2014 Acura MDX Complaint Log

EXPERIENCED A HUMMING AND REVVING SOUND COMING FROM UNDER RIGHT SIDE OF THE HOOD. IT OCCURRED WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 35 MPH AND WOULD GET LOUDER. THE SOUND DECREASED WHEN DECELERATING FROM 35. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY DIAGNOSED A FAULTY RIGHT WHEEL BEARING. FORTUNATELY THE VEHICLE WAS STILL UNDER WARRANTY. I DID NOT EXPERIENCE ANY ACCIDENTS, HIT ANY POT HOLES, OR CURBS PRIOR TO THIS INCIDENT. THIS WAS COMPLETELY AN UNKNOWN CAUSE.

OUR 2014 ACURA MDX'S BRAKE ROTORS HAD TO BE RESURFACED AFTER ONLY 13,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC AT THE DEALER NOTED THAT THEY HAVE SEEN MANY SIMILAR CASES WITH THE NEW MDX BECAUSE IT'S SO HEAVY. THIS SOUNDS LIKE A DESIGN PROBLEM RELATING TO A CRUCIAL PART OF THE VEHICLE. WE ARE NOT AGGRESSIVE DRIVERS, NOR DO WE LIVE IN AN AREA WITH LOTS OF STOPS.

KEYLESS FOB NOT RECOGNIZED AND LOCKED ME OUT OF CAR WITH FOB IN THE CAR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V417000 (EQUIPMENT) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE.

SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NEAR SALT LAKE CITY AT 8:30 AM. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 65 DEGREES. NO TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME WAS CLOSER THAN 200 TO 300 YARDS. DID NOT SEE ANYTHING FLY UP FROM THE FREEWAY AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR.

UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION AND FAILURE OF COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM 2014 ACURA MDX ADVANCED. ACCIDENT OCCURRED AT A STRIP MALL PARKING LOT LOCATED 1 MILE FROM MY RESIDENCE WHERE I WAS GROCERY SHOPPING. WEATHER 65 F SUNNY. HEAVY PEDESTRIAN AND VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. I WAS PARKED HEAD IN DIAGONALLY. I PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL,PLACED THE SUV IN REVERSE,LIFTED MY RIGHT FOOT FROM THE BRAKE PEDAL, DEPRESSED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SLOWLY BACKED OUT OF THE PARKING SPACE,STRAIGHTENING THE WHEELS IN THE PROCESS.I PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE BRAKE, SHIFTED TO DRIVE, AND PLACED MY RIGHT FOOT ON THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND WITHOUT ACTUALLY DEPRESSING THE PEDAL THE ENGIN REVED UNCONTROLLABLY AND THE SUV SURGED FORWARD 100 FT AT INCREASING SPEED BEFORE COLLIDING IN A DOMINO FASHION WITH A ROW OF 6 VEHICLES PUSHING ONE OF THE VEHICLES OVER ONE OF THE ADJACENT VEHICLES BEFORE VEERING OFF TO THE SIDE AND TRAVELING AN ADDITIONAL 200 FEET BEFORE COMING TO A STOP.THE DRIVERS SIDE CHEST AND KNEE BAGS DEPLOYED WHEN I IMPACTED WITH THE FIRST VEHICLE.I DO NOT REMEMBER IF I ATTEMPTED TO BRAKE.THERE WERE NO INJURIES.THE DAMAGES TO MY SUV WERE EXTENSIVE. MY INSURER DECLARED IT A TOTAL LOSS.I HAVE PHOTOS TAKEN AT THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT SHOWING SKID MARKS AND THE DAMAGES TO THE VEHICLES BEFORE THEY WERE MOVED. MY INSURER HAD MY VEHICLE EXAMINED BY AN AUTOMOTIVE TECHNICIAN.HE CONCLUDED THAT I SIMULTANEOUSLY STEPPED ON THE BRAKE AND ACCELERATOR BECAUSE OF THE PEDAL WARE PATTERN. ALSO THE DIAGNOSTIC PORT DID NOT SHOW AN ERROR CODE.HE DID NOT EXAMINE THE EVENT DATA RECORDER (BLACK BOX). I DO NOT AGREE WITH HIS CONCLUSIONS. I BELIEVE I DID NOT STEP ON THE PEDALS SIMULTANEOUSLY. IN RETROSPECT I BELIEVE THAT I ACCIDENTALLY ENGAGED ONE OF THE CRUISE CONTROL BUTTONS LOCATED ON THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN I WAS BACKING UP AND STRAIGHTENING THE WHEELS.

I GOT INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND PUSHED THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR JUMPED ONTO THE SIDEWALK. I REMOVED MY FOOT FROM THE BRAKE AND THEN THE CAR STARTED SPEEDING UP. THE CAR CRASHED THROUGH THE WINDOW OF AN EMPTY STORE. I TRIED TO PUSH THE BRAKE EVEN HARDER BUT IT DID NOT WORK. THE CAR FINALLY STOPPED WHEN IT HIT THE WALL INSIDE THE STORE. I WAS IN A SHOCK. LUCKILY, NOBODY WAS INJURED. I FOUND SEVERAL SIMILAR COMPLAINTS ON THE INTERNET BUT COULD NOT FIND A RECALL FOR A SIMILAR ISSUE. ONE OF THE PREVIOUS CLAIMS STATES: "ACURA IS CLAIMING THAT NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND WITH OUR VEHICLE." THIS IS AN EXTREMELY SERIOUS SAFETY CONCERN AND COULD RESULT IN FATALITIES. IS THERE ANYTHING ELSE I NEED TO DO IN ORDER THIS ISSUE TO BE INVESTIGATED SERIOUSLY?

