Acura MDX Complaints (2008)
49 consumer complaints on file.
- #10724730June 11, 2015SUSPENSION
SPORTS SUSPENSION IN VEHICLE DOES NOT WORK OVERTIME. I BELIEVE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE, EVERY BUMP I GO OVER, TINY OR BIG IT MAKES A SOUND FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION LIKE SOMETHING IS LOOSE. DEALERSHIP TOLD ME ITS 2300 TO REPLACE BOTH SIDES. REASON I BELIEVE THEY ARE DEFECTIVE OR NOT OF HIGH QUALITY, HEARD AND READ MANY PEOPLE WITH MDX SPORTS SUSPENSION GETTING THEM REPLACED ONCE TO SEVERAL TIMES IN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10712285April 22, 2015SERVICE BRAKES, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING
I WAS DRIVING MY CAR GOING ABOUT 40 MPH WHEN SUDDENLY I LOST THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR, STOP THE CAR, ACCELERATE AND CUT ON MY BLINKERS. NOTHING IN THE CAR WORKED. I WAS DESPERATE TO GET OUT OF THE TRAFFIC FLOW WHEN THE CAR SUDDENLY JERKED BACK ON. IT DID THIS OFF AND ON AS I TOOK IT TO THE DEALERSHIP. ONCE THERE THEY STATED THAT THE BATTERY WAS THE ISSUE. BATTERY WAS REPLACED. VARIOUS INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR STARTED TO FALL APART (SEAT BELTS, AIRBAGS, CAR LIGHTS, CAR KEY, WINDOW SENSORS, DOOR LOCKS, ALARM, NAVIGATION). FOR A TIME THE CAR DROVE BUT WITH VERY STIFF HANDLING. CAR WAS TAKEN IN FOR AN ISSUE THAT SOUNDED LIKE A WHIRRING SOUND AT START-UP. EVERYTHING WAS REPLACED TO FIX THE ISSUE WITH THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN DOING A HAIL MARY ATTEMPT AT OFFERING RESOLVE. I FINALLY RECEIVED MY CAR BACK TWO WEEKS LATER. THEN HERE WE GO AGAIN, I AM ON THE FREEWAY WITH A BRAND NEW BATTERY INSTALLED BY ACURA WHEN EVERYTHING POWERS OFF YET AGAIN. CAR EVEN BRAKED ITSELF AND I SAW MY LIFE FLASH BEFORE MY EYES. I WAS ON THE FREEWAY GOING ABOUT 70 MPH WHEN THIS OCCURRED AND TRAFFIC FLOW WAS THICK. I TOOK MY CAR TO ACURA AND CURRENTLY THEY HAVE HAD IT FOR OVER A WEEK. THEY TELL ME IT IS MY BATTERY AGAIN WHICH THEY WILL REPLACE FOR FREE BUT THEY WANT TO KEEP FOR FURTHER TESTING. I WORK FROM HOME AND DRIVE MY CAR EXTENDED DISTANCES WHEN NEEDED AND I NEED RELIABLE TRANSPORTATION. THIS CAR IS PROVING UNRELIABLE. I AM NOT GETTING STRAIGHT ANSWERS FROM ANYONE AND IN 4 YEARS I HAVE REPLACED MY BATTERY 3 TIMES! I PARK IN THE GARAGE! THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN. I MAY NOT BE SO LUCKY THE NEXT TIME THE POWER GOES OUT ON THE CAR AND EVERYTHING STOPS WORKING! I SEE THIS CONCERN IS NOT AN ISOLATED INCIDENT AND I NEED HELP! *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10680478February 2, 2015STRUCTURE:BODY
I PURCHASED THIS CAR USED IN OCTOBER 2014. EVER SINCE I HAD THE CAR I NOTICE THAT THE HOOD STARTS VIBRATING AS IF IT IS GOING TO OPEN. I HAVE PULLED OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD SEVERAL TIMES TO CHECK THAT THE HOOD IS NOT OPEN. I HAVE CONTACTED ACURA HEADQUARTERS AND THEY HAVE TOLD ME TO GO TO THE DEALER. WHAT I HAVE NOTICE IS THAT THE LATCH MOVES BACK AND FORTH EASILY AND THE HOOD FLEXES WHEN YOU OPEN IT AND PULL ON IT. I HAVE SEEN SEVERAL COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND PEOPLE GO TO THE DEALERSHIPS AND WE GET TOLD THE SAME THING. EVERYTHING IS NORMAL. I HAVE NEVER SEEN A CAR HOOD VIBRATE THE WAY THIS HOOD VIBRATES. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10679849January 29, 2015ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
