What 70 owners told NHTSA about the 2015 Acura MDX Sport Hybrid

ON PARTICULARLY COLD DAYS IN TEXAS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT, MY ACURA WILL NOT START. THE ELECTRONIC COMPONENTS WORK, BUT THE ENGINE REVS UP FOR ABOUT 5 SECONDS THEN IT TURNS OFF. AFTER THAT THE WARNING LIGHTS FOR STABILITY CONTROL, POWER STEERING EPS, LANE DEPARTURE ASSIST, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT, EMISSION SYSTEMS, HILL START ASSIST, COME ON AND STAY ON BUT THE ENGINE IS OFF. AFTER I TRY TO TURN IT ON AND TURN IT OFF COMPLETELY FOR OVER FIVE TIMES, THEN THE ENGINE CAME ON AND THE MDX WAS DRIVEABLE. WHILE WE DROVE, THE WARNING LIGHTS STAYED ON. WHEN WE GOT TO OUR DESTINATION, WHICH WAS ABOUT 3 MILES, TURNED OFF THE CAR, AND THEN TURNED IT BACK ON, ALL THE WARNING SIGNS WERE GONE. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IT HAPPENS, THE FIRST TIME IT HAPPENED WAS ABOUT THREE MONTHS AGO. THE NIGHT BEFORE, THE BLINKERS WERE ACTING UP. THE LEFT BLINKER SIGNAL INSIDE, WAS SOLID GREEN AND THE SIGNAL LIGHT OUTSIDE WAS FLASHING VERY DIMMLY AND SLOW, THE CLICKING SOUND TO ALERT THAT THE SIGNS LIGHT WAS ON WAS NOT CLICKING. THE RIGHT BLINKER SIGNAL INSIDE FLASHED BUT DID NOT MAKE THE CLICKING SOUND TO ALERT THAT IT IS ON, THE LIGHT OUTSIDE BLINKED NORMALLY. TODAY EVERYTHING IS BACK TO NORMAL.

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BOUGHT OUR 2015 ACURA MDX LESS THEN 6 MONTHS AGO FROM A CERTIFIED USED ACURA DEALER. LAST WEEK, THE EMS, POWER STEERING AND TRANSMISSION LIGHT CAME ON. CAR STAYS IN FIRST GEAR AND JERKS WHILE DRIVING. SPEEDOMETER IS WEIRD. BROUGHT TO ACURA DEALER, OF COURSE THE LIGHTS WERE OFF BY THEN. WAS TOLD WE NEED TO DO SPECIAL TRANSMISSION FLUSH. A WEEK LATER LIGHTS ARE LOL BACK ON! I DRIVE MY KIDS TO AND FROM SCHOOL AND DON'T FEEL SAFE ANYMORE WITH MY CAR

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1. ENGINE EMMISION PROBLEM INDIACTOR - ACURA MAINTANANCE PERSONAL TOLD ME THAT THE WARNING IS BECAUSE OF THE CATALYST SYSTEM EFFICIENCY IS BELOW THRESHOLD NUMBERS AND THEY GOING ADJUST THE SOFTWARE TO INCREASE THE THRESHOLD AND I SHOULD PAY FOR THE UPDATE. 2. STEERING COLUMN SCREECHES OR SQUEALS WHEN IT IS ADJUSTED.

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VEHICLE STOPS ACCELERATING WHILE DRIVING AND LOSES POWER WITHOUT WARNING. MULTIPLE ENGINE LIGHTS GO OFF: CHECK ENGINE, EMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM, ALL WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM PROBLEM, POWER STEERING SYSTEM EPS PROBLEM, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST VSA PROBLEM, HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM, TRAILER STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM. CAR STARTS SMOKING EXCESSIVELY. RETURNED TO THE DEALER SEVERAL TIMES IN JUST A FEW DAYS AND THEY HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE PROBLEM. PROBLEM APPEARS TO RESOLVE AND THEN RETURNS AFTER DRIVING NO MORE THAN 10 MILES. INCIDENTS HAVE OCCURRED WHILE OPERATING THE VEHICLE IN 45 MPH SPEED ZONES WHERE WE HAD THE ABILITY TO PULL OVER AND GET OUT OF TRAFFIC. THIS WILL BE CATASTROPHIC IF DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY AS THE EFFECT OF THIS MALFUNCTION IS EQUIVALENT TO HITTING THE BREAKS WHILE TRAVELING AT HIGH SPEED. CAR IS CURRENTLY BACK WITH THE DEALERSHIP FOR THE 3RD TIME IN 4 DAYS. ACURA MDX DRIVERS SHOULD BE ALERTED TO THIS PROBLEM IMMEDIATELY - IT HAPPENS WITH NO WARNING.