THE STEERING APPEARS LIKE IT IS RUBBING AGAINST SOMETHING WHILE BACKING OR DRIVING FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS. THE TRANSMISSION STEP DOWN RANDOMLY AS IF SOMETHING IS SLIPPING OUT. HAVE NOTICED IT WHEN TURNING AND ACCELERATING MOST OF THE TIMES.

FRONT WINDSHIELD INITIATED CRACK AT SEAL BETWEEN WINDOW AND FRAME IMMEDIATELY ABOVE REAR VIEW MIRROR. THERE WAS NO EXTERNAL IMPACT FROM ROCK OR DEBRIS. *TR

OUR MDX EXPERIENCED A LARGE AMOUNT OF BRAKE SHIMMY GOING DOWN A HILL THAT ALMOST CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO LOSE CONTROL. WE WERE VERY CONCERNED ABOUT THE ABILITY OF THE VEHICLE TO STOP. WHEN WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER, THEY SAID THE BRAKES ROTORS WARPED FROM OVERHEATING. OVERHEATING SHOULD NOT OCCUR DURING NORMAL USE, ESPECIALLY WHEN THE VEHICLE IS RATED FOR TOWING UP TO 5,000 POUNDS.

INTERMITTENT MOTOR NOISE FROM BEHIND DASH WITH RECENT 3 SECOND SIMULTANEOUS STEERING WHEEL LOCKUP RESULTING IN MY LOSS OF STEERING CONTROL. REPORTED THE ISSUES TO DEALER TWICE, BUT THEY COULD NOT REPLICATE THE ISSUE AND CONCLUDED NO ISSUE IN MY CAR.

WHILE MAKING A LEFT HAND TURN AT SLOW SPEED, STEERING LOCKED AND THE WHEEL HAD TO BE FORCED BACK THE OTHER DIRECTION, BARELY AVOIDING A TREE. CAR MAKES INTERMITTENT BUT CONSIDERABLE NOISE/RUBBING WHILE TURNING (NOISE LASTS ABOUT 2 SECONDS). TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TODAY (PROCTOR ACURA) AND DEALERSHIP COULD FIND NO ISSUES WITH STEERING. ALSO COULD NOT REPLICATE THE NOISE/PROBLEM. NOTHING REPAIRED AND NO EXPLANATION GIVEN. *TR

ALL DASH LIGHTS CAME ON AND POWER STEERING WENT. DEALERSHIP SAYS IT IS OKAY AND A MISFIRE. 2/2/15 SAME THING HAPPENED, AWD, POWER STEERING, AND BRAKES WENT. THEN THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING AND WOULDN'T START. AN HOUR LATER IT STARTED AGAIN AND ALARMS WERE OFF. THE DEALERSHIP ALSO HAD TO REPLACE THE TRANSMISSION AT 4K MILES. CAR DOESN'T SENSE KEY SOMETIMES AND WON'T START. LOCKS ON ITS OWN. HEATED SEATS WON'T TURN ON/OFF. CAR MAKES WEIRD NOISE WHEN MAKING SHARP TURNS AND WHEELS PULL STRAIGHT. *TR

FIRST, MANY NEW VEHICLES INSTALL HALOGEN HEAD LAMPS, SOME OF THEM ARE WHITE IN COLOR. THESE HEAD LAMPS ARE EXCEPTIONALLY BRIGHT. I LIVE IN CALIFORNIA WHERE THERE IS LAW RESTRICTING THE BRIGHTNESS OF THESE LAMPS. I STRONGLY BELIEVE THAT SOME OF THESE HEAD LAMPS ARE OVERLY BRIGHT BECAUSE IT BLINDS MY EYES AT NIGHT. ONE MODEL IN PARTICULAR IS THE NEW 2013, 2014 PRIUS. I WONDER IF THEY PASS THE REQUIREMENT OF LAW OF ALL THE STATES. SECOND, MOST OF THE MODELS MANUFACTURED BY ACURA AND MERCEDES BENZ INSTALLED FROG LIGHTS AND BY DEFAULT, THE FROG IS TURNED ON WITHOUT THE HEAD LAMP. THIS VIOLATES LAW IN CALIFORNIA. I AM NOT SURE WHERE TO FILE COMPLAIN, BUT HOPE YOU CAN REDIRECT TO THE APPROPRIATE PARTY. THIS CONCERNS DRIVES SAFETY. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. *TR

THE CAR HAS PERIODICALLY SHOWN AN ALERT INDICATING AN IMMINENT ACTIVATION OF THE AUTOMATIC BRAKING SAFETY SYSTEM WHEN NOTHING HAS BEEN IN FRONT OF THE CAR. TODAY, IT DID IT THIS MORNING, AND THEN LATER IN THE MORNING, WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH, THE CAR CUT OFF, MAKING IT INOPERABLE AND IT STOPPED IN A TRAVEL LANE OF A BUSY ROAD. WE WERE ABLE TO RE-START IT LONG ENOUGH TO NAVIGATE OFF THE ROAD TO A SAFE LOCATION, AND IT PROMPTLY CUT OFF AGAIN. AFTER THAT, IT WOULDN'T RUN FOR MORE THAN 30 SECONDS. EVERY WARNING IMAGINABLE (POWER STEERING PROBLEM, LANE KEEP ASSIST PROBLEM, EMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM, VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM, HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM) WAS DISPLAYING ON THE INFORMATION PANEL IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER. WE HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO AN ACURA DEALERSHIP FOR INSPECTION/REPAIR. *TR

S10 APPROPRIATE HANDLING- LETTER TO THE SECRETARY FROM RE COPY OF LETTER TO ACURA USA VICE PRESIDENT JOHN MENDEL REGARDING 2014 ACURA MDX THROTTLE PROBLEM AND REQUESTING INSPECTION TO ENSURE SAFETY *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED ON THE MORNING OF NOVEMBER 17, 2014, WHILE ENTERING THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKE. THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE BACK OF THE GARAGE AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGED TO HER HOME AND THE VEHICLE. *JB

