2004 Acura Mdx Problems & Complaints

Airbag light has been lit for a while now for my 2004 Acura MDX. I originally took the car to Courtesy Acura for them to check what causing it. They told me that the sensor should be replaced and I paid $260+. After replacing sensor, the Airbag light still lit. They told me that they need to replace the front seatbelt buckles. One buckle (PART NO: 04813-S3V-A62ZC) arrived but the other one has been backordered for a while now (almost a year) and there's no ETA from American Honda on when the part (PART NO: 04816-S3V-A61ZC) will be available. This is a safety issue since the Airbag will not deploy in case of accident. Hope you guys can help me expedite the process and escalate the issue with American Honda. Thank you soo much!

I was in a parking mode and was leaving the parking lot. I reversed my car lo leave, and the car went out of control and was not until it crashed on two other parked cars that came to a stop. Then, After reversing my car, when trying to put it into drive, it would not move. When I tried to turn it off, the engine (re) started again and it worked so I could clear the path for other cars and wait until the police came. I had major maintenance at Acura Hopkins 2 and 3 years ago, I had a new steering pump and hoses changed 5 months ago and new front and rear brakes 3 months ago. Many people who are familiar with cars tell me that it was probably the rings. I don't know it may be the transmission? There was a police report as there were two other cars involved and both with severe damages. State Farm considered my car totaled despite the large amount of money spent to bring this car to almost new condition.

Sunday 2/42004 the car just shut off on me brakes stop working could turn could stop

Multiple lights appear turn on and off indicated on dashboard, VGA, check engine light, and tire pressure system. I run a diagnostics and it says my Evap System had a code telling me to replace gas cap. I went to the auto parts store and purchased a new gas cap that is specifically for my vehicle. I turn the vehicle back on and code is still on. So I get the code erased with my diagnostic reader and the sensor turns off. But give it a few weeks and that light turns back with same code telling me to replace gas cap. I went back to return my gas cap at AutoZone. Then ordered an OEM gas cap for my vehicle and erased code and then code came back less than a month later. It can’t be two brand new parts, one was a universal part but specific to my vehicle. And second part was OEM specifically for my vehicle and from Acura/Honda parts department. So I don’t know what to do because repair said its a dumb code and just reset if I already replaced once. And don’t worry about the code indicator because the Evap system appears to be working. So it’s either an electrical issue or a glitch. I’m not comfortable with those options

Was driving to the store and the vehicle lost all power it will crank and idle but. When u push the gas pedal it will not accelerate all the dash lights are flashing or staying on as of right now the vehicle is on the side of the road I had to walk 15 miles cause I left my phone at home so I couldn't call no one and. My 11 year old daughter was with me so she had to walk as well

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 5 MPH, TURNING THE VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER IN FRONT SUDDENLY STOPPED CAUSING THE CONTACT TO REAR END THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF THEM. THE VEHICLE'S PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED OUT OF IT'S COMPARTMENT, HOWEVER, THE DRIVER'S SEAT AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY. THE CONTACT STATED THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TOWED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE CONTACT STATED THE PASSENGER RECEIVED INJURIES TO THEIR ARMS, KNEES, AND FACE. MEDICAL ATTENTION WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT STATED THEY RECEIVED INJURIES TO THEIR ARM AND KNEES, HOWEVER, NO MEDICAL ASSISTANCE WAS NEEDED. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO A CERTIFIED MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE'S DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG DEPLOYED WHILE REMAINING INSIDE ITS' COMPARTMENT AND THE SEAT BELTS HAVE LOCKED. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED AS OF YET. THE CONTACT HAD NOT CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY, THE VEHICLE WOULD APPLY BRAKES SECONDS BEFORE THE VSA LIGHT AND TRIANGLE LIGHT SHOWS UP. BOTH LIGHTS WILL STAY ON UNTIL THE ENGINE IS SHUT OFF AND RESTARTED. THIS HAS OCCURRED NUMEROUS TIMES AND GETTING LOUDER AND THE BRAKING MUCH MORE PRONOUNCED. IF ROADS ARE SLIPPERY THE VEHICLE WOULD SKID. DEALER FIRST BLAMED IT ON SOME SENSOR FLUID. AFTER SPENDING OVER $400 THEY NOW THINK ITS THE YAW SENSOR. I STRONGLY DO NOT THINK THEY KNOW HOW TO FIX IT. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM STARTED MORE THAN A YEAR AGO.

I DISCOVERED SEVERE FRAME RUST UNDER MY REAR BUMPER COVER. LARGE CHUNKS OF RUSTED METAL ARE EASILY PULLED OFF BY HAND. I'M CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY OF THE BUMPER/FRAME TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY TO MY FAMILY IN THE EVENT OF A REAR COLLISION. THE PICTURES I'VE SUBMITTED ARE AT LEAST THREE YEARS OLD. I SUSPECT THE SITUATION HAS DETERIORATED SINCE THEN. THESE WERE THE PICS I SUBMITTED TO ACURA AT THAT TIME, WHEN THEY INFORMED ME THEY COULD DO NOTHING AS MY VEHICLE WAS OUT OF WARRANTY. I'VE SINCE FOUND REPORTS OF OTHERS WITH SIMILAR RUST PROBLEMS ON THEIR ACURA MDX AS WELL AS HONDA PILOTS, WHICH I BELIEVE SHARE THE SAME FRAME ASSEMBLY'

THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN SCRAPED AND IS NO LONGER IN SERVICE. PLEASE STOP SENDING ME NOTICES. THE TITLE WAS SURRENDERED TO THE SALVAGE COMPANY.

I SAW MY CAR LISTED ON THE AIRBAG RECALL ON TV, I CALLED AND GAVE THE LADY MY VIN# SHE SAID IT'S NOT ON THE LIST ! SHE TOLD ME TO CK THIS DUE AND PUT MY VIN IN SO SOME ONE CAN LET ME KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL FOR ANYTHING OR ANY PART.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE NAVIGATION AND BACK UP CAMERA SCREEN WERE FAULTY. THE BACK UP CAMERA SCREEN REMAINED BLANK AND SHOWED NO FOOTAGE. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE ON THEIR OWN. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 16,0000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THERE WAS A THREE VEHICLE CRASH, WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH, THE FIRST VEHICLE STOPPED SUDDENLY CAUSING A SECOND VEHICLE TO ALSO STOP AFTER CRASHING INTO THE FIRST VEHICLE WHICH THEN CAUSED THE CONTACT TO CRASH INTO THE REAR OF THE SECOND VEHICLE. THE AIR BAG FAILED TO DEPLOY; HOWEVER, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE CRASH OCCURRED. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED CHEST, BACK AND NECK INJURIES BUT DID NOT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE OTHER DRIVER AND FRONT PASSENGER SUSTAINED NECK AND BACK INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DRIVER AND PASSENGER FRONT SEATS BELTS AFTER THE CRASH REMAINED LOOSE. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO DRIVE THE VEHICLE TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC TO PROVIDE AN ESTIMATE OF THE DAMAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO A DEALER AND IT WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 19V501000 (AIR BAGS). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS UNKNOWN.

TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAGS WERE REPLACED TWICE ALREADY THROUGH RECALL REPAIR AND THE AIRBAG SENSOR CAME BACK ON LAST WEEK, MOMENT IT CAME ON I WAS IN MOTION AND THE STEERING WHEEL I WAS NOT ABLE TO CONTROL THE STEERING. THIS RESULTED IN ME SIDE-SWIPING AND OBJECT, HITTING THE CURB AND FLATTENING MY TIRE. THERE IS ALSO ANOTHER RECALL ON MY VEHICLE

THE AIRBAG LIGHT WARNING CONTINUES TO COME ON AND STAY ON. SOMETIMES IS GOES OFF, BUT COMES BACK ON LATER. THIS WAS REPORTED TO THE DEALER IN CHARGE OF AIRBAG RECALL AND THE ONLY SOLUTION OFFERED WAS PAYING A HEFTY FEE TO DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE WITHOUT GUARANTEE. THIS WAS REPORTED IN 2014 AND HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM BEFORE THIS AND CURRENTLY, 2019.

THE HEADLIGHTS FOG OVER TO THE POINT OF SIGNIFICANTLY DIMINISHING EFFECTIVENESS. THE PROBLEM HAS BEEN REPORTED TO THE ACURA DEALER WHO ONLY OFFERS TO CHARGE EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS FOR A NON-GUARANTEED SOLUTION AND CLAIMS THIS IS NOT SOMETHING THEY SEE IN THIS CAR. HOWEVER, IT IS CLEAR FROM REGULAR DAILY DRIVING THAT SIGNIFICANT NUMBERS OF THESE CARS SUFFER FROM THIS PROBLEM. THE HEADLIGHTS HAVE BEEN CLEANED AS RECOMMENDED IN THE INSTRUCTIONS WITHOUT SUCCESS. THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM FROM 2013 TO CURRENT 2019.

SIMILAR TO A COMPLAINT FROM VIRGINIA IN 2012 I HAD AN ISSUE WITH STUTTERING AND A LACK OF ACCELERATION AND ONE DAY I STOPPED AT A STOP SIGN AND MY CAR SHUT OFF AND WHEN I TURNED IT BACK ON WOULD NOT MOVE FROM PARK AND HAS NOT MOVED SINCE I HAD IT TOWED TO MY HOUSE

HOSE CONNECTION FAILURE BETWEEN RADIATOR AND TRANSMISSION COOLER CAUSING RADIATOR FLUID TO MIX WITH TRANNY FLUID WITH NO DASH INDICATOR OF PROBLEM.. IN MOTION LOST POWER AND WOULD NOT MOVE FROM 1ST GEAR. BROKE DOWN COMPLETELY IN NEED OF TRANSMISSION WORK AND NEW COOLANT SYSTEM DUE TO HOSE CONNECT FAILURE.

ELECTRICAL SHORT

SRS AIR BAG LIGHT ERROR CODE 61-10 FOR DRIVER SIDE SEAT BUCKLE SWITCH FAILURE.

THE SEAT WARMER WAS ON, AND BECAME O HOT THAT IT BURNED A HOLE THROUGH THE PADDING AND THE LEATHER, ABOUT 2 1/2 INCHES BY 1 INCH. FUSE IS REMOVED, BUT NOW HAVE NO SEAT WARMER ON THE DRIVER SIDE, AND I AM INTIMIDATED TO HAVE A PASSENGER USE THE SEAT WARMER ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. PHOTO ATTACHED.

VEHICLE SLIPS OUT OF GEAR INTERMITTENTLY AFTER DECELERATION, USUALLY WHILE DRIVING IN TOWN (UNDER 45 MPH). TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER OR VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40 MPH.

INADVERTENT BRAKING, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS. AFTER THE BRAKING DUE ALONE, THE VSA LIGHT WILL BE ON. THIS IS THE EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ACURA HAS MADE TO ACURA MDX 2005/2006 (THE NAME OF THIS RECALL IS: VSA ECU MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEMS HAPPEN LIKE 2 TIME IN THE CITY STREETS, WHIT MY HOLE FAMILY IN THE SUV FOR ME.KNOW I HAVE TO PUT THE HOLE PEDAL DOWN AND JUST HAVE ANY BREAK.

INSIDE REAR BUMPER, FRAME RUSTED THROUGH. NOT SURFACE RUST BUT LARGE CHUNKS EASILY PULLED OFF. CONTACTED ACURA. WAS TOLD IT WAS OUT OF WARRANTY.

TAKATA RECALL.I HAVE RECEIVED A LETTER FROM THE DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA WARNING THAT MY VEHICLE CONTAINS A DEFECTIVE OR POTENTIALLY DEFECTED AIRBAG INFLATOR AND IS UNDERECALL.R

THE WARNING LIGHT ON MY DASHBOARD DISPLAY RELATED TO THE AIRBAG SYSTEM IS ON. AUTO SHOP SAYS THAT IT INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE AIRBAG SYSTEM. I HAVE NOT REPAIRED IT YET AS THEY SAID IT IS AN EXPENSIVE REPAIR. IN WOULD LIKE TO HAVE IT FIXED. I AM THINKING IT MAY BE RELATED TO THE PROBLEM BEING DEALT WITH IN THE TAKATA RECALL.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE DRIVE WAY, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY BEGAN TO REVERSE INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STOPPED THE VEHICLE BY PUTTING ROCKS BEHIND THE TIRES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED AT 800-999-1009 AND WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER INFORMED THE CONTACT TO CALL THE DEALER. THE MANUFACTURER STATED THAT THE CONTACT WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR THE VEHICLE TO BE TOWED TO THE DEALER AND ALSO A DIAGNOSTIC FEE. A CASE NUMBER 06320658 WAS PROVIDED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

SUDDEN INADVERTENT BRAKING, ESPECIALLY WITHOUT ILLUMINATION OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS. AFTER THE SUDDEN BRAKING, THE VSA LIGHT WILL BE ON. THIS IS THE EXACTLY SAME PROBLEM AS THE RECALL ACURA HAS MADE TO ACURA MDX 2005/2006 (THE NAME OF THIS RECALL IS: VSA ECU MALFUNCTION. THIS PROBLEM HAPPENED BOTH IN HIGHWAYS AND CITY STREETS FOR ME.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND MAKING A RIGHT TURN, THERE WAS A CLUNKING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VSA WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED, THE BRAKES APPLIED INDEPENDENTLY, AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED. THE CONTACT HAD TO DEPRESS THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL TO CONTINUE DRIVING THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILITY ASSIST SYSTEM FAILED AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC REPLACED THE BRAKE PADS, DISCS, CALIPERS, AND FLUID; HOWEVER, THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC INFORMED THE CONTACT OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC, TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM) AND TO CONTACT THE DEALER. THE DEALER WAS NOT CONTACTED. THE CONTACT CALLED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 41,179.

