Acura Rdx 2013

Model Rdx made in 2013 by Acura got 15 consumer complains as well as 2 service bulletins. Consumer complaints with reference, among others things, to electrical system and seats. Technical service bulletines regarding steering and vehicle speed control.

Rdx year 2013

Technical Service Bulletins
Consumer Complaints

Model 2013

Bulletins

Bulletin	Bulletin date	Item no.	Summary	Added
STEERING
BER-12100-A	01/08/2013	10048999	Acura: engineering request for investigation. the steering wheel controls are not working (audio, cruise control and paddle shifters) and with dtc 11-1 thru 11-b, the srs light is on. model 2013 rdx. *pe	01/08/2013
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
BER-12100-A	01/08/2013	10048999	Acura: engineering request for investigation. the steering wheel controls are not working (audio, cruise control and paddle shifters) and with dtc 11-1 thru 11-b, the srs light is on. model 2013 rdx. *pe	01/08/2013

Consumer Complaints

Fail date	miles	occurences
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
10/30/2012	500	1
	The brand new car was on fire by itself on october 30, 2012. it was after the hurricane sandy. my family woke up because of smelling gas from downstairs which was the attached garage to the kitchen. when my husband opened the kitchen door to the garage, he couldn't see anything but smokes. we called 911 and found out there was fire inside of the car. the fire started internally and spread out to the garage. there was sign of water that got into the garage. however, when fire fighter opened the garage door, there was no water in the garage. the front of the car was fine. the driver's seat area and the navigator area was totally melted down. there was no power in our town since october 29, 2012. the car windows(side and the top) were open by itself. i do not understand how the car caused fire by itself. there were thousands of cars but i did not hear the flood caused the fire which was parked inside of the garage. the car was brand new and had a temperate plate. there is no smoker in my family. *tr
10/30/2012	500	1
	My new 2013 rdx caught on fire at my garage in the day after hurricane sandy. acura and auto insurance company(progressive) insists that the car caught on fire by flooding. however, car battery and engine are fine. only front seat, dashboard, and navigation system were burned and the fire damaged my garage too. furthermore it does not make sense that flooding caused fire at all. i showed my rdx to acura technicians, but silent. isn't it a defect of new model? *tr
10/30/2012	500
	The brand new car was on fire by itself on october 30, 2012. it was after the hurricane sandy. my family woke up because of smelling gas from downstairs which was the attached garage to the kitchen. when my husband opened the kitchen door to the garage, he couldn't see anything but smokes. we called 911 and found out there was fire inside of the car. the fire started internally and spread out to the garage. there was sign of water that got into the garage. however, when fire fighter opened the garage door, there was no water in the garage. the front of the car was fine. the driver's seat area and the navigator area was totally melted down. there was no power in our town since october 29, 2012. the car windows(side and the top) were open by itself. i do not understand how the car caused fire by itself. there were thousands of cars but i did not hear the flood caused the fire which was parked inside of the garage. the car was brand new and had a temperate plate. there is no smoker in my family.
10/30/2012	500
	My new 2013 rdx caught on fire at my garage in the day after hurricane sandy. acura and auto insurance company(progressive) insists that the car caught on fire by flooding. however, car battery and engine are fine. only front seat, dashboard, and navigation system were burned and the fire damaged my garage too. furthermore it does not make sense that flooding caused fire at all. i showed my rdx to acura technicians, but silent. isn't it a defect of new model?
SEATS
10/30/2012	500	1
	The brand new car was on fire by itself on october 30, 2012. it was after the hurricane sandy. my family woke up because of smelling gas from downstairs which was the attached garage to the kitchen. when my husband opened the kitchen door to the garage, he couldn't see anything but smokes. we called 911 and found out there was fire inside of the car. the fire started internally and spread out to the garage. there was sign of water that got into the garage. however, when fire fighter opened the garage door, there was no water in the garage. the front of the car was fine. the driver's seat area and the navigator area was totally melted down. there was no power in our town since october 29, 2012. the car windows(side and the top) were open by itself. i do not understand how the car caused fire by itself. there were thousands of cars but i did not hear the flood caused the fire which was parked inside of the garage. the car was brand new and had a temperate plate. there is no smoker in my family. *tr
