2019 Acura RDX transmission & drivetrain problems

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What owners say

1. Filed Jul 6, 2026PAEngineTransmission & Drivetrain

   Head Gasket failure. Design failure there are grooves holding coolant on the block making the coolant leak into cylinders heads

   NHTSA complaint #11748469 · source
2. Filed Mar 10, 2026NYTransmission & Drivetrain

   Three weeks ago when New York had the two big snow storm and the road condition was really bad, my Acura RDX unexpectedly pop up warning message that says disabling of AWD (switching to FWD). This happened every time when it snow and will disappear when the weather is good.

   NHTSA complaint #11723390 · source
3. Filed Oct 31, 2025WAEngineOther / UnknownTransmission & Drivetrain

   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…

   NHTSA complaint #11696704 · source
4. Filed Jul 29, 2025CAEngineOther / UnknownTransmission & Drivetrain

   On July 12, 2025 my husband, the driver, and myself, owner of the vehicle and passenger this day, were driving on the freeway at approximately 7:00am in the middle lanes of the freeway. Without any codes or warnings beforehand, we heard the car make alarming beeps and automatically loss all power to the engine while traveling at highway speeds. This situation put my husband and my lives at risk and in a dangerous situation as there was traffic on a busy freeway and lost all…

   NHTSA complaint #11677100 · source
5. Filed Mar 25, 2025MOTransmission & Drivetrain

   all maintenance performed at Acura. 6 weeks after the Transmission aged out of warranty dealer found metal shavings in Transmission oil. Car had only 60k miles. $13000 maintenance bill to fix.

   NHTSA complaint #11650595 · source
6. Filed Oct 6, 2024MDBrakesTransmission & Drivetrain

   The breaks did not work while in a parking lot right after switching into drive. No major risk of any injury where this occurred. Not reported to the dealer, not inspected. No injury, no property damage. I left my wife in the vehicle with the car in park and went into the store. I came out 15 minutes later, car was running. I got in, put my foot on the break, and switch to drive? The car started rolling forward on its own. I repeatedly tried the breaks, but no response. I…

   NHTSA complaint #11618345 · source
7. Filed Jul 22, 2024OKTransmission & Drivetrain

   Driving 55mph at night on highway . Went to accelerate around slower vehicle to 70mph speed limit when vehicle lost engine power and yellow check engine light began flashing on left side of instrument panel. Vehicle began slowing forcing move to right shoulder from left lane in moderate traffic. Vehicle would not accelerate past 20 mph on shoulder to nearest exit. Once at a safe location vehicle was shut off. Restarted vehicle approximately 30 seconds after shut down and…

   NHTSA complaint #11603709 · source
8. Filed Dec 10, 2023OHBrakesOther / UnknownTransmission & Drivetrain

   I’ve had this happen 4 times now with my 2019 RDX. The latest Is on 12/10/23. Low speed braking and the tac revels to over 5000. Vehicle lurches forward with both feet on the brake peddle nearly hit a car broadside that was moving perpendicular to me., Three times under warranty to the dealer who could find anything. They even had the factory rep , in who after keeping the car for 5 days replaced an abs sensor. Now that the warranty is up they want 120.00 an hour to diagnose…

   NHTSA complaint #11559390 · source
9. Filed Nov 28, 2023CTElectrical SystemEngineTransmission & Drivetrain

   Transmission intermittently gets stuck in a gear while driving and will not shift until car is powered off and on again. Brake system, LKA, power steering, vehicle stability/traction control, hill assist, cruise control, collision mitigation, and road departure mitigation intermittently stop working and error. Infotainment and audio intermittently error or get stuck on after powering off vehicle. Trunk randomly opens when no one is in range of the vehicle. Horn randomly…

   NHTSA complaint #11557162 · source
10. Filed Oct 16, 202355,000 miKYTransmission & Drivetrain

    The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated while driving approximately 35-40 MPH, the vehicle failed to exceed 40 MPH upon depressing the accelerator pedal. There was no warning light illuminated. The contact veered to the side of the road, where she turned off and restarted the vehicle, and the vehicle operated as needed; however, the failure recurred several times while driving. The contact stated that she veered to the side of the road, turned off and restarted…

    NHTSA complaint #11550228 · source
11. Filed Jul 12, 2023TXEngineFuel, Hybrid & EV PropulsionTransmission & Drivetrain

    My car has been shaking on acceleration but no engine light or any warning popped up. When I called an Acura dealership, they said they would have trouble diagnosing the problem without a light on. A few days later, while accelerating on the highway, my car started shaking violently and lost power. The engine light started flashing. I could have gotten into an accident because I could no longer accelerate on the highway. I had to slowly pull off to a safe stop. This could…

    NHTSA complaint #11531878 · source
12. Filed Oct 6, 2022ILEngineAcceleration & Cruise ControlTransmission & Drivetrain

    On July 24, 2022, while driving from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois back to our home in Lisle, IL, in a heavy rainstorm, our RDX suddenly started flashing the engine light and lost power on Interstate 57. We were fortunate to be able to maneuver it to the side of the road, and off the nearby ramp at Bradley, IL. We ‘googled’ the circumstances on our iphone, to learn that this is considered a serious, potentially life-threatening situation, and that Acura recommended immediate…

    NHTSA complaint #11488228 · source

Source: U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation public data. Complaints are submitted by owners and are not verified by NHTSA or by us; a complaint does not prove a defect exists. View this vehicle on NHTSA.gov Methodology