2017 Acura RDX engine problems
11 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the engine on the 2017 Acura RDX — 15% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“The engine upper magnesium intake manifold is spider cracked around several mating half bolts causing an engine emission warning light to illuminate for bank #2 lean code. I believe the part number for the upper intake manifold is P/N 17160-5G0-A00. 2017 Acura RDX with 84,000 miles. The Acura…”
filed Oct 18, 2025
“Premature defective hydraulic timing belt tensioner similarly to the 2018 and 2019 RDX under recall. The seal in the tensioner prematurely aged causing hydraulic leakage making it unable to maintain timing belt tension. If the tensioner fail at highway speed causing the timing belt to skip leading…”
filed Nov 13, 2024
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Service Bulletin - The lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator…
B23-029 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 18, 2025Dealer Message - Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a…
BEBM04182025901 · Other · issued Apr 18, 2025Service Bulletin - The lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a crack in the lock up piston. The reduced lock-up clutch capacity results in the transmission indicator…
B23-029 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Nov 17, 2023Dealer Message - Torque converters may not have been manufactured to proper specifications. As a result, the torque converter lock-up clutch cannot provide adequate holding force due to pressure bleeding down through a…
BBOM08312023901 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Aug 31, 2023Dealer message - American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (AHM) is searching for certain 2016-2020 MDXs, RDXs & TLXs with a client complaint of the Malfunction Indicator Light (MIL) on with the DTC P030X (Cylinder Misfire…
BTI&04132022901 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Apr 13, 2022
Engine problems in other RDX years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 RDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2023 RDX | 4 | 19% |
| 2022 RDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 RDX | 20 | 18% |
| 2020 RDX | 51 | 15% |
| 2019 RDX | 89 | 21% |
| 2018 RDX | 10 | 13% |
| 2016 RDX | 7 | 18% |
| 2015 RDX | 3 | 1% |
| 2014 RDX | 2 | 1% |
| 2013 RDX | 2 | 1% |
| 2010 RDX | 2 | 9% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2017 Acura RDX
Counts are unique NHTSA complaints naming this component group. Complaints are unverified owner reports; mileage is computed only from complaints that included a usable odometer reading.