*****ACURA MDX 2008 BATTERY IS DRAINING AND CAR WILL NOT START DUE TO HFL UNIT.******** ***CONSUMERS SHOULD KNOW SO THEY CAN ADDRESS THIS ISSUE PREVENT BEING STRANDED SOMEWHERE WITH A DEAD BATTERY*** THIS HAS BEEN MY EXPERIENCE 1) FEBRUARY 2013, VEHICLE @ 35,000 MILES- BATTERY REPLACED AT ACURA 2) OCTOBER 2014, VEHICLE @ 48,000 MILES- TOLD BY ACURA BATTERY NEEDS TO BE REPLACED AGAIN 3) JANUARY 2015, VEHICLE @ 49,000 MILES- I FOUND ONLINE FORUM WHERE ACURA MDX OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME ISSUE AND THE CONCLUSION IS A DEFECTIVE HFL (HANDS FREE LINK) UNIT DRAINING THE BATTERY WHILE THE VEHICLE IS OFF. 4) JANUARY 2015, VEHICLE @ 49,000 MILES - I TELL ACURA SERVICE ADVISOR AT INTAKE ABOUT ONLINE DISCUSSIONS AND THAT I BELIEVE THE HFL UNIT IS DRAINING MY BATTERY. THE SERVICE ADVISOR AGREES THE ISSUE IS DEFINITELY THE HFL UNIT AND THE HFL UNIT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED OR UNPLUGGED BUT HE WILL HAVE THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSE TO CONFIRM . I HAD ACURA REPLACE THE HFL UNIT AND THE BATTERY HAS NOT DIED SINCE EVEN AFTER NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE FOR THREE STRAIGHT DAYS. THIS IS A SAFETY CONCERN FOR ME AS I BELIEVE DRIVING HANDS-FREE IS SAFER THAN DRIVING WITH A PHONE IN ONE'S HAND. IT IS ALSO ILLEGAL TO DRIVE AND TALK ON A HAND-HELD PHONE IN THE STATE IN WHICH I LIVE SO UNPLUGGING THE HFL UNIT IS NOT AN OPTION FOR ME. I BELIEVE ACURA IS AWARE OF THIS ISSUE BASED ON MY EXPERIENCE AND ALL THE MANY ONLINE FORUMS WHERE CONSUMERS WITH DIFFERENT ACURA MODELS, MAKES AND YEARS ARE DISCUSSING THE SAME PROBLEM WITH THE HFL AND GIVING THEIR FEEDBACK ABOUT THEIR CONTACT WITH ACURA. INSTEAD OF DOING A THOROUGH DIAGNOSTIC CHECK I WAS TOLD TWICE I NEEDED A NEW BATTERY. IT WAS MY THIRD VISIT ALONG WITH THE INFORMATION I FOUND ONLINE THAT I GOT ACURA'S ATTENTION HOWEVER BY THEN THE HFL WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10644809October 15, 2014POWER TRAIN
RATTLING NOISE WHEN ACCELERATED AT LOW SPEEDS APPROX 15 TO 30 MPH...NOISE NOT NOTICEABLE AT HIGHER CRUISING SPEEDS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10639833September 29, 2014STRUCTURE:BODY
MY CAR WAS PARKED ON DRIVEWAY AND SUDDENLY RIGHT PASSENGER WINDOW GLASS BROKEN BY ITSELF. INITIALLY I THOUGHT SOME ONE SMASHED IT BUT AFTER LOOKING AT VIDEO SURVEILLANCE SYSTEM I FOUND THAT IT BROKE ON IT'S OWN. I AM GLAD THAT MY 14 MONTH OLD WAS NOT IN CAR OTHERWISE IT'S HUGE DISASTER. I UPLOADED VIDEO TO YOUTUBE. HTTPS://WWW.YOUTUBE.COM/WATCH?V=MX2-WEI_TWE&FEATURE=YOUTU.BE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10546019September 28, 2013LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH, TIRES:PRESSURE MONITORING AND REGULATING SYSTEMS
