NHTSA Complaint #11210032 — 2019 ACURA RDX

ENGINE issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11210032
Vehicle 2019 ACURA RDX
Component ENGINE
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 5,600 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State TX

Consumer Description

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.

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