2019 ACURA RDX Engine Problems

We have owned our 2019 Acura RDX for about 4 years. Roughly 2 years ago my wife called me panicked that the car had lost power and the check engine light was on as she was exiting the freeway. It was a rainy day, she had our kids in the car on the way to a soccer game. I called off work with an emergency, drove an hour to where she was and scanned the car. No codes popped up on my scanner, I started the vehicle and it seemed to run like normal, no check engine light. I had it towed to Honda of Gresham, OR and after a week or so they called and said they couldn't find anything wrong with our vehicle. I paid for a oil change, a tow and a dealer diagnostics and was told they could not find anything. $500 later no answers. Fast forward 2 years Oct 26th 2025 I was driving the RDX this time, in the rain on the freeway. Wife and kids in the car. Went to accelerate past a slow driver and the car went into limp mode. Check engine light flashing and limited to 40 mph or so, I put the hazards on as I was on a single lane bridge with traffic behind me. I pulled over after the bridge and turned the vehicle off. After 5 minutes or so I started the car again and everything seems fine, no check engine lights nothing seems off. I continued on down the freeway without any more incident. I started researching what is going on and find many many reports of this same thing. Acura has a tsb for a front mount intercooler as the fix, but when I took ours in for the stated problem they couldn't find a problem. This car looks beautiful, but it's a safety hazard on the freeway when moisture is present, we live in the PNW and it rains 7 months out of the year. I have owned 10-12 hondas in my lifetime and this 2019 Acura RDX is the worst. Absolutely a safety hazard to my family. Disappointed this will be the last Honda we buy.

Completed 100,000-mile service work at the dealership, 1 month following the work, while driving, all engine codes went off and the car went into "limp mode". I was unable to drive at normal speeds while on a major highway and going through a busy intersection. After multiple assessments at the same dealership, a "software update", a replaced spark plug (that was previously replaced during service work a month prior), it was found to have a warped head gasket with coolant leaking into the engine. It has not been inspected by police or insurance agents. It has been inspected by Shottenkirk Acura of Huntsville (Alabama) and a secondary mechanic with the same findings of engine failure. This should not occur at 116,000 miles in a Honda motor!

While driving in the rain, after an hour long drive home from Philadelphia back to Reading, taking [XXX] and [XXX], I accelerated my vehicle while going around 50 mph and immediately was faced with a blinking check engine light and lost the ability to accelerate. My Acura essentially went into, what others call, limp mode while in sport mode. I filled my car with 93 gas around 20 minutes before this. After losing acceleration, I pulled over on the highway and the check engine light disappeared. After which, I still was unable to accelerate after leaving the car in park. After I turned the car off and turned the car back on maybe 30 seconds later, I was then able to accelerate and found no issues afterwards. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The vehicle should be included in the recall for similar makes and models with the same issue. I almost crashed on the freeway because my high fuel pressure pump stopped working.

On July 12, 2025 my husband, the driver, and myself, owner of the vehicle and passenger this day, were driving on the freeway at approximately 7:00am in the middle lanes of the freeway. Without any codes or warnings beforehand, we heard the car make alarming beeps and automatically loss all power to the engine while traveling at highway speeds. This situation put my husband and my lives at risk and in a dangerous situation as there was traffic on a busy freeway and lost all power to the vehicle and made even maneuvering off the freeway a dangerous action as we had no warning beforehand there was something wrong. My husband was able to get us safely out of harms way. After being diagnosed at a mechanic, it turns out this problem happened due to a cracked cylinder head and had no previous warnings of an issue and no warning lights on the vehicle alerting to a problem, I will have the cylinder head in my possession and the mechanic I took my vehicle stated it cannot be ruled out this could be a manufacturer’s or casting defect. I tried contacting Acura Corporation about this situation but was told that since I did not take it to a dealership and have a certified tech look at my vehicle, there will be no case and no type of remedy or reimbursement for this situation.

The auto-stop feature on my 2019 Acura RDX has resulted in my car abruptly shutting down twice now -- today it happened when I slowed to a stop at an intersection. Basically, rather than just shutting the engine off while idling, it shuts of the electrical (dashboard and infotainment -- all systems) and engine and then immediately restarts with the car in Park. There was no warning sound or light prior to the car turning off and restarting. Obviously, it is very dangerous for a car to turn off unexpectedly, and I'm thankful that I was braking to a stop at a red light and had time for the engine to turn back on, and to put car back in Drive.

I started driving on the freeway for a few miles in the rain and suddenly started to hear a low rumble/rattling sound from the engine area. The car began to cycle through error messages for every one of the electronic safety systems (Brake system, vehicle stability assist system, electric power steering system, adaptive cruise control system, collision mitigation braking, & road departure mitigation) The car then began to lose drive power (wouldn’t maintain/increase speed when pressing the gas pedal). I moved over to the furthest right lane/slow lane and continued to lose propulsion from the gas pedal. Being forced to such a slow speed on the freeway in inclement weather was very unsafe for me and my wife who was in the car with me. I had to drive on the shoulder in order to exit the freeway and the engine rattle got increasingly louder and worse sounding. I pulled into a parking lot and the car was not drivable. AAA tow to a AAA certified mechanic repair shop and was told that there was metal debris in the oil pan and oil filter which was signs a faulty engine components that has now destroyed the motor. I’m currently without the RDX and being told it is in need of a whole new motor.

Near the first of the year 2024 I received a fuel pump recall notice for my 2019 Acura RDX. To date, no parts for addressing this issue have been available and no timeline has been made available as to when parts would be available. I am planning my annual trip to the Eastern Sierra in early September where no Acura dealer is available nearby. Should the fuel pump fail during that trip it would be a significant inconvenience for me, including interruption of medical appointments, room and board expenses, pet sitting expenses, etc., as I have been told by Honda that in such an emergency situation the car would have to be towed to the nearest dealership, with the part being specially ordered which would take 2 weeks and that I may be responsible for my room and board, and other costs during that period. I find this behavior to be outrageous. Additionally I have been told by my local dealer that it is not possible to determine possible failure beforehand as either it is working or it has failed. This is totally opposite from what I was told by Honda which was to schedule an appointment with a dealer to determine the status of the fuel pump so that they could special order one for replacement if it demonstrated potential failure. This entire issue reeks of poor and ineffective management of this situation by Honda, likely putting costs over safety putting me at substantial risk for this trip that was planned a year ago and likely will cost me my deposit and access privileges if canceled. As such, I am requesting that NHTSA hold Honda/Acura accountable for this disgraceful behavior, putting owners of their vehicles at substantial risk, and demand that they explore and take immediate actions to resolve the parts shortage in a reasonable amount of time.

The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. While the contact’s wife was driving at an undisclosed speed, the accelerator pedal was depressed; however, the vehicle failed to accelerate as intended. The contact stated that several unknown warning lights illuminated, and the engine seized. The contact's wife restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle was driven to the residence. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic; however, the failure was not duplicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or the dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The contact was advised to take the vehicle to the dealer for diagnostic testing. Additionally, the contact was referred to the NHTSA Hotline to report the failure. The failure mileage was unknown.

My vehicle stopped in the middle of the road as I took exit from the highway. I was almost rear ended as I was entering the parking lot .The vehicle just stalled. I took it the Acura Dealership for fix and they have not taken care of recall issue. I am being asked to spend money on fixing other electrical errors first before they fix the recall on my vehicle.

Transmission intermittently gets stuck in a gear while driving and will not shift until car is powered off and on again. Brake system, LKA, power steering, vehicle stability/traction control, hill assist, cruise control, collision mitigation, and road departure mitigation intermittently stop working and error. Infotainment and audio intermittently error or get stuck on after powering off vehicle. Trunk randomly opens when no one is in range of the vehicle. Horn randomly sounds for approximately 30 seconds on hot days after vehicle is stopped. Engine cylinder heads, transmission, and horns have been replaced without resolution. MOST bus system has been replaced twice without resolution. All issues have been recorded on video and documented with the local Acura dealer and Acura Client Relations, but neither has been willing to help reach a resolution.

I was driving on the highway and it was raining. I tried to pass another car so I started to accelerate. But during my attempt to accelerate, my 2019 Acura RDX would not respond to throttle response. So I slowly started to loose speed the car. The engine warning light started to flash and the car came to a stop on a dangerous road construction area with no medians. I had to turn on my hazards and wait ON THE ROAD at night. I quickly turned off the engine and tried to turn the engine on again. When I turned the engine on it no error codes were shown and the check engine light was gone. I started to drive again and was able to get to a service road. After a while I decided to try to keep driving so I could get home and when I was merging into the highway, it happened again. The same situation, I was accelerating when my engine decided to stop accelerating and flash the check engine light (it didn’t stall but it wouldn’t respond to throttle response). I stopped on the side of the road and turned the engine off before turning it on again. Again the check engine light was not on, and the car acted like nothing happened. It seems like accelerating to higher speed in the rain is a huge safety issue…

My car has been shaking on acceleration but no engine light or any warning popped up. When I called an Acura dealership, they said they would have trouble diagnosing the problem without a light on. A few days later, while accelerating on the highway, my car started shaking violently and lost power. The engine light started flashing. I could have gotten into an accident because I could no longer accelerate on the highway. I had to slowly pull off to a safe stop. This could have been a dangerous and life-threatening situation. Someone could have crashed into me behind me and I could not quickly get into a safe area. I brought it to an Acura dealership and they could not find anything. The engine light had turned off. Though, when I took the car again, the car was still shaking on acceleration. I was afraid to drive at normal speeds since it is extremely safe. I took it to another personal mechanic and he was able to reproduce the problem. He saw there is a service bulletin out for just this problem. The possible cause is “humid air within the intake tract May condense and accumulate excessive moisture during steady driving.” I would have to replace the intercooler system and get the PGM-Fl software updated. This is a safety issue, and Acura has not released any recalls on this. The dealerships are also saying it will not be covered by warranty for me.

