2018 Acura RDX problems
Owners have filed 105 complaints about the 2018 Acura RDX with NHTSA. Fuel system, gasoline accounts for 16.2% of them — narrowly the most common, ahead of fuel/propulsion system at 16.2%.
Complaints105
Crashes8
Fires0
Injuries3
Deaths0
What owners report breaking
Fuel system, gasoline 16.2% · 17
Fuel/propulsion system 16.2% · 17
Power train 11.4% · 12
Engine 10.5% · 11
Electrical system 7.6% · 8
Vehicle speed control 6.7% · 7
Unknown or other 6.7% · 7
Forward collision avoidance 3.8% · 4
Severity
Of those complaints, 8 describe a crash and 3 report an injury.
Reading the numbers
Across the 8 model years of the Acura RDX in this data, 2018 draws comparatively few complaints; 2019 is the outlier year.
Filings are rising — 59 in the last three years against 22 in the three before. For a vehicle this age that usually points to a wear-related failure owners are hitting now.
The median odometer reading at the time of complaint was 6,500 miles.
In owners' own words
Received a recall notice in December 2023 about the fuel Acura Fuel Pump Motor Recall. Since then I have received several notices from Acura but the parts are not available when I contact the dealership to schedule service. They claim the parts have not been made available to the dealerships. However the OEM part is available for purchase from several parts suppliers. This is not acceptable. Fuel/propulsion system
On Thursday 27/7/2024 5:00PM-6:00PM, Acura RDX abruptly started to slow down. When I press the accelerator, the car will not accelerate. Finally, my car came to an complete stop. Then I turned on Hazard sign and changed the gear on P from D. After that I started car. The car started normally and then I drove to my destination. I also experienced the similar issue in May, 2024. Fuel/propulsion system
The car hesitates to start and while driving jerks at around 20mph. This happened a few times in the last year. When taken to dealer, because they could not reproduce incident, said it canât be diagnosed. I told them it jerks when accelerating at around 20mph and keeps doing it every time I have to stop at light and go again. Fuel/propulsion system
Verbatim from NHTSA filings. Complaints are unverified owner reports.
Safety recalls
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