2019 Acura RDX complaints

Was driving vehicle to work in normal weather conditions with all windows closed. Rear windshield glass shattered.

Car was parked in my garage. Rear window shattered after I entered the car and shut the car door.

Rear windshield of 2019 Acura RDX shattered while driving approximately 35 mph and the rear defroster was on. Nothing hit my car. It was extremely loud and startling. Luckily, I was on a surface street driving fairly slowly and nobody was next to me when I quickly exited the lane. Lucky no one was hurt. Despite there being a service bulletin, Acura refused to assist in the repair.

2nd time rear window shattered for no reason 1/27/26 1st time 11/7/2023 Fortunately no one is car when happened PARKED CAR

Rear window shattered in the morning when closing front passenger door. Car was parked in driveway. Was not running. Had been parked since previous afternoon in the same spot. Very large hole in center of rear window, all surrounding glass shattered.

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.

I used my automatic start to warm up my vehicle (it was on for about 5 minutes). When I went to open up by rear door (using my remote button), the back window completely shattered. I was walking up to my car when I heard the crackling of the glass. There was no warning about it. I will be calling the dealership about it tomorrow. Picture #1 was what the window looked like when I close the back. Picture #2 was the aftermath when I opened and closed the driver's door.

My rear window suddenly and completely shattered without any contact to the window. This was a safety issue do the breaking of glass and not being able to drive safely after it broke.

The rear windshield of a 2019 Acura RDX spontaneously shattered while the vehicle was sitting in our driveway. Vehicle was turned off, nothing fell or contacted the car, no passengers in the vehicle. This is the 2nd time this happened, last incident occurred ~2 years ago. Acura denied any record of this being an ongoing issue then, and has the same stance on the issue now, despite it being a widely known issue according to internet searches. We took pictures of the break, vehicle is available for inspection but we will be replacing the rear windshield immediately via insurance/safelite as we need the vehicle to be operational. Fortunately, we were not in the vehicle driving at the time of break, as reports indicate loud sound upon breakage that can startle driver. We also cannot operate the vehicle until rear windshield is replaced due to sound concerns for infant and temperature control issues with the rear exposed to outside air. Vehicle and rear hatch was inspected by safelite personnel upon replacing the first broken windshield. No other symptoms present before the glass broke. We have pictures of the broken windshield, showing the car sitting in the driveway. Same exact thing happened in the first incident (car was sitting in driveway, not being used).

We have now have 2 incidents where the rear hatch glass has imploded without warning or any previous cracks. The first incident was on 12/08/2023. My wife was getting into the car and the rear hatch glass imploded. We had to replaced by our insurance and Safelite. On January 8th 2025 my wife was leaving work and came out to the car. She got in and heard a crack from the back. She went out to the back of the car and notice the glass has cracked all over. Open opening the hatch the entire glass imploded in. Upon filing the second claim the Safelite tech stated this was a common theme in this make and model. Both incidents occurred while the car was warming up.

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.

My vehicle was parked inside my garage and turned off when the rear back window (rear windshield) suddenly shattered without warning. There was no impact, accident, or object involved. The glass was factory-installed with no prior damage. This spontaneous failure is a safety concern and may indicate a manufacturing or design defect because I looked it up and there are other cases of the same situation on videos.

Vehicle was stolen within 15 minutes due to a weak door lock cylinder on the driver's door. Once the robber was inside they used a scanner yo bypass the weak security system and erased all key fobs

Rear window shattered when driver door was closed. There is a class action lawsuit for this. 2022-024.

Vehicle is an Acura RDX (model year 2019), with approximately 94000 miles at the time of incident. There was no impact, no vandalism, no accident, and no extreme weather conditions at the time. The glass shattered on its own. This appears to be a known defect affecting Acura RDX vehicles from model years 2019–2023, as documented by multiple consumer reports of spontaneous rear windshield failure. I brought the vehicle to the selling dealership (Pohanka Acura, Chantilly, VA), where I was informed Acura would not cover the repair solely because the vehicle exceeded 50,000 miles. No inspection for defect or goodwill repair was offered, despite the nature of the failure. This defect presents a significant safety concern, as spontaneous glass shattering can cause injury from flying glass shards and poses a risk to occupants and bystanders. Acura has not issued a recall or corrective action for this issue.

Rear window for 2019 Acura RDX shattered while sitting in driveway. There was no impact and the car was stationary.

Rear window shattered spontaneously without impact. This is a know issue with Acuras and they refuse to issue a recall or support for cars out of warranty.

I walked outside after work and the rear windshield was shattered. I work at a high school so I assumed it was an accident and after administration checked cameras from the entire day, nothing was founded. I googled the make and model of my car and saw it’s common to occur as a defect.