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CAR STARTED TO DRIVE 'JUMPY', THE LOCAL SHOP DID DIAGNOSE A TRANSMISSION ISSUE ABOUT WHICH ACURA HAD A SERVICE BULLETIN- AT LOW SPEED OR AT SUDDEN ACCELERATION CAR WOULD DRIVE UNEVEN, INTERRUPTED; AT CONSTANT HWY SPEED THERE WOULD NOT BE A PROBLEM; CHECK ENGINE LIGHT TURNED ON EMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM. LOCAL SHOP DID REGULAR MAINTAINENCE AS THE SERVICE LIGHT HAD TURNED ON, DIAGNOSED THE FAULT IN CONCORDANCE TO ACURA'S OWN SERVICE BULLETIN HOWEVER UPON TRAVEL TO ACURA DEALERSHIP THIS WAS 'NOT REPRODUCIBLE'. UPON RETURNING HOME CAR STARTED AGAIN TO INTERRUPT WITHOUT CHECK ENGINE LIGHT ON. DIAL OF RPM JUMPS UP AND DOWN WITHOUT REMAINING EVEN ATA CONSTANT SPEED. CAR HAS NEW SPARK PLUGS, OIL, FILTERS, HOWEVER THE LOCAL SHOP HAS DEFERRED THE REST FOR THE DEALERSHIP. ACURA DEALER IN SAVANNAH EXPLAINED THAT THE ISSUE IS IN FACT NOT A 'RECALL' AND I SHOULD BRING THE CAR BACK IF IT DOES THE SAME. HOWEVER PER BULLETIN THE COVERAGE LASTS FOR CARS UP TO 80K MILES AND MINE STARTED THIS AT 79+ AND BY THE TIME I WOULD DRIVE BACK TO THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP IT WOULD PROBABLY EXCEED 80K MILES, WHICH THEY SAID THEY WOULD TAKE INTO CONSIDERATION SHOULD THIS RECUR. OBVIOUSLY THE ISSUE IS KNOWN BUT BECAUSE IT IS NOT A OFFICIAL 'RECALL' THEY WOULD DO NOTHING.

