2015 Acura Ilx problems, complaints & recalls
Most-reported problem areas: Air Bags (11) · Engine (2) · Electrical System (2)
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Safety recalls (4)
Power Train:driveline:driveshaft 2020-12-10 · campaign 20V770000 · 248,358 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2013-2015 Acura ILX, 2013 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2012 Honda Civic Hybrid, and 2007-2008 Honda Fit vehicles with a manual transmission and 2009-2013 Honda Fit vehicles originally sold, or ever registered, in Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont, Virginia, West Virgin
Risk: A broken drive shaft may cause a sudden loss of drive power. The vehicle could also roll away if the parking brake has not been applied before the vehicle has been exited. Either condition can increase the risk of a crash or injury.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will inspect the drive shafts, replacing either the left or right drive shaft, if necessary, free of charge. Owners were notified of the safety risk with an interim letter mailed February 2, 2021. A second letter will be sent once the remedy is available. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are P9M, PAV, BAY, TAX, CA0, and MAZ.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2019-03-06 · campaign 19V182000 · 1,101,534 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling specific 2003 Acura 3.2CL, 2013-2016 ILX, 2013-2014 ILX Hybrid, 2003-2006 MDX, 2007-2016 RDX, 2002-2003 3.2TL, 2004-2006, and 2009-2014 TL, 2010-2013 ZDX and 2001-2007 and 2009 Honda Accord, 2001-2005 Civic, 2003-2005 Civic Hybrid, 2001-2005 Civic GX NGV, 2002-2007 and 2010-2011 CR-V, 2003-2011 Element, 2007 Fit, 2002-2004 Odyssey, 2003-2008 Pilot, and 2006-2014 Ridgeline vehicles. The affected vehicles received a replacement driver air bag inflator
Risk: An explosion of an inflator within the driver frontal air bag module may result in sharp metal fragments striking the driver, front seat passenger or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the driver's air bag inflator with an alternate inflator, free of charge. The recall began April 10, 2019. Honda owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's number for this recall is O41. Acura owners may contact customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is U40.
Fuel System, Gasoline:storage:tank Assembly 2019-01-24 · campaign 19V052000 · 4,455 vehicles
Defect: Acura (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain 2014-2019 Acura ILX vehicles. The vehicles may have a deformed fuel tank, raising the height of the fuel pump and allowing the fuel level float to stick, possibly causing the fuel gauge to display an inaccurate fuel level.
Risk: If the fuel gauge displays that the vehicle has more gas than it actually does, the vehicle may run out of gas and stall, increasing the risk of a crash.
Fix: Acura will notify owners, and dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the fuel tank, free of charge. The recall began March 14, 2019. Owners may contact Acura customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Acura's number for this recall is H3U, Z3T.
Air Bags:frontal:driver Side:inflator Module 2016-02-03 · campaign 16V061000 · 2,232,187 vehicles
Defect: Honda (American Honda Motor Co.) is recalling certain model year 2007-2011 Honda CR-V, 2011-2015 CR-Z, 2010-2014 FCX, and Insight, 2009-2013 Fit, 2013-2014 Fit EV, 2007-2014 Ridgeline, 2013-2016 Acura ILX, 2013-2014 Acura ILX Hybrid, 2007-2016 RDX, 2005-2012 Acura RL, 2009-2014 Acura TL, and 2010-2013 Acura ZDX vehicles. The affected vehicles are equipped with a dual-stage driver frontal air bag that may be susceptible to moisture intrusion which, over time, could cause the inflator to rupture.
Risk: In the event of a crash necessitating deployment of the driver's frontal air bag, the inflator could rupture with metal fragments striking the driver or other occupants resulting in serious injury or death.
Fix: Honda will notify owners, and dealers will replace the inflator, free of charge. The recall began March 2017. Owners may contact Honda customer service at 1-888-234-2138. Honda's numbers for this recall are JY0, JY1, and JY2.
