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2019 Acura Rdx

Owner reports · Recalls · Investigations

More warning signs than most Rdx years

Owner complaints for the 2019 Acura Rdx are substantially higher than the model-year median of 36.5.

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When problems were reported

Mileage at the reported incident

129 reports with mileage · 309 unknown

NHTSA’s mileage field refers to the reported incident, not necessarily the filing date. This shows report counts, not the likelihood of a failure.

What to inspect

Issues worth paying extra attention to based on owner reports.

  • Visibility/wiper. Review the 96 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Engine. Review the 89 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →
  • Electrical System. Review the 39 owner reports in this category and discuss these concerns during a pre-purchase inspection. Read reports →

NHTSA owner reports · September 18, 2026 snapshot.

3 crash reports0 fire reports4 injury reports

Service Brakes complaints

22 reports
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Mileage unknown · Jan 21, 2025
Forward Collision AvoidanceService Brakes

I was driving down the street at about 35mph and brakes engaged.

NHTSA ODI #11637433

Mileage unknown · Oct 6, 2024
Power TrainService Brakes

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.…

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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 had steering. I gave it a little gas, and the engine reved like it was in neutral. I looked down and that point the car indicated it was in neutral. My wife said that none of the drive indicators were on while I had the issue. At some point the breaks started working, after I gave it a little gas? I got the car into drive, and tested it before moving on to verify it was behaving correctly. The forward motion of the vehicle was probably due to the slope it was parked on, rather than the car's idle power. This also matches the car then reporting it was in neutral. The biggest issue was no breaks at the point it started rolling forward. My comment was that was weird, but it scared my wife, so I am reporting it. I was operating the vehicle.

NHTSA ODI #11618345

Mileage unknown · Dec 10, 2023
Power TrainService BrakesUnknown Or Other

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 h…

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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 the problem that they couldn’t before .. But this is a dangerous vehicle that.I’m scared to drive. After reviewing several forums this appears to be a know problem Acura won’t address.

NHTSA ODI #11559390

Mileage unknown · Jun 26, 2022
Service BrakesVehicle Speed Control

Brake hold disengages and the car starts to move forward often. The manual states it should stay engaged for 10 minutes. Car pulls away at stop lights and towards pedestrians and bikers while brake hold is engaged. https://acurazine.com/forums/3g-rdx-problems-fixes-458/brake-hold-issue-977762/

NHTSA ODI #11471049

Mileage unknown · Apr 21, 2022
Service Brakes

The brake pedal in my car was soft. pressed it and did not stop the car until its almost to the floor. Called acura and they told me there was a tsb as other have had this problem Honda TSB 19-022. the car needed to be reprogramed and fixed the issue. they charged 87.78 for the reprograming. i filled a complaint with h…

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The brake pedal in my car was soft. pressed it and did not stop the car until its almost to the floor. Called acura and they told me there was a tsb as other have had this problem Honda TSB 19-022. the car needed to be reprogramed and fixed the issue. they charged 87.78 for the reprograming. i filled a complaint with honda to get reimbursed case number 12954925. This is a saftey issue and should become a recall before it kills people with the brakes not responding. the rep at honda said thats its a maintenance issue.

NHTSA ODI #11461620

18,000 miles · Nov 23, 2020
EngineService Brakes

ISSUE WITH BREAK HOLD FEATURE. WHEN BRAKE HOLD BUTTON IS ON CAR WILL KEEP THE BRAKE ON EVEN WHEN DRIVER RELEASES THE PETAL. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE IS DEFAULTED SO THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BRAKE PETAL IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. BUT OFTEN WHEN THE HVAC SYSTEM NEEDS TO RUN IT WILL START THE ENGINE WHILE STOPPE…

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ISSUE WITH BREAK HOLD FEATURE. WHEN BRAKE HOLD BUTTON IS ON CAR WILL KEEP THE BRAKE ON EVEN WHEN DRIVER RELEASES THE PETAL. IN ADDITION THE VEHICLE IS DEFAULTED SO THE ENGINE AUTOMATICALLY WILL SHUT OFF WHEN BRAKE PETAL IS PRESSED ALL THE WAY DOWN. BUT OFTEN WHEN THE HVAC SYSTEM NEEDS TO RUN IT WILL START THE ENGINE WHILE STOPPED. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE AUTO BRAKE RELEASES AND CAR STARTS MOVING FORWARD. THIS HAS HAPPENED MANY TIMES. VEHICLE IS STATIONARY, BRAKE HOLD IS ON, ENGINE AUTO OFF IS ON AND SITTING AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT. ENGINE IS OFF BUT CAR IS TURNED ON. AC STARTS WHICH MAKES ENGINE START, ENGINE STARTING CAUSES BRAKE TO RELEASE. THE VEHICLE MOVES FORWARD. IT COULD CRASH INTO ANOTHER CAR OR RUN SOMEONE OVER. IT HAPPENS A LOT. DO I NEED TO REPORT EACH TIME IT HAPPENS?

