2014 Acura RDX complaints

My 2014 RDX does not show to have an open recall based on my VIN but I am receiving an airbag warning and the make and model of my vehicle is included in the recall. I called the dealer where I purchased the vehicle and they said they don't have to honor the recall to replace the airbags. When I look up the warning message, my safety could be in jeopardy and this is my only vehicle. Please confirm who to contact or what options I have to pursue this complaint since the dealership confirms they did not perform a replacement of the airbags before I purchased this vehicle and I have never received a notice to replace the airbags in my 2014 RDX.

The low beam headlights have become very dim and it is difficult to see at night. I have replaced the bulbs and it did not help.

Front headlights are very dim. I’m unable to drive long at night. I have to rely in the cars next to me to help light the road. Please fix this. There are many many complaints. I believe mine are getting dimmer. Correct this before there really is an accident.

Headlights (low beams only) are very dim to the point where it is dangerous to drive at night. Can only see a few feet in front of me. Original headlights, both passenger and driver side have the same problem. Changing bulbs does not improve the brightness at all. Problem started about a year ago, and has quickly become much worse. Checking online, I found hundreds of posts from other owners of 2013-2015 Acura RDX that are experiencing the same exact problem.

UNABLE TO SEE WITH HIGH OR LOW BEAMS AT NIGHT. PEOPLE FLASH THEIR HIGH BEAMS AT ME MEANWHILE I CAN'T SEE THE ROAD. I HAVE 2 YOUNG CHILDREN AND I'M TERRIFIED DRIVING AT NIGHT REPLACING THE BULBS DOESN'T WORK. ONLY THING I CAN FIND ONLINE SAYS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT BECAUSE THE REFLECTIVE PROPERTIES THAT HEADLIGHTS HAVE WEAR DOWN TO NOTHING AND EVENTUALLY DON'T HAVE THE ABILITY TO REFLECT LIGHT AND ILLUMINATE THE ROADWAY. THAT WAS MY UNDERSTANDING OF THE ISSUE. IT'S OBVIOUS THAT THIS IS A SAFETY HAZARD AND SHOULD BE A RECALL ON THE VEHICLE! HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE TO COMPLAIN BEFORE THIS HAZARD IS TAKEN MORE SERIOUSLY? DOES SOMEONE HAVE TO DIE IN A CAR ACCIDENT? THIS SEEMS LIKE A BIT MUCH AND A LOT OF PEOPLE BEING IGNORED! I BOUGHT THIS CAR AROUND THE MIDDLE OF FEBRUARY AND THERE HASN'T BEEN ONE NIGHT I'VE BEEN ABLE TO SEE YOU WHILE DRIVING. IF I WENT TO THE DEALERSHIP AT NIGHT TO PURCHASE THE VEHICLE AND HAD SEEN HOW HORRIBLY BAD THE LIGHTS WERE I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED IT! ACURA DEALERS REALLY NEED TO MAKE THIS RIGHT AND NOT WAIT FOR SOMEONE OR SOMEONE ELSE TO BE SERVERLY INJURED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT A SERIOUS HAZARDOUS ISSUE IN THEIR VEHICLES!

THE REFLECTIVE COATING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE YOUR BEAMS BREAKS DOWN IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN POOR LIGHTING OF ROADWAYS AT NIGHT. HONDA HAD A RECALL, ACURA MAY HAVE USED THE SAME MANUFACTURER. REPLACING BULBS DOES NOT CORRECT THE PROBLEM. APPEARS TO BE SAME PROBLEM AS NHTSA RECALL 14V323000 FOR ACURA ILX. HELP!~ I HAVE APPROX. 88,000 MILES ON VEHICLE AND USE LIGHTS BOTH DAYTIME AND NIGHT TIME - NOW CAN ONLY USE HIGH BEAMS AT NIGHT.

HEADLIGHTS ARE DULL AND MAKES IT ARE TO SEE AT NIGHT. CHANGED OUT BULBS BUT DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. CONTACTED DEALERSHIP AND WAS TOLD IT IS A KNOWN DEFECT LIKE ISSUE WITH THE REFLECTORS/MIRRORS WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT AND WAS TOLD THE WHOLE HEADLIGHT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. OVER $2,000 BUT DEALERSHIP WOULD GIVE A DISCOUNT. IF ACURA IS AWARE THAT THE LIGHTS ARE SO DEM AT NIGHT THAT DRIVERS CAN NOT SEE CLEARLY, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE THEY SHOULD TAKE CARE OF. THIS IS ONGOING PROBLEM SINCE IVE OWNED THE VEHICLE AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE THROUGH THE YEARS.

