2019 Acura RDX Power Train

all maintenance performed at Acura. 6 weeks after the Transmission aged out of warranty dealer found metal shavings in Transmission oil. Car had only 60k miles. $13000 maintenance bill to fix.

Driving 55mph at night on highway . Went to accelerate around slower vehicle to 70mph speed limit when vehicle lost engine power and yellow check engine light began flashing on left side of instrument panel. Vehicle began slowing forcing move to right shoulder from left lane in moderate traffic. Vehicle would not accelerate past 20 mph on shoulder to nearest exit. Once at a safe location vehicle was shut off. Restarted vehicle approximately 30 seconds after shut down and vehicle began running normal.

The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated while driving approximately 35-40 MPH, the vehicle failed to exceed 40 MPH upon depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road, where she turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle operated as needed; however, the failure recurred several times while driving. The contact stated that she veered to the side of the road, turned off and restarted the vehicle on each occasion, and the vehicle operated as needed. The contact stated that the failure had been occurring intermittently. The vehicle was taken to the dealer several times, but the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The contact stated that she had recorded the failure on video, which was sent to the manufacturer; however, the manufacturer provided no assistance and referred the contact to the dealer. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

Transmission was stuck in 1st gear. This situation happened to me while stopped at red light with auto idle stop engaged, when it restarted at green light, transmission got stuck in 1st gear, I drove for about 1/4 mile and still the vehicle would not shift gears. I pulled over safely to the curb, shut down the car, waited 10 seconds and restarted, vehicle drove normally back home I had it all recorded on my dash cam and took the car to the dealer, showed the video and there were ZERO findings, nothing was recorded on the car error logs according to the dealer.

On 7/24/2021 around 6.30pm, the transmission on my RDX suddenly failed. The problem happened when I attempted to accelerated when entering a highway. I temporarily fixed the problem by turning engine off and re-starting.

My 2019 Acura RDX suddenly lost power while accelerating on two occasions this year. Both times it occurred in clear weather with temperatures around 80 degrees. The first time it happened was on 7/15/2021 when I was accelerating onto a US Highway. The second time was on 10/4/2021 when accelerating from a stoplight. Both times I had to coast to the side of the road due to loss of power. I was able to restore power by restarting the engine. Please investigate since loss of acceleration can lead to crashes. For example, it can be deadly if it occurs while passing on a 2-lane road or making a left turn in front of oncoming traffic. Thanks.

ON 4/17/2021 MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING FORM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, WHILE TRAVELING ON I -49N IN LOUISIANA I WENT TO ACCELERATE AROUND A SLOWER CAR AND WHEN I PUSHED THE GAS OUR CAR LOST POWER AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT STARTED FLASHING CAUSING US TO SUDDENLY SLOW DOWN AND ALMOST BEING STUCK BY OTHER AUTOMOBILES IN TRAFFIC. I WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT OVER TO THE SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE AND SHUT OFF OUR SUV FOR ABOUT TEN MINUTES AND THE ISSUE WAS GONE.

TRANSMISSION DOES NOT DOWN SHIFT APPROPRIATELY WHEN SLOWING OR TRAVELING A LOW SPEED AND THE NEED FOR FAST ACCELERATION IS NEEDED. THERE IS ABOUT A 3 SECOND DELAY BEFORE ANY THROTTLE RESPONSE OR ACCELERATION. CAR IS STUCK IN 5 OR 6 GEAR AND GOING 10-15 MILES PER HOUR AND NO ACCELERATION DESPITE GAS PEDDLE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. HIGHLY DANGEROUS DELAY IN ACCELERATION RESPONSE LIKE WHEN CROSS TRAFFIC. THIS WILL GET PEOPLE KILLED. DEALER SAYS IS WORKING AS DESIGNED. BUT IT A VERY DANGEROUS DESIGN FLAW THEN. I CAN SLOW FROM 40 MPH TO 10 MPH AND THEN APPLY FULL ACCELERATION AND THERE IS NO RESPONSE FROM THE VEHICLE FOR 3 SECOND. VERY REPEATABLE. NO ACCELERATION DESPITE GAS PEDDLE PRESSED TO THE FLOOR. *TR

