2008 ACURA RDX Problems & Recalls

Acura rdx Acura says that the filter in the transmission is none serviceable but now my car is in a shop to replace the converter and they said the filter should be replaced which is why the torque converter went bad in the first place but they say it’s not to be serviced and now the shop would ha...

THE SRS WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. WE HAD THE 2 RECALLS 2016 & 2019 DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG REPAIRED AT ACURA OF DAYTON IN OCTOBER 2019, AND THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHT. IT CAME BACK ON WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THE CODE IS 31-21 INCREASED RESISTANCE L/S AIRBAG INFLATOR. I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD T...

Mileage: 130,000

THE TURBO ON MY 2008 ACURA RDX HAS AN OBVIOUS MANUFACTURERS DEFECT IN THAT THE WASTE GATE ACTUATOR HAS A CONNECTION POINT THAT WITH OPERATING TIME BECOMES OBLONG AND DOES NOT ALLOW THE WASTE GATE TO OPEN AND CLOSE TOTALLY EFFECTING PERFORMANCE AND EVENTUALLY CRACKS AND BREAKS MAKING THE CAR GO INTO ...

Mileage: 80,000

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE TWO CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM NHTSA. ONE STATES A RECALL DATE OF 2/03/2016 (16V061000) ON THE AIRBAGS AND THE SECOND REPORT STATES THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS. WHICH IS CORRECT?? ALSO: EQUIPMENT LABEL RECALL #07V358000 RECALL DATE 8/13/2007

TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE TWO CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM NHTSA. ONE STATES A RECALL DATE OF 2/03/2016 (16V061000) ON THE AIRBAGS AND THE SECOND REPORT STATES THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS. WHICH IS CORRECT?? ALSO: EQUIPMENT LABEL RECALL #07V358000 RECALL DATE 8/13/2007

TAKATA RECALL MY 2008 ACURA RDX WAS A PART OF THE TAKATA AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL AND WAS APPARENTLY REPAIRED ON JANUARY 20TH OF 2017. HOWEVER, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2008 ACURA RDX ON 7/27/2018 WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP I...

Mileage: 97,464

TAKATA RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY COMPLETED,BY DEALER AWHILE AGO. NOW GETTING A 'CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM' MESSAGE AND 'SIDE AIRBAG OFF. UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A FAIR NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RE THIS AND WONDERING IF SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE ON A BLOG SAID THEIR HONDA ELEMENT SIMILAR ISSUE WA...

Mileage: 130,000

MY AIRBAGS LIGHT IS COMING ON AND OFF,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER STATES IT MIGHT BE A SENSOR,IT DID CUT OFF, NEXT WEEK BACK ON,TOOK IT TO DEALER TODAY ,TELLS ME MY AIRBAG HARNESS IS BAD,HOW MY AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED, HAD THE CAR FOR 5YEARS,IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND I WAS NOTIFIED OR THEY...

TAKATA RECALL - STILL HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED TO REPLACE/RECALL THE VEHICLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAIL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.

Mileage: 145,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE ...

Mileage: 41,877

TAKATA RECALL. ACURA WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE MY AIRBAG "IN THE SUMMER OF 2016". THE SUMMER IS OVER, BUT THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. I WANT THIS SHRAPNEL BOMB IN MY STEERING WHEEL REPLACED NOW.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF...

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WO...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0610000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICL...

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. P...

Mileage: 81,000

"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE CONTACTED CORPORATE ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-382-2238 OPTION 4 AND ACURA ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND DEALER 443-482-3200 AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AND PUT IN MULTIPLE VOICE MAILS WITH NO CALL BACKS AND I HAVE EXPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT I HAVE AN ACURA RDX 2008 WI...

2008 ACURA RDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOANER VEHICLE ISSUES WHILE DEALERSHIP REPAIRS DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIE...

TAMARA RECALL

WHILE DRIVING AT ABOUT 35 MPH, AN ELECTRICAL WARNING LIGHT CAME ON. I WAS BRAKING FOR A RED LIGHT. AFTER STOPPING AT THE LIGHT I TOOK MY FOOT OFF THE GAS. THE CAR HESTITATED ABOUT 3 SECONDS BEFORE IT WAS ABLE TO MOVE FORWARD, WARNING CAME ON TO SHUT DOWN UNECESSARY POWER. . I WAS BARELY ABLE TO PULL...

Mileage: 97,500

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MIL...