1.HOOD: WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I NOTICED THE HOOD FLUTTERING AS IF IT WAS NOT CLOSED SECURELY. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND CHECKED THE LATCH. I TRIED TO PULL IT OPEN BUT FOUND IT WAS SECURELY LATCHED. I OPENED THEN LATCH AND SHUT IT DOWN HARD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS TIGHTLY SECURED. WHEN I GOT BACK OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN! IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT BUT IT IS STILL UNNERVING EACH TIME AS I FEAR THE HOOD WILL FLY UP WHILE I'M DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. 2. TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS: I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THESE SENSORS. THEY START BEEPING AND A MESSAGE APPEARS SAYING THE PRESSURE IS LOW IN THE TIRE. WHEN I HAVE HAD THE TIRE CHECKED (ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS), THE AIR PRESSURE IS IN THE NORMAL RANGE OF 32. EACH TIME THE TIRE ATTENDANT ADDED EXTRA AIR TO TRY TO SILENCE THE ALARM BUT CAUTIONED THAT DOING SO COULD BE DANGEROUS. OTHERWISE, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE BEEPING (WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLY ANNOYING ON A LONG ROAD TRIP) IS TO HAVE THE FAULTY SENSOR REPLACED. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10510588May 3, 2013SUSPENSION
IN JANUARY 2013 MY ADS LIGHT IN MY MDX WENT ON. WE RESEARCHED AND FOUND THAT ACURA HAD SENT A SERVICE REQUEST TO CERTAIN VIN NUMBERS FOR THIS VERY PROBLEM. THE PROBLEM IS IN THE DESIGN OF THE ADS SYSTEM FOR THE MDX'S WAS POOR AND IT ALLOWED SALT AND MOISTURE INTO THE SENSOR CONTROL FOR THE STRUT THUS CAUSING CORROSION IN THE SENSOR AND STRUT. EVENTUALLY THE STRUT FAILS. WHEN WE CALLED ACURA AND I SPOKE WITH FRANK SWARTWOT IN ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE IN CALIFORNIA, HE TOLD US THAT OUR VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE SERVICE REQUEST. WE EXPLAINED TO HIM THAT WE LIVE IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AND WE GET A LOT OF SNOW AND SALT IS USED ON THE ROADS WHEN THERE IS A SNOW STORM. (WE DID HOST THE 2002 OLYMPIC GAMES AFTER ALL.) WE ALSO TOLD HIM THAT THE ADS FAILURE LIGHT CAME ON IN JANUARY 2013 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE WORST SNOW STORM OF THE YEAR. THIS SOUNDED LIKE THE PERFECT COMBINATION TO CAUSE THESE PROBLEMS. ACURA TOLD US THEY WOULD NOT COVER US AND BASICALLY TOLD US THEY COULD COVER IT IF WE WERE VALUED CUSTOMERS. SINCE WE HAD PURCHASED THE MDX USED AND DID NOT GO TO JODY WILKINSON FOR OUR REPAIRS, THEY WOULD NOT COVER IT. WE ENDED UP REPLACING THE RIGHT FRONT STRUT AND THE SENSOR AND WHEN THE MECHANIC LOOKED AT THE SENSOR AND THE STRUT, IT WAS FULLY RUSTED AND CORRODED.. WE FULLY EXPECT THE OTHER SENSOR AND STRUT TO FAIL WITHIN THE YEAR AS THAT IS WHAT HAPPENS ACCORDING TO THE ACURA MECHANIC. THE COST TO REPLACE EACH STRUT THROUGH THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IS $1250. ACURA HAS SINCE REPLACED THE OLD SENSOR AND STRUTS USED ON THEIR CARS WITH A NEW DESIGN. WE FEEL THAT IF ACURA HAD AT LEAST WARNED US THAT THIS COULD BE AN ISSUE, WE COULD HAVE REPLACED THE SENSOR (A $200 FIX) AND SAVED THE STRUT. THE LETTER NUMBER ON YOUR SITE IS CSC-10038347-3254 AND THE URL LINK IS HTTP://WWW-ODI.NHTSA.DOT.GOV/ACMS/CS/JAXRS/DOWNLOAD/DOC/UCM429164/CSC-10038347-3254.PDF. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10509887April 29, 2013SUSPENSION
HEAR CLICK NOISE FROM THE FRONT SUSPENSION AREA WHILE ACCELERATING OR BRAKING THE VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10498410February 17, 2013SERVICE BRAKES
