10.0
really awful- Crashes / Fires:
- 0 / 1
- Injuries / Deaths:
- 0 / 0
- Average Mileage:
- 7,875 miles
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After 10 years, the low beam headlights have become very dim to the point that it-??s difficult and unsafe for myself and other drivers for me to drive this car at night, especially in the fog or rain. Apparently this won-??t be fixed by simply replacing the bulbs and will be a costly repair at no fault of the owners. I agree with many others that this needs to be a recall fix.
- Signal Hill, CA, USA
Headlight assembly units had to be replaced. Low beam light essentially non existent. As a 77 year old driver need bright lights. Truly a safety hazard issue. Replacement of bulbs 2 times with no improvement. Was told need new assembly. Same problem with Acuras in other years but recall not issued for 2013 RDX. Why not? A defect in manufacturing that will cost me several thousand dollars to fix.. That is not acceptable. Can't drivecar after dusk like this nor can I sell as is.
- Stuart, FL, USA
I was driving at low speed on a local street and the moon roof shattered suddenly with great explosive force. I wasn't injured because the carpeted moon roof shade was closed at the time. I was lucky because the kids were not in the vehicle. If the glass had rained down on the kids in the back seat, there would be injuries. There were no warning signs. Weather was nice partially sunny day at 70s on a Saturday. It was around 6 pm local time. Traffic was light. Nothing struck the vehicle. Dash camera recorded the sound on video. Road condition was good. I've done some research on the internet, and it seems like the moon roof glass shattering is common with Acura or Honda vehicles due to manufacturing or design defect.
- Bellevue, WA, USA
Low beam Head lights are so dim that is so hard to see the road or people when driving at night.
- Land O Lakes, FL, USA
Glass moonroof shattered while on a ski trip to Canada. We were exiting a gas station at less than 5 mph. There was nothing overhead that might have dropped on the car. Thought at the time that it might be due to extreme cold. Now reading that this has occurred to many people in many circumstances.
- University Place, WA, USA
The contact owns a 2013 Acura Rdx. The contact stated that the driver side window was loose. While driving approximately 35 to 50 mph, the driver side window glass clicked and moved back and forth. The vehicle was taken to the dealer, but there was no diagnosis. The window was not repaired. The approximate failure mileage was 15,000.
- Inglewood, CA, USA
The brand new car was on fire by itself on October 30, 2012. It was after the hurricane sandy. My family woke up because of smelling gas from downstairs which was the attached garage to the kitchen. When my husband opened the kitchen door to the garage, he couldn't see anything but smokes. We called 911 and found out there was fire inside of the car. The fire started internally and spread out to the garage. There was sign of water that got into the garage. However, when fire fighter opened the garage door, there was no water in the garage. The front of the car was fine. The driver's seat area and the Navigator area was totally melted down. There was no power in our town since October 29, 2012. The car windows(side and the top) were open by itself. I do not understand how the car caused fire by itself. There were thousands of cars but I did not hear the flood caused the fire which was parked inside of the garage. The car was brand new and had a temperate plate. There is no smoker in my family.
- Little Ferry, NJ, USA
- Opelousas, LA, USA