I WAS DRIVING ON A LOCAL STREET AND I HEARD A LOUD POP. BUT I DID NOT SEE ANYTHING BOUNCE OFF THE CAR. THAN I HEARD WIND NOISE FROM THE SUNROOF AND PARTICLES. I THAN DROVE HOME SLOWLY AND LOOK ON TOP OF MY CAR THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTER AND HAD A BIG HOLE. I GOOGLE THE PROBLEM AND THERE WERE INCIDENT THAT HAPPEN THE SAME LIKE ME.

BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATION HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE POINT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. IT DOES NOT PROVIDE PROPER LIGHTING TO ILLUMINATE ROAD, ROAD SIGNS OR OTHER VEHICLES. THE ILLUMINATION DOES NOT CHANGE IF VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. VEH. HAS 80K MILES AND IT APPEARS ITS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ACURAS OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL. INSTALLED NEW BULBS AND IT IS STILL TOO DIM. VEHICLES WILL FLASH THEIR LIGHTS AT ME THINKING I DO NOT HAVE MY LOW BEAMS ON BUT I DO THEY JUST SUCK. IN MY RESEARCH, IT APPEARS THAT THERE IS AN ISSUE WITH A REFLECTIVE AREA INSIDE THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY THAT AFFECTS THE BRIGHTNESS OF THE BULBS. I BELIEVE THIS HAS BEEN RECALLED ON A ANOTHER ACURA MODEL ABOUT THE SAME AGE. I ALSO UNDERSTAND THAT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY WHICH COST OVER A COUPLE THOUSAND EACH. THE GLASS COVER OVER THE FRONT OF THE HEADLIGHT IS ALSO FOGGED OR YELLOWED A BIT WITH AGE BUT NOT CONCERNING. I HAVE NOTICED THIS PROBLEM SINCE SUMMER OF 2020 BUT NOW IT IS TO THE POINT THAT I DO NOT DRIVE MY CAR AT NIGHT AND HAVE TO BORROW FAMILY MEMBERS' VEHICLES DUE TO MY AND OTHERS SAFETY

I STARTED TO GO TO WORK EARLIER IN THE MORNING WHILE IT'S STILL DARK. MY LIGHTS DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING. I HAD THE BULBS REPLACED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND IT STILL NOT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. I PRAY EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE A THING AND DON'T WANT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED I CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH WILL COST OVER $2,000. I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.

LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT EMIT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE HIGH BEAM IS NECESSARY TO SEE THE ROAD, ROAD SIGNS OR ANY OBJECTS IN THE ROADWAY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LO-BEAM HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, CAUSING A VISIBILITY HAZARD WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS MORE EVIDENT WHILE DRIVING IN INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE CONTACT REPLACED THE BULBS TWICE HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO FOUNTAIN ACURA (8785 ORANGE BLOSSOM TRAIL, ORLANDO, FL 32809, (866) 458-3766). THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PROJECTOR LENS FAILED TO FUNCTION AS DESIGNED WHICH CAUSED THE LACK OF ILLUMINATION FROM THE HEADLIGHT BULBS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 98,000.

MY WIFE AND I PURCHASED OUR RDX IN 2014 AND HAVE ENJOYED ALL ASPECTS OF THE CAR EXCEPT FOR THE HEADLIGHTS. EVER SINCE WE HAVE OWNED THE CAR THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN DIM. MY WIFE HAS NOT DRIVEN THE CAR VERY MUCH AT NIGHT IN THE LAST COUPLE OF YEARS BUT RECENTLY WE HAVE HAD TO DRIVE IT AT NIGHT AND THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE GOTTEN MUCH WORSE. WE JUST TOOK IT IN FOR A QUOTE AND WE NEED TO REPLACE THEM AND IT WILL COST IN EXCESS OF $2700! I CALLED ACURA TO COMPLAIN AND FUNNY AS IT MAY SOUND BUT THE WOMAN THAT I SPOKE TO SAID THAT HEADLIGHTS NOT WORKING IS NOT A SAFETY ISSUE AND THE HEADLIGHTS WILL NOT BE RECALLED. I ASKED IF I DRIVE AT NIGHT AND CRASH BECAUSE I CANNOT SEE IF THAT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND SHE STILL SAID IT WASN'T. I AM PERPLEXED THAT WHEN SOMEONE COMES OUT WITH A FAULTY PRODUCT THAT THE COMPANY WILL DO EVERYTHING IN THEIR POWER TO SAVE MONEY EVEN IF IT IS AT THE EXPENSE OF THE INDIVIDUAL THAT SUPPORTS THAT COMPANY. IT IS HONDAS RESPONSIBILITY TO TAKE CARE OF THE ISSUE BUT OBVIOUSLY THEY DON'T CARE. BASICALLY AT THIS POINT IF I WERE TO DRIVE WITHOUT THE LIGHTS ON I DON'T THINK THAT THERE WOULD BE MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT, THE LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, REDUCING THE VISIBILITY FOR THE DRIVER. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE LOCAL DEALER PRECISION ACURA OF PRINCETON LOCATED AT 3001 US-1, LAWRENCEVILLE, NJ 08648, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT BOTH THE DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES WERE FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT YET REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS ALSO NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000.

