2014 Acura Rlx
Safety Score
76
Safe
Recalls
2
Complaints
50
NCAP Stars
—
Recalls (2)
| Date | NHTSA ID | Component | Units | Completion | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-12-16 | 14V792000 |
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS | 9,751 | — | Details |
| 2013-12-16 | 13V622000 |
SUSPENSION:REAR | 7,387 | — | Details |
Owner Complaints (showing up to 50)
| Date | Component | Crash | Injuries | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-03-04 | STEERING | No | 0 | Per Acura service bulletin 23-022, Dated June 9th 2023, Acura extended a warranty on the rear steering actuators that w… |
| 2025-09-12 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | I purchased a 2014 Acura RLX. It had a LKAS Problem warning when purchased. I thought that meant that feature would be … |
| 2025-07-28 | STEERING | No | 0 | Power sterling went out |
| 2025-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The PAWS (Precision All Wheel Steering) has major issues where the system either activates suddenly when driving the ve… |
| 2025-06-27 | STEERING | No | 0 | Went into limp mode on a highway in heavy traffic, car began to break rapidly decreasing in speed and would not acceler… |
| 2025-06-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | This car is equipped with four wheel steering. The actuators that control the real wheels activate when the steering wh… |
| 2025-05-24 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated that while driving 40 MPH in the rain, the vehicle started to fis… |
| 2025-05-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The rear tires P-AWS actuators cause the rear wheels to slide sideways causing lose of vehicle control with out warning… |
| 2025-04-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The vehicle is equipped with rear wheel steering which is executed through a toe actuator device in the suspension atta… |
| 2024-08-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, there was an abnormal soun… |
| 2024-07-06 | STEERING | No | 0 | When I make left or right turns in a round about the words BRAKE pop up on dash board, the car slows like it's loosing … |
| 2024-06-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated while driving 60 MPH, the vehicle lost motive power, decelerated … |
| 2023-12-01 | FORWARD COLLISION AVOIDANCE: WARNINGS | No | 0 | While driving on the highway at about 65/70mph, my seatbelts locked and the emergency brakes engaged along with the lan… |
| 2023-07-31 | WHEELS | No | 0 | After making a turn at light, steering wheel stayed turned while car was straight. Then it jerks itself back into place… |
| 2023-07-29 | LANE DEPARTURE: WARNING | No | 0 | I have a serious safety issue with my 2014 Acura RLX. While driving, the rear wheel intermittently kicks out, causing t… |
| 2023-07-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | Has happened numerous times driving 65 on freeway dashboard lights up in able to steer car a won’t accelerate the does … |
| 2023-03-18 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Rear toe actuator (PAWS system) failure causes steering instability, warning lights, and loss of control during corneri… |
| 2023-01-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | While vehicle is driving the steering wheel turns abruptly. All warning lights on the dashboard starts to turn on. Rese… |
| 2022-12-10 | STEERING | No | 0 | While my wife was driving my RLX I left my neighborhood and made a right turn onto the main road, while on the main roa… |
| 2022-09-03 | STEERING | No | 0 | The car, unexpectedly fishtails while driving straight.This has happened since I purchased the car and it is EXTREMELY … |
| 2022-08-22 | STEERING | No | 0 | Rear wheels on car will suddenly without warning turn causing the car to violently fishtail. I have had this happen 5 … |
| 2022-08-07 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated that while his son was driving 55 MPH, the power steering and the… |
| 2022-07-10 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | See attached document for complaint |
| 2022-06-21 | STEERING | No | 0 | At about 35 mph, the vehicle started to fishtail while going straight after performing a left U-turn. VERY SCARY!! I … |
