Showing 17,413 complaints for ACURA
Incident date: Sep 25, 2020
IN SEPTEMBER 2020, CAR RANDOMLY TURNED OFF WHEN STOPPED AT A RED LIGHT (ON BUSY INTERSECTION) DURING IDLE MODE CAUSING THE CAR BEHIND US TO HIT WHEN LIGHT TURNED GREEN. NO DAMAGE WAS DONE TO MY CAR SINCE THE CAR WASN'T MOVING AT WAS HIT AT LOW SPEED.
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Incident date: Jan 7, 2021
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE DRIVING AT 35 MPH, THE VEHICLE SAFETY WARNING BRAKE LIGHT, LANE DEPARTURE AND STEERING LIGHT ILLUMINATED ON THE VEHICLE AND WOULD NOT TURN OFF. THE CONTACT WAS ABLE TO PULL OVER THE VEHICLE INTO A PARKING LOT WHERE THEY HAD THE VEHICLE TOWED TO LOCAL DEALER PROCTOR ACURA (3523 W TENNESSEE ST, TALLAHASSEE, FL 32304) WHO DIAGNOSED THE
... FAILURE AS THE REAR ACTUATORS. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 123,000. *LN*JB VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER. CONSUMER STATED DEALER PULLED THE CODES OFF THE VEHICLE SHOWING ONLY WHAT PARTS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED.*JBRead more
Incident date: Jan 20, 2021
THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES ALL POPED-UP AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET: BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM; BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM; ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM; VIHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM; HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM; LANE KEEPING ASSIST PROBLEM; POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM; HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM; FORWARD COLLISSION WARNING PROBLEM; LANE DEPARTURE ASSIST PROBLEM;
... THE MESSAGE KEEP ROTATING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE ASSOCIATED DASHBOARD LIGHT REMAINS ON. I SUSPECT THIS MIGHT BE RELATED TO ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 15-050, BUT I HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THIS YET.Read more
Incident date: Jan 20, 2021
THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES ALL POPED-UP AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET: BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM; BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM; ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM; VIHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM; HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM; LANE KEEPING ASSIST PROBLEM; POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM; HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM; FORWARD COLLISSION WARNING PROBLEM; LANE DEPARTURE ASSIST PROBLEM;
... THE MESSAGE KEEP ROTATING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE ASSOCIATED DASHBOARD LIGHT REMAINS ON. I SUSPECT THIS MIGHT BE RELATED TO ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 15-050, BUT I HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THIS YET.Read more
Incident date: Jan 20, 2021
THE FOLLOWING WARNING MESSAGES ALL POPED-UP AT THE SAME TIME WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE ON A CITY STREET: BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM; BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM PROBLEM; ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM PROBLEM; VIHICLE STABILITY ASSIST PROBLEM; HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM; LANE KEEPING ASSIST PROBLEM; POWER STEERING SYSTEM PROBLEM; HILL START ASSIST PROBLEM; FORWARD COLLISSION WARNING PROBLEM; LANE DEPARTURE ASSIST PROBLEM;
... THE MESSAGE KEEP ROTATING WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE AND THE ASSOCIATED DASHBOARD LIGHT REMAINS ON. I SUSPECT THIS MIGHT BE RELATED TO ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 15-050, BUT I HAVE NOT CONFIRMED THIS YET.Read more
Incident date: Jan 20, 2021
PER THE MECHANIC MANY ACURA'S HAVING ISSUES WITH HANDSFREELINK BLUETOOTH WHICH DOESN'T TURN OFF RESULTING DRAINING BATTERY. WE JUST REPLACED OUR BATTERY AND ISSUE STILL PERSISTS. I CALLED ACURA AND THEY SAID THEY ARE AWARE OF THE ISSUE BUT CAN NOT DO ANYTHING SINCE OUR VIN IS NOT PART OF THE RECALL. THIS CAN BE A BIG SAFETY ISSUE SINCE PEOPLE HAVE EXPERIENCED CARS STOPPED MID ROAD DUE TO NO POWER.