REAR ROOF BODY PAINT IS PEELING NEAR THE TAIL GATE. REAR SUSPENSION IS CLUNKING WHEN DRIVING OVER MINOR ROAD IMPERFECTIONS.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RDX. THE STATED THAT THE HEADLIGHTS WERE VERY DIM, MAKING IT HARD TO SEE WHILE DRIVING AT NIGHT. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO GUNN ACURA (11911 INTERSTATE 10 W, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78230) WHERE THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT MENTIONED AN UNKNOWN MANUFACTURER HOWEVER, THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CONTACT THE DEALER FOR ADDITIONAL REPAIR OPTIONS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 54,000.

I OWN 2014 ACURA RDX AND MY HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. I SAW MANY 2014 ACURA RDX OWNERS REPORTED SAME PROBLEM. HTTPS://WWW.CARPROBLEMZOO.COM/ACURA/RDX/HEADLIGHTS-PROBLEMS.PHP. I WENT TO ACURA DEALER NEARBY MY HOME MULTIPLE TIMES AND THEY DON'T WANT TO HELP. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE ADVICE WHAT I NEED TO DO.

I OWN A 2014 ACURA RDX AND MY HEADLIGHTS ARE EXTREMELY DIM, MAKING IT HARD TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. THE LIGHTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED AND THAT DIDN'T HELP. IT HAS A NEWER BATTERY AND NO ALTERNATOR ISSUES. I HAVE SEEN ONLINE THAT CUSTOMERS ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME PROBLEM AND THAT MY CAR IS NOT RECALLED FOR THIS ISSUE. OTHER ACURA VEHICLES HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR THE SAME THING. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA CLIENT SERVICES AND THEY BASICALLY SAID MY WARRANTY IS EXPIRED. THIS IS DANGEROUS AND COULD CAUSE ME TO HAVE AN ACCIDENT. IT SEEMS LIKE ACURA DOESN'T WANT TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS ISSUE. *LN*DT*JB *TR

LOW BEAM HEAD LIGHTS ARE NOT EFFECTIVE, PASSES INSPECTION BUT NOT ADEQUATE EVEN WITH UPGRADED LIGHT BULBS. PASSENGER WHILE SITTING IN PASSENGER SEAT ASKED IF LIGHTS WERE ON DURING NIGHTTIME ERRAND RUN. UNABLE TO DRIVE MUCH AT NIGHT AND IF IT IS RAINING OR FOGGY AT NIGHT THEN UNABLE TO USE. CURRENTLY EXPLORING USING LED LIGHT UPGRADE. CONCERNED LENSE MAY BE DISCOLORED AS WELL. ANOTHER RDX OWNER TOLD ME THEY HAD TO REPLACE WHOLE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES DUE TO DAMAGED CAUSED BY OEM LIGHT BULB.

THE HEADLIGHTS AT NIGHT ARE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO DRIVE WITH. THERE IS PRACTICALLY MINIMUM LIGHT PROJECTED ON THE ROAD AND FROM THE DRIVERS SEAT CAN ONLY BE SEEN 3 TO 4 FEET PROJECTING OUT FROM THE VEHICLE. ACURA PLEASE BE ACCOUNTABLE! THIS IS A CRITICAL DESIGN FLAW! REPLACING BULBS WITH EVEN BRIGHTER, HIGH POWER LEDS DOES NOT FIX THE ISSUE. THE HOUSING PROJECTOR IS FLAWED. THIS COULD BE A FATAL ISSUE!!!

