# Never again, Acura

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/never-again-acura/147118>\
**Category:** Auto Type/Class\
**Tags:** acura\
**Created:** [August 20, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/never-again-acura/147118 "2019-08-20T03:03:04Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![Curtis021](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/b5ac83/32.png) [@Curtis021](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Curtis021)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 3:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/never-again-acura/147118/1 "2019-08-20T03:03:05Z")

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Acura AC compressor clutches have a known issue of AC clutch failure. Acura extended the warranty to 5 years or 100 thousand miles which ever comes first. The common failure of the AC clutch is 70+ thousand miles. For people that drive a lot of miles the clutch will fail within the time period but for those of us that drive fewer miles the failure may occur outside of the 5 years. Acura declined warranty for my clutch failure stating that my vehicle is past the 5 year period although much below the mileage, partly because I had not been using Acura for all maintenance. They moved the dealership which was about 30 minutes away and is now one hour away so I use an independent shop and a Honda dealer. After having many Hondas thought I would upgrade but that has turned out to be a downgrade. My position is: Acura once but never again.

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**Author:** ![shadowfax](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/shadowfax/32/13026_2.png) [@shadowfax](https://community.cartalk.com/u/shadowfax)\
**Post date:** [August 20, 2019, 1:40pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/never-again-acura/147118/2 "2019-08-20T13:40:26Z")

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Which car do you have? The RDX warranty was extended to 7, not 5 years, so you might still be under warranty.