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[RAY-THE-WAY]

*Scotty we need a money pit meter on the side of the screen when you do videos*

[valshin]

I can tell from my experience (I'm ex-acura mechanic) - the bluetooth module causes battery drain very often.

[kodyclarke]

The last time I was this early Scotty still popped out of trunks to start his videos

[sniperhell]

It’s the hands free Bluetooth module. My 2008 MDX did this. Simply unplug it, it’s easy to get to and is hot even when the car isn’t running. It overheats then gets an internal short that causes this constant drain on the battery.

[EyeZick]

It’s definitely the hands free Bluetooth module. I experienced this with my 06 TL. With so many phones developing over the early 2000s, Acura seemed to have quit on releasing firmware updates for this feature so around 2009/2010 this feature stopped working for me. It wasn’t until 2017/2018 that we figured out the problem. Sucks that a feature that didn’t even work for almost a decade is what was draining my battery. Scotty, next time you should do a video on the cruise control system failure. My on/off button never stayed depressed so I had to keep it depressed with electrical tape. You have to take out the entire airbag to fix this issue smh!

[nickivygoal]

As an Acura driver for 18 years, I have had 3 Acura: 1 integra and 2 RDA. For 18 years, I never had a single issue with the 3 cars. Absolutely nothing, not even a light or fuse problem. My first one was Integra (5 years old). I paid $4000 and drove from 1991 to 1995 and sold for $3500. My second one was RDA SUV bought it for $28, 000(only 2800 miles) and drove it to 100, 000 miles and sold it for $9000; then I bought a new one 4 years ago. While my wife has had BMW, Toyota, and Benz. We also never had any problems with Toyota. BMW and Benz are clearly lower quality in terms of reliability.

[thienphan]

4:18 pretty sure it is the hands free the typical culprit in Acuras

[TRAVELREVNOW]

Its the handsfree+bluetooth is a paracite battery eater...i detached my bluetooth a month ago and its not draining anymore😊 just adding some input here Scotty thanks!

[warpshield]

This happened on my wife's 2005 Acura TL. Had to unplug the Bluetooth module that was mounted in the ceiling after dropping the interior lights housing. She never used it anyway.

[CarRepairsMadeSimple]

Either replace or much more simply just disconnect the wire from the Bluetooth module (hands-free link) located by the rear vents inside the center console. They're widely known for draining the battery on Acura's.

[PhilipSamuelson]

This is actually a well known issue with the RDX/MDX platform. There are a handful of "common" reasons why the batteries on the 07's drain. Bluetooth, door actuators, and stereo amp are the most common I've seen. I have to say, having owned one now for 2 years, it's a fantastic little car... Once you install the Hondata tune and get the turbo to spool like it should! Pretty dang boring without the Hondata tune.

[Juicetheeunuch]

Once he started, I fully expected Scotty to read voltages numbers out loud for the next ten minutes. Like okay, we get it. Lol. I love Scotty.

[amberleywarren]

Try replacing the hands free link module or just take it out

[somewhere-n-Texas]

Happy Friday Scotty from across town (Humble) 🤠👍

[christophervanwinkle]

SCOTTY this happened to my 05 TL. It ended up being the Bluetooth module by the rear view mirror. I'd bet that cars having the same problem

[Kristina]

Unplug the Bluetooth module. problem solved! Same thing happened to me and this fixed it.

[FoookOff]

Do a voltage drop test across the fuses to see if you can isolate the circuit. Use a wiring diagram to see what modules are on that circuit and unplug them one by one. Or fit a remote isolator if you can't fix it.

[morotetsuke]

Easy...check the acura forums. Find out where the HFL module is located. Put your hand there. When they go bad, they get warm/hot

[stamdame]

I was a Acura tech for 29 years, the problem is in either in the a/c clutch relay or HFL module. That model had huge issues with a/c clutch relays. I would replace the relay due to its cheap and gives peace of mind, along with i guarantee it will fail eventually.