HEAD LIGHT LOW BEAM IS EXTREMELY DEEM. YOU CAN NOT DRIVE AT NIGHT TIME.

WE PURCHASED OUT VEHICLE A LITTLE OVER A MONTH AGO, BECAUSE OF THE PANDEMIC HAD NOT DRIVEN IT AT NIGHT UNTIL THIS PAST WEEKEND. WHEN RETURNING HOME FROM OUT OF STATE, IT STARTED GETTING DARK LIGHTS WERE TURNED ON AS IT GOT DARKER WE COULD NOTICE THAT YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING IN FRONT OF YOU UNLESS YOU HAS THE HIGH BEAMS ON, WHICH IS NOT SAFE TO DRIVE WITH ON A MAJOR HIGHWAY. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING GETTING HOME WITHOUT GETTING INTO AN ACCIDENT. WHEN I CHECKED THERE WAS A RECALL JN2 ISSUED FOR THIS SAME PROBLEM. THE RECALL STATES THE FOLLOWING "CONSEQUENCE: DELAMINATION OF THE ALUMINUM FILM MAY DIMINISH OUTPUT OF THE HEADLIGHT, INCREASING THE RISK OF A VEHICLE CRASH. REMEDY: HONDA WILL NOTIFY OWNERS, AND DEALERS WILL REPLACE BOTH OF THE HEADLIGHTS, FREE OF CHARGE" BUT WHEN I CHECKED MY VIN # WAS NOT PART OF THE RECALL, WHICH I DON'T UNDERSTAND WHY SINCE WHAT THE RECALL STATES IS WHAT IS HAPPENING WITH OUR CAR. I'VE CALLED AND KEEP GETTING THE RUNAROUND, AND I KEEP GETTING TOLD THERE ARE NO RECALLS FOR THAT VIN# WELL MAYBE THERE SHOULD BE. I JUST WANT MY CAR FIXED TO AVOID A MAJOR ACCIDENT A FATALITY. *TR

THE HALOGEN HEADLIGHTS (LOW BEAMS) ON THE BASE DEGRADE TO THE POINT THAT THEY ARE NOT BRIGHT ENOUGH FOR NIGHTTIME DRIVING. EVEN HIGH BEAMS ARE BARELY EFFECTIVE. REPLACING BULBS DOES NOT RESOLVE THE ISSUE.

CAN'T SEE THE ROAD AT NIGHT. LOWER BEAMS NOT PROJECTING LIGHT ON ROADWAY MAKING DRIVING AT NIGHT IMPOSSIBLE AND EXTREMELY DANGEROUS.

THE EXTERIOR BLACK PLASTIC GARNISH PILLARS (BETWEEN THE WINDOWS) HAS SEVERELY DEFORMED FROM THE HEAT OF THE SUN. I HAVE REPLACED THEM TWICE, AS THEY HAVE DEFORMED AND WARPED SO MUCH THAT IT IS CAUSING FRICTION ON THE WINDOW OPERATION AND PREVENTS NORMAL WINDOW OPENING AND CLOSING. THE BLACK PLASTIC PART HAS A FLAT BLACK FINISH AND BECOMES EXTREMELY HOT FROM THE DIRECT SUNLIGHT OR REFLECTION OFF OTHER WINDOWS OF MY HOUSE OR OTHER CARS. THEY HAVE WARPED SO BADLY THAT I HAD TO REPLACED THEM TWICE. THE FIRST TIME AT THE DEALERS EXPENSE AND THE SECOND TIME AT MY EXPENSE. I HAVE NOTED THAT THE NEWER 2020 MODELS HAVE CHANGED THE PILLARS FROM A FLAT BLACK FINISH TO A HIGHLY REFLECTIVE SHINY BLACK FINISH, THAT WILL REFLECT THE LIGHT AND NOT BECOME AS HOT AS THE FLAT BLACK SOFT PLASTIC PILLARS THAT MY VEHICLE HAS. ACURA SHOULD RECALL THESE DEFECTIVE PARTS AND REPLACE THEM WITH A HARDER PLASTIC THAT WILL NOT WARP FROM THE HEAT OF THE SUN.

HEADLIGHTS ARE ON BUT ABSOLUTELY NO VISIBILITY ON THE ROAD AT NIGHT. HEAD LIGHT ENCLOSURE IS CLEAR AND NOT FOGGED OVER. SEVERE SAFETY ISSUE. OTHER ACURA AND HONDA HEADLIGHTS ON OTHER MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED FOR SAME ISSUE.

