2014 ACURA MDX Complaints

WHILE DRIVING IN A MAIN ROAD, SMOKE STARTED TO FILL THE INSIDE OF THE CAR. PULLED OVER IMMEDIATELY, OPENED THE HOOD, THERE WAS FIRE THAT WAS RAPIDLY EXPANDING. CALL 911, BY THE TIME THEY ARRIVED (ABOUT 4 TO 5 MINS), THE FIRE CONSUMED THE ENTIRE CAR.

THE DRIVER SIDE HEAD LIGHTS ARE BRIGHTER THAN THE PASSENGER SIDE HEAD LIGHTS. I GET BRIGHT LIGHTED ALL THE TIME. IT LOOKS LIKE MY BRIGHT LIGHTS ARE ON AND THEIR NOT. THE FROM AIR CONDITIONING / HEAT FAN WORKS OFF AND ON. THE BLOWER IS ACTING UP. THE BACK HEAT FAN ( BLOWER) WORKS ALL THE TIME. I HAVE TO CRACK THE FRONT WINDOWS AND FLY DOWN THE HIGHWAY TO GET THE FRONT FAN TO WORK.

I WAS DRIVING ON A NYC STREET, GOING OVER A SPEED BUMP AT LESS THAN THE NOTED (10 MPH) SPEED WHEN THE SPARE TIRE BROKE FROM THE HOLDER AND DROPPED INTO THE PATH OF THE FOLLOWING CAR.

ON OR ABOUT 50,000 MILES WE NOTICED THE CAR WOULD SURGE WHEN DRIVING ON A FLAT LEVEL SURFACE ABOUT 50 MILES AN HOUR. THE TACHOMETER WILL SHOW A PULSING RPM MY WIFE FIRST COMPLAINT OFFICIALLY ABOUT IT WHEN THE CAR HEAD JUST OVER 80,000 MILES AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS A SOFTWARE ISSUE BUT IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.. THIS DOES NOT SEEM LIKE IT SHOULD BE EXPIRED AS IT IS AN ISSUE WITH THE CAR AND SHOULD BE A RELATIVELY EASY FIX AND NOT HAVE TO PAY $400 TO HAVE IT DONE

ON 7/22/2020, AFTER FILLING UP AT GAS STATION, STEERING WHEEL WAS LOCKED AND EPS LIGHT CAME ON. RESTARTED CAR 4 TIMES AND STILL LOCKED. WHEN TOW TRUCK ARRIVED AN HOUR LATER, CAR DROVE AND STEERED FINE. TOWED TO BERGMAN ACURA IN APPLETON, WI AND THEY FOUND NO PROBLEMS. PICKED UP CAR ON 7/27/2020. IT DROVE FINE FOR 2 DAYS. AFTER BEING PARKED IN A FRIEND'S DRIVEWAY FOR 2 HOURS ON 7/29/2020, UPON STARTING STEERING WHEEL LOCKED AND EPS LIGHT CAME ON. HAD IT TOWED AGAIN TO BERGSTROM ACURA AND THEY SAID EPS SYSTEM WAS FRIED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.

THE STEERING AND THE WHEELS LOCK WHEN TURNING. IT GOES INTO NEUTRAL WHILE DRIVING

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT UPON APPROACHING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE VIBRATED WITHOUT WARNING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO METRO HONDA (540 NJ-440, JERSEY CITY, NJ 07305) FOR A WHEEL ALIGNMENT HOWEVER, THE FAILURE PERSISTED AFTER THE WHEEL ALIGNMENT WAS PERFORMED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO BE DIAGNOSED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 94,000.

VEHICLE WAS STOPPED IN THE #2 LANE OF THE FREEWAY DUE TO HEAVY TRAFFIC. A LANE CHANGE WAS MADE TO THE LEFT (TO THE #1 LANE) FROM A STOP. AFTER EXITING THE LANE THE STEERING WAS SLOW TO RESPOND WHEN TRYING TO STRAIGHTEN OUT (TURNING RIGHT) AND ALMOST RESULTED IN HITTING THE CENTER DIVIDER.

TRANSMISSON FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS,SHIMMYS, TACHOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN 600 OR MORE RPS UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATING AND STEADY THROTTLE IN2,3,AND SOMETIMES 4TH GEAR. DEALER PRIME ACURA WESTWOOD MASSACHUSETTS CLAIMS CAR REQUIRES EXTRA MAINTENANCE TO BE CONSIDERED UNDER WARRANTY AND VOIDED ISSUE TELLING HONDA NOT TO FIX TROUBLE AS BRAKE FLUSH, REAR AXLE GEAR LUBE CHANGES NOT DONE AND PAID TO DEALER.THIS IS S A NON WARRANTY SERVICE DEALER CLAIMS IS NEEDED TO MAINTAIN WARRANTY SERVICE ,THUS TELLING HONDA TO VOID THE WARRANTY. I PROVIDED MULTIPLE TSB'S TO DEALER BUT THEY REFUSE SERVICE AS I REPEATEDLY REFUSED TO PAY FOR NON WARRANTY, NOT REQUIRED SERVICES TO DEALER. PLEASE NOTE HONDA HAS PUBLISHED TSB'S THAT I HAD PROVIDED TO PRIME ACURA AT THE TIME SERVICE WAS REQUESTED, I WAS INFORMED I MUST PAY FOR SERVICES BEFORE THIS ISSUE WOULD BE CONSIDERED UNDER THE ACURA/HONDA 6 YEAR DRIVETRAIN WARRANTY REQUEST.

DRIVERS SIDE REAR TAILLIGHT ON QUARTER PANEL. SEALS FAILED AND FILLED WITH WATER RENDERING DRIVING LIGHT TO MALFUNCTION. TOLD DEALER ABOUT PROBLEM AND THEY SAID RECALL ONLY AFFECTED INNER REAR HATCH LIGHTS. CAR IS GARAGED ITS WHOLE LIFE. CLEARLY A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. MUST HAVE HAPPENED MUCH PREVIOUSLY THAN NOTICED AT DEALER.