2017 Acura RDX Power Train

Vehicle has ONLY around 83,000 miles on it and needed a whole new torque converter. The vehicle was displaying problems in delay in shifting so I was planing an inspection. However, before the date reached my a check transmission light displayed on my dash so I had to move the inspection date up. No one was harmed but it was concerning to me when I was driving on the highway and saw my check transmission light was on. The dealership I bought it from (CarMax) is currently repairing it and luckily I had an extended warranty. I know other models of Acura have had problems with torque converters but this one was not reported to have recall.

The RDX has been experiencing stalls when trying to accelerate, shaking/vibrations when accelerating uphill or around curves in roads. I received a letter about the Torque Converter having its warrantee extended. The letter stated if you are experiences issues related to the torque converter to contact the dealership. I took my RDX to the Acura dealership in which they stated the car did not show the code to have the Torque Converter replaced but instead I needed a transmission flush. I have stated that I am experiencing problems related to the Torque Converter and after replacing it a transmission flush is part of the process. The dealership is refusing to replace the torque converter but charging me $500 for a transmission flush.

The car accelerated rapidly when I came to a stop. When I brought it to, the dealership they found 3 problems with the transmission. First, the transmission had overheated, there were problems in the clutch assembly, and I don't know the third.

While driving, the car slips into manual gear shift and is slow to accelerate and it will have a hard shift of gears from 20 - 60 mph. The emissions check and transmission indicator lights are on. I can not drive the car safely because of the jerks of gear shifts or the slow acceleration when driving on roads and highways. The car is being inspected for transmission issues with concerns that there is severe damage requiring a replacement of the transmission.

Transmission slips and shifts hard causing the car to lurch foreward. It also loses power when accelerating.

TOOK OFF FROM STOP VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD THUD AND DOESN'T SHIFT INTO A GEAR. REVS UP BUT WON'T SHIFT. TOOK IT TO PRIME ACURA. THE COULDN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. CHANGED TRANSMISSION, TRANSFER CASE AND REAR DIFFERENTIAL FLUIDS. ONE MONTH LATER IT HAPPENED AGAIN. I TURN OFF ENGINE THEN RESTART AND THE PROBLEM IS GONE. NOT SURE IF IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN.

TURNING IN A FIELD CHAMIN THE ROADS MY AUTO SLIDED. LATER APPAREAD THE "AWD" NOTE.WHAT DOSE IT MEAN?

WHEN THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE, YOU CONTINUE TO DEPRESS THROTTLE, THEN THE ENGINE BEGINES TO JERK AND SLOWLY ACCELERATE. ENGINE APPEARS TO DIE WHEN YOU ARE IN THE SLOW DOWN SITUATION. I HAVE TO PRESS ACCELERATOR TO THE FLOOR TO GET THE CAR GOING. GETTING ON THE HIGHWAY, IS VERY UNSAFE BECAUSE YOU NEED A LOT OF ROOM TO ACCELERATE BECAUSE A V6 ENGINE HESITATED AT THE ACCELERATION AND EVEN YOU ALREADY DRIVING. PASSING CARS IS NOT EVEN AN OPTION, FAILURE TO ACCELERATE QUICKLY IS NOT POSSIBLE . STARTED EXPERIENCING IT AT 800 MILES . VERY UNSAFE, UNPREDICTABLE, AND A BIG DISSAPOINTMENT.

1) HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS THE TRANSMISSION'S GEAR SHIFTS (BOTH UP AND DOWN) ARE JERKY, AND IT'S VERY OBVIOUS & UNPLEASANT WHEN COMPARED TO DRIVING OTHER CARS (EVEN TO A 2005 TOYOTA COROLLA). THE SHIFTS SEEM MUCH HARSHER ESPECIALLY WHEN DOWNSHIFTING. WHEN THE CAR SLOWS DOWN, THERE IS A SUDDEN JERK AND A NOTICEABLE DROP IN SPEED. I'VE CONCLUDED THAT IT OCCURS MOST WHEN THE TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS FROM GEAR 5 TO 4 (AROUND 30-35 MPH) AND 4 TO 3 (AT 20 MPH). IT ALMOST APPEARS THAT WHEN THE CAR IS IN "DRIVE" IT SHIFTS TOO EARLY CAUSING THE CAR TO JERK AND SLOW DOWN AS IF I QUICKLY PRESSED THE BRAKES (I.E. ENGINE BRAKING). I ALSO HAVE NOTICED THAT WHEN THE CAR IS IN "SPORT" MODE, THE HARSH DOWNSHIFT IS NOT AS EVIDENT AND MUCH SMOOTHER/NORMAL. THIS IS A SIGNIFICANT SAFETY ISSUE AS THE SUDDEN JERK & SLOW-DOWNS ARE UNEXPECTED FOR DRIVERS BEHIND ME, ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE NO VISUAL INDICATORS/WARNINGS (E.G. BRAKE LIGHTS DON'T COME WHEN THIS HAPPENS). PLUS NOT TO MENTION A WASTE OF MY GAS AS I HAVE TO PRESS THE GAS TO GET IT BACK UP THE CRUISING SPEED NEEDED. I BROUGHT THIS UP TO THE SERVICE TEAM AT ACURA MCGRATH IMMEDIATELY AFTER MY PURCHASE AND SO FAR I'VE HEARD THAT "ACURA TRANSMISSIONS ARE QUITE STRANGE AND HAVE THEIR OWN NUANCES COMPARED TO ALL OTHER CAR MAKES AND THIS DOWNSHIFTING THAT I EXPERIENCE IS BY DESIGN". HOWEVER, DURING BOTH OF MY TEST DRIVES AT 2 DIFFERENT DEALERSHIPS, I DID NOT FEEL THIS AT ALL. MY FRIENDS WHO HAVE DRIVEN WITH ME HAVE ALSO NOTICED THIS AND MENTIONED IT'S UNPLEASANT AND UNEXPECTED FOR A LUXURY CAR. EVEN AFTER THE MEMORY RESET THAT WE DID A COUPLE WEEKS AGO, THIS IS STILL NOTICEABLE ON BOTH UP & DOWNSHIFTS (AGAIN, HARSHEST SHIFT EXPERIENCED WHEN DOWN SHIFTING WHEN SLOWING DOWN AT 20 MPH).