2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONSUMER STATED WHILE ENTERING THE GARAGE, THE VEHICLE LURCHED FORWARD AND WOULD NOT RESPOND TO THE BRAKE. *MW THE VEHICLE WENT THROUGH THE BACK OF THE GARAGE AND CAUSED SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE TO THE CONSUMERS HOME AND VEHICLE. *JB

APPROXIMATELY THE MIDDLE OF NOVEMBER, THE HYDRAULIC STEERING SYSTEM STARTED MAKING LOUD SCREECHING NOISES WHEN IT WAS STARTED AND THE COLUMN SELF ADJUSTED. ALSO WHEN THE VEHICLE COLUMN WENT BACK IN AFTER SHUTTING OFF THE VEHICLE. I HAVE 3 SEPARATE VIDEOS IF NEEDED. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. UPON USING THE CRUISE CONTROL FEATURE, THE VEHICLE WOULD DECELERATE TO 20 MPH WHEN A LARGE VEHICLE PASSED BY. THE FAILURE OCCURRED MORE THAN THREE TIMES. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 15V301000 (VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL). THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 18,000.

BACKING OUT FROM PARKING SPOT , STEERING LOCKED UP , BRAKES FAILED AND CAR KEPT MOVING DESPITE MAXIMUM APPLICATION OF BRAKES. HAD TO TURN THE POWER OFF TO STOP THE CAR . *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING AND FAILED TO RESTART. THE DEALER STATED THAT A NEGATIVE CABLE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED, BUT THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 17,000. UPDATED 12/01/14*LJ UPDATED 5/11/2015 *JS

CAR PUT INTO REVERSE, WHEEL CRANKED ALL THE WAY, AND THEN NOISE HITS WHEN TURNING THE WHEEL BACK OTHER WAY. BRIEF GRINDING NOISE WITH STEERING WHEEL. SAY I BACK OUT, AND TURN THE WHEEL TO FULL LOCK. TURNING WHEEL TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION CAUSES A BRIEF BUZZING NOISE THAT'S UNDER A SECOND. DOESN'T ALWAYS HAPPEN. NOTICE IT MOST WHEN I PULL OUT IN REVERSE TO FULL LOCK, GO TO DRIVE, AND TURN WHEEL IN OTHER DIRECTION. DOESN'T MATTER IF I'M IN COMFORT/NORMAL/SPORT MODE. IT'S ALMOST LIKE SOMETHING'S RUBBING/GRINDING OR SOMETHING. LOUD CLUNK AT LOW SPEED WHEN TURNING. MOSTLY HAPPENS WHEN TURNING INTO DRIVEWAY, AT ABOUT 3 MPH. TOOK IT TO DEALERSHIP TO HAVE IT CHECKED AND WAS TOLD NOTHING WAS WRONG OR RUBBING. COULDN'T REPLICATE ISSUE. *TR

LAST MAY, I HAVE PURCHASED A 2014 MDX( TECH+ADVANCED) AT ACURA DEALERSHIP IN VALENCIA,CA. ITS CURRENT MILEAGE CLOCKS AT 7200 MILES. SO FAR, I HAVE VISITED THE DEALERSHIP FOR MAINTENANCE REQUEST FOR OVER 10 OCCASIONS.I HAVE RECENTLY NOTICED THE A/C INDICATOR RANDOMLY BLINK .AND NOW AFTER DRIVING 6,500 MILES MY ENGINE STARTED MAKING THIS CRICKETING SOUND INSIDE. BUT, THE SERVICE MANAGER I SPOKE TO STILL SAYS IT'S NORMAL.HE SAID ALL 2014, 2015 MDX ARE LIKE THAT. BUT I CAN'T HELP TO EXPRESS MY CONCERN OVER THIS. IT THIS WAS NORMAL, THE SOUND SHOULD'VE BEEN AROUND SINCE I FIRST PURCHASED THE CAR INSTEAD OF AFTER 6,500 MILES OF DRIVING. AT THIS MOMENT THE SOUND HAS BEEN GROWING AS WELL. ANYWAY I HAVE LEFT MY CAR AFTER RECEIVING A CALL FROM THE VALENCIA DEALERSHIP TO FIX THE ISSUES OF MY VEHICLE ON OCT.21 I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THE FOLLOWING TO BE RESOLVED: FIRST, THE AIR CONDITIONING WILL BE FULLY REPLACED THE A/C UNIT FOR THE A/C MONITOR LIGHT THAT HAS BEEN ONE. SECOND, IN-DEPTH CHECKUP FOR THE CRICKETING SOUND FROM MY ENGINE. HOWEVER, ON NOV 4 AFTER RECEIVING BACK MY MDX, I NOTICED THE A/C MONITOR BACK ON AND AGAIN, AND THE CRICKETING SOUND CAME BACK. I WENT BACK TO THE DEALERSHIP IN SEARCH OF ANSWERS ON EXACTLY WHAT THEY HAVE FIXED', AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT THEY DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO REPLACE THE A/C AND THE ENGINE SOUND IS NORMAL. I ALSO CONTACTED HONDA CORPORATE OFFICE ON THE NOV 12TH AND I WAS INFORMED THAT THE A/C WAS IN FACT NOT REPLACED AND REARRANGED THE PLACEMENT OF THE ENGINE TO MINIMIZE THE CRICKETING SOUND. OUR FAMILY FEEL VERY CHEATED WITH THESE RESPONSES WHEN I WAS PROMISED THAT THE A/C WILL BE FIXED, AND ENGINE SOUND WILL BE RESOLVED THROUGH VARIOUS WAYS LIKE WATER PUMP REPLACEMENT. WHAT UPSETS ME MOST IS THAT THE DEALERSHIP DID NOT MAKE ACTUAL EFFORT TO AT LEAST TRY TO RESOLVE THEIR CUSTOMER'S CONCERNS. *TR

