NHTSA Complaint #11258285 — 2017 ACURA MDX

SERVICE BRAKES issue reported to NHTSA

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Complaint Details

ODI Number 11258285
Vehicle 2017 ACURA MDX
Component SERVICE BRAKES
Date of Incident
Date Filed
Mileage 40,900 miles
Crash No
Fire No
Injuries 0
Deaths 0
Vehicle Towed No
State NY

Consumer Description

SINCE OWNERS AND ON 4 SPECIFIC OCCASIONS. WHILE DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED UPON ACCELERATION AT 70 MPH AUTO WENT DEAD. LOST ALL POWER. AFTER EIGHT MINUTES AUTO RESTARTED. 9 MONTHS AGO, WHILE PLACED INTO REVERES TO AUTO SELF ACCELERATED T HIGH SPEED. AFTER BRAKES APPLIED AND VEHICLE PLACED INTO DRIVE VEHICLE ACCELERATED AT A HGH RATE OF SPEED. LOCK BRAKES PUT VEHICLE INTO NEUTRAL RESTARTED. ONE MONTH AGO WHILE TURNING LEFT INTO TRAFFIC AT A MAJOR INTERSECTION, CAR BRAKES APPLIED AWAITING LEFT TURN AGAINST TRAFFIC. WENT TO ACCELERATE, CAR DASH LIGHTS WENT WILD ALL BEGIN BLING RAPIDLY, DASH WENT BLACK, ABS BRAKES AND BRAKE PEDAL WENT TO FLOOR CAR WENT BY ITSELF INTO NEUTRAL. TOOK OVER 8 MINUTES TO RESTART. ON 9/24.19 TUESDAY AT 1:41 PM WHILE TRAVELING WEST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 90, AT 74 MPH WHILE PASSING A SEMI TRUCK AS I PASSED THE TRUCK, WITH A CLEAR DISTANCE AND PROCEEDED TO TURN INTO THE RIGHT DRIVING LANE IN FRONT OF THE TRUCK AS I PULLED RIGHT THE VEHICLE DASH WENT BLACK, THE ABS AND BRAKE PEDDLE WENT TO THE FLOOR AND THE CAR DECELERATED RAPIDLY FROM 74 TO 50 MPH WITHIN A SECOND. THE SEMI LOCKED THE BRAKES TO AVOID A SERIOUS REAR END COLLISION. AS I REACHED 50 MPH THE DASH RE LITE AND ALL INSTRUMENTATION APPEAR TO FUNCTION AND AS I PUSHED DOWN ON THE ACCELERATOR THE VEHICLE REGAINED SPEED. I CAN REPORT PERHAPS 15 TO 20 OTHER MAJOR ITEMS WITH COLLISION AVOIDANCE AND ELECTRONIC DASH ABNORMALITIES. THE VEHICLE HAS BEEN IN THE ACURA SHOP MINIMALLY 15 TO 20 TIMES OVER 24 MONTHS TO NO AVAIL. ACURA REPORTS SOFTWARE UPDATES OR BAD BATTERY CAUSING LOW VOLTAGE SIGNALS. THIS VEHICLE IS DANGEROUS AND IF NOT ADDRESSED WILL CAUSE DEATH.

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