NHTSA Complaint #11309235 — 2006 ACURA MDX

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 40 MPH, THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL WAS RELEASED AND THE VEHICLE STOPPED INDEPENDENTLY. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE STABILITY ASSIST (VSA) WARNING LIGHT WAS ILLUMINATED. THE CONTACT ASSOCIATED THE FAILURE WITH NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 13V092000 (SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC) WITH THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO LOS GATOS ACURA LOCATED AT 16151 LOS GATOS BLVD, LOS GATOS, CA 95032, AND THE DEALER WAS INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED NOR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 148,000. *DT CONSUMER ALSO STATED WHILE DRIVING PARTIAL BRAKE FORCE WAS APPLIED BY THE VEHICLE WITHOUT BRILLANCE OF THE BRAKE LIGHTS, EVEN WHEN BRAKES ARE NOT IN USE. CONSUMER'S MECHANIC DIAGNOSED FAILURE TO BE ASSOCIATED WITH NHTSA RECALL NUMBER:13V-092. CONSUMER STATED MANUFACTURE REFUSED TO DIAGNOSE AND REPAIR WITHOUT PRETENSE OF PAYING UPFRONT NON RELATED SERVICE CHARGES. MANUFACTURER WAS INFORMED AND WAS GIVEN CASE NUMBER [XXX]. ('PARTS OF THIS DOCUMENT HAVE BEEN REDACTED TO PROTECT PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE INFORMATION PURSUANT TO THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT (FOIA), 5 U.S.C. 552(B)(6).')*JB