2019 Acura RDX Visibility
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The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the contact exited the vehicle, and the rear glass shattered without impact. The contact stated that a Police Report was filed. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic and was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 126,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated after starting the vehicle, there was loud sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. After inspecting the rear of the vehicle, the contact became aware that the rear windshield glass had shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed by a dealer or an independent mechanic. The windshield was replaced, and the vehicle was replaced. The contact was relating the failure to TSB: 22-014 (Rear Windshield Glass Shattering); however, the VIN was not included in the TSB. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but offered no assistance. The approximate failure mileage was 63,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that after closing the hatchback of the vehicle, the contact's wife noticed that the rear window glass had shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to TSB: 22-014 (Rear Windshield Glass Shattering); however, the VIN was not included in the TSB. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The contact was informed that there was no warranty on the vehicle. The approximate failure mileage was 68,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle and closing the driver’s side door, there was a loud popping sound coming from the rear of the vehicle. Upon inspecting the rear of the vehicle, the contact noticed that the rear glass had shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact related the failure to TSB: 22-014 (Rear Glass Shattering); however, the VIN was not included in the service bulletin. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and opened a case. The contact was informed that there was no warranty or recall for the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 65,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the rear windshield unexpectedly shattered immediately after opening the rear passenger’s door. The dealer was contacted and informed the contact that the failure was a known issue related to Technical Service Bulletin: 22-014. The dealer referred the contact to a windshield specialist for further assistance. The vehicle was taken to the windshield specialist, where the rear windshield was repaired but not diagnosed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure, and a case was opened. The approximate failure mileage was 95,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that the vehicle was parked in the driveway the rear glass shattered. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a local dealer where the vehicle was diagnosed, and the contact was informed that the rear glass was faulty and needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 82,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the rear windshield glass shattered. There was no warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to Glass Doctor and the rear windshield glass was replaced. The contact stated that on a separate occasion, while the vehicle was parked, the contact opened the driver's door and heard glass falling. The contact closed the door and the rear windshield glass shattered. The vehicle was taken to Glass Doctor who replaced the rear windshield glass. The contact was provided with the Manufacturer's recall number: 22-014. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure and informed the contact that assistance to cover a part of the cost of the repair would be provided. The failure mileage was approximately 65,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that after parking in the driveway, the following day, it was discovered that the rear hatchback glass had shattered. The contact stated that there was no impact on glass to cause the glass to shatter. The vehicle was taken to the local auto body shop, and the glass was replaced. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact stated that approximately one year later, the failure reoccurred to the rear hatchback glass. The cause of the failure was not yet determined, and the vehicle was not yet repaired. The manufacturer and local dealer were notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 40,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while entering the vehicle through the driver's side door and then closing the door, the rear tailgate window shattered without impact. The vehicle was taken to the dealer. The vehicle was repaired. The contact stated that there was glass in the trunk of the vehicle. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was approximately 80,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the rear windshield fractured without impact. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure but provided no assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 24,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the rear windshield shattered without impact. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, who was unable to diagnose the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. After investigating the failure, the contact related the failure to Service Bulletin: 22-014. The manufacturer was notified of the failure but did not assist. The failure mileage was 35,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that the rear windshield suddenly shattered after the contact entered the parked vehicle. There was no impact to cause the rear windshield to shatter. Additionally, the vehicle had not been turned on at the time of the failure. The vehicle was taken to the dealer who replaced the windshield. The failure reoccurred. The vehicle was not repaired a second time. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The approximate failure mileage was 54,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while the vehicle was parked, the rear tailgate glass shattered when the front driver’s side door was opened. The cause of the failure was not yet determined. The contact stated that no object had struck the window to cause the failure to occur. The local dealer was notified of the failure. The manufacturer was not yet contacted. The failure mileage was 33,876.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while his vehicle was parked inside his garage, the rear tailgate window shattered. The vehicle was not diagnosed nor repaired by an independent mechanic or dealer. The manufacturer was made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 47,936. The consumer stated car was parked in the driveway under he surveillance camera.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that after she exited the vehicle, her husband closed the front passenger’s side door, and she heard a crack. The contact stated that the rear window had shattered. The dealer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the glass could be ordered; however, the vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and the contact was informed that the warranty had expired. The failure mileage was approximately 40,000.
The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated that upon entering the vehicle, he closed the front driver’s side door and the rear window glass exploded. No warning light was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where the failure could not be duplicated. The dealer was not notified of the failure. The manufacturer was notified of the failure and informed the contact that the vehicle was out of warranty. The manufacturer suggested that the vehicle be taken to the dealer to be diagnosed. The failure mileage was approximately 50,000.
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The 2019 Acura RDX has 16 Visibility complaints on file. Review the timeline above for detailed owner experiences.