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VEHICLE HAD NUMEROUS PROBLEMS THROUGHOUT THE FIRST TWO YEARS OF OWNERSHIP, WHICH THE DEALERSHIP WAS VISITED FOR REPEATEDLY. THESE PROBLEMS OCCURRED WHEN THE WEATHER WAS VERY COLD, USUALLY BELOW ZERO (F), AND INVOLVED MULTIPLE DISFUNCTIONAL SENSORS ALL DISPLAYING INOPERATIVE. WHEN THESE SENSORS DISPLAYED ERRORS, THAT COMPONENT OF THE CAR WOULD NOT FUNCTION CORRECTLY. (ONE TIME THERE WAS AN ISSUE WITH THE COLLISION MITIGATING SYSTEM, AND THE BRAKES AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGED ON AN ICY ROAD AT FULL SPEED--ANOTHER THERE WAS A PROBLEM WITH THE AWD WHICH TURNED THE VEHICLE INTO A FRONT WHEEL DRIVE OPERATION). DEALERSHIP DISCOVERED AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS, AND WHEN WE TOLD THEM WE WERE GOING TO TRY TO PURSUE A LEMON LAW PROTECTION ON THE VEHICLE, THAT IT WAS A POWER CONTROL MODULE THAT WAS BAD. THIS WAS REPLACED. VEHICLE RAN MOSTLY ERROR FREE FOR SOME TIME AFTER. ON THE MORNING OF 2/15/2018, THE VEHICLE WAS STARTED IN ORDER TO WARM UP. WHILE PARKED WITH THE ENGINE RUNNING, VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE SOMEWHERE BEHIND THE DASH ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. WE PUT THE FIRE OUT USING A FIRE EXTINGUISHER. THANKFULLY, I WAS NOT DRIVING THE VEHICLE AS I WOULD HAVE BEEN 5 MINUTES LATER, AS I HAD NO FIRE EXTINGUISHER IN THE CAR; AND ALSO THANKFULLY THERE WAS NOT GOING TO BE A PASSENGER IF I HAD BEEN DRIVING, AS THE FLASH WAS IMMEDIATE AND INTENSE ON THE PASSENGER SIDE. FURTHER, IT DID NOT CATCH OUR HOUSE OR SHOP ON FIRE WHEN IT WENT, AS IT COULD HAVE. VEHICLE WAS A TOTAL LOSS. DOCUMENTATION OF NUMEROUS PROBLEMS (RECEIPTS OF VISITS TO DEALERSHIP) AND PHOTOS OF DAMAGE TO CAR AFTER FIRE ARE AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST.

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AUTOMATIC SAFETY DOOR RELOCK FAULTY. THE REMOTE WAS USED TO UNLOCK THE DOORS. THE REAR DOOR WAS OPENED AND THE BABY WAS PLACED IN THE CAR SEAT. THE DIAPER BAG WAS THEN PLACED ON THE FLOOR OF THE BACK SEAT. DOORS AUTOMATICALLY RE-LOCKED AFTER 30 SECONDS WITH BABY AND CAR KEYS STUCK INSIDE. 911 WAS CALLED TO RESCUE THE BABY AND BUST OPEN THE DOOR. THIS SHOULD ABSOLUTELY NEVER HAPPEN. AFTER CHANGING THE SETTINGS TO 90 SECONDS, THE CAR STILL LOCKS AT 30. ACURA DENIES HEARING THIS HAPPEN. ACURA SAYS THERE IS NO WAY TO DISABLE THIS "FEATURE".

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WHEN OPENING THE AUTOMATIC TRUNK IT STARTS COMING AND FALLING DOWN RAPIDLY AS TO ALMOST HAVE OUR HEADS TRAPPED. IT'S A DEATH AND INJURY AWAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE CONTACTED BOTH ACURA DEALERSHIP AND ACURA CUSTOMER CARE AND THEY REFUSE TO NOTATE THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND RESOLVE. THEY WANT ME TO PAY FOR A NEW PART WHEN IN NO WAY DID WE CAUSE THIS MALFUNCTION TO OCURR.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE LED HEADLAMPS FAILED TO FUNCTION IN GENERAL AND DURING INCLEMENT WEATHER. THE DEALER (MIKE HALE ACURA, 5601 STATE ST, MURRAY, UT 84107, (801) 263-0202) WAS CONTACTED SEVERAL TIMES TO REACH THE MANUFACTURER TO DETERMINE A SOLUTION. THE SERVICE CENTER MANAGER STATED THAT HE WOULD FURTHER ADDRESS THE MATTER; HOWEVER, AN APPOINTMENT HAD NOT YET BEEN SCHEDULED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE VIN AND FAILURE MILEAGE WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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I WAS APPROACHING THE RED LIGHT ABOUT MAKE COMPLETE STOP , SUDDENLY MY CAR SHAKE VIOLENTLY AND THEN THE ENGINES SHUT OFF, I HAVE TO PUT IT BACK INTO PARK START UP AGAIN, I START FOR COUPLES TIME BEFORE IT LET ME ENGAGE TO DRIVE MODE. I TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALER THEY CHECK BUT THEY FOUND NOTHING. FEW DAYS LATER IT HAPPEN AGAIN.

