2.8

hardly worth mentioning
Crashes / Fires:
0 / 0
Injuries / Deaths:
0 / 0
Average Mileage:
51,167 miles

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problem #6

Nov 012021

RLX

  • miles
Had starter replaced on my vehicle and still doing the same thing it was doing before. I click the push to start button and just get a grinding noise or sometime nothing will happen. I been reading forms and a lot of Rlx owners are reporting the same issue. Other problem I-??m having with the vehicle is the Paws system can feel the car wanting to kick out in the rear wheels feel like they are turning when I-??m going straight

- New Haven , CT, USA

problem #5

Jul 012021

RLX

  • 89,000 miles
The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power. The contact stated the failure continued to occur periodically. The vehicle was able to restart. The lane control, forward control collision, slip differential and hill assist warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was concerned about driving the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was related to NHTSA Campaign Number: 15V301000 (Forward Collision Avoidance). The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 89,000.

- Charlotte, NC, USA

problem #4

Apr 072020

RLX 6-cyl

  • 97,000 miles
Car randomly steers itself into oncoming traffic lanes or onto the roadside. Acura dealership has looked at it, repair cost is extremely high. Too dangerous to trust the vehicle with these issues. Lkas, ldw, acc, brake hold system lights come on and go off. Happens in parking lots, and country roads, on highways. Steering is erratic at all speeds when this occurs, not necessarily over or under 50mph. Again, this has happened 3 times in a parking lot. All together we have experienced this issue 14 times within the last 6 weeks.

- Walker, LA, USA

problem #3

Apr 292020

RLX

  • 119,000 miles
Mmediately once the car is started the following sensor codes pop up: Vsa, all wheel steering, eps problem, forward collision problem. The car can be stationary or in motion. When the sensors are on the car is not able to go above 50 mph.

- Merced, CA, USA

problem #2

May 152014

RLX

  • 500 miles
While driving South on U.S. 1, a six lane road, I placed a telephone call using the buttons on the steering wheel. Shortly after the call was connected, the car's warning alarm sounded and an "I" appeared in the information display. Frantically trying to determine the problem while driving in heavy traffic, I used the control on the steering wheel to scroll down the information list and found a red display saying "12 volt battery charging system problem". because traffic was so thick, I decided not to try to get to the side of the road. When I got to a red light, I turned the engine off and restarted it. The message did not reappear. Because this problem did not reoccur for a month, I assumed that Acura used its link system to remotely correct the software error. The assumption was incorrect. Over the next 5 months, the same thing happened 3 more times. On September 19 I took the car to the dealer and was told that there was an Acura bulletin on this software issue dated April 16, 2014. In my opinion, this software issue that issues a false alarm that the electrical system has failed should have been the subject of a noisy recall, or at least a quiet recall. My car was at the dealership on 2 occasions between May 15 and September 19, and the software error was not corrected. If Acura could send an E-mail to all owners on September 16 advising of a software incompatibility for stationary vehicles with the ios 8 for iphones, why couldn't Acura send an E-mail regarding an error in Acura software that affects moving vehicles? I raised this issue with Acura client relations and was unable to escalate the issue. My requests for contact information for the executive offices of american Honda and american Honda's chief safety officer were denied. I did not even succeed in speaking with a supervisor.

- Miami, FL, USA

problem #1

Sep 022013

RLX

  • 1,500 miles
Vehicle will not shift into 3rd gear at random times - this can be when under moderate load to light load. This will limit the car to a speed to approx. 50mph, the transmission will not shift until the vehicle has slowed down 10+mph and sometimes will require you to come to a dead stop to function correctly. This has caused a handful of safety risk as you cannot force the vehicle to come to a complete stop in some instances - like merging on a highway or a highway without a shoulder. This has happened to 4 other Rlx that have been documented - Acura's response was we don't see it being a problem and will not authorize repairs at this time. - no matter my safety concerns. This has been very hard for the dealer to reproduce - it can be forcibly reproduced with heavy load - but the random lighter load examples can take 1-2 week to happen.

- Bristol, PA, USA