I was driving on wednesday jan 5 2016 and my car stalled while driving on old grassy road at about 20 miles per hour as I just had stopped at stop sign. I noticed the lights were all starting to come on and the car completely stopped. I had it towed to acura of milford, ct. After 2 days and after installing a new battery and alternator they found 1 of 6 coils melted - the ignition coil - which then ruined a spark plug which then ruined my engine. The value of the car is not much and I was already over $1000. Why would this happen and why after all my regularly scheduled maintenance was this not found until it was too late. I had told repeatedly that vtm 4 and ignition lamp indicators come on. I could have been seriously injured and in fact the air bag was scheduled to be repaired the same day due to a recall. I am lucky I was not in an accident. I am hoping for further investigation because these repairs I should not have to pay for since my car is now inoperable. Thank you I still do not have the car in my possession. [xxx] information redacted pursuant to the freedom of information act (foia), 5 u.s.c. 552(b)(6).
2004 Acura MDX electrical complaints
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Tl* the contact owns a 2004 acura mdx. While in park, the vehicle's RPM gauge idled high when started. While driving 10 MPH, the RPM gauge displayed high rpms even when the accelerator pedal was not depressed. The fuel gauge was also not displaying the correct readings. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 94,000.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 acura mdx. The contact stated that the federal safety agency campaign number: 15v320000 (air bags), the federal safety agency campaign number: 14v700000 (air bags), and the federal safety agency campaign number: 12v573000 (electrical system) exceeded a reasonable amount of time for repair. The dealer stated that parts were not available on several occasions. The manufacturer was not made aware of the delay. The vehicle was not repaired. The vehicle would intermittently stall while idling. The vehicle was taken to an independent repair facility were unknown repairs were made. The failure mileage was 120,000.
Since about february 2010 the vehicle stability assist system will randomly activate during periods of prolonged highway driving. This condition usually happens on dry pavement and without warning. It feels like only the drivers side front brake is applied and the vehicle swerves to the right uncontrollably. The condition has nearly caused me to crash multiple times and is very frightening. I have had the acura dealer troubleshoot the problem many times with no results. The most recent time this happened was early december 2013. I immediately dropped the vehicle off at an acura dealer and the vehicle was diagnosed with a faulty lateral acceleration sensor. Unfortunately this part is not available at this time and is on indefinite backorder. This is a serious safety issue that has nearly caused harm to myself and other vehicles due to my out of control vehicle. I am now without transportation until acura is able to get the part back in stock. Acura of america has refused to even log and file my complaint let alone assist me with this safety issue and hardship.
I pulled up my driveway which has uphill grade then a flat area and was in my garage when I noticed that I had the keys in my hand. I turned around and noticed my car was drifting back down the driveway. I tried to jump back in the car to hit the brakes but thought better of it as it was gaining more speed. I let go f the front door and watched as it veered off the driveway and hit a tree and landscaping rock and end of driveway. What it . So I was able to take the key out of the ignition while the car while still in the drive position. I did not receive a recall notice until february . Acura has not been judicious in their effort to fix the damage that occurred to my vehicle due to a defective part.
On 11.11.11,our acura lost power coinciding with the dashboard warning lights not functioning properly to warn of the sudden loss of control, heavy smoke emission, transmission failure,engine damage & inability to drive our vehicle, creating the possibility of a crash, injury or fatality. Despite acura's knowledge of transmission failures based on an acura service bulletin alert, we incurred $5500 in expenses/damage to our vehicle.we had not been notified of the faulty torque converter/transmission parts previously&acura has avoided taking full responsibility for a known problem in which many consumers have been fully reimbursed for this damage. We are issuing this complaint&requesting reimbursement for our expenses due to acura's full knowledge of this recurring situation,their negligence in alerting consumers&their neglect in resolving the repair in accordance with their responsibilities.we would request that acura be held responsible in notifying all acura owners of the service bulletin/recall pertaining to this faulty transmission. We also feel strongly about the electronic/computer dashboard warnings that gave no indication of damaged or faulty parts creating the dangerous&unsafe situation we had experienced while driving our vehicle in traffic when this incident occurred&are filing a complaint according to the seriousness of this portion of the incident as well. We have much documentation&would be more than willing to provide whatever would be necessary to ensure that this complaint is productive in enforcing acura's responsibility of these two incidents,to further make aware&avoid such incidents&in hopes of being reimbursed for our unexpected expenses as well. In purchasing an acura,we had done so with the peace of mind that we had purchased a well made,safe vehicle from a company that stands behind it's product.we are saddened that this has not been the case.
I have a 2004 acura mdx. There are about 77,000 miles on it. Vsa, vtm-4, ABS, and airbag lights keep flashing. So I took it to my acura dealership and they told me that after diagnostic that the rear differential failed. I believe there is something wrong with the wiring of all mdx in or around 2004. There has been numerous reporting of rear differential failures in 2003 and 2004 mdxs. Acura should take a look into this and maybe do a recall. This is very dangerous because the transmission makes a loud noise and slows down when you are driving almost as if the transmission was about to go out.
Tl* the contact owns a 2004 acura mdx. While the contact was driving 35mph, the battery cable became disconnected and the vehicle lost all power. The contact was unable to steer or stop the vehicle when the failure happened, however there was no accident. The failure and current mileages was 145000.
All acura mdx have the following problems- and all are very expensive to fix. Acura dealers and corporate does not care to listen- because we fools keep buying there cars. - all transmissions will fail very early. Cost (4,800) - all motor mounts will fail (1000) - horn, cruise, audio controls will fail. ( 400). Plus lots of other issues.
2004 acura mdx with following issues: horn, cruise,audio not working. Transmission bad motor mount bad.
The starter on my 2004 acura mdx has failed. I am going to pay 500.00 to replace it. Repair shop says this is not a common repair for a car of this age. I am curious if it is a defective part. The car only has 54,000 miles on it. Please help me. Starters should last much longer than this.
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