Acura MDX Complaints

3,381 consumer complaints on file.

#11375095November 17, 2020
ENGINE, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN
PURCHASED A CERTIFIED PRE-OWNED 2016 ACURA MDX SH-AWD W/ TECH A FEW WEEKS AGO & FROM DAY ONE THERE HAVE BEEN ISSUES WITH ACCELERATION OFF A COMPLETE STOP LIKE A STOP SIGN, STOP LIGHT, COMING OFF PARK OR UPON PUTTING IT INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE WILL NOT MOVE WHEN THE GAS PEDAL IS DEPRESSED, WILL REV HIGH THROUGH FIRST, JUMP INTO 2 STILL REVVING HIGH BEFORE FINALLY MOVING WHEN IT HITS 3RD. IT IS A HUGE SAFETY ISSUE WHEN OTHER TRAFFIC IS ONCOMING AS YOU ARE EXPECTING TO "GO" & NOTHING HAPPENS WHEN PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. THE DEALERSHIP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE UPON PURCHASE AT OUR REQUEST ON TWO OCCASIONS BUT TOLD US IT IS NORMAL & WILL ADJUST TO MY DRIVING STYLE. THIS IS NOT NORMAL.THEY SAID THEY UPDATED THE SOFTWARE BUT FOUND NOTHING WRONG WITH THE VEHICLE. I'M FEELING LIKE WE PAID FOR A LEMON & DRIVING SOMETHING WHICH IS VERY UNSAFE ESPECIALLY WITH CHILDREN IN THE CAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374711November 15, 2020
ENGINE
BURNING EXCESSIVE AMOUNT OF OIL. I CHECK IT EVERY TWO WEEKS AND EVERY TIME I HAVE TO TOP OFF.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11374345November 12, 2020
POWER TRAIN, LANE DEPARTURE: BLIND SPOT DETECTION
VEHICLE LOST POWER UPON ACCELERATING AND I RECEIVED A MESSAGE TO PULL OVER WHEN SAFE TRANSMISSION ERROR; THIS HAPPENED AT A STOP AND SEEMS TO BE MORE LIKELY WHEN TURNING THE VEHICLE OR WHILE ACCELERATING, I PULLED OVER AND ATTEMPTED TO PUT THE VEHICLE IN REVERSE WITH OUT SUCCESS;
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373806November 9, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
THE MDX SRS MALFUNCTION-ELECTRICAL NOISE SURGES. THE CAR IS MAKING ELECTRICAL NOISE SURGES, I CANNOT START THE CAR. THE SHIFT INTERLOCK, WHEN I PUT THE CAR IN PARK IT CONTINUES TO ROLL.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373683November 8, 2020
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM, FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS, MY SUV HAS STALLED EITHER AT A STOP LIGHT OR WHEN PARKED. IT WOULD SPUTTER ON TRYING TO RESTART. BATTERY WAS NOT AN ISSUE. THOUGHT IT WAS A STARTER ISSUE AND GOT A NEW STARTER. BUT IT HAPPENED AGAIN TODAY AND THE TOW TRUCK GUY POWERED WITH JUMP START (EVEN THOUGH IT WAS NOT A BATTERY ISSUE) AND IT STARTED.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11373555November 7, 2020
POWER TRAIN
THE TRANSMISSION BROKE EVEN AFTER THE REGULAR MAINTENANCE. SPENT MORE THAN $5,000 WITH THE DEALER TO FIX IT.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11372629November 2, 2020
AIR BAGS, ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
WHILE DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY MY CHECK AIRBAG SYSTEM INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON. I REACHED MY DESTINATION AND TURNED OFF MY VEHICLE, I THEN RESTARTED MY VEHICLE AND THE LIGHT WAS STILL ON. I TOOK A PICTURE OF THE LIGHT FOR PROOF. STILL ON FOR 3 WEEKS NOW. I CHECKED AND MY VIN IS NOT ON THE RECALL LIST FOR THE AIRBAG.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364898October 18, 2020
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
MULTIPLE SYSTEMS INDICATOR FAILURES WEN ON, PER ATTACHED PICTURES. THE TRANSMISSION WAS STUCK IN THE 1ST GEAR, THE VEHICLE WAS VIBRATING AND WAS UNABLE TO ACCELERATE. THIS CREATED A DRIVING HAZARD, AS I WAS ON THE ROADWAY.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11364818October 17, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
PROBLEM WITH JUDDER FROM THE TORQUE CONVERTER LOCK-UP CLUTCH/UPDATE THE PGM-FI ORA/T SOFTWARE AND FLUSH THE ATF. ACURA SENT SERVICE BULLETIN 16-062 ON 09/28/2018 JUST FOR 8 YEARS/80,000 MILES I HAVE A 2103 ACURA MDX WITH 103,102 MILES WITH THE SAME BULLETIN ISSUE, THEY WANT ME TO PAY CLOSE TO $500.00 FOR AN ISSUE THAT THEY READY KNOW WITH OUT DOING A DIAGNOSTIC ON MY VEHICLE.