The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 65 MPH, the check engine warning light suddenly illuminated, and the vehicle lost motive power and started to decelerate. After pulling off the roadway and restarting the vehicle, the failure was self-corrected, and the vehicle operated as designed. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 57,000.

Mileage: 57,000

Once again, 3 weeks after the first time it happened, my 2019 ACURA RDX lost ALL power and I had to drift to the side of the road. This occurred on the Baldwin Beach Express and luckily there is not a lot of traffic this time of year so I could get on the shoulder. Car would not restart, all lights around the speedometer had come on. I had to have it towed to the Acura dealership in Mobile where it was towed the first time when this happened. At that time the told me they could not duplicate the problem. Three weeks later it has happened again . The tow truck driver tried to start the car and said " you're not getting any fuel" and asked if the fuel pump had been checked. Supposedly it has been replaced when it was first recalled. Could it be another faulty fuel pump? My question....how dangerous would this be if this happened in the I-10 Mobile tunnel?????? The first time it happened I tried to call Acura but the complaint department is not open on Sundays. This time it happened on a Friday and I was able to file my complaint. Will I get a response to this event now that it has happened a second time?

While driving on interstate 65 headed towards Mobile, Al. My 2019 Acura RDX lost ALL power. Every light surrounding the speedometer was lighted. No power, nothing.. was able to coast from the right hand lane to the shoulder of the interstate. . No power steering and I was moving slower and slower because I was on a hill. Frightening to say the least. If I had been in the left hand lane I’m not sure I could have made it to the shoulder. And if a truck had been behind me an unable to change lanes I would have been smashed. Car towed to dealership.

On July 24, 2022, while driving from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois back to our home in Lisle, IL, in a heavy rainstorm, our RDX suddenly started flashing the engine light and lost power on Interstate 57. We were fortunate to be able to maneuver it to the side of the road, and off the nearby ramp at Bradley, IL. We ‘googled’ the circumstances on our iphone, to learn that this is considered a serious, potentially life-threatening situation, and that Acura recommended immediate Service Bulletin 20-053, dated May 25, 2021, states the symptom as “The MIL is flashing with loss of power.” It indicates “Corrective Action” for the RDX as “Update the PGM-FI and replace the intercooler, the intercooler outlet pipe assembly and the intercooler outlet hose.” Affected vehicles include “ALL” 2019-2020 RDX models.” Despite the Service Bulletin that was issued, many RDX owners, noted the same response from their local Acura dealer. They note that the dealers “played dumb,” claim they could not locate a Service Code, nor “replicate the conditions and response” in the shop…. precisely my experience! In fact, the Service Receipt, indicates the car was driven less than one mile, hardly sufficient to replicate conditions. Acura Client Relations has refused to assist. I contacted the CEO Jon Ikeda but his office has not responded. I fear driving the car in wet conditions.

On 9/22/22 travelling on I-290 near Boylston, MA I was passing a large tractor trailer in the far left lane going up a hill. It was and had been raining very hard for at least the previous hour. When I stepped on the accelerator to increase speed, the car suddenly decelerated to about 20 mph and the check engine light began flashing. I was able cross all three lanes in very heavy traffic to the shoulder. I then slowly made my way off the interstate to a gas station right beyond the exit. My passengers and I were very concerned about the suddenness and the abrupt reduction in speed on an extremely busy roadway. A call to the nearest Acura dealer service department confirmed he had seen nearly the same symptoms the prior week under similar road conditions and the same model car as mine. He found no codes on the other car. I also notified Acura customer service who confirmed the existence of a Service Bulletin on precisely this issue (flashing light with loss of power).

on 2/3/22, after only 12 hours of owning the vehicle, I merged onto 287 South and upon speeding up and merging into the center lane, I lost all acceleration and my dash lit up like a Christmas Tree. An 18 wheeler was coming behind me in the middle lane at 65 mph while my car slowed down to 25 mph. I was thankfully able to get over to the side of the road without being hurt or even killed. Upon bringing it into the dealer, the codes showed that it was a bad engine coil and spark plug. This was repaired under warranty. Fast forward to 5/16/22, I exited the highway, came to a complete stop at a red light. Upon the light turning green, I went to accelerate and limp mode activated again. I have video of the incident and dealership is unable to find any issues with the vehicle. Both times it was either raining or had just stopped. I have asked that the Intercooler be replaced as part of Bulletin 20-053 however the dealership states my vehicle is not part of this bulletin although it lists the model and year. This is a serious problem that requires a recall. I hope Acura is not waiting for someone to get hurt before they take action!

Was driving on the interstate with slight rain and trying to accelerate but then the check engine light started flashing and the car would not accelerate. Speed on the interstate is 70mph, but the car immediately dropped down to 35mph. Traffic behind me had to slow down to avoid an accident as I had to move the car to the side of the road. Restarted the car and the check engine light disappeared.

I was driving for approx. 3 hours on the interstate and exited to return home. After stopping at the red light my car would not excel. The rpm where moving up to 4 plus but the car wouldn’t go over 20 miles an hour when pressing the excelerator. No warning lights came on but I pulled over and turned the car off trying to decide what to do. I couldn’t get back on the road driving 20 miles an hour because it wouldn’t be safe. I decided to restarted the car then I drove 2 miles home without incident. I will take the car to the dealer after the holidays because I’m scared to drive it. I bought the car with 25,000 miles and it now has 32,000 miles on it.

2019 RDX with 20k miles. Was accelerating to go over a rise from low speed to passing speed and power cut out and had to pull to shoulder. Was slightly raining when occurred and 44 degrees out. Check engine light came on. Had to stop vehicle on side of road as power was lost. If wasn’t 0600 in the morn and during busier hours it could’ve caused an accident since I was accelerating to merge. Dealer couldn’t find any codes since vehicle goes into essentially protection mode from just accelerating. Going from 15-55mph. Told me to bring it in again if it happens. I may be injured the next time it happens. Is extremely unsafe where all power is cut when you need it the most. Had vehicle for 1000 miles and has happened once already. Very scary feeling.

I was driving and all of a sudden the car started to slow down and wouldn’t accelerate. After a couple pushes on the pedal it just completely shut off. Every mechanical light was on or flashing. I was in the middle of the road terrified but was able to steer over to the side of the street. I called 911. 2 gentlemen tried helping push it out of the way of traffic but we couldn’t get the car in neutral. I was able to get a tow to the dealership and they claimed nothing was wrong. My safety and other drivers were out at risk because I was blocking an entrance lane to a busy shopping center and a police officer had to park behind me. There was no warning, it came out of nowhere. I know there is a class action suit regarding this issue. I refuse to drive the car.

While driving on a two lane road at app 60 mph, we accelerated to pass a slower car, Our 2019 Acura RDX lost power and coasted down to about 20 mph and the check engine light was flashing. we had no control over the speed of the vehicle (limp mode), which was very scary and could have caused a serious accident. It was raining earlier but not at the time of the incident. This should be a recall and not just a Acura Service Bulletin 20-053 since it can be life threatening.

For the second time, while accelerating in rainy conditions, the engine lost all power and went into limp mode. The check engine light came on and blinked. I was able to pull over and turn the car off and then back on the the check engine light was gone.

The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that upon exiting a highway and coming to a stop light, the vehicle would not accelerate above 25 MPH without warning. The contact was able to reach his destination and after explaining the failure to a friend; he was informed that his vehicle had gone into limp mode. Upon restart of the vehicle, the vehicle returned to normal driving operation. The contact hooked up his vehicle to a scanner and no fault codes were found. The contact then called the manufacturer where he was informed that this failure was a known issue and that he would have to take the vehicle to the dealer three times after experiencing each failure. The contact was not informed as to what would happen after the third visit to the dealer. The contact had taken the vehicle to a dealer where it had yet to be diagnosed and remained in their possession. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 36,000.

Mileage: 36,000

I was driving in the rain on a dark desolate road. The engine began to malfunction, suddenly losing most power. The car would only go up to 20mph. I believe this condition is known as “limp mode”. Simultaneously the “check engine” light was illuminated. When I pulled off the road I shut the car off. I waited a couple of minutes and restarted the car. The condition miraculously disappeared. This was a very frightening experience because it happened on a major highway in the middle of the night.