THE BRAKES BEGAN TO HAVE AN AWFUL SQUEAKING SOUND AT 28,000 MILES. I CALLED ACURA'S CUSTOMER REPRESENTATIVE. THE REP ON THE PHONE SAID THAT THE WARRANTY DID NOT COVER BRAKE PADS SINCE IT WAS CONSIDERED NORMAL WEAR AND TEAR. THE FRONT BRAKES WERE IN GOOD SHAPE, STILL HAS 75%, BUT REAR BRAKES PAD ONLY HAS 30% LEFT. THE SAME CASE WITH MY HONDA ACCORD 2008, REAR BRAKE WEARS OUT MORE THAN THE FRONT ONE. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10498313February 15, 2013STEERING, WHEELS
THE VEHICLE WAS MOVING AROUND 15 MPH IN A SNOWING AFTERNOON ON A LOCAL ROAD. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE SLIPPED TOWARD THE CURB OF THE ROAD. THE DRIVER TRIED TO STEER THE VEHICLE AWAY FROM THE CURB BUT FAILED. THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL HIT THE CURB AND STOPPED THE VEHICLE. THE INNER TIE ROD AND THE OUTER TIE ROD OF THE RIGHT FRONT WHEEL DISCONNECTED FROM EACH OTHER. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS INTACT. THE BODY OF THE VEHICLE WAS INTACT. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT STEERABLE ANYMORE. AFTER CHECKING UP THE VEHICLE, THE DEALERSHIP IDENTIFIED THAT THE CONNECTING ROD BETWEEN THE INNER TIE ROD AND THE OUTER TIE ROD WAS BENDED AND COMPLETELY BROKEN. THE DEALERSHIP REFUSED TO COVER THE REPAIR UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10492378January 13, 2013STRUCTURE:BODY
AT HIGHER SPEEDS THE HOOD FLUTTERS UP AND DOWN, EVEN THOUGH THE HOOD IS LATCHED DOWN. THE DEALER SAID IT WAS COMMON AND WANTED TO CHARGE ME TO FIX IT... *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10451829March 15, 2012POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WOULD EXHIBIT A GRINDING NOISE AND HESITATED WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES FOR THE FAILURE. THE DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC WHICH LOCATED THE FAILURE AT THE TRANSMISSION SENSOR AND THE GRINDING NOISE WAS CAUSED BY THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 53,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 54,000.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10370049December 5, 2010VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING, POWER TRAIN
THE FIRST INCIDENT,12/17/2009, WAS WHILE I WAS PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP LIGHT. THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE LIKE IT SHOULD AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS ON THE DASH WERE ON. I HAD A CAR RIGHT ON MY BUMPER BECAUSE MY CAR WOULD GO NO FASTER THAN 10 MPH. THE SECOND INCIDENT, 05/27/2010, HAPPENED WHILE IN CITY TRAFFIC AND ABRUPTLY DECELERATED TO 10 MPH AND AGAIN ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON. THE THIRD TIME10/29/2010, I WAS AGAIN IN CITY TRAFFIC AND WAS NEARLY REAR-ENDED WHEN THE SAME THING OCCURRED. THE FOURTH TIME,11/08/2010, HAPPENED WHEN A DRIVER FOR THE DEALERSHIP WAS BRINGING THE CAR BACK TO ME BECAUSE THEY AGAIN SAID THEY HAD CORRECTED THE PROBLEM. THE DRIVER SAID ALL WARNING LIGHTS WERE ON AND THAT SHE COULD GO NO FASTER THAN 10 MPH. SHE ALSO SAID THAT SHE WAS SCARED TO DEATH AND PRAYED SHE COULD GET BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP WITHOUT AN ACCIDENT. ALL 4 INCIDENTS OCCURRED BETWEEN 14576 AND 33633 MILES ON THE CAR WITHIN A TEN AND A HALF MONTH PERIOD.