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
#11363602October 9, 2020
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM, POWER TRAIN, UNKNOWN OR OTHER
CAR BEGAN TO STALL WHILE DRIVING. WOULD NOT ACCELERATE WHILE PRESSING GAS PEDAL AND SUDDENLY TURNED OFF. TRIED TO TURN IT BACK ON. WHICH IT DID TURN ON BUT IT DID SO WITH A LOT OF EFFORT FROM THE CAR. ENGINE LIGHT HAS NOW CAME ON ALONG WITH 3 MORE LIGHTS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11363613October 9, 2020
AIR BAGS
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V02700 (AIR BAG) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT YET AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. NO DEALER WAS CONTACTED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD EXPERIENCED A FAILURE WITH THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT SEEN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS NOT AVAILABLE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361967September 30, 2020
ENGINE
USING OIL, NO LEAKS, NO SMOKE. LESS THAN 1000 MILES PUTTING MORE OIL IN. NEED TO RECALL THESE ENGINES
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361871September 29, 2020
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE VEHICLE CONSISTENTLY IGNORES THE MILES-PER-HOUR SET ON THE CRUISE CONTROLS - - EXCEEDING THE MPH BY OVER 5 MILES PER HOUR OR EVEN MORE. THIS IS A SAFELY HAZARD PLUS CAN EASILY LEAD TO SPEEDING TICKETS. I HAVE NOTICED THIS HAPPENING MANY TIMES ON HIGHWAYS (NORMALLY WITH A SPEED LIMIT OF 55 - 65.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361638September 28, 2020
POWER TRAIN
UNCONTROLLABLE ACCELERATION, SURGING AND BUCKING DURING BRAKING OR DECREASING SPEED THE VEHICLE HESITATES TO STOP IN ALL GEARS - UNCONTROLLABLY DANGEROUS ACCELERATION ALSO STRESSES ADDITIONAL VEHICLE FUNCTIONS - TIRES AND BRAKES - SUSPENSION (INERTIA THAT CAUSES IMBALANCE) - STEERING - VEHICLE STEERING IS NOW SOMEWHAT UNBINDING AND VEERS RIGHT OR LEFT WHEN ATTEMPTS TO CONTROL ANOMALOUS ACCELERATIONS WHILE BRAKING OR SLOWING THE VEHICLE POOR ACCELERATION AT LOWER CITY SPEEDS AND REMAINS IN ERRATIC GEARS FOR UNSPECIFIED TIMES THIS IS MOST DANGEROUS WHEN DRIVING IN ROUGHER TRAFFIC AND ESPECIALLY WHEN THERE ARE ADDITIONAL DEMANDS TO DRIVE AT ELEVATING SPEEDS TRANSMISSION DISENGAGES BRIEFLY AT HIGHER SPEEDS RECENTLY, AS THE VEHICLE INCREASES VELOCITY AND CONSISTENCY, THE DRIVE GEAR DISENGAGES TO NEUTRAL FOR A FEW MILLISECONDS AND CHANGES BACK TO THE DRIVE GEAR AND REGAINS MOMENTUM TRANSMISSION IS NOISY 1. THUDS AND CLICKS WHILE SHIFT AT VARIOUS TIMES 2. 'CRICKET SOUNDS' GURGLING, CREAKS, GRINDS AND MILD KNOCKING IS PRESENT WHEN IDLING AND ENGAGING AFTER VEHICLE STARTUP E. MANUAL TRANSMISSION FUNCTIONS 1. VEHICLE CONTINUES TO MOVE ONCE PARKING GEAR IS ENGAGED AND FOOT BRAKE IS RELEASED 2. ONCE VEHICLE STARTS, REVERSE AND DRIVE GEAR IS "STICKY' AND MAKES NOISE (THUD) WHEN ENGAGED
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11361064September 25, 2020
ENGINE, POWER TRAIN
