NHTSA Complaint #10943879 — 2016 ACURA MDX

ELECTRICAL SYSTEM issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 10943879
Vehicle 2016 ACURA MDX
Component ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 16,000 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State CA

Consumer Description

INEXPLAINABLE BATTERY DRAIN ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS RESULTING IN NOT ENOUGH POWER TO START CAR. NO SOLUTION FROM ACURA EXCEPT THAT IT HAPPENS TO A LOT OF OWNERS. MOST RECENTLY CAR DIED IN AN INTERSECTION (WITH TWO KIDS IN CAR) AND COULD NOT RESTART OR SHIFT TO NEUTRAL (WITHOUT POWER) TO MOVE OUT OF INTERSECTION. CAR WAS STOPPED AT INTERSECTION, DRIVER MOVED FORWARD TO MAKE TURN, DRIVER STOPPED IN INTERSECTION AND AUTO-IDLE ENGAGED (TURNING CAR OFF MOMENTARILY), WHEN DRIVER RELEASED BRAKE, WHICH WOULD NORMALLY RESTART ENGINE, CAR WOULD NOT RESTART DUE TO LOSS OF POWER. STUCK FOR AN HOUR IN MIDDLE OF INTERSECTION UNTIL JUMPED. THREE DAYS PRIOR TO THAT, CAR SAT FOR 5 DAYS WITHOUT USE IN 40-50 DEGREE WEATHER, AND BATTERY WAS DEAD WHEN ATTEMPTED TO START. SEEMS TO BE A PARASITIC DRAIN OR FAULTY CHARGING ELECTRICAL PROBLEM WITH CAR.

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