Owner-reported complaints naming the airbag system, filed with NHTSA
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Reports naming the air-bag system — deployment behaviour, inflators, sensors and warning lights. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2008 Acura RDX submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 20 reports on file name it.
Complaints are reports submitted by owners and drivers to NHTSA. They are not verified and do not establish that a defect exists.
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
THE SRS WARNING LIGHT HAS BEEN ON FOR OVER A YEAR. WE HAD THE 2 RECALLS 2016 & 2019 DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG REPAIRED AT ACURA OF DAYTON IN OCTOBER 2019, AND THEY RESET THE WARNING LIGHT. IT CAME BACK ON WITHIN A FEW DAYS. THE CODE IS 31-21 INCREASED RESISTANCE L/S AIRBAG INFLATOR. I'VE ALSO BEEN TOLD THE AIRBAG WON'T DEPLOY IF THERE IS AN ACCIDENT. PLEASE RECALL THESE, AS I SEE OTHER COMPLAINTS.
TAKATA RECALL: I HAVE TWO CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM NHTSA. ONE STATES A RECALL DATE OF 2/03/2016 (16V061000) ON THE AIRBAGS AND THE SECOND REPORT STATES THERE HAS NOT BEEN ANY RECALLS. WHICH IS CORRECT?? ALSO: EQUIPMENT LABEL RECALL #07V358000 RECALL DATE 8/13/2007
TAKATA RECALL MY 2008 ACURA RDX WAS A PART OF THE TAKATA AIR BAG INFLATOR RECALL AND WAS APPARENTLY REPAIRED ON JANUARY 20TH OF 2017. HOWEVER, THE SRS LIGHT CAME ON IN MY 2008 ACURA RDX ON 7/27/2018 WHEN MY VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY AS I STARTED THE VEHICLE. I TOOK MY VEHICLE TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN WEXFORD, PA ON 8/4/18, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT MY PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR WAS OPEN CAUSING THE SRS SYSTEM TO DEFAULT (CODE #32-21). MEANING THAT MY AIRBAG SAFETY SYSTEM WILL NOT FUNCTION PROPERLY, DUE TO THE FAULTY AIRBAG INFLATOR. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY CONCERN, AND I WOULD LIKE THIS TO BE RESOLVED BY A FOLLOW UP RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG INFLATORS FOR ALL CARS AFFECTED BY THE TAKATA AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL. TO MY UNDERSTANDING, WHEN MY DRIVERS SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR WAS REPLACED/REPAIRED BACK IN 2017, THEY REPLACED THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG INFLATOR AS WELL. SO I WOULD JUST LIKE TO MAKE SURE THAT I CAN GET THIS FAULTY SYSTEM REPLACED THROUGH A RECALL OF BOTH AIRBAG INFLATORS FOR THE 2008 ACURA RDX (BOTH MEANING: DRIVER'S AND PASSENGER'S SIDE AIR BAG INFLATORS). PLEASE SEE ATTACHED INVOICE. THANK YOU FOR YOUR TIME.
TAKATA RECALL WAS SUPPOSEDLY COMPLETED,BY DEALER AWHILE AGO. NOW GETTING A 'CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM' MESSAGE AND 'SIDE AIRBAG OFF. UNDERSTAND THERE ARE A FAIR NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS RE THIS AND WONDERING IF SHOULD BE COVERED BECAUSE SAFETY ISSUE. SOMEONE ON A BLOG SAID THEIR HONDA ELEMENT SIMILAR ISSUE WAS COVERED BECAUSE SAFETY ISSUE. AS IT IS ABOUT $1000 REPAIR HOPING YOU CAN TELL ME IT SHOULD BE COVERED.
MY AIRBAGS LIGHT IS COMING ON AND OFF,TOOK IT TO THE DEALER STATES IT MIGHT BE A SENSOR,IT DID CUT OFF, NEXT WEEK BACK ON,TOOK IT TO DEALER TODAY ,TELLS ME MY AIRBAG HARNESS IS BAD,HOW MY AIRBAGS HAVE NEVER BEEN DEPLOYED, HAD THE CAR FOR 5YEARS,IT HAD TO HAVE BEEN A RECALL AND I WAS NOTIFIED OR THEY SOLD ME IT FAULTY,THIS IS SUSSMAN ACURA IN JENKINTOWN,PA
TAKATA RECALL - STILL HAVEN'T BEEN CONTACTED TO REPLACE/RECALL THE VEHICLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED ANY FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS REMEDY NOT YET AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY, THE AIR BAG INDICATOR REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 145,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL REPAIR ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED AFTER THE REPAIR WAS PERFORMED. THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,877.