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I DRIVE A 2015 ACURA MDX, WHICH I BOUGHT BRAND NEW. IT IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION WITH LIMITED MILEAGE. TWO DAYS AGO WHILE I WAS DRIVING RIGHT BEFORE I REACHED MY HOUSE, SUDDENLY THERE WAS A LOUD EXPLOSION FROM MY LEFT SIDE. I STOPPED THE CAR AND FOUND THE LEFT SIDE MIRROR CASE COMPLETELY CRACKED WITH HOLES AND PIECES, HANGING BY THE WIRES THAT CONNECT IT TO THE REST OF THE UNIT. THIS IS A SMALL NEIGHBORHOOD SITUATED AT A CUL DE SAC. THERE WERE NO TRAFFIC, DEER, BIKERS, OR BIRDS AT THE TIME. I COULD NOT FIND ANY FALLING OBJECTS EXCEPT THE BROKEN PIECES FROM THE MIRROR CASE AND SOME LANDED 20 FEET AWAY. I AM SURE IT WAS NOT SHOT BY ANY GUN. IF I HAD NOT BEEN IN THE CAR WITH THE WINDOW CLOSED, I COULD HAVE EXPERIENCED SERIOUS INJURIES. IF SOMEONE HAPPENED TO BE NEAR THE MIRROR, THE PERSON'S FACE COULD HAVE BEEN BLOWN OFF. THE NEXT DAY I CALLED THE ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS AND I WAS TOLD THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD OF THIS TYPE OF INCIDENT. HOWEVER, I CHECKED ONLINE AND FOUND A LIST OF ACURA CONSUMERS HAVE COMPLAINED ABOUT SIMILAR ISSUES SINCE 2006 AND ACURA HAD NEVER ADDRESSED THIS SAFETY ISSUE AND CONTINUES TO DISMISS OR DENY THE ISSUE (LINK: HTTP://WWW.MDXERS.ORG/FORUMS/14-PROBLEMS/25607-REAR-VIEW-MIRROR-LEAK-EXPLOSION-3.HTML). I AM NOW WORRIED ABOUT THE OTHER MIRROR MIGHT EXPLODE ONE DAY AND CAUSE SERIOUS SAFETY COMPLICATIONS.

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THREE MONTHS AFTER OWNING THIS 2015 MDX MY POWER STEERING FAILED AS I WAS DRIVING (EPS FAILURE) AND MAKING A LEFT TURN. THIS CAUSES THE VEHICLE TO LOSE POWER STEERING MAKING IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO STEER. THIS SAME EPS FAILURE HAS OCCURRED 4 TIMES WITHIN 11 MONTHS WITH THE VEHICLE, ALWAYS WHEN TURNING LEFT. THE VEHICLE HAS APPROXIMATELY 33,000 MILES, THE FIRST TIME IT OCCURRED THERE WERE APPROXIMATELY 15,000 MILES ON IT. TWICE THIS HAPPENED IN PARKING LOTS AND TWICE IT HAPPENED WHEN DRIVING ON MAJOR ROADS WHILE TURNING. IT HAD TO BE TOWED ALL 4 TIMES AS THIS RENDERS IT UNDRIVEABLE AND UNSAFE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA MDX. AFTER DRIVING OVER ANY ROAD SURFACE, AN ABNORMAL NOISE WAS HEARD. THE NOISE OCCURRED AT LOWER SPEEDS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO NORRIS ACURA WEST (8559 BALTIMORE NATIONAL PIKE, ELLIOTT CITY, MD) WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THIS WAS A COMMON FAILURE THAT WAS INHERENT TO THIS VEHICLE MODEL. THE VEHICLE WAS ALSO TAKEN TO TISCHER ACURA (3506 LAUREL FORT MEADE RD, LAUREL, MD), BUT THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE REPLICATED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS CONTACTED, BUT DID NOT RESPOND. THE VIN WAS INVALID. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 48,000.

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EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM LIGHT IS COMING ON AND JUST WANTED TO SEE IF THERE IS A PROBLEM WITH THIS.

