2020 Acura Rdx

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2020 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, WHILE DEPRESSING THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED SEVERAL UNKNOWN WARNING LIGHTS WERE ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PARK ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND STATED HE RESTARTED THE IGNITION AND CONTINUED TO DRIVE HIS RESIDENCE BUT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DRIVABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER ACURA COLUMBUS LOCATED AT 4340 W DUBLIN GRANVILLE RD, DUBLIN, OH 43017, (614) 761-1222, WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LOW BATTERY VOLTAGE. THE CONTACT CONTINUED TO EXPERIENCE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER HAD NOT BEEN INFORMED OF FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,390.

WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT RATE OF SPEED ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY DROP SPEED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BLINK WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. I WAS FORCED TO ABANDON THE HIGHWAY AND PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER - NOT IN AN EMERGENCY LANE - IN BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH OR EXCEED 2,000 RPMS. AFTER 3 HOURS OF WAITING IN THIS DANGEROUS LOCATION ACURA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A TOW TRUCK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CEASED BLINKING. I THEN PROCEEDED TO RETURN HOME AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED A SECOND TIME, THIS TIME ACCOMPANIED WITH NUMEROUS INDICATOR LIGHTS (E.G., AWD PROBLEM, ABS PROBLEM, ETC). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO POHANKA ACURA IN CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA. I WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME THEY CLEARED THE CODES THEY RETURNED, BUT AFTER A SECOND TIME THEY DID NOT. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, DID NOT FIX ANYTHING, AND SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY FUEL CHOICE. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND SAFETY RISK KNOWN TO ACURA. THERE IS A PATENT HISTORY OF ACURA CHOOSING TO NOT IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE, ASSOCIATE THIS ANOMALY WITH FUEL CHOICE, AND RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE OWNER. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A NEGLIGENT BUSINESS PRACTICE AND ACURA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE UNEXPECTED, UNANNOUNCED "LIMP MODE" EVENTS.

FRONT BRAKES MAKE NOISE AND YOU CAN FEEL THE ABRASIVE RUBBING. I HAVE HAD BOTH THE BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS REPLACED AR APPROX 2500 MILES ONLY TO HAVE THE SYMPTOM REOCCURRENCE ABOUT 500 MILES LATER. DEALER SAYS A TICKET HAS BEEN OPENED WITH ACURA TO REMANUFACTURE BRAKE PADS BUT I HAVE NOT HAD AN UPDATE IN OVER TWO MONTHS I THINK. HAPPENS WHEN APPLYING BRAKES GOING ABOUT 40-45 MPH

2020 ACURA RDX WITH APPROX 6,200 MILES. DRIVING FROM PITTSBURGH, PA TO NEW JERSEY. I REACHED NEW JERSEY AFTER DRIVING FROM PITTSBURGH. THERE WAS MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN SHOWERS DURING THE DRIVE. THE RAIN ENDED PRIOR TO ME ENTERING NEW JERSEY. I EXITED THE JERSEY TURNPIKE FOR THE ON RAMP TO 195 EAST. I WAS GOING APPROXIMATELY 45 MILES MPH WHEN I PRESSED THE GAS PEDAL TO ACCELERATE SO I COULD SAFELY ENTER TRAFFIC. I COULD FEEL THE ENGINE GIVE WAY AS I PRESSED THE PEDAL. THE CAR DECELERATED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ILLUMINATED. I PULLED OFF THE HIGHWAY TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND PUT ON THE FLASHERS. I LET THE CAR RUN AT IDLE. THE CHECK ENGINE LITE WENT OFF SO I TRIED TO ACCELERATE THE VEHICLE WITH NO LUCK. THE ENGINE WOULD REV A LITTLE BUT THE CAR WOULD ONLY ACCELERATE TO APPROXIMATELY 25 MPH. I TRIED THIS MULTIPLE TIMES. I WAS NEAR AN EXIT AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO MOVE AT A SLOW SPEED SO I DROVE APPROXIMATELY 2 MILES TO A FRIEND'S HOUSE. AGAIN, THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT GO OVER 25 MILES AN HOUR. AFTER REACHING MY FRIEND'S HOUSE, I TURNED OFF THE IGNITION. ABOUT 1 HOUR AND 30 MINUTES LATER I TURNED ON THE VEHICLE. THIS SEEMED TO FIX THE PROBLEM AND I WAS ABLE TO CONTINUE HOME WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED OFF. ACURA LOOKED AT THE CAR BUT THERE WAS NO RECORD OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. NOT SURE IF IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE OR AN ENGINE ISSUE.

