2014 Acura RLX electrical problems

Filed May 15, 2026 · Electrical, Steering · 130,000 miles · OR

The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated that while driving on the highway at an undisclosed speed, the power steering became inoperable, the vehicle steering wheel veered left or right and is misaligned. The warning lights lane departure, forward collision, all wheel steering, power steering and other warning indicators illuminated. In another occurrence, a noise could be heard. The vehicle was taken to the dealer where it was diagnosed with power steering failure. A used part for a rear wheel steering actuator was replaced.; however the issue persisted. The manufacturer was not notified of the issue. The approximate failure mileage was 130,000.

Filed Sep 16, 2025 · Driver assistance, Electrical · IN

I purchased a 2014 Acura RLX. It had a LKAS Problem warning when purchased. I thought that meant that feature would be disabled. No big deal. In stead I have experienced the car making abrupt jerks to the right on multiple occasions. One instance, I turned onto an on-ramp that was dual lane. There was a vehicle to the right of me and my car abruptly jerked to the right towards the other car. I was able to slow a bit before entering the interstate traffic to gain control. Another instance, I turned left onto a county road. Upon straighten my steering wheel the car made another sudden jerk to the right with my steering wheel still partially turned to the left, and several warning lights and message started appearing, including: Brake system problem, adaptive cruise control problem, brake hold system problem, power steering system problem, and vehicle stability assist problem. I have noticed a rubbing sound coming from the rear end at times when turning. There have been 3 other instances where the car was jerked to the right with no additional warning lights or warning. Luckily those times there were no other vehicles nearby and I was moving at a slower speed allowing me to be able to slow down and correct the issue. The vehicle has not been inspected yet. The vehicle has an appointment with the dealership in the next 24 hours. It is available for inspection upon request. This is a serious safety issue! My teenage kids are not safe to drive this vehicle! The vehicle is in excellent structural condition and the motor runs excellent. It sounds like the RTC actuators is a huge issue!

Filed Jun 11, 2025 · Electrical, Steering · MO

This car is equipped with four wheel steering. The actuators that control the real wheels activate when the steering wheel has not turned. This occurs when the car has completed a turn and is moving in a straight line.

Filed Nov 10, 2022 · Brakes, Electrical · MD

The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated that while his son was driving 55 MPH, the power steering and the brakes failed with the ABS and power steering warning lights illuminated. The contact's son managed to coast the vehicle onto the shoulder as the power steering and the brake functionality returned. Due to the failure, the vehicle was towed to a dealer where it remained for several weeks. The contact was initially informed that the alternator needed to be replaced; however, the contact was later informed that the failure was related to the battery. The dealer then informed the contact that they could not duplicate the failure and the vehicle was towed back to his residence. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was unknown. The consumer stated the manufacturer and the dealer refused to put in writing what actions modifications, or alterations they made to the vehicle which they had in their possession for nearly 9 weeks.

Filed Dec 5, 2021 · Electrical, Suspension · CT

Had starter replaced on my vehicle and still doing the same thing it was doing before. I click the push to start button and just get a grinding noise or sometime nothing will happen. I been reading forms and a lot of Rlx owners are reporting the same issue. Other problem I’m having with the vehicle is the Paws system can feel the car wanting to kick out in the rear wheels feel like they are turning when I’m going straight

Filed Sep 23, 2021 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 89,000 miles · NC

The contact owns a 2014 Acura RLX. The contact stated that while driving approximately 60 MPH, the vehicle loss motive power. The contact stated the failure continued to occur periodically. The vehicle was able to restart. The lane control, forward control collision, slip differential and hill assist warning lights were illuminated. The local dealer was not contacted. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The contact was concerned about driving the vehicle. The contact stated that the failure was related to the federal safety agency Campaign Number: 15V301000 (Forward Collision Avoidance). The manufacturer was notified of the failure however, no further assistance was provided. The failure mileage was 89,000.

Filed Jun 19, 2020 · Driver assistance, Electrical · 97,000 miles · LA

Car randomly steers itself into oncoming traffic lanes or onto the roadside. Acura dealership has looked at it, repair cost is extremely high. Too dangerous to trust the vehicle with these issues. Lkas, ldw, acc, brake hold system lights come on and go off. Happens in parking lots, and country roads, on highways. Steering is erratic at all speeds when this occurs, not necessarily over or under 50mph. Again, this has happened 3 times in a parking lot. All together we have experienced this issue 14 times within the last 6 weeks.

Filed Apr 30, 2020 · Electrical · 119,000 miles · CA

Mmediately once the car is started the following sensor codes pop up: vsa, all wheel steering, eps problem, forward collision problem. The car can be stationary or in motion. When the sensors are on the car is not able to go above 50 MPH.

Filed Sep 21, 2014 · Electrical · 500 miles · FL

While driving south on u.s. 1, a six lane road, I placed a telephone call using the buttons on the steering wheel. Shortly after the call was connected, the car's warning alarm sounded and an "I" appeared in the information display. Frantically trying to determine the problem while driving in heavy traffic, I used the control on the steering wheel to scroll down the information list and found a red display saying "12 volt battery charging system problem". Because traffic was so thick, I decided not to try to get to the side of the road. When I got to a red light, I turned the engine off and restarted it. The message did not reappear. Because this problem did not reoccur for a month, I assumed that acura used its link system to remotely correct the software error. The assumption was incorrect. Over the next 5 months, the same thing happened 3 more times. On september 19 I took the car to the dealer and was told that there was an acura bulletin on this software issue dated april 16, 2014. In my opinion, this software issue that issues a false alarm that the electrical system has failed should have been the subject of a noisy recall, or at least a quiet recall. My car was at the dealership on 2 occasions between may 15 and september 19, and the software error was not corrected. If acura could send an e-mail to all owners on september 16 advising of a software incompatibility for stationary vehicles with the ios 8 for iphones, why couldn't acura send an e-mail regarding an error in acura software that affects moving vehicles? I raised this issue with acura client relations and was unable to escalate the issue. My requests for contact information for the executive offices of american honda and american honda's chief safety officer were denied. I did not even succeed in speaking with a supervisor.

Filed Nov 9, 2013 · Electrical, Engine · 1,500 miles · PA

Vehicle will not shift into 3rd gear at random times - this can be when under moderate load to light load. This will limit the car to a speed to approx. 50mph, the transmission will not shift until the vehicle has slowed down 10+MPH and sometimes will require you to come to a dead stop to function correctly. This has caused a handful of safety risk as you cannot force the vehicle to come to a complete stop in some instances - like merging on a highway or a highway without a shoulder. This has happened to 4 other rlx that have been documented - acura's response was we don't see it being a problem and will not authorize repairs at this time. - no matter my safety concerns. This has been very hard for the dealer to reproduce - it can be forcibly reproduced with heavy load - but the random lighter load examples can take 1-2 week to happen.