2019 Acura RDX Structure

Component or System Failed: Rear liftgate glass (rear window) shattered unexpectedly. The glass is available for inspection upon request. Description of Incident: Vehicle is a 2019 Acura RDX located in Massachusetts. I started the car from my remote. While the vehicle was parked, I closed the driver-side door and the rear liftgate glass immediately shattered without impact. There were no prior cracks, chips, or visible damage to the glass. The shattering appeared spontaneous and was not caused by an object strike. Safety Risk: The sudden shattering of the rear glass created a safety hazard due to flying glass fragments inside and around the vehicle. If this had occurred while driving, it could have caused driver distraction, loss of visibility, or potential injury to occupants or nearby individuals. The failure appears to be spontaneous and without warning, which raises safety concerns. Problem Reproduced or Confirmed: UNKNOWN. The vehicle has not yet been inspected by a dealer at the time of this report. However, similar incidents involving 2019 Acura RDX rear glass shattering have been widely reported by other owners. Inspections Conducted: The vehicle has not yet been inspected by the manufacturer. Insurance will be inspecting the damage as part of a comprehensive glass claim. No police report was filed as there was no collision or vandalism suspected. Warning Lamps or Prior Symptoms: No warning lamps, messages, or symptoms appeared prior to the failure. There were no visible cracks or damage before the glass shattered. Additional Notes: The failure occurred immediately after closing the driver-side door. No rear defroster warning or malfunction was observed prior to the incident.

Windshield spontaneously shattered without impact due to the defrost grid

Rear window spontaneously shattered. The weather was very cold and snowing. I used the rear defroster to melt off the snow. I went inside a retail store for about a hour and when I returned to my suv I found my rear window shattered. There was no damage to the rear hatch or signs of trying to break in the SUV. I turned this in on my insurance.

Rear window randomly exploded while sitting in the driveway. Last driven 12 hours prior. Completely shattered with no impact.

Vehicles rear windshield shatters on its own without any impact. It's is a known problem for the manufacture cause they have come out with a service bulletin. It's a safety issue due to when driving or even staying stationary rear windshield will break. All 2019 and 2020 have this problem. Windshield shatters due to manufacturer making poor quality product and does not want to make it a recall even tho it's a safety concern.

My ca was parked and the rear glass just shattered. Nothing hit it vehicle was just parked in my driveway and the glass made a popping noise when to check it and it was broken.

The rear window spontaneously exploded while parked in our garage this is the second time this has happened in two years

The rear windshield shattered and the reason was unknown, vehicle was parked in a location and in a position where it couldn’t have gotten hit by something passing by. After replacing the windshield, there is still shattered glass inside the liftgate panels and are unreachable.

Suddenly back glass shattered by its own . Just in cold weather . While kid was in back seat .. no reason it happened by its own no gurantee if we replace it won’t happen again . I saw others also complaining same on Acura RDX 2019 same model

The rear glass spontaneous exploded. The vehicle was parked in my driveway. It

My rear windshield popped while my car was parked in my workplace without hitting any thing on it . i read on line lots of owner for Acura had a same problem .

ON TV NEWS AFTER SEEING A COUPLE OF CARS EVEN A SMALL SUV OVERTURNED IN THE EXACT LOCATION I DAMAGED MY ACURA RDX. I DECIDED TO REPORT MY ACCIDENT. NOT SURE THE EXACT DATE BUT GIVE OR TAKE OCTOBER 15,2019. IT WAS IN THE BEGINNING OF CONSTRUCTION AT THE CORNER OF TREMONT AVE AND VAN NEST A ISLAND WAS CONSTRUCTED WITH WHAT WOULD BECOME A STAND UP TWO AND A HALF FOOT SQUARE BOX WHICH LOOKS LIKE THE BASE FOR A STREET LIGHT.I WAS MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT THE LIGHT.THIS STOOD IN A BLIND SPOT NO MARKINGS NO BARRICADES NOTHING NO CONES AND NO FLAGS . I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING UNTIL I FELT AND HEARD THE BOOM BANG. I THEN GOT OUT AND LOOKED AND REALLY SAW NOTHING DIDN'T WANT TO HOLD UP TRAFFIC IT WAS AROUND 6-7 PM. I LOVE MY VEHICLE.IT IS A LEASE BUT I TAKE SUCH GOOD CARE OF IT. I LOOKED AT IT AGAIN AND WAS BROKEN HEARTED THE IMPACT WAS FROM THE BOTTOM WHICH CAUSED BODY DAMAGE

