Acura MDX Complaints
3,381 consumer complaints on file.
- #10280264August 12, 2009FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE
I HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX THAT I PURCHASED NEW. IN JULY, I NOTICED SMALL DRIPS OF OIL UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON GETTING IT EXAMINED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC, I DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK ALONG ITS SEAM! I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP(ACURA OF TEMPE) AND THEY SAID THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ALSO CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY (AMERIPRISE) AND THEY SAID THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE AND TO THEM IT APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. SINCE THE ACURA DEALERSHIP HAD QUOTED ME A COST OF REPAIR THAT WAS MORE THAN 30% HIGHER THAN MY AUTO SHOP, I CHOSE TO GO WITH THE LATTER. I FEEL THIS DEFECT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD IF LEFT UNTREATED. ACURA SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: DO YOU KNOW OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ALONG THE SAME LINES? NOTE: I HAVE 2 PICTURES OF THE GAS TANK SHOWING THE LEAKS THAT I CAN SEND YOU IF YOU LIKE. *TR
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- #10279917August 10, 2009STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2001 ACURA MDX, MULTIPLE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE AND ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY DRIVEN ON THE STREET. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT ONCE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, ONCE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY UNDER 100,000 MILES, AND NOW BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 102,000 MILES. PLEASE RECALL, THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND RECURRING. *TR
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- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278991July 31, 2009POWER TRAIN, STEERING
ACURA MDX 2006 LOST STEERING POWER WHILE DRIVING AND HAD TO EMERGENT STOP AND THE VEHICLE CANNOT BE DRIVEN ANYMORE. TOW TRUCK DRIVER FOUND THE CRANK PULLEY LYING ON THE GROUND. OBVIOUSLY IT'S SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10279005July 31, 2009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
2008 ACURA MDX WITH 27,000 MILES. A HOLE HAS APPEARED IN THE CONDENSER REGULATING THE A/C UNIT INOPERATIVE. THE HOLE HAPPENED AT HIGHWAY SPEED SPEWING OUT LARGE AMOUNT OF FREON STEAM SCARING MY WIFE, THE DRIVER. SHE MADE AN EMERGENCY STOP ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. THIS IS A KNOWN DEFECT WITH A LAWSUIT INVOLVED. *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10278843July 30, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
DRIVER IS ABLE TO REMOVE KEYS TO CAR WHILE CAR IS IN DRIVE AND ENGINE IS OFF. *TR
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- Deaths:
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- #10278737July 29, 2009STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I OWN A 2001 ACURA MDX AND I HAD BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS GO OUT AT 70K MILES. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10278293July 25, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY TWO SONS (17 AND 18) WERE DRIVING MY ACURA MDX 2002 ON A HIGHWAY 45 MILES FROM HOME WHEN THE REVS STARTS GOING OUT OF CONTROL WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN OVER 40 MPH. THEY HAD TO BE TOWED BACK BY AAA AND I HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION CHANGED AT 121K. *TR
- Crash:
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- Fire:
- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10278083July 23, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:TORQUE CONVERTER
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT HAS EXPERIENCED MULTIPLE FAILURES WITH THE VEHICLE SHIFTING INTO NEUTRAL. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE VEHICLE WILL SHIFT INTO NEUTRAL. THE VEHICLE WILL THEN RESUME NORMAL OPERATION AND DRIVE IN THE CORRECT GEAR. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER AND THEY DETERMINED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IN THE TRANSMISSION FAILED. THE CONTACT IS IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT NO COMPENSATION WOULD BE PROVIDED BECAUSE THERE WERE NO RECALLS. THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED TO FILE A CLAIM FOR GOOD WILL WITH THE MANUFACTURER. SHE FILED A GOOD WILL COMPLAINT WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THEY WOULD COVER HALF OF THE REPAIR COST; HOWEVER, THE 105,000 MILE SERVICE WOULD HAVE TO BE PERFORMED AT THE DEALER. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 97,000.
