2015 Acura Rdx

The low beam lights have completely degraded making the car basically inoperable at night. It has been gradual but is now at the point where I am constantly being flashed by other drivers to put on my lights even though they are on. The daytime running lights are brighter! The output from the low beams has been so poor that I have to rely on street lights as well as the headlights of other cars when on the highway. Now I HAVE to use my high beams to operate my car at night and early morning. It is horrific to drive in fog and snow as high beam use is impossible. I have replaced the bulbs, had headlight restoration and replaced the halogen with LED. NOTHING makes a difference. I will not allow my teenagers to drive the car at night and I will not buy another Acura. Through internet research, I have found many other owners of the 2015 RDX with the same experience.

Low Beam headlights have degraded to the point of being unable to see the road and have to use high beams to drive at night.I have replaced the low beam bulbs with no improvement .The problem seems to be the low beam bulb capsules that the bulbs are in that have some type of reflective coating that has deteriorated.I see Acura has recalled the 2015 model RLX for this same problem. I have searched online and there are many posts about this headlight problem with the 2015 RDX .There has to be a recall on the RDX also as these vehicles are unsafe !

We have been having issues with very dim headlights in our vehicle that has presented numerous safety issues. From our research this seems to be a global problem with these headlights and something needs to be done about it. It is not safe for us or those around us to have to drive with our dim lights or with our high beams on to compensate. We have also filed into a class action lawsuit for resolution to this issue as stated below this is why we are contacting you. Thanks for your assistance with this matter. You previously contacted us about dim headlights in your Acura RDX. Thank you for contributing to our investigation. Our law firm is continuing our investigation of the defect and potential class action claims. Because dim headlights present a significant safety issue for drivers and pedestrians, we suggest that you may want to submit a safety complaint to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration at https://www.nhtsa.gov/report-a-safety-problem#index, if you have not done so already. Doing so will help create a record of safety complaints about this issue, and help ensure that Acura is aware of the scope of the problem. We will keep you apprised of any significant developments in our efforts to achieve a resolution for consumers. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact us. [XXX] LLP [XXX] Direct: [XXX] Fax: [XXX] INFORMATION Redacted PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).

Around 80,000 miles my headlights seemed to have become quite dim. I have changed out the head lightbulbs twice, 2nd time to the brightess bulbs available to buy. No change in brightness. I bought a kit to clean the outer surface lens still no change in brightness . They headlights are so dangerously dim it doesn’t look like I have headlights on. Also anyone who gets in the car with me always says “you need to turn your headlights on” & I say “ they are on! “ Basically I have to drive around with my brights on in order to see at night and my brights look like everybody else’s regular headlights when I’m next to other cars . I took my car to the Gillman Acura dealership in Houston where I purchased my car to have them look at the lights and they told me that the lens cover is degraded and cloudy over the lightbulbs and the whole headlamp would need to be replaced. I was told the light lens has degraded and become cloudy because of the sun light reflecting into my headlights and also because of sun reflecting off of buildings into my headlights where I park for long periods of time, to which I replied” I park in the garage and where I work, there’s no reflection coming off of the building! I’ve had many cars throughout my life and this is has never happened before ….they told me it would cost $2200 to replace both of them ! I recently decided to look online to see if other people were having this problem and I read where many people have complained of the same problem with their 2015 RDX ! Also, I found out that there was a previous recall on the 2014-2015 RLX because of the same issue! Which states HID is getting around 100,000 miles because of the reflector or Fresnel lens degrading because of aluminum film glued to headlight inner reflector. I hope there is a recall issued for my model of car too to it sounds like the same exact problem and & $2,200 to fix them is more than I can afford currently! Thank You

Main head lights are not giving enough brightness to see the road. Visibility while driving during night is very hard and can’t see clearly an object which is at 5 to 6 feet distance also. It’s a 2015 Acura RDX AWD base and there are many complaints online in different forums also about head light visibility issue. I gone to Acura dealer but their suggestion is to cleanup external plastic headlight cover and change lights which is not resolving the issue. Head light brightness is detoriating day by day. Please take action appropriately as there are many 2015 Acura RDX with the same issue and without proper head light brightness leads to improper driving which leads to accidents and it’s a safety related issue.

The headlights on this vehicle are defective. They do not project light and over time deteriorated to a point where you cannot see when driving in the dark. NOTE, this is not a result of the bulb as we went to great expense to twice change it out with new bulbs. The first time we used an OEM new bulb matched what was originally installed with no improvement. After that, we tried a newer style LED bulb with about a 10% improvement but we still could not see to drive at night. After extensive online research, we found a significant group of posts of many people having the exact same problem. And then we learned what the actual problem was. The lens coating, that reflects and focuses the light from the bulb was defective and failed, thus changing the bulb to a new one had no positive results. After contacting Acura as I know many others did from reading online, they still refused to take responsibility for the defect. Our only solution was to replace both lighting assemblies with brand new, non-OEM ones at significant expense. Adding up the cost of new bulbs, labor, new light housings, and more labor, we had over $1,000 of costs involved.

The lights on my 2015 Acura RDx became so dim it was no longer safe to drive. I took it to my mechanic and he agreed saying he also felt it was a safety issue. I contacted the dealer as well as Acura and they were aware of the issue but said it was not covered under our extended warranty. The car has limited miles and we decide to replace the lights at a cost of $1859.42. The replacement of the lights has made a significant difference in the safety of the vehicle. The lights were so dim that cars coming in the other direction were flashing at me and I started to avoid driving it at night and took my husbands car. I have the lights available if they need to be inspected.

The headlights on the car are dangerously dim. The lights have been frustratingly dim for years (at least 5+ years since I’ve owned the car) but now I’m genuinely concerned for my family’s safety—they’ve continued to get dimmer and dimmer. The only way I can make it home at night is by using my brights. And even the brights present a dangerous situation for me and other cars on the road. I’ve been told by dealers that this is a known issue but they will not repair it for free without a recall — the fix is not as simple as replacing lightbulbs, it is easily $3,000-4,000 of labor and parts (the entire headlights need to be replaced). How can Acura / Acura dealers know about faulty, dangerous parts and refuse to do anything about it? Please intervene for the safety of my family. Further, I’ve read online about others in the exact same situation. This needs to be fixed and is tremendously dangerous. It’s only getting worse. Also, while the date on this complaint is today (4/16/2023), this has been an issue for YEARS.