Since we have had the car we have had multiple issues with the car jerking and shifting hard after driving in S mode then going to standard mode. Dealership told us the transmission is "sensitive" in our model year and if we go 1 mile overdue for a transmission fluid flush we will have shudder/jerking/ hard shifting. (we have changed the transmission fluid 1-2x since have had the car, which is within range of recommended). Last episode- battery was dead, jumpstarted and car jerking at low speeds to the point I did not drive it and had it told. We were also told their was a short in the circuit board that controlled acuralink and what charged the battery. Jerking transmission related per dealership. lastly the sound for the blind spot monitoring is intermittently not working.

- Kansas City, KS, USA

Keyless entry system failed at under 50k miles. When this Keyless Access Unit fails, you cannot start the car and the powertrain. The only way to resolve is to have the car towed to the dealership and have the part orders and installed at over $800. In a worst case scenario, the driver could be stranded in unsafe conditions -- weather extremes (heat or cold) or parking at the side of the freeway unable to restart the car. I believe this is a huge safety issue and too common for this model Acura. This is clearly a critical system component that has failed far before it should. There is no way to turn the vehicle on as this is a keyless entry vehicle.

- La Mesa, CA, USA

On Friday May 10, 2022, as I was merging from a local road to the highway, I tried to accelerate to complete a safe merge however, the car stated loosing power and jerking, I had to floor the accelerator to get the power needed to avoid a collision with the vehicle behind me. About 1 mile later, the care started loosing power again and cut out. I restarted and continued driving, a few yards later, the car jerked and all the warning lights came on. Given the serious safety issue and the fact that I happened to be near the an Acura dealership, I slowly drove to that dealership. Since it was close to the end of the business day on a Friday, I knew that I'd have to wait until the next day or week to get a report on the problem. I previously filed two complaints on June 19, 2019 and July 28, 2019, on this same issue. I spoke with a representative of Honda several times and they assured my that the problem was fixed after the dealer kept this car for several weeks to work on it. At this juncture, given that this is an issue that could cause serious harm, I am ready to sell this car. Honda needs to fix this.

- Hanover, MD, USA

Follow-up to complaint #11240187: Acura was made aware to this situation this situation with the car loosing power and cutting out in the middle of traffic is very dangerous. I have called the manfacutrer several times to no avail. In addition I lose time from work each time I have to take my car in. Dates of incidents: July 28, 2019, June 20, 2019, July 20, 2018, March 4, 2018. Please help I no longer have confiednce in this car. Dangerous!!

- Hanover, MD, USA

This vechicle starts to loose power, jerky acceleration then cuts out completely. All the lights come on including check engine and remains on until I tak it to the dealer. Purchased in March 2018, this is a continual problem and getting worse. Three times in the past month. The dealer kept the vehicle for three weeks from June 20, 2019, after three (3) weeks he told me there was nothing wrong. Problem occured again today, July 28, 2019.

- Hanover, MD, USA

9,249 miles on a 2017 Acura Rdx. Check engine light came on while in motion on a highway at approximately 65 mph with notable loss of power (once stopped it took a full 30 seconds to get to 15 mph). Let car sit for 2 hours as manual stated. Once restarted and driven for approximately 20 feet all lights on dashboard where flashing and again virtually no power. Vehicle was towed to the dealership. Tech performed hds scan and retrieved error codes: P0304, P0 05, and P0306...4/5/6. dealership claims was all due to needing a software update. Of which I never would have been aware of unless I experienced this scary loss of power on the highway. They had no sort of alert out that the new models are in need of a software update. Dangerous and do not feel safe driving this car any longer.

- Drexel Hill, PA, USA

The contact owns a 2017 Acura Rdx. While driving approximately 65 mph, the vehicle experienced a loss of power and the collision avoidance warning indicator illuminated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but the failure could not be replicated. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 2,000.

- 3666 Woodthrush Court, MN, USA