2017 ACURA RLX

0 recalls, 6 complaints - 70 TSBs - 5/5 safety rating

No recalls found for this vehicle.

Complaint Statistics

6 total complaints

Top Reported Components

Component	Complaints
SUSPENSION	1
SERVICE BRAKES	1
WHEELS	1
VISIBILITY/WIPER	1
STEERING	1
SEAT BELTS	1

Incident date: Jun 5, 2022

The electric power steering (EPS) suddenly failed while driving. Loss of this system created an unsafe situation in which it was extremely difficult to hold the vehicle within the appropriate driving lanes and especially difficult to make any turns at intersections. The problem occurred on June 2... Read more

Incident date: Jun 5, 2022

The contact owns a 2025 Hyundai Santa Fe. The contact received notifications of NHTSA Campaign Numbers: 25V808000 (BACK OVER PREVENTION) and 26V218000 (SEAT BELTS). The vehicle was taken to the local dealer on several occasions, and the contact was informed that the parts were not yet available for ... Read more

Incident date: Apr 2, 2026

UNKNOWN Windshield wipers will change speeds without driver intervention. While in steady to heavy rain, wipers will slow to intermittent after a few minutes of being on. This is causing visibility issues and safety issues as a result. Very dangerous!

Incident date: Nov 16, 2017

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2017 ACURA RLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED A SEVERE VIBRATION ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE WHEEL. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO FEEL THE FAILURE MORE WHILE DRIVING HIGHER SPEEDS. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WITHOUT WARNING. ACURA OF ORANGE PARK (7200 BLANDING BLVD, JACKSONVILL... Read more

Incident date: Nov 16, 2017

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2017 ACURA RLX

2017 Acura RLX 4 DR FWD

Category	Rating
Overall Rating	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash, Driver	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Frontal Crash, Passenger	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Driver	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Side Crash, Passenger	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover	5 / 5 ★★★★★
Rollover Risk	9.7%

Safety Technology

Feature	Status
Electronic Stability Control	Standard
Forward Collision Warning	Standard
Lane Departure Warning	Standard

Source: NHTSA 5-Star Safety Ratings Program. Ratings are based on crash tests conducted by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

EPA Fuel Economy, 2017 ACURA RLX

Trim / Engine	City MPG	Highway MPG	Combined MPG	Fuel Type	Annual Fuel Cost
3.5L 6-cyl, Automatic (S6) (Front-Wheel Drive)	20.0	30.0	23.0	Premium	$3,300

CO2 Emissions: 380.0 g/mile (Midsize Cars)

Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Actual fuel economy may vary based on driving conditions.

Technical Service Bulletins, 2017 ACURA RLX

70 manufacturer communications from 37 unique bulletins. TSBs describe known problems and recommended fixes from the manufacturer.

Most Affected Components

Component	Bulletins
060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING	8
350000 EQUIPMENT	7
357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER	6
010000 STEERING	6
110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM	5
118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE	5
162000 STRUCTURE:BODY	3
072100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP	3

350000 EQUIPMENT

Warranty Extension - Under certain circumstances, abnormal noise may be heard from the rear when driving straight or making small side-to-side turning movements with the steering wheel. The P-AWS indicator or warning light may also illumina

010000 STEERING

160000 STRUCTURE

Owner Notification Letter - Under certain circumstances, abnormal noise may be heard from the rear when driving straight or making small side-to-side turning movements with the steering wheel. The MIL may also illuminate with certain DTC co

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

010000 STEERING

Service Bulletin - Due to manufacturing errors, abnormal noise may be heard from the rear when driving straight or making small side-toside turning movements with the steering wheel. The MIL may also illuminate with DTC C1600-94 (PAWS unex

010000 STEERING

Dealer Message - Due to manufacturing errors, abnormal noise may be heard from the rear when driving straight or making small side-to-side turning movements with the steering wheel. The MIL may also illuminate with DTC C1600-94 (PAWS unexpe

070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2016-2020 MDXs, RLXs & TLXs with a client complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P030X (Cylinder Misfire Detected), P0171 & P0174 (Rear/Front Bank Fue

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Dealer Message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for 2017 MDXs, RDXs, RLXs & TLXs with a client complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P2652 (Rocker Arm Oil Pressure Switch B [Bank 1] Stuck On)

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

350000 EQUIPMENT

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

061400 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:HARD PARTS INTERNAL/MECHANICAL

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

061110 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS

Service Bulletin - The timing belt area chirps after the engine warms up.

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Service Bulletin - The timing belt area makes a chirping noise after the engine warms up.