THIS CAR HAS 131,000 MILES ON IT AND THE TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. AFTER READING 37 PAGES FROM OTHER OWNERS ON EDMONDS THEY COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME THING. THIS TRANSMISSION SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE BAD. THERE SHOULD BE A CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT BECAUSE SO MANY OTHER PEOPLE HAVE HAD THE SAME PROBLEM FROM THE 2003 ON. I EXPECT SOME RECOURSE ON PAYING FOR THIS TRANSMISSION. THE COST IS ALMOST $5000

PURCHASED NEW IN 2004. DURING MAINTENANCE I FOUND THE REAR FRAME BEHIND THE BUMPER COVERING TO BE SEVERELY RUSTED. NOT SURFACE RUST BUT CHUNKS THAT I CAN EASILY PULL OFF BY HAND. CONCERNED ABOUT THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY OF THE VEHICLE AND MY SAFETY I CONTACTED ACURA CONSUMER RELATIONS. SPOKE WITH SOMEONE WHO JUST SAID THEY CAN'T HELP BECAUSE MY VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY. I FEEL THAT SOMETHING IS PROBABLY WRONG WITH THEIR MATERIALS USED TO ALLOW SUCH SEVERE RUST TO OCCUR AND EAT AWAY AT THE FRAME.

TAKATA RECALL RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE JULY 2016 CALLED FOR APPT AUGUST 2016 DEALER STATED "WAITING FOR PARTS" AND WILL CALL WHEN PARTS COME IN TO SCHEDULE REPAIR HAVE NOT RECEIVED A CALL FROM DEALERSHIP RECEIVED NOTICE FROM ACURA IN MARCH 2017 (LAST WEEK) THAT REPAIR HAS NOT BEEN COMPLETED. STILL WAITING FOR PARTS......

I WAS TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET WHEN ANOTHER DRIVER TRAVELING FULL SPEED FAILED TO YIELD AS HE WAS ENTERING THE CITY STREET AT A HIGH SPEED AND HARSHLY IMPACTED MY CAR IN THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE AND THEN A SECOND IMPACT TO MY REAR DRIVER SIDE. MY SEATBELT FAILED TO RESTRAIN ME TO THE SEAT AND AS A RESULT I WAS BRUTALLY BANGED AROUND THE INTERIOR OF MY VEHICLE. EVEN THOUGH THE PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO MY CAR DIDN'T LOOK TO BE TOO BAD, I SUSTAINED 7 HERNIATED / BULGING DISC IN MY BACK AND NECK IN WHICH MANY ARE PRESSING MY SPINE. NONE OF MY AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AS WELL. NOT EVEN THE SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG ON THE IMPACTED DRIVER'S SIDE. HAD THE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED AND MY SEATBELT RESTRAINED ME PROPERLY, I WOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED THE SERIOUS INJURIES I DID

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT SHIFT PROPERLY. AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC DIAGNOSED THAT THE TRANSMISSION NEEDED TO BE REBUILT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED AFTER APPROXIMATELY 50 MILES. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 176,000.

TRANSMISSION FAILED TODAY 123K. CALLED CUSTOMER SERVICE WHAT A JOKE. EMISSIONS LIGHT ON AND AIR BAGS ARE FAULTY. WHAT A LEMON. NEVET BUY ACURA. ON A CITY STREET CAR JUST DOWN SHIFTED AND STOPPED. NEEDLESS TO SAY IT WAS 20 DEGREE'S OUTSIDE. ACURA DOESNT SEE THUS AS A SAFETY HAZARD? CONFUSED AND MAD REALLY MAD. I CANT BELIEVE THEY ARE STILL GETTING AWAY WITH THIS. I'VE HAD MY FILL WITH FOREIGN JUNK. I FROZE WALKING HOME THINK I HAVE FROST BITE ON MY FINGERS.

THE FUEL GAUGE INDICATED THAT THE TANK WAS HALF EMPTY. AS SOON AS I BEGAN TO FUEL THE CAR, THE FUEL OVERFLOWED SPILLING ON THE VEHICLE. I SUSPECT THAT THE FUEL VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEM MIGHT BE DEFECTIVE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIR WERE UNAVAILABLE. 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. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.

TOOK VEHICLE VEHICLE TO DEALER FOR AIR BAG LIGHT ON. WAS TOLD 2 SENSORS WERE MALFUNCTIONING AND NEEDED REPLACED (81169-SOX-A1 AND 77970-S3V-A72) ON 8-18-2016. OVER A WEEK LATER THE DEALER ( MAC CHURCHILL) TELLS ME THE PARTS WILL NOT BE AVAILABLE TILL THE MIDDLE OF SEPTEMBER. ASKED IF THE WAS A MAJOR ISSUE WITH ACURA I WAS TOLD ONLY ON 2003 AND 2004 MODELS. I WAS TOLD I COULD RETRIEVE THE VEHICLE UNTIL THE PARTS COME IN AFTER SIGNING A LIABILITY RELEASE. IF THAT IS NECESSARY, ALL 2003 AND 2004 MDX ACURA SHOULD BE TAKEN OFF THE STREET FOR DEFECTIVE SAFETY REASONS.

TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUES. LOOKS LIKE THE WIDELY KNOWN COMPLAINT ABOUT THE TORQUE CONVERTER AND TRANSMISSION ISSUE IN HONDA PILOTS AND ACURA MDX. MY ACURA MDX 2004 CLEARLY HAS THE GRINDING SOUND (INTERMITTENT) WHEN DRIVING 35-40 MPH. THE ISSUE WAS KNOWN BY ACURA IN APR 2004 (RECALL), WE BOUGHT THE CAR NEW IN MAY 2004 AND WERE NEVER TOLD. WE NOW HAVE 150K MILES ON IT BUT WE HAVE HAD THE ISSUE FOR A WHILE - WHEN ASKING THE DEALER THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT HEAR IT (IT IS INTERMITTENT) AND IGNORED IT - YES, IT IS COMMONLY KNOWN TO CAR OWNERS BUT NOT THE DEALERSHIPS. I NOW HAVE MY KIDS DRIVING THIS CAR BUT AS OF TODAY I WILL TAKE IT BACK AND GIVE THEM MY OTHER CAR. NOT SAFE FOR THEM TO DRIVE IT. I KNOW I HAVE A LOT OF MILES ON MINE, BUT THE ISSUE HAS BEEN KNOWN BY ACURA OFFICIALLY SINCE 2004. IT IS ALL ABOUT THE MONEY. WHAT TO DO - RECALL IS CLOSED, CLASS ACTION IN CA IS CLOSED, DEALERS AND ACURA/HONDA IGNORING IT. HELP PLEASE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 3 MPH ATTEMPTING TO PARK, THE CONTACT HEARD A NOISE EMERGING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT PIECES OF THE SERPENTINE BELT WERE SHREDDED AND HANGING FROM THE ENGINE. THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED AT THE CONTACT'S HOUSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

LET ME GET THIS STRAIGHT..THERE IS A RECALL FOR THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAG AND I AM NOT SUPPOSED TO HAVE ANYONE IN THE FRONT SEAT FOR THE NEXT 3 TO 4 MONTHS...I WAS TOLD THE AIRBAG IS ON BACK ORDER TILL LATE FALL!!!! GOD FORBID NOTHING HAPPENS TO MY FAMILY DRIVING THIS ACURA MDX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER, THERE WAS A LEAK ON BOTH FRONT FLOORBOARDS AND UNDERNEATH THE FRONT DRIVER'S SEAT. AS A RESULT, THERE WAS AN ACCUMULATION OF MOISTURE AND MOLD. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING AT 20 MPH AND ATTEMPTING TO COME TO A HALT, THE CONTACT'S FOOT SLIPPED FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL ONTO THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL DUE TO THE MOISTURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE FAILED TO START. THE BATTERY WAS JUMPED AND THE VEHICLE WAS ABLE TO START. THE FAILURE RECURRED MULTIPLE TIMES. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE BATTERY NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED THAT THERE WAS OIL LEAKING FROM THE ENGINE AND THE SMELL OF FUMES EMITTED INTO THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 188,000.

HI I'M SEEKING GUIDANCE MY MOM PURCHASED A USED 2004 MDX AND SHE ONLY DRIVES IT TO AND FROM WORK ABOUT A FIVE MIN DRIVE AND ONE MORNING AFTER SHE ARRIVED TO WORK TEN MINS LATER HER CAR CAUGHT IN FLAMES FIRE FIGHTER INVESTIGATORS STATED IT WAS AN ELECTRICAL ISSUE WHAT CAN I DO. ABOUT THIS VIN # [XXX] 2004 ACURA MDX INCIDENT DATE OF APRIL 1,2016 AROUND 630 AM IN THE PARKING LOT OF LOMPOC HOSPITAL CA 93435 WE RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE THREE WEEKS LATER SATURDAY APRIL 23,2016 INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2004 ACURA MDX. AFTER PARKING THE VEHICLE FOR APPROXIMATELY TEN MINUTES, THE CONTACT WAS NOTIFIED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS ON FIRE. THE AIR BAGS DEPLOYED DUE TO THE FIRE. THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG ATTEMPTED TO INFLATE AFTER THE FIRE. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT EXTINGUISHED THE FIRE AND FILED A REPORT. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND LATER DEEMED DESTROYED. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) AFTER THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE BRAKE SYSTEM FAILED. THE CONTACT HAD TO ENGAGE THE BRAKE PEDAL AT A LONGER DISTANCE TO BE ABLE TO STOP. IN ADDITION, THE BRAKE PEDAL WOULD REMAIN STUCK TO THE FLOORBOARD WHEN DEPRESSED AND THE BRAKE WARNING LIGHT ILLUMINATED WHILE THE FAILURE OCCUR. THE CONTACT DIAGNOSED THAT THE STABILITY ASSIST MODULE FAILED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 171,000.

THERE IS A SHUDDER AND VIBRATION BETWEEN GEARS 4 AND 5 WHEN DRIVING 40-50 MPH. THIS IS VERY COMMONLY REPORTED PROBLEM ON SEVERAL BLOGS AND PROBLEMS ARE ASCRIBED TO TORQUE CONVERTER. THE FREQUENCY OF SUCH OCCURENCE IS HIGH AND THE COST OF REPAIR CLOSE TO 2000 USD IS ALOS QUITE BURDENSOME FOR SUCH AN EXPENSIVE CAR. THERE IS AN ACURA TSB 05-024 FOR THIS PROBLEM THAT APPLIES TO EARLIER MODEL YEARS 2002, BUT ACURA TELLS ME THAT FOR 2004 IT DOES NOT APPLY. IT SEEMS VERY CLEAR THAT THIS PROBLEM HAS PERSISTED IN 2004 MY. I AM REQUESTING THE ACURA BE REQUIRED TO FIX THIS PROBLEM AS THEY HAVE IN EARLIER MODELS

WAS DRIVING CAR AN THE BRAKES LOCKED UP LIGHTS CAME ON, VSA ABS ECT. HAD TO PARK CAR AS IF BRAKES WERE STUCK. DID NOT WANT BRAKES HEATING UP CAUSING ACCIDENT

MY ACURA MDX 2004 HAS HAD THE WINDOW REGULATORS REPLACED THREE TIMES AND NOW BOTH WINDOWS ARE BROKEN AGAIN. WHEN THE WINDOW SLAMS DOWN INTO THE DOOR FRAME IT MAKES A TERRIFYING NOISE WHICH HAS CAUSED ME TO NEARLY WRECK TWICE. THE WORST INCIDENT WAS WHEN A REGULATOR FAILED AND I CAUGHT A PIECE OF PLASTIC ROAD DEBRIS IN THE FACE (COULDN'T CLOSE THE WINDOW) GOING APPROX 70MPH ON THE FREEWAY. I HAVE A SCAR ON MY FOREHEAD AND WAS COVERED IN BLOOD. I THOUGHT THAT I HAD BAD LUCK FOR A WHILE, BUT HAVE RESEARCHED IT, AND THIS IS NOT JUST ME. THOUSANDS OF HONDA AND ACURA DRIVERS HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM. MOST HAVE REPLACED REGULATORS MANY TIMES IN THE SAME VEHICLE. PLEASE PLEASE DO SOMETHING TO MAKE ACURA/HONDA PROVIDE A FREE AND RELIABLE SOLUTION TO THIS MASSIVE PROBLEM. I CAN'T PAY ANOTHER BILL FOR THIS AND AM USING CARDBOARD AND A GARBAGE BAG OVER THE WINDOWS NOW.

THERE IS A GRINDING NOISE WHEN THE CAR IS DRIVEN BETWEEN 35 AND 45 MPH. IT HAS TROUBLE ACCELERATING.

