Acura MDX Complaints (2014)

172 consumer complaints on file.

#11397166February 21, 2021
STEERING
WHILE PARALLEL PARKING, THE POWER STEERING STOPPED WORKING (CAR WAS STOPPED OR GOING <3 MPH). IT WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO TURN THE WHEEL. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. I CHECKED TO BE SURE NOTHING WAS STUCK IN THE WHEEL WELLS OR OTHERWISE BLOCKING THE TIRES. AFTER PULLING OUT OF THE PARKING SPOT, POWER STEERING RETURNED TO NORMAL. IT HAPPENED AGAIN WHEN RE-TRYING TO PARALLEL PARK, BUT THEN POWER CAME BACK TO NORMAL. I HAVEN'T TAKEN IT TO THE DEALER YET. IT STARTED ALL OF THE SUDDEN TODAY AND APPEARS TO HAVE RESOLVED SPONTANEOUSLY. BUT I WORRY THAT IT WILL RETURN, PERHAPS LEADING TO AN ACCIDENT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11395144February 8, 2021
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
WHEN ATTEMPTING TO START THE VEHICLE, THERE WAS ONLY A REPETITIVE CLICK, CLICK, CLICK SOUND. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT TURN OVER. THIS INDICATED A BATTERY ISSUE THAT WAS CONTRADICTED BY THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING ELSE WAS WORKING I.E. HORN, LIGHTS, BLOWER, RADIO. A QUICK SEARCH OF THE INTERNET DIAGNOSED THE PROBLEM AS AN ISSUE WITH THE HANDS FREE MODULE WEAKENING THE BATTERY JUST ENOUGH TO NOT START.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11384631December 22, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING IN A MAIN ROAD, SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WAS FIRE THAT WAS RAPIDLY EXPANDING. CALL 911, BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED (ABOUT 4 TO 5 MINS), THE FIRE CONSUMED THE ENTIRE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11378063December 6, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, EXTERIOR LIGHTING
THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHTS ARE BRIGHTER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHTS. I GET BRIGHT LIGHTED ALL THE TIME. IT LOOKS LIKE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON AND THEIR NOT. THE FROM AIR CONDITIONING / HEAT FAN WORKS OFF AND ON. THE BLOWER IS ACTING UP. THE BACK HEAT FAN ( BLOWER) WORKS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TO CRACK THE FRONT WINDOWS AND FLY DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO GET THE FRONT FAN TO WORK.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363872October 12, 2020
STRUCTURE:BODY, WHEELS
I WAS DRIVING ON A NYC STREET, GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT LESS THAN THE NOTED (10 MPH) SPEED WHEN THE SPARE TIRE BROKE FROM THE HOLDER AND DROPPED INTO THE PATH OF THE FOLLOWING CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11353514September 7, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
ON OR ABOUT 50,000 MILES WE NOTICED THE CAR WOULD SURGE WHEN DRIVING ON A FLAT LEVEL SURFACE ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE TACHOMETER WILL SHOW A PULSING RPM MY WIFE FIRST COMPLAINT OFFICIALLY ABOUT IT WHEN THE CAR HEAD JUST OVER 80,000 MILES AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE BUT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT SHOULD BE EXPIRED AS IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND SHOULD BE A RELATIVELY EASY FIX AND NOT HAVE TO PAY $400 TO HAVE IT DONE
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11343721August 6, 2020
STEERING
ON 7/22/2020, AFTER FILLING UP AT GAS STATION, STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND EPS LIGHT CAME ON. RESTARTED CAR 4 TIMES AND STILL LOCKED. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AN HOUR LATER, CAR DROVE AND STEERED FINE. TOWED TO BERGMAN ACURA IN APPLETON, WI AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. PICKED UP CAR ON 7/27/2020. IT DROVE FINE FOR 2 DAYS. AFTER BEING PARKED IN A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY FOR 2 HOURS ON 7/29/2020, UPON STARTING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND EPS LIGHT CAME ON. HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO BERGSTROM ACURA AND THEY SAID EPS SYSTEM WAS FRIED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11341860July 28, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, STEERING, WHEELS
THE STEERING AND THE WHEELS LOCK WHEN TURNING. IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11329379June 17, 2020
SUSPENSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON APPROACHING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO METRO HONDA (540 NJ-440, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305) FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11317299March 10, 2020
STEERING
VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE #2 LANE OF THE FREEWAY DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. A LANE CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE LEFT (TO THE #1 LANE) FROM A STOP. AFTER EXITING THE LANE THE STEERING WAS SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT (TURNING RIGHT) AND ALMOST RESULTED IN HITTING THE CENTER DIVIDER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11307101February 4, 2020
POWER TRAIN
TRANSMISSON FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS,SHIMMYS, TACHOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN 600 OR MORE RPS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATING AND STEADY THROTTLE IN2,3,AND SOMETIMES 4TH GEAR. DEALER PRIME ACURA WESTWOOD MASSACHUSETTS CLAIMS CAR REQUIRES EXTRA MAINTENANCE TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER WARRANTY AND VOIDED ISSUE TELLING HONDA NOT TO FIX TROUBLE AS BRAKE FLUSH, REAR AXLE GEAR LUBE CHANGES NOT DONE AND PAID TO DEALER.THIS IS S A NON WARRANTY SERVICE DEALER CLAIMS IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE ,THUS TELLING HONDA TO VOID THE WARRANTY. I PROVIDED MULTIPLE TSB'S TO DEALER BUT THEY REFUSE SERVICE AS I REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PAY FOR NON WARRANTY, NOT REQUIRED SERVICES TO DEALER. PLEASE NOTE HONDA HAS PUBLISHED TSB'S THAT I HAD PROVIDED TO PRIME ACURA AT THE TIME SERVICE WAS REQUESTED, I WAS INFORMED I MUST PAY FOR SERVICES BEFORE THIS ISSUE WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE ACURA/HONDA 6 YEAR DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY REQUEST.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11299326January 14, 2020