ON 7/22/2020, I WAS ENTERING THE MASS PIKE FROM I-495 OUTSIDE OF BOSTON. I ACCELERATED TO GET AROUND A BOX TRUCK AND SUDDENLY THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND THE CAR STARTED TO LOSE POWER. NO MATTER HOW MUCH I STEPPED ON THE GAS, THE CAR KEPT LOSING SPEED. THANKFULLY, I WAS NEAR A REST STOP AND WAS ABLE TO PULL TO THE SHOULDER (FROM THE MIDDLE LANE) AND HAD ENOUGH MOMENTUM TO GET THE CAR IN THE PARKING LOT. THANK GOODNESS IT WAS NIGHTTIME AND WITH COVID, THERE AREN'T AS MANY CARS ON THE ROAD. THIS COULD HAVE ENDED VERY BADLY FOR MY CHILDREN AND ME IF TRAFFIC LEVELS WERE WHAT THEY USUALLY ARE IN THAT AREA. AS SOON AS I PUT THE CAR IN PARK, THE ENGINE LIGHT WENT OFF. I CALLED ACURA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND TURNED THE CAR OFF. ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE TRANSFERED ME TO AN ACURA SERVICE DEPARTMENT ON THE WEST COAST THAT WAS STILL OPEN. THE SERVICE TECH I SPOKE TO SAID SHE NEVER HEARD OF THE PROBLEM AND "MAYBE" IF I TURNED IT OFF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, IT MIGHT BE OKAY. I ALSO GOOGLED AND SAW THAT THIS EXACT SITUATION HAS HAPPENED TO OTHER OWNERS AND THAT AFTER TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AGAIN, THEIR CARS WERE FINE. I DID THE SAME, AND THE CAR WENT BACK INTO ITS NORMAL MODE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE REST OF THE WAY HOME WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT.

- 2020 ACURA RDX ASPEC PURCHASED APR2020 NEW - ~2,800 MILES WHEN INCIDENT OCCURRED ON SAT, 4JUL2020 - WAS TRAVELING ON I-10 WEST AT ~70 TO 75 MPH - ATTEMPTED TO PASS A VEHICLE (ON THE LEFT) WHEN CAR LOST ALL ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AND ORANGE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN TO BLINK IN LOWER LEFT CORNER OF DASHBOARD - I WAS PUSHING ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR BUT NO ACCELERATION, NO ENGINE REVVING - VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN TO ~20 MPH BY THE TIME I WAS ABLE WAS ABLE TO GET OVER TO SHOULDER SAFELY - TURNED CAR OFF WAITED ~30 SECONDS TURNED CAR BACK ON AND CAR APPEARED TO FUNCTION PROPERLY - I REPORTED ISSUE TO ACURA DEALERSHIP - SERVICE REP ADVISED THAT THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE, BUT SERVICE MANAGER SAID HE KNEW NOTHING ABOUT THIS ISSUE - I RESEARCHED ISSUE AND DISCOVERED THAT MY VEHICLE APPEARS TO HAVE EXPERIENCED "LIMP MODE" - AS HAVE MANY OTHER 2019 AND 2020 ACURA RDX MODELS - AT TIME OF INCIDENT WAS USING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WITH ONE BAR SPACING BETWEEN VEHICLES, START/STOP WAS ON, COMFORT MODE, ALWAYS USE PREMIUM (93) FUEL, GAS TANK WAS ~1/2 FULL, WEATHER WAS CLEAR ~90 DEGREES - AFTER RESTARTING CAR REALIZED THAT HAD CHANGED TO SPORT+ MODE - AT THIS POINT, I NO LONGER TRUST THE SAFETY OF THIS VEHICLE - THIS COULD HAVE CAUSED A CATASTROPHIC ACCIDENT HAD THERE BEEN A FAST MOVING VEHICLE (E.G. 18 WHEELER) BEHIND ME - UP TO AND INCLUDING DEATH - VEHICLE IS CURRENTLY AT DEALERSHIP FOR ANALYSIS