I WAS DRIVING ON I-87 SOUTH ON A SMOOTH STRIP OF ROAD, WHICH WAS RECENTLY REPAVED. I HEARD AN EXPLOSION AND GLASS SHATTERING. GLANCED AROUND BUT ALL WINDOWS WERE INTACT. AT THE FIRST STOP I OPENED MY SUNROOF VISOR AND SHARDS OF BROKEN GLASS SHOWERED DOWN FROM THE SHATTERED SUN ROOF. MY CAR IS A 2014 ACURA RDX WITH TECH PACKAGE

THE HEADLIGHTS ARE WAY TOO DIM - EVEN AFTER CHANGING BULBS AND THE LENS IS NOT FOGGED AT ALL. YOU CAN'T EVEN TELL IF YOUR LIGHTS ARE ON AT NIGHT - THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE. OTHER ACURA VEHICLES HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS. IN RESEARCH - THE REFLECTIVE COATING THAT IS SUPPOSED TO ILLUMINATE YOUR BEAMS BREAKS DOWN IN A SHORT TIME RESULTING IN POOR LIGHTING OF ROADWAYS AT NIGHT. RECENTLY HAD SOMEONE IN THE CAR FOR THE 1ST TIME DRIVING AT NIGHT - AND THEY ASKED IF I HAD MY LIGHTS ON. SO IT IS VERY NOTICEABLE BY PEOPLE. IS THERE NOT A STANDARD OF LIGHTING THAT HAS TO BE MET FOR SAFETY? AND IF THIS IS ISSUE - SHOULD IT NOT BE A RECALL?? LOOK AT ILX RECALL FOR SAME ISSUE- 2013-2014.

MY 2014 ACURA RDX RUNNING/LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ARE DANGEROUSLY DIM. I FIRST NOTICED THIS LAST YEAR AND CHANGED OUT THE HALOGEN BULBS. I DO NOT DO MUCH DRIVING AT NIGHT. IN THE PAST MONTH WITH THE TIME CHANGE, I CAN BARELY SEE AT NIGHT WHILE DRIVING. THE HALOGEN BULB HAS BEEN CHANGED OUT AGAIN, SO ITS NOT THE BULB. IT IS SOMETHING WITHIN THE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLY ITSELF - VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. AT TIMES I MUST TURN ON THE HIGH BEAMS WHEN DRIVING DOWN A DARK ROAD. THIS CANNOT BE FIXED WITHOUT PURCHASING NEW COMPLETE HEADLIGHT ASSEMBLIES.

I PARKED AND SHUT MY CAR OFF AT OUR LOCAL SHOPRITE PARKING LOT. I GOT OUT OF THE CAR AND MY SON WAS YELLING THAT HE COULDN'T GET OUT.THE SEATBELT HAD HIM TANGLED UP. I TOOK THE LATCH OFF AND TRIED TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT. HE TRIED PULLING THE SEAT BELT TO LOOSEN IT NOTHING. I TURNED THE CAR ON TO SEE IF IT WOULD LOOSEN THAT WAY NOTHING. I DROVE HOME. EVERYTHING WE ATTEMPTED THE SEAT BELT KEPT TIGHTENING. I TRIED PULLING IT OVER HIM UNDER HIM TOOK OFF HIS SHOES AND JEANS. REMEMBER IT WAS UNBUCKLED ALREADY. I GOT HOME AND TRIED TO UNSCREW THE BOLT THAT ATTACHED THE SEAT BELT TO THE CAR. UNFORTUNATELY, THE BIT WASN'T LONG ENOUGH. AT THIS POINT AN HOUR PASSED OF US TRYING EVERYTHING POSSIBLE TO GET HIM OUT. HIS STOMACH STARTED HURTING HIM. I HAD TO CUT THE SEATBELT. I WAS GOING TO CALL THE POLICE BUT I'M VERY HANDY AND I KNEW AT THIS POINT I HAD TRIED EVERYTHING POSSIBLE PLUS MY SON WAS IN PAIN, THE SEATBELT WAS HURTING HIS STOMACH. I HOPE SHARING THIS STORY HELPS OTHER PARENTS AND IF THIS HAPPENS TO YOU PLEASE REPORT IT. EVEN IF YOU ARE HANDY AND KNOW NOTHING CAN BE DONE REPORTING IT HELPS, THIS WAY IT'S NOT ONLY YOUR WORD. I BELIEVE SOMETHING IS VERY WRONG WITH THIS SEATBELT DESIGN. ON ANOTHER NOTE, PEOPLE MIGHT THINK MY KID WAS JUMPING AROUND CREATING HAVOC BUT MY SON IS ACTUALLY VERY RESERVED AND QUIET.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RDX. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUCKING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACURA OF LIMERICK (77 AUTOPARK BLVD, LIMERICK, PA 19468, (610) 495-5888) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09313264. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