Mileage: 91,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DESPITE APPLICATION OF BRAKES. THE CAR JUMPED OVER PARKING STOPS AND COLLIDED WITH CAR PARKED IN OPPOSITE PARKING SLOT. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DESPITE APPLICATION OF BRAKES. THE CAR JUMPED OVER PARKING STOPS AND COLLIDED WITH CAR PARKED IN OPPOSITE PARKING SLOT. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

WHILE ATTEMPTING TO PARK IN A PARKING SPOT, THE CAR EXPERIENCED SUDDEN ACCELERATION DESPITE APPLICATION OF BRAKES. THE CAR JUMPED OVER PARKING STOPS AND COLLIDED WITH CAR PARKED IN OPPOSITE PARKING SLOT. *TR

Mileage: 61,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY AFTER BEING UNBUCKLED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO PROPERLY DISPLAY AN ACCURATE SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BU...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY AFTER BEING UNBUCKLED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO PROPERLY DISPLAY AN ACCURATE SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BU...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE EXITING THE VEHICLE, THE DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT BELT FAILED TO RETRACT PROPERLY AFTER BEING UNBUCKLED. IN ADDITION, THE SPEEDOMETER FAILED TO PROPERLY DISPLAY AN ACCURATE SPEED RATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSIS BU...

Mileage: 60,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX TURBO. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SPEEDOMETER AND ODOMETER WERE PROVIDING INACCURATE READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER BUT THE TECHNICIAN REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. ...

Mileage: 56,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, CLOSED THE DOOR AND EVERY AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE ...

Mileage: 51,000

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 ACURA RDX ON A SIDE ROAD WHEN MY TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I FELT A SLIGHT BUMPING FROM MY WHEELS. WHEN I LOOKED UP IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR SAW A SECTION OF MY TIRE LYING IN THE ROAD BEHIND ME. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT A LOW SPEED. WHEN I PICKED UP ...

Mileage: 52,967

ON FEBRUARY 12, 2013 I WAS DRIVING MY 2008 ACURA RDX ON A SIDE ROAD WHEN MY TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I FELT A SLIGHT BUMPING FROM MY WHEELS. WHEN I LOOKED UP IN MY REAR VIEW MIRROR SAW A SECTION OF MY TIRE LYING IN THE ROAD BEHIND ME. FORTUNATELY I WAS AT A LOW SPEED. WHEN I PICKED UP ...

Mileage: 52,967

THE ENTIRE STEERING RACK NEEDED TO BE REPLACED DUE TO PREMATURE WORN SEALS. THIS OF COURSE IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANYMORE. APPARENTLY, THE SAME SEALS ARE USED IN THE 2004-2008 TL THAT HAVE A TSB FOR THIS (TSB 08-016). *TR

Mileage: 46,500

THE FRONT BRAKES ON MY 2008 ACURA RDX MAKE A LOUD GRINDING NOISE WHEN APPLIED ON A SLIGHT DOWNGRADE OR WHEN STOPPING SLIGHTLY HARDER THAN NORMAL. I EXPERIENCED W/ ORIGINAL BRAKES, REPEATED VISITS TO DEALER HEARD & FOUND NOTHING. AT TIME OF BRAKE REPLACEMENT, BRAKES WERE FINE, NOISE STARTED AGAIN A...

Mileage: 15,000

YOKOHAMA AVID TRZ S316 31631 TIRES P255/55R-18 97T BSW WITH 13,000 MILES ON 2008 ACURA RDX. TIRES PURCHASED 10-30-2010 ON 4-12-2011, WHILE DRIVING ON FREEWAY AT 60MPH, EXPERIENCED SUDDEN LOSS OF TIRE PRESSURE ON RIGHT REAR TIRE. PULLED OFF OF FREEWAY AND REMOVED TIRE. COULD NOT FIND ANY CAUSE ...

Mileage: 56,000

VEHICLE FAILS TO SHIFT AND HITS REV LIMITER STOPPING ALL FORWARD MOMENTUM. MERGING INTO TRAFFIC, THIS ALMOST CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. THIS VEHICLE IS MARKETED AS AN AUTOMATIC, BUT WHEN THE CAR IS PUT IN "S", YOU HAVE TO USE THE SHIFTERS TO SHIFT, HOWEVER IF YOU ARE IN EVEN A SLIGHT TURN, YOU CANNOT ACCES...

Mileage: 1

A/C CONDENSER ON THE ACURA RDX 2008 STILL UNDER WARRANTY DID NOT WORK WHEN THE WEATHER WAS WARMING UP. WENT TO THE DEALER AND HE SAID ALL THE FREON ESCAPED FROM A SMALL HOLE ON THE CONDENSER DUE TO SOME DEBRIS HITTING IT. DEALER WANTS TO CHARGE ME $900 DO FIX IT!! THE CONDENSER HAS A DESIGN FLAW. IT...

Mileage: 12,000

THE HEAD RESTRAINTS ON THE FRONT SEATS TILT FORWARD WAY TOO MUCH. THIS CAUSES THE PEOPLE SITTING IN THE FRONT SEAT, ESPECIALLY THE DRIVER, TO HAVE TO HOLD THEIR HEAD DOWN WHILE DRIVING. THIS STRESSES THE MUSCLE IN THE NECK CAUSING FATIGUE TO THE NECK. THIS COULD RESULT IN SOME DRIVERS HAVING ACCI...