NHTSA Complaint #11343575 — 2020 ACURA RDX

WHILE DRIVING AT A CONSISTENT RATE OF SPEED ON A 65 MPH HIGHWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY AND WITHOUT WARNING LOST ENGINE POWER. THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO RAPIDLY DROP SPEED AND THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WOULD BLINK WHEN THE ACCELERATOR WAS DEPRESSED. I WAS FORCED TO ABANDON THE HIGHWAY AND PULL OVER ONTO THE SHOULDER - NOT IN AN EMERGENCY LANE - IN BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH BOUND TRAFFIC BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WOULD NOT ACCELERATE OVER 20 MPH OR EXCEED 2,000 RPMS. AFTER 3 HOURS OF WAITING IN THIS DANGEROUS LOCATION ACURA ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE WAS UNABLE TO LOCATE A TOW TRUCK. I TURNED THE VEHICLE OFF AND BACK ON AND NOTICED THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CEASED BLINKING. I THEN PROCEEDED TO RETURN HOME AND THE PROBLEM RETURNED A SECOND TIME, THIS TIME ACCOMPANIED WITH NUMEROUS INDICATOR LIGHTS (E.G., AWD PROBLEM, ABS PROBLEM, ETC). THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO POHANKA ACURA IN CHANTILLY, VIRGINIA. I WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME THEY CLEARED THE CODES THEY RETURNED, BUT AFTER A SECOND TIME THEY DID NOT. THEY WERE NOT ABLE TO REPLICATE THE PROBLEM, DID NOT FIX ANYTHING, AND SAID IT WAS CAUSED BY FUEL CHOICE. THIS IS SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM AND SAFETY RISK KNOWN TO ACURA. THERE IS A PATENT HISTORY OF ACURA CHOOSING TO NOT IDENTIFY THE ROOT CAUSE, ASSOCIATE THIS ANOMALY WITH FUEL CHOICE, AND RETURN THE VEHICLE TO THE OWNER. IN MY OPINION THIS IS A NEGLIGENT BUSINESS PRACTICE AND ACURA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY INJURIES OR DAMAGES ASSOCIATED WITH THESE UNEXPECTED, UNANNOUNCED "LIMP MODE" EVENTS.