... PLEASE HELP SINCE ACURA IS IGNORING SAFETY OF THEIR CONSUMERS! REFERENCE LINK FOR THE ISSUE WHICH HAS BEEN REPORTED BY MANY PEOPLE. HTTP://WWW.ACURAPROBLEMS.COM/HANDSFREELINK-BATTERY-DRAW/ HTTPS://TOPCLASSACTIONS.COM/LAWSUIT-SETTLEMENTS/LAWSUIT-NEWS/840256-ACURA-HANDSFREELINK-DEFECT-CLASS-ACTION-LAWSUIT-GETS-TRIMMED/ HTTPS://TERRELLMARSHALL.COM/CLASS-ACTIONS/HONDA-ACURA-CLASS-ACTION/Read more
Incident date: Dec 26, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2015 ACURA TLX. THE CONTACT STATED WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED ON A SLIGHT INCLINE, THE VEHICLE STARTED ROLLING BACKWARDS. THE CONTACT JUMPED BACK IN THE VEHICLE AND ENGAGED THE PARKING BRAKES. AFTERWARDS, THE CONTACT ATTEMPTED TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE HOWEVER, THE TRANSMISSION FAILED TO RESPOND. THE CONTACT WAS UNABLE TO SHIFT THE VEHICLE INTO DRIVE OR PARK. AN INDE
... PENDENT MECHANIC WAS CALLED OUT TO THE RESIDENCE TO DIAGNOSE THE VEHICLE. THE MECHANIC RETRIEVED A TEMPORARY FAULT CODE OF THE TRANSMISSION. THE CONTACT WAS INFORMED THAT THE TRANSMISSION WIRING HARNESS NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. AN UNKNOWN DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 95,000.Read more
Incident date: Jan 18, 2021
I STARTED TO GO TO WORK EARLIER IN THE MORNING WHILE IT'S STILL DARK. MY LIGHTS DON'T SEEM TO BE WORKING. I HAD THE BULBS REPLACED A COUPLE OF DAYS AGO AND IT STILL NOT MUCH OF A DIFFERENCE. I PRAY EVERY TIME I'M DRIVING AT NIGHT BECAUSE I CAN'T SEE A THING AND DON'T WANT TO GET IN AN ACCIDENT. I TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY RECOMMENDED I CHANGE THE HEADLIGHTS WHICH WILL COST OVER $2,000.
... I AM SO FRUSTRATED WITH THIS AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT ELSE TO DO.Read more
Incident date: Aug 22, 2020
VEHICLE: 2010 ACURA MDX. I WAS ON HWY 395 AT NIGHT AND THE CHECK BATTERY LIGHT CAME ON. WE RECENTLY REPLACED THE BATTERY AND I FELT IT SAFE TO DRIVE TO THE NEXT TOWN TO HAVE THE BATTERY CHECKED BEFORE CONTINUING. WITHIN ABOUT 50 MILES, ALL OF THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS COMING ON IN SUCCESSION. THERE WAS NO SHOULDER OR AREA TO PULL ON THIS SECTION OF HIGHWAY NEAR MONO LAKE AND WITHIN 30 SECONDS T
... HE CAR LOST ALL POWER AND ALL THE LIGHTS WENT OUT. I TRIED TO TURN ON THE EMERGENCY FLASHERS AND THEY WOULDN'T WORK. I COULDN'T SEE THE ROAD AND WAS GOING TO RAM THE SIDE OF THE CAR INTO THE RAILING ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY TO TRY TO GET OFF THE HIGHWAY AT NIGHT (STILL NO SHOULDER ON MY SIDE AND I COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING WITHOUT HEADLIGHTS) AND MY DAUGHTER THOUGHT TO TURN ON HER CELL FLASHLIGHT WHICH GAVE ME ENOUGH LIGHT TO COAST ONTO THE OPPOSITE SHOULDER FACING AGAINST TRAFFIC. OUR CAR WAS COMPLETELY DEAD AND WE ALSO HAD NO EMERGENCY LIGHTS. WE QUICKLY GOT OUT OUR CAMPING LANTERN AND WRAPPED OUR REFLECTIVE SAFETY ROPE AROUND THE CAR AND LUCKILY HAD CELLPHONE RECEPTION AND CALLED FOR ASSISTANCE. IT TOOK A CHP OFFICER OVER AN HOUR TO SHINE LIGHTS ON THE CAR AND ANOTHER 90 MINUTES