NHTSA Complaint #10980465 — 2011 ACURA MDX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STATED THAT THE CHECK ENGINE OIL WARNING INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ALSO STATED UPON ACCELERATION, THEY HEARD A RATTLING NOISE COMING FROM THE ENGINE. THE CONTACT STATED UPON INSPECTION THEY NOTICED THAT THE ENGINE OIL DIPSTICK WAS ALMOST DRY. UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE LOST APPROXIMATELY 3 QUARTZ OF OIL WHILE APPROXIMATELY 40% OIL LIFE LEFT. THE OIL WAS CHANGED HOWEVER THE CHECK ENGINE OIL INDICATOR ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE INDEPENDENT MECHANIC PERFORMED OIL CONSUMPTION TEST WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE VEHICLE HAD 70% OIL LIFE AND APPROXIMATELY 2 QUARTS LOW. THE VEHICLE HAD AN OIL CHANGE PERFORMED HOWEVER THE FAILURE RECURRED. THE CONTACT STATED UPON TAKING THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER THEY DID AN OIL CONSUMPTION CHECK WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THE OIL WAS CLOSE TO A QUART LOW AND THAT WAS AN ACCEPTABLE RANGE. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 88,515.