Body & structureSuspension
Filed Oct 30, 2020
REAR ROOF BODY PAINT IS PEELING NEAR THE TAIL GATE. REAR SUSPENSION IS CLUNKING WHEN DRIVING OVER MINOR ROAD IMPERFECTIONS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11372427
- Incident
- Jul 10, 2019
- Mileage
- 140,000 mi
2014 Acura RDX Suspension Problems
Owner-reported complaints naming the suspension system, filed with NHTSA
Data refreshed
Suspension reportsComplaints are reports submitted to NHTSA by owners and drivers. NHTSA does not verify most reports before publishing them, and a complaint does not establish that a defect exists. Volume is influenced by how many of a vehicle were sold, how long it has been on the road, and how much attention an issue has received.
8
Latest Oct 30, 2020
Share of all reportsThis category as a share of every owner report on file for this model year. One report can name more than one component, so the categories overlap.
3%
of 240 total
Crash or fire reportedReports in this category whose submitter recorded that a crash or a fire occurred. The reporter's own answer on the NHTSA form, not a verified finding.
0
Injuries or deaths reportedTotals the submitters entered on their own reports in this category. Not verified by NHTSA and not a casualty statistic.
0
What this page shows
Reports naming suspension components — springs, struts, shocks, control arms and related hardware. Every record below is an owner-reported complaint about the 2014 Acura RDX submitted to NHTSA — not a confirmed defect, not a recall and not a manufacturer bulletin. 8 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.
Owner reports naming suspension
Shown in the owner’s own words, exactly as filed
Suspension
Filed Feb 19, 2019
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RDX. WHILE DRIVING AT UNKNOWN SPEEDS ON UNEVEN PAVEMENT, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL CLUCKING NOISE EMERGING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO ACURA OF LIMERICK (77 AUTOPARK BLVD, LIMERICK, PA 19468, (610) 495-5888) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SUSPENSION SHOCKS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBER: 09313264. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THEY WOULD SPLIT THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 36,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.
- NHTSA ID
- 11181146
- Incident
- Jan 7, 2019
- Mileage
- 36,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Feb 6, 2019
ACURA HAS A REAR SUSPENSION ISSUE WITH MANY OF THEIR SUV'S BUT IS TRYING TO AVOID ISSUING A RECALL BECAUSE THEY'RE TOO CHEAP TO DO THE RIGHT THING. THE REAR SHOCKS HAVE A DEFECT WHICH RESULTS IN A CLUNKING NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE CAR. ACURA HAS ACKNOWLEDGED THE PROBLEM BUT WON'T GET OFF THEIR REAR ENDS AND FIX THE ISSUE. MY CAR HAS BEEN SITTING AT ACURA IN DENVER COLORADO FOR OVER THREE MONTHS AND THEIR HANDS ARE TIED BECAUSE ACURA DOESN'T SEEM MOTIVATED TO FIX THE PROBLEM PROMPTLY. THERE ARE THOUSANDS OF THESE CARS WAITING FOR REPLACEMENTS ALL OVER THE USA AND OTHERS ACURA OWNERS THAT DON'T EVEN KNOW THIS SITUATION IS GOING ON BECAUSE THEY ARE BEING MISLED AND ACURA IS INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO KEEP THIS UNDER WRAPS.
- NHTSA ID
- 11174753
- Incident
- Oct 1, 2018
- Mileage
- 20,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Mar 20, 2018
BOTH FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY AT 61,000 MILES
- NHTSA ID
- 11080339
- Incident
- Mar 1, 2018
- Mileage
- 61,000 mi
BrakesSuspension
Filed May 13, 2017
1. FAULTY SHOCK ABSORBERS. THIS IS KNOWN THE PROBLEM WITH ACURA'S. MANY RDXS FRONT AND REAR SHOCKS MUST REPLACED, BEFORE 50,000 MILES 2. ABNORMALLY CORRODING BRAKE ROTORS. 3. FAULTY BUSHING ON SHOCK ABSORBERS. THIS CAR CLUNKS LIKE THE JUNK PILE IT IS. 4. DEALERSHIP REQUESTING TRANSMISSION/TRANSAXLE FLUID CHANGE, ON A 28,000-MILE VEHICLE
- NHTSA ID
- 10985539
- Incident
- Jan 3, 2017
Suspension
Filed Apr 14, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RDX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE MADE AN ABNORMAL NOISE. THE DEALER DIAGNOSED THAT THE DRIVER SIDE STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 60,000.
- NHTSA ID
- 10855445
- Incident
- Apr 13, 2016
- Mileage
- 60,000 mi
Suspension
Filed Feb 9, 2016
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RDX. THE CONTACT HEARD AN ABNORMAL NOISE IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WHILE DRIVING OVER DIVOTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE REAR SHOCK ABSORBERS WERE DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,253....UPDATED 04/26/16 *BF
- NHTSA ID
- 10825145
- Incident
- Feb 1, 2016
- Mileage
- 41,253 mi
Suspension
Filed Mar 28, 2014
AT SLOW SPEEDS (< 30 MPH), WHEN THE VEHICLE HITS A UNEVEN ROAD SURFACE, A LOAD DRONE/CLUNK NOISE OCCURS FROM THE READ OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS SERVICED AT THE DEALER AND HAD THE REAR STRUTS REPLACED. PROBLEM WAS RECTIFIED BUT NOW THE ISSUE IS SLOWLY RETURNING. THIS ISSUE IS BEING SHARED BY MANY AS DISCUSSED ON THE ACURA RDX FORUMS. *TR
- NHTSA ID
- 10575365
- Incident
- Jan 1, 2014
- Mileage
- 2,500 mi
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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Data sources
- NHTSA Office of Defects Investigation — owner-reported complaints and the components recorded on them
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