THE NHTSA REGARDING EXACTLY THE SAME ISSUE. MANY OF THE COMPLAINTS HAVE INCLUDED PRIOR VISITS TO ACURA DEALERS FOR REPAIRS, BUT WHAT WAS DONE DID NOT SOLVE THE PROBLEM. SO APPEARS ACURA IS AWARE OF THE ISSUE ALSO THAT IT COULD BE A SAFETY FACTOR, BASED ON REPORTS IN THE COMPLAINTS. I HAVE NOT HAD AN INSTANCE WHERE SAFETY WAS INVOLVED - YET - BUT I CAN SEE THE POTENTIAL FOR A DANGEROUS SITUATION, WHEN MY RDX DECELERATES, THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO, THE VEHICLE IS UNRESPONSIVE FOR A PERIOD OF TIME, WHICH COULD LEAD TO AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE RECEIVED MAILINGS FROM A LEGAL GROUP URGING ME TO FILE, THEY INDICATE THAT MY RDX IS SUBJECT THE 'LEMON LAW'. I AM ALSO AWARE FROM SEARCHING THE INTERNET THAT MORE THAN ONE CLASS ACTION SUIT HAS BEEN FILED BY RDX OWNERS WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THE SAME PROBLEM. I DON'T SEE THE POINT OF TAKING VEHICLE IN FOR SERVICE SINCE OTHERS REPORT THE PROBLEM DOES NOT GET RESOLVED, AND ACURA DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE SOLUTION FOR DECELERATION ISSUE.

AT APPROXIMATELY 10A OCT 14TH 2020 TRAVELING SOUTH BOUND ROUTE 15 IN LYCOMING COUNTY PA WEATHER CONDITIONS LIGHT RAIN 65DEG F DRIVING 2020 ACURA RDX WITH 2800 MILES ON ODOMETER. UPON APPROACH OF TRUCK TRAFFIC IN RIGHT LANE MOVED INTO LINE OF FASTER MOVING TRAFFIC IN LEFT LANE TO PASS TRUCKS WHEN THE ACURA RDX IMMEDIATELY LOST POWER AND SPEED, ALMOST CAUSED A CHAIN OF REAR END COLLISIONS AND THE VEHICLE FLASHED THE ENGINE LIGHT ON THE DISPLAY AND WOULD NOT MAINTAIN MORE THAN 25 MPH IN A 70 MPH ZONE. LEFT THE ROADWAY SHUT THE VEHICLE OFF AND RESTARTED IN APPROXIMATELY THREE MINS AND VEHICLE FUNCTION WAS NORMAL FOR THE REMAINING 40 MILES OF THE TRIP. OCT 16 2020 CONTACTED HONDA MOTORS USA CUSTOMER SERVICE AND WAS TOLD TO CONTACT DEALER (150 MILES AWAY) FOR DIAGNOSING. UPON SOME QUICK RESEARCH DISCOVERED THIS IS A COMMON COMPLAINT FOR MANY 2019/2020 ACURA RDX OWNERS. THIS IS AN OBVIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT ACURA IS AWARE OF AND IS NOT ADDRESSING. CURRENTLY THERE IS NO RECALL AND NOT ONE OWNER HAS HAD ANY RESOLUTION TO DATE. I REQUEST THE NHTSA INTERVENE IMMEDIATELY TO ENGAGE ACURA IN RESOLVING THIS CRITICAL VEHICLE DESIGN FLAW. THIS IS A DEADLY ISSUE. THANK YOU.

CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE ATTEMPTING TO OVERTAKE SOMEONE ON THE FREEWAY, ACCELERATING FROM 60 TO 70 MPH (IN A 70). I HAD TO NAVIGATE FROM LEFT LANE TO RIGHT SHOULDER ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC. TERRIFYING. CAR WAS REMEDIED AFTER TURNING OFF FOR A FEW MINUTES. OF NOTE, THIS WAS A LONG (3+ HOUR) TRIP IN THE RAIN. A QUICK SEARCH REVEALED A TON OF OTHER ACURA OWNERS WITH A SIMILAR ISSUE' NOTING SPECIFICALLY THAT IT DOESN'T GENERATE AN ERROR CODE THATS STORED THAT HONDA/ACURA CAN USE TO TROUBLESHOOT. MY CAR WAS CPO, UNDER A WEEK SINCE PURCHASE, 6,000 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. CRAZY THERE ISN'T A RECALL. VERY DANGEROUS