Today, when accelerating on an onramp, merging into interstate traffic, the vehicle suddenly decelerated to about 30mph. Traffic, including a semi, was approaching at a higher rate of speed. I was able to get off the into the emergency lane but was concerned about being struck from behind. I stopped the engine, restarted it, and had no further problems. I tried to reproduce the problem but was unable. I contacted the dealer but was told it would be hard to repair if it wasn't reproducible and was advised to see if it recurred.

My wife purchased this car about one month prior to this incident. It was presented as a Certified Pre-Owned vehicle. While traveling on the PA turnpike, the car suddenly and with no warning went into "limp mode", with only enough power available to maintain about 20 mph. The "check engine" light came on, and we continued at about 20 mph on the shoulder, hoping to come to an exit. After a few minutes and no exit in sight, we stopped and turned off the engine while considering what to do next. When the air inside of the car became uncomfortably warm, I turned on the engine so we would have a/c. Immediately, it became apparent that the engine was working normally: no "check engine" light, plus other positive indications. We resumed our trip, arriving home safely. Our safety was at risk since the engine lost power with no warning whatsoever, and occurred while we were in a travel lane. As of this report, the car has not been taken to a dealer.

I exited a highway, decreasing speed to merge with local traffic, tried to accelerate and car revved but would not go over 30 mph. Drove home with safety flashers on, then tried to back into driveway to keep front of the car accessible, but the car would not shift into reverse. Toggled back and forth between drive and reverse and it finally shifted and I back in. Had the car towed to the dealer, they had it for 2 days but could ot duplicate the problem, and told me it was probably a communication error among the various car computers. I have since learned that this has happened twice to my neighbor who also has the same model/year vehicle. I have not gotten any satisfaction from the dealer.

On July 20 2021, I was driving at 45 mph when I pressed the accelerator and the car did not accelerate while making a loud sound. I pressed it again and it repeated the behavior. Meanwhile the car became slower and slower. There were no warning lamps or messages. I stopped the car and after about five minutes, I restarted it and it worked as usual. However, the technicians at the dealership were unable to confirm the issue with the vehicle losing power while driving through a DTC check. They mentioned that there were no PGM-FI DTCS present and are not sure what component may have malfunctioned. It was so scary, I am afraid to drive this car. This issue is extremely dangerous because the car rapidly decelerated in the middle of the road. This could have easily caused a potentially fatal crash in traffic. It unsafe to drive this car knowing that this issue could repeat at any time without warning.

Vehicle went into limp mode while I was accelerating up to speed onto a highway crossing lanes and driving uphill. All acceleration stopped, and the vehicle quickly decelerated due to being on a steep hill. It was not raining at the time. I had moved into the leftmost lane, and luckily there was a left shoulder to pull the car onto. The check engine light came on and was flashing. I turned the car off and back on, and it started. There could have been a very bad accident.

Driving on the highway ~ 70mph in a rain the vehicle had a loss of engine power and went in to limp mode. It was a harrowing experience in the bad weather with traffic and no place to safely pull to the side of the road. Vehicle would only crawl @ ~ 5mph. This is the second incidence in a year. Its a major safety issue. Acura says it cannot be fixed unless they can duplicate the problem with my vehicle. Highly unlikely that will happen. I pointed out that other owners of the RDX have had the same issues. Acura stated that they do not listen to online forums. This is a serious issue in my opinion that will one day or perhaps already has caused loss of life.

Three hours into a four hour road trip, we had been driving in the rain when needed to overtake a slow car in the right lane. Went to accelerate when car lost all power and a check engine light came on flash. Pulled over to the emergency lane and turned flasher on. Car had to be glided into the lane as there was little to no power when using the gas. Thankfully we had not passed the vehicle yet when we lost power and the car behind us had enough room to slow down. After turning the car off and on again check engine light went off and car had normal power again. We were able to drive it for the next hour without further issue. We will be bringing this into the dealer to have it inspected. Currently car has only around 18k miles on it and have never had this issue before.

I HAD MOVED TO THE LEFT LANE TO PASS A SLOW MOVING TRUCK ON TH PA NORTH EAST EXTENSION. WHEN I HAD ALMOST PASSED THE TRUCK MY ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING AND MY CAR STARTED TO DECELERATE. I WAS BARELY ABLE TO GET OVER TO THE SHOULDER. I HAD TO TURN THE CAR OFF AND RESTART IT TO GET THE LIGHT TO STOP FLASHING AND GET THE CAR TO ACCELLERATE. FORTUNATELY IT HAPPENED BEFORE I ENTERED THE TUNNEL.

Mileage: 36,800

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAK COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER FINDLAY ACURA (315 AUTO MALL DR, HENDERSON, NV 89014, (702) 982-4100) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH NEEDING AN UNKNOWN COMPONENT TO BE PATCHED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 7,100.

Mileage: 7,100

TRAVELING 70 MPH DOWN INTERSTATE IN LIGHT RAIN WENT TOO ACCELERATE TO PASS A SEMI AND THE CAR NOT WOULD NOT RESPOND IT STARTED SLOWING DOWN AND THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION TO GO FROM 70 TO 40 . VERY LUCKY WE WERE NOT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT, THE LEFT SHOULDER WAS CLOSED DUE TO CONSTRUCTION. TURNED ON HAZARD FLASHERS AND MANEUVERED TO AN EXIT AND PULLED OVER. WE LOOKED UNDER THE HOOD WAITED A FEW MINUTES AND RESTARTED. SEEMS FINE NOW BUT READING ONLINE THIS IS A COMMON AND DANGEROUS OCCURRENCE. IT SEEMS THAT A HIGH NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS MENTION RAIN IN THEIR EXPERIENCES. ACURA NEEDS TO BE FORCED TO DO SOMETHING BEFORE SOMEONE IS KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED (MAY HAVE ALREADY HAPPENED).

Mileage: 18,910

I WAS DRIVING DOWN AN EXPRESSWAY AND HAD STOPPED AT A TRAFFIC SIGNAL. AS THE SIGNAL TURNED GREEN, I ACCELERATED AND AS SOON AS THE CAR WAS OUT OF THE INTERSECTION, IT WENT INTO THE SO CALLED 'LIMP MODE' WITH ALL POWER GONE. THE CAR STARTED TO FLASH ALL LIGHTS LIKE CHECK ENGINE, BRAKE SYSTEM, ACC SYSTEM ETC. AND I HAD TO STOP ON THE SHOULDER. CALLED EMERGENCY SERVICES AND GOT THE VEHICLE TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. IT IS A DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I COULD HAVE BEEN HIT FROM BEHIND BY OTHER CARS.

Mileage: 11,600

ISSUE WITH BREAK HOLD FEATURE. WHEN BRAKE HOLD BUTTON IS ON CAR WILL KEEP THE BRAKE ON EVEN WHEN DRIVER RELEASES THE PETAL. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE IS DEFAULTED SO THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BRAKE PETAL IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. BUT OFTEN WHEN THE HVAC SYSTEM NEEDS TO RUN IT WILL START THE ENGINE WHILE STOPPED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE AUTO BRAKE RELEASES AND CAR STARTS MOVING FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, BRAKE HOLD IS ON, ENGINE AUTO OFF IS ON AND SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ENGINE IS OFF BUT CAR IS TURNED ON. AC STARTS WHICH MAKES ENGINE START, ENGINE STARTING CAUSES BRAKE TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. IT COULD CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR OR RUN SOMEONE OVER. IT HAPPENS A LOT. DO I NEED TO REPORT EACH TIME IT HAPPENS?

Mileage: 18,000

THIS IS THE SECOND COMPLAINT FOR THIS VEHICLE, THE PREVIOUS COMPLAINT WAS ASSIGNED NHTSA ID NUMBER: 11277657. SIMILAR TO THE INCIDENT THAT WAS PREVIOUSLY REPORTED, WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED, ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE, THE CAR WENT INTO LIMP MODE, LOST ACCELERATION, STEERING BECAME DIFFICULT, AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. LUCKILY, WE WERE ABLE TO SAFELY GET THE CAR INTO THE RIGHT HAND LANE AND PULL OFF INTO THE SHOULDER. WE TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WHEN WE TURNED IT BACK ON THE VEHICLE OPERATED NORMALLY. AS WITH THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT, THIS OCCURRED IN THE RAIN. THE CAR WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALERSHIP AND, AS WITH THE PREVIOUS INCIDENT, WE WERE TOLD THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THIS ISSUE AND THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO US. WE WERE TOLD THAT IF THE ISSUE OCCURS AGAIN TO BRING THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP. AS STATED IN MY PREVIOUS COMPLAINT, THIS IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS MALFUNCTION THAT COULD RESULT IN A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. THIS TIME MY TWO CHILDREN WERE IN THE CAR. WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE FOR ACURA TO FIND AN ACCEPTABLE RESOLUTION TO THIS PROBLEM? HOW MANY OF THESE MALFUNCTIONING VEHICLES ARE ON THE ROAD???