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
DRIVERS SIDE REAR TAILLIGHT ON QUARTER PANEL. SEALS FAILED AND FILLED WITH WATER RENDERING DRIVING LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. TOLD DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY SAID RECALL ONLY AFFECTED INNER REAR HATCH LIGHTS. CAR IS GARAGED ITS WHOLE LIFE. CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MUST HAVE HAPPENED MUCH PREVIOUSLY THAN NOTICED AT DEALER.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11287089December 5, 2019
POWER TRAIN
ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY CAR SHUTTERS AND WILL NOT ACCELL OR WILL LUNGE WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLIED TO THE FAR PEDAL. I'VE TAKEN THE CAR BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP NUMEROUS TIMES AND THEY REPLACE TRANSMISSION FLUID, ETC. NOTHING HELPS. A SERVICE PERSON WORKING AT THE DEALERSHIP TOLD ME THAT THEY ARE TRYING TO WAIT FOR MY WARRANTY TO EXPIRE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11279731November 13, 2019
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, STEERING
EPS ! POP UP AS I TRY TO START MY CAR. POWER N LIGHT IS ON AS NORMAL BUT WON'T START, STEERING WHEEL LOCK
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11277494November 1, 2019
STEERING
POWER STEERING IS REDUCED AND THE STEERING WHEEL IS HARDER TO TURN THAN NORMAL. PROBLEM USUALLY BEGINS EARLY IN THE MORNING. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE DOES NOT SEEM TO MATTER. THIS PROBLEM MAY GO AWAY IF CAR IS TURNED OFF THEN RESTARTED BUT SOMETIMES IT WILL TAKE SEVERAL STOPS AND RESTARTS TO GO BACK TO NORMAL. AT FIRST THIS HAPPENED SEVERAL WEEKS APART BUT NOW MAY IT HAPPEN TWO OR THREE TIMES A WEEK. DISTANCE DRIVEN DOES NOT SEEM TO CURE THE PROBLEM, ONLY A RESTART OR SEVERAL RESTARTS RETURN STEERING TO NORMAL. CAR HAD APPROXIMATELY 44,500 MILES AND NOW IS AT 45,400 MILES. THIS IS AN ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING YSTEM SO NO POWER STEERING FLUID CHECK IS POSSIBLE. I AM AFRAID THE POWER STEERING WILL COMPLETELY FAIL SOMEDAY SOON.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11268932October 16, 2019
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
TL* THE CONSUMER OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THEY HAD RECEIVED A RECALL NOTICE FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V256000 (EXTERIOR LIGHTING). THE CONSUMER STATED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS WERE FILLED WITH WATER AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THERE WERE NO WARNING INDICATORS ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO CURRY ACURA (685 CENTRAL PARK AVE, SCARSDALE, NY 10583, (914) 472-6800) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE TAIL LIGHTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AND PROVIDED CASE NUMBE, BUT DID NOT ASSIST. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 72,300. *BF *AS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11267890October 11, 2019
POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PULSUATING REV NEVER DRIVES SMOOTH .TRANSMISSION REQUIRES FLUSH EVERY TWO TO THREE MONTHS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11266567October 6, 2019
ENGINE
THE CAR SPUTTERS AND LURCHES BETWEEN 30-40 MPH OR SO. IT CAN'T MAINTAIN SPEED. YOU HAVE TO SPEED UP OR SLOW DOWN SIGNIFICANTLY FOR IT TO STOP. IT'S RIDICULOUS AND ANNOYING THAT A 45-50,000 DOLLAR CAR WOULD DO THIS. THE CAR HAS BEEN DOING IT SINCE THE DAY WE BOUGHT IT. ALSO NEEDED TO MENTION THE AUDIBLE TICKING THE ENGINE MAKES WHEN IDLING. WHY HASN'T SOMETHING BEEN DONE ABOUT THIS CONSIDERING MANY PEOPLE HAVE COMPLAINED OF THIS ISSUE????
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11244805August 18, 2019
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT 75 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF AN 8-LANE INTERSTATE, THE HOOD SUDDENLY FEW OPEN AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS OF COURSE SHATTERED. VISIBILITY WAS OF COURSE IMMEDIATELY AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. I BENT FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT TO LOOK THROUGH THE SMALL SPACE IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD UNDER THE HOOD. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A SUNNY MID-AFTERNOON AND TRAFFIC WAS ONLY MODERATE. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM GOD, MY PASSENGERS, AND COOPERATIVE AND OBSERVANT NEARBY DRIVERS, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND EVENTUALLY OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER DRAMA, DAMAGE, OR ANY INJURIES TO THOSE IN MY CAR OR OTHERS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11234471July 24, 2019
STRUCTURE:BODY, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, ENGINE
FLAMES AND FIRE SHOT OUT FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE VENTS AND UNDER THE DASHBOARD AND GLOVE COMPARTMENT, ENGULFING THE VEHICLE INTO FLAMES RESULTING IN A TOTAL LOSS. THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION ON A NEIGHBORHOOD STREET.
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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