In-car Electronics
CD or DVD players, radio, speakers, GPS, communication system (e.g., OnStar), display screen freezes or goes blank, phone pairing (e.g. Bluetooth), voice control commands, steering wheel controls, portable music device interface (e.g., iPod/MP3 player), backup or other camera/sensors.
What Owners Say
"GPS map screen dimmed, then went completely blank during a trip routing over unfamiliar roads, very far from home. Fortunately, I shut the vehicle off to refuel, and it started working again. This has happened only once, but was very disconcerting."
Anonymous, NM (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Message "Can't retrieve history of calls" appears every time turn on the engine"
Anonymous, CA (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Any music on either of our iPhones overrides GPS instructions. Music comes on when not called for."
Anonymous, FL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"all of the channels programed into the radio were lost, reprogramed and lost again."
Anonymous, RI (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Interface slow to respond to touch commands,"
Anonymous, NY (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"The GPS would not sync with the navigation map. It did not give an accurate position. I could not use the driving navigation system. They found that the antenna was not working properly"
Anonymous, NY (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"The navigation system could not accurately determine the location of the car. The problem was corrected by installing a new navigation system"
Anonymous, NC (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Navigation system is not up to date and is not user friendly. System still does not have my street area and no update is in site even though my area has been here for four years. Do not understand why they just do not buy a system from either Garmin, Google or Tom Tom as they are much more accurate!"
Anonymous, FL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Our 1st RDX had issues with the navigation being miscalibrated by about 4KM. The headliner and dashboard were removed during the investigation and before the vehicle was repaired we advised the we would not accept the vehicle. Admirably, Honda Canada replaced the vehicle and we have had no issues with the new one"
Brian S., ON (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"NAV system did not function right"
Anonymous, WV (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Data entered such as destinations disappeared from the memory"
Julian K., ON (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Inaccurate audio driving instructions - incorrect turn guidance. No help from dealer, no help from GPS developer, no update available. (Version installed is latest release.)"
Anonymous, TX (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"It is far to complicated to use and does not give reliable driving directions"
Anonymous, GA (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"worst nav system I have ever attempted to used very outdated data, voice commands are terrible, data display on screen very poor. i have gone back to using my smartphone or my old garmin unit."
Anonymous, IN (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Wildly inaccurate map tracking and oral directions"
Anonymous, VT (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"GPS is missing a lot of roads on it. My smartphone’s googls maos provides much better navigation. In general the system is slow and outdated. Very disappointed."
Anonymous, OH (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"antenna needs a replacement."
Anonymous, CA (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"It has the worst user interface of any device I have ever seen in my lifetime. (I am old) It takes about 5 minutes to put in an address. Then if it hears you right, it will repeat back to you line by line in the slowest possible manner what you put in. On my cheap android phone, all I have to do is say Navigate to the nearest McDonalds and off I go.With this system, it is a very long and frustrating process. And chances are, you will never find what you want. And when you put in an address, it will not be in there data base. I had to go to Comcast which had been in the same location for years, first it would not find anything Comcast and then when I put the address in, it said the street number did not exist. My house is 15 years old and according to Accura, It does not exist. It is a street with about 50 houses on it. It is also a slug and it takes about 2 minutes after you start the car for it to respond to input. I absolutely hate the navigation system in this car and I will get rid of the car later this year because of it. The rest of the car is pretty good."
J B., FL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"The navigation system antenna failed and it could not find the vehicle on the map. It was replaced under warranty and the problems was resolved."
Anonymous, MO (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"numerous problems. Nav system lost all of the programed destination, windshield wipers come on in dry weather. Remote keys fail to open doors and need to use mechanical unlock. 75% of time will need to hold touch start button with keyfob to start RDX."
Anonymous, RI (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"It sucks. It is really hard to use. Extremely frustrating."
Anonymous, NV (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"there information in highly outdated. one request took me to a place that was closed for ten years. also very costly to update, $ 150 plus 4 hours of gas while idling the car while it update via a cd which is the slowest possible method in a supposed tech vechicle."
Anonymous, IN (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"There is a common problem for the Acura navigation system that shuts down the top panel with the following error message,HDD Access Error - Please contact your dealer"
Kevin M., NJ (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"amplifier for voice went out"
Anonymous, NJ (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Phone contact names no longer available.... only numbers. Glitches like slow acceptance of touch and voice commands."
Anonymous, VA (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Acura iPhone siri integration specifically. Sometimes just stops working. Sometimes completely freezes entire Bluetooth phone interface. Freezes infotainment screen. You need to completely reboot , meaning while you drive you cannot use phone till you stop and turn your car off."
Vadim S., IL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Problem was apple related and after about a year it resolved itself. Would not hold phone book."
Anonymous, AZ (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Apple iPhone update seven months ago did not allow me to download phone book. Quite annoying. Apple and Honda Corp were aware but it took seven months to correct it. Bluetooth did work but could not pull up hone contacts."
Elise Y., FL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"After I installed IOS 11 on my IPhone the phone book will not download. The dealer told me it was a problem with Apple. But, my 2011 BMW phone book still works."
Anonymous, VA (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"When I first got the vehicle the Bluetooth worked fine. After a few months it stopped working occasionally. Now it doesn't work at all. The screen asks you if you want to pair a phone but it keeps saying connection failure, try again."
Anonymous, FL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"It started on day one of ownership. It was not resolved as dealer considered auto play as something that couldn't be changed."
Anonymous, FL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Could not use phonebook. We think this is an Apple problem with their updates. All of a sudden it worked properly, but the problem persists off and on. Right now it isn't working."
Anonymous, AZ (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"This car comes with an High definition radio with all the various options for sources. AM,FM,Sirrus,etc. The FM HD reception is very sporadic. Works for some stations, sometimes and the radio will not pick up some stations at all. Example is METV Radio in Chicago. The new VW Tiguan licks it up right away."
Anonymous, IL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Expensive map updates, but still missing new roads. Slow to update - 5 hours!!"
Anonymous, CA (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"sensors give us faulty warning signs about the engine"
Bruce F., CA (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Very confusing interface. Very slow to respond to any command. System is complicated and is a big negative in this model."
Elise Y., FL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"There seems to be layers of voice commands that are not intuitive and overly complex. For instance, I ask for the radio to turn on, and instead it dials a random number on my cell phone contact list. This has happened repeatedly."
Anonymous, NM (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"I have a cell phone I picked up on ebay that has better voice command performance than the one in this car. It is absolutely horrible. Could be a combination of it not understanding what I say or that some places are not in the data base, such as the 15 year old street I live on"
J B., FL (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"The system is brain dead."
Anonymous, VA (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"It barely works!"
Anonymous, CA (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Voice control often did not respond correctly, requiring multiple attempts."
Anonymous, NY (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)"Too difficult to use. You have to be very careful and precise as to when and what you say."
Anonymous, NV (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)
"Acuralink is not very reliable either. It works half the time when I try to send directions to my phone."
Anonymous, OH (2017 Acura RDX None 3.5-L V6)