VEHICLE GOES INTO 'GO LIMP' WHEN I ACCELERATE OR CHANGE LANES. VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION WHEN PASSING ON A TWO LANE COUNTRY ROAD (HAPPENED TWICE) AND MERGING ONTO A HIGHWAY WITH A SHORT ENTRANCE RAMP. THIS COULD POTENTIALLY LEAD TO A MAJOR ACCIDENT AND WE DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE DRIVING THIS VEHICLE IN THESE SITUATIONS.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11359861September 18, 2020
AIR BAGS
I WRECKED ON 8/24/2020. THE CAR SAYS THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY SEATBELTS LOCKED UP. BUT MY AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY! I REAR ENDED SOMEBODY GOING ABOUT 20 MPH ON A CITY STREET.
Crash:
Yes
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355080September 15, 2020
POWER TRAIN, VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2019 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE HER HUSBAND WAS DRIVING AT 75 MPH, THE VEHICLE WENT INTO LIMP MODE. THE VEHICLE FAILED TO ACCELERATE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SEVERAL SECONDS LATER THE JERKED AND ACCELERATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE CONTACT STATED THAT ON ONE OCCASION, THERE WAS A POPPING SOUND COMING FROM THE DASHBOARD. THE CONTACT CALLED HARPER ACURA (9739 KINGSTON PIKE, KNOXVILLE, TN 37922) AND INFORMED THE DEALER OF THE FAILURE AND SCHEDULED AN APPOINTMENT. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND PROVIDED A CASE NUMBER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 30,000.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355126September 15, 2020
UNKNOWN OR OTHER
STARTING, SEAT PUSHED FORWARD AGAINST STEERING COLUMN MOVING DOWN RADIO BLARING DRIVER CLIMATE CONTROL WENT TO LOW PASSENGERS TO 80 DEGREES BLOWER TO HIGH AND CAR LUNGED FORWARD. DEALER SAID PREVIOUS COMPLAINTS WERE DISCOVERED AND ADDRESSED TO BE TWO FOBS ENTERING VEHICLE AT SAME TIME AND AND VEHICLE CONFUSED THEY ADVISED ONLY ONE FOB IN CAR AT ANY ONE TIME. QUESTIONABLE ANSWER NOT SUBSTANTIALLY PROVEN? AND WE WILL ALWAYS HAVE TWO FOBS. VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY IN GEAR.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0
#11355256September 15, 2020
POWER TRAIN
ZF9 TRANSMISSION WENT OUT AT ABOUT 10,000 MILES WITH METAL PARTICLES FOUND IN ATF FLUID. REPLACED BY ACURA WITH A NEW TRANSMISSION APPARATUS. APPARENTLY THIS IS A RAMPANT AND DANGEROUS PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL YEAR TRANSMISSION. NOW AT 38,000 MILES (28,000 MILES ON THE NEW TRANSMISSION) THIS ONE IS FAILING, SLIPPING ON SHIFTS AND MAKING A SQUEAKING/CHIRPING NOISE BETWEEN GEARS. CAN RESULT IN FAILURE TO ENGAGE/ACCELERATE IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. ACURA PEOPLE WON'T TAKE IT SERIOUSLY SO NHTSA SHOULD GET INVOLVED. A QUICK SURVEY WILL DEMONSTRATE THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM IN THIS CAR. ACURA HAS A TSB BUT THIS SHOULD BE A RECALL ITEM. THEY'RE TRYING TO GET BEYOND EVERYONE'S 6 YEAR POWERTRAIN WARRANTY WITHOUT HAVING TO TAKE ACTION.
Crash:
No
Fire:
No
Injuries:
0
Deaths:
0

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