Mine is working without issue. I do not use it to connect any type of 'smart' device - just a flash drive with a bunch of music. One time it 'lost' connectivity and I had to unplug/replug the drive but I'll write that off to user error because I was quickly switching between audio inputs (USB to FM to XM to USB) right after starting the car and it was still initializing everything.

 

 

thanks, I will give a new cable a shot...

 

what about iphone 12?

 

I have a late generation iPod that works pretty reliably with the USB port, but nothing else does. USB drives - random disconnects and extended initialization. Older iPods not recognized. Have tried many different USB drives and cables. All firmware updates have been made. Drivability is great; Infotainment system is TOTAL JUNK. Search for the class action suit. Hasn't seemed to go anywhere, but hopefully it is still in progress.

 

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I have this problem. It happened more often before, but with the latest software it happens perhaps 1 in 5 times. Replugging sometimes helps, but when it doesn't turning car off won't help, since audio is still on. You need to open the door for a moment and then restart the car. My 32GB drive is plugged directly. I tried five different 32GB brands FAT32, ExFAT, different music formats (currently AAC) - no change. There was small improvement when I reduce amount of files on the drive (currently <20GB).
None of the brands of drives ever gets hot. It is plugged directly and under protective cover (low profile). I removed it on very long drive and it was not even warm to touch. Perhaps when people enter car on very hot day everything is hot and it takes time to cool down. Something hidden will stay hot longer making false impression that drive gets hot. My current drive is:

 

This sums it up perfectly. I’ve had the same issue with a usb thumb drive. Sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes unplugging it and replugging it in works, sometimes it doesn’t. Sometimes CarPlay works, sometimes it doesn’t. Not to mention the overly complicated touchpad that works differently with CarPlay than it does with the native entertainment system.

Compare this to every other vehicle I’ve used CarPlay with or the thumb drive with. All others are intuitive and work flawlessly. The RDX only works sometimes and it seems that Acura thinks if you make things more difficult to use, they can call it “technology”.