I live in CT and I'm currently in the DC metro area. When I was driving with a friend in the passenger seat last night (around 2am), a passenger airbag deactivated warning light came up for about a minute and then went away when I shut the car off. I restarted the car and it was gone. Then this morning, when I started the car, the car now has a "brake system booster might not be working correctly" warning light. This warning light got registered with the AcuraLink messages, but the airbag warning light did not.

Should I bring my car into a local Acura dealership for immediate service? I need to drive back to CT tommorow so I really can't afford to risk having the sitting around for days, but if it is a safety issue, I don't want to put myself (or others) in any type of danger.

Some info about my car:
2013 Acura ILX Hybrid w/ Tech Pkg
36200 miles
Got full synthetic oil change at Honda dealer ~35600 miles less than 1 week ago
No major accidents
--Fender Bender - Left rear door, left quarter panel, and bumper damaged. Repaired by very reputable body shop for +/- $3000

 

I got a warning about hill assist, steering, and VSA issues one morning that disappeared later in the day and has yet to resurface. Sounds like a similar problem to mine...

 

Update: I stopped by an Acura dealership that I passed by and asked about my warning light - Service advisor said it sounds like an electrical problem and that it should not be a safety issue and that i should be fine bringing it to a dealership back in CT...

That night ~2am: Out of nowhere, I get many warning lights... From the pics i snapped with my phone, I got Check Airbag System, Check VSA System, Check Hill Start Assist, Check Power Steering System, Check IMA System, and Check Keyless Access System, and a passenger airbag deactivated light. I try shutting off the car and then restarting it and the warning lights come on again after a couple minutes.

This morning, I get back to the car and it would not start... I had the car towed to an Acura dealer in the vicinity and had to rent a car to get back to CT... Now I have to make an unscheduled round trip back to DC... I'm most likely gonna dump this car in the next month or so because I've been constantly having problems with this car... If I wanted a car with electrical issues that had to get towed, I would've bought a BMW or Mercedes

 

Actually probably just your battery dying. Thats what happened to me when the battery died on me. Was replaced under warranty, no issues. But if you're having all kinds of issues, maybe you did just get a lemon. Id get rid of it too if I constantly had problems.

 

aomech called it.

when you start to get funny messages on the dash= electrical problem like the dealer said... except the dealer should have tested battery.

you sir, have a dead battery.


please dont dump the car because you have a bad battery.

 

That would make sense, but the main "regular" battery has been replaced twice under warranty before 15k miles, and the hybrid battery has been replaced around 16k miles... It's been fine after the hybrid battery was replaced for ~20k miles (until now basically)... Just waiting for a phone call from the dealership to see what their runaround will be...

Also, it can't be the dealership - I brought it to 4 different Acura dealers (all known to have great service and whatnot) and they all don't really know what is going on... My car has been having other problems as well (body "creaking" when turning onto an unloved surface)... I think my time with this ILX is coming to a close... Nice little car and great MPG with the hybrid... If it didn't have any problems :/