2014 ACURA MDX Complaints

2014 ACURA MDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DEFECTIVE VOICE CONTROL SYSTEM. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VOICE CONTROL SYSTEM DUD NOT UNDERSTAND HIS VOICE OR HIS WIFE'S VOICE. THE DEALER COULD NOT EXPLAIN THE CONTROL FEATURES. *JB

DROVE THE VEHICLE (22,000 MILES) ON THE HIGHWAY THROUGH DEATH VALLEY IN SEPTEMBER WITH TEMPERATURE ABOUT 105 F. ON THE DOWNWARD SIDE OF A PASS ON HWY 395 AND WAS DRIVING ABOUT 45 MPH, CAME INTO A VIEW AREA AND USED THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE VIOLENTLY SHOOK WITH A LOUD NOISE ENGAGED ALSO USED THE EMERGENCY BRAKE AND IT CONTINUED TO ROLL FORWARD. I DID GET IT STOPPED AND IT SAT FOR ABOUT 15 MINUTES WHILE I WAS OUT TAKING PICTURES. GOT BACK IN AND SLOWLY STARTED DOWN THE ROAD AND THERE WAS A VERY SMALL FEEL OF VIBRATION WITHIN THE NEXT 10 MINUTES AND THEN IT WAS NORMAL AGAIN. SINCE IT WASN'T AN IMMEDIATE ISSUE AFTER I GOT BACK DIDN'T IMMEDIATELY TAKE IT TO THE DEALER AS IT WASN'T BEEN USED. THE DEALER IS 115 MILES AWAY SO IT TAKES A SCHEDULE TO TURN IT IN. ON 3 DECEMBER DID TAKE IT IN AND REPORTED THE PROBLEM THEY CAME UP WITH THE PROBLEM AS BRAKE PULSATION WITH ROTORS THAT NEED TO BE RESURFACED. WHAT OCCURRED WAS MORE THAN PULSATING BRAKES SINCE IT HAS NOT HAPPENED AGAIN AND IF IT WAS JUST THAT IT SHOULD STILL STOP, AS NECESSARY.

FIRST, I HAVE HAD THE VEHICLE FOR A LITTLE OVER A YEAR. I HAVE DRIVEN TO FLORIDA AND NC WITHOUT ISSUE. TODAY WILL BE THE 4TH TIME TAKING MY CAR TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP IN LESS THAN 3 MONTHS. TODAY THE CAR STARTED TO KICKBACK WHEN I REACH 20MPH. ALSO, AT 80MPH THE CAR IS JERKY WHEN I ACCELERATE OR DECREASE AND GO AGAIN. ALSO WHEN I RELEASE THE GAS, THE SPEED DECREASES QUICKLY AS OPPOSED TO GRADUALLY. AROUND 60MPH THE CAR TENDS TO HAVE A SLIGHT JERK WHICH IVE NOTIFIED ACURA BUT THEY SAID I NEED A WHEEL ALIGNMENT WHICH IVE DONE. THE ISSUE PRIOR WAS ALL THE LIGHTS IN THE DASH CAME ON THE THE DRIVE FUNCTION WAS ALMOST PAUSED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. ACURA CLAIMED THE ISSUE WAS MINOR YET I AM GOING AGAIN TODAY. PRIOR TO THAT ISSUE, SOMETHING NEAR THE TIRES WAS SCRATCHING OR SOMETHING WHICH THEY CLAIMED THE ISSUE WAS FIXED. WHAT LED ME TO THE DEALERSHIP THE FIRST TIME WAS THE VEHICLE WAS JERKY AT DIFFERENT TIMES WHILE ACCELERATING. ACURA PERFORMED A SOFTWARE UPGRADE WHICH FIXED THE ISSUE FOR A COUPLE DAYS. AT SOME POINT, THE VEHICLE NEEDS TO BE RE-ASSESSED AND POSSIBLY TOTALED OUT OR SOMETHING. I HAVE 3 KIDS AND ALWAYS ON THE RUN. I USED TO TRUST ACURA AND THE RELIABILITY BUT THE ISSUES SEEM TO GET WORSE AND WORSE.