| 2022-05-15 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | Electronic Stability Control Problem-available for inspection upon request. 1. I have had issues with the rear end fish… |
| 2022-03-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | The steering ability and rear suspension failed on the vehicle. I was driving straight on a major interstate and the ca… |
| 2022-03-14 | STEERING | No | 0 | The component that failed is the left and right PAWS steering actuators. My car has 66,000 miles. At 25,000 miles, the… |
| 2022-02-07 | WHEELS | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated while driving approximately 15 MPH, the rear wheels were turning … |
| 2021-11-01 | SUSPENSION | No | 0 | Had starter replaced on my vehicle and still doing the same thing it was doing before. I click the push to start button… |
| 2021-10-10 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated while driving 35 MPH and making a left turn, the steering wheel b… |
| 2021-07-01 | ENGINE | No | 0 | The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle loss motive … |
| 2021-06-11 | STEERING | No | 0 | As of June 2021... Experiencing the same issues as everyone else. Purchased the 2014 model in 2015 and while it is pai… |
| 2021-05-09 | POWER TRAIN | No | 0 | . I HAVE A 2014 RLX WITH PAWS. AFTER TURNING LEFT I HAVE A PROBLEM WHERE THE REAR WHEELS TURN WHILE THE CAR WAS GOING … |
| 2021-01-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | The rear wheel steering system (P-AWS) causes the rear end to suddenly swing out of the traffic lane after making a tur… |
| 2020-07-26 | STEERING | No | 0 | FRONT END SWINGS WHILE DRIVING. |
| 2020-07-23 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | SUDDEN FISH TAIL MOTIONS WHILE TRAVELING ON ROAD AND CAUSE WHEELS TO GO OUT OF ALIGNMENT AND COULD LEAD TO POSSIBLE ACC… |
| 2020-07-10 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | REAR WHEEL STEERING ACTUATORS ACT ERRATIC. AFTER GOING AROUND A TURN THE REAR WHEEL STEERING HANGS UP THEN REAR END SWE… |
| 2020-07-09 | STEERING | No | 0 | WHEN MAKING A LEFT HANDED TURN AT LOW SPEED, CAR MAKES A MOAN SOUNDS COMING FROM THE REAR COMPLETELY THROWING OF THE WH… |
| 2020-07-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | THE LAST MONTH OR SO, I HAVE HAD ISSUES WITH THE REAR END FISHTAILING FOR A FEW SECONDS THAT WOULD CORRECT ITSELF. TOD… |
| 2020-07-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | The contact and her husband own a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated while driving at various speeds, the contact lost … |
| 2020-07-01 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR MAKES LOUD NOISES WHEN STEERING, CAR RANDOMLY SWERVES (FISHTAILS) WHILE DRIVING.A MOANING CAN BE HEARD FROM THE CA… |
| 2020-06-05 | STEERING | No | 0 | IN MAY 2015, I PURCHASED A 2014 ACURA RLX AND WITHIN THE FIRST YEAR, I STARTED HAVING PROBLEMS WITH THE STEERING. THE C… |
| 2020-04-29 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | No | 0 | MMEDIATELY ONCE THE CAR IS STARTED THE FOLLOWING SENSOR CODES POP UP: VSA, ALL WHEEL STEERING, EPS PROBLEM, FORWARD COL… |
| 2020-04-07 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | CAR RANDOMLY STEERS ITSELF INTO ONCOMING TRAFFIC LANES OR ONTO THE ROADSIDE. ACURA DEALERSHIP HAS LOOKED AT IT, REPAIR … |
| 2020-04-05 | ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) | No | 0 | I HAD BOTH ACTUATORS REPLACED A FEW YEARS AGO. RECENTLY AND SUDDENLY THE STEERING WHEEL WENT 90 DEGREES RIGHT AS I WAS … |
| 2020-04-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RLX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE STEERING WHEEL WAS … |
| 2020-03-01 | STEERING | No | 0 | Steering abruptly turns rear wheels when car is going straight, usually after a turn. This has happened multiple times … |
| 2020-01-14 | ENGINE | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RLX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL KNOCKIN… |
| 2019-09-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RLX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE POWER ALL WHEEL STEERING (PAWS) FEATURE MALFUN… |
| 2019-09-13 | STEERING | No | 0 | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA RLX. WHILE DRIVING BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE FISHTAILED. THE CON… |