Acura MDX Complaints

3,381 consumer complaints on file.

#10596184June 4, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 50 MPH, THE ENGINE MADE A FLUTTERING NOISE. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR INTERMITTENTLY OVER A SIX MONTH PERIOD. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER WHO STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10595074May 30, 2014
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE REVERSING, THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED AS THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO A POLE. THE CONTACT PLACED THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE AND THE VEHICLE PROCEEDED TO ACCELERATE, AND THEN CRASHED INTO A BUILDING. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED AND THERE WERE NO INJURIES REPORTED. THE MANUFACTURER INVESTIGATED THE ACCELERATION AND BRAKING SYSTEM AND CONCLUDED THAT THE SUDDEN ACCELERATION WAS NOT CAUSED BY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 55,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 56,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10594761May 29, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED AND BECAME INOPERABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE WAS UNABLE TO BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 68,700, AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 71,500.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592623May 20, 2014
POWER TRAIN
OWNER OF 2003 MDX WITH 140,000 MILES ON IT. WAS WORKING PERFECTLY TILL IT DECELERATE ALL THE SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING IN DALLAS TOLLWAY. IT FELT AS IF THE GEAR WAS ON NEUTRAL AND GAS PEDAL WAS BEING FORCED. THIS WOULD CAUSE THE MOTOR TO REV UP BUT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING AND THE GEAR WASN'T RESPONDING. VEHICLE CAME TO COMPLETE STOP, WHERE THE DRIVER POWER OFF THE ENGINE AND POWERED BACK ON TO SEE THE DIFFERENCE AND THE VEHICLE STARTED MOVING AGAIN FOR A MINUTE AND THEN BACK TO NO POWER. AFTER TAKEN TO A TRANSMISSION SPECIALIST, IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS TRANSMISSION FAILURE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10592849May 20, 2014
SUSPENSION:FRONT:SPRINGS:COIL SPRINGS
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT COIL SPRING HAD COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND THE FRONTAL PASSENGER COIL SPRING WAS BEGINNING TO FRACTURE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V385000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,650. UPDATED 8/14/14*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
Yes
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588456May 14, 2014
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM
BAD GAS SMELL IN THE CABIN, HAPPENS EVERYDAY. WAS TOLD THIS IS A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE IN THIS CAR AND A FACTORY DEFECT. I KNOW THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE 05 MDX GAS TANK, IT NEEDS TO APPLY FOR THE 01 AS WELL. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588072May 13, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,030.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588085May 13, 2014
ENGINE
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10588140May 13, 2014
EQUIPMENT ADAPTIVE/MOBILITY, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL, SERVICE BRAKES
TRAVELING 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) ENGAGED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY BRAKES HARD ON ITS OWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON; DROPPING 10 MPH IN A HEARTBEAT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT PRODUCE A COLLISION WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH. THE CARS IN FRONT ON ME WERE WELL BEYOND THE LONGEST 4 BAR RANGE OF THE ACC SO IT WAS NOT DETECTING AND LOCKED ONTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO CARS ON EITHER SIDE, NO CAR CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME AND THE ROAD WAS FLAT WITH NO OBSTACLES. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT TAILGATING AS THE SUDDEN DECELERATION COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. SUDDEN DECELERATION HAS HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE SIX WEEKS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ACC IS INCONSISTENT, OFTEN SLUGGISH, IN RESPONDING TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHEN IT IS DETECTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME; CREATING ADDITIONAL HAZARD CONCERNS FOR THE DRIVER. *TR..UPDATED 05-27-15 *BF UPDATED 8/28/2017*CN
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10587802May 12, 2014
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN TO MAKE NOISES WHILE GOING FROM FIRST TO SECOND GEAR. THE MANUFACTURE WAS NOTIFIED. A PRIVATE MECHANIC STATED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 160,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 170,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10586577May 5, 2014
ENGINE, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ENGINE REVVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5925 MILES. WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN "REVERSE" AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN, IN AN INSTANT, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY REVVED UP WHILE I WAS STILL HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE JOLTED INTO DRIVE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10585582April 29, 2014
ENGINE