TAKATA RECALL. ACURA WAS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE MY AIRBAG "IN THE SUMMER OF 2016". THE SUMMER IS OVER, BUT THE PARTS ARE STILL UNAVAILABLE. I WANT THIS SHRAPNEL BOMB IN MY STEERING WHEEL REPLACED NOW.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE WITHIN A REASONABLE TIME FRAME TO SCHEDULE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE DEALER DID NOT GIVE A SPECIFIC DATE FOR WHEN THE PART WOULD BECOME AVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER COULD NOT PROVIDE AN ESTIMATED DATE FOR WHEN THE VEHICLE WOULD RECEIVE THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V0610000 (AIR BAGS) WAS RECEIVED IN MARCH OF 2016. AFTER CONTACTING THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER ON MULTIPLE OCCASIONS, THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE PARTS NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WERE STILL NOT AVAILABLE AND NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR RECEIVING THE PARTS COULD BE GIVEN. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS). THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR THE RECALL REPAIR; HOWEVER, THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 81,000. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
"TAKATA RECALL" I HAVE CONTACTED CORPORATE ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS AT 1-800-382-2238 OPTION 4 AND ACURA ANNAPOLIS MARYLAND DEALER 443-482-3200 AND HAVE BEEN GIVEN THE RUN AROUND AND PUT IN MULTIPLE VOICE MAILS WITH NO CALL BACKS AND I HAVE EXPLAINED MULTIPLE TIMES THAT I HAVE AN ACURA RDX 2008 WITH A RECALLED AIRBAG AND NOONE HAS HELPED ME AS OF 6/9/2016. BACK IN MAY OF 2016, I CALLED ONCE I RECOVERED FROM PNEUMONIA AND THE CORPORATE CUSTOMER RELATIONS GAVE ME A CASE NUMBER: 03496388 AND INSTRUCTED ME TO CALL THE ANNAPOLIS ACURA DEALER AND ASK TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER WHICH I DID SAME DAY AND I LEFT TWO VOICE MAILS NONE OF WHICH WERE RETURNED. TWO DAYS LATER, I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT THE ANNAPOLIS DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID THAT ONLY PEOPLE IN ENTERPRISE RENTAL CARS WITH THE RECALL WERE BEING HONORED PRESENTLY FOR THE RECALL. I GAVE MY CASE NUMBER AND THE TECHNICIAN FOUND ME IN THEIR SYSTEM AND SUPPOSEDLY WAS GOING TO ORDER THE RECALL PARTS BASED ON MY CASE NUMBER. ON 6/9/2016 I CALLED THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT AT ANNAPOLIS DEALER AND THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN SAID, OH WELL I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO YOUR PARTS SITUATION. I CALLED BACK AND ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE SERVICE MANAGER AGAIN AND THEY WANTED TO PUT ME IN HIS VOICE MAIL AND I YELLED BACK THAT I'VE ALREADY LEFT HIM MESSAGES TO CALL ME WHICH HE HAS NOT DONE YET SO WHY WOULD I WANT TO LEAVE YET ANOTHER MESSAGE?! I ASKED TO SPEAK TO THE OVERALL DEALERSHIP MANAGER AND WAS INFORMED OH HE'S NOT IN. I CALLED THE CORPORATE ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS GAVE THEM MY CASE NUMBER AND THEY TRANSFERED ME TO A DEPARTMENT THAT INFORMED ME THAT THEY DON'T HANDLE THE RECALLS AND THAT THEY WOULD HAVE TO TRANSFER ME TO THE RIGHT DEPARTMENT. I YELLED AGAIN, WHAT IS GOING ON?! I AM BEING GIVEN THE RUN AROUND WITH A DANGEROUS RECALL STILL UNRESOLVED. THESE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO KILL ME.
2008 ACURA RDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO LOANER VEHICLE ISSUES WHILE DEALERSHIP REPAIRS DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INFLATOR RECALL NOTICE. *SMD
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V061000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.
TAMARA RECALL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS FOUND THAT THE AIR BAG HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED ABOUT THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT ENTERED THE VEHICLE, CLOSED THE DOOR AND EVERY AIR BAG ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE VEHICLE DEPLOYED ERRONEOUSLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INVOLVED IN A CRASH. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR INSPECTION OR REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 51,000.
Higher-selling and older vehicles accumulate more reports. Counts are not failure rates and are not directly comparable between vehicles that sold in very different numbers.
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