2005 Acura RL electrical system problems
18 owner complaints filed with NHTSA name the electrical system on the 2005 Acura RL — 14% of all complaints for this model year.
What owners report
“Small electric fire in driver side door panel melted all the way through outside door handle . After this happened to me I looked through forums and this seems to be a common issue with this car and there has been no recall for this issue . Very unsafe”
filed Aug 29, 2021
“Door handle started smoking and will not let start gps display screen does not work clock display does not work vsa light is on all the time car was stationary burnt outside door handle.”
filed Jan 15, 2017
Verbatim excerpts from complaints filed with NHTSA. Reports are not independently verified.
Related service bulletins
Service News - The navigation clock and date are incorrect. This is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in rollover of internal chip memory. The rollover occurred on January 1, 2022 at 12:00AM local time
B23040A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued May 17, 2023ServiceNews Article - The clock shows the incorrect time. This issue is due to a limited GPS receiver capacity resulting in "rollover" of the internal chip memory; the "rollover" will occur on January 1, 2022, at…
B21120A · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions · issued Jan 25, 2022
Electrical System problems in other RL years
| Year | Reports | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 RL | 2 | 10% |
| 2006 RL | 8 | 25% |
| 2002 RL | 5 | 12% |
| 2000 RL | 9 | 15% |
| 1999 RL | 2 | 8% |
| 1997 RL | 4 | 21% |
| 1996 RL | 3 | 14% |
Other reported problem areas on the 2005 Acura RL
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.