I WAS DRIVING ON WEDNESDAY JAN 5 2016 AND MY CAR STALLED WHILE DRIVING ON OLD GRASSY ROAD AT ABOUT 20 MILES PER HOUR AS I JUST HAD STOPPED AT STOP SIGN. I NOTICED THE LIGHTS WERE ALL STARTING TO COME ON AND THE CAR COMPLETELY STOPPED. I HAD IT TOWED TO ACURA OF MILFORD, CT. AFTER 2 DAYS AND AFTER INSTALLING A NEW BATTERY AND ALTERNATOR THEY FOUND 1 OF 6 COILS MELTED - THE IGNITION COIL - WHICH THEN RUINED A SPARK PLUG WHICH THEN RUINED MY ENGINE. THE VALUE OF THE CAR IS NOT MUCH AND I WAS ALREADY OVER $1000. WHY WOULD THIS HAPPEN AND WHY AFTER ALL MY REGULARLY SCHEDULED MAINTENANCE WAS THIS NOT FOUND UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE. I HAD TOLD REPEATEDLY THAT VTM 4 AND IGNITION LAMP INDICATORS COME ON. I COULD HAVE BEEN SERIOUSLY INJURED AND IN FACT THE AIR BAG WAS SCHEDULED TO BE REPAIRED THE SAME DAY DUE TO A RECALL. I AM LUCKY I WAS NOT IN AN ACCIDENT. I AM HOPING FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION BECAUSE THESE REPAIRS I SHOULD NOT HAVE TO PAY FOR SINCE MY CAR IS NOW INOPERABLE. THANK YOU I STILL DO NOT HAVE THE CAR IN MY POSSESSION. [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

2004 ACURA MDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER SIDE AIR BAG RECALL NOTICES ISSUES. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THE PARTS WERE ON BACK ORDER. *JB

DRIVING 30 TO 45 MILES I AM GETTING A GROWN IN MY GAS PEDAL AND WHEN I GO PASS 65 TO 70 MILES I GET VIBRATION. IN MY STEERING WHEEL. I HAD MY WHEELS ROAD FORCE BALANCE I HAD WHEEL ALIGNMENT DONE I HAD SUSPENSION STRUTS AND SHOCKS CHANGE. I AM STILL HAVING THE SAME PROMBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION

HAD SHIFT LOCK RECALL INSTALLED COUPLE YEARS AGO. WAS A LITTLE STIFF SHIFTING AFTERWARDS. IT HAS STEADILY GOT WORSE. DOES NOT SHIFT THROUGH ALL GEARS AND VERY HARD PUTTING IN GEAR. WIFE PASSED AWAY SHORTLY AFTERWARD AND DID NOT GO BACK TO DEALERSHIP. I RETURNED FOR AIR BAG RECALL AND MENTIONED THE SHIFT PROBLEM BUT DEALERSHIP GAVE IT NO ATTENTION AT THAT TIME. I MUST RETURN FOR AN ADJUSTMENT ON THE SHIFT MECHANISM AS IM SURE THAT'S ALL IT IS. THANK YOU, [XXX] INFORMATION REDACTED PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6). *TR

FOLLOWING A RELATIVELY HIGH SPEED ACCIDENT, CAR VS. DOWNED LARGE TREE, THE CAR SUSTAINED SIGNIFICANT LEFT FRONT END DAMAGE AND IMPACT HARD ENOUGH FOR DRIVER TO STRIKE HIS HEAD ON THE INSIDE ROOF OF THE VEHICLE, SUFFERING HEAD AND NECK INJURIES. ONLY THE SIDE AIRBAGS ON PASSENGER SIDE DEPLOYED. NEITHER FRONT AIRBAG DEPLOYED. NO DRIVER SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOYED. FRONT PASSENGER AND DRIVER AIRBAGS HAD JUST BEEN REPLACED DUE TO RECALL ON 10-12-15.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE IN PARK, THE VEHICLE'S RPM GAUGE IDLED HIGH WHEN STARTED. WHILE DRIVING 10 MPH, THE RPM GAUGE DISPLAYED HIGH RPMS EVEN WHEN THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS NOT DEPRESSED. THE FUEL GAUGE WAS ALSO NOT DISPLAYING THE CORRECT READINGS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 94,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBERS: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) AND 15V320000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PARTS TO DO THE REPAIRS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIRS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

2004 ACURA MDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL AND DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER ASSEMBLY FAILURE. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED HE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERM BECAUSE THE VTM-4 LIGHT ILLUMINATED. HE WAS INFORMED THE DIFFERENTIAL NEEDED TO BE REPALACED BECAUSE THERE WAS AN OPEN CIRCUIT BETWEEN THE LEFT ELECTROMAGNETCI CO AND THE DIFFERENTIAL CARRIER ASSEMBLY. THE PROBLEM PREVENTED THE VEHICLE FROM BEING ABLE TO DRIVE IN VTM-4 MODE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. AFTER SHIFTING INTO PARK, THE GEAR FAILED TO ENGAGE AND ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO ROLL. THE CONTACT MENTIONED THAT THE FAILURE OCCURRED SEVERAL TIMES IN THE PAST. THE CONTACT MANAGED TO ENGAGE THE GEAR BY ROCKING THE LEVER BACK AND FORTH. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC. THE TECHNICIAN MADE THE CONTACT AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM), WHICH WAS DIRECTLY RELATED TO THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND EXPLAINED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 100,000. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V320000 (AIR BAGS), NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS), AND NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM) EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR REPAIR. THE DEALER STATED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE DELAY. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VEHICLE WOULD INTERMITTENTLY STALL WHILE IDLING. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT REPAIR FACILITY WERE UNKNOWN REPAIRS WERE MADE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 120,000.

ON JUNE 7TH, AS I WAS DRIVING MY VEHICLE THE DRIVER FRONT AIRBAG INADVERTENTLY DEPLOYED CAUSING ME TO CRASH THE VEHICLE. THE FIRE DEPART AND POLICE DEPARTMENT CAME TO THE SCENE. I WAS NOT INJURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TO TOWED FROM THE SCENE. DEEMED TOTAL LOSS BY INSURANCE COMPANY.

I GOT AN AIRBAG RECALL NOTICE IN JANUARY 2015 FOR MY ACURA MDX. NOW IT'S MID- MAY AND THE ACURA DEALERSHIP KEEPS SAY THEY DO NOT HAVE THE PART. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE, ACURA NEEDS TO DO BETTER THAN THIS. I SENSED THAT ACURA IS DRAGGING ITS FEET!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

THERE IS A GRIND/ ROARING SOUND WHEN I AM GOING ABOUT 40 MPH. IT DEFINITELY SOUNDS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION. I RESEARCHED IT ON LINE AND HAVE DETERMINED THAT THOUSAND OF PEOPLE LIKE MY SELF ARE EXPERIENCING THE SAME ISSUES, BUT HONDA HAS NOT RECALLED THESE CARS. MY QUESTION IS DOES SOMEONE'S TRANSMISSION HAVE TO CAUSE AN ACCIDENT AND POSSIBLY A FATALITY BEFORE THIS ISSUE IS HANDLED. MOST PEOPLE HAVE HAD TO HAVE THE TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED AT THEIR OWN EXPENSE, SOME AFTER THREATENING LAWSUITS HAVE RECEIVED SOME ASSISTANCE. WHAT CAN WE DO? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 14V351000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART NEEDED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE 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.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 14V700000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART WAS NOT AVAILABLE TO PERFORM THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR'S ANTI-LOCK BRAKES ENGAGE AND MY VSA IDIOT LIGHT GOES ON SIMUTANEOUSLY WITHOUT ANY WARNING. I AM NOT TRYING TO BRAKE WHEN THIS HAPPENS. IT DOES IT ALL BY ITSELF EVERY TIME I DRIVE THE CAR NOW. SPEED DOESN'T MATTER. I AM WORRIED I CAN NOT MAINTAIN CONTROL ON ICY ROADS. *TR

OVER A PERIOD OF TIME, BEGINNING ABOUT THE DATE AND VEHICLE MILEAGE STATED ABOVE, I EXPERIENCED A SHUDDER AND CORRESPONDING NOISE AS THE TRANSMISSION TRIED TO SHIFT GEARS. SIMILAR TO THE SENSATION OF DRIVING ACROSS CLOSELY-SPACED RUMBLE STRIPS, THE SHUDDER AND NOISE SEEMED TO VARY IN LENGTH OF TIME DEPENDING ON SPEED. THIS OCCURRED MANY TIMES BEFORE I BECAME CONCERNED AND STARTED RESEARCHING DURING WHICH I FOUND DOZENS OF SIMILAR ACCOUNTS IN VARIOUS ON-LINE FORUMS. EVENTUALLY I TOOK MY MDX TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR A DIAGNOSIS. DISAPPOINTINGLY SIMILAR TO MANY ACCOUNTS I READ ON THE INTERNET, AND DESPITE MY DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM, THE ACURA DEALERSHIP WAS UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM, FURTHER NOTING ALL 19 ITEMS ON THEIR MULTI-POINT INSPECTION REPORT AS "CHECKED AND OK", INCLUDING THE TRANSMISSION. SOON THEREAFTER, THE DRIVE TRAIN COMPLETELY FROZE UP AS I DISCOVERED AFTER STARTING THE CAR IN MY DRIVEWAY (THANKFULLY, NOT WHILE DRIVING THE CAR). DESPITE USING THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT LOCK RELEASE BUTTON (COINCIDENTALLY -?- THE SUBJECT OF A RECALL FOR WHICH I HAVE RECEIVED A NOTICE FROM ACURA), THE CAR REMAINS IMMOBILE BECAUSE I AM UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OUT OF PARK AND PUT IT INTO GEAR TO RETURN TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. MY LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP HAS BEEN UNRESPONSIVE TO MY NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS AND CALLS ATTEMPTING TO REMEDY THE PROBLEM. THE CONSUMER STATED THE WATER PUMP, TIMING BELT, AIR CONDITIONER, MOTOR MOUNT, FRONT AXLE SEAL, REAR HVAC BLOWER TRANSISTOR ALL FAILED. UPADTED 03/11/15

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOUT 30-50 MPH. THE CAR SHUDDERS, RUMBLES, AND MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHEN I ACCELERATE. I NEED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATOR TO MAKE IT STOP. IT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME AND HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS NOW AND HAS GOTTEN WORSE. ACURA/HONDA ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE WHICH IS CAUSED BY TORQUE CONVERTER, PCM AND SOMETIMES THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION NEEDS TO BE REPLACED. THERE ARE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS AND IT'S ODD THAT IT HAS NOT BEEN RECALLED YET, WHICH CAN BE FATAL IF THE TRANSMISSION FAILS ON THE ROAD. *TR

I BOUGHT A BRAND NEW ACURA MDX FROM BILL VINCE SHOWROOM IN BRIDGEWATER, NJ. I WAS EXTREMELY HAPPY WITH THE CARS PERFORMANCE UNTIL A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO. WHEN THE CAR HIT 75,000 MILES, THE SERVICE MANAGER AT THE DEALERSHIP INFORMED ME THAT THE CAR NEEDED A NEW TRANSMISSION IN THE NEAR FUTURE.' THE SERVICE MANAGER DID NOT PUT IN A NEW TRANSMISSION AT THAT TIME. NOW, THE CAR NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION AS IT IS SLIPPING GEARS AND SOUNDS TERRIBLE WHEN THE CAR IS TRAVELING BETWEEN 25 AND 40 MILES PER HOUR. IT NEEDS A NEW TRANSMISSION. I CONTACTED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE. THEY ARE READY TO GIVE ME 50% OFF ON A NEW TRANSMISSION. *TR

I AM THE SOLE OWNER OF MY 2004 ACURA MDX TOURING PACKAGE. IT JUST TURNED 200,000 MILES BUT THIS GAS PUMPING PROBLEM HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR SEVERAL YEARS. WHEN ATTEMPTING TO PUMP GAS, FUEL REPEATEDLY BACKS UP IN THE NECK AND TRIPS OFF THE GAS PUMP, MAKING A ROUTINE STOP AT THE GAS STATION A NIGHTMARE. YOU CAN ONLY PUMP AT THE LOWEST SPEED AND EVEN THEN THE GAS PUMP STILL TRIPS OFF BECAUSE FUEL BACKS UP TO THE TOP OF THE NECK. FROM ON LINE RESEARCH, I SUSPECT THE ISSUE TO BE A FAULTY ANTI SIPHONING DEVICE (ASD) WHICH CLOSES OFF IN THE NECK AND PREVENTS FUEL FROM PASSING, THEREBY BACKING UP AND TRIPPING OFF THE GAS PUMP. IT CAN TAKE 30 MINUTES OR MORE TO FILL THE TANK WITH GAS...THAT IS IF YOU HAVE ENOUGH PATIENCE TO STAND THERE THAT LONG. THIS IS SIMPLY NOT REASONABLE AND HONDA SHOULD RECALL THIS MODEL AND MAKE THE NECESSARY REPAIRS. WITH THE OTHER MULTIPLE COMPLAINT ENTRIES FOR THE SAME ISSUE THERE IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM WITH THIS MAKE/MODEL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD THE ONLY SOLUTION TO REPAIR THE ASD IS TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE GAS TANK, WHICH IS ROUGHLY $1000. I RESPECTFULLY REQUEST THIS ISSUE BE ADDRESSED FOR EVERYONE EXPERIENCING THIS PROBLEM. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO FILL THE GASOLINE TANK RECENTLY, I COULD ONLY ADD .2 TO .3 GALLON AT TIME. THE GASOLINE CUTS OFF INTERMITTENTLY. I TOOK THE SUV TO MY LOCAL REPAIR SHOP, WHERE I WAS TOLD IT WAS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. THEY RECOMMENDED I TAKE IT TO THE DEALER. THE LOCAL REPAIR SHOP RECOMMENDATION WAS AS FOLLOWS: 1) REPLACE THE FILLER NECK, 2) REPLACE THE ORVR VAPER VALVE AND 3) POSSIBLY REPLACE THE GASOLINE TANK. THIS SUV HAS BEEN MAINTAINED, LOOKS AND DRIVES GREAT. IT IS ONE OWNER, HAS 187,000 MILES AND I WOULD LIKE TO KEEP UNTIL 250,000 MILES. *TR

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

SAME AS ALL OTHER COMPLAINTS ABOUT FUEL BACK FLOWING DURING A FILL UP. ALSO, CAN'T FILL UP THE TANK BECAUSE THE GAS PUMP KEEPS CUTTING OFF DURING FILL UP. TAKES OVER 15 MINUTES JUST TO TRY AND FILL UP THE TANK AND THAT IS NOT ALWAYS SUCCESSFUL. OBVIOUSLY ACURA HAS A 'KNOWN' PROBLEM WITH THE TANK BUT THEY WON'T ADMIT IT TO THE PUBLIC BECAUSE THEN THEY WILL HAVE TO FIX IT AT THEIR COST. THEY ARE HOPING THAT WE WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MONEY INTO USELESS REPAIRS, THEN THEY MAY ADDRESS THE ISSUE. *TR

ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 65 MPH WHEN THE ACCELERATION SUDDENLY FROZE UP, RPMS SHOT UP TO 4000 -5000, THE CAR STARTED SHAKING AND I HAD TO QUICKLY PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO AVOID BEING CRASHED INTO BY OTHER CARS. AFTER I PULLED OVER, I TURNED OFF THE ENGINE, THEN RE-STARTED, SO I RESUMED DRIVING BUT AFTER DRIVING TWO MILES MY CAR DID THE SAME THING ONCE IT HIT 2500 RPMS. AGAIN I PULLED OVER. I RESTARTED MY CAR AGAIN AND SLOWLY DROVE MY CAR HOME. THE NEXT DAY, I CALLED AN ACURA DEALERSHIP, EXPLAINED THE SITUATION TO A SERVICE PROVIDER. THEY SAID THEY COULDN'T DIAGNOSIS OVER THE PHONE AND SAID THEY DID NOT KNOW ABOUT A RELEVANT RECALL. I THEN HAD MY CAR TOWED TO A NEARBY REPAIR SHOP WHERE THEY TOLD ME THAT THE CAR WOULD NOT REVERSE OR ACCELERATE. THE SERVICE MAN SAID HE THINKS THE TRANSMISSION IS BROKEN. I'M NOW READING HOW THIS IS VERY COMMON PROBLEM WITH THE '04 MDX. MY MOTHER CALLED ACURA TO SAY THAT I HAVE READ THAT THIS ISSUE SEEMS TO BE A VERY COMMON OCCURRENCE WITH '04 MDXS BUT WAS TOLD THAT THEY WOULD NOT HELP AND WERE NOT AWARE OF THIS MAKE/MODEL HAVING ISSUES WITH ANYTHING OTHER THAN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TORQUE CONVERTER. THE WOMAN SHE SPOKE WITH WAS VERY RUDE AND VERY DISMISSIVE. SAID MY CAR WAS TOO OLD FOR ACURA TO BE RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY MECHANICAL ISSUES AND THAT I HAD NEVER HAD THE CAR SERVICED (WHICH I HAVE.) SHE WAS VERY CONDESCENDING IN HER SPEECH TO MY MOTHER DESPITE THE FACT THAT THIS IS A KNOWN COMMON PROBLEM AND WHICH ALMOST KILLED ME. THEY SHOULD MAKE PEOPLE AWARE THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM IS ONLY THE "TIP OF THE ICEBERG" WITHIN A POTENTIALLY MUCH BROADER SCOPE PROBLEM. HAD I KNOWN, I SURE WOULD HAVE ADDRESSED THIS BEFORE ALMOST GETTING KILLED!! HOW MANY PEOPLE DIDN'T GET THEIR TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED BECAUSE THEY DID NOT KNOW THE BIG PICTURE?? *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE COULD SMELL FUEL AND EXHAUST FUMES COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. IN ADDITION, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC, WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE EVAP SYSTEM PURGE CONTROL VALVE HAD A CIRCUIT SHORTAGE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 110,500.

