The ZDX ranks 4th in reliability out of 20 Acura models. Its overall PainRank™ of 0.51 is based on relative complaint analysis from 5 owner complaints sent to CarComplaints.com over 4 model years.
We've pulled together a list of the most widespread problems that ZDX owners have to deal with.
A large number of Acura vehicles have been recalled because they contain dangerous airbag inflators made by Takata. The shrapnel-hurling inflators have been recalled in over 37 million vehicles (and counting).
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Sometimes it helps just to tally up the complaints and see where the biggest stacks are. Use this information to learn about troublespots or to run for the hills.
Generations are groups of model years where few, if any, changes were made to the vehicle which means their model years tend to break in similar ways. The ZDX has 1 generation available in North American markets.
Running tally of owner grievances filed to CarComplaints.com.
Documenting the process of troubleshooting common problems.
Time-sensitive, free repairs for widespread safety problems.
Acura's parent company, Honda, has reluctantly agreed to settle an oil consumption lawsuit for vehicles with 3.7-liter J37 engines. I emphasize reluctant because the automaker says they're closing the book on this case to "avoid the time and expense of ongoing litigation" and says only a small number of customers have filed complaints.
When Honda and Acura recalled 1.1 million Takata airbag inflators for exploding into pieces, they replaced the defective part with a slightly different version from the same company. Now those are exploding too. The replacement PSDI-5D desiccated inflators were exposed to excess moisture during assembly. This rapidly degrades the propellant and allows pressure to build up over time, turning the inflator into a mini-grenade that explodes during airbag deployment.
When a storm cloud starts dropping rain, you can only dodge the drops for so long. Such is the case for another 2.2 million Honda and Acura vehicles that are now involved in one of the largest and most dangerous recalls in automotive history.