2016 Acura MDX brakes problems

Filed Jun 24, 2026 · Brakes, Driver assistance · PA

I started the vehicle and steering wheel was frozen and EPS, Brake, and lane departure lights on the dash. I shut the car off and let it sit for five minutes. Restarted and the steering wheel came back to normal. but all light remained on. I drove the car about half a mile and the lights went off. When I got home, I shut the car off and started it again. The wheel was frozen again, and all the lights came back on. I shut the car off and re-started and steering came back on. I'm afraid this will happen again but while I'm driving. I looked up the issue but no recall but a lot of complaints with same problem. I cannot drive like this for it can be dangerous if I'm driving and lose control of the vehicle and hurt someone or myself. I took the car to a mechanic, but he said there is no current issues just stored codes. Today I had the same problem.

Filed Oct 26, 2019 · Airbags, Body · 50,000 miles · CA · crash · 1 injury

I was approaching a stop light on a busy street on a very bright day and did not see that the stop light I was approaching had turned red. When I realized it was red, I braked rapidly of course but still going at a pretty good speed I hit the stopped car in front of me. The collision was between drivers side of my mdx and right rear of a medium-sized white jeep. My 17 yr old son was in the front passenger seat and his air bag deployed, however my driver bag did not deploy. Both seat belts locked up. The impact was very strong on driver side given that is where we hit. Fortunately, my seat belt kept me from hitting the windshield. My only injuries are neck ache, head ache, seat belt bruises, and ringing ears. My concern is for future use of my car. If the driver air bag did not deploy given this hard of a hit, I do not believe it will deploy in any collision. I filed a complaint with acura requesting them to inspect the airbag and black box to determine why it did not deploy and they said that airbags are designed to only deploy when needed and in this case the cars computer determined it was not needed hence there is no reason to inspect it further. I believe that if the airbag deployed on the passenger side where the impact was less then the air bag should have also deployed on the driver side. My insurance adjuster also supposedly requested acura to inspect the vehicle and they also did not get any favorable action from acura. Honda/acura of america returned my phone calls twice and simply said there is no supporting information indicating that the airbag or cars computer should be investigated. They also did not ask any questions about the accident in which additional information could be provided. The estimated repair on the car is over $12k.

Filed Apr 16, 2019 · Brakes · 45,716 miles · MA

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 acura mdx. The contact stated that the vehicle slid when the brake pedal was depressed. Prior to the failure, the vehicle lurched forward. The contact had to apply more pressure than usual to the brake pedal to stop the vehicle. In addition, the brake indicator was illuminated. The vehicle was taken to toyota expressway (700 morrissey blvd, boston, ma 02122, (855) 814-9680) where it was diagnosed that new brakes needed to be installed. The vehicle was not repaired. The manufacturer was not made aware of the failure. The failure mileage was 45,716.

Filed Apr 10, 2019 · Brakes · 50,000 miles · NY · crash

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 acura mdx. While driving approximately 15 MPH and making a right turn, the brake pedal failed to respond and the contact crashed into a parked vehicle. The front passenger side air bag deployed. The driver was shaken up by the incident, but was not injured. A police report was filed. The vehicle was towed by the insurance company to rallye acura (1750 northern blvd, roslyn, ny 11576, (516) 625-7070); however, the dealer refused to inspect and diagnose the cause of the brake failure. The dealer stated that due to the air bag deployment, the computer system was not available to be accessed to provide a technical analysis. The insurance company was to repair the collision damages. The manufacturer had not issued any brake system recalls for this year, make, and model vehicle. The manufacturer was notified of the crash. The approximate failure mileage was 50,000.

Filed Jan 4, 2019 · Acceleration, Brakes · 13,000 miles · UT

I recently bough the car and I am now regretting it because the 9 speed transmission is very sluggish and doesn't provide power when needed. In the morning when I start the car the car just lags the power until I press hard on the gas pedal. We took this on a road trip to california from utah and at times I feel like I don't have ample power to pass other drivers and it takes a few seconds to think before it does anything. I have an appt scheduled with acura tomorrow to see what can be done to fix this otherwise I am taking this SUV back to the dealer for another car. I am very disappointed with acura for making this kind of a transmission and I wish I have kept my bmw.

Filed Dec 30, 2018 · Brakes · 51,985 miles · DE

While backing out of a restaurant lot parking space on a wet rainy night, applied brakes repeatedly and car would not stop resulting in hitting a parked car in the lot. Immediately notified my insurance co. Same type of problem happened a year and half ago. Have notified acura to correct problem. Intend to trade car because of concern..

Filed Dec 14, 2018 · Brakes, Engine · 36,000 miles · IL

Acura is refusing to address a serious problem with the engine and power train with the vehicle, this may have already caused accidents on other cars in other states. Please see the historical data which gives a complete audit of the issues I have had. 9/22/18 11 days- vehicle taken to the dealer and dropped for service, punch list of issues since purchase that needed addressed. Alignment report is signed off on 9/24/18, battery check 10/1/18, service was started on 9/29/18, car sat for a week with no service attempt made. Oil stains on roof liner were left there and was told they would not clean them off (later proven to be mechanics grease by merrillville) and spider was my problem not theres per 'rob' in service. Issues the car was taken in for. All of the below service was comleted in 5 miles according to odometer readings. On 10/12/18 I took the vehicle to acura of merrillville per 'anthony' from acura client care to have it checked. I drove it with the tech and the tech was able to validate a lot of the issues right away. It was returned to me on 11/2/18 22 days on 11/24/18 I returned the vehicle to acura of merrillville due to the transmission issue returning, also addressed a couple of issues. Car returned on 11/28/18 4 days vehicle loses power when shifting to accelerate, often have to downshift using paddle shifters to make power or car acts like its going to stall. Brakes do not function unilaterally, hit the brakes heavy while in traffic and the back will begin to come around as though one of them does not grab. Engine loses power when in traffic it struggles to accelerate which could cause a crash if needing power to accelerate onto a expressway from an entrance ramp, or anywhere that requires power to move the car.

Filed Jan 5, 2018 · Brakes · 40,000 miles · NH

When driving down the highway the car picks up a guardrail and thinks it is an object. The automatic braking system turns on and there is a grinding brake that gets applied while you are doing 65 MPH on the highway. It's really unsafe.

Filed Apr 28, 2017 · Brakes · 30,700 miles · DE

While apprachiing a red light. I applied the brakes and vehicle appeared to accelerate and brakes did not stop car, I turned right on to shoulder of majpr highway to avoid accident. Next day .while braking to park, car wound not stop and rolled into field. My wife was with me to confirm it was not me pushing the gas petal by mistake.

Filed Oct 28, 2016 · Brakes · 5,000 miles · CA

Tl* the contact owns a 2016 acura mdx. While parking the vehicle and applying the brake pedal, the vehicle continued to move forward. The contact shifted the vehicle into reverse and the vehicle rolled backwards out of the garage while the brake pedal was still being depressed. The contact could not stop the vehicle. The vehicle moved into the street until the contact pressed the start/stop ignition button while still applying the brakes. There were no warning indicators illuminated. The vehicle was towed to the dealer where the issue could not be duplicated. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired the manufacturer was not made aware of the issue. The failure mileage was 5,000. Updated 06/01/17*lj updated 09/07/2017