SINCE ABOUT FEBRUARY 2010 THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST SYSTEM WILL RANDOMLY ACTIVATE DURING PERIODS OF PROLONGED HIGHWAY DRIVING. THIS CONDITION USUALLY HAPPENS ON DRY PAVEMENT AND WITHOUT WARNING. IT FEELS LIKE ONLY THE DRIVERS SIDE FRONT BRAKE IS APPLIED AND THE VEHICLE SWERVES TO THE RIGHT UNCONTROLLABLY. THE CONDITION HAS NEARLY CAUSED ME TO CRASH MULTIPLE TIMES AND IS VERY FRIGHTENING. I HAVE HAD THE ACURA DEALER TROUBLESHOOT THE PROBLEM MANY TIMES WITH NO RESULTS. THE MOST RECENT TIME THIS HAPPENED WAS EARLY DECEMBER 2013. I IMMEDIATELY DROPPED THE VEHICLE OFF AT AN ACURA DEALER AND THE VEHICLE WAS DIAGNOSED WITH A FAULTY LATERAL ACCELERATION SENSOR. UNFORTUNATELY THIS PART IS NOT AVAILABLE AT THIS TIME AND IS ON INDEFINITE BACKORDER. THIS IS A SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE THAT HAS NEARLY CAUSED HARM TO MYSELF AND OTHER VEHICLES DUE TO MY OUT OF CONTROL VEHICLE. I AM NOW WITHOUT TRANSPORTATION UNTIL ACURA IS ABLE TO GET THE PART BACK IN STOCK. ACURA OF AMERICA HAS REFUSED TO EVEN LOG AND FILE MY COMPLAINT LET ALONE ASSIST ME WITH THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND HARDSHIP. *TR

IT FELT LIKE MY TRANSMISSION HALTED. MY RPMS WENT ERRATIC, MY DRIVE WAS TUGGING, MY TRANSMISSION FEELS ROUGH NOW AND MAKES ME NERVOUS TO DRIVE. *TR

IM DRIVING 35MPH CITY LIMIT ENGINE MAKE LOUD NOISE AND RPM JUMP UP NEAR TO RED LINE CAR NOT MOVING IN THE MIDDLE OF THE STREET I STOP THE CAR TURN OFF THE ENGINE AND SEAT THERE FEW MINUTES LATER COP STOPPED BY HE ASK ME WHAT WAS WRONG? I TOLD HIM THE PROBLEM AND HE SAID YOUR TRANSMISSION GO BAD ON ME SO HE SAID GET IN THE CAR IM GOIN TO PUSH ME OFF THE STREET TO CONNER PARKING LOT AND TOLD ME HAVE TO TOW MY HOME. I READ WEB SITE A LOT OF ACURA OWNER HAD TRANSMISSION PROBLEM AND MANUFACTURE DID NOT DO ANY THING TO HELP THEM SO I FILE COMPLAIN. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO LUNGE AND JERK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC FOR DIAGNOSIS AND THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN REPAIRED. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 166,000.

WHEN DRIVING THE CAR AT A SPEED 30-40 MILES ,IT CAUSES A WHOOSHE SOUND THAT YOU FEEL THE ENGINE VIBRATES AND RATTLES ( AFTER MANY MONTHS I FOUND OUT IT'S A TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE WITH MANUFACTURING OF THE AUTOMOBILE. *TR

I WAS MOVING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE AND BAM!...THE DROP OF TRANNY FLUID AND RADIATOR FLUID ON THE SPOT. WHEN I TOOK IT TO A MECHANIC, THEY TOLD ME THIS WAS THE 4TH HONDA CAR THEY HAVE HAD WITH SAME PROBLEM, THEY FOUND OUT IN ALL CASES IT WAS THE PRESSURIZED HOSE CONNECTING THESE TWO IMPORTANT PARTS HAD CORRODED TO THE POINT OF FAILURE. I HAVE BEEN HEARING MORE ABOUT THIS AND IT IS NOW DISTURBING TO ME. IN MY CASE MY TRANNY IS FINE AND ALL I NEEDED WAS A NEW RADIATOR AND ALL NEW FLUIDS. THE CAR WAS NOT ABLE TO MOVE AND THAT MAY HAVE SAVED THE TRANNY. GOT IT TOWED AND FIXED THE NEXT DAY BY TRUSTED SHOP EVEN THOUGH IT WAS ALMOST 800 DOLLARS. *TR

MY 2004 ACURA MDX DOES NOT BRAKE PROPERLY IN A PANIC TYPE STOP FROM ANY SPEED. APPLYING THE BRAKE PEDAL WITH MAXIMUM FORCE DOES NOT GENERATE ENOUGH HYDRAULIC PRESSURE TO "LOCK THE WHEELS" AND ACTIVATE THE ABS ON DRY PAVEMENT. THE ABS WORKS WELL UNDER OTHER LOW FRICTION CIRCUMSTANCES SUCH AS RAIN, SNOW, AND ICE. THE ABS AND BRAKING SYSTEM HAVE BEEN CHECKED AND FOUND TO BE WORKING PROPERLY. PANIC BRAKING DISTANCES ARE LONG WITH THE BRAKE PEDAL PUSHED TO THE FLOOR, THE CAR FEELS AS IF IT IS NOT STOPPING FAST ENOUGH ON DRY PAVEMENT. NORMAL, NON PANIC BRAKING SEEMS TO BE NORMAL. I HAVE HAD NEW BRAKE PADS AND ROTORS INSTALLED. BRAKE FLUID HAS BEEN FLUSHED TWICE AND I INSTALLED STAINLESS STEEL FLEXIBLE BRAKE LINES ALL OF WHICH MADE NO DIFFERENCE IN FULL PANIC BRAKING. OVER A FEW YEARS I HAVE HAD 3 INDEPENDENT SHOPS CHECK THE BRAKES AND ALL SAID THAT THE BRAKES WERE NORMAL. IN APRIL 2013, I HAD THE ACURA DEALER EVALUATE THE BRAKING SYSTEM AND WAS TOLD "NORMAL, THIS IS JUST HOW THEY BRAKE". TO DO A COMPARISON, I TEST DROVE A USED 05 MDX AT THE HONDA DEALER AND IT BRAKED EXACTLY THE SAME AS MY 04: NO ABILITY TO ACTIVATE THE ABS IN A FULL PANIC STOP FROM ANY SPEED ON DRY PAVEMENT. RECENTLY, HONDA RECALLED 250,000 VEHICLES FOR A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER AND THE 01-06 MDX IS NOT INCLUDED IN THAT RECALL. THIS RECALL WAS BASED ON HONDA'S AUDIT OF WARRANTY CLAIMS. CARS LIKE MY MDX ARE WELL BEYOND THE WARRANTY PERIOD AND WOULD NEVER BE FOUND BASED ON ANY WARRANTY CLAIM HISTORY. IT IS MY BELIEF THAT MY 04 MDX (AND LIKELY OTHER MDX VEHICLES) HAS A DEFECTIVE BRAKE BOOSTER RESULTING IN POOR BRAKING PERFORMANCE AND CREATES A SERIOUS SAFETY HAZARD. IN MAY 2013, I SOLD MY 04 MDX TO THE SAME ACURA DEALER WHO DID THE EVALUATION OF THE BRAKES. IN JUNE 2013, I CONTACTED ACURA HQ AND ADVISED THEM OF THE PROBLEM AND THEY ARE GOING TO MONITOR FOR SIMILAR COMPLAINTS. *TR

I WAS PULLING INTO DRIVE WAY WHEN I SHUT OFF TRUCK TOOK KEYS OUT, SHUT DOOR, AS GARAGE DOOR WAS OPENING. CAR STARTED ROLLING BACK... I OPENED DOOR TRIED TO PRESS ON EMERG. BRAKE WITH HAND AS IM RUNNING WITH VEHICLE AS IT IS ROLLING BACK, WOULDN'T STOP. I REALIZED THE GEAR WASN'T IN PARK, IT WAS IN REVERSE, BUT WITH NO KEYS I TRIED TO PUT GEAR INTO PARK, WOULDN'T MOVE WITHOUT KEYS, I HOPPED IN, PUT KEYS IN IGNITION AND TURNED CAR ON, AS I WAS PUTTING THE GEAR IN PARK, THE VEHICLE REARED FORWARD AND I PRESSED ON BREAKS BUT IT WOULDN'T STOP. THE CAR WAS MOVING FORWARD AS I WAS PRESSING ON THE BREAKS, NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT DID NOT STOP UNTIL I RAN INTO THE GARAGE DOOR AS IT WAS COMING BACK DOWN, AND BOTH MYSELF WERE HALF WAY INTO MY SON'S GARAGE DOOR, WALL, AND SHELVING, ITEMS, ALL DAMAGED BY MY ROLLING BACKWARD ACURA......BECAUSE THE CAR WAS IN A FAST SPEED, I TRIED TO AVOID GOING STRAIGHT INTO THE GARAGE, TO AVOID GOING INTO THE BEDROOM, SO I SWERVED INWARD TOWARD THE WALL... THE GARAGE DOOR WOULD NOT LIFT UP OFF THE TRUCK, SO I ASKED MY GRANDSON TO PUSH ON THE SWITCH ON WALL WHILE I LIFT ON THE GARAGE DOOR, AS WE WORKED TOGETHER WITH NO KEYS IN IGNITION, MOTOR OFF, ON THE COUNT OF 5,4,3,2,1.....I LIFT, HE PUSHES, AND GUESS WHAT......THERE GOES M CAR.....STARTS ROLLING BACK...RIGHT INTO MY SON'S [PARKED...VEHICLE....DAMAGE...3 CLAIMS IN ONE DAY.....3 DEDUCTIBLES IN ONE DAY......WHEN I CALLED INSUR...I WAS ASKED IF VEHICLE WAS DRIVABLE?... WHEN I STARTED IT. IT MADE A LOUD ROARING SOUND AND WOULD NOT GO INTO REVERSE.......THEN I FOUND OUT A RECALL WAS OUT ON MY VEHICLE.... AND I HATE TO THINK THAT ALL THE TIMES I DROVE IN THE VEHICLE WITH MY GRANDSON.....I JUST HAD 2 BACK SURGERIES AND 2 KNEE REPLACEMENTS,... AS I WAS RUNNING WITH MY VEHICLE , I INJURED MY BACK AND KNEE AND I CANNOT WORK FOR A WHILE.. ALL THANKS TO ACURA... *TR

I HAD NOTICED A SHUDDERING AT 1200-1400 RPM. DEALER SAID IT WAS LIKELY THE TORQUE CONVERTER. RECOMMENDED NOT DOING ANYTHING AT THIS TIME. IN THE PAST MONTH, I'VE HAD TWO OCCASIONS WHILE IN DRIVE FROM A STOP, WHEN I STEPPED ON THE GAS THE CAR DID NOT MOVE; THE ENGINE JUST REVVED. THE FIRST TIME I PUT THE CAR INTO PARK, SHUT OFF THE CAR. I RESTARTED AND ALL WAS WELL. THIS NEXT TIME I WAS GOING AROUND A CURVE AT ABOUT 10-15 MPH, WHEN THE CAR REVVING RESPONSE TO MY PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL, BUT DID NOT ACCELERATE. AS IF IT HAD SHIFTED INTO NEUTRAL. I SWITCHED INTO NEUTRAL AND BACK INTO DRIVE, AND IT RE-ENGAGED. LOTS OF SIMILAR CONCERNS ON MY INVESTIGATION ON THE INTERNET. IF THIS IS A KNOWN PROBLEM TO ACURA/HONDA, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL OR A FIX? *TR

I HAVE HAD TO REPLACE THE TORQUE CONVERTER TWICE ON MY 2004 MDX, WITH A THIRD TIME BEING NEEDED NOW. THE REPLACEMENT FAILED WITHIN 2500 MILES AND THE NEW REPLACEMENT IS FAILING AS WELL. I HAVE ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE ENGINE MOUNTS WHEN THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED THE FIRST TIME. THREE TIMES IS ENTIRELY TOO MANY. I AM NOT REPLACING DUE TO DEALER REQUIRING ME PAY. ALL SERVICE PERFORMED AS REQUIRED AT THE SAME DEALER THAT I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE FROM AS NEW. THE CURRENT MILAGE IS 132,000. *TR