NHTSA ODI #11376013

Mileage unknown · Jun 18, 2020
Service Brakes

HAVE HAD A SECOND OCCURRENCE OF A BRAKE PROBLEM WHICH ACURA HAS ACKNOWLEDGE BUT WILL NOT PROVIDE A FIX DATE. ONLY TOLD THAT IT IS A KNOWN PROBLEM BUT ENGINEERS AY IT IS NOT A DANGER. BUT WON'T PUT IT IN WRITING SO DON'T BELIEVE THAT IT IS NOT UNSAFE. I NEED TO ALERT GOV SAFETY DEPT. IN EVENT IS UNSAFE & SOMEONE IS HURT. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11329601

18,000 miles · May 28, 2020
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Fuel/propulsion SystemService Brakes

SUDDEN LOSS OF POWER WHILE PASSING ON HIGHWAY FOLLOWED BY NUMEROUS SYSTEM ERROR LIGHTS *BF*JB

NHTSA ODI #11326335

16,500 miles · May 19, 2020
Electronic Stability Control (esc)Service BrakesVehicle Speed Control

DRIVING VEHICLE EST 40MPH, STRAIGHT ROAD CITY RIGHT LANE. CAR AHEAD OF ME (EST 2 + CAR LENGTH) TURNED RIGHT,AND WAS NO LONGER ON THE ROAD I WAS DRIVING, MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. I DID NOT PRESS BRAKES OR CHANGE DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO INPUT FROM ME TO CHANGE VEHICLE SPEED. "SPACE RESERVED" BARS USE RADAR TO KEEP DESIGNATE…

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DRIVING VEHICLE EST 40MPH, STRAIGHT ROAD CITY RIGHT LANE. CAR AHEAD OF ME (EST 2 + CAR LENGTH) TURNED RIGHT,AND WAS NO LONGER ON THE ROAD I WAS DRIVING, MY VEHICLE SLOWED DOWN. I DID NOT PRESS BRAKES OR CHANGE DRIVE TO NEUTRAL. THERE WAS NO INPUT FROM ME TO CHANGE VEHICLE SPEED. "SPACE RESERVED" BARS USE RADAR TO KEEP DESIGNATED SPACE. THERE WERE NO BARS FOR A SAFETY MARGIN. NO LIGHTS OR INDICATORS DISPLAY ON DASHBOARD FOR REASON OF DECELERATION. NORMALLY IF I AM CLOSE TO A PERSON WHO IS TURNING OFF THE ROAD, SENSORS MAY DETECT THAN AND FLASH BRAKE ON THE DASHBOARD. THIS SAME BRAKING WHEN A PERSON TURNED HAS OCCURRED WHEN I WAS IN THE LEFT LANE CITY ROAD WESTBOUND .THAT VEHICLE WAS APPROACHING ME, A 4 LANE WIDE STREET. I WAS ON THE LEFT LANE OF MY DIVIDE, THE OTHER VEHICLE WAS IN THE RIGHT LINE OF THEIR DIVIDE EASTBOUND. THAT OPPOSITE VEHICLE WAS TURNING RIGHT, MY CAR SLOWED DOWN ALTHOUGH THE OTHER CAR WAS TWICE AS FAR AWAY COMPARED TO THE RIGHT-TURN COMPLAINT ABOVE. NO INPUT FROM ME, NO DASHBOARD WARNINGS, TOO FAR AWAY TO BE CONSIDERED A SAFETY ISSUE. ANOTHER OCCURRENCE: WAS DRIVING STRAIGHT, EST 20MPH CITY ROAD.. CAME TOWARDS A SMALL DIP IN THE ROAD, EST 3' WIDE, SHALLOW. NO VEHICLES ON ROAD. CAR SLOWED DOWN, NO INDICATIONS. I STEPPED ON THE GAS, NO RESPONSE. PRESSED DRIVE BUTTON, NO RESPONSE. AFTER GETTING OVER THE DIP, I PULLED TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. TURNED CAR OFF AND RESTARTED, DROVE CORRECTLY AFTER THAT. USED SAME ROAD TO COME BACK, CAR HANDLED DIP IN ROAD APPROPRIATELY. SUMMERTIME DRIVE. SEPARATE ISSUE: BRAKES ARE SQUEALING WHEN I DRIVE CAR AT LOW SPEEDS. CITY ROADS, VARIED SPEED LIMITS; 25MPH TO 40MPH. REVERSING OUT OF PARKING, PRESS BRAKES, SQUEAL. DRIVE TO STOP SIGN, SQUEAL. DRIVE FROM THAT STOP SIGN IN STRAIGHT LINE, CITY ROAD, COME TO STOP SIGN, DOES NOT SQUEAL. ENVIRONMENTS ARE DIFFERENT; USING VEHICLE IN -15F TEMP UP TO 85, 90F. *TR

NHTSA ODI #11325184

23,000 miles · Feb 20, 2020
Service Brakes

WHEN USING AUTO BRAKE HOLD WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND IF ENGINE AUTO START STOP IS ENGAGED, IF THE AUTO START STOP TURNS THE ENGINE BACK ON THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE AUTO BRAKE HOLD RELEASES BY ITSELF AND CAR STARTS MOVING FORWARD. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN IN THE CROSS WALK OR IF THE DRIVER DOE…

