Just wondering if anyone here has experienced this. I was slowly pulling out of a parking space in a shopping center and I barely got the car straightened out before it stalled on me. And I couldn't get the car restarted. I had driven about 45 miles to this area and stopped at a few shops running some errands just prior.

The car was driving fine all day right up until the moment it stalled. Pushing the start button the car would just crank repeatedly but not turn over. Had about 1/4 tank of gas left according to gauge. Got no check engine lights, messages or warnings at all.

Got towed to dealer. They've had it 1 day and are stumped so far. They were able to force it into neutral and somehow pushed it all the way around back into the service bay. They say they're not seeing any codes and were going to put in call to Acura. Car is 2020 advance sh-awd, about 6 weeks old and 1500 miles. Very strange. Never seen anything like it.

 

Uhhhhh.....


Keep us posted!

 

Ghosts in the machines man??????

 

Probably something as simple as a relaying dieing or some small part that controls a major component, could come down to a $1 part

 

Two weeks later and they still haven't resolved the issue yet. They thought replacing the high pressure fuel pump might do the trick. After initially receiving the wrong part, they finally installed it and no change. For some reason it's still not pushing any fuel. Now spending a few days pulling things apart to check relays, so you might be right about that. It's a bad situation to go through. Last thing you ever imagine is a brand new car (1343 miles) being undrivable for 2 weeks and counting.

 

Isn't it sad that they design theses cars to have 212 computer components (I was told by the finance manager) trying to sell me a tech protection plan for 1699.00, and they don't know how to fix it.
I just bought one, I pray I wont have this problem.

 

Just got an update from the dealer. They've had it for 19 days so far. I was surprised to hear they actually got it running today after so long being inoperable. They now say they traced the problem to "a fried PCM". Mixed feelings of course. On the one hand glad to think might get car back finally, but on the other hand worried to get it back. What fried it in the first place and who's to say it won't just happen again to the new PCM? I was fortunate it stalled out while only driving through a parking lot. Scary to think if it happened driving on a road. Suffice to say it's not been a pleasant experience. Had the car 6 weeks and 2 days when it happened and been at the dealer for 3 weeks since.

Between that and the tailgate that makes a loud popping sound every time it opens (like it's catching on something), we're not happy. They've tried aligning the tailgate several times with no luck and are now taking it to the body shop to see if they can do any better. If not, they suggest ordering a replacement tailgate and of course the body shop would be painting and assembling it. It's all a bit ridiculous on a 6 week old car (the tailgate did that since day one really). Buying a new car is supposed to be a happy feeling and not dealing with car issues for hopefully a few years (beyond regular maintenance or an accident).

I still remember being on the fence about buying the RDX versus other choices and ultimately choosing to go with Acura for reliability and long-term cost of ownership versus other brands we were looking at. All very ironic now. And I still own my 2007 RDX. Runs like a champ. Of course those days were different and cars were much simpler. To be honest, I like my 2007 more than the 2020. Sure the new one has a few trick features here and there, but otherwise I'll take (and trust) the 2007 any day of the week over the 2020, not to mention it drives way more sporty, which I like.

Anyway, now we'll see where we go from here.

 

Our 2007 is currently at 276K miles. It needs little repairs frequently but overall runs like it's new. It's truly a masterpiece in Acuras history IMO.

Sad to see so many issues with your 2020. The new RDX is nice, I'd like to see these pattern issues worked out. Who knows, hopefully it'll work out, but if I were you, I'd just keep driving the 2007.

 

1st gen RDX vs 3rd gen is night and day difference in driving.... sure, 1st gen is reliable, but in no way it
drives better than 3rd gen.
lets not make up stories that somehow 3rd gen is less reliable than 1st gen, time
will tell.
you call it few repairs at 275k? I read you thread, you had quite a few expensive ones, lets be honest with ourselfs.

 

That’s like a first PCM failure I see on this forum, and that’s out of thousands cars sold, problems happen sometimes, it’s not a pattern. They took care of it under warranty. Seems like your dealer is incompetent if it took them that long to diagnose and fix the problem, Perhaps a different dealer would diagnose and fix it in few days, and you would be less upset?

As you know, I’ve owned 2008 RDX for 12 years 190k miles before I replaced with 2020 RDX. Please don’t tell me that 2008 RDX drives better, it’s just total nonsense. I am not even talking about all advances in electronics, but just a drive itself far exceeds anything you had in 1st gen RDX.
as far as reliability? Yes, I could say 1st gen was reliable, I did have to pay around $2.5-3K in repairs. Is it more reliable than 3rd? Nobody knows, need more time. But in 1 year I have not seen anything terrible.

 

I wouldn't be surprised if this happens to me. I had an issue that occurred only once, but it blanked out my entire tach like the car was off while driving 75 on the Parkway. Came back quick enough, but I'm sure it's a sign of things to come. Car had less than 3k miles on it when that happened. Hopefully it has the decency to shit the bed while its still under warranty.

 

Thaks for checking out my thread. Yeah. I had a lot of issues with common, pattern failure things but nothing that I would consider major. My Kia a 185K miles hasn't given me much trouble, but it feels cheap and burns a lot if oil. Therefore, the RDX is better still! I anticipate 300K soon!

 

Driving feel is an opinion. I think OP perfers the "raw" feel of the 1G, before 10 speeds and EPS and such technology was used. It's all a matter of option.

 

i have yet to see someone liking 1st gen drive better than 3rd. Have you even driven 3rd gen? Well, whatever makes you happy ...
no evidence to say that 3rd gen is less reliable

 

I did read in a thread that a member's brother just bought a 2019 or 2020 RDX and he had a 2008 and preferred the driving dynamics of the 2008. Maybe I could find that thread.

Either way, I had fun driving a minivan a while back, it really depends on what the driver likes... To me, the 1G RDX feels very light and agile. I'd imagine the new one to feel more solid and robust. Not that it hurts the handling, I'd just imagine it to feel more substantial since it's more of a luxury vehicle a d it's slightly larger. Thats just the impression I get by looking at it and reading what others have posted.

Either way, any model RDX is great. They're just all totally different and aimed for a different goal with each generation.

 

and I liked totyota Camry 88 in college... why don’t you test drive 3g RDX and objectively compare the drive? Though it will be difficult for you to be objective because of your attachment to your car. You are content and happy with your 1st gen car, that’s cool, but to say that it drives better than 3rd gen is really twisted especially when you never driven 3rd gen

 

I think you're reading into it my post too deeply. I mean I think the 3G will drive more modern, steering is light in a parking lot but feels great on the road. Better turning radius. Quieter. Larger. I just don't expect it to feel as zippy and snappy.

Let's look back at the TSX and what 1G owners and 2G owners compared their driving dynamics and concluded similar resaults.

I'm not speaking for the 3G, I'm only guessing based upon others opinion. But when OP said the 1G was more suited to his preferences, I think I understand why... I could be WAY off. I'm only thinking out loud here.

 

I feel that steering wheel is tight just like in 1G, and 3G is much quicker, more powerful, zippier
and agile than 1G. I’ve seen both. Wonder why some people bought 3G if they like 1G more, makes no sense

 

I guess thinking practically... "If I get a new car it will last X amount of years".... Then when they have issues like OP, they feel dumbfounded and regretful and try to justify why they didn't just keep driving the older car that had less kinks to work out... It's more of a human process, I think.