Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2019 Acura RDX has 34 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 0 powertrain-related recalls.
34
Complaints
0
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 9, 2026
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 2026 | POWER TRAIN | Three weeks ago when New York had the two big snow storm and the road condition was really bad, my A... |
| Oct 26, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | We have owned our 2019 Acura RDX for about 4 years. Roughly 2 years ago my wife called me panicked t... |
| Jul 12, 2025 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,ENGINE | On July 12, 2025 my husband, the driver, and myself, owner of the vehicle and passenger this day, we... |
| Mar 17, 2025 | POWER TRAIN | all maintenance performed at Acura. 6 weeks after the Transmission aged out of warranty dealer foun... |
| Oct 6, 2024 | POWER TRAIN,SERVICE BRAKES | The breaks did not work while in a parking lot right after switching into drive. No major risk of a... |
| Jul 21, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | Driving 55mph at night on highway . Went to accelerate around slower vehicle to 70mph speed limit wh... |
| Dec 10, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,UNKNOWN OR OTHER,SERVICE BRAKES | I’ve had this happen 4 times now with my 2019 RDX. The latest Is on 12/10/23. Low speed braking and ... |
| Jul 9, 2023 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE,FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | My car has been shaking on acceleration but no engine light or any warning popped up. When I called... |
| Sep 22, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | On 9/22/22 travelling on I-290 near Boylston, MA I was passing a large tractor trailer in the far le... |
| Jul 24, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,ENGINE | On July 24, 2022, while driving from Champaign-Urbana, Illinois back to our home in Lisle, IL, in a ... |
| Feb 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2019 Acura RDX. The contact stated while driving approximately 35-40 MPH, the veh... |
| Feb 3, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | on 2/3/22, after only 12 hours of owning the vehicle, I merged onto 287 South and upon speeding up a... |
| Jan 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | I was driving for approx. 3 hours on the interstate and exited to return home. After stopping at the... |
| Oct 24, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission was stuck in 1st gear. This situation happened to me while stopped at red light with au... |
| Oct 4, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | My 2019 Acura RDX suddenly lost power while accelerating on two occasions this year. Both times it o... |
| Jul 26, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | On 7/24/2021 around 6.30pm, the transmission on my RDX suddenly failed. The problem happened when I ... |
| Jun 1, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | Three hours into a four hour road trip, we had been driving in the rain when needed to overtake a sl... |
| Apr 17, 2021 | POWER TRAIN | ON 4/17/2021 MY WIFE AND I WERE TRAVELING FORM FLORIDA TO CALIFORNIA, WHILE TRAVELING ON I -49N IN L... |
| Jan 18, 2021 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE NOTICED AN UNKNOWN FLUID LEAK COMI... |
| Sep 10, 2020 | POWER TRAIN,ELECTRICAL SYSTEM,ENGINE | WHILE ACCELERATING THROUGH 50MPH THE CAR SUDDENLY STOPS DEVELOPING POWER AND BEGINS TO COAST DOWN TO... |