WHILE TRAVELING ON A CITY STREET, THE COMPUTER STARTED TO CHANGE RADIO STATIONS, FAN SPEEDS, TEMPERATURE, AND HEATED SEATS WITHOUT ANY OPERATOR INPUT AND IN A VERY RAPID MANNER FOR APPROXIMATELY 5 MINUTES. BY THE TIME WE GOT THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SYSTEM HAD RESET AND THE DEALER ADVISED THEY COULD NOT FIND ANY ISSUES WITH THE VEHICLE. SINCE THEN, WE CONTINUE TO HAVE PROBLEMS AND THEY NOW INCLUDE THE COLLISION WARNING SYSTEM GOING OFF WHILE SITTING STILL, THE REAR VIEW CAMERA WILL KEEP OPERATING WHILE DRIVING FORWARD, THE TOUCHSCREEN PANELS QUIT WORKING FOR UP TO 10 MINUTES AT A TIME, THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM WILL SHOW INACCURATE INFORMATION, AND THE PANELS HAVE GONE BLANK AND THEN SHOWED THE MESSAGE HDD ERROR, CONTACT SERVICE. ACURA SERVICE AND CLIENT RELATIONS HAS ADVISED THAT THEY DO NOT BELIEVE THERE IS A PROBLEM BECAUSE THE VEHICLE DOES NOT EXHIBIT THE PROBLEMS WHILE IN THEIR SHOP AND HAVE STATED THAT UNLESS THEY SEE THE PROBLEM, THERE IS NO PROBLEM. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 (NA) ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 40 MPH, THE PASSENGER SIDE AXLE FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A DEALER, BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 80.

HEARING GRINDING/BUZZING SOUND TOWARD LEFT FRONT-SIDE / ENGINE AREA WHEN DRIVING BETWEEN 20+ MILES PER HOUR. THIS NOISE IS INTERMITTENT BUT OCCURS DURING EVERY COMMUTE. NOISE OCCURS QUICKLY THEN GOES AWAY. WHEN DRIVING 2-HOURS IN TRAFFIC, HEARD OVER 30 GRINDING/BUZZING NOISES AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. NOISE CAN BE SUBTLE TO AUDIBLY CLEAR FROM THE BACK-SEAT. THIS HAS BEEN OCCURRING FOR PAST MONTH AND HALF, AND GRINDING / BUZZING NOISE IS AUDIBLE AT EVER COMMUTE. AT FIRST WARRANTY REPAIR, DEALERSHIP SERVICE REP SAID THAT THIS IS COMING A COMMON ISSUE FOR 2014 ACURA MDX AND IT'S A BULKHEAD COVER STRIKERS AND LATCHES ISSUE. REPLACED THE PART WITHOUT FURTHER DIAGNOSIS. TOOK BACK TO DEALERSHIP SECOND TIME AND TEST DROVE WITH MECHANIC. MECHANIC CONFIRMED THE GRINDING / BUZZING NOISE. REPAIR DID NOT FIX THE ISSUE AND GRINDING / BUZZING NOISE IS STILL OCCURRING. FOUND ON YOUTUBE AND ONLINE 2014 ACURA MDX FORUMS THAT OTHER 2014 MDX OWNERS ARE HAVING SAME ISSUE. *TR

ON JULY 14 2014, WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2014 MDX. SUDDENLY HEARD A NOISE LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SHOULDER AND CHECKED THE TIRES. DIDN'T SEE ANY FLAT. CHECKED THE TIRE GAUGE AND ALL READING GOOD. CONTINUED GOING WHERE I HAD TO GO AND THE NOISE CAME BACK. IT SOUNDED LIKE DUMP,DUMP,DUMP. THE NOISES COME AND GO AT VARIOUS SPEEDS. GOT BACK HOME AND REMOVED THE SPIRE TIRE, MIGHT BE LOOSE. DROVE AROUND THE BLOCK AND STILL HEARD THE NOISE AGAIN. IT?S GETTING DARK AND THE FOLLOWING DAY WAS RAINING. FINALLY GOT GOOD WEATHER. DECIDED TO MOVE THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY AND LOOK UNDER THE CAR. AS I WAS LOOKING I COULD SEE THE LEFT REAR AXLE BOOT WAS TWISTED AND GREASE BLEEDING OUT. I DECIDED TO CRAWL UNDER THE CAR AND SAW THE WHOLE DIFFERENTIAL WAS LOOSE. I COULD SHAKE THE UNIT. AS I LOOK CLOSER, I COULD SEE 3 BOLTS MISSING AND 1 BARELY HOLDING THE DIFFERENTIAL ON THE CHASSE. I CALLED ACURA SERVICE AND TOLD THEM ABOUT MY PROBLEM AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT IN. CALLED ROADSIDE SERVICE AND HAD THEM PUT IT ON A FLATBED. THE DEALER IS REPLACING THE LEFT AXLE AND BOLTS. I HOPE NOTHING ELSE WILL COME LOOSE AND THIS DIDN'T DAMAGE ANYTHING ELSE. *TR