Mileage: 24,500

WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH 50MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS DEVELOPING POWER AND BEGINS TO COAST DOWN TO A STOP, REGARDLESS OF GAS PEDAL INPUT. THE VEHICLES 'MALFUNCTION INDICATOR LAMP', 'ELECTRIC POWER STEERING (EPS) SYSTEM INDICATOR', 'VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) SYSTEM INDICATOR', 'ROAD DEPARTURE MITIGATION (RDM) INDICATOR', 'COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM (CMBS) INDICATOR', AND 'BRAKE SYSTEM' LIGHT ILLIMINATE SIMULTANEEOUSLY. THE CENTER DISPLAY ROTATES THROUGH THESE PROBLEMS , ADVISES TO AVOID HEAVY ACCELERATION AND HIGH SPEED, AND ADVISES TO SEE THE DEALERSHIP. THIS HAPPENED WHILE MERGING INTO A LANE ON THE HIGHWAY AND COULD HAVE EASILY KILLED ME. THIS CAR MUST BE RECALLED. THIS CAR HAS BEEN MAINTAINED ON ALL REQUIRED INSPECTIONS, IS RUN ON 91OCT GAS, AND WAS JUST IN A CERTIFIED ACURA DEALERSHIP LESS THAN A MONTH AGO FOR AN UNRELATED ISSUE.

Mileage: 10,059

DRIVING ON A WET DAY, LOOKING TO ACCELERATE OUT OF HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION MERGE AS TRAFFIC OPENED UP, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO WHAT I NOW UNDERSTAND IS A KNOWN PROBLEM (BUT NO RECALL) CALLED "LIMP MODE." I FELT A BUMP, ALMOST LIKE A GEAR SHIFT. THE CAR COULD NOT GET OVER 40 MPH. I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY EXIT THE HIGHWAY. PARK AND RESTART. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO HAVE VANISHED, AS I HAVE TESTED IT WITH INCREASINGLY "AGGRESSIVE" ACCELERATIONS UNTIL I FELT COMFORTABLE DRIVING AGAIN ON THE HIGHWAY. IT WAS NONETHELESS VERY CONCERNING. THIS CAN CAUSE A MAJOR ACCIDENT IF IT HAPPENS AT AN INOPPORTUNE TIME. I HAVE ONLY EVER USED 93 GAS. I'VE HAD THE CAR LESS THAN 3K MILES. IT IS A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED WITH 23K TOTAL. THE ACCELERATION I TRIED WAS INDEED A HARD ONE, BUT THAT IS WHAT THIS CAR IS FOR.

Mileage: 23,000

ON TWO OCCASIONS, WHEN DRIVING IN WET WEATHER AT 50-60 MILES AN HOUR ON A 2 LANE ROAD, I ACCELERATED TO PASS A VEHICLE AND THE ENGINE SUDDENLY LOST POWER, WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" AND THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO COMPLETE THE PASSING MANEUVER SAFELY DUE TO LOSS OF ACCELERATION. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED CONTINUALLY AS THE VEHICLE COASTED TO AN EVENTUAL STOP. PULLED OFF ROAD, TURNED VEHICLE OFF, AND THEN RESTARTED IT AFTER A COUPLE MINUTES AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS NO LONGER BLINKING, VEHICLE WAS OPERATING NORMALLY. SUDDEN LOSS OF ACCELERATION IS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS AND COULD EASILY RESULT IN A COLLISION.

Mileage: 33,000

DRIVING AT HWY SPEED, RAINING AND ACCELERATED PAST SLOW SEMI TRUCKS, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE WENT IN TO LIMP MODE ALMOST CAUSING AN ACCIDENT

Mileage: 1,000

WE HAVE HAD THE RDX FOR 18 MONTHS AND HAVE PUT 5,000 MILES ON HER. DURING THIS TIME THE ENGINE HAS STALLED ON US PERHAPS 6 TO AS 8 TIMES; THE STALLS HAVE BEEN AND WORRISOME, COUPLE SECONDS. THE STALLS HAVE OCCURRED MERGING ON THE FREEWAY, AT INTERSECTIONS WHILE MAKING A LEFT OR JUST PUSHING DOWN THE PEDAL WHEN YOUR CRUISING. WE HAVE HAD SEVERAL CLOSE CALLS. YOU DON'T WANT TO BE AROUND HEAVY TRAFFIC WHEN THE STALL HAPPENS. IT IS DANGEROUS.

Mileage: 5,000

VEHICLE GOES INTO A "LIMP" MODE DURING HIGH SPEED FREEWAY DRIVING WITH LITTLE OR NO POWER DURING HEAVY RAIN. THIS HAS OCCURRED 5 TIMES IN THE 1ST 20,000 MILES AND DEALER CANNOT FIND PROBLEM AFTER 3 ATTEMPTS. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY CATASTROPHIC SITUATION . THIS HAS RENDERED THE VEHICLE NOT USEABLE DUE TO THE SAFETY CONCERNS.

Mileage: 3,400

6 HOURS INTO A CROSS COUNTRY DRIVE, MY WIFE WENT TO PASS A LINE OF SLOWER MOVING CARS IN A DESIGNATED PASSING AREA ON US45 IN MS. AS SHE PUSH DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR AT 55 MPH, THE CAR DROPPED INTO A LOWER GEAR AS IT ACCELERATED TO 60 MPH, THEN BUCKED AND WHEN INTO LIMP HOME MODE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING, WITH SPEED DROPPING RAPIDLY TOWARDS 20 MPH. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET SAFELY TOWARDS THE SIDE OF THE ROAD, WHERE SHE SWITCHED OFF THE ENGINE. A MINUTE LATER, SHE RESTARTED THE ENGINE. THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS OUT, AND THE CAR RESPONDED AS IF NOTHING HAPPENED FOR THE REMAINING 2 HOUR.DRIVE HOME. I WAS ABLE TO PULL 4 CODES FROM THE OBDII SYSTEM: P0300, P0301, P0304, AND C1555. THE FIRST THREE ARE FOR MISFIRE OF THE IGNITION SYSTEM, WHILE THE LAST IS FOR AN INCOMPATIBLE SCAN TOOL. THE CAR HAD HALF A TANK OF 93 OCTANE GAS, TEMP WAS AROUND 90 WITH HIGH HUMIDITY. THE CAR HAS 25000 MILES. THIS COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS MISHAP IF THERE HAD BEEN SOMEONE BEHIND HER ATTEMPTING TO PASS ALSO. THERE ARE SEVERAL REPORTS OF THE SAME THING HAPPENING TO OTHER 2019 ACURA RDX'S ON THIS REPORTING SITE, AS WELL AS ON AN ACURA RDX FORUM. SOMEONE AT THE NHTSA NEEDS TO GET ACURA TO GET ON THE BALL AND FIX THIS ISSUE BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

Mileage: 25,400

WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN MY CAR LOST ALL ACCELERATION AND A WHOLE BUNCH OF WARNING LIGHTS WENT ON, STEERING BECAME HARD ETC. GOT IT OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY BARELY. CAR WOULDN'T RESTART, GO INTO NEUTRAL OR ANYTHING. APPARENTLY THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THE RADAR WAS FAULT AND KILLED THE CAR WHILE I WAS DRIVING IT AND THERE WAS NO WAY TO DISABLE THE RADAR. IF THE RADAR IS FAULTY IT WILL KILL ALL PROPULSION AND ALSO THROW MULTIPLE ERRORS IN THE CAR CREATING A HAZARD FOR THE DRIVER. IT SEEMS LIKE THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL.

Mileage: 14,000

DRIVING FOR 15 MINUTES ENGINE STOPPED WHILE GOING UP A VERY BUSY BRIDGE ON I-10 - STARTED SHAKING AND FLASHING NO BRAKES NO STEERING CONTACT DEALER. COASTED TO CONSTRUCTION AREA ON TOP OF BRIDGE AS TO NOT BE HIT BY 18 WHEELERS. THE VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY BY 1200 MILES ... THAT'S RIDICULOUS

Mileage: 51,200

AFTER A HARD STOP AT A STOPLIGHT, WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCERLATE EVEN WHEN PUSHING HARD AND PUMPING ON THE GAS PEDAL. COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVING BUT WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER THE NEXT DAY AND THEY COULD FIND NOTHING WRONG. HAPPENED A 2ND TIME WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PASS A CAR. IN THAT INSTANCE I RECALL SPEEDING UP TO PASS THE CAR AND ONCE IN FRONT IF IT HAD TO STEP ON THE BRAKE DUE TO A PENDING STOP LIGHT. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. COULD HEAR THE ENGINE REVING UP, BUT THE CAR WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH.