I KNOW BY NOW THE PUBLIC MAY REALIZE ALL THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE 2019 RDX MODEL. I PURCHASED ONE THREE MONTHS AGO. WHILE THERE ARE A HOST OF IMPORTANT ISSUES/PROBLEMS I HAVE SEEN WITH THE VEHICLE, ALL 'APPEAR' TO BE SOFTWARE RELATED, I WOULD LIKE TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN WITH ONE SPECIFIC ISSUE. THE THROTTLE IS DELAYED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STANDSTILL UP TO 10 MPH, BUT CAN ALSO HAPPEN AT HIGHER SPEEDS. THIS APPEARS TO BE DEPENDENT ON THE RPM. THIS OCCURS IN COMFORT AND SPORT MODES. THE DELAY IS ONE TO TWO SECONDS. THIS DELAY IS CRITICAL WHEN SAY, TAKING A TURN CROSSING TRAFFIC. YES, THERE ARE MANY CUSTOMERS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. I SEE THIS AS A SAFETY ISSUE, JUST AS BAD AS, FOR EXAMPLE, BRAKES NOT ACTUALLY BEING APPLIED FOR 1 OR TWO SECONDS AFTER BEING PHYSICALLY APPLIED, OR MAYBE THE CLUTCH BEING DELAYED IN A MANUAL TRANSMISSION BY TWO SECONDS. THIS WOULD NEVER BE ACCEPTABLE IN THE MARKETPLACE, BUT YET SOMEHOW AN AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION IS OK TO BE DELAYED. WE RDX OWNERS HAVE RECEIVED A SOFTWARE UPDATE IN FEBRUARY. I FEEL THIS IS UNACCEPTABLE. IT APPEARS THE VEHICLE WAS NOT READY FOR PRODUCTION 2 YEARS AGO, AND HAS YET TO SEE CRITICAL PROBLEMS FIXED. I HAVE BEEN TO THE DEALER WHERE THEY DID A CLUTCH PROCEDURE AND PASSED ON RESULTS TO ACURA. THIS PROCEDURE DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE, AND I HAVE PASSED THIS INFO ONTO THE DEALER.

VEHICLE LOSES ALMOST ALL ENGINE POWER UNDER HARD ACCELERATION. THIS FAULT REQUIRES YOU TO STOP THE VEHICLE AND RESTART TO CONTINUE. ENGINE LIGHT FLASHES YELLOW. THE FIRST TIME THIS OCCURRED WAS AT HIGHWAY SPEED IN A PASSING SITUATION. THE SECOND TIME WAS DURING A FREEWAY MERGE. BOTH INSTANCES COULD HAVE ENDED BADLY AS THE FREEWAYS WERE BUSY AND OTHER VEHICLES AROUND ME WERE TRAVELING AT SPEED. THE FIRST INCIDENT WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALERSHIP AND TO ACURA CORPORATE. NOTHING WAS NOTED AS FAULTY OR CORRECTED.

WHILE TRAVELING CROSS COUNTRY ON THE SECOND DAY OF TRAVEL I ATTEMPTED TO ACCELERATE TO PASS A CAR AT APPX 75 MPH AND MY CAR SUDDENLY AND RAPIDLY STARTED TO DECELERATE. I NOTICED THAT THE "CHECK ENGINE" LIGHT WAS ON AND I COULD ONLY REACH SPEEDS OF APPX 40MPH. ONCE I MADE IT TO THE SHOULDER I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND WAITED APPRX 1 MINUTE BEFORE RESTARTING. AFTER RESTARTING, I PRECEDED TO COMPLETE THE TRIP WITHOUT FURTHER INCIDENT. I HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED THIS CONDITION SINCE THE REPORTED INCIDENT. I CONTACTED MY DEALER AND NOTIFIED THEM OF THE EVENT AND THEY SAID THEY ARE NOT AWARE OF THIS CONDITION.