I HAVE AN 2014 SH-AWD ADVANCE WITH ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGE. AFTER HAVING VEHICLE A FEW MONTHS I MADE A CALL ABOUT NOISE COMING FROM OUTSIDE OF CAR WHEN BACKING AND/OR PULLING FORWARD LIKE DOING A 3 POINT TURN. WAS TOLD IT WAS NORMAL FOR THIS VEHICLE. I ASKED WHEN TAKING VEHICLE FOR FIRST MAINTENANCE ABOUT GRINDING NOISE AND TOLD THAT THESE CARS DO THAT AND WAS NOT A PROBLEM. I HAVE BEEN HAVING ISSUES THAT WHEN PULLING FORWARD WITH WHEELS ONLY SLIGHTLY TURNED THAT THERE IS A NOISE AND ALOT OF RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING. ON ONE OCCASION AT AROUND 13,000 MILES WHILE PARKING, THE STEERING MADE NOISE AND JERKED WHEEL BACK OPPOSITE OF WAY I NEEDED TO GO ALMOST CAUSED ME TO HIT ANOTHER CAR. TAKING INTO SERVICE FOR 2ND MAINTENANCE AND WILL ONCE AGAIN POINT OUT THIS PROBLEM AND SEE IF ANYTHING CAN BE DONE BECAUSE THIS IS HAPPENING MORE FREQUENTLY AND BECOMING MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH CAR TAKING OVER MY STEERING CONTROL. *TR

ON HIGHWAY GOING DOWNHILL AND CURVES, THE STEERING WHEEL HORRIBLY SHAKES AND VEHICLE FEELS VERY UNSAFE TO DRIVE (WOBBLY). FELT ALMOST LIKE IF BRAKES WERE BAD BUT IT IS NOT THE BRAKE (BRAKES HAVE ALMOST DECENT AMOUNT OF PADS). TIRES ARE GOOD TOO. *TR AFTER THE INCIDENT, EQUIPPED TELESCOPING STEERING WHEEL MAKES LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN IT IS RETRACTING

DASH WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON : BRAKE PROBLEMS. ABS LIGHT PROBLEMS, HILL ASST. PROBLEM, LANE DEPARTURE WARNING, FRONT COLLISION WARNING, THESE SYSTEM STOP WORKING WHEN DRIVING AT VARIOUS SPEEDS! DEALER CAN'T FIND THE PROBLEM! *TR

ALMOST ONE MONTH AGO I BOUGHT 2014 ACURA MDX, MY FIRST LUXURY VEHICLE, COMING OUT OF NISSAN VEHICLE, THOUGHT I WOULD HAVE A ENJOY THE RIDE, IT ONLY LAST FOR ONE MONTH ONLY WITH AROUND 1065 MILES ON THE ODO-METER. ALL OF SUDDEN WHILE DRIVING, BRAKES STOP RESPONDING, AND ALL SORT OF MESSAGES (LOW BRAKE FLUID, ENGINE STABILITY, LDW) ON MY DASHBOARD. IT COULD HAVE BEEN A LIFE THREATENING SITUATION, WHERE ALL OF SUDDEN VEHICLE STOP RESPONDING TO BRAKE. I HAD TO USE AUX BRAKE TO STOP IT. I WOULD LIKE TO REPORT THIS AN ISSUE. *TR

WHILE TRYING TO ACCELERATE DURING A LEFT TURN, THE ENGINE COMPLETELY LOST POWER AND THE ACCELERATOR WOULD NOT WORK. ALL ENGINE WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. WE NEARLY AVOIDED AN ACCIDENT BY COASTING INTO THE CENTER LANE. I HAD TO TURN OFF THE CAR AND RESTART IN ORDER TO GAIN THE ABILITY TO ACCELERATE AGAIN, BUT ALL THE WARNING LIGHTS REMAINED ON. DROVE IT TO THE DEALER, BUT THEY HAVE YET TO BE ABLE TO DETERMINE WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. THIS IS THE 3RD TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED - ALL DURING THE FIRST 5 MINUTES OF DRIVING DURING THE MORNING. THE LAST INCIDENT COULD HAVE RESULTED IN A SERIOUS CRASH. *TR

I BOUGHT 2014 ACURA MDX BRAND NEW AND AFTER 2000 MILE A NOISE CAME OUT FROM ENGINE I WENT DEALER THEY ORDERED THE PART AND FIXED AND THE SAME PROBLEM HAPPENED AFTER 5000 MILES. I HAVE LOTS OF HEADACHES SINCE I BOUGHT THIS CAR. THE SUSPENSIONS ARE VERY BAD EVEN WHEN I BOUGHT IT FROM THE DEALER AS A FIRST DAY. AND NOW I HAVE ALL LIGHTS ON SUCH AS BATTERY, BRAKE, HILL STABILITY PROBLEM, STEERING WHEEL PROBLEM, ENGINE EMISSION STABILITY PROBLEM WRITING, SHOWN ALL WHEEL DRIVE PROBLEM. WHENEVER I GO TO DEALER THEY RESET THE SIGNS AND SAY ITS OK NOW. THEY CHARGE ME BUT AFTER A WHILE AGAIN HAPPENS AND THIS TIME SAYING DIFFERENT PROBLEM.. REALLY HAS TOO MUCH PROBLEM. SUSPENSIONS AND BRAKE A WORST. NOW I AM AFRAID TO DRIVE THIS CAR WITH MY LITTLE BABY AND FAMILY. 100% I BELIEVE CAR STOPS IN MIDDLE OF THE WAY.. ITS VERY DANGEROUS. . PLEASE INFORM ACURA BECAUSE THEY AREN'T CAREENING AND ESPECIALLY EVERY NEW MDX DRIVERS HAVE PROBLEMS WITH THIS BRAND NEW EXPENSIVE CARS. THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR TIME AND UNDERSTANDING US. *TR