Mileage: 17,470

MY 2019 ACURA RDX EXPERIENCED A TOTAL, UNEXPECTED LOSS OF ENGINE POWER WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS A TRUCK ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY. ALL PROPULSIVE POWER SUDDENLY DISAPPEARED JUST AS I EXPECTED THE TURBOCHARGER TO KICK IN FOR SAFE PASSING. I FIRMLY DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR A COUPLE TIMES WITH ZERO RESPONSE FROM THE ENGINE. THIS WAS ACCOMPANIED BY A SENSE OF THE ENGINE MISFIRING. MY BELIEF IS THAT THIS PROPULSION FAILURE IS RELATED TO A TURBOCHARGER ACTIVATION ISSUE. PLEASE NOTE THAT WHILE MY DEALER HAS FOUND NO ONGOING ENGINE PROBLEM IN MY CAR, THE DEALERSHIP HAS ORDERED TURBOCHARGER RELATED PARTS AND INTENDS TO INSTALL THEM NEXT WEEK. ALSO, WHILE STRANDED, WE SEARCHED ONLINE AND FOUND REFERENCES TO SEEMINGLY SIMILAR ACURA FAILURES THAT OCCURRED IN WET AND RAINY CONDITIONS. WE WERE DRIVING IN COOL AND RAINY CONDITIONS AT THE TIME OF THIS FAILURE. FORTUNATELY, WE AVOIDED A CRASH AND COASTED TO A STOP ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. ENGINE WAS STILL RUNNING AND THE CAR PUT ITSELF INTO CREEP MODE, WHICH ALLOWED MOVEMENT TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. A VERY DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY FATAL ACCIDENT WAS LUCKILY AVERTED. THE VEHICLE WAS HAULED 130 MILES TO MY LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP WHICH REPORTED AN ENGINE MISFIRE INDICATION FROM THE CAR'S COMPUTER BUT NO FURTHER INDICATION OF PRIOR OR SUBSEQUENT ISSUES.

I WAS DRIVING ON A TWO-LANE HIGHWAY IN RURAL MISSISSIPPI. ONCE ON A STRAIGHTAWAY AND WITH PLENTY OF SPACE TO PASS, I ATTEMPTED TO DO SO. AS SOON AS I ACCELERATED, THE PEDAL WENT TO THE FLOOR, I LOST ALL POWER, ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON, AND I WAS TRAPPED IN THE LEFT LANE WITH ONCOMING TRAFFIC RACING AT ME. WITH LESS THAN TWO SECONDS TO SPARE AND WITH THE HELP OF DOWNHILL MOTION, I WAS ABLE TO SQUEEZE AHEAD OF THE VEHICLE I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS AND INTO THE RIGHT LANE JUST AS ONCOMING TRAFFIC WHIZZED BY. I SAT ON THE SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY AND LITERALLY SHOOK FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO ACURA OF JACKSON. WHILE SITTING AT THEIR DEALERSHIP, I FOUND ALL THESE SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. LIKE ALL THE OTHERS, NO CODES SHOWED UP AND NOTHING COULD BE DONE. THEY KEPT THE CAR FOR THREE DAYS AND COULD NOT GET IT TO REPLICATE THE SITUATION. I DROVE IT BACK TO TEXAS AND AM JUST WAITING FOR THE ISSUE TO HAPPEN AGAIN...PRAYING THAT IF AND WHEN IT DOES, IT WILL NOT BE A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION THIS TIME. WHY IS THIS CONTINUING TO BE REPORTED AND NOTHING IS BEING DONE? OTHERS REPORTED THIS HAPPENING IN HEAVY RAIN. I WAS TRAVELING AT 70MPH ON A WET ROAD AT THE TIME. IT WAS CLOUDY, BUT IT WAS NOT RAINING AT THE TIME. THE CAR WAS IN COMFORT MODE AT THE TIME.

Mileage: 14,000

WHILE DRIVING MY 2019 ACURA RDX I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE. DURING ACCELERATION MY ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND SIMULTANEOUSLY THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER TO THE ENGINE. THIS PREVENTED ME FROM PASSING AND FORCED ME TO FALL BACK IN BEHIND THE VEHICLE I WAS PASSING. THIS WAS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS AND COULD HAVE HAD CATASTROPHIC RESULTS IF ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING. AFTER FALLING BACK IN BEHIND THE VEHICLE I PULLED OFF ONTO THE SHOULDER. I TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND WAITED ABOUT 2 MINUTES AND UPON TURNING IT BACK ON; IT WAS BACK TO NORMAL. I PAID NEARLY $50,000. TO HAVE A SAFE AND RELIABLE VEHICLE. THIS VEHICLE IS SO UNSAFE TO DRIVE WITH THIS ISSUE IT BASICALLY SITS IN THE GARAGE. CONTACTING ACURA DEALERS / SERVICE DEPARTMENTS THEY KNOW ABOUT THIS BUT ARE WAITING FOR THE COMPANY ACURA TO COME UP WITH A SOLUTION. THIS VEHICLE IS NOT SAFE AND MY LIFE AND FAMILY'S LIFE WERE PUT INTO JEOPARDY. ACURA DOESN'T HAVE THE RIGHT TO PUT THEIR CUSTOMERS LIVES IN JEOPARDY. THEY NEED TO FIX THIS ISSUE OR ALLOW THEIR CUSTOMERS TO RETURN THIS DEFECTED VEHICLE IMMEDIATELY.

Mileage: 8,300

2019 ACURA RDX ADVANCE SH-AWD ODOMETER 12,900 TUESDAY 01/14/2020 14:20; LKAS ON, COMFORT MODE, ENGINE IDLE STOP/START CANCELLED WITH THE BUTTON, 60 DEG F. ON A 300+ MILE ROAD TRIP, THE LATTER HALF UNDER HEAVY RAIN. NEARING MY HOME, THE RAIN WAS ALMOST STOPPED, AND AS I ACCELERATEDUP A LONG STEEP GRADE, THE RDX FELT LIKE IT RAN OUT OF GAS. IT JUST SPUTTERED ALONG UP THE HILL UNTIL I CAME TO A DRIVEWAY AND TURNED IN. I NOTICED THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON. I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, WAITED A FEWMINUTES, THEN IT RESTARTED AND HAS BEEN OK SINCE THEN. I DID NOTICE THE NEXT DAY THAT THE IDLE START/STOP FUNCTION IS "UNAVAILABLE" AND THE CAR CONTINUES TO RUN WITH THE FOOT ON THE BRAKE. I DO QUITE A BIT OF 2 LANE TRAVEL, AND OFTEN MUST PASS SLOWER TRAFFICUNDER FULL POWER. IF THIS SITUATION OCCURS DURING A PASSING MANEUVER WITH SHORT SITE DISTANCE, IT WOULD BE DISASTROUS. BASED ON THIS FEAR, MY DRIVING ABILITY IS NOW SEVERELY LIMITED UNTIL THIS PROBLEM IS DIAGNOSED AND RESOLVED.

Mileage: 12,900

MY BRAND NEW 2019 ACURA RDX THAT HAD 9200 MILES ON IT SHUT DOWN ON ME ON THE FREEWAY. IT WAS RAINING AND I PULLED OUT TO PASS, GOING ABOUT 75 MPH, AND IT WENT INTO WHAT I NOW KNOW IS LIMP MODE AND THE ENGINE LIGHT FLASHED ON AND OFF AND THE ENGINE WAS MAKING A DIFFERENT SOUND THAN NORMAL. I HAD SOMEONE TAILGATING ME, SO I AM LUCKY IT DIDNT CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. GOT PULLED OVER AND CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID IT NEEDED TO COME IN. THEY SPECULATE RAINDROPS GOT ON THE ENGINE FILTER (FORGET THE NAME) AND THE CAR THOUGHT IT WAS MALFUNCTIONING AND SHUT DOWN. I HADNT TURNED THE CAR OFF BECAUSE I WAS AFRAID ID BE STRANDED, SO I DONT KNOW IF IT WOULD HAVE RESET ITSELF. STILL, I BOUGHT THIS CAR FOR DEPENDABILITY AND IVE LOST ALL TRUST. I HAD HAD THREE ACURA CARS BEFORE THIS. IVE BEEN TOLD THERES NO FIX AND ENGINEERS ARE WORKING ON IT BUT THEY COULDNT RECREATE THE SITUATION AND ITS WORKING OKAY NOW. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. I COULD HAVE BEEN ON A TWO-LANE PASSING AND COULDNT GET BACK IN WHEN IT SHUT DOWN BEFORE AN ONCOMING CAR! SO I CANT DRIVE IT IN THE RAIN OR PASS NOW? THE DEALERSHIP HAD ONE OTHER RDX DO THE SAME THING AND IM READING SEVERAL ONLINE. I FEEL LIKE ITS RUSSIAN ROULETTE. DO I JUST HAVE A LEMON OR IS IT A DESIGN FLAW? IM SCARED! THE CAR IS STILL AT THE DEALERSHIP, BUT THERE'S NOTHING THAT CAN BE DONE BECAUSE EVERYTHING CHECKS OUT. THEY DON'T HONESTLY KNOW WHAT TO DO, SO THE POSSIBILITY OF BEING STRANDED OR MISSING A FLIGHT OR BEING INJURED OR KILLED IS NOT OFF THE TABLE! THEY KNOW THEY HAVE A PROBLEM BUT NOT MAKING IT PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE. IT'S A BRAND NEW DESIGN SO THERE MUST BE A FLAW.

