On Monday, June 8, 2020 I was driving my 2013 Acura Rdx and experienced an issue with the power train. I came to a red light on a town street in middlebury, vt and let the car naturally decelerate. As I approached the car ahead of me, my Rdx very suddenly surged forward and accelerated. It accelerated very noticeably. Fortunately, I braked and swerved in time so as to not rear-end the vehicle ahead of me. This is the 3rd time that my car has done this. However, this is the first time that I was nearly in and just avoided a collision. I love my car. However, I am frightened that I may injure myself, a passenger or even worse, another driver or pedestrian. Alittle vehicle history... I bought the car from an Acura dealer in South burlington, vt only 4 months ago in February 2020. The vehicle had 65 thousand miles on it at the time of purchase. In the nearly 4 months that I have had the vehicle, I have put 3 thousand miles on the Rdx. Presently, the Acura has 68 thousand miles on it. I called the dealership's service manager [xxx]. [xxx] indicated that the transmission fluid -- or at least 3 or 4 quarts of the 8 to 10 quarts in the transmission -- should be changed. I scheduled the earliest appointment for tomorrow, Thursday, June 11, 2020. I am 59 years old and have owned a total of 9 vehicles during my lifetime. I have never, ever experienced a car surging forward and accelerating on its own. I do not know whether or not this is normal or acceptable, but I am hopeful that [xxx] proposed solution of replacing transmission fluid will solve this issue. Information redacted pursuant to the Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

- Ripton, VT, USA

Acura Rdx tech vehicle violently upshifts while accelerating from a stop. It started intermittently (twice before but not as violent).on inclines (live in southern California). Yesterday, while going up an incline to park vehicle, car violently shifted and hit a building resulting in crashing into a building, deployment of airbag and soft tissue injury of driver's chest. Vehicle is with ball Acura and is being investigated. Car is only 1 month old and was purchased brand new (80 miles). Acurazine community forum has another incident that is 100% similar to what occurred with my vehicle. User name is dirvin.

- Chula Vista, CA, USA