2018 Acura RDX problems and owner complaints

HAVE HAD THIS CAR A YEAR. WITHING 6 MONTHS SHIFTER WOULD NOT SHIFT BACK TO PARK AND COULDNT TURN CAR OFF. DEALER FOUND ACORNS JAMMED IN TRANSMISSION SOMEWHERE FELT TO BE DUE TO SQUIRRELS OR OTHER RODENTS. THIS MONTH EMISSONS LIGHT CAME ON. FOUND FUEL LINE LEAKING DUE TO ANIMALS CHEWING ON IT. NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. $1100 TO FIX. I FEEL THE ENGINE HOUSING IS NOT WELL SEALED ALLOWING THIS TO HAPPEN HAVE NEVER HAD THIS ISSUE WITH ANY OTHER CARS WHICH HAVE BEEN PARKED IN SAME PLACE FOR LONG PERIODS OF TIME. FEEL IT SHOULD BE FIXED UND…

Owner-reported narrative. 8,500 miles reported. Look up ODI 11171119 at NHTSA ↗

Hard, jerking shifting at approximately 20 mph. Potential problem moving in close traffic such as from traffic light or entering traffic. No diagnostic warning/error lights. I’ve taken my car to Crown Acura 14080 Brookpark Rd, Cleveland, OH on July 11, 2022 for diagnosing and servicing the problem. It’s an intermittent problem so they couldn’t replicate so they couldn’t diagnose the problem. They flushed and changed the transmission fluid, bc and did a complete servicing. The service report does not show the transmission fluid filter was clean…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11475216 at NHTSA ↗

ANOTHER DRIVE ADVISED US THE BRAKES LIGHTS WERE NOT FUNCTIONING. DEALERS TOLD US THAT THE UNIT CAME WITHOUT A RELAY POWER FOR THE BREAK LIGHTS AND PICK ONE FROM ANOTHER CAR TO MAKE THE REPLACEMENT.

Owner-reported narrative. 1,600 miles reported. Look up ODI 11063617 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS PULLING IN TO A PARKING SPACE AT WORK, MILDLY STEPPED ON GAS AS I PULLED IN AND PLACED FOOT ON BRAKE TO STOP CAR WHEN I PARK BUT THE CAR ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN, TIRES SCREECHED AND CAR WENT OVER CURB AND ALMOST RAN INTO TREE. SEE PICTURE ATTACHED. I SLAMMED ON THE BRAKES AND THE CAR STOPPED. THE SOUND FROM THE INSIDE SEEMED I DAMAGED MY BUMPER FOR SURE BUT WHEN I INSPECTED, NO DAMAGE TO THE CAR (AT LEASE VISIBLY). BUT SURE IS SCARY TO DRIVE THE CAR NOW. I LEASED THE CAR ABOUT A MONTH AGO AND I CONTACTED THE DEALER VIA PHONE AND ON EM…

Owner-reported narrative. 550 miles reported. Look up ODI 11111644 at NHTSA ↗

WHEN MY GAS CAP WARNING LIGHT KEPT GOING ON IN SPITE OF MY LOOSENING IT AND TIGHTENING IT AND THEN MY EMISSION SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON, I BROUGHT THE CAR TO THE DEALER. THEY FOUND THAT THERE WAS A LEAK IN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE FILLER PIPE AND THE GAS TANK. BOTH HAD TO BE REPLACED ON A CAR WITH 3,037 MILES ON IT. IN THE PROCESS, I WAS GIVEN FALSE INFORMATION ABOUT THE WORK THAT WAS DONE, WHICH I DID NOT DISCOVER UNTIL A SECOND INCIDENT IN WHICH THE REAR PROPELLOR SHAFT CAME LOOSE FORCED THEM TO EXPLAIN WHAT HAPPENED.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,037 miles reported. Look up ODI 11143782 at NHTSA ↗

THIS IS RELATED TO COMPLAINT #11143782. TWO MONTHS AFTER MY GAS TANK WAS REPLACED DUE TO A FAULTY CONNECTION BETWEEN IT AND THE FILLER PIPE, THE BOLTS HOLDING THE REAR PROPELLOR SHAFT CAME LOOSE AS I WAS DRIVING ON A BUSY CITY STREET, MAKING THE CAR UNDRIVABLE. AT THAT TIME, MY CAR HAD 3761 MILES ON IT. THE CAR HAD TO BE FLATBED TOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER, WHERE I WAS TOLD THAT THE BOLTS HAD "BACKED OUT AND THE SHAFT WAS RUBBING ON SAFETY HOLDERS." THE BOLTS WERE REPLACED WITH OEZM BOLTS WITH LOC-TITE.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,761 miles reported. Look up ODI 11143796 at NHTSA ↗

WHILE CORNERING THE CAR STALLS/HESITATES WITH NO POWER. OCCURS AT LOW SPEED.HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES ON CITY STREET SINCE PURCHASE OCT.5,2017. DEALERSHIP COULD NOT SIMULATE BUT FAILED TO DO ANY TESTING ?

Owner-reported narrative. 50 miles reported. Look up ODI 11120380 at NHTSA ↗

The car kept stalling while I was trying to accelerate on the highway. I pulled over and turned it off and the problem resolved itself

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11460877 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2018 ACURA RDX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED, RODENTS ENTERED THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND CHEWED ON THE BATTERY CABLE AND SEVERAL WIRING HARNESSES LOCATED UNDER THE HOOD OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACURA OF OCEAN (909 NJ-35, OCEAN TOWNSHIP, NJ 07712, [phone removed]) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE AFFECTED WIRES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS CURRENTLY BEING REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 3,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11083108 at NHTSA ↗

This is a history of getting work done on my car, the transmission hesitates and shifts very hard into the next gear, a software update was done to correct the issues and after 1100 miles it was back. 6,812 11/15/2018 Oil and filter, inspection $41.00 14,035 6/18/2019 B service rotate tries, oil and filter and other inspected items $169.53 21,635 1/8/2020 Inspection, oil and filter, inspect other items, rotate and balance tries, replace rear differential and transfer case fluid, rear wiper, engine air filter $287.24 26,823 12/15/2020 Inspec…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 11509600 at NHTSA ↗

I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE IN DEC 2017. SINCE DEC 2017, THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE SERVICE CENTER AT THE DEALER 3 TIMES FOR A TOTAL OF 2.5 MONTHS DUE TO SOUNDS WITH THE STEERING COLUMN - SPECIFICALLY THE LOCATION OF THE DRIVER AIRBAG WITHIN THE STEERING COLUMN UNDER THE HORN. THE SOUND WAS IDENTITIED WITHIN THE FIRST 2,000 MILES OF BEING A NEW VEHICLE. THE SOUND BECOMES PRONOUNCED WHEN THE STEERING WHEEL IS ROTATED 180 DEGREES AND FEELS LIKE IT IS PULLING ON AN ITEM UNDER THE PLASTIC COVER ABOVE THE AIRBAG. THE AIRBAG WAS REMOVED FROM THE STEERIN…

Owner-reported narrative. 2,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 11131086 at NHTSA ↗