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10277639July 21, 2009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM, ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
ON APRIL 7, 2009 TOOK MY 2003 ACURA MDX INTO LOCAL DEALER FOR IT'S 60,000 MILE SERVICE (ODOMETER READ 63,438). NO PROBLEMS BROUGHT TO MY ATTENTION. JUNE 16, 2009 (ODOMETER 67,608) A/C STOPS WORKING. PAY OVER $1300 TO HAVE A/C COMPRESSOR, CLUTCH, STATOR & HI PRESSURE HOSE REPLACED. GET CAR BACK ON JUNE 18, 2009. JULY 1, 2009 CHECK ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON (ODOMETER 68,219). AM TOLD THAT CAR NEEDS A "VALVE REALIGNMENT" - ALL GASKETS AND SPARK PLUG SEALS REPLACED ($600). GET CAR BACK ON JULY 2, 2009. JULY 3, 2009 BURNING SMELL COMING THROUGH A/C VENTS. AM TOLD THAT IT'S RESIDUE FROM V/C GASKETS FROM THE VALVE REALIGNMENT JOB- SUPPOSEDLY RESIDUE REMOVED. GET CAR BACK JULY 6, 2009. JULY 17, 2009 NOTICE OIL IN FRONT PASSENGER SIDE WHEEL WELL. POP HOOD, NOTICE RADIATOR OVERFLOW CONTAINER IS OVERFLOWING, RADIATOR IS VERY MOBILE AND OVERFLOW CONTAINER IS BLACK AT THE BOTTOM. HAVE CAR TOWED TO DEALERSHIP. AM TOLD THAT THE RADIATOR CRACKED INTERNALLY AND THAT THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION FLUID WERE MIXING TOGETHER - THEREFORE HAVE TO FLUSH THE TRANSMISSION AND REPLACE RADIATOR FOR ANOTHER $900. THIS JUST DIDN'T FEEL RIGHT TO ME. STARTED RESEARCHING AND AM BEING TOLD THAT THESE ARE NOT "NORMAL" REPAIRS ON THIS MODEL FOR SO FEW MILES ON IT AND THAT THE BURNING SMELL WAS MOST LIKELY THE MIXING OF THE COOLANT AND TRANSMISSION OIL NOT RESIDUE FROM THE VALVE REALIGNMENT. DEALERSHIP ISN'T ACCEPTING RESPONSIBILITY. ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICES IS SAYING THERE'S NOTHING THEY CAN DO EITHER BECAUSE THE DEALERSHIP HAS FOLLOWED ALL PROCEDURES. I REALLY FEEL LIKE THEY ARE TRYING TO COVERING UP A DEFECT OR MECHANIC ERROR . *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10277465July 20, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I PURCHASED THE 2001 ACURA MDX ON 3/29/05 FOR $24,000.00 W/APROX.57,000 MILES.THE 1ST INCIDENT WAS IN 11/23/07 WITH 90,000 MILES I FELT VIBRATION AND METAL GRINDING SOUND AND THE VEHICLE HESITATED FOR A SECOND THE DEALER STATED THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,IT WAS CHANGED AND IT WAS STILL UNDER WARRENTY.THE 2ND INCIDENT WAS THE SAME AS THE FIRST EXCEPT I WAS ENTERING THE HIGHWAY, IT WAS ON 5/12/08 AND THE VEHICLE HAD 93,000 MILES AND THE DEALER STATED ONCE AGAIN THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED,IT WAS REPLACED AND STILL UNDER WARRENTY.THE 3RD INCIDENT IS THE SAME AS THE OTHER TWO WITH MUCH LOUDER SQUEALING.NOW 6/25/09 WITH 106,000 MILES THE DEALER STATES AGAIN THE TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED TO BE REPLACED ONLY THIS TIME I AM NOT UNDER WARRENTY.THE DEALER SALES PERSON AND TECHNICIAN RECOMMENDED THAT THE TRANSMISSION BE REPLACED SINCE THIS WAS THE THIRD TIME.I FEEL THAT THIS SHOULD HAVE BEEN FIXED CORRECTLY THE FIRST TIME INSTEAD OF PUTTING BAND AIDS ON IT.SPOKE DIRECTLY WITH ACURA AND THEY SWEAR THAT ONE PART HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE OTHER.I BEG TO DIFFER AND TOLD THEM THAT I KNEW ALOT ABOUT CARS AND THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WILL FAIL IF THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILS.THEY WANT TO PUT ANOTHER TORQUE CONVERTER AT MY EXPENSE,THIS IS NOT RIGHT AND IS A HUGE HAZARD TO ME AND MY FAMILY THAT INCLUDES 2 SMALL CHILDREN. I DID A QUICK SEARCH ONLINE AND FOUND MANY PEOPLE WITH THE SAME ISSUES ON THERE 2001 ACURA MDX. PLEASE HELP ME, NO ONE ELSE SEEMS TO THINK THIS IS DEFECTIVE PRODUCT AND A HUGE SAFETY RISK. *TR
- Crash:
- No
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10277489July 20, 2009ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE:BELTS AND ASSOCIATED PULLEYS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WERE RECALLS ON HIS VEHICLE TO REPLACE THE TIMING BELT AND THE WATER PUMP. NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER 02V226000 (ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE) WAS REFERENCED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY REPLACED THE WATER PUMP AND THE TIMING BELT, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE THE REPAIR DATE. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE REPAIR WAS COMPLETED, BUT COULD NOT PROVIDE A DATE AS WELL. THE CONTACT IS EXPERIENCING ISSUES WITH HIS VEHICLE AND WANTS TO KNOW WHEN IT WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 65,000.