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POWER STEERING SYSTEM (EPS) PROBLEM. STEERING JAMMED. VERY HARD TO STEER.

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KEYLESS ENTRY COMMUNICATION ISSUE ON 2015 ACURA MDX FOR REFERENCE, KEY FOB LOCATED IN PURSE. PURSE DRAPED OVER RIGHT SHOULDER AND RESTING AGAINST THE CAR DOOR, KEY FOB NOT SITTING NEXT TO A CELL PHONE. KEYLESS ENTRY WILL NOT UNLOCK WHEN HANDLE PULLED OR LOCK WHEN BUTTON ON DOOR HANDLED PUSHED WITH INDEX FINGER. TO SOLVE, KEY FOB MUST BE PULLED OUT OF MY PURSE AND LOCK/UNLOCK BUTTON PRESSED. MY PURSE MUST BE PLACED AGAINST THE TAILGATE DOOR LOCKING MECHANISM FOR THE SENSOR TO ACKNOWLEDGE THE SIGNAL AND UNLOCK. MY KEY IS IN EXACTLY THE SAME LOCATION IT WAS THE THREE YEARS I OWNED MY 2013 AUDI Q5. NO PROBLEMS WITH KEYLESS ENTRY. THIS IS A SAFETY ISSUE IF I NEED TO GET INTO MY CAR QUICKLY (E.G. DUE TO BEING FOLLOWED, FEELING UNSAFE IN A PARTICULAR LOCATION, NIGHTTIME IN A DARK PARKING LOT, PUTTING KIDS AND GROCERIES IN THE CAR, ETC.). I HAVE PUT ITEMS DOWN ON GROUND OR IN CART, UNZIP PURSE AND GET KEY FOB OUT. DEALER REFUSING TO FIX PROBLEM BECAUSE THEY CANNOT REPLICATE. REFERENCE NHTSA ID NUMBER: 10945870; 10759256; 10725514

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OUR 2015 ACURA MDX HAS BEEN AT THE DEALERSHIP 8 TIMES. OUR VEHICLE HAS BEEN OUT OF SERVICE FOR APPROXIMATELY 64 DAYS TOTAL. IT HAS BEEN AT THE DEALER FOR ELECTRICAL GLITCHES STARTING WITH SEATS, STEERING WHEEL, GPS AND FOR RAUTOMATIC BRAKING ISSUES. STEERING WHEEL AND POWER SEATS REPEATEDLY NOT SETTING TO APPROPRIATE KEY FOB SETTINGS. CAR HAS BEEN TO DEALER FOR THIS ISSUE 4 TIMES. DEALER UNABLE TO REPRODUCE ISSUE OR SHOW "TROUBLE CODES" UNTIL 4TH TIME IN SHOP. THE NEXT GLITCH MOVED INTO THE GPS SYSTEM AND CONTROLS ON GPS SCREEN. THE SCREEN REMAINED BRIGHT AT NIGHT. THE CONTROLS DISAPPEARED FROM SCREEN. THIS WAS VIDEO RECORDED. THE DEALER STATED THIS MUST HAVE BEEN A GLITCH. THE DEALER STATED UNABLE TO REPRODUCE THE GLITCH. THE DEALER STATED NO "TROUBLE CODE" DETECTED ALTHOUGH IT WAS CLEARLY VIDEO RECORDED WITH DATE. THE VEHICLE LOCKED THE BRAKES UP WHILE IN OPERATION WITH NO VEHICLE IN FRONT. THE OPERATOR WAS NEARLY IN A REAR END COLLISION HAD THE DRIVER BEHIND NOT BEEN FOLLOWING AT A SAFE DISTANCE. ON THE NEXT OCCASION, WHILE AT A RED LIGHT STOPPED, THE "BRAKE" WARNING CAME ON. THIS WARNING IS DESIGNED TO COME ON WHEN IN MOTION. OPERATOR WAS CONCERNED IF THE VEHICLE HAD BEEN IN MOTION AGAIN IT COULD HAVE CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO BRAKE SUDDENLY. THESE INCIDENCES COULD HAVE CAUSED SERIOUS INJURY OR DEATH. THE DEALERSHIP SIMPLY STATED THEY COULD NOT REPRODUCE THE EVENT AND STATED THE VEHICLE WAS OPERATING AS DESIGNED. OWNER SENT RECALL ARTICLES AS IT RELATED TO BRAKING ISSUE BUT WAS INFORMED VEHICLE DID NOT FALL UNDER RECALL. OWNER IS SIMPLY ILLUSTRATING WITH DETAILED NOTES AND VIDEOS THAT THE VEHICLE HAS ELECTRONIC ISSUES THAT VARY AND ULTIMATELY HAVE TURNED INTO SAFETY CONCERNS. OWNER WANTED "SAFETY CONCERN" TO BE DOCUMENTED IN WORK ORDER BUT DEALER DID NOT DOCUMENT THIS AS SUCH. REQUESTED DEALER PUT US IN A SAFE CAR OF EQUAL VALUE. THEY REFUSED.