I PULLED UP MY DRIVEWAY WHICH HAS UPHILL GRADE THEN A FLAT AREA AND WAS IN MY GARAGE WHEN I NOTICED THAT I HAD THE KEYS IN MY HAND. I TURNED AROUND AND NOTICED MY CAR WAS DRIFTING BACK DOWN THE DRIVEWAY. I TRIED TO JUMP BACK IN THE CAR TO HIT THE BRAKES BUT THOUGHT BETTER OF IT AS IT WAS GAINING MORE SPEED. I LET GO F THE FRONT DOOR AND WATCHED AS IT VEERED OFF THE DRIVEWAY AND HIT A TREE AND LANDSCAPING ROCK AND END OF DRIVEWAY. WHAT IT . SO I WAS ABLE TO TAKE THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION WHILE THE CAR WHILE STILL IN THE DRIVE POSITION. I DID NOT RECEIVE A RECALL NOTICE UNTIL FEBRUARY . ACURA HAS NOT BEEN JUDICIOUS IN THEIR EFFORT TO FIX THE DAMAGE THAT OCCURRED TO MY VEHICLE DUE TO A DEFECTIVE PART. *TR

ON 11.11.11,OUR ACURA LOST POWER COINCIDING WITH THE DASHBOARD WARNING LIGHTS NOT FUNCTIONING PROPERLY TO WARN OF THE SUDDEN LOSS OF CONTROL, HEAVY SMOKE EMISSION, TRANSMISSION FAILURE,ENGINE DAMAGE & INABILITY TO DRIVE OUR VEHICLE, CREATING THE POSSIBILITY OF A CRASH, INJURY OR FATALITY. DESPITE ACURA'S KNOWLEDGE OF TRANSMISSION FAILURES BASED ON AN ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN ALERT, WE INCURRED $5500 IN EXPENSES/DAMAGE TO OUR VEHICLE.WE HAD NOT BEEN NOTIFIED OF THE FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER/TRANSMISSION PARTS PREVIOUSLY&ACURA HAS AVOIDED TAKING FULL RESPONSIBILITY FOR A KNOWN PROBLEM IN WHICH MANY CONSUMERS HAVE BEEN FULLY REIMBURSED FOR THIS DAMAGE. WE ARE ISSUING THIS COMPLAINT&REQUESTING REIMBURSEMENT FOR OUR EXPENSES DUE TO ACURA'S FULL KNOWLEDGE OF THIS RECURRING SITUATION,THEIR NEGLIGENCE IN ALERTING CONSUMERS&THEIR NEGLECT IN RESOLVING THE REPAIR IN ACCORDANCE WITH THEIR RESPONSIBILITIES.WE WOULD REQUEST THAT ACURA BE HELD RESPONSIBLE IN NOTIFYING ALL ACURA OWNERS OF THE SERVICE BULLETIN/RECALL PERTAINING TO THIS FAULTY TRANSMISSION. WE ALSO FEEL STRONGLY ABOUT THE ELECTRONIC/COMPUTER DASHBOARD WARNINGS THAT GAVE NO INDICATION OF DAMAGED OR FAULTY PARTS CREATING THE DANGEROUS&UNSAFE SITUATION WE HAD EXPERIENCED WHILE DRIVING OUR VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC WHEN THIS INCIDENT OCCURRED&ARE FILING A COMPLAINT ACCORDING TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF THIS PORTION OF THE INCIDENT AS WELL. WE HAVE MUCH DOCUMENTATION&WOULD BE MORE THAN WILLING TO PROVIDE WHATEVER WOULD BE NECESSARY TO ENSURE THAT THIS COMPLAINT IS PRODUCTIVE IN ENFORCING ACURA'S RESPONSIBILITY OF THESE TWO INCIDENTS,TO FURTHER MAKE AWARE&AVOID SUCH INCIDENTS&IN HOPES OF BEING REIMBURSED FOR OUR UNEXPECTED EXPENSES AS WELL. IN PURCHASING AN ACURA,WE HAD DONE SO WITH THE PEACE OF MIND THAT WE HAD PURCHASED A WELL MADE,SAFE VEHICLE FROM A COMPANY THAT STANDS BEHIND IT'S PRODUCT.WE ARE SADDENED THAT THIS HAS NOT BEEN THE CASE. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT GASOLINE SPILLED TO THE GROUND WHILE REFUELING. THE FAILURE WAS EXPERIENCED NUMEROUS TIMES. THE DEALER WAS CONTACTED AND ADVISED THAT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 04V541000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE). THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 87,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE 88,050.

WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS ABOUT 30-45 MPH. THE CAR SPUDDERS, RUMBLES WHEN I ACCELERATE. I NEED TO TAKE MY FOOT OFF THE ACCELERATER TO MAKE TO STOP. IT HAPPEN ALL THE TIME. *TR

MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING AT AROUND 30 - 40 MPH. I SHOWED TO THE ACURA DEALER AND THEY SAID THAT THIS IS DUE TO A BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. THEY ALSO SAID THAT THIS HAS TO REPAIRED WITH MY ON MY EXPENSE AS I AM OUT OF WARRANTY. I NOTICED THAT THIS IS A COMMON ISSUE WITH MOST OF THE MDXS AND VARIOUS ONLINE FORUMS HAVE MENTIONED THIS. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE VEHICLE MADE A SHUTTERING VIBRATION NOISE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN DIAGNOSED THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER WAS DEFECTIVE AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE VIN WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 90,000.

AS I WAS ATTEMPTING TO PUT GASOLINE INTO MY VEHICLE (IT STILL HAD 1/4 OF A TANK), WITH THE NOZZLE ON AUTOMATIC (AS OPPOSED TO MANUAL), AFTER ABOUT FIVE SECONDS, THE PUMP SHUT OFF AND GASOLINE SPEWED OUT OF THE CAR AT THE INTAKE LOCATION. I WAS SPLASHED WITH GASOLINE. THINKING THAT I HAD PLACED THE NOZZLE INCORRECTLY, I TRIED IT AGAIN WITH THE SAME RESULT. I WAS AGAIN SPLASHED WITH GASOLINE. I THEN WONDERED IF THERE WAS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE GAS PUMP AND I MOVED TO A DIFFERENT PUMP AT THE SAME STATION. AGAIN, I HAD THE SAME RESULT, BUT I WAS SPLASHED LESS AS I HAD ANTICIPATED WHAT ULTIMATELY HAPPENED. I TOLD MY HUSBAND WHAT HAD HAPPENED, AND THE NEXT DAY, HE WENT TO THE STATION WITH ME. HE WAS ABLE TO DRIBBLE SOME GASOLINE INTO THE TANK WITH THE NOZZLE ON MANUAL. I LOOKED UP THE PROBLEM ON THE INTERNET AND DISCOVERED THE SAME ISSUE WITH SEVERAL VEHICLES OF THE SAME YEAR, MAKE AND MODEL. ON 12/21/13, I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP AND INFORMED THEM OF THE ISSUE, AND I CALLED ACURA CUSTOMER CARE TO REPORT IT. IT WAS SEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP ON 12/22/13. TWO PARTS WERE REPLACED -- "CANISTER ASSY" AND "MOD. CANISTER D" (NOT THE GAS TANK) ON 12/23/13, AS THE PARTS HAD FAILED FUNCTIONAL TESTING. I PICKED UP THE VEHICLE AT APPROXIMATELY 2:45 PM ON 12/23/13, DROVE TO A GAS STATION, PUT THE NOZZLE IN THE INTAKE LOCATION AND HAD THE EXACT SAME RESULT AS BEFORE. GASOLINE SPEWED OUT AND SPRAYED ME AGAIN. I HAVE SAFETY CONCERNS ON A COUPLE OF LEVELS: THE SPILLED/SPEWED GASOLINE POSES A FIRE HAZARD FOR ME, THE VEHICLE, THE GAS STATION, AND THOSE PEOPLE AROUND ME WHO ARE ALSO FILLING UP, AND HAVING GASOLINE SPILLED ON ME IS AN OBVIOUS HEALTH HAZARD. *TR

VEHICLE DEVELOPS VIBRATION AND SHUTTER IN TRANSMISSION/DRIVETRAIN AT APPROXIMATELY 30MPH ALONG WITH FLUCTUATIONS IN RPMS. ALSO, TORQUE CONVERTER FEELS SEMI-LOCKED AT IDLE WHEN IN DRIVE SHORTLY AFTER STARTING CAUSING ROUGH IDLE AND STALLS, AND HESITATION UPON INITIAL ACCELERATION. *TR

THROUGH OUT THIS YEAR I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FILL MY GAS TANK SEVERAL TIMES AND THE HOSE KEEPS TRIPPING OFF AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS. I CAN'T PUT MORE THAN TWO OR THREE GALLONS IN MY CAR AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO DO THAT. GAS RUNS OUT OF THE TANK ON TO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE TIRES. THIS PAST SUMMER I HAD THE ACURA DEALER REPAIR THE PROBLEM. THEY COULD NOT DETERMINE A SOLUTION. I PAID ABOUT $150.00. *TR

WHEN EVER WE TRY TO FILL OUR CAR WE GET ABOUT 1/2 OF A GALLON OF GAS AND THE GAS PUMP STOPS AND GAS GOES DOWN THE SIDE OF THE CAR. *TR

MY CAR MAKES A GRINDING NOISE AND VIBRATES WHEN I AM ACCELERATING AND HIT 30-35 MPH. *TR

I WAS DRIVING MY CAR ABOUT 35 MPH AND THE TRANSMISSION STARTED SLIPPING. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND HAD THE CAR TOWED. THE RADIATOR FLUID HAD LEAKED INTO THE TRANSMISSION, INITIALLY I HAD THE RADIATOR REPLACED AND HAD THE CONTAMINATED FLUID FLUSHED AND REPLACED SEVERAL TIMES. I DROVE THE CAR FOR SEVERAL DAYS THINKING THAT HAD TAKEN CARE OF THE PROBLEM- IT DID NOT!! I HAD TO HAVE THE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 103,764 MILES. THE TOTAL COST TO ME FOR BOTH REPAIRS WAS $4519.09. NOW I AM FINDING OUT THAT HAS BEEN A PROBLEM AND I FEEL THAT ACURA SHOULD HAVE RECALLED ALL OF THE 2004 ACURAS AND SHOULD PAY OR IN THE VERY LEAST HELP WITH THE COST OF THE REPAIRS. *TR

INTERNAL LEAK IN RADIATOR CAUSING A LEAK OF COOLANT TO TRANSMISSION FLUID AND VICE VERSA, DAMAGING TRANSMISSION AND RENDERING CAR NOT DRIVABLE WITHIN MOMENTS.

I WAS TOLD MY RADIATOR BLADDER EXPLODED CAUSING ALL FLUIDS TO MIX, THUS I NOW NEED A NEW RADIATOR AND A NEW TRANSMISSION, COST OF REPAIR IS $4600. MY 04 MDX HAS 137K THIS SHOULD NOT HAPPEN, THERE ARE NUMEROUS CASES OF THIS SAME ISSUE ALL OVER THE INTERNET ACURA FORUMS, WHY HAS THERE NOT BEEN A RECALL ON THIS ISSUE, THERE IS CLEARLY AN ISSUE WITH THE RADIATORS. I NEED TO HAVE THE RADIATOR REPLACED, ALL FLUIDS DRAINED AND THEN FLUSHED 5-8 TIMES TO ENSURE ALL THE CONTAMINATION IS GONE, THEN NEW FLUIDS PUT BACK IN ALONG WITH A REPLACEMENT TRANSMISSION. THERE HAS TO BE NUMEROUS COMPLAINTS ABOUT THIS, PLEASE HELP! *TR

PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE USED. RECENTLY NOTICED BACKREST PORTION OF DRIVER SEAT OVERHEATS WHEN SEAT HEATER TURNED ON HIGH SETTING AND SMELLS LIKE BURNT POPCORN. THE HEATER HAS CAUSED A HOT ENOUGH TEMPERATURE TO BURN THROUGH THE LEATHER SEAT CREATING AN APPROXIMATELY 2MM SIZE BURN IN THE DRIVER'S BACKREST. I ALSO NOTICED BROWN DISCOLORATION IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT BASE AND WHAT APPEARS TO BE A SIMILAR PROBLEMATIC AREA ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT BASE WITH A HARDENED LEATHER AREA ABOUT THE SIZE OF A 3X3 POST-IT NOTE. *TR

BACKREST PORTION OF DRIVER SEAT HEATS TO AN EXTREMELY HIGH & UNBEARABLE TO TOUCH(EVEN WITH MULTIPLE LAYERS ON IN WINTER) TEMPERATURE WHEN SEAT HEATER TURNED ON HIGH SETTING. THE HEATER HAS CAUSED A HOT ENOUGH TEMPERATURE TO BURN THROUGH THE SEAT. THERE IS A GUMSTICK SIZE BURN IN THE PORTION OF THE SEAT WHERE IT GETS THE HOTTEST(COINCIDES ANATOMICALLY WITH DRIVER'S MIDDLE TO UPPER RIGHT SIGHT OF BACK). THE HEATER BURNED THROUGH THE EXTERNAL LEATHER COVERING WHICH IS NOW BLACK FROM THE BURN. ALSO THE LEATHER IS HARDENED AROUND THAT AREA FROM THE HIGH TEMPERATURE AND FEELS LIKE BURNED, HARD PLASTIC. *TR

THERE IS A SHUDDERING NOISE / VIBRATION COMING FROM THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 25-45 MPH. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT WAS TRAVELING 50 MPH WHEN THE TRANSMISSION EXHIBITED A GRINDING SOUND AS THE VEHICLE INDEPENDENTLY DECELERATED AND CAME TO A STOP. THE CONTACT DID NOT HAVE THE VEHICLE INSPECTED. THE FAILURE AND THE CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 90,000.

