There are 7 owner-reported speed control & cruise complaints for the 2002 Acura MDXin NHTSA's database. These are unverified consumer reports and may not reflect confirmed defects.
THIS STARTED A LONG TIME AGO. MY ENGINE WOULD REV UP AND I WOULD HAVE TO PUSH MY BREAKS SO HARD TO SLOW OR STOP. A MECHANIC FINALLY FOUND IT WAS THE CRUISE CONTROL STICKING. THE PART WAS SOLD $800. I GOT IT FIXED BUT THOUGHT THIS WAS VERY DANGEROUS. IT ALSO WOULD NOT GO BACK INTO GEAR AFTER I WOULD STOP THE ENGINE WHEN THIS WOULD HAPPEN. I WOULD GO INTO THE MANUAL RELEASE TAB TO FINALLY GET GOING AGAIN.
DRIVING AT 70 MPH VEHICLES VTM4 LIGHT STARTED TO FKASH 3 SECONDS LATER ALL WHEELS LOCJMKED UP AND UDER FEET WAS SO HOT HAD TO LIFT MY FEET SKIDDED ABOUT 290 FEET.
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2002 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE ERRONEOUSLY ACCELERATED AND THE RPM INCREASED EXCESSIVELY. THE BRAKES WERE DEPRESSED VERY HARD AND THE STOPPED IN AN OPEN FIELD. THE VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO A PRIVATE MECHANIC WHO WAS UNABLE TO DUPLICATE THE FAILURE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 100,000.
I HAVE ACURA MDX 2002. ON MARCH 4TH, 2011 WHILE TRYING TO PARK IN A PARKING LOT THE CAR SUDDENLY TOOK OFF (UNINTENDED SUDDEN ACCELERATION) HITTING THE PARKED CAR IN FRONT AND THAT IN TURN HIT ANOTHER PARKED CAR. LUCKILY NOE WAS IN BOTH THE CARS. I HAD NO CONTROL ON THE VEHICLE IT KEPT SPEEDING. *TR
MY ACURA MDX 2002 HAD A FROZEN/STUCK ACCELERATOR PEDAL THAT CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO THROTTLE HIGH SPEED UPTO 50 MPH WITHIN 30 SECS. THE CAR WENT OUT OF CONTROL AND COULD NOT STOP INSTANTLY WHEN HIT THE BRAKES. CRASH CAUSED THE PROPERTY,VEHICLE DAMAGE AND ACCIDENT REPORTED TO POLICE AND DMV. *TR
WHILE THE CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AT 30 MPH SUDEENLY THE VEHICLE TURNED LEFT ON ITS OWN, THEN TURNED RIGHT ON ITS OWN, AND ACCELERATED.*AK
CONSUMER WAS DRIVING AND ALL OF A SUDDEN THE SPEEDOMETER RAN WILD. SHE PULLED THE VEHICLE TO THE SIDE, AND TURNED IT OFF, BUT THE SPEEDOMETER KEPT MOVING AS IF THE VEHICLE WAS STILL RUNNING. CONSUMER THEN CALLED A TOW TRUCK AND HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO A ACURA DEALER, WHO TOLD HER THAT THE PROBLEM SOUNDED LIKE THE RECALL THAT WAS ON THIS KIND OF VEHICLE. CONSUMER LATER RECEIVED A RECALL. ON HER VEHICLE. CONSUMER DID NOT FEEL THAT THE PROBLEM WAS BEEN SOLVED, BECAUSE THE RPM GAUGE DID NOT GO BACK TO ZERO LIKE IT DID BEFORE THE ABOVE INCIDENT. WILL TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO THE DEALER FOR FURTHER EVALUATION.*AK
Complaints are unverified consumer reports submitted to NHTSA. A high complaint count may reflect vehicle popularity, not defect severity. Data sourced from NHTSA public records.
Data synced from NHTSA on Apr 25, 2026