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OUR MDX HAS HAD NUMEROUS INFOTAINMENT ISSUES. THE TAILGATE WILL OPEN WITHOUT BEING PRESENT ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS. DOORS WILL NOT UNLOCK ON OCCASION ON DRIVERS SIDE WITH KEY FOB. WIPERS WILL COME ON WITHOUT ANY MOISTURE ON VARIOUS TIMES. BRAKE WARNING LIGHT WILL COME ON WHILE DRIVING WITHOUT ANY TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. REAR BRAKES WILL HANG UP AND THEN RELEASE WHILE MOVING SLOWLY. *TR

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA MDX EQUIPPED WITH CONTINENTAL CROSSCONTACT LX SPORT TIRES, SIZE: 245/55/R919 103H (NA). THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE PREMATURELY DETERIORATED WITH HOLES AND GOUGES ON BOTH SIDES OF THE OUTER TREAD. IN ADDITION, THERE WAS AN ABNORMAL NOISE PROGRESSING FROM THE FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER AND THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE WAS REPLACED WITH A SPARE TIRE. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE AND REFERRED THE CONTACT TO A TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHO VISUALLY INSPECTED THE TIRES. THE TIRE SHOP PROVIDED NO WRITTEN INSPECTION AND DIAGNOSIS REGARDING THE CONDITION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE AS WELL AS THE OTHER THREE TIRES. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED BY THE TIRE REPAIR SHOP TO CALL THE TIRE MANUFACTURER. THE TIRE MANUFACTURER PROVIDED NO ASSISTANCE. THE TIRE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT TIRE REPAIR SHOP WHO REMOVED THE TIRE FROM THE RIM. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION OF THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE, IT WAS NOTICED THAT THE INNER TIRE WAS SHREDDED ALL THE WAY AROUND WITH A BLACK POWDERY SUBSTANCE ON THE INNER AND OUTER PART OF THE TIRE. THE CONTACT REPLACED ALL FOUR TIRES. THE TIRE AND VEHICLE FAILURE MILEAGE, DOT NUMBER, AND VIN WERE NOT AVAILABLE.

