Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2017 Acura RDX has 18 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
18
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 24, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2017 Acura RDX. The contact stated that while driving at an undisclosed speed, th... |
| Mar 3, 2026 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | I was at a stop light, car was stopped, the electronics on the vehicle looked like it went through a... |
| Jun 18, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | The RDX has been experiencing stalls when trying to accelerate, shaking/vibrations when accelerating... |
| Jun 3, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER | Drive Train labor rear driver cv halfshaft axle could not locate axle part anywhere for repair, sol... |
| May 15, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | I was at a stop light, car was stopped, the electronics on the vehicle looked like it went through a... |
| Dec 29, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Vehicle has ONLY around 83,000 miles on it and needed a whole new torque converter. The vehicle was ... |
| Apr 25, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | Vehicle began jerking while in motion, and all error messages the vehicle has ability to display rot... |
| Mar 24, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | I am writing to report a concerning issue with my Acura RDX 2017, which I believe poses a significan... |
| Mar 22, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | The rear brakes squeal as though they are constantly on, brake pads (rear) have not gone down from 4... |
| Dec 28, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,LANE DEPARTURE | Since we have had the car we have had multiple issues with the car jerking and shifting hard after d... |
| Oct 26, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | Keyless entry system failed at under 50k miles. When this Keyless Access Unit fails, you cannot st... |
| Oct 5, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The car accelerated rapidly when I came to a stop. When I brought it to, the dealership they found 3... |
| Sep 27, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | While driving, the car slips into manual gear shift and is slow to accelerate and it will have a har... |
| Aug 23, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission slips and shifts hard causing the car to lurch foreward. It also loses power when accel... |
| Mar 6, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | TOOK OFF FROM STOP VEHICLE MAKES A LOUD THUD AND DOESN'T SHIFT INTO A GEAR. REVS UP BUT WON'T SHIFT.... |
| Dec 9, 2020 | POWER TRAIN | TURNING IN A FIELD CHAMIN THE ROADS MY AUTO SLIDED. LATER APPAREAD THE "AWD" NOTE.WHAT DOSE IT MEAN... |
| Jun 9, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | WHEN THE ENGINE DOES NOT RESPOND TO THE THROTTLE, YOU CONTINUE TO DEPRESS THROTTLE, THEN THE ENGINE ... |
| Jan 1, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | 1) HARSH TRANSMISSION SHIFTS THE TRANSMISSION'S GEAR SHIFTS (BOTH UP AND DOWN) ARE JERKY, AND IT'S ... |