VEHICLE HAS 25K MILES. WHILE DRIVING A LOW SPEEDS THE CAR STALLS OUT AND THEN ACCELERATES FORWARD CAUSING US TO HIT THE BREAKS. I HAVE HAD VERY CLOSE CALLS WITH ACCIDENTS DUE TO THE STALLING AND UNCONTROLLED ACCELERATION. THE DEALER STATES THERE IS NOTHING WRONG.

EXPERIENCED A HUMMING AND REVVING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD. IT OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 35 MPH AND WOULD GET LOUDER. THE SOUND DECREASED WHEN DECELERATING FROM 35. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY RIGHT WHEEL BEARING. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ACCIDENTS, HIT ANY POT HOLES, OR CURBS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS WAS COMPLETELY AN UNKNOWN CAUSE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V417000 (EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

I BOUGHT 2014 ACURA MDX BRAND NEW AND AFTER 2000 MILE A NOISE CAME OUT FROM ENGINE I WENT DEALER THEY ORDERED THE PART AND FIXED AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AFTER 5000 MILES. I HAVE LOTS OF HEADACHES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE SUSPENSIONS ARE VERY BAD EVEN WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER AS A FIRST DAY. AND NOW I HAVE ALL LIGHTS ON SUCH AS BATTERY, BRAKE, HILL STABILITY PROBLEM, STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM, ENGINE EMISSION STABILITY PROBLEM WRITING, SHOWN ALL WHEEL DRIVE PROBLEM. WHENEVER I GO TO DEALER THEY RESET THE SIGNS AND SAY ITS OK NOW. THEY CHARGE ME BUT AFTER A WHILE AGAIN HAPPENS AND THIS TIME SAYING DIFFERENT PROBLEM.. REALLY HAS TOO MUCH PROBLEM. SUSPENSIONS AND BRAKE A WORST. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY LITTLE BABY AND FAMILY. 100% I BELIEVE CAR STOPS IN MIDDLE OF THE WAY.. ITS VERY DANGEROUS. . PLEASE INFORM ACURA BECAUSE THEY AREN'T CAREENING AND ESPECIALLY EVERY NEW MDX DRIVERS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS BRAND NEW EXPENSIVE CARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND UNDERSTANDING US. *TR

SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2013, I NOTICED THAT THEIR WAS A LOUD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE WHEEL WELL WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 - 45 MPH. THIS VIBRATION WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, IT WAS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. TWO YEARS LATER, THE ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING AND THE DEALERSHIP "CAN'T DUPLICATE". ADDITIONALLY, NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BUBBLING OF THE FRONT GRILL CHROME PAINT. LATER IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW PANELS WERE WARPED. DIDN'T MAKE TOO MUCH OF A FUSS ABOUT EITHER ISSUE, BUT IN THE SUMMER OF 2015, WHILE RUNNING MY CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE PANEL POPPED OFF AND BEGAN FLAPPING IN THE WIND. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THE WINDOW PANEL WAS REPLACED. AT THIS TIME, I ALSO INFORMED THEM THAT THE VEHICLE HAD BEGUN TO START EXHIBITING ISSUES UPON ACCELERATION LIKE IT WAS STRUGGLING TO GAIN POWER. YOU COULD ALSO SEE THE RPM INDICATOR BEGAN TO FLUCTUATE WHEN THIS ISSUE OCCURRED. THIS WAS ALSO HAPPENING BETWEEN 30-45 MPH. DEALER PERFORMED A DIAGNOSTIC AND SAID THAT THEY WERE UNABLE TO LOCATE ANY ISSUES. DRIVING THE VEHICLE DOES NOT FEEL SAFE. I AM AFRAID THAT IT WILL LOSE POWER WHILE I AM DRIVING AND CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. I HAVE OWNED MULTIPLE ACURAS AND THE QUALITY OF THIS VEHICLE IS BY FAR THE WORST OF ANY VEHICLE THAT I HAVE EVER OWNED.

OUR 2014 ACURA MDX'S BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER NOTED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR CASES WITH THE NEW MDX BECAUSE IT'S SO HEAVY. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN PROBLEM RELATING TO A CRUCIAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS, NOR DO WE LIVE IN AN AREA WITH LOTS OF STOPS.

THE STEERING APPEARS LIKE IT IS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING WHILE BACKING OR DRIVING FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION STEP DOWN RANDOMLY AS IF SOMETHING IS SLIPPING OUT. HAVE NOTICED IT WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING MOST OF THE TIMES.