Got in my car to leave work, heard a strange rattle noise from the back of the car when I shut the driver door. I looked back and see a hole in the rear windshield. I got out to take a closer look, and also to take a picture. When I got back in the car and shut the door, a large chunk of glass fell into the back of the vehicle. My car was parked at work for 8.5 hours, and I had to drive 40 miles home with a shattered back windshield. This is the 2nd time the back windshield has randomly shattered. The first time was in March 2025, in my driveway at home, during the overnight hours. Before leaving for work, I found glass had exploded on the inside and outside of the vehicle, and also on the driveway under the area of the back windshield. Both times it has spontaneously shattered has been in a different location. Also, there has not been any previous known damage, such as chips or cracks. No suggestion of foreign objects coming into contact with the glass, or any obvious signs of vandalism.

Windshield spontaneously shattered without impact due to the defrost grid

Rear window shattered with no impact marking first time. Second time was shattered in two separate areas with glass shards outside of the car.

Rear back window shattered without any impact from debris or objects.

This is the 2nd time the back window shattered, Lucky my insurance covers it.. but say this it still happen would it be a third time next? 1st time it shattered was on January 18, 2023. 2nd time it shattered it was on December 18 2025. Imagine driving on the highway and you here your back window pop and the glass come flying in? sounds dangerous! lucky it was parked when that happen as i got into my car. I did reported the 1st time to a dealership but not help at all. No one have inspected the vehicle only my insurance knows about the broken back window.

Rear hatch glass just shattered on its own while parked in garage overnight.

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.

Was stationary in the drive thru line at McDonald's located at 1030 Largo Center Drive, Largo, MD, on Saturday December 6, 2025 around 10:30 pm. I heard a loud noise from the rear of the vehicle that sounded like a gunshot. I turned around, no gunshot, but the entire rear windshield had spontaneously shattered. The noise startled me, but because I was stationary, no issues, but if it had happened while driving, could have been an issue. There was no warning, messages, etc., just the loud noise when it shattered. Again, vehicle was sitting still, no contact with any other vehicles, or objects. Once I got home, parked in garage. Went online, and found out that this was not uncommon. Many incidents have been reported of windshields shattering spontaneously in 2019-2023 Acura RDX vehicles. There has not been a recall, but there is a technical service bulletin 22-014. My wife purchased this vehicle 5/31/2025.

My rear windshield shattered in January 2025 while I was setting in the parking lot of a store. It was replaced in 1\6\2025. Today 12\8\25 my rear windshield shattered again while I was coming out of a store to my vehicle. I talked to the dealership as soon as it happened and they said that Acura knows about it but does not have a recall. So, I looked up about 2019 rear windshield shattering and there are more complaints about this issue, but nothing is being done, and this is dangerous issue because what would happen if I was driving and it shattered.

I am reporting a second back windshield replacement. Acura has said they are aware of this but no recall has been issued. Windshield breaks suddenly for no reason

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.

I got in my car yesterday to pull out of the driveway and heard the rear window wiper turn on. I then heard a cracking sound and noticed that the rear window was cracked and had a small hole near the wiper. The rear wiper moved again as I was turning it off and the hole got bigger and glass started to fall in the trunk. There was no impact to the rear windows that would have caused the damage. After researching online, I found the Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) 22-014. I took the car to the dealer but they will not fix it since it is not under warranty. I cannot see out of my rear window now that it is cracked (other than the area where there is a hole).

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

On November 24, 2025, I remote started my car for 10 minutes. After 10 minutes, I opened the driver's side door, pressed the tailgate button to open the tailgate, opened a rear door, and my rear windshield shattered. There was no impact and no accident.

On 11/19/2025, I opened my driver's side door and got in the drivers seat. When I closed the door my rear windshield shattered. The glass then began to cave in creating a hole. The problem is acknowledged by the manufacturer as outlined in NHTSA #: 10225484 (service bulletin). I called Spitzer Acura dealership in Pittsburgh who said I would need to call a glass company and they wouldn't cover it.

Back window of 2019 Acura rdx just blew up. Sat in garage from mid day Wednesday and Sunday November 16th of November 2025, it just blew up.

Today 11/18/25 I entered my car, closed driver door when back window shattered. This is the second time this has happened. I did not report the first time but after reading up on this I realized this is a recurring problem with Acura RDX.

On February 7, 2024 I called insurance and filed a claim for my vehicle that was sitting in my driveway at the time of the incident. Upon getting in my car, the rear windshield, which had no chips, breaks, lights, etc. imploded into my vehicle. They stated they believed this happened due to the defroster. It was repaired using insurance at a certified local glass repair shop. Today, 11/14/25 I was making a turn from a stopped position and yet again the rear window imploded into my vehicle. The rear window had no issues at the time of implosion and is parked safely inside a garage to prevent weather effects. This is a VERY clear safety issue as I have a car seat in my back seat that are all rear facing and the window has now imploded TWICE. Acura acknowledged this, and as provided so hasn't the NHSTA. But the safety concern is refusing to be fixed and I cannot continue to have a vehicle that the rear glass implodes within two years causing potential harm to children, and back seat passengers.

