Acura RDX owners have reported 12 electronic stability control related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 1 most common electronic stability control problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's electronic stability control (12 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.
| Problem Category | Number of Problems |
|---|---|
| Electronic Stability Control problems |
The electrical system and related systems sporadically fail to operate and in some cases attempt to take over control of the vehicle making it extremely unsafe while driving. When the dealership (spitzer) was alerted they shown no interest in even looking at the vehicle. The problems persist on a daily basis.
After driving on the interstate and then slowing down, a check vsa system, check hill start assist system, and check power steering light comes on the dash. Sometimes after a restart the light doesn't come on. Sometimes it takes multiple drives and restarts to clear the light.
Sudden loss of power while passing on highway followed by numerous system error lights.
Driving vehicle est 40mph, straight road city right lane. Car ahead of me (est 2 + car length) turned right,and was no longer on the road I was driving, my vehicle slowed down. I did not press brakes or change drive to neutral. There was no input from me to change vehicle speed. "space reserved" bars use radar to keep designated space. There were no bars for a safety margin. No lights or indicators display on dashboard for reason of deceleration. Normally if I am close to a person who is turning off the road, sensors may detect than and flash brake brake on the dashboard. This same braking when a person turned has occurred when I was in the left lane city road westbound . That vehicle was approaching me, a 4 lane wide street. I was on the left lane of my divide, the other vehicle was in the right line of their divide eastbound. That opposite vehicle was turning right, my car slowed down although the other car was twice as far away compared to the right-turn complaint above. No input from me, no dashboard warnings, too far away to be considered a safety issue. Another occurrence: was driving straight, est 20mph city road. . Came towards a small dip in the road, est 3' wide, shallow. No vehicles on road. Car slowed down, no indications. I stepped on the gas, no response. Pressed drive button, no response. After getting over the dip, I pulled to the side of the road. Turned car off and restarted, drove correctly after that. Used same road to come back, car handled dip in road appropriately. Summertime drive. Separate issue: brakes are squealing when I drive car at low speeds. City roads, varied speed limits; 25mph to 40mph. Reversing out of parking, press brakes, squeal. Drive to stop sign, squeal. Drive from that stop sign in straight line, city road, come to stop sign, does not squeal. Environments are different; using vehicle in -15f temp up to 85, 90f.
When a light snowfalls and covers the a badge on the front of the vehicle a warning light shows up saying radar in an orange box and says some driver assist systems cannot operate radar obstructed. In snow you need all systems working. I was driving on city streets.
Lkas system is dangerous - will pull to the right then shift to left dramatically and then overshoot markers. Will take you off the road, car will not stay in the correct lane. Does not recognize double yellow lines and cuts right across them, sometimes unexpectedly. Pays no attention to them driving on a 8 lane highway, in the fast lane with cruise control on. I am passing a car/truck going slower in the next lane to my right. All of a sudden, the car just hits the brakes and sounds an alarm. Very dangerous, can be hit from behind due to sudden unexpected braking. My car was not close to the other vehicle only approaching it. I've had the same thing happen when I'm moving to an exit lane with the blinker on. When approaching an entrance onto the interstate, the car sees the guard rail as a hazard and again, brakes hard while flashing the warning light. E car, I have reported it to the service group but as always the problems occur randomly I've also had it happen with a loner, a 2020 model. When approaching an entrance onto the interstate, the car sees the guard rail as a hazard and again, brakes hard while flashing the warning light. Stupid! the turn signal is in use. These are vehicle hazards caused by the so called, enhanced safety features, but which, in fact, create a situation that is dangerous. If anyone else drives the car, I have to spend time educating them of the �problems� they may encounter driving the car. I have reported it to the service group but as always the problems occur randomly and never when the car is in for service. I've also had it happen with a loner, a 2020 model.
During morning commute on highway multiple warning lights came on, including electronic stability control, emissions, lane departure, and power steering. On rapid acceleration vehicle had pronounced power loss, which obviously could be dangerous. This is the second time this very thing has happened to the vehicle. It's at least the 4th time multiple warning lights have come on, and the second for the loss of power on acceleration. The dealership consulted Acura technical support the last time and said they had identified and fixed the problem.
Car infotainment system frequently freezes or crashes, rendering many of the vehicles� features inoperable. The infotainment screen intermittently turn from night mode to day mode. The infotainment system is un-reliable and un-stable. The infotainment screen goes black intermittently. The drive mode is un-available.
Vehicle stability assist applies brakes without driver pressing the brakes.
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 ?.
9,249 miles on a 2017 Acura Rdx. Check engine light came on while in motion on a highway at approximately 65 mph with notable loss of power (once stopped it took a full 30 seconds to get to 15 mph). Let car sit for 2 hours as manual stated. Once restarted and driven for approximately 20 feet all lights on dashboard where flashing and again virtually no power. Vehicle was towed to the dealership. Tech performed hds scan and retrieved error codes: p0304, p0 05, and p0306. . . 4/5/6. Dealership claims was all due to needing a software update. Of which I never would have been aware of unless I experienced this scary loss of power on the highway. They had no sort of alert out that the new models are in need of a software update. Dangerous and do not feel safe driving this car any longer.
Rdx awd under icy conditions can kill torque to all 4 wheels. In my case as soon as all torque was lost the vehicle immediately started sliding down the incline. I was able to steer the vehicle in a 180 deg turn and slide forward down the hill until torque to the wheels was finally restored. There is no mention of loss of torque in any Acura literature available to me and Acura refused to provide information after the incident was reported. I consider this a serious design flaw.