Service bulletins (51)
Technical service bulletins are repair instructions manufacturers send dealers for known issues. Unlike recalls, the fix is not automatically free — but naming the bulletin at the service desk can save diagnosis time and support goodwill repairs.
Air Bags 2026-02-28 · B18-020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - warranty extension: customer support program for driver's airbag inflator for 2013-14 ilx hybrid and other listed years and models.
Equipment 2022-03-01 · B18-020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
Air Bags 2019-12-11 · B18-020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
Electronic Stability Control (Esc) 2019-05-16 · B19050B · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
servicenews article - when removing and installing a cable reel, you need to keep both the cable reel and the steering angle sensor in position. if you don't, the vsa indicator may come on along with one or more vsa dtcs. and when you run the neutral memorization procedure in the i-hds, it won't com
Air Bags 2018-06-15 · B18-028 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement front passengers airbag inflator only.
Equipment 2018-05-31 · B18-020 · Service Bulletin/Repair Instructions
service bulletin - this bulletin is a notification of a class action settlement relating to airbag inflators. american honda is offering a customer support program (warranty extension) to cover any manufacturing defects in the replacement driver's airbag inflator only.
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What owners report
2025-09-09 · Air Bags“check airbag system light keeps coming on and worried airbag may rupture or explode…”
2025-04-14 · Air Bags“check air bag system keeps turning on..…”
2024-08-19 · Service Brakes, Hydraulic · 50,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 acura ilx. the contact stated while driving at an undisclosed speed, the brake pedal was depressed, with the abs warning light illuminated. the vehicle was restarted; however, the failure recurred. the vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic where it was diagnosed that the electronic braking control module had failed an…”
2023-09-14 · Steering · 139,000 mi“the contact owns a 2015 acura ilx. the contact stated while driving 30-40 mph, the vehicle started pulling to the right. the contact was able to steer the vehicle and continued driving. additionally, the contact stated that while driving at various speeds, the steering wheel abruptly jerked and violently turned to the left, causing the vehicle to p…”
2023-08-05 · Air Bags“takata front passenger side ceiling airbag and front passenger seat airbag deployed without impact or collision after i left my garage and drove less than a quarter of a mile. there was an excessive heat warning and higher-than-average humidity. i suffered auditory injuries due to the high-decibel explosion the takata airbags produced in the seal…”
2021-02-08 · Engine · 45,000 mi“tl* the contact owns a 2015 acura ilx. the contact stated that the vehicle experienced intermittent push to start failures with several unknown warning lights illuminated on the instrument panel. the contact stated that several attempts were needed to start the vehicle. the vehicle was not taken to be diagnosed nor repaired. the manufacturer was no…”
2019-11-26 · Electrical System · 130 mi“last couple months passenger side door locks and unlocks on its own whenever car starts. yesterday driver side door flew open as i was driving down the road. took car to shop and they are replacing door lock at this time.…”
2019-07-05 · Fuel/Propulsion System · 72,898 mi“recall on airbags 3/14/2019 and i purchased car used 4/17/2019 not knowing about the recall. fuel pump failure causing car not to start. mechanic found it burned…”
2018-10-05 · Engine · 18,000 mi · 🔥 fire“tl* the contact owned a 2015 acura ilx. after the vehicle was parked in a parking garage, it caught fire under the hood. the vehicle was destroyed. there were no injuries and a fire report was filed. an unknown dealer was contacted and tried to sell the contact a new vehicle. the manufacturer stated that since the insurance company did not claim th…”
2017-06-28 · Unknown Or Other · 10 mi“my car has a intermitting shut off problem that just randomly happens as i am driving i have taken my car to the local temecula acura dealership which i experienced horrible service after they had my car 2 weeks they could not diagnose the problem they could only suggest a major tune up and changing sparkplugs cost over $500 which as they told me m…”
Excerpts of consumer complaints filed with NHTSA, lightly truncated. They are owner statements, not verified findings.