On Wednesday, November 5th, the rear glass on my 2019 Acura RDX spontaneously shattered without warning. I brought the vehicle to Safelite for repair; however, they were unable to assist due to the technical complexity of removing and replacing the glass. I then contacted an Acura dealership by phone and was advised that I may be required to replace the entire rear hatch, rather than just the glass. I have since learned that Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) 22-014 acknowledges an issue affecting rear-glass failure, but it is limited to certain 2019–2020 models and VIN ranges. No recall has been issued, despite numerous reports of this same defect. Additionally, there is an ongoing class-action lawsuit related to this issue (Tyzcko & Zavareei LLP). I am submitting this complaint because Acura is refusing to repair or replace the shattered rear glass despite its being a known design defect. This failure represents a serious safety hazard, as occupants seated in the rear of the vehicle could be severely injured if the glass were to shatter while in motion. I believe Acura must be held responsible and required to issue a recall, as well as provide repair coverage, especially for vehicles now out of warranty. I respectfully request that NHTSA investigate this issue due to the clear safety concerns and growing number of similar incidents.

We have owned our 2019 Acura RDX for about 4 years. Roughly 2 years ago my wife called me panicked that the car had lost power and the check engine light was on as she was exiting the freeway. It was a rainy day, she had our kids in the car on the way to a soccer game. I called off work with an emergency, drove an hour to where she was and scanned the car. No codes popped up on my scanner, I started the vehicle and it seemed to run like normal, no check engine light. I had it towed to Honda of Gresham, OR and after a week or so they called and said they couldn't find anything wrong with our vehicle. I paid for a oil change, a tow and a dealer diagnostics and was told they could not find anything. $500 later no answers. Fast forward 2 years Oct 26th 2025 I was driving the RDX this time, in the rain on the freeway. Wife and kids in the car. Went to accelerate past a slow driver and the car went into limp mode. Check engine light flashing and limited to 40 mph or so, I put the hazards on as I was on a single lane bridge with traffic behind me. I pulled over after the bridge and turned the vehicle off. After 5 minutes or so I started the car again and everything seems fine, no check engine lights nothing seems off. I continued on down the freeway without any more incident. I started researching what is going on and find many many reports of this same thing. Acura has a tsb for a front mount intercooler as the fix, but when I took ours in for the stated problem they couldn't find

Upon exiting my car, I heard a loud crashing sound. The rear windshield had completely shattered upon closing the driver side door and glass was everywhere. Had my rear windshield decided to spontaneously implode 5 minutes earlier while driving on the interstate, I most likely would have had a bad car accident. Acura has a service bulletin out regarding this, as it’s a known issue. They refuse to cover cost or do a recall on this known safety issue. Someone is going to get killed when their back windshield blows out driving and they think they’ve been shot. Absolutely terrible and irresponsible on Acura/Honda’s part.

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.

Completed 100,000-mile service work at the dealership, 1 month following the work, while driving, all engine codes went off and the car went into "limp mode". I was unable to drive at normal speeds while on a major highway and going through a busy intersection. After multiple assessments at the same dealership, a "software update", a replaced spark plug (that was previously replaced during service work a month prior), it was found to have a warped head gasket with coolant leaking into the engine. It has not been inspected by police or insurance agents. It has been inspected by Shottenkirk Acura of Huntsville (Alabama) and a secondary mechanic with the same findings of engine failure. This should not occur at 116,000 miles in a Honda motor!

While driving on a congested highway, my steering wheel lost power making it impossible to control the truck's steering. The truck spun around multiple times before crossing lanes of traffic and hitting a guardrail head on. Thankfully, others avoided hitting my vehicle which would have caused more serious injuries. As of yet, the issue hasn't been reproduced or confirmed. The insurance company will conduct the Inspection. There were no warning lamps, alerts or symptoms prior to the steering wheel losing power. The insurance company has possession of the truck.

Back window exploding while sitting for no reason at all

The back windshield of my Acura RDX has broken on its own 3 times. Twice while it was parked and once while driving , no debris was found to show anything broke the window.

I was driving on a highway going at 65 - 70 MPH when the car completely stalled causing me to try to move across 3 lanes with the engine shut down. I could not start. Almost got rear ended by a semi. this happed a few times. I checked the trouble code and it pointed to fuel rail pressure too low. which means problem with the fuel pump. For some reason my VIN does not show a fuel pump recall. please help. VIN: [XXX] the trouble code fuel rail pressure too low p0087. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

While driving in the rain, after an hour long drive home from Philadelphia back to Reading, taking [XXX] and [XXX], I accelerated my vehicle while going around 50 mph and immediately was faced with a blinking check engine light and lost the ability to accelerate. My Acura essentially went into, what others call, limp mode while in sport mode. I filled my car with 93 gas around 20 minutes before this. After losing acceleration, I pulled over on the highway and the check engine light disappeared. After which, I still was unable to accelerate after leaving the car in park. After I turned the car off and turned the car back on maybe 30 seconds later, I was then able to accelerate and found no issues afterwards. INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6)

The vehicle should be included in the recall for similar makes and models with the same issue. I almost crashed on the freeway because my high fuel pressure pump stopped working.

The back window burst randomly with no pressure. There are thousands of complaints in the facebook groups. The car was parked when this happened in

An Acura dealership won't diagnose a rear windshield issue, and i contact twice the Acura corporate to express my concern and they told me to contact a different Acura dealership. My car rear windshield shattered twice since i bought it.