MAJOR ISSUES WITH MY TRANSMISSION SHUDDERING AND VIBRATING ON MY 2004 ACURA MDX. HAD HONDA REVIEW THE VEHICLE WAS TOLD I NEEDED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER AND THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN ISSUE . CALLED ACURA AND NOW I'M HERE...... *TR

I HAVE ATTEMPTED TO FILL MY GAS TANK SEVERAL TIMES AND THE HOSE KEEPS TRIPPING OFF AFTER A COUPLE SECONDS. I CAN'T PUT MORE THAN TWO OR THREE GALLONS IN MY CAR AND IT TAKES FOREVER TO DO THAT. GAS RUNS OUT OF THE TANK ON TO THE SIDE OF THE CAR AND THE TIRES. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY SAID THERE IS NO RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE AND THAT THEY CAN'T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. *TR

ANOTHER 2004 MDX TRANSMISSION ISSUE.JUTTER OCCURING BETWEEN THE SPEEDS OF 25-45 MPH.DEALER CLAIMS THIS IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY ANY LONGER(100,000 MILES ON CAR) AND THERE HAVE BEEN VERY FEW COMPLAINTS ON THIS PROBLEM.AFTER TAKING THE ISSUE OF NEEDING A NEW TRANSMISSION TO CORPORATE,I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD COVER ONLY A PORTION OF THE COST. MY PORTION WOULD BE 2500.00. THIS IS ABSURD. ACURA KNOWS FULL WELL THAT A PROBLEM EXISTS AND SHOULD STAND BY THEIR VEHICLES. THEY HAVE CERTAINLY LOST ME AS A THREE TIME BUYER OF THEIR VEHICLES. *TT

SHUDDERING IN TRANSMISSION BETWEEN 35MPH AND 45MPH AND LACK OF POWER. TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY SAID HONDA HAS A SERVICE BULLETIN ON IT. *TR

TRANSMISSION/TORQUE CONVERTER VIBRATION AT 35-45MPH. STARTED AT 70,000 MILES. FORCED TO REPLACE TRANSMISSION, ACURA SHOULD BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS FAILURE. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED DUE TO FAULTY EQUIPMENT. THIS CAUSED A TOTAL TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT PER ACURA. *TT

OUR 2004 ACURA APPEARS TO BE VERY SLUGGISH AND SLOW TO ACCELERATE IN 35-40 MILES RANGE AND WAS PULLING TO THE RIGHT. SO, WE TOOK IT TO ACURA DEALERSHIP IN LOS GATOS, CALIFORNIA ON 1/27/2009 FOR FURTHER INVESTIGATION. THAT'S WHEN THE DEALER RECOMMENDED A NEW TRANSMISSION WITHOUT ANY MENTION OF THE EXISTING RECALLS ON THE 2004 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. *TR

DRIVING HOME AFTER PURCHASING USED 2004 ACURA MDX THE VEHICLE WAS MAKING A NOTICEABLE SHUTTER/GRINDING NOISE BETWEEN 30-45 MPH UNDER LIGHT ACCELERATION. DEALERSHIP DIAGNOSED FAULTY TORQUE CONVERTER AND REPLACED AT NO COST. NO APPROXIMATELY 11,000 MILES LATER, THE PROBLEM HAS CAME BACK WITH BAD TORQUE CONVERTER. INTERNET SEARCH REVEALS THIS PROBLEM IS COMMON WITH THESE VEHICLES. WOULD NOT HAVE PURCHASED IF KNOWN ISSUES BEFORE. THESE IS AN OBVIOUS DESIGN FLAW IN THE POWER TRAIN. *TR

I HAVE AN ACURA 2004 MDX. 111,000 MILES. SERVICED AS DIRECTED. JUST REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION AND THE TORQUE CONVERTER. THIS IS AN ISSUE THAT IS CLEARLY A PROBLEM. ACURA HAD RECALLS BUT CLAIMED TO HAVE "FIXED" THE ISSUE. THERE IS NO WAY A PROPERLY MAINTAINED CAR SHOULD HAVE TO HAVE A COMPLETE TRANSMISSION OVERHAUL DONE. THE MAINSHAFT HAD TO BE REPLACED AS WELL. THE MECHANICS THAT DID THE WORK ARE EX ACURA MECHANICS. THEY CONFIRMED THAT THIS WAS THE EXACT KINDS OF PROBLEM THEY REPLACED FOR YEARS ON MDX'S. I HAD TO HAVE AN ENTIRE NEW TRANSMISSION WITH MAIN SHAFT AND TORQUE CONVERTER REPLACED. THIS COST ME $3,558.02. THIS IS WRONG. A CAR, ESPECIALLY A HIGH END CAR LIKE ACURA, SHOULD NOT HAVE TO HAVE AN ENTIRE TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 111K MILES. IT WAS UNETHICAL OF ACURA TO NOT ADVISE ME OF THIS HISTORY BEFORE PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. *TR

MY 2004 ACURA MDX HAS BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM AT 71,000 MILES. WHEN WE ARE AT LOW SPEEDS, 35 - 45 MPH THE TRANSMISSION STARTS TO VIBRATE AS IF WE ARE GOING OVER RAILROAD TRACKS. OVER THE PAST FEW MONTHS THE GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE POINT THAT WE ARE HAVE TO FILL UP TWICE A WEEK TO DRIVE ROUGHLY 150 MILES. I HAVE READ HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS FROM OTHER 2004-2006 MDX OWNERS WITH THIS SAME COMPLAINT. SOME 2004 MODELS HAVE BEEN RECALLED BUT NOT MINE. HOW CAN THEY ONLY RECALL SPECIFIC VIN'S AND NOT THE ENTIRE MODEL YEAR. THIS IS A FINANCIAL AND SAFETY CONCERN, ONE BECAUSE THE VEHICLES GAS MILEAGE HAS DROPPED SIGNIFICANTLY AND THE TRANSMISSION COULD LOCK-UP OR OVERHEAT AT ANYTIME. *TR

I OWN A 2004 ACURA MDX AND 3 OUT OF THE 4 AIR VENTS (CLIPS) IN THE FRONT AREA OF THE CAR ARE BROKEN. THEY ARE VERY CHEAPLY MADE AND FALL INTO PIECES WHEN YOU TRY TO ADJUST THE FLOW OF AIR. I DID SOME RESEARCH AND FOUND OUT THERE IS A LOT OF OTHER PEOPLE ALSO OUT THERE WITH THIS PROBLEM. MANY FORUMS, SUCH AS EDMUNDS, HAS MANY PEOPLE COMPLAINING ABOUT THE SAME THING. THEY EITHER NEED TO BE RECALLED OR ACURA NEEDS TO START SELLING REPLACEMENT CLIPS INSTEAD OF THE ENTIRE AIR VENT. *TR

2004 ACURA MDX, STARTED TO SHUDDER/VIBRATE/GRINDING NOISE NOTICED JUST AFTER 50K MILES. THE PROBLEM OCCURS WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 25 TO 45 MILES, TRYING TO COAST OR DECELERATE. ALSO OBSERVED THE SUDDEN HESITATION OF THE VEHICLE WHEN THE SHUDDER OCCURS. IF I PUT IT IN D4 (INSTEAD OF D5) THEN IT DOESN'T SEEM TO BE MAKING THE GRINDING NOISE/VIBRATION. I HAVE REPORTED THE ISSUE AROUND 50K+ MILEAGE TO THE DEALER BUT DEALER SAID THEY CAN'T REPRODUCE/IDENTIFY IT. I HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM IN 2 OTHER VISITS TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, EVERY TIME THEY DENIED THE PROBLEM. NOW, AT 90K MILES I COMPLAINED ABOUT THE PROBLEM AND THIS TIME THEY WERE ABLE TO HEAR AND OBSERVE THE SOUND, EXACTLY THE SAME AS I HAVE BEEN REPORTING SINCE IT HAD 50K+ MILEAGE. ACURA DEALER IS SAYING THE WHOLE TRANSMISSION (TORQUE CONVERTER) HAS TO BE REPLACED. FOR A VEHICLE THAT COSTS $40K HAVING TRANSMISSION ISSUES AT 50K MILEAGE IS UNACCEPTABLE. I DON'T DRIVE IT ROUGH AND DON'T NEGLECT THE MAINTENANCE. THERE ARE SO MANY COMPLAINTS IN THE ONLINE FORUMS ON THIS EXACT TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS. ACURA/HONDA CUSTOMER SERVICE IS VERY POOR OR NON-EXISTING, THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF SUCH A PROBLEMATIC COMPONENT IN A LUXURY VEHICLE. *TR

A RATTLING/SHUDDERING/GRINDING IS OCCURING WHEN ACCELERATING, AND ONLY WHEN ACCELERATING, BETWEEN 30 AND 42 MPH. IT IS A RESULT OF A FAILING TORQUE CONVERTER. PROBLEM ONLY OCCURS WHILE IN D5. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA MDX. THERE ARE ABOUT 77,000 MILES ON IT. VSA, VTM-4, ABS, AND AIRBAG LIGHTS KEEP FLASHING. SO I TOOK IT TO MY ACURA DEALERSHIP AND THEY TOLD ME THAT AFTER DIAGNOSTIC THAT THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILED. I BELIEVE THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG WITH THE WIRING OF ALL MDX IN OR AROUND 2004. THERE HAS BEEN NUMEROUS REPORTING OF REAR DIFFERENTIAL FAILURES IN 2003 AND 2004 MDXS. ACURA SHOULD TAKE A LOOK INTO THIS AND MAYBE DO A RECALL. THIS IS VERY DANGEROUS BECAUSE THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A LOUD NOISE AND SLOWS DOWN WHEN YOU ARE DRIVING ALMOST AS IF THE TRANSMISSION WAS ABOUT TO GO OUT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE IN FOR INSPECTION AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS SLIPPING. THE FAILURE WAS WITHIN THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL TORQUE CONVERTER. THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER AND WAS TOLD THAT THIS WAS A KNOWN FAILURE THAT ACURA HAD BEEN HANDLING ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS. THE CONTACT SPOKE WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS NOT UNDER WARRANTY AND THEY WOULD NOT RECEIVE ANY ASSISTANCE BECAUSE THE CONTACT WAS NOT THE ORIGINAL OWNER. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 63,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 65,000.

AFTER BACKING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY AND SHIFTING THE CAR INTO D5 THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NOT ENGAGE AND WAS COMPLETELY SLIPPING. AFTER SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR I WAS ABLE TO GET THE CAR TO DRIVE AND THEN SHIFTED BACK INTO D5. UPON SLOWING AND THEN TRYING TO ACCELERATE AGAIN THE TRANSMISSION AGAIN COMPLETELY FAILED TO ENGAGE AND HAT TO BE SHIFTED INTO THE LOWEST GEAR TO RE-ENGAGE THE TRANSMISSION. ALSO, ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS WHILE TRYING TO PASS OTHER VEHICLES THE TRANSMISSION WOULD AGAIN COMPLETELY SLIP. ALSO AT POINTS WHERE I WOULD ENTER TRAFFIC FROM A SIDE STREET OR PARKING LOT AS I HAVE TRIED TO ENTER TRAFFIC AT AN OPENING THE TRANSMISSION WOULD FAIL TO ENGAGE WHICH HAS CREATED VERY DANGEROUS SITUATIONS WHERE WE HAVE ALMOST BEEN IN A VERY BAD ACCIDENT. *TR

THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE THE INCIDENT IS THAT OUR VEHICLE JUST STARTED TO LOSE POWER AS WE WERE TRAVELING ON THE HIGHWAY. THEN, IT JUST FROZE. THE CAR WOULD NOT MOVE. THEN, IT SEEMED TO BE ALRIGHT BUT IT WOULD FREEZE UP AGAIN. IT WAS VERY FRIGHTENING BECAUSE THERE WERE CARS ON THE HIGHWAY GOING 60-65 MPH. WE WERE ABLE TO MAKE IT HOME AND HAD THE CAR TOWED TO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND THEN TO ACURA GARAGE A DAY LATER. WE WERE GIVEN NO WARNING OF A PROBLEM. THERE WAS NO LIGHT TO INDICATE A PROBLEM. WE WERE TOLD THAT THE TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER NEEDED REPLACED. WE LEARNED THAT THIS IS AN ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THE ACURA MDX. WE FILED A CLAIM WITH ACURA. WE HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN. APPARENTLY, HONDA/ACURA KNOWS OF THIS PROBLEM BUT REFUSES TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. WE BOUGHT OUR 2004 MDX NEW. WE HAD ALL NECESSARY MAINTENANCE DONE ON THE VEHICLE. ACURA WANTED OUR DOCUMENTATION WHICH WE PROVIDED. THEY OFFERED TO PAY HALF OF THE REPAIRS. OUR EXPENSE WAS $2000. I FEEL THAT A RECALL IS IN ORDER. AGAIN, HONDA/ACURA KNOWS ABOUT THIS PROBLEM WITH NOT JUST THE ACURA BUT THE PILOT AND THE ODYSSEY, AS WELL. OUR CAR HAD 79,000 MILES ON IT WHEN THIS OCCURRED. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHEN HE ATTEMPTED TO PUMP GAS, THE FUEL WILL SPILL OUT WHICH WAS SIMILAR TO THE FAILURE IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID NUMBER: 04V541000 (FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE: STORAGE: TANK ASSEMBLY). THE DEALER AND MANUFACTURER WERE INFORMED WHO ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT HIS VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THIS RECALL. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 80,000. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 75,000.

MY MECHANIC DETERMINED MY FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS NEED REPLACING, AND MENTIONED IT BEING COMMON IN MY VEHICLE. I'VE SINCE FOUND OTHERS WITH ACURA MDXS WITH THE SAME PROBLEM. NEVER NEEDED MOUNTS REPLACED IN ANY OTHER VEHICLES OWNED. I BELIEVE IT TO BE AN INHERENT DEFECT ACURA MUST ADDRESS.