THIS IS THE FOURTH INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ENGINE REVVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS FOURTH INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 7121 MILES. WAS IN "REVERSE," POSITIONING THE VEHICLE TO PULL INTO A PARKING SPACE. THE ENGINE SUDDENLY ACCELERATED WHILE I WAS IN "REVERSE" AND MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. HAD TO FIRMLY PRESS ON THE BRAKE PEDAL TO HOLD THE CAR FROM RUNNING INTO PEOPLE AND OTHER VEHICLES BEHIND OUR VEHICLE. SHIFTED INTO "NEUTRAL". THE ENGINE SOUNDED LIKE ONE THIRD OF FULL THROTTLE. I PRESSED ON THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO IDLE. MY WIFE WAS WITH ME DURING THIS INCIDENT. SHE WAS WITH ME IN THE VEHICLE DURING THREE OF THESE FOUR SIMILAR INCIDENTS. *TR

2014 ACURA MDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO VEHICLE CUTS OFF WHILE DRIVING AND ELECTRICAL SYSTEM PROBLEMS. *SMD THE CONSUMER STATED THE VEHICLE CUT OFF THREE TIMES. ON ONE SEPARATE OCCASION, WHILE DRIVING, THE MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY WARNING AND INFORMATION MESSAGES ILLUMINATED ON THE SCREEN. THE MID WAS ROTATING CONTINUOUSLY THROUGH A SERIES OF PROBLEMS, SUCH AS; ENGINE OIL LOW, EMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM, 12 VOLT BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM PROBLEMS, ETC. WHEN THE DEALER TRIED TO THE TURN THE STEERING WHEEL, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN IDLE, IT CUT OFF AGAIN. THE DEALER ASSURED THE CONSUMER, HE WOULDN'T HAVE ANY MORE PROBLEMS. HOWEVER, ONE MONTH LATER, THE VEHICLE CUT OFF AGAIN; TWICE. ON JUNE 16, 2014, THE MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY WARNING AND INFORMATION MESSAGES ILLUMINATED ON THE SCREEN AGAIN. *JB

TRAVELING 65 MPH ON A FREEWAY WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL (ACC) ENGAGED, VEHICLE SUDDENLY BRAKES HARD ON ITS OWN FOR NO APPARENT REASON; DROPPING 10 MPH IN A HEARTBEAT. THE VEHICLE DID NOT PRODUCE A COLLISION WARNING MESSAGE ON THE DASH. THE CARS IN FRONT ON ME WERE WELL BEYOND THE LONGEST 4 BAR RANGE OF THE ACC SO IT WAS NOT DETECTING AND LOCKED ONTO A CAR IN FRONT OF ME. THERE WERE NO CARS ON EITHER SIDE, NO CAR CROSSING IN FRONT OF ME AND THE ROAD WAS FLAT WITH NO OBSTACLES. FORTUNATELY, THE CAR BEHIND ME WAS NOT TAILGATING AS THE SUDDEN DECELERATION COULD HAVE CAUSED A REAR END COLLISION. SUDDEN DECELERATION HAS HAPPENED TWICE DURING THE SIX WEEKS I'VE OWNED THIS VEHICLE. I'VE ALSO NOTICED THAT THE ACC IS INCONSISTENT, OFTEN SLUGGISH, IN RESPONDING TO THE SPEED OF TRAFFIC WHEN IT IS DETECTING A CAR IN FRONT OF ME; CREATING ADDITIONAL HAZARD CONCERNS FOR THE DRIVER. *TR..UPDATED 05-27-15 *BF UPDATED 8/28/2017*CN

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH WITH THE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE BRAKES INDEPENDENTLY ENGAGED. THE FAILURE RECURRED ON A SEPARATE OCCASION. THE VEHICLE HAD NOT BEEN DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE DEFECT. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 1,030.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING 50 MPH, THE VEHICLE SUDDENLY STALLED. THE VEHICLE WAS UNABLE TO RESTART AFTER THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,800.

THIS IS THE THIRD INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ENGINE REVVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS THIRD INCIDENT OCCURRED AT 5925 MILES. WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN "REVERSE" AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN, IN AN INSTANT, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY REVVED UP WHILE I WAS STILL HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY AND SHIFTING INTO DRIVE. THE VEHICLE JOLTED INTO DRIVE. *TR

NOTICED BUBBLING PAINT ON DRIVERS SIDE NEAR BACK TIRE...EMAILED SALESMAN WITH NO RESPONSE. TOOK CAR IN FOR OIL CHANGE, MENTIONED PROBLEM BUT PAINT HAD CHIPPED OFF...TOOK A PICTURE TO SEND TO ACURA FOR THEIR DETERMINATION WHETHER IT WAS GOING TO BE REPAIRED FREE OF CHARGE....ASKED AGAIN IN SEPTMEBER...NO ANSWER YET...NO PHONE CALL TO DATE TO LET ME KNOW IF COVERED OR NOT. JULY 24 WAS DRIVING WHEN FOR NO REASON ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON WITH WARNING BEEP...CALLED DEALERSHIP. .. WAS ON MY WAY TO THE AIRPORT FOR VACATION AND SCARED TO KEEP DRIVING..WAS TOLD JUST A FLUKE AND IT WOULD PROBABLY RE-SET...IN AUGUST.TOOK CAR TO DEALERSHIP AND WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON ENROUTE...STILL ON WHEN I ARRIVED...AGAIN TOLD IT WAS JUST A FLUKE HAPPENED AGAIN WHILE PARKED WITH ENGINE RUNNING IN LATE AUGUST BUT NOTICED IT WAS ALSO IDLING QUITE HIGH FOR NO REASON...CALLED DEALERSHIP AGAIN RIGHT AWAY...LEFT A MESSAGE WITH NO RETURN CALL..IT AGAIN RE-SET ITSELF....IN SEPTEMBER I WAS DRIVING 35MPH AND ALL WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON, LOST POWER AND STEERING...CALLED DEALERSHIP, THEY HAD ME LOOK AT MESSAGE CENTER BUT IT DID NOT SAY ANY CODE....TOOK TO DEALERSHIP..TOLD THEM I HAD BEEN READING ON LINE THAT OTHER OWNERS HAD SAME ISSUE WITH NO RESULTS...HE SAID ACURA WAS WORKING ON ISSUE....NERVOUS THAT IT WILL HAPPEN WHILE DRIVING ON EXPRESSWAY AND I LOSE STEERING AND POWER.....TIRED ON HEARING THERE IS NO CODE AND NO ANSWER....VERY EXPENSIVE CAR TO HAVE THIS TYPE OF ISSUE WITH NO FIX...THANK YOU *TR

