2017 Acura RDX: jerking or lurching

Filed Jul 3, 2024 · Electrical, Engine · IN

Vehicle began jerking while in motion, and all error messages the vehicle has ability to display rotated across the screen, including PO848. Transmission was replaced by a dealer. Vehicle would not start two weeks later. Vehicle towed to dealer. Dealer stated battery and starter were bad. Both of those components replaced by Acura dealer. Within one week, alarm was sounding randomly and clicking noise coming from dash. Dealer is now replacing a control module. This is a safety issue because as it was jerking, I lost control of the vehicle. The car alarm going off for a prolonged time at high decibels puts the hearing of bystanders at risk. Seems the car poses a fire risk as well.

Filed Dec 30, 2022 · Driver assistance, Electrical · KS

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.

Filed Sep 29, 2022 · Transmission · TN

While driving, the car slips into manual gear shift and is slow to accelerate and it will have a hard shift of gears from 20 - 60 mph. The emissions check and transmission indicator lights are on. I can not drive the car safely because of the jerks of gear shifts or the slow acceleration when driving on roads and highways. The car is being inspected for transmission issues with concerns that there is severe damage requiring a replacement of the transmission.

Filed Aug 23, 2022 · Transmission · MA

Transmission slips and shifts hard causing the car to lurch foreward. It also loses power when accelerating.

Filed Jun 12, 2022 · Electrical · MD

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.

Filed Jan 2, 2022 · Driver assistance · CA

While driving on the freeway we experienced 2 conditions 1 The steering wheel jerks back and forth by about an inch in each direction 5 or 6 times 2 when changing lanes the steering wheel moved the car back from the lane we were coming from. It took force to keep the car in the lane A message came up in the dashboard COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM PROBLEM Acura Of Roseville CA denies there is a problem, as they can’t get the message to come up and supposedly the computer didn’t record the message. ADDITIONALLY the lane keeper assist goes off unexpectedly

Filed Jul 28, 2019 · Electrical · 43,400 miles · MD

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.

Filed Oct 31, 2017 · Transmission · 800 miles · NY

When the engine does not respond to the throttle, you continue to depress throttle, then the engine begines to jerk and slowly accelerate. Engine appears to die when you are in the slow down situation. I have to press accelerator to the floor to get the car going. Getting on the highway, is very unsafe because you need a lot of room to accelerate because a v6 engine hesitated at the acceleration and even you already driving. Passing cars is not even an option, failure to accelerate quickly is not possible . Started experiencing it at 800 miles . Very unsafe, unpredictable, and a big dissapointment.

Filed Oct 23, 2017 · Transmission · 100 miles · IL

1) harsh transmission shifts the transmission's gear shifts (both up and down) are jerky, and it's very obvious & unpleasant when compared to driving other cars (even to a 2005 toyota corolla). The shifts seem much harsher especially when downshifting. When the car slows down, there is a sudden jerk and a noticeable drop in speed. I've concluded that it occurs most when the transmission downshifts from gear 5 to 4 (around 30-35 MPH) and 4 to 3 (at 20 MPH). It almost appears that when the car is in "drive" it shifts too early causing the car to jerk and slow down as if I quickly pressed the brakes (I.e. Engine braking). I also have noticed that when the car is in "sport" mode, the harsh downshift is not as evident and much smoother/normal. This is a significant safety issue as the sudden jerk & slow-downs are unexpected for drivers behind me, especially since there are no visual indicators/warnings (e.g. Brake lights don't come when this happens). Plus not to mention a waste of my gas as I have to press the gas to get it back up the cruising speed needed. I brought this up to the service team at acura mcgrath immediately after my purchase and so far I've heard that "acura transmissions are quite strange and have their own nuances compared to all other car makes and this downshifting that I experience is by design". However, during both of my test drives at 2 different dealerships, I did not feel this at all. My friends who have driven with me have also noticed this and mentioned it's unpleasant and unexpected for a luxury car. Even after the memory reset that we did a couple weeks ago, this is still noticeable on both up & downshifts (again, harshest shift experienced when down shifting when slowing down at 20 MPH).