ACURA HAS A REAR SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH MANY OF THEIR SUV'S BUT IS TRYING TO AVOID ISSUING A RECALL BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO CHEAP TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THE REAR SHOCKS HAVE A DEFECT WHICH RESULTS IN A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. ACURA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T GET OFF THEIR REAR ENDS AND FIX THE ISSUE. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT ACURA IN DENVER COLORADO FOR OVER THREE MONTHS AND THEIR HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE ACURA DOESN'T SEEM MOTIVATED TO FIX THE PROBLEM PROMPTLY. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS WAITING FOR REPLACEMENTS ALL OVER THE USA AND OTHERS ACURA OWNERS THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS SITUATION IS GOING ON BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING MISLED AND ACURA IS INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO KEEP THIS UNDER WRAPS.

WHEN COLD THE TRANSMISSION APPEARS TO SLIP AND THEN HARD SHIFT FROM 1ST TO 2ND GEAR. CITY STREETS AND STARTING FROM A FULL STOP. THIS HAS HAPPENED FROM PURCHASE DATE IN DECEMBER 2014. THIS PROBLEM OCCURRED AGAIN TODAY 11/26/2018.

WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE OFF AT THE GAS STATION MY CHILD ATTEMPTED TO EXIT THE VEHICLE. UPON RELEASING THE DRIVER SIDE BACK SEAT, THE SEAT BELT HAD MY CHILD ENTANGLED TRYING TO GET OUT OF THE CAR. THE SEAT BELT WAS UNBUCKLED/UNLATCHED YET IT SOMEHOW ENTRAPPED MY CHILD . I WAS UNABLE TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT AND IT CONTINUED TO RETRACT AND TIGHTEN ON MY CHILD. MY CHILD WAS ALSO UNABLE TO LOOSEN THE SEAT BELT WHICH WAS WRAPPED AROUND BACK AND STOMACH CAUSING PAIN AND DISCOMFORT. MY CHILD WAS UNABLE TO SIT OR STAND UPRIGHT AS I ATTEMPTED TO PULL THE SEAT BELT OVERHEAD OR BELOW STOMACH; CHILD WAS FORCED TO REMAIN IN A SQUAT-LIKE POSITION.I CONTINUED TO PULL AT THE TOP RE-TRACTOR IN THE HOPES OF IT "GIVING" AND LOOSENING BUT THE DEVICE FAILED TO "OVERRIDE." I IMMEDIATELY WENT TO THE LOCAL FIRE DEPARTMENT WHERE THEY TRIED, UNSUCCESSFULLY, TO LOOSE THE HARNESS THAT WAS CREATED BY THE SEAT BELT, NOR WERE THEY ABLE TO REMOVE THE CHILD. THE FINAL DECISION WAS MADE, BY THE CHIEF, TO CUT THE SEAT BELT IN ORDER TO RELEASE THE CHILD. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS A DEVICE MALFUNCTION THAT IS A GRAVE SAFETY RISK OF STRANGULATION IF NOT PROPERLY REVIEWED AND REPLACED. I WAS EXPECTING THE BELT TO LOOSEN AFTER TUGGING AT IT AND THE FACT THAT TRAINED FIREFIGHTERS/PARAMEDICS COULDN'T PULL IT OUT IS QUITE ALARMING.

WHILE MOVING, DRIVER SIDE SUN VISOR WAS MOVED TO SIDE WINDOW. THE SUN VISOR BROKE OUT OF IT'S OUT OF SOCKET; BLOCKED DRIVER VISION AND WAS DANGLING ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY AT 61,000 MILES

BATTERY KEEPS DRAINING REQUIRING A JUMPSTART. EVERYTHING IS POWERED OFF WHEN CAR IS PARKED. WHILE DRIVING AND PARKED I CAN FEEL THE CAR JUMP.

