2010 Acura MDX: complaints, problems and recalls

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE SITTING AT A STOP LIGHT ANOTHER VEHICLE GOING 65MPH CRASHED INTO THE REAR OF HER VEHICLE. THE SEAT BELT DID NOT HOLD HER IN, AND HER FACE HIT THE INSTRUMENT PANEL CAUSING LACERATIONS TO HER EYES AND TWISTING OF HER BACK. THE AMBULANCE TOOK HER TO THE HOSPITAL. A POLICE REPORT IS AVAILABLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED FROM THE SCENE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 500.

Owner-reported narrative. 500 miles reported. Look up ODI 10317024 at NHTSA ↗

IGNITION KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHEN ENGINE IS TURNED OFF BUT CAR IN IS IN A GEAR OTHER THAN PARK. IT HAS HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES OVER THE PAST MONTH AND THE DEALER SERVICE TECH WAS ABLE TO REPLICATE IT TODAY. I WAS QUOTED A REPAIR COST OF OVER $550 TO REPLACE KEY CYLINDER AND REKEY THE DOOR CAR TO MATCH "NEW" IGNITION KEY. AS OF TODAY, I HAVE NOT FIXED THE DEFECT BUT AM GOING TO SEEK ANOTHER ESTIMATE TO REPAIR. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 90,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10351809 at NHTSA ↗

RECEIVE "BATTERY CHARGE LOW" WARNING MESSAGE ON CONSOLE ALMOST ON A DAILY BASIS AS SOON AS I OPEN THE CAR DOOR. TOOK TO ACURA DEALER AND HAD CORPORATE INVOLVED AND WAS TOLD THAT ITS THE DESIGN OF THE CAR AND DEEMED THE ISSUE AS A STANDARD LOGIC FEATURE WITH NO ACTION REQUIRED. THIS YEAR MODEL HAS A POWER MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WHICH I BELIEVE IS NEW FOR 2010. I POINTED OUT THAT IT COULD BE THE BATTERY, THE CHARGER, OR THE ALTERNATOR, BUT THEY INSIST ITS NORMAL. THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING FOR MONTHS AND TOOK CAR BACK TO THEM ABOUT 5 TIMES TOTALING OVER …

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10390603 at NHTSA ↗

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 ACURA MDX. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING DOWN AN INCLINE APPROXIMATELY 20 MPH, THE BRAKES WERE ENGAGED YET THERE WAS NO RESPONSE. THE CONTACT VEERED OFF THE ROAD AND TRAVELED OVER A CURB. THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED NUMEROUS TIMES BEFORE THE VEHICLE ENGAGED AND BEGAN TO DECELERATE. THE ENGINE WAS THEN TURNED OFF TO ALLOW THE VEHICLE TO COME TO A COMPLETE STOP. THE VEHICLE WAS THEN TOWED TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE A ROAD TEST AND AN INSPECTION WERE PERFORMED. IN ADDITION, PHOTOGRAPHS WERE TAKEN OF THE VEHICLE. THE TEC…

Owner-reported narrative. 9,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10392152 at NHTSA ↗

IN THE MIDDLE OF MY ROADTRIP FROM TAMPA TO BUFFALO, IN ONE OF THE REST AREAS CLOSE TO FLORENCE, SC ON I-95 MY STEERING WHEEL WAS HARD TO TURN, REALIZED THAT THE POWER STEERING RESERVOIR WAS EMPTY DUE TO A LEAK IN MY NEW ACURA MDX 2011( ~7000 MILES). FILLED IT UP WITH POWER STEERING FLUID AND DROVE TO AN ACURA DEALER, WHO COULD NOT DIAGNOSE/FIX THE PROBLEM SINCE HE DID NOT HAVE A TECHNICIAN ON SATURDAY, DROVE TO THE ACURA DEALER FALLS CHURCH, VA ( SINCE HE WAS OPEN ON SUNDAY) AND THEY DIAGNOSED THAT THE LEAK WAS FROM THE POWER STEERING RA…

