My car was in motion I was driving on a main street and then my car suddenly broke down. I had no prior lights on. The vehicle began shaking, my check engine light began flashing and the rest of the lights on the dashboard began flashing with the code P0202, and could not accelerate past 3 mph. I was in the middle of the street and it took me over 20 minutes to pull into a gas station that would normally take 5 minutes, I don't know how I even made it to the station without pushing the car myself. I had to tow it directly to the Acura dealership. I have owned the car less than 2 years and have had no prior issues. Acura notified me it was my fuel injector and coils after running the diagnostic. I had to pay $1,200 out of pocket because my warranty expired. I was notified that this was a complete parts issue, a rare occurrence, there was nothing I could have done, this was a manufacturing issue. Then I received a call from Acura after the parts were replaced that they fried out the PCM-the computer of the car. They stated my car was not driveable until the PCM was replaced and that it did not show in the diagnostic until they replaced the parts. So now, a parts failure led to an electrical failure. They told me there was nothing listed in the service bulletin because this was not a common issue. I had to pay an additional $1,100 now totaling to a $2,200 unprecedented out-of-pocket expense for a manufacturer failure. This is terrifying because my car was working completely fine, driving smoothly, and out of nowhere without any indication gave out on me, placing my life in danger. Suspiciously enough, during this timeframe, I get a notification of a recall on my vehicle for a stop sale related to driveshaft corrosion which could cause my car to stop. What if this is the issue that caused the other problems?

- Ruther Glen, VA, USA

Upon filling my 2013 Acura Ilx, I would get back into the car and the cabin smelled like I spilled gas in the back seat. This happened on multiple occasions and there was a gray streak from the fender about 3 inches wide to it tapering to about an inch when it ended at the bottom of the fender/bumper area. I took my car to the dealership three times and the car was never tested under the conditions of when I had the issues. They did all the other tests except the one that caused the problem, the very bad gas fume smells in the cabin of the car. If I lit a match, that car would have blown up, easily, that's how bad the problem is with this car. The 2013 Acura Ilx is the sister vehicle of Honda civic. The Honda civic was recalled for the model years 2011 and 2012 for fuel system issues which mimicked what I went through with this 2013 Acura Ilx. I turned that Acura in early and did not fulfill the terms of my lease due to this dangerous car. I finally got fed up with the dealership not testing my car when the issue arose with me and them telling me that the car was safe. That was totally incorrect. This 2013 Acura Ilx had an incredibly bad problem with the fuel system. I turned the car in early by having it towed to the dealership after the last fuel smell in the cabin. I refused to drive that car again. I had my disabled wife drop me off to trade the car in to the dealership. The dealership would not work with me nor would Honda America/Acura. I traded in the 2013 Acura Ilx to replace it with a Hyundai sonata, which the same dealership group had a dealership. The car was driven over to the Hyundai dealership and I was told that I had to walk 2 blocks down the 6 lane road. I am very disappointed in both american Honda and Acura as they will not work with me whatsoever. I am an unhappy former Acura Ilx owner and wish this problem be investigated.

- Cleves, OH, USA