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WHEN USING AUTO BRAKE HOLD WHEN STOPPED IN TRAFFIC AND IF ENGINE AUTO START STOP IS ENGAGED, IF THE AUTO START STOP TURNS THE ENGINE BACK ON THERE ARE TIMES WHEN THE AUTO BRAKE HOLD RELEASES BY ITSELF AND CAR STARTS MOVING FORWARD. THIS COULD BE A SAFETY ISSUE IN CASE THERE IS A PEDESTRIAN IN THE CROSS WALK OR IF THE DRIVER DOES NOT HIT THE BRAKE PEDAL IMMEDIATELY COULD HIT THE VEHICLE IN FRONT. I DO NOT SEE ACURA HAVING ANY RECALL TO FIX THIS. A FORUM LINK OF OTHER PEOPLE REPORTING THE SAME ISSUE: HTTPS://ACURAZINE.COM/FORUMS/3G-RDX-PROBLEMS-FIXES-458/BRAKE-HOLD-ISSUE-977762/

NHTSA ODI #11310261

Official recalls

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26V332000 · Air Bags:sensor:occupant Classification:front Passenger

May 21, 2026

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2021, 2023 Acura TLX, 2019-2024 RDX, 2017-2020, 2022-2026 MDX, 2017-2021, 2023, 2025 Honda Ridgeline, 2017-2022 Pilot, 2019-2021 Passport, 2018-2026 Odyssey, 2019-2022 Insight, 2019-2021 HR-V, 2018-2020 Fit, 2020-2022 CR-V Hybrid, 2017-2022 CR-V, 2017-2018, 2021 Civic Type R, 2017-2021 Civic hatchback, 2016-2020 Civic coupe, 2016-2022 Civic, 2017-2022 Accord Hybrid, and 2016-2022 Accord vehicles. The front passenger seat weight sensor may crack and short circuit, which can cause the air bags to deploy unintentionally during a crash.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Air bags that deploy unintentionally during a crash increase the risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the seat weight sensors, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed July 7, 2026. Owners may contact Honda's customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are BOL, WO9, OOA, WOM, XOH, NOC, POD, BOE, UOF, POB, EOG, AOI, QO8, TOJ, DO7, and SOK. This recall expands previous NHTSA recall number 24V064. Vehicle Identification Numbers (VINs) involved in this recall will be searchable on NHTSA.gov beginning May 29, 2026.

23V858000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

Dec 18, 2023

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2023 Honda Accord, Civic Coupe, Civic Sedan, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R, CR-V, HR-V, Ridgeline, Odyssey, Acura ILX, MDX, MDX Hybrid, RDX, RLX, TLX, 2019-2022 Honda Insight, Passport, 2020 Honda CR-V Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Clarity PHEV, Fit, and 2015-2020 Honda Accord Hybrid, Pilot, Acura NSX vehicles. The fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the fuel pump module, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed September 6, 2024. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are KGC and KGD. This recall is an expansion of NHTSA recall numbers 21V-215 and 20V-314.

23V158000 · Seat Belts:front:buckle Assembly

Mar 9, 2023

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2017-2020 CR-V, 2018-2019 Accord and Accord Hybrid, 2018-2020 Odyssey, 2019 Insight, and 2019-2020 Acura RDX vehicles. A manufacturing issue with the front seat belts may cause the seat belt buckle channel to interfere with the release button, preventing the seat belt buckle from latching.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: An unlatched seat belt cannot properly restrain the seat occupant during a crash, increasing their risk of injury.

Remedy: Dealers will replace the driver and front passenger seat belt buckle release buttons or the buckle assemblies as necessary, free of charge. Owner notification letters were mailed April 18, 2023. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are NDA, QDB, BDC, MDD, LD9. TDF, FDG, ODH, YDI, ZDE.

21V215000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

Mar 25, 2021

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2019-2020 Acura MDX, MDX Sport Hybrid, RDX, TLX, Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Insight, 2019 Acura ILX, Honda Accord Hybrid, Civic Coupe, Civic Coupe Si, Civic Sedan, Civic Sedan Si, Civic Type R, Fit, HR-V, Odyssey, Passport, Pilot and Ridgeline, and 2018-2019 CR-V vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: Fuel pump failure can cause an engine stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. Owner letters were mailed May 18, 2021. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Note: This recall is an expansion of recall 20V-314.

20V314000 · Fuel System, Gasoline:delivery:fuel Pump

May 28, 2020

Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2018-2019 Acura NSX, 2019 Acura RDX, RLX and RLX Sport Hybrid, 2018-2019 Honda Accord, Civic Hatchback, Civic Type R and HR-V, 2019-2020 Insight and 2019 Fit vehicles. The low-pressure fuel pump inside the fuel tank may fail.

Consequence & remedy

Consequence: If the fuel pump fails, the engine can stall while driving, increasing the risk of a crash.

Remedy: Honda will notify owners and dealers will replace the fuel pump assembly, free of charge. The recall began July 22, 2020. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138.

Model-level recall history does not show whether a particular VIN is affected or has received a repair. Check a VIN with NHTSA ↗

NHTSA investigations

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No exact-year investigations in this snapshot.