HEADLIGHT FLICKERING - WAS TOLD IT WAS BULB BUT HAVE FOUND COMPLAINTS ON THE BALLAST AND OTHER ACURA MODELS WITH PROBLEMS WITH HEADLIGHTS. ACURA IS MAKING OVER $300-500 PLUS PER SERVICE CALL AND CLAIMS THIS IS A NON EXTENDED WARRANTY PROBLEM. LIGHT FLICKERS WHILE PARKED, IN MOTION AT RANDOM TIMES.

I WAS ON MY WAY TO WORK. I WAS COMING DOWN THE HIGHWAY WHEN SUDDENLY WE HEARD WHAT SOUNDED LIKE A ROCK OR AN OTHER OBJECT HIT THE TOP OF MY VEHICLE BUT, WE DIDN'T SEE THE ROCK OR OBJECT. IT WAS A HARD HIT PER THE SOUND. MY SON WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. HE PULLED BACK THE SUNROOF COVER AND WE SAW THAT THE SUNROOF WAS SHATTERED. AS I DROPPED MY SON OFF AT WORK, WE WERE ABLE TO FURTHER EXAMINE THE DAMAGE. THE SHATTERED PIECES OF GLASS WAS BLOWING OFF THE ROOF AS I CONTINUED TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE MAKING IT A SAFETY CONCERN. THEREFORE, I HAD TO GET THE SUNROOF REPAIRED IMMEDIATELY. I CONTACTED THE ACURA DEALERSHIP FIRST FOR THE REPAIR AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THEY DIDN'T REPAIR SUNROOFS. AFTER SHOPPING AROUND FOR AN AFFORDABLE PRICE, I TOOK IT TO A AUTO GLASS REPAIR SHOP AND THEY REPAIRED IT. I FOUND MYSELF WITH AN UNEXPECTED OUT-OF- POCKET EXPENSIVE REPAIR COST OF A LITTLE LESS THAN $500. I WAS LATER INFORMED OF AN CURRENT INVESTIGATION ON EXPLODING SUNROOFS. I'M WONDERING IF THAT'S WHAT I EXPERIENCED WITH VEHICLE'S SUNROOF. I DO HAVE PHOTOS BUT NOT ABLE TO UPLOAD AT THIS TIME.

ON FRIDAY, JULY 7, THE SUNROOF ON MY 2014 ACURA RDX EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON A HIGHWAY. I HEARD A SOUND LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF, THEN I SAW GLASS FLY BEHIND MY CAR. FORTUNATELY THERE WERE NO CARS BEHIND ME AT THAT TIME AND THE LINER INSIDE MY CAR WAS CLOSED OR GLASS WOULD HAVE FLOWN INTO THE CAR AND MOST LIKELY HURT MYSELF AND MY CLIENT. I CALLED ACURA DEALER, AND THEY SAID THEY NEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING. AFTER SEARCHING ON THE INTERNET, I FOUND THAT THIS IS A CHRONIC PROBLEM AND HUNDAI AND AUDI HAVE ISSUED VOLUNTARY RECALLS OF SUN ROOF GLASS AND THAT MANY OTHER CAR MANUFACTURERS HAVE HAD THIS PROBLEM. HERE IS A LINK TO A TV NEWS STORY ON THE ACURA RDX : HTTP://WWW.NBCNEWYORK.COM/NEWS/LOCAL/SHATTERED-GLASS-SUNROOF--293692881.HTML. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM AT THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION AND THERE ARE CLASS ACTION SUITS UNDERWAY. I AM IN THE PROCESS OF ASKING ACURA TO PAY FOR THE REPAIR WHICH WILL BE ABOUT $1,200 ($367 FOR THE GLASS AND THE REST LABOR CHARGES). WITH ALL OF THE SUN ROOFS OUT THERE, THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE FOR PEOPLE IN THE CAR AND OUTSIDE OF THE CAR WHEN THERE IS FLYING GLASS. ACCORDING TO REPORTS, THINNING OF THE SUN ROOF GLASS AFTER 2010 COULD BE PARTLY RESPONSIBLE AS CAR MANUFACTURERS ATTEMPTED TO LIGHT WEIGHT FOR BETTER GAS MILEAGE. ALSO, THE GLASS USED IS NOT THE SAME AS WINDSHIELD GLASS. . I AM HOPING THIS REPORT WILL MAKE OTHERS AWARE OF THIS SAFETY PROBLEM.