130000 VISIBILITY

Service Bulletin - The blower motor makes excessive noise, runs slowly, or intermittently stops working.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Service Bulletin - There is a high-pitched sound from the speakers while on a Bluetooth HandsFreeLink (HFL) call.

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Service Bulletin - There is a high-pitched sound from the speakers while on a Bluetooth HandsFreeLink (HFL) call.

250000 ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL

ServiceNews Article - When removing and installing a cable reel, you need to keep both the cable reel and the steering angle sensor in position. If you don't, the VSA indicator may come on along with one or more VSA DTCs. And when you run t

070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Service bulletin - The high pressure fuel pump area chirps after the engine is warm. The high pressure fuel pump is making a chirp.

072100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Service bulletin - The high pressure fuel pump area chirps after the engine is warm. The high pressure fuel pump is making a chirp.

356000 EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY

Service news article - If the On Demand Multi-Use Display? (ODMD) isn't responding to touch or is freezing up, the reason could be there's debris lodged in the gap between the touch screen and the bezel. Lodged debris contacting the screen

350000 EQUIPMENT

140000 AIR BAGS

Service bulletin - This bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. American Honda is offering a Customer Support Program (Warranty Extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement f

350000 EQUIPMENT

Dealer message - Today, May 24, 2018, Acura is announcing a warranty extension for 2002-17 Acura vehicles. This warranty extension applies in cases where any of the replacement driver?s and/or front passenger?s airbag inflators have failed

140000 AIR BAGS

060000 ENGINE (PWS)

Service bulletin - The high pressure fuel pump area chirps after the engine is warm. The high pressure fuel pump is making a chirp noise. NOTE: This noise does not impact the pump, engine function, or reliability.

092100 FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

030000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Service bulletin - The front brakes squeal when braking at slow speeds after the brakes are warm (after approximately 20 miles or 30 minutes of driving).

103700 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

Dealer message - Every Service Bulletin requires you to take an HDS snap shot and use the job aid or Tech2Tech to confirm the judder/shudder is coming from the torque converter.

162000 STRUCTURE:BODY

Tech line summary article - debris lodged in the gap between the touch screen and the bezel. Lodged debris contacting the screen can cause a false input, resulting in this issue. And since that gap widens and narrows with cabin temperature,

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is investigating certain 2014-2017 RLXs & RLX Hybrids with a client complaint of musty smell coming from HVAC. To fully understand the cause of this condition, AHM would like to collect

118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

Service bulletin - The MIL comes on with DTC P0430 (front bank catalyst system efficiency below threshold [Bank 2]). The PCM software may misinterpret sensor inputs as a deteriorated catalytic converter.

357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Service bulletin - After the vehicle has been running for approximately 15 minutes with the A/C on, a whine can be heard that changes at different rpms. A whine from the A/C compressor is entering the cabin via the A/C refrigerant lines.

030000 SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC

Service bulletin - The front brakes squeal when braking at slow speeds after the brakes are warm (after approximately 20 miles or 30 minutes of driving). Glazing on the front brake pads and/or rotors.

357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

060000 ENGINE (PWS)

Service bulletin - There is a chirping coming from the engine area with the engine warmed up. The high pressure fuel pump is making a chirp.

357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

010000 STEERING

Service bulletin -The steering intermittently pulls to the right while driving. The steering rack is intermittently self-generating a pull to the right because of an EPS programming issue.

060000 ENGINE (PWS)

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

103100 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:CONTROL MODULE (TCM/PCM/TECM)

011000 STEERING: STEERING WHEEL/HANDLE BAR

Service news article - To prevent damage during shipping, leather-wrapped steering wheels come with a protective plastic covering. The easiest way to remove it during PDI is to grab the covering with both hands near the top of the steering

010000 STEERING

357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

Tech line summary article - We?re getting reports of a high-pitched whine with the A/C running. It goes away when the A/C is turned off. Changing the fan speed has no effect on the noise, and it seems to be worse with the engine running bet

072100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

Service bulletin - The high pressure fuel pump area chirps after the engine is warm. The high pressure fuel pump is making a chirp.

070000 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE

Service bulletin - The high pressure fuel pump area chirps after the engine is warm. The high pressure fuel pump is making a chirp.

