Hey everyone,
I have had my tech RDX for about 3 weeks now and I enjoy the ride. However as of late, I have had two incidents in the last week where my car would not start. Each time, I tried 3 consecutive times and then waited another 2 or 3 mins and it would start after that. One was a unusually cold night but around here that means around 32 degrees fahrenheit. The other was a warmer night where the temp was around 60. The car is virtually new and has less than 1000 miles on it. Does anyone know what might cause this? I don't think that running the heat or the radio while starting the engine would be a problem on a new car. Should I take it to the dealer even though I can't duplicate it at will?

 

So are you saying it cranks but does not fire up?

One thing to try is turn the key to on, wait a few seconds for the fuel pump to run (you will hear a whirring from the back of the car) and then crank the engine. In oddball situations, this will help the engine start quicker.

That said, I haven't had any issues starting mine, even at -5F a couple weeks ago!

 

I would definitely take it back to the dealer. At least let them document the problem.

 

take a look at the service bullitin sticky above. see August. There was a problem with low battery. I saw others reporting poor stock batteries too. The dealer should replace it for you.

 

Thanks for the responses! Yes, it cranks but the engine doesn't kick in. I will take it to the dealer this week. I will also check the bulletin.

 

Did you get the problem resolved?

 

I have been having a similar problem. It starts, but on cool mornings (50 degrees f. or below) it seems like it doesn't feel like turning over right away. I thought it was just me. I am afraid that come winter time it's just not going to start up. I am taking mine in for its 1st service this weekend and asked them to take a look at it. I just know it will work fine for them and they will say there isn't a problem. Oh well, at least I know I am not the only one.

 

They might be able to see the problem when they hook up to their diagnostic computer. Good luck.

 

My neighbor has a 2007 RDX and on at least 2 occasions it failed to start and a light comes on stating brake failure of some sort.The dealer says he can't find anything wrong.Wouldn't you think the computer would record the failure?This is southern Calif. so its not cold temperature related.The car proceeds to starts on the second or third try and the light goes out.