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- #10277416July 20, 2009SEAT BELTS
WE WERE ON A ROAD TRIP DRIVING FROM BALTIMORE MARYLAND HOME TO EASTON PA. MY SIX YEAR OLD SON SAYS, MOMMY I NEED YOUR HELP! I TURN AROUND AND HE IS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE SEATBELT WHICH IS TETHERED BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE SEAT AROUND HIS NECK! I AM NOT SURE HOW HE GOT IN THIS PREDICAMENT AND I QUICKLY TRIED TO HELP HIM AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON A SECTION OF 95 WHERE WE COULD NOT PULL OVER. I CLIMBED INTO THE BACKSEAT AND FOUND THE SEATBELT WAS TIGHT AROUND HIS NECK. BY THIS TIME MY SON WAS CRYING AND PANICKING AS HE REALIZED THE SITUATION WAS WORSE THAN HE THOUGHT. THE SEATBELT HAD GOTTEN PULLED TIGHT AROUND HIS NECK AND WAS LOCKED IN THAT POSITION SO I COULD NOT LOOSEN IT. I HAD HIM GET OUT OF HIS SEATBELT ON THE REAR DRIVER SIDE SEAT AND TRY TO GET ON HIS KNEES AND FINALLY HE WAS ABLE TO SPIN HIS NECK OUT OF IT. HOWEVER, I THINK THIS WAS A REAL STRANGULATION HAZARD. IT WAS A TENSE FEW MINUTES IN MY CAR AS I CONTEMPLATED HAVING TO CUT THIS SEATBELT AND WHAT I WOULD USE TO ACCOMPLISH THIS AND HOW MUCH TIME I HAD TO DO IT. THIS IS MY FIRST TIME WRITING A COMPLAINT AS I AM NOT ONE OF THOSE OVER CAUTIOUS MOM'S BUT I DID FEEL THIS WAS A PROBLEM WORTH MENTIONING. THE SEATBELT COMES FROM THE CEILING DOWN TO THE SEAT AND THEN GETS PULLED FROM THAT POINT ACROSS A PERSONS STOMACH AND FASTENED. AT THE POINT WHERE IT WAS CONNECTED FROM THE CEILING TO THE SEAT THERE IS NO BUTTON OR SAFETY RELEASE (WHICH I WAS FRANTICALLY LOOKING FOR). I WANTED TO REPORT THIS BEFORE IT HAPPENS TO SOMEONE ELSE WHICH DOESN'T END SO WELL. THANK YOU. MARLA WITTER I WOULD BE HAPPY TO PROVIDE MY VIN NUMBER ONCE I AM CONTACTED. I AM AT WORK AND DO NOT HAVE THAT INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT THE MOMENT. *TR
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10275006June 26, 2009ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE THE VSA LIGHT CAME ON AND VEHICLE STARTED TO MAKE WEIRD NOISE (BY THE GAS AND BRAKE PEDAL) AND THEN THE VEHICLE WOULD STOP BY ITSELF. CALL THE DEALER AND THEY SAY IT WAS DUE TO THE TIRE BEING IN A PUDDLE OF WATER FOR A LONG PERIOD. IT RAINED TODAY AND MY VEHICLE WAS PARKED OUTSIDE BUT THE PUDDLE OF WATER WAS NO DEEPER THAN 1 IN. I WAS VERY FORTUNATE THAT THEY WERE NOT ANY VEHICLES FOLLOWING BEHIND ME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED ALL OF A SUDDEN. PLEASE ADVISE AND CHECK THE ISSUE WITH THE VSA SYSTEM SINCE THERE ARE A LOT OF THREADS ON GOOGLE AND YAHOO SEARCH ENGINE IN REGARDS TO PROBLEMS WITH ACURA'S VSA SYSTEM. THIS IS NOT THE FIRST TIME THIS INCIDENT HAD OCCURRED. *TR
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- Injuries:
- 0
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- #10267737May 5, 2009SEAT BELTS