Mileage: 9,200

WE TURNED ONTO THE ON-RAMP OF I40 WEST IN ARKANSAS AT EXIT 58 HEADING WEST. I ACCELERATED TO GET UP TO SPEED TO MERGE ONTO THE HIGHWAY. WHEN I REACHED 70MPH THE CAR STOPPED ACCELERATION AND VERY RAPIDLY SLOWED TO 20MPH IN FRONT OF MULTIPLE CARS AND SEMI TRUCKS. I WAS LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN MISSED BY THE TRAFFIC BEHIND US AND WAS ABLE TO GET TO THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE PAST 10-20MPH. WE LIMPED TO THE NEXT EXIT AND FOUND A PARKING LOT. I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON AND IT SEEMED TO BE WORKING CORRECTLY AGAIN. MY ENTIRE FAMILY COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN KILLED! DURING THE INCIDENT THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND REMAINED ON UNTIL TURNING THE CAR OFF AND BACK ON.

Mileage: 7,100

I REPORTED AN ISSUE WITH MY 2019 ACURA RDX, WHERE IF: ENGINE AUTO STOP IS ENABLED, AND BRAKE HOLD IS ENABLED. ON TWO OCCASIONS, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD WHILE THE BRAKE HOLD IS ENABLED THIS PROPELLED ME TO THE SIDE OF THE INTERSECTION TODAY, WITH A 2020 LOANER, IT HAPPENED AGAIN

Mileage: 3,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 ACURA RDX. WHILE DRIVING, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED ON THE INSTRUMENT PANEL AND THE VEHICLE STALLED. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE NORMALLY; HOWEVER, THE INSTRUMENT PANEL SEIZED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO PARAGON ACURA (56-02 NORTHERN BLVD, WOODSIDE, NY 11377, (347) 862-9539) WHERE IT WAS REPROGRAMMED; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED FIVE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE SAME DEALER WHERE AN UPDATE WAS COMPLETED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE CONTINUED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 500.

Mileage: 500

ON OCTOBER 30, 2019, I WAS PASSING A DUMP TRUCK ON RT. 539 IN NEW JERSEY, I HAD JUST ACCELERATED TO COMPLETE THE PASS. AS I WAS COMPLETING THE PASS, THE ENGINE LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT BEGAN BLINKING, I'VE BEEN TOLD THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE CAR DECELERATED AND WOULD NOT GO OVER 20 MPH. I WAS QUICKLY ABLE TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER TO AVOID BEING HIT BY THE TRUCK I JUST PASSED. ONCE IN THE SHOULDER, I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF. WHEN I TURNED THE VEHICLE BACK ON, THE ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WAS NO LONGER FLASHING AND THE CAR RESUMED NORMAL OPERATIONS. I CONTACTED THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP. THE DEALERSHIP KEPT THE VEHICLE FROM OCTOBER 30 UNTIL NOVEMBER 1, I WAS TOLD THAT THERE WERE NO STORED CODES ON THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TEST DRIVEN FOR 60 MILES, THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. THE VEHICLE WAS RETURNED TO ME, I WAS INFORMED IF THE ISSUE OCCURS AGAIN TO BRING IT BACK. THIS VEHICLE HAD APPROXIMATELY 10,500 MILES ON IT AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM, I NARROWLY AVOIDED BEING IN A CAR ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 10,500

CAR GOES INTO "LIMP MODE" AND LOSES ALL ENGINE POWER AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES, TWICE PUTTING MY SAFETY IN JEOPARDY. THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO THE HIGHWAY. I PULLED OVER AND RESTARTED THE VEHICLE, ATTRIBUTING IT TO A ONE TIME GLITCH. IT HAPPENED THE SECOND TIME WHEN I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE HIGHWAY. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY ADVISED ME TO RESTART THE VEHICLE AND DRIVE INTO THEIR SHOP. THE THIRD TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ACCELERATING ONTO A HIGHWAY FROM THE ON RAMP. I CALLED AND LEFT A MESSAGE FOR THE DEALERSHIP. THE FOURTH TIME IT HAPPENED I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PASS A SEMI TRUCK IN A CONSTRUCTION ZONE. MY RDX LOST ALL ENGINE POWER AND I WAS FORCED TO TURN ON THE FLASHING EMERGENCY LIGHTS AND COAST UNTIL I REACHED THE END OF THE CONSTRUCTION ZONE. ACURA HAS REPEATEDLY DENIED THE EXISTENCE OF THIS PROBLEM AND TOLD ME I WAS THE ONLY ONE EXPERIENCING THIS ISSUE. THE APPROXIMATELY 20 COMPLAINTS FILED WITH THE NHTSA INDICATE OTHERWISE. ACURA HAS REFUSED TO RESOLVE THIS ISSUE, CLAIMING THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE IT. A RECALL SHOULD BE INSTITUTED BEFORE SOMEONE IS INJURED OR KILLED BY THIS SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE.

Mileage: 10,423

ON WEDNESDAY, OCT 16, 2019, I WAS DRIVING THIS RDX FOR ABOUT 2 HOURS, AND WAS GOING SOUTH ON N CAROLINA RT #171 IN A STEADY RAIN ON A FLAT ROAD. I DROVE BEHIND A 18 WHEEL LOG TRUCK FOR 10-15 MINUTES AT 50-55MPH BEFORE CONFIRMING THERE WAS NO VEHICLES COMING THE OTHER WAY. WHEN IT WAS CLEAR FOR 1-2 MILES, I FLOORED THE ACCELERATOR TO PASS THE LOG TRUCK. THE RDX LEAPED FORWARD AT FIRST, BUT HALFWAY PAST THE LOG TRUCK THE VEHICLE LOST POWER AND SLOWED TO 35-40 MPH OR SO (MAYBE SLOWER, AS I AM GUESSING--- I WAS NOT LOOKING AT THE DASH). I WAS SCARED THAT I COULD NOT COMPLETE MY PASS OF THE TRUCK. FORTUNATELY, AFTER 5-10 SECONDS, THE TRUCK DRIVER NOTICED SOMETHING WAS AMISS, AND HE SLOWED DOWN TO LET ME PASS AT MY SLOWER SPEED. I PULLED OFF AND WAS GRATEFUL FOR TWO THINGS. FIRST THAT NO ONE WAS COMING THE OTHER WAY, AS A HEAD ON COLLISION COULD HAVE TAKEN PLACE. SECOND, THAT THE TRUCK SLOWED TO PERMIT ME TO PULL OFF ON THE RIGHT SHOULDER. THIS TOOK PLACE ABOUT 220PM. AFTER PULLING TO THE SHOULDER, AND LEAVING THE RDX RUNNING, I WAITED FOR SEVERAL MINUTES, AND TRIED TO PULL FORWARD. THE LIMITED POWER CONDITION REMAINED. AND THE ORANGE ENGINE SYMBOL CONTINUED TO APPEAR ON THE DASH. I SUSPECT THE ORANGE SYMBOL APPEARED WHEN I LOST POWER, BUT I WASN'T LOOKING AT THE DASH. AFTER SEVERAL MORE MINUTES, I TURNED THE CAR OFF AND WAITED FOR SEVERAL MORE MINUTES. WHEN THE CAR RESTARTED, THE SYMBOL WAS GONE, AND REGULAR POWER HAD RETURNED. I DROVE ABOUT 100 YARDS, AND THEN RE-ENTERED RT#171 WHEN THERE WAS NO ONE COMING BEHIND ME. THE RDX OPERATED FINE THEN AND I COMPLETED A 3.5 HOUR DRIVE TO MYRTLE BEACH. I DROVE NORMAL FROM THERE TO NAPLES FL OVER THE NEXT 5 DAYS WITH NO ISSUES. BUT, I DIDN'T TRY TO ACCELERATE BY DEPRESSING THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR IN THE RAIN. THERE WAS A CLEAR SAFETY INCIDENT AT 220PM OCT 16TH. .

Mileage: 7,500

ON OCTOBER 6, 2019 I WAS TRAVELING WEST ON INTERSTATE 80 IN WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA AT ABOUT 70 MPH. ACCELERATED IN THE LEFT LANE TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE ENGINE LOST POWER.. PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AS MAXIMUM SPEED DROPPED TO 40, THEN 20, THEN ABOUT 10. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS BLINKING AN ENGINE WAS RUNNING ROUGH. HAD CAR TOWED TO DEALER. IT IS CURRENTLY BEING EVALUATED.

Mileage: 6,200

VEHICLE LOST ALL ENGINE POWER WHEN ACCELERATING TO PASS FROM APPROX 60 MPH. CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON, PULLED TO THE SHOULDER AND POWER WAS STILL NOT PRESENT UNTIL THE VEHICLE WAS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. HAS HAPPENED ON A FEW OTHER OCCASIONS, VERY DANGEROUS IF PASSING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 13,500

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PASS ANOTHER VEHICLE ON INTERSTATE AT AROUND 70 MPH, CAR POWER FAILS LOSING MOST POWER AND ENGINE LIGHT BLINKING LEAVING US VERY UNSAFE! ONCE GETTING TO THE SHOULDER AND RESTARTING CAR, IT IS NORMAL AGAIN. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES NOW. ACURA CAN'T FIND ANY CODES AND DOES NOT HAVE AN ANSWER FOR THIS SAFTETY ISSUE!