Owner-reported narrative. 7,400 miles reported. Look up ODI 10415019 at NHTSA ↗

CAR SHUTTERS BETWEEN 1500-1800 RPMS. ALSO "POPS" WHEN IT DOWN SHIFTS. TOOK IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY SAID THE TORQUE CONVERTER HAD TO BE REPLACED. I WAS TOLD THERE WAS ONLY ONE OTHER VEHICLE THAT THEY KNEW OF THAT THIS HAPPENED TO AND IT WAS ALSO A 2010. SINCE THEN, I WENT ONLINE TO SEE WHAT IF ANYTHING A DEFECTIVE TORQUE CONVERTER COULD DAMAGE AND FOUND OUT THERE WERE MANY, MANY COMPLAINTS FOR YEARS. IT APPEARS THAT ACURA HAS AN ISSUE WITH THE TORQUE CONVERTER THAT NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED. *TR

Owner-reported narrative. 29,612 miles reported. Look up ODI 10430708 at NHTSA ↗

EXHAUST ENTERING CABIN WHILE UNDER ACCELERATION OR UNDER LOAD. THE EXHAUST ENTERED CABIN ESPECIALLY WHEN THE HVAC SYSTEM WAS IN "RECIRC" THE DEALER AND ACURA WERE UNABLE TO FIND THE PROBLEM AFTER MULTIPLE VISITS. I DOCUMENTED THAT CARBON MONOXIDE WAS BUILDING UP INSIDE TO ALARMING LEVELS USING A REAL-TIME INDUSTRIAL GAS DETECTOR LEVELS EXCEEDING 160PPM WHILE PULLING A ~3000 LBS BOAT ON THE INTERSTATE WITH A SLIGHT HEAD WIND. (BEING MEASURED FROM FRONT SEAT/ I HAVE VIDEO RECORDINGS OF THIS AND OTHER DOCUMENTATION SHOWING THE BUILDUP AFTER NORMA…

Owner-reported narrative. 34,000 miles reported. Look up ODI 10478446 at NHTSA ↗

I AM WRITING WITH RESPECT TO A DEFECT IN A 2010 ACURA MDX (VEHICLE ID #: [XXX]) THAT I PREVIOUSLY LEASED. ON AUGUST 27, 2012, MY WIFE WAS DRIVING SAID VEHICLE ON THE MERRITT PARKWAY IN CT. THE ELECTRICAL SYSTEM AND ENGINE OF THE VEHICLE COMPLETELY SHUT DOWN WHILE THE CAR WAS IN MOTION AND MY WIFE LOST CONTROL OF THE CAR AND COULD NOT BRING THE CAR TO A STOP AND EVENTUALLY THE CAR ROLLED TO A STOP. MY WIFE WAS TERRIFIED BY THE INCIDENT AND CALLED 9-1-1. AFTER WAITING A WHILE, THE CAR WAS ABLE TO BE RESTARTED AND WE BROUGHT IT TO THE DEALER W…

Owner-reported narrative. Look up ODI 10485847 at NHTSA ↗

Reported: 2010-01-04 (January 4, 2010)

HONDA IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR ACURA 2010 MDX VEHICLES MANUFACTURED BETWEEN OCTOBER 7, 2009 AND NOVEMBER 14, 2009. A BOLT USED TO ATTACH AN INTERIOR TRIM PIECE TO EITHER THE DRIVER'S OR PASSENGER'S SIDE A-PILLAR MAY NOT HAVE BEEN INSTALLED DURING MANUFACTURING.

Consequence: IN THE EVENT OF A CRASH RESULTING IN SIDE CURTAIN AIR BAG DEPLOYMENT, THE TRIM PIECE MAY NOT REMAIN PROPERLY SECURED TO THE A-PILLAR, INCREASING THE RISK OF INJURY TO THE DRIVER AND/OR FRONT SEAT PASSENGER.

Remedy: DEALERS WILL INSPECT THE INTERIOR TRIM PIECE OF THE A-PILLAR AND IF A BOLT IS MISSING IT WILL BE INSTALLED FREE OF CHARGE. FOUR VEHICLES WERE PURCHASED BEFORE THE STOP-SALE WAS ISSUED AND ALL THE VEHICLES HAVE BEEN INSPECTED AND REPAIRED IF NECESSARY.