I OWN A 2004 ACURA MDX WITH APPROX. 58,000 MI. THE PROBLEM I'M EXPERIENCING IS WHEN EVER I TRY TO FUEL THE VEHICLE IT EITHER STOPS AUTOMATICALLY AFTER ABOUT 0.2 GAL OR IT OVERFLOWS ONTO THE BODY AND TIRES ALSO AFTER ABOUT0.2 GAL. I NOTICED IT ABOUT 6-8 WEEKS AGO, SO I STARTED GOING TO A DIFFERENT GAS STATION WHERE IT WOULD FILL WITHOUT PROBLEMS, BUT JUST IN THE LAST WEEK, IT DOES IT ALL THE TIME NO MATTER WHAT GAS STATION I GO TO. I FEEL THIS TO BE A SAFETY HAZARD DUE TO THE FACT ANY FUEL SPILL IS HAZARDOUS, LET ALONE IF IT SPILLS ONTO THE REAR TIRE WHEN THE BREAKS ARE HOT ON A HOT SUMMER DAY AND I JUST GOT OUT OF A TRAFFIC JAM WHERE I WAS CONSTANTLY HAVING TO BREAK. ALL THOUGH I'VE READ MANY COMPLAINTS OF THIS SAME PROBLEM WITH OTHER MDX OWNERS ON VARIOUS ON-LINE FORUMS, ACURA HAS YET TO MAKE A RECALL FOR THIS AND FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE REFUELING THE VEHICLE GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL OUT OF THE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FILLER NECK WAS REPLACED. THE FAILURE CONTINUED TO RECUR SO THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE ORVR WALL WAS REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 3 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR AND THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORVR WALL FAILED. THE ORVR WALL WAS AGAIN REPLACED. APPROXIMATELY 4 MONTHS LATER THE FAILURE BEGAN TO RECUR. THE AUTHORIZED DEALER WAS NOTIFIED AND HE WAS ADVISED TO REPLACE THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

INTERMITTENTLY FOR ABOUT 3 MONTHS, GAS WOULD BE PUMPED AS USUAL. AFTER A FEW SECONDS, THE GAS WOULD GUSH BACK OUT. OR, ONLY A COUPLE DOLLARS OF GAS COULD BE PUMPED BEFORE THE AUTO-SHUT OFF STOPPED THE GAS FLOW. YOU TRY AGAIN, AND IT WOULD AUTO-SHUT OFF AGAIN. MAJOR FIRE AND SAFETY HAZARD. DEALER REPLACED ENTIRE GAS TANK TO FIX PROBLEM, BUT CHARGED CUSTOMER FOR LABOR. *TR

2004 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION FAILURE . 81000 MILES WITH JERKY ACTION, SMOKE IN THE HOOD. SMELL OF BURNT OIL. METAL PART UNDER THE PART BURNT AS LIQUID. NO COVERAGE AND 7000 DOLLAR COSTLY REPLACEMENT. NO WARRANTY. *TR

MY 2004 ACURA MDX HAS BEEN MAKING A GRINDING NOISE (AS IF GOING OVER RUMBLE STRIPS) WHEN DRIVING ABOVE 35 MPH ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ON A CURVE. THE POHANKA ACURA DEALERSHIP STATES THAT THE TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAULTY. THIS PARTICULAR PROBLEM IS LISTED NUMEROUS TIMES ONLINE FOR THE 2004 MDX. ACURA HAS NOT PLACED A RECALL APPARENTLY BECAUSE THEY DO NOT SEE IT AS A SAFETY ISSUE. THEY WILL NOT ADMIT TO HAVE USED A FAULTY PART IN BUILDING THIS PARTICULAR MODEL. HIGHLY DISAPPOINTED WITH THIS TYPE OF BUSINESS PRACTICE. WHERE IS THE CUSTOMER SERVICE THEY RAVE ABOUT? THEY ARE ASKING FOR OVER $3K TO REPLACE THE FAULTY PART. I AM GOING TO RESEARCH SOME OTHER AVENUES BEFORE I MAKE MY FINAL DECISION. *TR

WHEN IN D5 DRIVING BETWEEN 30-45 MPH AT 1500 RPMS THE TRANSMISSION MAKES A VIBRATION/DULL-GRINDING NOISE INTERMITTENTLY. IT SEEMS TO FORCE ITSELF INTO 5TH GEAR AT LOW-SPEEDS, AND THEN LUGS THE ENGINE AND RETURNS TO 3RD OR 4TH GEAR AFTER A FEW SECONDS. ITS AFFECTS THE PERFORMANCE OF THE ENGINE, AND IS WEARING OUT THE AUTO-TRANSMISSION QUICKLY. WHY ISN'T THERE A RECALL FOR THIS ISSUE IF ITS AS PREVALENT AS IT SEEMS? I WOULDN'T HAVE PURCHASED THE CAR IF I NOTICED THIS PROBLEM BEFORE-HAND. *TR

I HAVE A 2004 ACURA MDX, RECENTLY, THE TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED (MILEAGE 65000) AND THIS WILL LEAD TO THE TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I FOUND NUMEROUS MDX OWNERS COMPLAIN THIS PROBLEMS. SO ACURA SHOULD HAVE A RECALL FOR THIS AND EXTEND THE WARRANTY. *TR

I WAS DRIVING TO WORK ON THE CAPITAL BELTWAY WHEN MY LOW TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON AND WITHIN MINUTES, MY TIRE WAS COMPLETELY FLAT. WHEN ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE REMOVED MY TIRE, IT HAD COMPLETELY SPLIT ON THE INSIDE SIDEWALL. THE SHOP NOTICED THE SAME SPLIT HAPPENING ON THE OTHER REAR TIRE SO BOTH WERE REPLACED IMMEDIATELY. I SAVED THE TIRES AND HAD TO TAKE THEM TO A GOODYEAR DEALER WHERE I WAS OFFERED A PRORATED REFUND. I WAS 7 MONTHS PREGNANT AT THE TIME AND EXTRAORDINARILY LUCKY THAT THIS DIDN'T CAUSE AN ACCIDENT. *TR

2004 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED AT 70K MILES AND REPLACED. AT 80 K THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS OR VIBRATES BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH INDICATING TORQUE CONVERTER FAILURE AGAIN..... *TR

I BOUGHT AN USED ACURA FROM A DEALER ALMOST TWO YEARS AGO BUT 3 MONTH AGO THE VEHICLE SHUDDERS OR VIBRATES BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH, AS PER DIAGNOSE OF ACURA, THEY STATED TORQUE CONVERTER IS FAULTY. HOWEVER BECAUSE CAR IS NOT UNDER WARRANTY THEY DON'T WANT TO COVER PROBLEM NO MATTER OF THE NUMBER OF COMPLAINTS OF SEVERAL PEOPLE ON SEVERAL WEBSITES. *TR

MY 2004 ACURA MDX - HAS SAFETY CONCERNS AROUND SHUDDERING - GRINDING AND VIBRATING WITHIN THE VEHICLE WHEN ACCELERATING BEYOND 35 MPH. THERE ARE SEVERAL FORUMS WITH HUNDREDS OF COMPLAINTS LISTED FROM OTHER VARIOUS OWNERS OF THE SAME MODEL VEHICLE MANUFACTURED IN MODEL YEARS 2003 - 2004. THIS SAFETY ISSUE APPEARS TO BE AN ABSOLUTE DEFECT THAT AFFECTS THE DRIVING PERFORMANCE OF THE VEHICLE. THE STATED REPAIR COST RANGE BETWEEN $2,500 AND $3,000. THE DEALER IS NOT OPEN TO COVERING ANY O F THE COST OF THE DEFECT. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT WAS REFUELING THE VEHICLE AS GASOLINE BEGAN TO SPILL FROM THE FUEL TANK. THE DEALER REPLACED THE FILLER NECK YET THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE DEALER THEN REPLACED THE ON-BOARD REFUELING VAPOR RECOVERY (ORVR) WALL. WITHIN THREE MONTHS, THE FAILURE HAD RECURRED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN BACK TO THE DEALER WHERE THE CONTACT WAS ADVISED THAT THE REPLACEMENT OF THE ORVR WALL HAD FAILED. THE ORVR WALL WAS REPLACED A SECOND TIME BUT TO NO AVAIL. THE DEALER THEN ADVISED REPLACING THE ENTIRE FUEL TANK. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT FURTHER REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 89,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 95,000.

2004 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE. I CAN FEEL/HEAR THE VIBRATION/SHUDDER/GRINDING BETWEEN 20-50 MPH WHILE MAINTAINING THE STEADY SPEED WITH LIGHT LOAD. THE SAME ISSUE HAPPENED ONCE WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS AT AROUND 45000 MILES. THE DEALER REPLACED THE TORQUE CONVERTER UNDER WARRANTY. HOWEVER, THE SAME ISSUE CAME BACK AT AROUND 75000 MILES UNTIL NOW AT 93000 MILES. IT WAS ONLY NOTICEABLE AT AROUND 30 MPH, BUT NOW CAN BE NOTICED BETWEEN 20 AND 50 MPH. *TR

2004 ACURA MDX FAILED TORQUE CONVERTER, GRINDING AT LOW SPEED 10MPH-20MPH. REPAIRS ONGOING CAR HAS BEEN AT DEALER FOR TWO WEEKS. PURCHASED EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM ACURA AND IS SUPPOSED TO BE COVERED BUT WARRANTY COMPANY DRAGGING THEIR FEET. CURRENT MILEAGE 90K NO WARNING OR PREVIOUS PROBLEM. ALSO REAR MAIN SEAL ON ENGINE BEING REPLACED WHICH IS IMMEDIATELY ADJACENT TO CONVERTER. ESTIMATED COST TO REPAIR $3,500. *TR

TORQUES CONVERTER PROBLEM 2004 ACURA MDX SERVICE BULLETIN 06-003. *TR

2004 ACURA MDX PROBLEM WITH THE REAR CENTER SEAT BELT. CONSUMER STATES THE LATCH PLATE SLIDES FREELY WHICH MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO INSTALL AN INFANT SEAT WITHOUT A LOCKING CLIP.. *KB

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE TRAVELING AT 15 MPH, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL GRINDING COMING FROM THE TRANSMISSION. IN ADDITION, WHEN ACCELERATING AT 15-40 MPH, THE GRINDING WOULD STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A LOCAL MECHANIC WHERE HE WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED. THERE WERE NO PRIOR WARNINGS OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 91,000 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 105,000.

TRANSMISSION GROWLING NOISE AND VIBRATION BETWEEN 35-40MPH WHEN ACCELERATING MODERATELY. *TR

VIBRATION AND CHATTER NOISE WHILE ACCELERATING BETWEEN 15TO 50 MILES PER HR..THE VEHICLE IS A 2004 ACURA MDX WITH ABOUT 100,00 MILES ON IT NOW NOISE IS VERY BAD AND SEEMS TO BE GETTING MORE OFTEN AND LOUDER WE JUST BOUGHT THIS VEHICLE IN FEB 2010 IF WOULD HAVE KNOWN THIS HAD THIS PROBLEM WE WOULDN'T HAVE BOUGHT IT SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE BY THE MANUFACTURE TO TAKE CARE OF THIS,THERE SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF MDX UNITS WITH THIS PROBLEM. *TR

MY COMPLAINT IS ABOUT MY 2004 ACURA MDX THE TORQUE CONVERTER MAKES THE GRINDING NOISE THAT MOST OWNERS ARE DEALING WITH I FEEL THAT ACURA HAS NOT ACCEPT RESPONSIBILITY FOR THIS DEFECT. *TR

2004 ACURA MDX TORQUE CONVERTER ISSUE (VIBRATION/ SHUDDER / GRINDING BETWEEN 30-50 MPH WHILE ACCELERATING. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO REPAIR YET WAITING UNTIL IT BECOMES A BIGGER PROBLEM. *TR

ACURA 2004 MDX TORQUE CONVERTER SHUDDER OR VIBRATION. *TR

I EXPERIENCED A TERRIFYING EVENT OF SUDDEN ACCELERATION. I WAS PULLING INTO A CHURCH PARKING LOT YESTERDAY MORNING AND HAD ALMOST COME TO A FULL STOP WHEN SUDDENLY THE ENGINE REVVED AND THE CAR TOOK OFF (A WITNESS SAID THE HORN BEEPED AS IT HAPPENED; I DON'T REMEMBER, I WAS SO BUSY TRYING TO CONTROL THE CAR AND THE ENGINE WAS LOUD, LIKE A TEEN-AGER IN A DRAG RACE). I KEPT BRAKING AND TURNED THE WHEEL SHARPLY TO AVOID HITTING THE FENCE IN FRONT OF ME BUT COULDN'T GET IT TO STOP. IT WAS LIKE IT WAS DEMON-POSSESSED. I HIT A GLANCING BLOW TO A TRANSFORMER AND A TREE AND HIT TWO BACKYARD FENCES. A METAL POLE OF THE FENCE GOT CAUGHT IN THE RIGHT TIRE AND I STOPPED BEFORE GOING INTO A SWIMMING POOL. THE ENGINE QUIETED DOWN SOMEWHAT SIMULTANEOUSLY. I'M NOT SURE YET WHETHER IT HAPPENED BECAUSE OF SOMETHING INSTALLED IN THE CAR ORIGINALLY AS IT HAS NOT YET BEEN INVESTIGATED BY OUR INSURANCE COMPANY BUT WE HAVEN'T HAD ANY RECENT REPAIR TO THE ACCELERATOR OR HAD ANY SERIOUS PROBLEMS WITH THIS CAR BEFORE THIS. *TR

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED HE WAS INVOLVED IN A MINOR CRASH DUE TO BRAKE FAILURE. THERE WERE NO INJURIES. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED BUT THERE WAS HESITATION IN ENGAGEMENT OF THE BRAKES. THE VEHICLE SUSTAINED MINOR DAMAGE TO THE FRONT BUMPER. THE CONTACT CONFIRMED THAT THE BRAKES IN THE VEHICLE WERE UNUSUALLY SOFT. THE DEALER COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE FAILURE IN THE BRAKING SYSTEM. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 138,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING 35MPH, THE BATTERY CABLE BECAME DISCONNECTED AND THE VEHICLE LOST ALL POWER. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO STEER OR STOP THE VEHICLE WHEN THE FAILURE HAPPENED, HOWEVER THERE WAS NO ACCIDENT. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WAS 145000.

