5 complaints reported

2016 Acura RDX Electrical System

Owner-reported problems and safety issues filed with NHTSA. Review common failures, severity levels, and complaint trends over time.

Reports
5
Crashes
0
Fires
0
Injuries
0

Complaint Timeline

Chronological view of owner reports

Oct 2021

After getting my tires rotated, the Check emission sensor, check transmission light, and check blind spot system all came on at once and my transmission began jerking.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 ACURA RDX, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Oct 2021
Aug 2019

THE TALE LIGHTS, PARK LIGHTS HAVE DISCONTINUE TO WORK, THE BRAKE LIGHT ABOVE TRUCK DOOR IS NOT WORKING. THERE IS NOT BLOWN FUSE OR BULB. DID NOT REALIZE UNTIL MARCH 9TH, WHEN MY DAUGHTER PULLED ME OVER TO TURN ON MY LIGHTS AT NIGHT. I HAD HEAD LIGHTS BUT NO REAR LIGHTS AT ALL.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 ACURA RDX, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Sep 2019
May 2019

HANDS FREE LINK CAUSES BATTERY TO DRAIN AND THIS ISSUE IS WITH LOTS OF HONDA AND ACURA DIFFERENT MODELS AND HONDA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AND STILL CHOOSE TO IGNORE IT.CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT FILED IN CALIFORNIA ABOUT THIS ISSUE.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 ACURA RDX, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: May 2019
Dec 2016

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2016 ACURA RDX. WHILE DRIVING 55 MPH, THE ODOMETER GAUGES FAILED. WITHIN A FIVE MILE DRIVE, THE ODOMETER READING JUMPED FROM 9,995 MILES TO 10,231 MILES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE MECHANIC THAT THE READING ON THE ODOMETER AND READING ON THE INTERNAL MEMORY WERE THE SAME. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 9,995.

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 ACURA RDX, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Feb 2016
Feb 2016

MY NAVIGATION SYSTEM STARTS ALARMING 3-4 BLOCKS FROM HOME STATING I HOME WHEN I AM NOT ON MY STREET. ALSO SYSTEMS SAYS I AM AT AN EXIT IN SEATTLE BUT IT IS INCORRECT. I SPOKE WITH ACURA AND THEY STATED THE MAPS ARE 5 YEARS OLD WHEN I BOUGHT THE CAR I WOULD THINK MAPS WERE UP TO DATE. ALSO MY RADIO WOULD ERASE STATIONS THAT WERE PRESET AND SHOW ZZZZZ ON STATIONS. THEY NEEDED TO UPDATE SOFTWARE AND REPLACE COMPUTER BOARDS AND RADIO. ALSO WHEN ON A CALL IT WOULD DROP THE SOUND WHEN ON PHONE. I ALSO HAVE STATIC WHILE ON PHONE. ACURA STATED THAT THE SOFTWARE WOULD CORRECT THIS BUT IT CONTINUES THE ERROR. ALSO THE CAR WOULD BRAKE WHEN ON ITS OWN WHEN I AM A 100 FT AWAY FROM THE OTHER CAR. THEY UPATED SOFTWARE ON 9/27/2016

Type: Vehicle, Vehicle: 2016 ACURA RDX, Manufacturer: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Incident: Mar 2016

Trend Over Time

Complaints by year

Quick Summary

The 2016 Acura RDX has 5 Electrical System complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.