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ON AN EXPRESSWAY IN MILD RAIN AND STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT WHEN I HEARD A LOUD BANG. I WAS CONCERNED AND PULLED IN IMMEDIATELY INTO A GAS STATION. THE MOONROOF SHADE WAS OPEN. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND INSPECTED AROUND BUT DIDNOT SEE ANYTHING NOTICEABLE. AS I GOT INTO THE CAR TO DRIVE, I NOTICED A PIECE OF GLASS FALLING. THAT IS WHEN I LOOKED UP AND TO MY UTTER DISMAY SAW THAT THE FRONT PART OF THE PANORAMIC MOON ROOF WAS TOTALLY SHATTERED. THAT'S WHAT CAUSED THE LOUD BANG. I PULLED THE MOON ROOF SHADE AND RETURNED HOME IMMEDIATELY. AFTER REACHING HOME, I CHECKED THE ROOF TO FIND A LARGE PART OF THE ROOF WAS MISSING AND THE SIDES CRACKED. I HAD THE CAR TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP. I AM 100% SURE THAT NOTHING HIT MY CAR. THIS IS A SECURITY HAZARD AND NEED TO BE TAKEN SERIOUSLY BY ACURA/HONDA. TO PUT THINGS INTO PERSPECTIVE, THIS CAR WAS BOUGHT 6 MONTHS AGO BRAND NEW AND HAS JUST 3500 MILES ON IT. NOT GOOD.

THE REAR HATCH UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSES AND FAILS TO REVERSE WHEN ENCOUNTERING RESISTANCE, WHILE IT IS STATIONARY. I WAS BENT OVER THE REAR BUMPER LOADING ITEMS WHEN SUDDENLY THE REAR HATCH CLOSED ON TOP OF ME. I SQUEEZED OUT AND THE HATCH CLOSED. THE HATCH ALSO UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED, HITTING MY WIFE IN THE HEAD. ON ANOTHER OCCASION, THE HATCH UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED WHEN ONLY THE SHOPPING CART WAS NEAR THE REAR BUMPER. THE LOCAL ACURA SERVICE MANAGER DUPLICATED THAT THE HATCH WILL NOT REVERSE WHEN ENCOUNTERING SIGNIFICANT RESISTANCE. THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT STATED THAT ACURA DOES NOT HAVE A FIX FOR THE PROBLEM. THIS VEHICLE IN ITS CURRENT CONFIGURATION IS UNSAFE. SOMEONE (I.E. A YOUNG CHILD) IS GOING TO BE INJURED WHEN THE HATCH CLOSES ON THEM. PAGE 167 OF THE ACURA RDX OWNER'S MANUAL STATES THAT THE HATCH WILL REVERSE ITS COURSE WHEN ENCOUNTERING RESISTANCE.

WHILE LOADING ITEMS IN THE REAR OF THE SUV, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE TAILGATE ACTIVATED AND CLOSED, PINNING ME BETWEEN THE BODY AND THE TAILGATE. ADDITIONALLY, THE TAILGATE ON THE CAR UNEXPECTEDLY CLOSED AT A DIFFERENT TIME, STRIKING MY WIFE IN THE HEAD. ON BOTH OCCASIONS THE TAILGATE FAILED TO REVERSE ITS CLOSING MOTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING INTERFERENCE.