2007 Acura MDX: complaints, problems and recalls

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE HORN DOES NOT WORK. ACURA IS UNABLE TO DIAGNOSE THE CAUSE OF FAILURE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE IS 13,680 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 11,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10195246 at NHTSA ↗

NEWEST INFO FROM IIHS SHOWS THAT BOTH OF MY ACURA MDX'S ('04 AND EARLY '07) DID VERY POORLY ON THE REAR COLLISION/HEAD RESTRAINT TEST (WHIPLASH). ACURA APPARENTLY REALIZED THIS BLUNDER BECAUSE MDX'S MADE AFTER MAY '07 PASSED WITH FLYING COLORS. THIS HAS ME VERY CONCERNED TO SAY THE LEAST FOR ME AND MY FAMILIES SAFETY. ACURA CHANGED SOMETHING WITH REGARD TO THE SEATS AND I WISH THEY WOULD APPLY IT TO ALL OF THE MDX'S (AT LEAST MY '07). *TR

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10212234 at NHTSA ↗

I WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH WHEN A CAR SUDDENLY STOPPED IN FRONT OF ME. I COULD NOT STOP IN TIME, AND HIT THE VEHICLE. MY SEATBELT [DRIVER'S], WHICH I HAD PROPERLY FASTENED, DID NOT RETRACT AND LOCK INTO PLACE. THE SHOULDER STRAP OF THE SEATBELT FULLY EXTENDED, AND I HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. THE SHOULDER STRAP OF THE SEAT BELT REMAINED FULLY PULLED OUT AND NO LONGER WILL RETRACT AT ALL - IT WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED. I THOUGHT SEATBELTS WERE SUPPOSED TO LOCK AND HOLD IN AN ACCIDENT?? *CN

Owner-reported narrative. 7,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10213679 at NHTSA ↗

MY 2007 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION HAS FAILED ON 3 OCCASIONS. FIRST AT 4000 MILES, SECOND AT 6000 MILES AND THIRD AT 8000 MILES (CURRENT MILEAGE). AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION DOWNSHIFTS ON ITS OWN TO FIRST GEAR AND WILL NOT GO ABOVE 30 MPH. THIS IS A SEVERE SAFETY PROBLEM. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 4,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10241965 at NHTSA ↗

PASSENGER REAR WINDOW SCROLLS DOWN WHEN IGNITION IS TURNED ON AND SOMETIMES WHEN YOU BRING DOWN THE WINDOW DURING CAR RUN TIME. IT DOES NOT COME BACK UP. ITS BEEN FIXED TWICE AND PROBLEM KEEPS REPEATING. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 23,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10244107 at NHTSA ↗

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT WENT ON A TRIP AND RETURNED TO FIND THAT THE GPS, EXTERIOR LIGHTING, RADIO, AND OTHER ELECTRICAL COMPONENTS FAILED. ONLY THE INTERIOR LIGHTING WAS FUNCTIONING PROPERLY. THE CONTACT CALLED ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE AND THEY DISCOVERED THAT THE BATTERY WAS DRAINED. THE VIN WAS UNKNOWN. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 13,000.

Owner-reported narrative. 13,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10253135 at NHTSA ↗

WE WERE ON A ROAD TRIP DRIVING FROM BALTIMORE MARYLAND HOME TO EASTON PA. MY SIX YEAR OLD SON SAYS, MOMMY I NEED YOUR HELP! I TURN AROUND AND HE IS CAUGHT IN THE MIDDLE SEATBELT WHICH IS TETHERED BETWEEN THE CEILING AND THE SEAT AROUND HIS NECK! I AM NOT SURE HOW HE GOT IN THIS PREDICAMENT AND I QUICKLY TRIED TO HELP HIM AS MY HUSBAND WAS DRIVING ON A SECTION OF 95 WHERE WE COULD NOT PULL OVER. I CLIMBED INTO THE BACKSEAT AND FOUND THE SEATBELT WAS TIGHT AROUND HIS NECK. BY THIS TIME MY SON WAS CRYING AND PANICKING AS HE REALIZED THE SITUAT…

Owner-reported narrative. 42,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10277416 at NHTSA ↗

AT 62,000 MILES THE LEFT HEADLIGHT FAILED. DEALER INDICATED THAT THE XENON BULB, IGNITER AND CONTROL UNIT HAD ALL FAILED AND BLOWN A FUSE. REPAIR COST WAS APPROXIMATELY $1,000, OF WHICH ACURA PAID 75% AS A GOODWILL GESTURE. NOW, AT 72,000 MILES, THE RIGHT SIDE HEADLIGHT HAS FAILED REQUIRING REPLACEMENT OF THE IGNITER AND CONTROL UNIT AT A COST OF OVER $600. HEADLIGHTS ARE SAFETY COMPONENTS AND IT APPEARS THERE IS A DESIGN DEFECT CAUSING PREMATURE FAILURE OF THESE ITEMS. A BULB IS ONE THING. BUT THE COMPONENTS CONTROLLING THE FUNCTION OF T…

Owner-reported narrative. 72,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10290940 at NHTSA ↗