FOR A TOW TRUCK TO ARRIVE. WE WERE TOWED TO MAMMOTH LAKES WHERE WE WERE TOLD THAT IT WAS THE BATTERY WHICH THEY REPLACED WHEN THEY OPENED IN TWO DAYS. PULLING OUT OF THE REPAIR SHOP, WE GOT A CHECK CHARGING SYSTEM LIGHT AND TURNED AROUND FINDING OUT IT WAS ACTUALLY THE ALTERNATOR WHICH WAS REPLACED THE NEXT DAY. MY CONCERNS ARE THAT WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN A CHARGING SYSTEM ALERT AND WHEN THE BATTERY DIED WE HAD NOTHING, NO POWER, HEADLIGHTS, TAILLIGHTS, OR EMERGENCY FLASHERS. IF WE WERE UNABLE TO GET THE CAR OFF OF THE HIGHWAY, I'M CERTAIN THERE WOULD HAVE BEEN A BAD OUTCOME FOR US AND WHOMEVER WOULD HAVE SLAMMED INTO OUR CAR IN THE DARK.Read more
Incident date: Jan 12, 2021
THE HFI UNIT/BLUETOOTH OVERHEATS OR DRAWS POWER WHEN CAR IS NOT ON. AFTER 2+ DAYS OF NOT BEING TURNED ON. IT DRAINS THE CAR BATTERY.
Incident date: Dec 26, 2020
TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2000 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 20V027000 (AIR BAGS) HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE RECALL REPAIR WAS NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURE HAD EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE CONTACT CALLED APPLE VALLEY HONDA (400 HIGHLINE DR, EAST WENATCHEE, WA 98802) WHERE IT WAS CONFIR
... MED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT WAS REFERRED TO CARTER ACURA (21515 HWY 99, LYNNWOOD, WA 98036) AND WAS INFORMED THAT THE PART WAS AVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE DEALER WAS LOCATED 130 MILES AWAY AND SHE WAS 82 YEARS OLD AND WAS UNABLE TO DRIVE THAT FAR TO HAVE THE VEHICLE REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE AND INFORMED THE CONTACT THAT SHE WOULD RECEIVE A CALLBACK HOWEVER, THE CONTACT HAD NOT RECEIVED THE CALLBACK. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. PARTS DISTRIBUTION DISCONNECT.Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2020
WHEN ACCELERATING THE CAR TRIPS INTO NEUTRAL AND WILL NOT LET ME CONTINUE ACCELERATING. I CAN PUSH THE PEDAL ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR AND NOTHING WILL HAPPEN. THE ONLY WAY IT TRIPS OUT OF NEUTRAL IS TO RELEASE THE PEDAL AND THEN PUSH IT AGAIN. THIS HAPPENS WHEN ALREADY DRIVING AROUND 10-30MPH NOT FROM A STOPPED POSITION AND WAS ON CITY STREETS. IT DOES ALSO HAPPEN WHEN TURNING.
Incident date: Jan 14, 2021
I OWN A 2017 ACURA MDX. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IT HESITATES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN JERKS WHEN IT FINDS ITS GEAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS USED. MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE OR SWITCHING LANES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.
Incident date: Jan 14, 2021
I OWN A 2017 ACURA MDX. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IT HESITATES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN JERKS WHEN IT FINDS ITS GEAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS USED. MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE OR SWITCHING LANES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.