118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

"SERVICE BULLETIN - A JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH MAY BE FELT WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 20 AND 60 MPH. THE PROBLEM IS TYPICALLY DIAGNOSED AS A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. AMERICAN HONDA INVESTIGATED THE JUDDER AND FOUND THAT THE T

103700 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER

"SERVICE BULLETIN - AFTER THE SOFTWARE UPDATE, SOME VEHICLES BASED ON HOW THEY ARE DRIVEN (EXTREME CONDITIONS) MAY STILL EXPERIENCE ATF DETERIORATION AFTER UPDATING THE PGM-FI SYSTEM AND THE SHUDDER MAY RETURN. THE PROBLEM IS TYPICALLY DIAG

118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

TECHLINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WE?RE GETTING REPORTS OF A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE WITH THE A/C RUNNING. IT GOES AWAY WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED OFF. CHANGING THE FAN SPEED HAS NO EFFECT ON THE NOISE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING BETW

110000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

Service news article - We?ve made an important change to the AcuraLink telematics unit that you need to be aware of. This change switches the coverage of the internal cellular module from Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) to Long Term Ev

118000 ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:SOFTWARE

103300 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)

"SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - DO YOU HAVE A VEHICLE THAT HAS MULTIPLE INDICATORS ON OR WON?T GO INTO GEAR AND THE MIL IS ON WITH A/T DTC P26C3 (INTERNAL CONTROL MODULE TRANSMISSION RANGE SENSOR PERFORMANCE)? THERE MAY BE DEBRIS IN THE REVERSE OR

103000 POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

072100 FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE:DELIVERY:FUEL PUMP

SERVICE BULLETIN - THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP AREA CHIRPS AFTER THE ENGINE IS WARM. THE HIGH PRESSURE FUEL PUMP IS MAKING A CHIRP.

162000 STRUCTURE:BODY

ENGINEERING REQUEST FOR INVESTIGATION - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2014-2017 RLXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF AN ACCESSORY DECK LID SPOILER LOOSE, WARPED, AND/OR LIFTING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AH

060000 ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING

DEALER MESSAGE - AMERICAN HONDA (AHM) IS INVESTIGATING CERTAIN 2014-2017 RLXS WITH A CLIENT COMPLAINT OF AN ACCESSORY DECK LID SPOILER LOOSE, WARPED, AND/OR LIFTING. TO FULLY UNDERSTAND THE CAUSE OF THIS CONDITION, AHM WOULD LIKE TO INSPECT

350000 EQUIPMENT

357100 EQUIPMENT:APPLIANCE:AIR CONDITIONER

TECH LINE SUMMARY ARTICLE - WE?RE GETTING REPORTS OF A HIGH-PITCHED WHINE WITH THE A/C RUNNING. IT GOES AWAY WHEN THE A/C IS TURNED OFF. CHANGING THE FAN SPEED HAS NO EFFECT ON THE NOISE, AND IT SEEMS TO BE WORSE WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING BET

162000 STRUCTURE:BODY

353500 EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM)

SERVICE NEWS ARTICLE - SOMETHING TO KEEP IN MIND: AFTERMARKET RADAR DETECTORS MAY INTERFERE WITH THE GPS ANTENNA MOUNTED BEHIND THE INSTRUMENT PANEL. A COMMON ISSUE THAT?S BEEN REPORTED FROM THIS INTERFERENCE IS THE VEHICLE POSITION (VP) IC

350000 EQUIPMENT

Special Tool Loan Program: Under TOOLS AVAILABLE FOR LOAN, the list has been updated.

NHTSA Safety Investigations, ACURA RLX

Investigations opened by NHTSA into potential safety defects. These are separate from recalls and may or may not result in a recall.