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2009 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE SEAT BELT THAT HANGS FROM THE CEILING TO THE MIDDLE SEAT BECAME WRAPPED AROUND THE CHILD'S NECK. THE CHILD WAS UNABLE TO BREATH PROPERLY. THE CHILD WAS SEATED IN THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE SEAT. THE VEHICLE HAS NOT BEEN INSPECTED TO DETERMINE THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 10,000.
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10265991April 19, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
MY 2001 MDX TRANSMISSION BEGAN HESITATING WHEN SHIFTING (84.849 MILES). I IMMEDIATELY PARKED THE VEHICLE AND THEN HAD IT DIAGNOSED BY A LOCAL MECHANIC WHO FOLLOWED THE OWNERS MANUAL INSTRUCTIONS AND FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION. MODIS SCAN FOR CODES, NONE IN MEMORY. TRANSMISSION FLUID WAS EXTREMELY BLACK AND FULL OF SMALL METAL DEBRIS AND FIBER MATERIAL. FLUSHED SEVERAL TIMES WITH SAME RESULTS. CALLED ACURA DEALER TO CHECK WARRANTIES, ETC. THEY ADVISED THAT THE ECU CAUSES TRANSMISSION FAILURE AND THAT IT ALONG WITH THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, WARRANTY EXPIRED. ECU ARE KNOWN TO SHORT OUT AND WILL CAUSE NEW TRANSMISSION TO BURN UP IF NOT REPLACED. ACURA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THE ECU LONG AGO WHEN THEY KNEW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. THE FAILURE OF THIS COMPONENT COULD CAUSE TRANSMISSION FAILURE RESULTING IN A CRASH. *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10264987April 11, 2009SEATS
1. ON MARCH 21, 2009, I HAD BEEN DRIVING THE CAR FOR 10 MINUTES WITH THE SEAT HEATER ON. I HAVE USED THE SEAT HEATER FREQUENTLY ON COLD DAYS FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS. 2. I SMELLED BURNING FABRIC, PULLED OFF THE ROAD TO CHECK ORIGINS OF THE ODOR AND DISCOVERED A HOLE THE SIZE OF A DIME BURNT IN THE CENTER OF THE DRIVER'S SET BACKREST, WHICH IS WHERE THE SEAT HEATER IS LOCATED. I ALSO DISCOVERED A SIMILAR HOLE IN MY JACKET. I TURNED OFF THE SEAT HEATER. 3. ON MARCH 23 I REPORTED THE INCIDENT TO THE LOCAL DEALER WHERE THE CAR WAS PURCHASED AND TO ACURA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE. THE DEALER TOLD ME THERE WAS NOTHING HE COULD DO BECAUSE I WAS OFF WARRANTY, BUT HE WOULD REPLACE THE HEATER AND REPAIR LEATHER FOR $1050. I ASKED HIM IF HE HAD INVESTIGATED THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE: DID THE FUSE FAIL? WAS THE HEATING ELEMENT FAULTY? THE DEALER WAS NOT INTERESTED IN THE CAUSE. 4. I WROTE A DETAILED LETTER TO THE DEALER AND ACURA CORPORATE CUSTOMER SERVICE, DESCRIBING WHAT HAPPENED AND MY CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF OTHER UNAWARE ACURA DRIVERS. THE PHONE RESPONSE I RECEIVED FROM ACURA CORPORATE WOULD NOT RESPOND TO ME REGARDING THE SAFETY ISSUE. THEY SAID THEY HAD NO LEGAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR WHAT HAPPENED BECAUSE MY WARRANTY HAD EXPIRED. *TR
- Crash:
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- Fire:
- Yes
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10264157April 4, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ACURA HAS KNOWN FOR SOME TIME NOW THAT MDX MODEL, YEARS 2001-2003, HAVE DEFECTIVE TRANSMISSIONS. THERE HAVE BEEN NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS SAME ISSUE WITH A LOT OF ACURA OWNERS. *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0