SUDDEN TRANSMISSION FAILURE ON THE HIGHWAY. LOSE ALL POWER FROM THE ENGINE TO THE WHEELS. HAS TO PULL OVER SUDDENLY IN TRAFFIC TO AVOID BEING HIT BY OTHER CARS TRAVELING AT NORMAL SPEED. THE TRANSMISSIONS ON HONDA/ACURA V6S APPARENTLY HAVE SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS. *TR

ALL ACURA MDX HAVE THE FOLLOWING PROBLEMS- AND ALL ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TO FIX. ACURA DEALERS AND CORPORATE DOES NOT CARE TO LISTEN- BECAUSE WE FOOLS KEEP BUYING THERE CARS. - ALL TRANSMISSIONS WILL FAIL VERY EARLY. COST (4,800) - ALL MOTOR MOUNTS WILL FAIL (1000) - HORN, CRUISE, AUDIO CONTROLS WILL FAIL. ( 400). PLUS LOTS OF OTHER ISSUES. *TR

2004 ACURA MDX WITH FOLLOWING ISSUES: HORN, CRUISE,AUDIO NOT WORKING. TRANSMISSION BAD MOTOR MOUNT BAD. *TR

I WENT TO DRUG A STORE AND WAS IN A HURRY WHEN I PARKED THE VEHICLE. I LEFT THE CAR IN "DRIVE" AS I WAS IN A HURRY AND DIDN'T NOTICE. I WAS ABLE TO TURN OFF THE IGNITION AND REMOVE THE KEY, WHICH DIDN'T REGISTER TO ME AS A PROBLEM AT THE TIME. WHEN I CAME OUT OF THE STORE, I FOUND THE VEHICLE HAD ROLLED BACKWARDS AND STRUCK ANOTHER PARKED VEHICLE, CAUSING APPROXIMATELY $2200 IN DAMAGE TO THE OTHER VEHICLE. MINIMAL TO NO DAMAGE TO MY VEHICLE. WHEN I GOT HOME I WAS ABLE TO DUPLICATE THIS SITUATION. *TR

TOOK CAR IN FOR INSPECTION AND THE DEALER TOLD US OUR FRONT ENGINE MOUNT NEEDS REPLACING. NEVER HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS WITH OUR PREVIOUS CARS. SHOULDN'T ACURA TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR THEIR MISTAKES. *TR

THE STARTER ON MY 2004 ACURA MDX HAS FAILED. I AM GOING TO PAY 500.00 TO REPLACE IT. REPAIR SHOP SAYS THIS IS NOT A COMMON REPAIR FOR A CAR OF THIS AGE. I AM CURIOUS IF IT IS A DEFECTIVE PART. THE CAR ONLY HAS 54,000 MILES ON IT. PLEASE HELP ME. STARTERS SHOULD LAST MUCH LONGER THAN THIS. *TR

1. THE FRONT AND SIDE MOTOR MOUNTS ON MY '04 ACURA MDX ARE BROKEN AS WELL AS THE REAR A/C BLOWER. PROBLEM WAS FIRST DIAGNOSED BY A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WAS REPLACING THE BRAKES FOR US. ASIDE FROM THE BRAKES, THE AUTO HAS BEEN DEALER MAINTAINED INCL. OIL CHANGES. ACURA CONFIRMED THE DIAGNOSIS AND REFUSED TO OFFER ANY "GOOD WILL" DISCOUNT FOR THE REPAIRS. 2. FRONT MOUNT BROKE FIRST, FOLLOWED BY THE SIDE (WITHIN 2-3 WKS.) DUE TO THE ADDITIONAL STRAIN PLACED ON IT BY THE FRONT MOUNT NOT FUNCTIONING. 3. NOTHING AS OF YET. STILL ATTEMPTING TO APPEAL THE DECISION REGARDING "GOOD WILL" ASSISTANCE. I AM IN CONTACT WITH THE DEALERSHIP TRYING TO RESOLVE, BUT NOT VERY OPTIMISTIC. BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS NEED TO BE REPLACED ALONG WITH THE REAR A/C BLOWER. *TR

TIRE SPLIT IN SEVERAL SPOTS NEAR THE RIM OF THE VEHICLE. THE TIRE DEALER WHERE THE TIRES WERE PURCHASED SAID IT WAS MOST LIKELY CAUSED BY LOW INFLATED TIRE, BUT MY VEHICLE HAS AN AUTOMATIC TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR AND THERE HAVE BEEN NO ISSUE WITH TIRE PRESSURE UNTIL THE DAY OF THE INCIDENT WHEN THE TIRE PRESSURE INDICATOR CAME ON TO INDICATE A PRESSURE CHANGE. MY WIFE WAS ABLE TO GET OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT ON THE INTERSTATE AND TRIED TO ADD AIR ONLY TO FIND THAT THE TIRE CONTINUED TO LEAK AIR. SHE WAS ABLE TO GET TO A TIRE DEALER WHO TOLD HER IT WAS ABOUT TO COMPLETE BLOW OUT IF SHE HAD CONTINUED TO DRIVE. THAT DEALER FELT IT WAS A DEFECTIVE TIRE. *TR

TORQUE CONVERTER FAILED, CAUSING A TOTAL NEED FOR TRANSMISSION REPLACEMENT. *AK

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2004 ACURA MDX. THE VEHICLE WAS REAR ENDED WHILE STOPPED. THE SEAT BELT PRETENSIONER FAILED TO DEPLOY AND THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT COLLAPSED. THE DRIVER SIDE SEAT BELT BECAME UNLATCHED AND THE CONTACT WAS THROWN FORWARD SEVERAL TIMES. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THE ENGINE SIZE AND PURCHASE DATE WERE UNKNOWN. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 18,000.

2004 ACURA MDX DRAMATIC DETERIORATION IN THE BRAKING. *TS THE CONSUMER STATED THE NOISE HAS MANIFESTED INTO A GRINDING METAL TO METAL SOUND. THE DEALER TOLD THE CONSUMER THE NOISE WAS A RESULT OF HEAT BUILD UP IN THE BRAKES WHEN THEY GET LOW. THE RIGHT REAR SPEAKER VIBRATED. *JB

CONTINUES TO HAVE A MOLD PROBLEM AND MAKES ME VERY SICK. HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES. MORE THAN 3 TIMES. *NM

INTERMITTENT, RANDOM PULLING TO THE RIGHT WHILE BRAKING - FREQUENTLY SLIGHT AND OCCASIONALLY SIGNIFICANT. ON RARE OCCASION, SIGNIFICANT PULLING TO THE LEFT. ACURA DEALER TECHNICIAN AND SERVICE MANAGER CLAIM THAT THIS IN "NORMAL."

ON A TRIP TO A CAR WASH, MY ACURA MDX GOT LOCKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING WHICH CAUSED A BACK UP ON THE LINE AND LOSS OF BUSINESS FOR THE CAR WASH. I HAD TO HAIL A CAB TO GO HOME AND GET THE SPARE KEY AND COMPENSATED THE OWNER FOR THE LOSS. WHEN I GOT HOME AND READ THE OWNER'S MANUAL I WAS VERY SURPRISED TO FIND OUT THAT THE VEHICLE CAN BE LOCKED USING THE MASTER LOCK BUTTON IN AN OPEN PASSENGER DOOR EVEN WITH THE KEY IN THE IGNITION AND THE ENGINE RUNNING. IT WAS THEN THAT I REALIZED THAT THE CAR WASH ATTENDANT ON THE PASSENGER SIDE MUST HAVE LOCKED THE VEHICLE. THIS IS A FLAWED DESIGN AND CAN POTENTIALLY CAUSE SAFETY PROBLEMS. I NOW HAVE TO CARRY A SPARE KEY WHEN I GO TO A CAR WASH. I BROUGHT THIS TO THE ATTENTION OF THE MANUFACTURER AND GOT NO RESPONSE. *AK

THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT FREQUENTLY BLINKS AND THE CAR OCCASIONALLY MISFIRES WHILE THE CAR IS ACCELERATING OR UNDER HEAVY ENGINE LOAD (E.G., ACCELERATING ONTO THE FREEWAY OR DRIVING ON INTERSTATE THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS). THESE CONDITIONS APPEAR TO HAPPEN MORE FREQUENTLY THE WHETHER IS COOL AND DAMP. WHEN THE VEHICLE MISFIRES, THE ENGINE HESITATES AND VARIOUS DASHBOARD WARNING INDICATORS LIGHT. THE ENGINE HESITATION AND DISTRACTION FROM THE WARNING LIGHTS MAKES IT DIFFICULT TO COMPLETE MERGER INTO TRAFFIC.

THERE IS A CONSISTENT METALLIC CLANGING/RUMBLING AT 2,000 RPM IN ANY GEAR, PARTICULARLY UNDER PART THROTTLE/LIGHT LOAD OPERATION. *JB

AFTER SHIFTING OUT OF REVERSE INTO DRIVE, THE VEHICLE CONTINUED IN REVERSE UNTIL THE CONSUMER TURNED OFF THE VEHICLE AND RESTARTED IT. DEALER WAS NOTIFIED. *JB

DURING A COLLISION THE PASSENGER FELL TO THE SIDE WINDOW AND AIR BAGS DEPLOYED, RESULTING IN HEAD INJURIES. PASSENGER WAS TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO THE HOSPITAL. VEHICLE WAS TOWED. *AK

WAS DRIVING TOWARDS RAPID CITY ON I -90 W FROM ST PAUL MINNESOTTA. AT AROUND 10.30 AM THE VEHICLE ACURA MDX 04 MODEL WHILE GETTING PAST A RV THE RV STARTED SWAYING AND THE LEFT REAR WHEEL OF THE MDX WAS ON THE LEFT SHOULDER. WHILE GETTING BACK TO THE ROAD THE VEHICLE WAS TOTALLY OUT OF CONTROL AND WNET ACROSS THE ROAD AND HIT A FENCE ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD AND CAME TO A STOP. THIS HAPPENED AT MILE MARKER 159 IN SOUTH DAKOTA. AIR BAGS WERE DEPLOYED. ONCE WE GOT OFF THE VEHICLE WE OBSERVED THAT THE LEFT REAR TIRE HAD SLIPPED OFF THE RIM. THE VEHICLE IS EQUIPPED WITH VSA BUT IT DID NOT SEEM TO HELP AS THE VEHICLE WAS UNCONTROLLABLE . THE SPEED AT THE TIME WAS BETWEEN 65 AND 70 MPH. ACURA WOULD NOT LODGE MY COMPLAINT AND WAS ASKED TO WORK WITH MY INSURANCE COMPANY ON THIS.*AK

I BOUGHT A NEW ACURA MDX 2004 AND IN TWO DAYS THE ENGINE MALFUNCTIONED, LIGHT APPEARED. I WENT TO THE DEALER, WHO SAID THAT I NEED TO MAKE AN APPOINTMENT TO FIX THE PROBLEM, EVENTHOUGH AS A NEW CUSTOMER I WAS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE CAR, INDICATING A PROBLEM WITHIN TWO DAYS OF DRIVING LESS THAN 100 MILES. I DID SOME RESEARCH ON THE PROBLEM AND FOUND THAT THE ISSUE I AM FACING IS A KNOWN ISSUE WITHIN THE RANGE OF MY VIN NUMBER. BUT ACURA DEALER AND THE CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP OFFICE IN LA DENIED THAT THEY KNOW ABOUT THE PROBLEM. I ALSO FOUND A SIMILAR THE ISSUE DOCUMENTED ON YOUR WEBSITE. AS A CONSUMER WHAT ARE MY RIGHTS HERE ? A) CAN I GET ACURA TO PROVIDE ME THE LEVEL OF QUALITY AND SERVICE I AM EXPECTING B) REJECT THE PRODUCT IF THEY FAILED TO NOTIFY ME ABOUT THE PROBLEM BEFORE I BOUGHT THE PRODUCT(FAIR DISCLOSURE) ABOUT THE RECALL C) THEY DIDN'T FIX THE PROBLEM BEFORE I BOUGHT THE CAR, EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE AWARE OF THE PROBLEM. I KNOW SOMEONE WHO BOUGHT THE *SAME* MODEL CAR FROM THE *SAME* DEALERSHIP AND THEIR CAR ALSO FALLS IN THE *SAME* VIN RANGE WHICH IS DOCUMENTED TO HAVE THE PROBLEM. THEY TOLD THEM THAT ITS A KNOWN ISSUE WHEN THEY CALLED THE ACURA DEALER SERVICE, AND ASK THEM TO COME DOWN FOR SERVICE. BUT WHEN I ASK THE SAME QUESTION THEY DENY KNOWING ANY ISSUE WITH THE CAR, THEY EVEN SHOWED ME A PRINT OUT WHICH SAYS NOTHING IS FLAGGED AGAINST MY VIN NUMBER. I HAVE CURRENTLY GIVEN MY CAR FOR SERVICE, AND I AM ON A LOANER CAR FROM THE DEALER. STILL WAITING FOR THE CAR TO BE SERVICED. ALSO I AM CONCERNED THAT IF THE PROBLEM REAPPEARS, IT WILL FURTHER ERODE MY CONFIDENCE IN THE CAR AND THE DEALIERSHIP. I AM ALSO EXTREMELY DISSATISFIED AS A CONSUMER AND WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT SHOULD I DO SO THAT OTHER ACURA CONSUMERS DON'T HAVE TO GO THROUGH THE PAIN LIKE I AM GOING THROGUH AND ALSO GET COMPENSATED FOR THE DAMAGES AND INCONVINIENCE CAUSED BY THIS INCIDENT.*AK

THE ACURAMDX THAT I BOUGHT IS FOR MODEL YEAR 2004, THERE IS KIND OF A LOUD DRONING NOISE FROM THE EXHAUST SYSTEM, THAT WAS IDENTIFIED BY THE READING HONDA DEALER AND FURTHUR CONFIRMED BY THE MFG'S REP, BUT THE PROBLEM DID NOT GET FIXED SINCE THE MFG. HAS NO FIX FOR THE PROBLEM AND THE MFG. IS NOT WILLING TO ADRESS THE PROBLEM OR SOLVE IT OR REFUND THE MONEY.*AK

A LOUD RUMBLING NOISE WAS HEARD AT 2000 RPMS. *AK THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIME, HOWEVER THEY PROVIDED NO SOLUTION. *NM

A LOUD "DRONING" SOUND COMES OUT AT 2,000-2,200 MPH, ESPECIALLY LOUD AT APPROXIMATELY 40-45 MPH. DEALERSHIP AND MANUFACTURER SAY THAT THIS IS A "NATURAL SOUND" OF THE 2004 MDX. I DO NOT BUY THIS EXPLANATION IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT AN EXPENSIVE SUV SUCH AS THIS WOULD HAVE A "NATURAL SOUND" LIKE THIS LOUD DRONING SOUND. IT IS VERY LOUD ESPECIALLY DURING COLD WEATHER. THEY INSIST THAT THIS IS RELATED TO THE NEW DUAL EXHAUST SYSTEM OF THE 2004 MDX. WHAT IF IT IS ENGINE OR TRANSMISSION RELATED? *AK