Headlights problems of the 2015 Acura RDX - part 1

Recall on many 201-2015 Rdx because the headlights became dangerously dim and needed to be replaced. Same thing happened to mine, had it checked by the dealer today who confirmed. However, there is not a recall on mine but I assume many others are affected.

Lowbeam headlights: I have noticed myself and others have told me my Rdx headlights do not light your driving as much as other cars. I been told this for couple year but I rarely drive at dark these days. On Monday oct 2 I was driving home in naples florida at 8p and realized I could hardly see the road if there wasn't street lights aiding my view. Then on one stretch of road where there are not street lights and no other cars driving beside, I realized I cannot see the road at all unless I drive with my high beams on . So I drove home on high beams the entire distance and made it safely. I'm not sure of whether other cars could see me or not at night, so I know that this is a safety issue. After researching this problem online I quickly found conversations regarding how common this problem is on the Rdx around 100k miles. Well, now it seems I'm hearing and reading this everywhere the more I research. I called the dealer service and they want about $1500 to replace my 2 entire headlight kits. This is ridiculous price gouging when I don't have that kind of money and I have to drive unsafely or with high beams on at night which could result in a traffic ticket for doing so. I definitely believe my low beams are unsafe to drive at night and that they got worse overtime, not just overnight.

The contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated that on several occasions while the vehicle was started, the headlamps were extremely dim, making it difficult to see the roadway while driving. The contact stated that both headlight bulbs were replaced; however, the failure persisted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 55,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated that after purchasing the vehicle, it was discovered that the front low beam headlights failed to adequately illuminate the roadway while driving at night, causing a visibility hazard for the driver. The low beam headlights eventually became inoperable, and only the high beam headlights were operational. Later, the high beam headlights became inoperable. The contact stated that the headlights no longer operated as needed, and the vehicle could not be driven at night. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The local dealer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the headlight assemblies needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 109,573.

The contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated that while driving at night at an undisclosed speed, the low-beam headlights failed to illuminate as needed. The contact had to use the high-beam headlight for safe driving. The dealer and Acura of peabody (233 andover st, peabody, MA 01960) were made aware of the failure, and informed the contact that the headlight assemblies needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and a case was opened. The manufacturer informed the contact that he would need to pay out of pocket for the headlight replacement. The approximate failure mileage was 45,000.

The headlights are so dim night driving is impossible. New bulbs and lens cleaning had no effect. There are hundreds if not thousands of complaints online about the projector headlamps growing dangerously dim on Acura's in this model year range. The car is not safe to drive at night and poses an imminent threat to public safety.

Starting around 100,000 miles I noticed the low beams were too dim. I replaced the bulbs twice which had no effect. I didn't have the money for new headlight assemblies so I tried to limit my driving to daytime, otherwise I had to use my high beams to see safely. Now my vehicle has 135,000 miles and the lights got worse to the point that it was a significant danger to drive at night and I narrowly avoided an accident. I searched online to see if anyone else was having this issue and the internet is full of Acura owners with complaints about this very thing. Acura knows about this and actually recalled the 2014 Rdx because of it, but not the 2015. I appealed to Acura to ask them to pay for the replacement of the headlight assembly and they said no, citing 1) too many miles on the car (headlights are not a part that should be susceptible to wear and tear . . . . . I had a Toyota with 300,000 miles that never needed a headlight assembly replaced. This answer holds no merit 2) I didn't have my car serviced by Acura dealership. I have maintained my vehicle to perfection through my own mechanic and would never pay the ridiculous exorbitant fees the dealers charge. Just because I didn't have my car serviced with the dealer doesn't mean I didn't take care of my car. 3) they don't recognize this as a safety concern. I'm incredibly disappointed at Acuras response to this. This is my first Acura and will certainly be my last. They have a known safety issue and they turn a blind eye to it. Would they only take action when someone is killed in an accident? Acura needs to be responsible and recall this make and model. And then they need to go back to school to learn how to make headlight assemblies because other car manufacturers seem to have figured it out. Maybe they should consult with Toyota.