THE PUSH BUTTON IGNITION SWITCH WAS ACCIDENTALLY PUSHED, VERY BRIEFLY, WHILE THE CAR WAS STILL MOVING, WITH THE GEAR SHIFT IN STILL IN DRIVE MODE, THE ENGINE SHUT OFF. THIS COULD RESULT IN SERIOUS INJURIES OR EVEN DEATH IF THE CAR ABRUPTLY CHANGED SPEED, LOSS POWER TO OTHER SAFETY CONTROL SYSTEMS, LOSS POWER TO THE AIRBAGS, OR LOSS POWER TO THE BRAKES. *TR

OUR VEHICLE IS AN ACURA MDX 2014 WITH THE ADVANCE PACKAGE. ONE FEATURE OF THE PACKAGE IS ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WHICH AIMS TO KEEP THE VEHICLE MOVING AT A STEADY RATE AND AT A SET DISTANCE FROM ANY VEHICLE IN FRONT OF IT. ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS, WHEN VEHICLES IN FRONT OF OURS SLOWS DOWN OR A VEHICLE MERGES FROM ANOTHER LANE IN FRONT OF US (EVEN TRANSIENTLY), INSTEAD OF GRADUALLY BRAKING AND SPEEDING UP, THE ACURA PERFORMS SUDDEN DECELERATION WITH HARD BRAKING EVEN IF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT IS DOING THE SAME SPEED OR GOING ONLY SLIGHTLY SLOWER. AFTER THE HARD BRAKING STARTS, IF THE VEHICLE IN FRONT SPEEDS UP, OUR VEHICLE DOES NOT RECOVER AND START TO ACCELERATE AGAIN. I HAVE A PREGNANT WIFE WHO IS THE MAIN DRIVER OF THE CAR AND I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS PROBLEM WILL CAUSE HER TO BE REAR-ENDED. *TR

DRIVER SIDE PASSENGER DOOR IS NOT LOCKING PROPERLY, WE HAVE TO USE THE FORCE LIKE A HEAVY TRUCK DOOR. IT'S NOT SAFE WHEN KIDS ARE SITTING INSIDE. COMPLAINED TO ACURA AND THEY SAY IT'S NOT A BUG, THAT'S HOW THAT DOOR WILL WORK. 10 YEAR DAUGHTER CAN NOT CLOSE THE DOOR ON HER OWN. EVERY TIME DRIVER HAS TO USE MORE FORCE TO CLOSE THE DOOR. *TR

NORTHBOUND I-95, VERO BEACH, FL EXIT 147. PREPARED TO ENTER DECELERATION LANE AT APPROX. 70 MPH, NO PRESSURE ON GAS PEDAL, VEHICLE BEGAN TO SLOW. IN DECELERATION LANE, ATTEMPTED TO APPLY BRAKES TO FURTHER SLOW VEHICLE, BRAKE PEDAL WOULD NOT DEPRESS. AFTER STOMPING ON BRAKE PEDAL 4-5 TIMES IT FINALLY RELEASED AND ALLOWED THE BRAKES TO FUNCTION. THIS WAS THE SECOND EVENT OF THIS TYPE. FIRST OCCURRING 24 DEC. 2013. *TR

THIS IS THE SECOND INCIDENT OF UNINTENDED ENGINE REVVING WITH THIS VEHICLE. THIS SECOND INCIDENT OCCURRED AT APPROXIMATELY 4500 MILES. WAS PULLING OUT OF A PARKING SPACE IN "REVERSE" AND CAME TO A COMPLETE STOP WITH MY FOOT FIRMLY ON THE BRAKE PEDAL WHEN, IN AN INSTANT, THE VEHICLE UNEXPECTEDLY REVVED UP WHILE I WAS STILL HOLDING THE BRAKE PEDAL FIRMLY AND THE VEHICLE WAS STILL IN "REVERSE". ALARMED, I IMMEDIATELY PUT THE CAR INTO "PARK". THE TRANSITION INTO "PARK" WAS NOT SMOOTH AND THE ENGINE RPM WENT EVEN HIGHER. IT SOUNDED LIKE ONE THIRD OF FULL THROTTLE. MY WIFE WAS IN THE VEHICLE WITH ME. ONCE IN "PARK", WE PUT DOWN THE WINDOWS TO HEAR HOW LOUD THE ENGINE WAS REVVING. STILL IN "PARK", I ASKED MY WIFE TO WATCH ME STEP ON AND OFF THE BRAKE PEDAL AT LEAST THREE TIMES, BUT THE ENGINE DID NOT RETURN TO IDLE. I THEN KICKED THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND THE ENGINE RETURNED TO NORMAL IDLE. ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS HAD A "FIELD REPRESENTATIVE" CHECK MY VEHICLE. FOR THE SECOND TIME, ACURA IS CLAIMING THAT NO PROBLEM CAN BE FOUND WITH OUR VEHICLE. *TR

SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS 2 MONTHS OLD WITH ~2,000 MILES, ABOUT ONCE EVERY OTHER WEEK, THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT STEERING PROBLEM. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS IN A PARKING LOT OR PULLING OUT OF MY DRIVEWAY. AS YOU GET TO THE HEIGHT OF THE TURN (READY TO LET THE WHEEL TURN BACK), THERE IS A LOUD RUBBING NOISE THAT SOUNDS LIKE A TIRE HITTING THE WHEEL WELL. AT THE SAME TIME THE STEERING WHEEL VIBRATES AND THE STEERING WHEEL DOES NOT SPIN BACK. I HAVE TO USE FORCE TO SPIN THE WHEEL BACK TOWARDS CENTER. THIS TYPICALLY HAPPENS FOR 2 SECONDS, AND THEN EVERYTHING IS NORMAL AGAIN. I CAN NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM USING THE SAME EXACT ACTIONS. I HAVE HAD 2 QUITE DANGEROUS SITUATIONS DUE TO THIS. SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS: OON THE ROAD WAITING TO TAKE A LEFT TURN AS TRAFFIC WAS COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION. SOMEONE COMING THE OTHER DIRECTION FLASHED THEIR LIGHTS AND WAIVED ME TO TURN IN FRONT OF THEM. I TURNED LEFT, AND JUST AS I WAS AT THE PEAK, AND LETTING THE WHEEL TURN BACK TO CENTER, I GOT THE RUBBING, VIBRATION, AND LACK OF STEERING. I QUICKLY TURNED THE WHEEL BACK MYSELF, BARELY MISSING A CAR COMING IN THE OTHER DIRECTION. OI WAS IN THE PARKING LOT OF THE OFFICE THAT I WORK AT, AND WAS TAKING A RIGHT TURN FROM A STOP OUT OF THE PARKING GARAGE. AS I WAS AT THE PEAK, AND LETTING THE WHEEL TURN BACK TO CENTER, I GOT THE RUBBING, VIBRATION, AND LACK OF STEERING. WITH THAT, I NEARLY HIT THE CURB ON THE RIGHT WHERE THERE WAS SOMEONE WALKING ON THE SIDEWALK. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN TO THE DEALER 4 TIMES FOR THIS PROBLEM. THE FIRST TIME IT WAS REPRODUCED, AND THEY REPLACED THE CABLE REEL. THIS DID NOT FIX THE PROBLEM. THE FINAL TIME THAT IT WAS BROUGHT TO THE DEALER, IT WAS IN RESPONSE TO MY LEMON LAW CLAIM. THE DEALER KEPT THE VEHICLE FOR A FEW DAYS, AND I WAS TOLD THAT THE ISSUE COULD NOT BE REPRODUCED, AND MY LEMON LAW CLAIM WAS DENIED. *TR

THIS IS ABOUT BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM AND NOT ABOUT ACTUAL BRAKES.HAVE EXPERIENCED BRAKE WARNING LIGHT COMING ON IN INSTRUMENT PANEL AT LEAST 15 TIMES SINCE FEB 2014. ACTIVATES FOR NO APPARENT REASON. IT COMES ON WHEN THERE IS NO TRAFFIC IN FRONT OF ME IN MY LANE AND NO TRAFFIC IN OTHER LANE COMING TOWARDS ME. HAS COME ON WHEN AT STOP LIGHT AND START TO ACCELERATE. DEALER CANNOT DUPLICATE WHEN CAR THERE OVERNIGHT. HAVE TALKED WITH ACURA CUST SVC AND THEY SAY THEY HAVE EXPERIENCED SAME IN THE VEHICLES THEY DRIVE FROM TIME TO TIME, AND HAVE DOCUMENTED SOME CASES FROM OTHER CUSTOMERS.THEY SEEM TO INDICATE SENSOR IS OVER SENSITIVE AND WILL NOT REPLACE IT. THERE IS A SWITCH TO LEFT OF STEERING COLUMN WHERE YOU CAN TURN BRAKE WARNING SYSTEM OFF. ALTHOUGH THEY STATE THIS IS NOT ACURA'S POLICY AND ARE NOT TELLING ME TO TURN IT OFF, IT IS IN REALITY WHAT THEY ARE TELLING PEOPLE. IF THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE A SAFETY WARNING SYSTEM IN THE CAR, THEN IT SHOULD WORK. TURNING IT OFF DUE TO SENSOR ISSUES SEEMS LIKE AN ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN. I HAVE TURNED THE SYSTEM OFF AND JUST HOPE SOME DAY I WILL NOT REGRET DOING SO. THANK YOU *TR

BRAKE PEDAL GETS REALLY STIFFEN UP AND CAR WON'T START UNLESS I DEPRESS THE BRAKE REALLY REALLY HARD. SEEMS LIKE FAULTY BRAKE SYSTEM. THIS HAPPENS WHEN THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN LEFT SITTING FOR AWHILE. HAPPENING FREQUENTLY NOW. *TR

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2014 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING AT LOW SPEEDS, THE POWER STEERING FAILED. THE STEERING WHEEL BECAME DIFFICULT TO MANEUVER AND MADE A HIGH PITCHED BUZZING SOUND. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING, BUT THE RESULTS WERE UNAVAILABLE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 11,513.

THE 2014 MDX IS NOW EQUIPPED WITH A DRIVER'S SIDE MIRROR THAT IS SPLIT VERTICALLY INTO TWO PIECES ONE LARGER AND ONE SMALLER. THE SMALLER MIRROR CREATES THE ILLUSION THAT A PASSING CAR IS CRASHING INTO YOUR VEHICLE. IT IS QUITE DISCONCERTING TO A DRIVER. BOTH MYSELF AND MY SON HAVE HAD THIS EXPERIENCE. IT CAUSES A DRIVER TO REACT TO A DANGER THAT DOES NOT EXIST. *TR