Incident date: Jan 14, 2021
I OWN A 2017 ACURA MDX. WHEN ACCELERATING FROM A STOP IT HESITATES FOR A SECOND OR TWO AND THEN JERKS WHEN IT FINDS ITS GEAR. THIS HAPPENS EVERY TIME THE VEHICLE IS USED. MERGING ONTO THE INTERSTATE OR SWITCHING LANES CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2016
I HAVE EXPERIENCED TACH HUNTING WHEN YOU'RE DRIVING AND THE VEHICLE SHIFTS INTO THE HIGHEST GEAR AND THE RPMS SHOULD BE STEADY, YOU'RE GOING AT A STEADY SPEED DOWN A CITY STREET AND THE TACHOMETER STARTS JUMPING AROUND IT WILL NOT STAY STEADY. IT FIRST STARTED HAPPENING WHEN THE CAR HAD AROUND 36,000 MILES ON IT WE BROUGHT IT IN AND THE DEALER REPROGRAMMED/ FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION THAT FIXED IT F
... OR ROUGHLY 36,000 MILES . IN 2018 IT STATED AGAIN WHEN THE CAR HAD 73,000 MI THEY UPDATED THE COMPUTER AGAIN APPARENTLY THERE WAS ANOTHER UPDATE AND THEY FLUSHED THE TRANSMISSION AND IT OPERATED NORMALLY FOR ABOUT 27,000 MILES THIS TIME. NOW THE CAR HAS JUST OVER 100,000 MI ON IT AND IT'S DOING IT AGAIN APPARENTLY FROM WHAT I'VE LEARNED AND HEARD YOU CAN HAVE THE TRANSMISSION FLUSHED AND PUT SOME LUBE GUARD SHUTTER FIX IN IT AND IT WILL HELP IT AND MAYBE EVEN CURE THE ISSUE ON SOME CARS BUT OTHERS IT'S TOO LATE AND THE TRANSMISSION WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED OR OVERHAULED. AT THE VERY LEAST THE TORQUE CONVERTER WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED! THIS IS ABSOLUTELY RIDICULOUS HONDA KNEW THEY HAD A PROBLEM AND THEY PRETTY MUCH PUT A PATCH ON IT UNTIL YOU'RE PAST THE WARRANT I BELIEVE THAT THE WARRANTY SHOULD BE EXTENDED TO 150,000 MILES!Read more
Incident date: Dec 1, 2020
THE REFLECTIVE COATING ON THE HEADLIGHT HOUSING HAS DISINTEGRATED RESULTING IN VIRTUALLY NO LOW-BEAM HEADLIGHT ILLUMINATION ON THE ROADWAY, THIS DEFECT HAS BEEN GRADUAL BUT THE END RESULT IS AN EXTREMELY UNSAFE DRIVING CONDITION. TO DRIVE WITH THIS CONDITION REQUIRES THE HIGH-BEAM TO BE USED, WHICH IS IMPRACTICAL IN MOST DRIVING SITUATIONS. WE HAVE SPENT OVER $1600 TO HAVE NEW LAMP HOUSINGS INSTAL
... LED; ACURA/HONDA REFUSES TO ADMIT THE PROBLEM IS A SAFETY ISSUE, BUT THERE ARE MANY MANY COMPLAINTS LOGGED IN ON-LINE CAR CHAT SITES. THIS CAR SHOULD HAVE BEEN RECALLED AND THIS VERY SERIOUS SAFETY ISSUE RECTIFIED. I HAVE THE FAILED HOUSING S IF THEY WANT TO BE EXAMINED.Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2021
CURRENT PAINT: WHITE DIAMOND PEARL. REAR OF VEHICLE, BELOW THE REAR WINDOW GLASS, THE PAINT IS CHIPPING. CHIPPING SIZE CURRENTLY IS APPROXIMATELY 3X3". VEHICLE WAS STATIONARY.
Incident date: Jan 6, 2021
AS I AM DRIVING MY 5 YEAR OLD TO KARATE ON A LOCAL ROAD WITH 40 MILES PER HOUR, MY WHOLE LEFT SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN DEPLOYED FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON. ( I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND NO ONE HIT ME EITHER). I GOT A BRUISED HAND, SMALL CONCUSSION AND A MASSIVE RASH ( FROM CHEMICALS IN THE AIR BACK). I CALLED ACURA AND WAS TOLD TO GO FOR DIAGNOSTIC AT LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP. I WAS CHARGED $99 AND WAS TOL
... D TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I ASKED WHY SINCE THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED AND THE ANSWER WAS ' I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE COME HERE AND CLAIMS THAT THIS HAPPENS TO THEM BUT HAVE NO PROOF'. I GUESS THE AIR BACK IN MY TRUNK AND NO DAMAGE TO THE REST OF MY CAR IS NOT PROOF ENOUGH!!! I WILL BE TALKING TO A LAWYER AT THIS POINT!Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2021