Please refer to previous Acura headlight recalls, 14v323000 & 15v301000. I have the exact same problem with my 2015 Acura Rdx. Night time driving is dangerous. Since headlight low beam output is so low, have to drive around with high beams on. I have read a lot of the same complaints on Acura forums. Acura dealer offers to replace them but they can't. Headlights are on national backorder. That tells me it is a much bigger problem then they will admit. Please investigate this safety issue.

Tl the contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated that the headlights failed to operate correctly and became very dim reducing visibility of the roadway while driving. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to flow Acura (4952 new centre dr, wilmington, nc 28403, (910) 218-7070) where the technician inspected the headlights and cleaned the headlamp bulbs. The visibility was minimally improved. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 100,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated that while driving at night, the low-beam headlights were dim. The contact had to utilize the high-beam headlights while driving. The contact called the local dealer but, vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic who informed the contact that the reflectors inside the headlight housings were defective and that the headlight assemblies needed to be replaced. The contact stated he was concerned about driving the vehicle. The contact researched the failure and located several forums with similar complaints. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 75,000.

The headlight low beams are not bright enough. Night time driving on the road without street lights, the visibility can only reach about one vehicle ahead. For instance, we were driving 60miles/hour on I-94 without any street lights nor lane mark reflectors, we were unable to see 50ft in front of us. This creates a very dangerous situation. Photo were unable to provide since we were just trying to stay alive driving in the dark.

The low beam headlight are extremely dim offering no night time visibility without using the high beam headlights. The dealer has replaced the bulbs and adjusted the lighting and there is no improvement. The car has 80,000 miles and upon further research this is a very common problem with these 2015 Rdx vehicles. The car is not safe to drive at night. My Acura service department actually told me that these cars are known for having poor visibility. The issue is only when using the low beam headlights. This is a safety hazard and needs to e repaired by Acura.

The contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated while driving various speeds, the low-beam headlights were significantly dim. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that the failure had worsened, causing her to drive with the high-beam headlights activated. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that the headlights needed to be replaced. The dealer informed the contact that she had to pay out-of-pocket for the repair because the VIN was not under recall. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.

I have put three sets of headlights over the last 3 years in my vehicle to no avail. It is so dark when I drive now I can only drive while using high beams. I am told by the dealer the reflector has malfunctioned and I must replace the headlights reflectors. The dealer even replaced my headlights 9 months ago and never mentioned the issues.

The low beam headlights on this car are dangerously dim. I replaced the halogen bulbs twice and even did a third replacement using led bulbs. Nothing helps. I see many, many similar complaints here. This will cause an accident if something isn't done. It's clearly a problem with the vehicle. Acura has already recalled similar models. The need to do a recall on the 2015 Rdx too!.

The reflective coating on the headlight housing has disintegrated resulting in virtually no low-beam headlight illumination on the roadway, this defect has been gradual but the end result is an extremely unsafe driving condition. To drive with this condition requires the high-beam to be used, which is impractical in most driving situations. We have spent over $1600 to have new lamp housings installed; Acura/Honda refuses to admit the problem is a safety issue, but there are many many complaints logged in on-line car chat sites. This car should have been recalled and this very serious safety issue rectified. I have the failed housing s if they want to be examined.

The headlights are not sufficiently bright to light up the road or road signs. The dealer is familiar with the problem but doesn't have a solution to offer. The light covers are clear with no fogging.

Both driver and passenger low beam headlights illumination has decreased significantly to the point it is unsafe to drive at night. It does not provide proper lighting to illuminate road, road signs or other vehicles. The illumination does not change if vehicle is stationary or while driving. Veh. Has 125k miles and it appears its is a common problem with Acuras of this year and model. Bulb change does nothing.

The contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the low beam headlights were very dim, causing a visibility issue while driving at night. The vehicle was taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The contact was informed that the headlights needed to be adjusted. The vehicle was repaired however, the failure persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 73,000.

The contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated that while driving at night, the low-beam headlamps failed to illuminate. The contact replaced the bulbs. The vehicle was taken to the local dealer and diagnosed. The contact was informed that the headlamps needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and referred the contact to NHTSA for assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 45,000.

My 2015 Rdx headlights are so dim that driving it at night is a major safety hazard. I have replace my bulbs 3 times and even upgraded them to led's and the problem dtill exist. I took it to my local Acura dealership and they replaced the bulbs and suggested I needed a new housing. They installed the new housing and it still isn't any better. I've spent over $1000 trying to remedy the issue. The dealership wants $2200 to replace the headlamp assemblies. When I purchased this vehicle I thought I was purchasing a luxury vehicle and not something that such a major issue in workmanship would go unnoticed and unspoken for by the company. I worry about the safety of me and my son due to the poor visibility that I am looking to trade this car as it is unsafe to operate after dark.

I bought a used 2015 Acura Rdx at an Acura dealership June 2020 with less than 48k miles. I bought it in as is condition. I thought since it was from a dealership, I thought everything that needed repair would have been fixed. It was during the day when I bought and didn't have to drive at night several days. When I drove it at night I could barely see the street, the passenger side, I thought was not lit at all. The low beam visibility was horrrible. I felt I was in a very dangerous situation and had to drive with high beam on. I took it to a shop a few days later and was told the whole headlight unit had to be replaced. I didn't believe them thinking that they only want to make money from me. Several days later, I took it to another shop and had both low beam light bulbs replaced. After the work was done the shop manager told me the passenger low beam headlight was not burned out and it was not the bulb that was my oroblem. I needed to replace my headlight housing assemblies the cost of which is $800 a piece for just the parts alone.

Low beam headlights are very dim on my Acura Rdx. It's very hard to see the road at night and as such it is unsafe for driving at night. I have had the bulbs replaced twice and the lenses professionally buffed. The Acura dealership said that they cannot repair and would need to replace both headlight assemblies at a ridiculous cost. No problems with high beams, only low beam.

Light output of 2015 Acura Rdx is very low due to bad foil in projector headlights. I have swtiched bulbs but that did not make much different. This is a safety hazard to drive at night with poor visibility. I talked to Acura dealer and they refused to replace it since there is not recall for this particular issue.

My headlights are too dim to safely drive on the road at night due to a manufacturing defect (either poor materials or poor workmanship). There is zero visibility at night. This is a known issue with a recall for the same year vehicle of the rlx, the Rdx has not been recalled for unknown reasons although it has the same safety issue.

The contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the low beam headlights were significantly dim, preventing the contact from properly seeing the roadway ahead. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact stated that several passenger’s in the vehicle had inquired whether the low beam headlights were on while the contact was driving. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, where the bulbs were replaced several times; however, the failure persisted. The dealer informed the contact that it was a known failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, but no assistance was provided. The failure mileage was approximately 60,000.

The low beam headlights have gotten steadily dimmer over the last year. My lights are so dim, people ask me if they are on. On roads with street lights, I can't tell the lights are on and on unlit country roads, I can barely see they are working. I spent over $100 replacing the bulbs with no improvement. In my research, it appears that there is an issue with a reflective area inside the headlight assembly that affects the brightness of the bulbs. I believe this has been recalled on a another Acura model about the same age. I also understand that the only solution is to replace the entire headlight assembly which cost over $1,000 each. The glass cover over the front of the headlight is not fogged or yellowed with age like some cars get. I don't have any pictures or documents that would help. This is something you have to experience in order to understand but I will gladly try to provide anything that might help.

The contact owns a 2015 Acura Rdx. The contact stated that while driving at night, the headlights were very dim making it difficult to see the roadway. The contact mentioned that the hi-beam headlights needed to be activated to clearly see the roadway. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed that each headlight housing needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,300.

