2016 acura rdx with approx 31,000 miles. after approx 1.5 mile trip parked it at a shopping center, turned off the engine and locked the car. within 3 min the engine spontaneously caught fire and burned the entire engine compartment before the fire dept put it out. contacted honda and told them they should look at it to see if it was an inherant safety problem. honda said they were not interested in looking at the car and to let my insurance handle it. took it to the dealership where it was purchased after being told by them that they would look into it as it still had a power train warranty. dealership failed to provide an inspection of the vehicle and was told by honda not to honor the warranty and let insurance handle it. vehicle is totaled and if the insurance co sells it at an auction there will be no evidence left of what caused the spontaneous fire to erupt on such a low mile engine.
Tl* the contact owns a 2016 acura rdx. while driving approximately 65 mph, a banging noise was heard coming from under the subframe of the vehicle and the air conditioning would no longer blow cool air. the vehicle was taken to bradshaw acura (2450 laurens rd, greenville, sc) where it was diagnosed that the air conditioning system bolt had erroneously detached from the vehicle. the vehicle was not repaired. the manufacturer was not notified. the failure mileage was 88,000. the vin was invalid.
The 2016 acura rdx newly purchased on 4/25/2016 from fresno acura had a spontaneous fire and subsequent immediate electrical system failure during a trip from fresno (california) to monterey (california). the vehicle had an estimated 250 miles on the odometer at the time of the engine and electrical failure. the vehicle was nonoperational and was towed to los gatos acura and with unclear cause as to the electrical and engine failure and initial inspection suggested a "residue" around the engine compartment and a subsequent factory service representative inspected the vehicle and reported, "no factory defect." however, this is without the benefit of removing and inspecting any components other than the opening of the hood of the vehicle and removal of the engine compartment under panel that protects objects from being drawn into the engine compartment. vehicle has been towed to the original dealership of purchase, fresno acura, for repair. acura has failed to provide an inspection report for the basis of the denial for warranty repair on a new vehicle with low miles, an inadequate inspection, and a high safety hazard if a manufacturer defect allows for spontaneous fire within a protected engine compartment.