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE DETECTS VEHICLES TO THE RIGHT (SAME DIRECTION OF TRAVEL) OR AT TIMES VEHICLES TO THE LEFT (OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL) AND ABRUPTLY APPLIED BACKING. NO VEHICLES WILL ACTUALLY BE IN LANE OF TRAVEL OF THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE ACTION. ON A 87 MILE DRIVE (ONE WAY TO WORK) HAPPENS MORE THAN EIGHT TIMES ON FIRST DRIVE AN
... D OVER TEN TIME ON SECOND DRIVE. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 1500 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. TAKEN TO ACURA AND TOLD TO TURN OFF LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM UNLESS IN CITY TRAFFIC. SYSTEM TURNED OFF AND DID NOT CORRECT ISSUE. THE ABRUPT BRAKING CAUSES DRIVERS BEHIND TO ABRUPTLY BRAKE, INCREASING RISK OF CRASH, AND ALSO ANGERS THEM BECAUSE THEY THINK YOU ARE 'BRAKE CHECKING' THEM. WEATHER WAS CLOUDY OR CLEAR.Read more
Incident date: Jan 11, 2021
WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED, THE VEHICLE DETECTS VEHICLES TO THE RIGHT (SAME DIRECTION OF TRAVEL) OR AT TIMES VEHICLES TO THE LEFT (OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL) AND ABRUPTLY APPLIED BACKING. NO VEHICLES WILL ACTUALLY BE IN LANE OF TRAVEL OF THE VEHICLE TO CAUSE ACTION. ON A 87 MILE DRIVE (ONE WAY TO WORK) HAPPENS MORE THAN EIGHT TIMES ON FIRST DRIVE AN
... D OVER TEN TIME ON SECOND DRIVE. VEHICLE HAS UNDER 1500 MILES ON IT AND WAS PURCHASED BRAND NEW. TAKEN TO ACURA AND TOLD TO TURN OFF LANE DEPARTURE SYSTEM UNLESS IN CITY TRAFFIC. SYSTEM TURNED OFF AND DID NOT CORRECT ISSUE. THE ABRUPT BRAKING CAUSES DRIVERS BEHIND TO ABRUPTLY BRAKE, INCREASING RISK OF CRASH, AND ALSO ANGERS THEM BECAUSE THEY THINK YOU ARE 'BRAKE CHECKING' THEM. WEATHER WAS CLOUDY OR CLEAR.Read more
Incident date: Dec 9, 2020
TURNING IN A FIELD CHAMIN THE ROADS MY AUTO SLIDED. LATER APPAREAD THE "AWD" NOTE.WHAT DOSE IT MEAN?
Incident date: Nov 22, 2020
PASSENGER AIRBAG LIGHT WOULD COME ON AND OFF. CAR WAS IN MOTION WHEN SIDE AIRBAG DEPLOYED FOR NO REASON AT ALL
Incident date: Jan 10, 2021
AFTER COMPLETING GROCERY SHOPPING IN WALMART I RETUNED TO MY PARKED VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AND, TO MY HORROR THE CERTIFIED PREOWNED 2017 ACURA TLX THAT I JUST TOOK DELIVERY ON 12/23/20 WOULD NOT START. GOT ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR JUMP START, CAR STARTED BUT COULD NOT PUT IN REVERSE, DRIVE, OR NEUTRAL. DASH PANEL WAS LIT UP WITH MULTIPLE WARNINGS INDICATED. THIS HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY SO HAD T
... O HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE A MILE AWAY BECAUSE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPENED FOR ME TO TOW THERE. DISGUSTINGLY I DID NOT MAKE A FULL MONTH FROM DELIVERY DATE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I WAS FORCED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO MY RESIDENCE A MILE AWAY, DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE OVERNIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. IN FACT, COULD NOT EVEN LOCK THE VEHICLE. HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HOPEFULLY GET A PERMANENT FIX. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE UNCOVERED MULTIPLE INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET DESCRIBING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE THAT HAD I KNOWN PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE I WOULD HAVE GIVEN STRONG CONSIDERATIONS TO "NOT" BUYING THIS VEHICLE.Read more