The headlights are not bright enough to pass state safety inspection and it's almost impossible to drive at night due to limited visibility. After replacing the lightbulbs with no change and then closely inspecting the headlight assembly, both the safety inspector technician and Acura service center said it appears to be a defect in the material which has caused damage inside part of the housing. The only option to fix the issue is to replace the assembly which costs over $1300 just for one side. I contacted Acura client services about my 2015 Rdx safety issue and received no help even though there have been multiple vehicle recalls for what appears to be the same problem. (2014-2015 Acura ilx recall 14v323000 and 2014-2015 Acura rlx recall15v301000 ) there are also many complaints and posts by other Acura Rdx owners in Acurazine and other vehicle forums about weak headlights and the danger they create when driving. This should be inspected immediately.

In motion or parked, the vehicle's headlights on low beam are not bright enough to drive safely. At high speeds especially. The headlights are dim enough that nothing is visible at all past 15 feet in front of the car. Absolutely shocked that Acura is allowing this safety hazard to remain on their reputation. The light that does show is yellowish and not bright at all. Other cars have stopped me three times to ask if I actually had lights turned on. I am at 115,000 miles now, and began noticing it at 90k. If public notices are needed to wake Acura up to their responsibility to recall to fix this problem, I will be happy to spread the news further. Again, shocked.

For many years now I have wondered why my headlights were dangerously dim to the point the lights would only light up about 15-20 feet ahead. While driving at night in the rain is almost impossible. There are many write ups about this issue from many others. They also claim to have this corrected you need to replace the entire headlight assembly costing over $2000 from the dealer or less than $1000 if you do it yourself. If you know how. This is dangerous and should be a manufacturer recall to correct this issue as it is a defect of this car.

My 2015 Rdx is just over 5 years old and the headlights are so fogged over that it is too dangerous to drive at night and I need to replace them. I took the car into the dealership to have them look at the issue and was quoted over $800 each to replace them. (over $1600 total) the dealer tried some cleaner/polish on them but that didn't help. I've also spent multiple hours using a headlight restoration kit to try to improve this issue to no avail. I've written Acura and they said they won't cover this since it's out of warranty and it's due to "exterior influences". Maybe this type of fogging can occur but it shouldn't happen over this short of a time frame. I don't know exactly when this occurred but first noticed the problem about 8 weeks ago. I have to replace the headlights since it's too dangerous to drive at night or in other limited visibility conditions.

In July 2019 I realized the low beam lights were lit but did not emit enough light to see at night. The housing cover is clear. I thought I had an eye problem for at least a year prior but my eye doctor was saying I had 20/20 vision with my glasses. . Two Acura dealerships, an auto repair shop, and an auto parts store could not determine the problem. Acura client relations said the damage was uv rays. They all say both headlight assemblies have to be replaced and cannot be fixed. The dealership where I bought it replaced the bulbs with no improvement. There is no cloudiness or liquid in the assembly. I have not been able to safely drive the car after dusk in over a year. The states attrny office could not resolve.

Llow beam headlights have dimmed over time (car was just over 4 years old) to the extent that it is no longer safe to operate vehicle at night without using high beam lights. Replacing bulbs does not correct the problem. Dealer and dsm rep agree there is a problem but will only repair for over $1,000. There was a recall for similar issue on different model. Many complaints online for this issue.

The reflective material in the headlights has deteriorated to the point that night time driving is hazardous. I have replaced the regular bulb and it did not resolve the issue, I then replaced the reg bulb with an led light and it did not resolve the issue. Without a good reflector surface, the light will not safely function. Replacement costs are well over $1,200 and I should not have to pay for this poor choice in reflective material in the 2015 Rdx headlights. The rxl 2014 model was recalled for the same issue. I believe that the same problem is what I am experiencing. I can no longer safely drive at night unless I turn on the bright lights which will blind the oncoming traffic and also is not safe. I should not have to pay for a defective headlight on this vehicle.