2020 Acura RDX vehicle speed control problems
19 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the vehicle speed control on the 2020 Acura RDX — 6% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“On April 18, 2023 driving thru shopping center parking lot, WITHOUT WARNING car suddenly jerked right, accelerated, while brakes, steering wheel, gears locked. Ended crashing thru the wall of a structure. Airbags did NOT deploy but seat belts tightened firmly keeping us from going thru windshield…”
filed Sep 23, 2023
“upon entering the cross driveway at a mall parking lot, car suddenly veered right, accelerating & unresponsive to stepping on brakes pedal, steering wheel locked, gear buttons did not respond, seat belts tightened, but air bags DID NOT deploy. Speed was slowed when car ran over a large rock and…”
filed May 8, 2023
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Vehicle Speed Control problems in other RDX years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 RDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2022 RDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2021 RDX | 7 | 6% |
| 2019 RDX | 17 | 4% |
| 2018 RDX | 7 | 9% |
| 2017 RDX | 8 | 11% |
| 2015 RDX | 2 | 0% |
| 2014 RDX | 3 | 1% |
| 2013 RDX | 2 | 1% |
| 2008 RDX | 1 | 3% |
| 2007 RDX | 7 | 13% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2020 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.