2014 Acura MDX: steering wheel locks up

8 of the 172 complaints about the 2014 Acura MDX describe steering wheel locks up.

owner complaints: 8
of this car's complaints: 5%
typical mileage: 5,000
recalls: 0

Is there a fix? 18 service bulletins cover this area of the car. See below

Steering wheel locks up by model year

2024
2
2022
4
2014
8
2010
1
2007
1
2005
2
2003
2

What owners say

Filed Sep 3, 2024 · Electrical, Steering · CA

Upon engine start noticed vibration buzz noise and steering wheel locked, very difficult to steer. Turned off the ignition and waited 20 min, steering wheel was back to normal. Upon driving in the road for approximately 5-10 min, the wheel locked up with notification alert of "Electrical Power Steering Failure" It was very difficult to maneuver the steering wheel and manage to pull into a parking lot. Turned the ignition off and waited again another 5min and Upon restart, wheel was back to normal. As we were on our way home, the same alert came with steering wheel locked and difficult to turn. We managed to get home with difficulty turning. Car was towed to Acura Plesanton and was reported no recalls for this issue.

Filed Aug 6, 2020 · Steering · 123,000 miles · WI

On 7/22/2020, after filling up at gas station, steering wheel was locked and eps light came on. Restarted car 4 times and still locked. When tow truck arrived an hour later, car drove and steered fine. Towed to bergman acura in appleton, wi and they found no problems. Picked up car on 7/27/2020. It drove fine for 2 days. After being parked in a friend's driveway for 2 hours on 7/29/2020, upon starting steering wheel locked and eps light came on. Had it towed again to bergstrom acura and they said eps system was fried and needed to be replaced.

Filed Nov 13, 2019 · Electrical, Steering · 81,000 miles · MN

Eps ! Pop up as I try to start my car. Power n light is on as normal but won't start, steering wheel lock

Filed Aug 25, 2016 · Steering · 5,000 miles · NY

Intermittent motor noise from behind dash with recent 3 second simultaneous steering wheel lockup resulting in my loss of steering control. Reported the issues to dealer twice, but they could not replicate the issue and concluded no issue in my car.

Filed Jan 9, 2015 · Steering · 15,000 miles · FL

While making a left hand turn at slow speed, steering locked and the wheel had to be forced back the other direction, barely avoiding a tree. Car makes intermittent but considerable noise/rubbing while turning (noise lasts about 2 seconds). Took it to dealership today (proctor acura) and dealership could find no issues with steering. Also could not replicate the noise/problem. Nothing repaired and no explanation given.

Filed Oct 7, 2014 · Brakes, Steering · 4,100 miles · NC

Backing out from parking spot , steering locked up , brakes failed and car kept moving despite maximum application of brakes. Had to turn the power off to stop the car .

Filed Aug 6, 2014 · Steering · 1,000 miles · CA

Happens more often when exiting a parking space (steering to the max, then going straight) but also when when taking a sharp turn. The steering locks and makes a grinding noise for couple seconds making it very hard to maneuver. The problem as been reproduced and acknowledge by dealer service, but no fix has been applied.

Filed Jun 9, 2014 · Steering · 250 miles · NY

Tl* the contact owns a 2014 acura mdx. The contact heard an intermittent noise behind the dashboard. While making a turn at various speeds, the power steering seized and caused temporary loss of control. Initially, the dealer could not duplicate the failure. The dealer later discovered that the steering motor could be the cause of the failure; however, there was no remedy. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was notified. The failure mileage was 250.