10/30/2012	500	1
	My new 2013 rdx caught on fire at my garage in the day after hurricane sandy. acura and auto insurance company(progressive) insists that the car caught on fire by flooding. however, car battery and engine are fine. only front seat, dashboard, and navigation system were burned and the fire damaged my garage too. furthermore it does not make sense that flooding caused fire at all. i showed my rdx to acura technicians, but silent. isn't it a defect of new model? *tr
10/30/2012	500
	The brand new car was on fire by itself on october 30, 2012. it was after the hurricane sandy. my family woke up because of smelling gas from downstairs which was the attached garage to the kitchen. when my husband opened the kitchen door to the garage, he couldn't see anything but smokes. we called 911 and found out there was fire inside of the car. the fire started internally and spread out to the garage. there was sign of water that got into the garage. however, when fire fighter opened the garage door, there was no water in the garage. the front of the car was fine. the driver's seat area and the navigator area was totally melted down. there was no power in our town since october 29, 2012. the car windows(side and the top) were open by itself. i do not understand how the car caused fire by itself. there were thousands of cars but i did not hear the flood caused the fire which was parked inside of the garage. the car was brand new and had a temperate plate. there is no smoker in my family.
10/30/2012	500
	My new 2013 rdx caught on fire at my garage in the day after hurricane sandy. acura and auto insurance company(progressive) insists that the car caught on fire by flooding. however, car battery and engine are fine. only front seat, dashboard, and navigation system were burned and the fire damaged my garage too. furthermore it does not make sense that flooding caused fire at all. i showed my rdx to acura technicians, but silent. isn't it a defect of new model?
STEERING
10/30/2012	500	1
	My new 2013 rdx caught on fire at my garage in the day after hurricane sandy. acura and auto insurance company(progressive) insists that the car caught on fire by flooding. however, car battery and engine are fine. only front seat, dashboard, and navigation system were burned and the fire damaged my garage too. furthermore it does not make sense that flooding caused fire at all. i showed my rdx to acura technicians, but silent. isn't it a defect of new model? *tr
10/30/2012	500
	My new 2013 rdx caught on fire at my garage in the day after hurricane sandy. acura and auto insurance company(progressive) insists that the car caught on fire by flooding. however, car battery and engine are fine. only front seat, dashboard, and navigation system were burned and the fire damaged my garage too. furthermore it does not make sense that flooding caused fire at all. i showed my rdx to acura technicians, but silent. isn't it a defect of new model?
VISIBILITY/WIPER
10/30/2012	500	1
	The brand new car was on fire by itself on october 30, 2012. it was after the hurricane sandy. my family woke up because of smelling gas from downstairs which was the attached garage to the kitchen. when my husband opened the kitchen door to the garage, he couldn't see anything but smokes. we called 911 and found out there was fire inside of the car. the fire started internally and spread out to the garage. there was sign of water that got into the garage. however, when fire fighter opened the garage door, there was no water in the garage. the front of the car was fine. the driver's seat area and the navigator area was totally melted down. there was no power in our town since october 29, 2012. the car windows(side and the top) were open by itself. i do not understand how the car caused fire by itself. there were thousands of cars but i did not hear the flood caused the fire which was parked inside of the garage. the car was brand new and had a temperate plate. there is no smoker in my family. *tr
10/30/2012	500
	The brand new car was on fire by itself on october 30, 2012. it was after the hurricane sandy. my family woke up because of smelling gas from downstairs which was the attached garage to the kitchen. when my husband opened the kitchen door to the garage, he couldn't see anything but smokes. we called 911 and found out there was fire inside of the car. the fire started internally and spread out to the garage. there was sign of water that got into the garage. however, when fire fighter opened the garage door, there was no water in the garage. the front of the car was fine. the driver's seat area and the navigator area was totally melted down. there was no power in our town since october 29, 2012. the car windows(side and the top) were open by itself. i do not understand how the car caused fire by itself. there were thousands of cars but i did not hear the flood caused the fire which was parked inside of the garage. the car was brand new and had a temperate plate. there is no smoker in my family.