I PURCHASED A NEW 2020 ACURA RDX IN JANUARY OF 2020. VERY SOON MY WIFE AND I NOTICED THAT FROM TIME TO TIME WHEN SHE WAS SEATED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT, THE "AIR BAG OFF" LIGHT WOULD REMAIN ILLUMINATED. I WOULD THEN TURN THE CAR OFF AND GENERALLY, UPON RESTARTING THE CAT, THE LIGHT WOULD EXTINGUISH AS DESIGNED, INDICATING THAT THE AIRBAG WAS ARMED AND READY TO PROTECT MY WIFE IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH. SOMETIMES RESTARTING THE CAR WOULD NOT RESOLVE THIS ISSUE AND REPEATED RESTARTING WOULD BE REQUIRED. I TOOK MY VEHICLE INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND AFTER INSPECTION I WAS TOLD THAT THE SYSTEM WAS WORKING AS DESIGNED. I HAVE PHOTOS AND VIDEOS OF THE ISSUE OCCURRING BUT THE DEALERSHIP COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. I HAVE TAKEN THE VEHICLE BACK AT LEAST THREE TIMES WITH THE SAME RESULT. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA CORPORATION WHO BASICALLY TOLD ME TO GO BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. THEY DEMONSTRATE NO INTEREST IN MY ISSUE. I HAVE SINCE FOUND SEVERAL OTHERS WITH THE SAME ISSUE WHO HAVE POSTED THEIR ISSUE ON THE WEB. I HAVE ALSO NOTED THAT WHEN THE LIGHT REMAINS ON, THE VEHICLE WILL NOT WARN THE PASSENGER THAT THEIR SEATBELT IS NOT FASTENED. *TR

MY 2020 ACURA RDX HAS NOW GONE INTO "LIMP MODE" 4 TIMES SINCE I HAVE PURCHASED THIS CAR. TWICE, I ALMOST WAS INVOLVED IN A ACCIDENT DUE TO THIS SUDDENLY LOSE OF ACCELERATION. IN "LIMP MODE" THE VEHICLE WILL NOT SHIFT GEARS AND YOU ARE FORCED TO TRY TO SLOW DOWN AND MOVE OVER TO A SAFE PLACE. YOU MUST THEN TURN OFF THE VEHICLE ~ WHICH SO FAR HAS RESET WHATEVER ISSUE HAPPENS AND THEN YOU ARE ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY AGAIN. MY VEHICLE ONLY HAS 15,000 MILES ON IT. IN ALL INSTANCES I WAS DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT APPROXIMATELY 60 - 65 MILES PER HOUR, WITH WET ROAD CONDITIONS AND WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. WHEN PRESSING DOWN TO ACCELERATE, THE VEHICLE TRIES TO DOWNSHIFT, BUT IT PAUSES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON ~ (LIMP MODE). I LOOSE ANY ACCELERATION AND AM FORCED TO TRY TO SAFELY MOVE OVER TOWARD THE EMERGENCY LANE TO TURN OFF THE VEHICLE TO GET IT TO RESET. SO FAR, THIS HAS AT LEAST ALLOWED ME TO CONTINUE ON MY TRAVELS. BUT THIS IS VERY ALARMING AND DANGEROUS, ESPECIALLY IF YOUR ON A TWO LANE ROAD TRYING TO PASS A SLOWER VEHICLE. *TR