8.1
pretty bad- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 0
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 4,645 miles
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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.
- Lafayette, CO, USA
When my car slows down in front of a stop sign, or before making a right turn, it takes a few seconds before it can downshift & continue to move forward. It's like the transmission doesn't know what to do for a few seconds. It's a safety issue when you're in an intersection & your car stalls right there, every time.
- Irvine, CA, USA
Sudden loss of power while passing on highway followed by numerous system error lights
- Bethlehem, PA, USA
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.
- Springville, AL, USA
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.
- Springdale, AR, USA
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..
- Naples, FL, USA
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.
- Houston, TX, USA
- Richmond, VA, USA