2005 ACURA MDX Complaints

MY ACCIDENT IS STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT I AM GOING TO TELL YOU ABOUT THIS SO ANYONE WHO HAS AN ACURA MDX WILL BE AWARE. ON THE DAY OF MY DAUGHTERS WEDDING, I WAS IN A TERRIBLE ACCIDENT IN A PARKING GARAGE. THERE WERE 4 PASSENGERS IN THE CAR. MY TRANSMISSION SURGED AS I WAS IN REVERSE HITTING A CEMENT POLE, WITHIN A SECOND, THE CAR SURGED FORWARD HITTING ANOTHER CEMENT POLE. THE AIRBAGS THANKFULLY DEPLOYED. I WAS BURNED, BADLY BRUISED AND HAVE NECK AND BACK INJURIES AS DOES THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT SEAT. THIS CAR WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL. AFTER RESEARCHING ON THE INTERNET I HAVE FOUND NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS INVOLVING TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS WITH THE ACURA'S. IF I HAD BEEN PARKED ON THE ROAD, THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN FATALITIES. I MISSED HOURS OF THE MOST SPECIAL DAY OF MY DAUGHTERS LIFE. THESE MEMORIES WERE STOLEN FROM ME. MY CAR WAS AT THE DEALER APPROXIMATELY 3-4 WEEKS PRIOR TO THIS ACCIDENT. $700.00 FOR THE CAR TO BE CHECKED AND READY TO GO! PLEASE DO YOUR HOMEWORK IF YOU ARE PLANNING TO PURCHASE THIS CAR. I LOVED IT TOO! *JB

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING IN REVERSE, THE CONTACT HEARD A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE JERKED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK A CONCRETE POLE APPROXIMATELY 2 FEET AWAY. THE VEHICLE AUTOMATICALLY SHIFTED INTO DRIVE, SURGED FORWARD, AND STRUCK ANOTHER CONCRETE POLE. BOTH AIR BAGS DEPLOYED. THE PASSENGER IN THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE WAS TRAPPED AND UNABLE TO OPEN THE DOOR. THE POLICE, AMBULANCE, AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS ARRIVED AT THE SCENE. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT HAD BURNS AND CUTS ON HER ARMS AND FACE AND A SWOLLEN RIGHT KNEE. SHE WILL HAVE TO UNDERGO THERAPY ON HER NECK AND KNEE. THE PASSENGER WAS BADLY BRUISED. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH ACURA ON SEPTEMBER 17, 2007 AND THEY STATED THAT THEIR LEGAL DEPARTMENT WOULD BE IN TOUCH WITH HER, HOWEVER, THEY HAVE NOT RESPONDED AS OF YET. THIS WAS THE SECOND TIME THIS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED. IN THE FIRST INCIDENT, THE VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN DRIVE AND ACCELERATED ON ITS OWN. THE FAILURE OCCURRED WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH. THE VIN, ENGINE SIZE, AND CURRENT MILEAGE WERE UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 32,000. UPDATED 12/12/07 *TR

TL*- THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING HIS 2005 HONDA ACURA MDX AT 40 MPH, THE CONTACT'S DAUGHTER PUT THE DRIVER'S SIDE REAR SEAT BELT AROUND HER NECK, THEN LET THE SEAT BELT GO; THE SEAT BELT RETRACTED ,WHICH IN TURN BEGAN TO STRANGLE HER. THE SEATBELT WOULD NOT RELEASE, IT JUST GOT TIGHTER AROUND HER NECK. ONSTAR HAD TO BE CALLED. THE SEATBELT HAD TO BE CUT TO RELEASE HER NECK. *AK

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED A CHILD WAS PLAYING WITH THE CENTER REAR SEAT BELT, WHICH LOCKED AND CUT THE CHILD'S NECK. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. THE DEALER REPLACED THE SEAT BELT FREE OF CHARGE. UPDATED 03/07/07. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE'S ELECTRICAL SYSTEM WENT DOWN 5 TIMES AND IT HAS HAD 5 DIFFERENT REPAIRS RELATING TO THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM INCLUDING THE BATTERY, GEARS BEING SHIFTED WITHOUT CHANGING GEARS, THE TRANSMISSION AND STALLING.