Mileage: 6,800

ENGINE STALLS WHILE VEHICLE IS IN MOTION. VEHICLE IS ALREADY IN MOTION, 40 MPH. WE SIMPLY STEPPED ON THE GAS PADDLE AND THE CAR STALLED ON THE LEFT LANE.

Mileage: 120

VEHICLE WOULD NOT CHANGE GEARS, STUCK IN FIRST GEAR GOING OVER 50 MPH ON THE HIGHWAY.

Mileage: 26,000

I WAS ACCELERATING HARD ONTO A HIGHWAY ON RAMP WHEN THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON AND THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP" MODE. I DROVE AT 40 MILES PER HOUR TO THE NEXT EXIT AND TURNED OFF THE CAR AS INSTRUCTED ON THE MANUAL. THE CAR RETURNED TO NORMAL OPERATION AFTERWARDS ALTHOUGH SPECIAL CARE WAS TAKEN TO MINIMIZE STRONG ACCELERATION.

Mileage: 1,100

I JUST BROUGHT A NEW 2019 RDX,IT ONLY HAS 315 MILES (IT HAS BEEN ONLY TWO AND HALF WEEKS).I WAS DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY ON MY WAY TO WORK. I LOST ACCELERATION ON MY VEHICLE. I TRIED PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR NO REPONSE. ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ,THE ENGINE LIGHT,AWD, BRAKE SYSTEM, POWER STEERING, STABILITY AND TRACTION. LUCKILY I WAS ABLE TO GET ON TO THE SHOULDER. AS I AM READING SIMILAR COMPLAINTS I NOTICE THAT SOME PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO SHUT OFF AND TURNING ON BACK THE VEHICLE , RESETTING THE CAR AND RESOLVING THE ISSUES. UNFORTUNATELY FOR THAT DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO BE TOWED BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP.

Mileage: 315

I JUST BOUGHT A NEW 2019 RDX ASPEC LAST FRIDAY, AND IT ONLY HAS ABOUT 500 MILES ON IT. I WAS DRIVING HOME TONIGHT AND WENT ABOUT 60MPH TO PASS A CAR AND MY CAR COMPLETELY LOST POWER. I TRIED PRESSING THE ACCELERATOR AND I HAD ABSOLUTELY NO RESPONSE. MY CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING. FORTUNATELY, THERE WAS A POLICE OFFICER WHO WAS ABLE TO GUIDE ME TO THE SHOULDER. I RESTARTED THE CAR AND THE ENGINE LIGHT WAS GONE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE OFF. HOWEVER, THE CAR STILL DOES NOT SEEM TO HAVE A FULL THROTTLE RESPONSE AND THE RPM IS STAYING AT ABOUT 3500 IN NORMAL MODE. THE AUTO-DISABLE ENGINE FEATURE IS ALSO NOT WORKING ANYMORE. IT HAD RAINED EARLIER IN THE DAY BUT IT WAS NOT RAINING AT THIS POINT BUT THE ROADS WERE WET. I HAD BEEN DRIVING FOR ABOUT 30 MINUTES CONTINUOUSLY BEFORE THIS AT ABOUT 60MPH.

Mileage: 500

I WAS DRIVING ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY ACCELERATING TO ENTER A TOLL LANE. THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING AND I LOST ACCELERATION ABILITY IMMEDIATELY. I HAD TO CROSS 6 LANES TO GET TO SHOULDER ACROSS A MAJOR HIGHWAY.. I HAD ALREADY BEEN DRIVING FOR 1.5 HOURS WITH NO ISSUES. THE DEALERSHIP SAYS THERE IS NO RECORD OF THE ISSUE IN THE CAR LOGS AND THEREFORE NOTHING THEY CAN DO. THIS WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION AND I WAS LUCKY THAT FELLOW DRIVERS ALLOWED MY LIMPING VEHICLE ACCESS TO THE SHOULDER BEFORE THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. SHUTTING OFF AND TURNING BACK ON THE CAR RESET THE ISSUE AND I WAS ABLE TO DRIVE NORMALLY. ENGINE IDLE STOP NO LONGER WORKED AFTER THIS HAPPENED. I HAD PASSED THROUGH A MAJOR RAINSTORM PRIOR TO THIS ISSUE - NOT SURE IF THAT WAS RELATED.

Mileage: 19,200

AFTER LEAVING WORK ON MAY 16, 2019, I ACCELERATED FROM A STOP LIGHT ONTO HIGHWAY 1 IN SAN LUIS OBISPO. IMMEDIATELY, THE CAR STALLED, LOST ALL POWER, AND A WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED STATING "AWD MALFUNCTION, AWD NOT AVAILABLE." I PULLED OFF THE ROAD, TURNED THE CAR OFF. I RE STARTED A COUPLE MINUTES LATER, AND MADE IT HOME. HOWEVER, THE CAR APPEARED TO BE OPERATING ON ABOUT 50% POWER, AS IT STRUGGLED TO MAINTAIN HIGHWAY SPEEDS.

Mileage: 500

WHILE DRIVING ON A 2 LANE HIGHWAY ON MAY 25, 2019, I ATTEMPTED TO PASS A SLOWER MOVING VEHICLE BY FLOORING THE GAS TO OVERTAKE THEM, AND CROSSING THE HASHED HIGHWAY LINE. I WAS DRIVING IN AN AREA WHERE THE ROAD UNDULATED, SO PASSING WAS ONLY LEGAL IN STRETCHES WHERE THE ROAD WAS FLAT WITH DISTANT VISIBILITY. AS I MOVED OVER AND FLOORED IT TO PASS, THE CAR HESITATED AND LOST PROPULSION, AND THE ENGINE LIGHT BEGAN FLASHING. I WAS FORCED TO TRANSITION FROM AN AGGRESSIVE, BUT LEGAL, PASSING MANEUVER, TO SWINGING BACK INTO POSITION BEHIND THE VEHICLE I WAS ATTEMPTING PASS, AND IN FRONT OF ANOTHER VEHICLE TAILING ME, BUT NOW I WAS LOSING SPEED. THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS FORCED TO BRAKE HARD, AND MY MECHANICAL FAILURE PUT THEM AND ME AT RISK. AS I SLOWED DUE TO LOST POWER WHILE IN LIMP MODE, I MOVED TO THE SHOULDER, SHUT OFF MY CAR, AND WAITED A FEW MINUTES. I RESTARTED AND EXPERIENCED NO CONTINUING ISSUE. THIS ISSUE IS SO FAR ISOLATED IN MY EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER I HAVE RESEARCHED IT ON THE FOLLOWING SITE AND SEE MULTIPLE REPORTS OF THE SAME ISSUE: HTTPS://ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/3G-RDX-PROBLEMS-FIXES-458/LIMP-MODE-2019-SPEC-971802/PAGE3/.

Mileage: 8,000

MY ACURA HAS "STALLED" TWICE NOW WHILE PASSING (ONCE AT ABOUT 4800 MILES AND THE OTHER AT ABOUT 5600 MILES ON ODO). BOTH TIMES THE CAR WAS IN CRUISE CONTROL AND LANE KEEP ASSIST AND TRAVELING ON A HIGHWAY AT ABOUT 60MPH. BOTH TIMES I WAS OVERTAKING A LARGE VEHICLE THAT WAS TO THE RIGHT OF ME. BOTH TIMES, I PUT THE PEDAL TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR ACCELERATED FOR ONLY A SPLIT SECOND, THEN LOST ALL POWER, THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING AND WENT INTO LIMP MODE. I HAD TO CUT ACROSS SEVERAL LANES OF TRAFFIC WITH NO ENGINE POWER TO GET THE SHOULDER. (VERY DANGEROUS.) BOTH TIMES, WHEN I SHUTDOWN AND IMMEDIATELY RESTARTED THE CAR, IT THEN RAN NORMALLY. HOWEVER, BOTH TIMES AFTER THIS HAPPENED, THE CAR'S IDLE START/STOP FUNCTION STOPPED WORKING (THE ENGINE NEVER SHUT OFF AT STOPS). SO FAR, I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO PURPOSELY RECREATE THE PROBLEM WHEN I TRY TO DO SO IN SAFE DRIVING CONDITIONS. THE FIRST TIME I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY DIDN'T FIND ANY CODE OR ANYTHING WRONG WITH IT. HOWEVER, WHATEVER THEY DID CAUSED THE IDLE START/STOP FUNCTION TO START WORKING AGAIN. THIS TIME IT HAS BEEN 6 DAYS AND THE IDLE START/STOP FUNCTION HASN'T ACTIVATED ONCE (I HAVE NOT RETURNED TO DEALER YET). ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS CLAIMS THEY WILL HAVE A FIELD TECHNICIAN TEST MY CAR, BUT I MAY HAVE TO WAIT WEEKS OR MONTHS FOR THAT TO HAPPEN. OTHER OWNERS ARE REPORTING NEAR IDENTICAL PROBLEMS ON HTTPS://WWW.CARCOMPLAINTS.COM/ACURA/RDX/2019/ENGINE/ENGINE.SHTML THIS IS GOING TO RESULT IN A CAR CRASH AT SOME POINT FOR SOME DRIVER, SO URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED TO RESOLVE THE PROBLEM.

