2014 ACURA MDX Unknown Or Other Problems
13 NHTSA complaints on file
Unknown Or Other Issues in the 2014 ACURA MDX
13 unknown or other complaints have been filed with NHTSA for the 2014 ACURA MDX. Of these, 1 involved a crash, 1 involved a fire, and 3 resulted in injury.
13
Complaints
1
Crashes
1
Fires
3
Injuries
0
Deaths
All Unknown Or Other Complaints
Paint. Delaminating at the sealer. Paint flakes randomly fall off car over the years. Acura verified this was a factory defect and the common area is occurred was the roof. This was covered for my car 03.2019 under an extended warranty but was only limited to the roof. I specifically asked to fix the whole paint job since this was a FACTORY defect and they stated they will only fix the area with the current damage. Well now time has passed and this has now happened on my left passenger door and Acura will not cover any part of fixing their factory defect. Terrible on Acura for selling a product they know has a FACTORY defect and they will not stand by their product.
ABS VSA malfunction light comes up constantly and car rattles when brakes are used. It’s constantly turned on even with good road conditions. There are millions of customer complaints on the web about this issue and I believe this should be logged as a major issue which should be logged a recall and offered as a fix to customers who have these car models and issues. My daughter was driving the car and experienced issues on freeway when braking. The car slipped to the side when brakes were pushed and the whole car was shaking and unstable.
Hi, My Reverse camera is not working. When I put the car in reverse, I can see the guidelines but no picture of the rear. Regards,
WHILE TRAVELING IN A STRAIGHT LINE AT 75 MPH IN THE FAR LEFT LANE OF AN 8-LANE INTERSTATE, THE HOOD SUDDENLY FEW OPEN AND CRASHED INTO THE WINDSHIELD. THE WINDSHIELD WAS OF COURSE SHATTERED. VISIBILITY WAS OF COURSE IMMEDIATELY AND DRAMATICALLY REDUCED. I BENT FORWARD AND TO THE RIGHT TO LOOK THROUGH THE SMALL SPACE IN THE CENTER OF THE WINDSHIELD UNDER THE HOOD. FORTUNATELY IT WAS A SUNNY MID-AFTERNOON AND TRAFFIC WAS ONLY MODERATE. WITH ASSISTANCE FROM GOD, MY PASSENGERS, AND COOPERATIVE AND OBSERVANT NEARBY DRIVERS, I WAS ABLE TO SAFELY NAVIGATE TO THE FAR RIGHT LANE AND EVENTUALLY OFF THE ROAD WITHOUT FURTHER DRAMA, DAMAGE, OR ANY INJURIES TO THOSE IN MY CAR OR OTHERS.
I WAS DRIVING ON A RESIDENTIAL STREET BACK HOME WHEN A HAZE STARTED COMING OUT OF THE AIR CONDITIONING VENTS. THAT TURNED INTO BLACK SMOKE COMING FROM THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, UNDERNEATH/BEHIND THE GLOVE COMPARTMENT. FROM THAT SMOKE, A FIRE STARTED IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE, INSIDE THE VEHICLE. I PULLED OVER TO THE SIDE OF THE STREET, TURNED THE CAR OFF, GRABBED MY SON WHO WAS IN A CAR SEAT IN THE BACK AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR SAFELY. NOT A MINUTE AFTER WE GOT OUT OF THE CAR, THE ENTIRE CAR WAS ENGULFED IN FLAMES. THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DID AN INVESTIGATION AND CLASSIFIED IT AS UNDETERMINED, BUT MECHANICAL IN NATURE. WE BOUGHT OUR ACURA BRAND NEW FROM THE DEALER IN 2014 AND HAVE ONLY HAD IT SERVICED AT THE ACURA DEALER. WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED ANY ISSUES WITH THE CAR, OTHER THAN REGULAR MAINTENANCE. I'M EXTREMELY CONCERNED...
THE VEHICLE COMPRESSOR CLUTCH ASSEMBLY FAILED AFTER THE BOLT BACKED ITSELF OUT. THE FAILURE OF THIS BOLT RESULTED IN THE VEHICLES INABILITY TO ENGAGE THE COMPRESSOR AND AS A RESULT THE A/C DOES NOT WORK AND JUST BLOWS HOT AIR. IT APPEARS TO BE RELATED TO THE RECALL ISSUED ON CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2014-2015 ACURA MDX'S; MINE WAS MANUFACTURED IN 3/2014. THE LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP WILL NOT COVER THE REPAIR UNDER THE RECALL FOR SOME REASON EVEN THOUGH THE PART FAILURE, AS DESCRIBED BY THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN, IS EXACTLY WHAT IS ADDRESSED BY THE RECALL. APPARENTLY, MY VEHICLE WAS MANUFACTURED OUTSIDE OF THE DATE RANGE ADDRESSED BY THE RECALL.