- #10262871March 24, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2006 CERTIFIED USED ACURA MDX BASE MODEL. I WAS EXITING THE VEHICLE AND ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE GEAR IN PARK (AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION). I REMOVED THE KEY WITHOUT NOTICING IT WAS IN DRIVE AND WHEN I GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE IT STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. I NOTICED AND JUMPED IN AND HIT THE BRAKE, BUT WAS SURPRISED TO REALIZE IT WAS IN GEAR AND ALLOWED ME TO REMOVE THE KEY. SO I TRIED AGAIN AND SAME THING HAPPENED WHETHER I WAS IN DRIVE OR REVERSE, I AM ABLE TO REMOVE THE KEY AND THE CAR WILL ROLL LIKE IT IS IN NEUTRAL. I CANNOT REINSERT THE KEY WITHOUT MOVING THE SHIFTER BACK TO PARK. I BELIEVE THIS IS AN ISSUE WITH THE VEHICLES INTERLOCK AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON SIMILAR INCIDENTS WITH JEEP AND PONTIAC. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS AND I WOULD REALLY LIKE TO SEE A RECALL BE DONE TO FIX THIS PROBLEM. *TR
- Crash:
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- No
- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
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- #10262358March 18, 2009EXTERIOR LIGHTING
NEW CARS ARE BEING MADE WITH HEADLIGHTS WAY TOO BRIGHT, EVEN ON THE DIM SETTINGS. WHEN THE ONCOMING CAR IS ON THE SAME LEVEL AND ORIENTATION (I.E., FLAT ROAD), THE BRIGHTNESS IS NOT TOO BAD, BUT ROADS ARE NOT FLAT. THERE IS NO QUESTION ABOUT INCREASE IN BRIGHTNESS IN RECENT YEARS. IN CONNECTICUT (WHERE I LIVE), IT IS A COMMON SCENARIO TO BE ON A CORNER COMBINED WITH A SMALL ELEVATION PEAK RESULTING IN ONCOMING HEADLIGHTS POINTING DIRECTLY AT YOU. WITH NEWER CARS, THE RESULT IS MOMENTARY TOTAL BLINDNESS (LOOKING LOW AND TO THE RIGHT DOES NOT HELP). *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
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- Deaths:
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- #10261355March 9, 2009POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
2003 ACURA MDX 68,000 MILES TRANSMISSION WON'T GO INTO DRIVE NORMALLY, HAVE TO DRIVE IT LIKE A STANDARD TRANSMISSION, START IN 1-2 THEN PROCEED INTO REGULAR DRIVE MANY PAST PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR, A/C PROBLEMS, ELECTRICAL, TRIM ETC. DEALER STATES OOPS YOU NEED A NEW TRANSMISSION --40,000. DOLLAR CAR AND YOU ONLY GET 68,000 MILES. DEALER STATES WELL YOU CAN DRIVE IT LIKE THAT FOR MAYBE A DAY OR TWO MAYBE A WEEK BUT IT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED IT WILL LOCK UP ON YOU SOON. WE CAN FIX IT FOR 3600.00 IN THEIR DREAMS I WILL PROBABLY PAINT IT YELLOW AND PUT IT UP ON BLOCKS :) NO WARNING WHEN THIS HAPPENED JUST PULLED UP TO A RED LIGHT AND IT WOULDN'T MOVE AFTER THAT. *TR
- Crash:
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- Injuries:
- 0
- Deaths:
- 0