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10361015October 18, 2010STEERING
WHEN DRIVING MY 2008 ACURA MDX IN THE RAIN, SPECIFICALLY IF I HAVE GONE THRU A PUDDLE, SIMULTANEOUSLY A MESSAGE WILL APPEAR "CHECK BATTERY CHARGE" AND I WILL LOOSE MY POWER STEERING FOR ABOUT 30 SECONDS, MAKING IT NEAR IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I GOT THE CAR 2 YEARS AGO. I HAVE RECENTLY BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP THERE ARE MANY OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME PROBLEM AND IT IS A DESIGN FLAW THAT HAS BEEN CORRECTED IN NEWER MODELS. AT PRESENT THE ONLY SOLUTION IS DRIVE SLOWER THRU PUDDLES SO THE CABLES THAT ARE EXPOSED UNDER THE CAR DO NOT GET WET AND THEREFORE THE POWER STEERING IS MOMENTARILY LOST. I WAS IN THE MIDDLE OF A TURN THE LAST TIME THIS HAPPENED, AND IT WAS QUITE FRIGHTENING SINCE BASICALLY ONE IS LOSING STEERING CONTROL OF THE CAR. MY 9 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WAS IN THE BACK SEAT. THERE IS NO WARNING WHEN THIS IS GOING TO HAPPEN AND ONE DOES NOT ALWAYS KNOW WHEN THE CAR HAS GONE THRU A PUDDLE. FURTHERMORE, WATCHING FOR PUDDLES IS A DANGEROUS DISTRACTION IN A RAIN STORM. I CALLED ACURA TODAY AS I LOST BATTERY POWER YESTERDAY AND HAD TO CALL ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND I SUSPECT THIS IS RELATED TO THE PROBLEM I HAD THE WEEK BEFORE. THEY DENY ANY KNOWLEDGE OF THE SITUATION EVEN THOUGH I WAS TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP, MIAMI ACURA, THAT THEY HAD NOTIFIED ACURA AND THAT ACURA FIXED THE PROBLEM IN NEWER MODELS BUT HAD NO SOLUTION FOR THOSE WHO WERE DRIVING THESE MODELS. I ASKED THEM IF THEY WERE, LIKE TOYOTA, GOING TO WAIT UNTIL SOMEONE DIED BEFORE THEY WOULD ISSUE A RECALL. I HOPE NHTSA WILL TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY AND PURSUE AN INVESTIGATION IMMEDIATELY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10356629September 20, 2010VISIBILITY
WE WERE DRIVING OUR 2008 ACURA MDX ON THE OPEN HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH WITH THE MOONROOF IN THE TILT POSITION. NO OTHER VEHICLES WERE CLOSE. THE MOONROOF GLASS SUDDENLY EXPLODED, SENDING GLASS BOTH OUTSIDE AND INSIDE THE VEHICLE. THE MOONROOF HAD A JAGGED HOLE ABOUT 8" BY 18" WITH SOME OUTWARD BULGE. GLASS SHARDS WERE THROUGH OUR HAIR, BUT FORTUNATELY DID NOT GET INTO OUR EYES. IN THE ABSENCE OF ANY VISIBLE OBJECT HITTING THE GLASS, WE CONCLUDE THAT THE MOONROOF GLASS WAS LIKELY DEFECTIVE AND COULD HAVE CAUSED A VERY SERIOUS ACCIDENT IF THE FLYING SHARDS HAD BLINDED THE DRIVER. ACURA HAS DENIED COVERAGE UNDER WARRANTY. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10346343July 30, 2010STRUCTURE, EQUIPMENT
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA MDX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 15 TO 65 MPH, A LOUD BANGING NOISE WAS IN THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. WHEN THE CONTACT INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THE SPARE TIRE CABLE WELD WAS HANGING UNDERNEATH THE REAR END OF THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT TIGHTENED THE WELD CABLE TO TEMPORARILY SECURE THE TIRE. THE CONTACT WAS IN THE PROCESS OF TAKING THE VEHICLE TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER TO BE REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 22,000. UPDATED 10/15/10 *BF UPDATED 10/21/10
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10334522June 4, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
MY BRAKES HAVE BEEN SPONGY. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAS A LOT OF TRAVEL AND ON A FEW OCCASIONS, IT ACTUALLY WHEN ALL THE WAY DOWN. THE CAR STOPS BUT I FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE. IT FEELS LIKE THAT HYDRAULIC FLUID COMPRESSED WAY TOO MUCH. BROUGHT BACK TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT WAS OK. CAN I GET THE ACURA TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT THIS? *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10329429May 8, 2010STRUCTURE:BODY
HOOD ON 2008 ACURA MDX FLUTTERS AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS. *TR
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10321434March 22, 2010SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC
2008 ACURA MDX SHOULD BE INCLUDED IN THE HONDA BRAKE RECALL. I HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCING VERY SPONGY BRAKE AND TAKES MORE PRESSURE TO STOP THE VEHICLE. I QUICKLY HAD MY BRAKE FLUSHED AFTER SEEING RECALLS ON OTHER HONDA VEHICLE. WE DISCOVERED LOTS OF AIR HAD ENTERED THE BRAKE SYSTEM AND SPONGY BRAKE FREEING WAS GONE AFTER THE SYSTEM FLUSH. MY CONCERN IS THIS PROBLEM WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ON THIS MODEL UNLESS THE HONDA RECALL GET UPDATED TO INCLUDE THIS MODEL. *DT
- Crash:
- No
- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0