ACURA MDX FRONT RIGHT BUMPER ACCIDENT . NO PASSENGER ONLY DRIVER ACCIDENT CAUSED SEAT BELT DEPLOYMENT ON PASSENGER SIDE WITHOUT IT BEING OCCUPIED NOT OCCUPIED DRIVERS SIDE. NEEDED REPLACEMENT COMPLETE SYSTEM OF BOTH SEAT BELTS AND SENSORS. AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY IN ERROR. ACCIDENT APPROXIMATELY 5 TO 7 MPH WITH BUMPER DAMAGE AND GRILL. ICE ON PRIVATE ROAD NEAR HOUSE. CAR HIT TREE ON TURN. *JB

DT*: THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 20MPH THE AIRBAG LIGHT ILLUMINATED WITHOUT WARNING AND THE ENGINE STALLED. THE ENGINE WOULD NOT RESTART AND THE BATTERY WAS DISCHARGED. AFTERWARDS, THE AIRBAG AND TIRE MOUNTING LIGHT ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS SEEN BY THE DEALER AND THE BATTERY WAS REPLACED. THE DEALER DETERMINED THE NAVIGATION UNIT WAS DRAINING THE BATTERY. THE ENGINE STALLING PERSISTED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE ENGINE WAS RESTARTED BUT CONTINUED TO STALL. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER WHO DETERMINED THERE WAS A SHORT WITHIN THE AIRBAG SRS MODULE WIRING. ALTHOUGH THE AIRBAG PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED, THE STALLING CONTINUED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER INSPECTION, BUT THE DEALER WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE STALLING PROBLEM.

I FIRST NOTICED THE ISSUE WHEN DRIVING IN STOP AND GO TRAFFIC. EVERYTIME I STARTED FROM A STOP OR HIT THE BRAKES TO STOP THERE WAS A THUDDING NOISE OR BANG SOUND. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER TO CHECK IT OUT AND THEY SAY IT IS A KNOW ISSUE WITH THIS VEHICLE BECAUSE OF THE WAY THEY HAD TO SITUATE THE GAS TANK TO ACCOMMODATE THE THIRD ROW SEATS. IT HAPPENS WHEN THE GAS TANK IS NOT COMPLETELY FULL AND THE FUEL MOVES IN THE TANK AND MAKE S THE TANK EXPAND AND CAUSES THE NOISE. THERE IS NOTHING THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT. I CALLED THE MANUFACTURER, THEY SAID SAME THING, THEY KNOW ABOUT IT BUT NOT GOING TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *NM

THE SAFETY SYSTEM WHICH MAKES THE DRIVER'S SIDE POWER WINDOW STOP AND REVERSE WHEN IT ENCOUNTERS AN OBSTRUCTION DURING AUTO-UP DOES NOT WORK ON A CONSISTENT BASIS. IF THE WINDOW DOES NOT REVERSE IF A BODY PART IS TRAPPED, IT CAN LEAD TO SEVERE INJURY OF DEATH. *JB

I DON'T KNOW IF THIS COUNTS BUT HERE I GO. I PURCHASED MY NEW ACURA 2005 MDX OVER 3 MONTHS AGO. I KNOW THIS IS NOT A RECALL BUT WANTED TO MAKE YOU AWARE OF A BOOMING SOUND THAT IS COMING FROM THE SUB-WOOFER IN THE REAR. ITS ALMOST IF THE WOOFER IS LOOSE INSIDE THE REAR OF THE CAR. I GUESS A LOT OF OTHER 2005 MDX OWNERS ARE HAVING THE SAME PROBLEM. ITS A PROCEDURE WHERE THE INTERIOR HAS TO BE TAKEN OFF AND AN ADHESIVE IS PUT AROUND THE SUBWOOFER TO SECURE IT TO THE VEHICLE. YOU MIGHT WANT TO REPORT THIS TO ACURA. I HOPE THIS HELPS. *JB