2008 Acura RDX problems

POWER TRAIN

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 have to split the transmission to replace this filter which I can’t do being it would cost more then I paid for the car I think it’s definitely a safety issue if it locks the transmission up on the road I think something should be done about this filter issue which the shop said they put it inside the transmission for a reason so you’d have to spend money thanks

NHTSA complaint #11586138 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE RECALL THESE, AS I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS.

NHTSA complaint #11316290 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ENGINE

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 AN EMISSIONS FAULT MODE. WE HAVE TAKEN IT TO ONE ACURA DEALERSHIP AND TWO ENGINE TURBO SHOPS TO DIAGNOSE THIS PROBLEM AND IT WAS A WELL KNOWN PROBLEM TO ALL THREE. DEALERSHIP IN COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO ESTIMATED THE REPAIR AT SIX THOUSAND DOLLARS. THE ACTUATOR ARM ATTACHMENT POINT IS OBVIOUSLY MADE OF A SOFT METAL TO CAUSE IT TO WEAR OUT INTO AN OBLONG SHAPE FROM A ROUND BOLT HOLE UNDER NORMAL USAGE. ALL MECHANICS CONSULTED WERE AWARE OF THE SITUATION AND ONE EVEN SHOWED US A YOUTUBE VIDEO SHOWING US THE PROBLEM UP CLOSE AND ALL THE OTHER PEOPLE WHO HAVE EXPERIENCED THIS AND HOW IT WAS RECTIFIED. WHOEVER MADE THE ACTUATOR FOR ACURA SOLD THEM A DEFECTIVE PART FOR IT TO BE SO COMMON.

NHTSA complaint #11194217 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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

NHTSA complaint #11182546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

WHEELS

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

NHTSA complaint #11182546 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 IN WEXFORD, PA ON 8/4/18, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR WAS OPEN CAUSING THE SRS SYSTEM TO DEFAULT (CODE #32-21). MEANING THAT MY AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, DUE TO THE FAULTY AIRBAG INFLATOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AND I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE RESOLVED BY A FOLLOW UP RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATORS FOR ALL CARS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, WHEN MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR WAS REPLACED/REPAIRED BACK IN 2017, THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR AS WELL. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN GET THIS FAULTY SYSTEM REPLACED THROUGH A RECALL OF BOTH AIRBAG INFLATORS FOR THE 2008 ACURA RDX (BOTH MEANING: DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG INFLATORS). PLEASE SEE ATTACHED INVOICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.

NHTSA complaint #11115752 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 WAS COVERED BECAUSE SAFETY ISSUE. AS IT IS ABOUT $1000 REPAIR HOPING YOU CAN TELL ME IT SHOULD BE COVERED.

NHTSA complaint #11091586 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 SOLD ME IT FAULTY,THIS IS SUSSMAN ACURA IN JENKINTOWN,PA

NHTSA complaint #11083703 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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

NHTSA complaint #10981690 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10947323 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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.

NHTSA complaint #10939713 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,877.

NHTSA complaint #10918571 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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.

NHTSA complaint #10905069 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10903012 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

NHTSA complaint #10894377 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

NHTSA complaint #10891544 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA complaint #10885958 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

"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 WITH A RECALLED AIRBAG AND NOONE HAS HELPED ME AS OF 6/9/2016. BACK IN MAY OF 2016, I CALLED ONCE I RECOVERED FROM PNEUMONIA AND THE CORPORATE CUSTOMER RELATIONS GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER: 03496388 AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL THE ANNAPOLIS ACURA DEALER AND ASK TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHICH I DID SAME DAY AND I LEFT TWO VOICE MAILS NONE OF WHICH WERE RETURNED. TWO DAYS LATER, I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE ANNAPOLIS DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT ONLY PEOPLE IN ENTERPRISE RENTAL CARS WITH THE RECALL WERE BEING HONORED PRESENTLY FOR THE RECALL. I GAVE MY CASE NUMBER AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND ME IN THEIR SYSTEM AND SUPPOSEDLY WAS GOING TO ORDER THE RECALL PARTS BASED ON MY CASE NUMBER. ON 6/9/2016 I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT ANNAPOLIS DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID, OH WELL I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR PARTS SITUATION. I CALLED BACK AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AGAIN AND THEY WANTED TO PUT ME IN HIS VOICE MAIL AND I YELLED BACK THAT I'VE ALREADY LEFT HIM MESSAGES TO CALL ME WHICH HE HAS NOT DONE YET SO WHY WOULD I WANT TO LEAVE YET ANOTHER MESSAGE?! I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE OVERALL DEALERSHIP MANAGER AND WAS INFORMED OH HE'S NOT IN. I CALLED THE CORPORATE ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS GAVE THEM MY CASE NUMBER AND THEY TRANSFERED ME TO A DEPARTMENT THAT INFORMED ME THAT THEY DON'T HANDLE THE RECALLS AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRANSFER ME TO THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT. I YELLED AGAIN, WHAT IS GOING ON?! I AM BEING GIVEN THE RUN AROUND WITH A DANGEROUS RECALL STILL UNRESOLVED. THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KILL ME.

NHTSA complaint #10873437 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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

NHTSA complaint #10873062 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

NHTSA complaint #10870410 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

TAMARA RECALL

NHTSA complaint #10853077 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

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 CAR OFF THE ROAD. IT WOULD NOT MOVE MORE THAN TWO FEET AFTER I GOT IT OFF THE ROAD. AN HOUR LATER THE CAR WOULD BE ABLE TO DRIVE TO THE TOW TRUCK, BUT THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM THEN SHUT DOWN TOTALLY. RESTARTED THE CAR AGAIN TO MOVE TO TOW TRUCK. IT IS IN SHOP FOR SERVICE NOW. THE CAR HAD JUST BEEN CHECKED FOR A1 SERVICE AND ACURA AND PASSED INSPECTION AS WELL.

NHTSA complaint #10723026 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.

AIR BAGS

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 MILEAGE WAS 91,000.

NHTSA complaint #10582959 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.