FOUR TRANSMISSIONS ON 2003 MDX,1) ORIGINAL, 2) 28K MILES REMANUFACURED FROM DEALER; 3) 85KMILES REBUILD DUE TO SLIPPING ON HIGHWAY AND BURNT ODOR FROM TRANSMISSION; 4) 96K MILES IN REVERSE WOULD GO ONLY A FEW FEET THEN LOCKED UP. AT 85K CONTACTED ACURA WHO GAVE NO ASSISTANCE DUE TO BEING MY FIRST ACURA/HONDA AND NOT SERVICING AT THEIR DEALERS.NO RECALL. WOULD LIKE SOME COMPENSATION, SERVICE, WARRANTY... *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10584572April 24, 2014
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WHILE TRAVELING AT AROUND THE SPEED LIMIT ON A BUSY FREEWAY THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STARTED COASTING WITHOUT ANY WARNING. STEPPING ON THE GAS CAUSED THE ENGINE TO REV BUT NO ACCELERATION, WHICH MADE IT EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO TRY TO PULL THE VEHICLE TO THE SHOULDER WITH THE RIGHT LANE HEAVILY OCCUPIED BY 18 WHEELER TRUCKS THAT ARE LONG AND RESPOND SLOWLY. ANY SPEED YOU LOOSE, PARTICULARLY AFTER APPLYING SOME BRAKE TO MOVE FROM ONE LANE TO ANOTHER, CANNOT BE REGAINED TO SAFELY MANEUVER WITH FLOW OF THE TRAFFIC AND MAKE THE SUBSEQUENT LANE CHANGE EVEN MORE DANGEROUS. AFTER TOWING TO AN ACURA DEALER IT WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAILED TRANSMISSION AND COSTS $6,100 TO REPLACE WITH A REBUILT TRANSMISSION. ALTHOUGH THE VEHICLE IS BEYOND ITS WARRANTY PERIOD, IT IS NONETHELESS DISAPPOINTING TO HAVE AN ACURA FAIL IN THIS FASHION CONSIDERING THAT THERE ARE MANY LOWER COST VEHICLES THAT EASILY LAST BEYOND 100,000 MILES WITHOUT TRANSMISSION ISSUES. THE VEHICLE CERTAINLY MET ITS WARRANTY REQUIREMENTS, BUT IT IS REALLY THE SUDDEN NATURE AND CRASH RISK OF THIS FAILURE THAT IS A BIGGER CONCERN. I LATER LEARNED FROM 3 CO-WORKERS THAT HAD SIMILAR TRANSMISSION EXPERIENCES WITH THEIR MDX. TWO WERE 2001/2002 MDX WITH APPROX 100,000 AND 80,000 MILES. THE 3RD WAS A 2006 MDX WITH ONLY APPROX 55,000 MILES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583956April 21, 2014
AIR BAGS
AIR BAGS DID NOT INFLATE WITH FRONT COLLUSION. CAR TURNED LEFT IN FRONT OF US. FRONTAL IMPACT AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY. *TR
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10583363April 17, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS UNOCCUPIED AND PARKED, IT ROLLED AWAY AND THEN CRASHED INTO TWO OTHER PARKED VEHICLES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE NO PERSONAL INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER, WHO STATED THAT THE IGNITION SWITCH CYLINDER WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10579432April 13, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION
OUR IGNITION TURNED OFF WHILE DRIVING. THE SWITCHBLADE KEY WAS ENGAGED. WE WERE ABLE TO STEER THE CAR AND PULL OFF TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. WE TOOK EVERYTHING OFF THE KEY RING AND RESTARTED THE IGNITION. THE SWITCH BLADE KEY MECHANISM APPEARS TO HAVE STARTED TO BEND OVER TIME. I AM CONCERNED THE IGNITION MAY HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE CHEVY CARS. *JS
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578846April 10, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE IGNITION INTERLOCK SYSTEM FAILED AND THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY WHILE THE GEAR WAS NOT IN DRIVE GEAR. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO GET BACK INTO THE VEHICLE AND SECURE THE GEAR IN PARK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR HAVE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST PERFORMED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 160,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10578257April 8, 2014
FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
SAME AS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT FUEL BACK FLOWING DURING A FILL UP. ALSO, CAN'T FILL UP THE TANK BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP KEEPS CUTTING OFF DURING FILL UP. TAKES OVER 15 MINUTES JUST TO TRY AND FILL UP THE TANK AND THAT IS NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL. OBVIOUSLY ACURA HAS A 'KNOWN' PROBLEM WITH THE TANK BUT THEY WON'T ADMIT IT TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO FIX IT AT THEIR COST. THEY ARE HOPING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MONEY INTO USELESS REPAIRS, THEN THEY MAY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10577700April 5, 2014
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION SWITCH WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED, VERY BRIEFLY, WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING, WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN STILL IN DRIVE MODE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH IF THE CAR ABRUPTLY CHANGED SPEED, LOSS POWER TO OTHER SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEMS, LOSS POWER TO THE AIRBAGS, OR LOSS POWER TO THE BRAKES. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#10575317March 28, 2014
SERVICE BRAKES
NORTHBOUND I-95, VERO BEACH, FL EXIT 147. PREPARED TO ENTER DECELERATION LANE AT APPROX. 70 MPH, NO PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW. IN DECELERATION LANE, ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO FURTHER SLOW VEHICLE, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AFTER STOMPING ON BRAKE PEDAL 4-5 TIMES IT FINALLY RELEASED AND ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION. THIS WAS THE SECOND EVENT OF THIS TYPE. FIRST OCCURRING 24 DEC. 2013. *TR
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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