2014 ACURA MDX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE PARKED, ANOTHER VEHICLE SLIGHTLY BUMPED THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND CAUSED IT TO ROLL AWAY IN REVERSE AND DOWN A HILL. THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE THEN CRASHED INTO ANOTHER VEHICLE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INSPECTED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,000. *TR

9 DEC. 2014 BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS TO ALLOW STARTING OF VEHICLE. AFTER JAMMING FOOT AGAINST THE "FROZEN" BRAKE PEDAL MULTIPLE TIMES PEDAL DEPRESSED ENOUGH TO ALLOW VEHICLE START. NO FURTHER ISSUES THAT DAY. 10 DEC. 2014 SECOND OCCURRENCE OF EXACT ISSUE AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. 24 DEC. 2014 WHILE DRIVING APPROX. 20 MPH ON AN ICE COVERED ROAD, ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES IN ORDER TO RETARD VEHICLE SPEED WHILE DESCENDING SLIGHT HILL, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AFTER MULTIPLE JAMMING OF FOOT AGAINST BRAKE PEDAL, PEDAL FINALLY DEPRESSED ALLOWING ABS AND BRAKE SYSTEM TO FUNCTION SLOWING VEHICLE. *TR

THE INCLUDED INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM, WHICH IS NOW PREDOMINANTLY CONTROLLED BY A TOUCHSCREEN, IS INCREDIBLY SLOW, LAGGY, AND DANGEROUS TO OPERATE. THERE ARE MULTIPLE, ONGOING FAILURES WITH THIS SYSTEM - EVERY TIME I ENTER THE VEHICLE. AS HONDA/ACURA HAS REMOVED OR REPLACED PRIMARY-OPERATION BUTTONS (32 OUT OF 41, BY THEIR COUNT), THE MANDATE TO USE THE OTHER OPERATIONAL SYSTEM (TOUCHSCREEN AND JOG-DIAL) HAS INCREASED THE RISK OF SAFETY INCIDENTS, EXACERBATED BY A SLOW USER INTERFACE RESPONSE AND OFTEN-FAILING VOICE CONTROL SYSTEM. MY VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE DEALER ONCE, AND HAS BEEN WAITING FOR A SOFTWARE UPDATE FOR FIVE MONTHS. NEW VEHICLES HAVE AN UPDATED SOFTWARE LOAD, BUT ACURA REFUSES TO INSTALL IT. ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS HAS REFUSED TO PROVIDE UPDATES OR A SOLUTION. *TR

MY BRAND NEW MDX HAS HAD ISSUES WITH MULTIPLE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARING ON THE VEHICLE WHEN STARTING THE ENGINE. THIS INCLUDES CHECK ENGINE WARNING, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING FAILURE, POWER STEERING ISSUE AND POSSIBLY ADDITIONAL WARNINGS. THE VEHICLE DID THIS THE FIRST TIME WHEN I TOOK DELIVERY OF THE VEHICLE AND AT THAT TIME, WAS RESOLVED BY FIXING A LOOSE PLUG. THEN IT DID IT AGAIN WHEN I WAS SUPPOSED TO PICK UP MY VEHICLE FOR A COUPLE MINOR TRIM REPAIRS SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7, 2014. THE VEHICLE IS STILL WITH SERVICE AND THEY HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT WHAT IS CAUSING THE WARNING LIGHT ISSUE. I WAS ADVISED THAT THEY ARE IN TOUCH WITH ACURA'S TECH LINE ON THIS AND THEY HOPE IT WILL BE RESOLVED SOON. ADDITIONALLY, I COMPLETED FURTHER RESEARCH ON THIS AND NOTED THAT OTHER OWNERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR PROBLEMS WITH WARNING LIGHTS APPEARING ON THEIR 2014 MDX VEHICLES. HERE IS AN ONLINE REFERENCE THAT I FOUND WHERE OWNERS HAVE POSTED COMMENTS ON THIS: HTTP://WWW.MDXERS.ORG/FORUMS/94-NEW-2014-ACURA-MDX/63666-2014-MDX-ISSUES.HTML. *TR

WHEN COMING TO A SUDDEN STOP THE BRAKE LIGHT WILL FLASH ON THE DASHBOARD ACCOMPANIED BY A BEEPING SOUND FOR APPROXIMATELY 3 SECONDS. I HAVE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERS SHIP IN METAIRIE LOUISIANA AND AM TOLD THAT THEY CANNOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. THIS HAS OCCURRED APPROXIMATELY 4 TIMES INTERMITTENTLY OVER THE LAST 3 MONTHS. I AM CONCERNED BECAUSE THE OWNERS MANUAL STATES THE BRAKE SYSTEM IS FAILING OR THE BRAKE FLUID IS LOW. *TR

YESTERDAY, AFTER BACKING UP, STEPPING ON THE BRAKE PEDAL AND COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP, SHIFTED INTO "PARK" WITH MY FOOT STILL ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. THE ENGINE UNEXPECTEDLY REVVED UP TO WHAT SOUNDED LIKE FULL THROTTLE! I PUSHED THE IGNITION BUTTON TO STOP THE ENGINE. AFTER THIS ONE INCIDENT, THE CAR HAS FUNCTIONED NORMALLY. *TR