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WHILE DRIVING ON THE HIGHWAY (MORNING TRAFFIC MOVING AT SPEED LIMIT - 65-70 MPH) I SMELLED SMOKE. IMMEDIATELY FOLLOWING THIS THERE WAS A THUD AND THEN THE CHECK ENGINE, LDW AND OTHER LIGHTS ILLUMINATED ON THE DASH, ALONG WITH AUDIBLE ALARM SOUND. SMOKE WAS NOW VISIBLE, COMING FROM THE ENGINE (UNDER THE HOOD). I WAS ABLE TO MOVE FROM THE MIDDLE LANE TO THE RIGHT LANE/EXIT LANE AS I KNEW I NEEDED TO PULL OVER IMMEDIATELY. SINCE I WAS IN AN EXIT LANE THERE WAS NO REAL SHOULDER AND I STARTED DOWN THE EXIT RAMP. THE SMOKE WAS VERY STRONG AT THIS POINT. I WENT TO DEPRESS THE BRAKES TO SLOW DOWN ON THE EXIT RAMP AND TRY TO PULL THE CAR OVER BUT I HAD NO BRAKES. THE BRAKE PEDAL WENT RIGHT TO THE FLOOR. I HAD LIMITED STEERING CONTROL AND WAS DRIVING ERRATICALLY TRYING TO KEEP CONTROL OF THE CAR WHILE ON THE EXIT RAMP. I TRIED TO PUT THE TRANSMISSION IN PARK - NO EFFECT TO SLOW THE CAR. I TRIED TO POWER THE CAR OFF - DID NOT WORK. I HAD TO DEPRESS THE EMERGENCY BRAKE TO STOP THE CAR. IT TOOK OVER 100 FEET TO STOP THE CAR (LUCKILY NO OTHER CARS ON THE EXIT RAMP) AT WHICH POINT I COULD PULL OVER ON THE SIDE OF THE ROAD. AT THIS POINT THERE WAS SMOKE BILLOWING OUT OF THE ENGINE AREA, SMOKE COMING IN TO THE CAR. I CALLED 911 AND THEY RESPONDED IN ABOUT 5 MINUTES. AFTER I GOT A SAFE DISTANCE FROM THE CAR I COULD SEE FLAMES COMING FROM THE BOTTOM OF THE ENGINE. FROM THERE I COULD SEE THE FIRE START TO GROW IN THE ENGINE COMPARTMENT AND ONCE THE FIRE DEPT ARRIVED IT WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE CAR HAS BEEN DEEMED A TOTAL LOSS BY MY INSURANCE COMPANY. THIS IS A VERY CONCERNING SITUATION AS THE CAR HAD A MAJOR, CATASTROPHIC FAILURE WITH ESSENTIALLY NO WARNING, INCLUDING COMPLETE LOSS OF BRAKING AND SIGNIFICANT LOSS OF STEERING, FOLLOWED BY A FIRE. THE CAR HAD LESS THAN 12K MILES AND WAS ABOUT ONE YEAR OLD. NO ISSUES OR SERVICE OTHER THAN STANDARD MAINTENANCE.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, ALL THE WARNING INDICATORS ON THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER ILLUMINATED AND THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO VIBRATE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER WHO WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE OR REPAIR THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 23,000.

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA MDX. AFTER PARKING ON AN INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STARTED TO ROLL FORWARD AND CRASHED INTO A GARAGE WALL. THE CONTACT SUSTAINED TWO FRACTURED RIBS AND CONTUSIONS THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. THE TECHNICIAN WAS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 24,000. UPDATED 09/20/16 *BF UPDATED 09/26/16.8JB

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TL* THE CONTACT OWNED A 2015 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A REAR END COLLISION. THE AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AND THE HEADREST DETACHED FROM THE SEAT. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A SALVAGE YARD WHERE IT WAS DEEMED DESTROYED. A POLICE REPORT WAS FILED. THERE WERE THREE INJURIES THAT REQUIRED MEDICAL ATTENTION. THE CONTACT SUFFERED FROM NECK AND BACK INJURIES. THE PASSENGER WAS PREGNANT AND THE EXTENT OF HER INJURIES WERE UNKNOWN. THE REAR PASSENGER INJURED HIS SHOULDER, BACK, AND NECK. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 12,000. THE VIN WAS NOT PROVIDED.

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I WANT TO KNOW IF THERE IS A RECALL ON MY 2015 ACURA MDX FOR THE TAKATA AIRBAGS. I HAVE NOT BEEN NOTIFIED ABOUT THIS CLUTCH BOLT FROM THE AIR CONDITION UNIT CORRODING THAT NEEDS TO BE REPLACED.

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2015 ACURA MDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE AIRBAGS NEVER DEPLOYED DURING COLLISION WITH ANOTHER VEHICLE. *SMD THE CONSUMER WAS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN THE ACCIDENT.*JB

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