NHTSA Complaint #10820331 — 2016 ACURA MDX

ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC) issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number	10820331
Vehicle	2016 ACURA MDX
Component	ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL (ESC)
Date of Incident	January 14, 2016
Date Filed	January 14, 2016
Mileage	1,900 miles
Crash	No
Fire	No
Injuries	0
Deaths	0
Vehicle Towed	No
State	CA

Consumer Description

THIS IS ALMOST BRAND NEW 2016 ACURA MDX AWD (WITH TECH AND ENTERTAINMENT PACKAGES). WHEN ACCELERATING ON A FREEWAY/ROAD, SUDDENLY LOTS OF THE WARNING LIGHTS TURN ON AND THEN THE VEHICLE DOES NOT ACCELERATE ANY MORE. THE SPEED SUDDENLY DROPS. THIS IS DEFINITELY A HAZARD - ESPECIALLY BECAUSE I AM TRYING TO ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED 4 TIMES SO FAR - ROUGHLY 500 MILES BETWEEN EACH INCIDENTS. THE PROBLEM CONDITION GOES AWAY AFTER WE COMPLETELY STOP THE VEHICLE AND TURN IT OFF AND ON MULTIPLE TIMES (AND ALSO PUT THE VEHICLE IN NEUTRAL IN BETWEEN). LAST TIME WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED, I CLEARED THE CONDITION AND THEN DROVE AND SHOWED THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER. THE DEALER SAID THAT THERE WERE PERSISTENT CODES ABOUT COMMUNICATION FAILURE AND HE CLEARED THEM. AND ASKED US TO CALL BACK WHEN THE PROBLEM HAPPENED AGAIN. DEALER DOES NOT SEEM TO KNOW ANY SYSTEMATIC PROBLEMS WITH SUCH TYPES OF VEHICLE. I HAVE A VIDEO OF THE PREVIOUS PROBLEM CONDITION AT HTTPS://YOUTU.BE/LJSLICWJ7-8

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