SUNROFF SHATTERED
MY NAVIGATION UNIT HAS BEEN UPDATED AND THE PROBLEM PERSISTS. THE LINES FOR NAV TRAFFIC CANNOT BE EASILY SEEN. THIS WAS FIXED IN 2015 AND 2016 ACURA MDX W/ NAV BUT HAVE NOT BEEN FIXED FOR THE 2014 MDX UNITS. THE TRAFFIC LINES ARE VERY FAINT AND UNREADABLE TO WHERE TOO MUCH TIME IS SPENT TRYING TO SEE TRAFFIC WHILE DRIVING. THIS WILL RESULT IN ACCIDENTS DUE TO DIVERTED ATTENTION. ACURA/HONDA IS AWARE OF THE PROBLEM SINCE THE 2014 MODEL WAS RELEASED, AND STILL REFUSES TO RELEASE A FIRMWARE UPDATE TO MAKE THE TRAFFIC LINES BETTER VISIBILITY LIKE THEY DID FOR 2015 AND LATER. EVEN MY 2006 RL WAS EASIER TO SEE. WE WERE REAR ENDED NEAR UC DAVIS IN DAVID CALIFORNIA IN MAY 2017. WHILE I WAS ABLE TO ANTICIPATE 70 MPH TRAFFIC MAKING A SUDDEN STOP BECAUSE MY PASSENGER WAS USING NAV TRAFFIC ON THEIR PHONE, AND THEY...
SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVE APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH ON INTERSTATE 83 NORTH OF BALTIMORE MARYLAND. NO TRAFFIC AHEAD WITHIN QUARTER MILE. NO EVIDENCE OF ANY OBJECT STRIKING VEHICLE, NO OTHER DAMAGE TO VEHICLE. OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS ABOUT 55 DEGREES.
SUNROOF SPONTANEOUSLY EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 70 MPH ON INTERSTATE 40 IN MEMPHIS, TN.
SHORTLY AFTER I PURCHASED THIS VEHICLE IN 2013, I NOTICED THAT THEIR WAS A LOUD VIBRATION COMING FROM THE FRONT RIGHT DRIVER'S SIDE NEAR THE WHEEL WELL WHEN DRIVING AT SPEEDS BETWEEN 30 - 45 MPH. THIS VIBRATION WOULD OCCUR INTERMITTENTLY. WHEN I TOOK THE VEHICLE BACK IN TO THE ACURA DEALERSHIP, IT WAS STATED THAT THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE ISSUE. TWO YEARS LATER, THE ISSUE IS STILL OCCURRING AND THE DEALERSHIP "CAN'T DUPLICATE". ADDITIONALLY, NOTICED THAT THERE WAS BUBBLING OF THE FRONT GRILL CHROME PAINT. LATER IT BECAME APPARENT THAT THE LEFT FRONT PASSENGER WINDOW PANELS WERE WARPED. DIDN'T MAKE TOO MUCH OF A FUSS ABOUT EITHER ISSUE, BUT IN THE SUMMER OF 2015, WHILE RUNNING MY CAR THROUGH A CAR WASH, THE PANEL POPPED OFF AND BEGAN FLAPPING IN THE WIND. RETURNED VEHICLE TO DEALERSHIP AND THE WINDOW PANEL WAS REPLACED. AT THIS TIME, I ALSO INFORMED...
KEYLESS FOB NOT RECOGNIZED AND LOCKED ME OUT OF CAR WITH FOB IN THE CAR
SUNROOF EXPLODED WHILE DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY NEAR SALT LAKE CITY AT 8:30 AM. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS AROUND 65 DEGREES. NO TRAFFIC AHEAD OF ME WAS CLOSER THAN 200 TO 300 YARDS. DID NOT SEE ANYTHING FLY UP FROM THE FREEWAY AND THERE WAS NO OTHER DAMAGE TO THE BODY OF THE CAR.
Other 2014 ACURA MDX Problem Areas
Steering
37 complaints
Electrical System
26 complaints
Power Train
26 complaints
Service Brakes
26 complaints
Engine
25 complaints
Vehicle Speed Control
19 complaints
Exterior Lighting
13 complaints
Structurebody
10 complaints
Fuelpropulsion System
6 complaints
Electronic Stability Control Esc
5 complaints
Suspension
4 complaints
Air Bags
3 complaints
Equipment Adaptivemobility
3 complaints
Wheels
3 complaints
Equipment
2 complaints
Fuel System Gasoline
2 complaints
Seats
2 complaints
Structure
2 complaints
Electrical System12v24v48v Batterycables
1 complaint
Forward Collision Avoidance Automatic Emergency Braking
1 complaint
Interior Lighting
1 complaint
Lane Departure Assist
1 complaint
Lane Departure Warning
1 complaint
Latcheslockslinkages
1 complaint
Seat Belts
1 complaint
Steeringelectric Power Assist System
1 complaint
Visibility
1 complaint
Visibilitypower Window Devices And Controls
1 complaint
Visibilityrearview Mirrorsdevices
1 complaint
Visibilitysunmoon Roof Assembly
1 complaint
Visibilitywindshield
1 complaint
Visibilitywiper
1 complaint