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Transmission and drivetrainPart report

2008 Acura RDX Transmission and drivetrain Problems

Complaints
2about this part
Share
6%of 33 total for the year
Median mileage
1miles
Trend
Not enough dataFewer than 15 complaints, too few for a reliable trend.

NHTSA recorded 2 complaints about the transmission and drivetrain of the 2008 Acura RDX, 6% of the 33 complaints for this model year. Where a mileage was given, the median is 1 miles.

Fewer than 15 complaints name this part, so treat the figures as a rough indication only.

Example complaints

Selected from NHTSA records; personal details are removed. They are consumer reports, not findings.

“Vehicle fails to shift and hits rev limiter stopping all forward momentum. Merging into traffic, this almost caused an accident. This vehicle is marketed as an automatic, but when the car is put in s , you have to use the shifters to shift, however if you are in even a slight turn, you cannot access the shifters as they turn with the steering wheel. There are no warnings of this huge safety issue. Acura has been contacted an refuses to look at my vehicle. This affects all RDX years!”

NHTSA complaint #10339463, filed 2010-06, 1 miles

“Acura rdx Acura says that the filter in the transmission is none serviceable but now my car is in a shop to replace the converter and they said the filter should be replaced which is why the torque converter went bad in the first place but they say it’s not to be serviced and now the shop would have to split the transmission to replace this filter which I can’t do being it would cost more then I paid for the car I think it’s definitely a safety issue if it locks the transmission up on the road I think something should be done about this filter issue which the shop said they put it inside the…”

NHTSA complaint #11586138, filed 2024-04

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Transmission and drivetrain: other model years

YearComplaintsShare of year
202513%
202328%
20211311%
2020226%
2019378%
20181317%
20172430%
2016922%
201541%
201421%
201374%
2012213%
2011213%
201029%
200917%
200826%
200724%

Other parts of the 2008 Acura RDX

Air bags
20 complaints
Electrical system
3 complaints
Body and structure
2 complaints
Tires
2 complaints
Wheels
2 complaints
Brakes
1 complaints
Engine
1 complaints
Engine cooling
1 complaints
Seat belts
1 complaints
Seats
1 complaints
Steering
1 complaints
Suspension
1 complaints

← All problems reported for the 2008 Acura RDX

About this data. Data from NHTSA (ODI) complaints, recalls, TSBs and investigations, updated Oct 31, 2026. Complaints are unverified consumer reports and may be duplicated or inaccurate.

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