Mileage: 5,600

TRYING TO OVERTAKE SLOWER CAR ON TWO LANE ROAD AT APPROXIMATELY 60MPH, CAR LOST ALL POWER WENT INTO "LIMP MODE" FORCED TO FIND WAY OFF ROAD ON BUSY ROAD. USING 93 OCTANE GAS, SUNNY DAY. WAITED FEW MINUTES RESTARTED VEHICLE. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION.

Mileage: 8,000

A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO, ONAPRIL 19TH, MY WIFE AND I WERE DRIVING THROUGHCOLUMBUS, GA. IT WAS AROUND 7:00 AM AND RAINING. WE HAD BEEN DRIVING ABOUT 1 1/2 HOURS ANDWE WERE ONLY GOING AROUND30 MPH WHEN I ACCELERATED TO PASS A DUMP TRUCK. THE 2019 RDX (6000 MILES) STARTED ACCELERATING AND THEN LOST ALL POWER. I WAS ABLE TO LIMP OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT GETTING RUN OVER BY THE DUMP TRUCK BUT IT A WAS VERY SCARY COUPLE OF MINUTES. ITURNED THE RDX OFF FOR A MINUTE, RESTATED AND THEN CONTINUED OUR TRIP. I TOOK THE RDX TO THE ACURA DEALER IN MACON THE FOLLOWING DAY AND EVEN THOUGH THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON NO CODES WERE STORED. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT DID A HARD RESET OF THE SYSTEM HOPING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. THEY SEEM TO THINK THAT ACURA IS COMING OUT WITH A SOFTWARE FIX SOON BUT THAT ALWAYS SEEMS TO BE THE STANDARD ANSWER. I'M NOW AFRAID TO LET MY WIFE DRIVE THE RDX. ACURA NEEDS TO FIX THIS PROBLEM ASAP BEFORE SOMEONE GETS KILLED.

Mileage: 6,000

I AM SUBMITTING THIS TICKET TO DOCUMENT A HAZARDOUS SCENARIO THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED TWO TIMES SINCE PURCHASING MY BRAND NEW 2019 ACURA RDX. INCIDENTS OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING IN OHIO AND PENNSYLVANIA ON COOL DAYS (AMBIENT TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 AND 50 DEG FAHRENHEIT), WITH AND WITHOUT RAINFALL. THE FOLLOWING CONDITIONS WERE TRUE FOR BOTH OCCURRENCES. WHILE DRIVING ON AN INTERSTATE HIGHWAY WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL [WITH LOW SPEED FOLLOW] AND LANE-KEEPING SYSTEMS ENABLED, I DECIDE TO OVERTAKE A SLOWER VEHICLE AHEAD OF ME. I DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WITHOUT DISABLING THE CRUISE CONTROL FUNCTIONS AND CHANGE LANES TO THE FASTER LANE. JUST AS I EXECUTE THIS MANEUVER, THE ENGINE SIMULTANEOUSLY GOES INTO LIMP MODE -- THE MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT DECREASES DRAMATICALLY AND THE MALFUNCTION INDICATION LAMP (CEL) IS BLINKING. AT THIS POINT I HAVE TO GET ACROSS ALL LANES OF THE HIGHWAY TO PULL ONTO THE SHOULDER, AND I HAVE TO DO THIS WHILE THE VEHICLE IS SLOWING DOWN. REFERENCING MY OWNER'S GUIDE, I SEE THAT THE BLINKING CEL INDICATES A MISFIRE IN THE ENGINE'S CYLINDERS IS DETECTED, AND AS INSTRUCTED I TURN OFF THE ENGINE IN A "SAFE" PLACE AND WAIT FOR THE ENGINE TO COOL DOWN. WHEN I RESTART THE ENGINE, THE CEL IS CLEARED AND THE VEHICLE RESUMES NORMAL FUNCTION. I TOOK MY VEHICLE IN FOR ITS FIRST SERVICE APPOINTMENT YESTERDAY. I PROVIDED THIS ANECDOTE TO MY SERVICE ADVISOR, AND ASKED THAT WE CHECK ERROR CODE LOGS AND INSPECT COMPONENT SYSTEMS FOR DAMAGE. I WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WERE NO ERROR CODES LOGGED, AND THAT THERE SHOULD BE SUCH A LOG IF, IN FACT, THE CEL WAS INDICATING. ALL COMPONENT SYSTEMS PASSED INSPECTION/DIAGNOSIS. I AM ATTACHING A PDF CONTAINING THE FULL DESCRIPTION TEXT OF THE TICKET SUBMISSION THAT I HAVE MADE TO ACURA CLIENT SERVICES.

Mileage: 3,500

WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 65 MPH AND PASSING, MY ENGINE HAS STALLED ON THREE DIFFERENT OCCASIONS. ONCE AT 1200 MILES AND THE OTHER TWICE IN ONE DAY AT 4,000 MILES. THE CAR OBVIOUSLY LOSES ALL POWER CAUSING ME TO HAVE TO MERGE RIGHT IN TRAFFIC TO THE SHOULDER TO RESTART THE CAR. EACH TIME IS WAS UNDER FULL ACCELERATION AND IN HIGH TRAFFIC CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 4,000

TRAVELING ON INTERSTATE HIGHWAY, HIT THE GAS TO GET PAST ANOTHER CAR, AND CAR LOST POWER AND THE ENGINE LIGHT STARTED BLINKING. PULLED OVER TO SHOULDER, SHUT IT DOWN, RESTARTED, AND IT WAS FINE AFTER THAT. WEATHER CONDITIONS WERE VERY HUMID. FORTUNATELY WAS NOT REAR-ENDED BUT WAS A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION. TOOK CAR TO DEALER, NO CODES WERE FOUND. OTHER OWNERS HAVE REPORTED SIMILAR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS VEHICLE AT SIMILAR SPEEDS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

Mileage: 8,300

AFTER DRIVING FOR AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY ABOUT 65 MPH, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON AND I WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. I HAD TO PULL OVER ON THE HIGHWAY, AND SHUT MY CAR OFF AND TURN THE CAR BACK ON. THE CAR WENT INTO "LIMP MODE"

Mileage: 1,500

AFTER DRIVING 100 MILES BETWEEN 70 AND 75 MILES AN HOUR IN LEFT LANE OF 3 LANE FREEWAY, THE ENGINE QUITS AND GOES INTO LIMP MODE PRODUCING ALMOST NO ENGINE POWER. IN LIMP MODE THE ENGINE RAN, BUT ONLY PRODUCED ENOUGH POWER TO FOR CAR TO DO 20 MPH. TURNED OF ENGINE, CHECKED OIL AND COOLANT, BOTH FINE. RE-STARTED CAR, RAN NORMALLY, DROVE REMAINING 60 MILES HOME AT 60 MPH WITH NO FURTHER ISSUES. DEALER HAD SUV 19 DAYS AND CANNOT FIND A PROBLEM. VERY LUCKY NOT TO HAVE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT AS HAD TO CUT ACROSS 3 LANES OF TRAFFIC TO GET TO SHOULDER WITH NO ENGINE POWER.

Mileage: 1,500

MY RDX WENT INTO 'LIMP MODE' (30 MPH MAX) WHILE ON I-75 SOUTHBOUND IN MODERATE TRAFFIC NEAR MACON GA AT 10 AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE TO SPEED LIMIT (70 MPH) FROM 50 MPH AFTER BEING CUT OFF BY AN INATTENTIVE DRIVER. ENGINE MALFUNCTION LIGHT WAS BLINKING. GOT TO RIGHT SHOULDER SAFELY AND TURNED ENGINE OFF. RESTARTED ENGINE AND COMPLETED ANOTHER 400 MILES AT INTERSTATE SPEEDS WITHOUT INCIDENT. ACURA DEALERSHIP COULD NOT REPLICATE PROBLEM, NOR WERE ANY CODES STORED ON OBD. I WAS TOLD BY ACURA SERVICE WRITER TO MONITOR ENGINE PERFORMANCE AND REPORT ANY REOCCURRENCES. SEVERAL ACURA RDX OWNERS ARE REPORTING SAME PROBLEM ON A POPULAR ACURA ONLINE FORUM. ONE MEMBER STATED THE HONDA CIVIC TYPE R IS EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM. THIS IS A VERY SERIOUS ENGINE AND/OR ENGINE MANAGEMENT DESIGN PROBLEM NECESSITATING AN IMMEDIATE INVESTIGATION AND RECALL, IN MY OPINION. RIGHT NOW I FEEL MY RDX IS UNSAFE AT ANY SPEED WITH THE POTENTIAL OF CAUSING SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH.

Mileage: 6,906

THE ENGINE SHUT DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF AN INTERSECTION IN TRAFFIC, WHILE IN MOTION. THE CAR REFUSED TO START UP AGAIN, INDICATING A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. THE CAR ALSO REFUSED TO SHUT DOWN, AND THE ELECTRONICS ARE CONFUSED. THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT THAT I HAD WITH THIS VEHICLE.

Mileage: 1,600