1. FAULTY SHOCK ABSORBERS. THIS IS KNOWN THE PROBLEM WITH ACURA'S. MANY RDXS FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS MUST REPLACED, BEFORE 50,000 MILES 2. ABNORMALLY CORRODING BRAKE ROTORS. 3. FAULTY BUSHING ON SHOCK ABSORBERS. THIS CAR CLUNKS LIKE THE JUNK PILE IT IS. 4. DEALERSHIP REQUESTING TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE FLUID CHANGE, ON A 28,000-MILE VEHICLE

EXTERIOR MIRRORS PRESENT AN EXTREME SAFETY HAZARD SINCE THEY ARE NOT PROPERLY PLACED OR ADJUSTED TO ALLOW A PROPER BLIND-SPOT PICKUP OF VEHICLES. THEY CAN NOT BE ADJUSTED TO A POSITION ANGLED ENOUGH TO SHOW THE BLIND SPOT AREA. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS FLAW.

TAKATA RECALL ACURA RDX 2014 WAS NOTIFIED OF DEFECTIVE PART AND RECALL ISSUE BY ACURA DEALER SHIP, THEY STATED IT WOULD BE SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS TILL PARTS WERE AVAILABLE AND THOSE THAT CONTINUE TO DRIVE THEIR CAR INSTEAD OF A RENTAL OR PARKING IT DUE TO RISK WOULD BE FIRST TO GET PARTS. ELECTED TO KEEP DRIVING AT THE TIME. NOW IT HAS BEEN EIGHT MONTHS LATER DEC 2016 I HAVE NOT BEEN CONTACTED FURTHER. WHEN CONTACTING DEALER I ONLY GET ANOTHER OFFER FOR A RENTAL CAR. I STILL HAVE TO PAY FULL PRICE ON MY LEASE. *TR

"TAKATA RECALL". THIS IS IN REFERENCE TO ACURA RDX 2014 THAT I OWN. ACURA ISSUED A RECALL BACK IN MARCH 2016 BUT THEY HAVE SHOWED LITTLE TO NO WILLINGNESS TO SERVICE THE RECALL. EVEN AFTER 8 MONTHS FROM THE NOTICE THEY HAVEN'T SERVICED THE PART. LEAVING ME AND MY FAMILY AT RISK. THIS IS A CALLOUS BEHAVIOR ON THE PART OF THE COMPANY. HONDA IS SHOWING NO RESPECT OR CONCERN FOR PEOPLE WHO ARE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND PUTTING LIFE OF FAMILIES AT RISK. I WOULD SUGGEST STERN ACTION AGAINST THE FIRM AND THEY SHOULD BE FORCED TO COMPENSATE US FOR OUR TIME.

2014 ACURA RDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE. *SMD

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE. ..UPDATED 11/03/16 *BF

2014 ACURA RDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO REPLACEMENT PARTS NOT AVAILABLE TO REPAIR RECALL NOTICE 16V-061. *SMD

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. UPDATED 11/04/16*LJ THE CONSUMER STATED THE NEW DRIVER'S SIDE AIR BAG WAS INSTALLED ON SEPTEMBER 25, 2016. UPDATED 11/17/16.*JB

TAKATA RECALL. MANUFACTURER HAS FAILED OR IS UNABLE TO REMEDY THIS SAFETY RECALL (AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALLS). IT WAS PROMISED TO FIX IN SUMMER 2016

I'M REACHING OUT REGARDING A TAKATA AIR BAG RECALL WHICH HAS BEEN IN EFFECT FOR SOME TIME. I REACHED OUT TO MY DEALER'S SERVICE DEPARTMENT NUMEROUS TIMES TO HAVE THE AIRBAGS REPLACED (OVER THE LAST SEVERAL MONTHS). I WAS TOLD THE FIRST TIME A COUPLE OF WEEKS THEN I CALLED IN TWO WEEKS AND THEY CLAIMED NOT UNTIL THE END OF THE SUMMER AND NOW I HAVEN'T HEARD ANYTHING. I AM CONCERNED AS I HAVE TO USE MY VEHICLE FOR WORK DAILY AND I HAVEN'T HAD ANY RESOLUTION. IS THERE SOMEPLACE ELSE I CAN GET MY RECALL TAKEN CARE OF? MY CURRENT ACURA DEALER IS CLINTON ACURA IN NJ. I AM CONCERNED FOR MY SAFETY. I'VE BEEN REACHING OUT SINCE JULY, 2016 (BY THE WAY) - THEY HAVEN'T HAD THE PARTS..IT'S RIDICULOUS