2005 ACURA MDX Complaints

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

TAKATA RECALL - I REQUESTED FOR THE FIX 3 MONTHS AGO. I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL BE CONTACTED ONCE THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE HOWEVER NO UPDATE.

I WAS IN A COLLISION AND THE FRONT OF MY CAR IMPACTED THE REAR OF ANOTHER. I WAS DOING NO MORE THAN 35-40 MPH. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. X-RAYS FROM ER SHOWED ONLY PULLED/STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK. I AND MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WERE CONCERNED THOUGH THAT THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACRA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED A RECALL NOTIFICATION FOR NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS) AND STATED THAT THE PART NEEDED WAS UNAVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

INFLATOR RECALL - WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM ACURA IN JULY 2016 THAT TOLD US TO FIX THE AIRBAG INFLATOR IMMEDIATELY. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED WE DON'T DRIVE OUR CAR UNTIL THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. SO, WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART, BUT WOULD CALL US WHEN IT ARRIVED. A MONTH WENT BY, SO WE CALLED AGAIN AND THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PART. AFTER 2 MONTHS, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR VEHICLE DUE TO THE LONG DELAY IN DEALERSHIP AVAILABILITY. WHAT IS THE POLICY ON A DELAY OF A DEALER'S AVAILABILITY TO FIX A RECALLED PART?

AUTO PARKED, FOOT ON BRAKE, MOVED GEAR SHIFT TO PARK, FOOT OFF BRAKE,CAR LURCHED FORWARD WITH GREAT VELOCITY, HIT CONCRETE WALL, RICOCHEDE OFF WALL, STARTED RUNNING BACKWARD. PUT FOOT ON EMER. BRAKE CAR STOPPED. AIRBAG DEPLOYED BUT IMPROPERLY INFLATED. CUTS AND ABRASIONS AND BRUISING ON LEFT HAND AND RIGHT.AIRBAG DID NOT DEPLOY INTO CHEST OR FACE. CALLED AAA TO HAVE TOWED/CALLED 21ST CENTURY INS. FOR NAME OF COLLISION YARD THEY WORKED WITH. TOW TRUCK ARRIVED_TOO BIG TO GET INTO PARKING LOT. DRIVER ASKED FOR MY KEYS -TOLD HIM THE CAR WITH PHYSICALLY DISABLED AFTER AIRBAG DEPLOYMENT AND COULD NOT BE DRIVEN. HE TOOK MY KEYS,STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE OFF. NOT SUPPOSED TO HAPPPEN. WENT TO EMERGENT CARE AND MY PRIMARY PHYSICIAN AND HAD CAT SCANS RUN. NEW DRIVER SEAT AIRBAGS ARE DEFECTIVE.

MY CAR'S TRANSMISSION SYSTEM WAS DAMAGED. SEEMS LIKE IT IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ACURA MDX. I WONDER WHY THERE IS NO RECALL. THE DEALER COVERED THE REMANUFACTURED PART BUT I STILL HAD TO PAY FOR LABOR THAT RAN TO ~$3000.

TAKATA INFLATORS? I HAVE BEEN WAITING VERY PATIENTLY ON A WAITING LIST TO HAVE THE PASSENGER FRONTAL AIRBAG INFLATOR REPLACED. NO SUCH LUCK! I KEEP CALLING TO MAKE SURE I AM ON THE LIST AT ESSERMAN ACURA IN DORAL, AND THEY CONFIRM I AM, BUT THEY ARE UNABLE TO GIVE ME AN ESTIMATE OF WHEN I WILL HAVE THE INFLATOR REPLACED! WE ARE A FAMILY OF 5 AND ACURA SUGGESTS THAT WE "AVOID HAVING A PASSENGER SIT IN THE FRONT PASSENGER'S SEAT UNTIL THE RECALL REPAIR HAS BEEN PERFORMED." I SIT IN THAT SEAT AND DON'T ALLOW ANY OF MY CHILDREN TO SIT IN THE FRONT FOR FEAR THAT SOMETHING COULD HAPPEN TO THEM, BUT THIS HAS GONE ON FOR TOO LONG. CAN SOMEONE PLEASE PERFORM THIS RECALL FOR US? I WOULD LIKE IT TO BE DONE BEFORE SCHOOL STARTS UP AGAIN. I CALLED IN MAY FOR THE RECALL AND I AM STILL WAITING.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); 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 NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM), AND 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.