EA, Closed , Model Year: 2014

Electrical overstress

The Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) opened this investigation to determine if the failure of airbags to deploy during severe crashes, in certain vehicles, was the result of a safety related defect. During the investigation a complex failure was studied that can result in non-deployment of su... bject vehicle air bags and other restraint system devices in severe crash events. The subject vehicles may be equipped with an airbag control unit (ACU) for the supplemental restraint system (SRS) Electronic Control Unit (ECU) manufactured by ZF-TRW. The ECU receives signals from crash sensors mounted in the vehicle and deploys the vehicle air bags and seat belt pretensioners in accordance with manufacturer design specifications. The ECU in the subject vehicles contains a model DS84 application-specific integrated circuit (ASIC) which controls the communication of the crash sensor signal, firing commands (i.e., when to deploy the airbag(s) and/or pretensioners), and fault information (e.g., diagnostic trouble codes). In September 2016, FCA announced recall 16V-668 for certain model year (MY) 2010 to 2014 Chrysler, Dodge and Jeep products manufactured with the subject ZF-TRW ACU. In this recall, FCA discussed an EOS condition that resulted in a failure of the subject DS84 ASIC, which caused air bag non-deployment. FCA noted that the defect condition had only been observed in vehicles equipped with sensor harnessing routed across the front of the vehicle. Other FCA vehicles that also used the subject ACU, but were not equipped with cross-car harnessing, had not experienced EOS failures, despite similar time in service. During the course of this investigation, ODI sent two separate Information Request (IR) letters to six vehicle manufactures (including FCA, Hyundai, Honda, Kia, Mitsubishi, and Toyota) and one IR letter to ZF-TRW. These IR letters resulted in ODI receiving comprehensive data from these manufacturers and suppliers. Studies of this data found that the DS84 ASIC does not have sufficient protection against negative electrical transients or electrical overstress (“EOS”) that can be generated in certain severe crashes. An electrical transient occurs when the electrical power supplied to a circuit changes momentarily over a short duration of time. In these severe crash cases, the crash sensors and other powered wiring can be damaged and short circuited so as to create a negative electrical transient of sufficient intensity and duration (that are outside the vehicle manufacturer's specification) to damage the ASIC before the restraint device deployment signal is received by the SRS ECU. This damaged signal can lead to incomplete or nondeployment of the air bags and/or pretensioners. Airbag non-deployment and/or lack of pretensioner operation can increase the risk or severity of injury in a crash.A total of 8 fatalities and 14 injuries were associated with known EOS events. The common element in all investigated manufacturers vehicles is the SRS ECU containing a DS84 ASIC manufactured by ZF-TRW. The risk associated with the ASIC is equally shared among all OEMS involved in the investigation. The actual real-world risk can be mitigated by other factors which were assessed by ODI during this investigation. The first mitigating factor involves protections built into the ACU design which protect the DS84 ASIC from damage. There are multiple strategies and levels of protection employed by different OEMs that provide effective EOS mitigation. The two most common strategies at the ACU level are circuit protection diodes on the remote senor signal lines, and current limiting resistors that protect critical components. The second mitigating factor is found at the vehicle level and involves the location and routing of the wires leading from the crash sensors to the SRS ECU. If the wires are well protected in a crash and are not routed with other power wires carrying large currents, the risk for an EOS event is significantly reduced or eliminated. These design specific factors combine to produce a spectrum of risk for the vehicles equipped with ACUs using the DS84 ASIC. Given the many of years of field exposure, it is possible to divide the subject population into two groups; vehicles which have experienced EOS events, and vehicles which have not experienced EOS field events. Four of the six OEMs involved in this investigation have experienced EOS field events on at least one of their models equipped with a DS84 ASIC. All vehicle models (including the Toyota models identified in the Failure Report Summary of the opening resume for this investigation) with field events have been recalled. In an abundance of caution, ODI kept this investigation open five years to monitor field performance and did not identify any field events on vehicles not included in existing safety recalls. Given the spectrum of risk identified in this investigation and that all vehicles with a demonstrated unreasonable risk have been recalled, ODI is closing this investigation. ODI is closing this investigation with the following manufacturer safety recalls: 16V-668, 18E-043, 18V-137, 18V-363, and 20V-024. With the recall actions taken by the subject vehicle and equipment manufacturers, this investigation is closed. The closing of this investigation does not constitute a finding by NHTSA that a safety-related defect does not exists on other model or model year vehicles outside of the recall scopes. The agency reserves the right to take further action if warranted by the circumstances.Read more

ACURA RLX - All Years Overview

Complete safety history for the ACURA RLX across all model years (2014, 2020).

13 Total Recalls

175 Total Complaints

1 Investigations

10 Reported Crashes

0 Reported Fires

0 Reported Deaths

ACURA RLX - Year by Year

Compare recalls and complaints across model years. Click any year to see full details.

Year	Recalls	Complaints
2020	1	2	View
2019	3	0	View
2018	1	7	View
2017 (current)	0	6
2016	0	10	View
2015	3	14	View
2014	5	136	View

Other ACURA Models

Model	Recalls	Complaints
MDX	510	4,287	View
TLX	340	1,306	View
RDX	335	2,540	View
ILX	275	337	View
NSX	161	20	View
INTEGRA	132	758	View
TLX TYPE S	120	2	View
MDX HYBRID	102	0	View

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2017 ACURA RLX

Complaint Statistics

Top Reported Components

NHTSA Safety Ratings, 2017 ACURA RLX

Safety Technology

EPA Fuel Economy, 2017 ACURA RLX

Technical Service Bulletins, 2017 ACURA RLX

Most Affected Components

NHTSA Safety Investigations, ACURA RLX

ACURA RLX - All Years Overview

ACURA RLX - Year by Year

Other ACURA Models