Incident date: Jan 10, 2021
AFTER COMPLETING GROCERY SHOPPING IN WALMART I RETUNED TO MY PARKED VEHICLE IN THE PARKING LOT AND, TO MY HORROR THE CERTIFIED PREOWNED 2017 ACURA TLX THAT I JUST TOOK DELIVERY ON 12/23/20 WOULD NOT START. GOT ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE FOR JUMP START, CAR STARTED BUT COULD NOT PUT IN REVERSE, DRIVE, OR NEUTRAL. DASH PANEL WAS LIT UP WITH MULTIPLE WARNINGS INDICATED. THIS HAPPENED ON A SUNDAY SO HAD T
... O HAVE VEHICLE TOWED TO MY RESIDENCE A MILE AWAY BECAUSE DEALERSHIP WHERE I BOUGHT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT OPENED FOR ME TO TOW THERE. DISGUSTINGLY I DID NOT MAKE A FULL MONTH FROM DELIVERY DATE BEFORE THIS HAPPENED. I WAS FORCED TO TOW THE VEHICLE TO MY RESIDENCE A MILE AWAY, DID NOT WANT TO LEAVE OVERNIGHT IN THE PARKING LOT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. IN FACT, COULD NOT EVEN LOCK THE VEHICLE. HAVING THE VEHICLE TOWED TO THE DEALERSHIP TOMORROW TO TRY TO FIND OUT WHAT THE PROBLEM IS. HOPEFULLY GET A PERMANENT FIX. UNFORTUNATELY I HAVE UNCOVERED MULTIPLE INSTANCES ON THE INTERNET DESCRIBING THIS VERY SAME ISSUE THAT HAD I KNOWN PRIOR TO MAKING THE PURCHASE I WOULD HAVE GIVEN STRONG CONSIDERATIONS TO "NOT" BUYING THIS VEHICLE.Read more
Incident date: Jul 8, 2020
1. (JULY 8, 2020) ON 1 OCCASION WITHIN A SHORT TIME AFTER PURCHASING MDX, I FLOORED THE GAS PEDAL ON THE HIGHWAY AS WHEN PASSING ANOTHER CAR, LET OFF THE GAS PEDAL AND THE ENGINE KEPT RUNNING AS THOUGH THE GAS PEDAL WAS STILL FLOORED. REPORTED IT TO DEALER AND THEY SAID THEY COULD NOT DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM AND SAID MAYBE THE FLOORMAT CAUSED THE PROBLEM. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. 2. (JULY 8, 2020) ON
... AN INCLINE AT A STOP SIGN, MDX WILL ROLL BACKWARDS AFTER RELEASING BRAKE AND THEN WHEN PRESSING ON THE GAS PEDAL IT WILL LURCH FORWARD. REPORTED IT TO THE DEALER. POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS. 3. WHEN STOPPED AND THEN TRYING TO BACKUP ON AN INCLINE, MDX WON'T MOVE REARWARD UNTIL GAS PEDAL IS PRESSED APPROXIMATELY 1/4 TO 1/3 OF FULL GAS PEDAL MOVEMENT. IT ACTS AS THOUGH THE BRAKING SYSTEM IS PARTIALLY APPLIED. THIS ONLY HAPPENS ON AN INCLINE, NOT ON LEVEL GROUND.Read more
Incident date: Jan 4, 2021
ITS SHOWING ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL THAT INDICATES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED AND RADIATOR AS WELL AND HAS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF OVER HEATING AND GEAR DAMEGES. ENGINE LIGHT AND FLASHING D5 WITH ALL CODES FROM POWERTRAIN.*DT*JB
Incident date: Jan 4, 2021
ITS SHOWING ALL THE SYMPTOMS OF THE RECALL THAT INDICATES THE TRANSMISSION NEEDS REPLACED AND RADIATOR AS WELL AND HAS OBVIOUS SIGNS OF OVER HEATING AND GEAR DAMEGES. ENGINE LIGHT AND FLASHING D5 WITH ALL CODES FROM POWERTRAIN.*DT*JB
Incident date: Nov 1, 2020
CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WHICH IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO SEE ASSUMING IT TO BE DEPLOYED ANYTIME SOON RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND INJURING THE PASSENGER FOR NO REASON.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2020
CRACKS AROUND THE PASSENGER SIDE AIRBAGS WHICH IS REALLY DANGEROUS TO SEE ASSUMING IT TO BE DEPLOYED ANYTIME SOON RESULTING DAMAGE TO THE VEHICLE AND INJURING THE PASSENGER FOR NO REASON.
Incident date: Jan 1, 2021
MY ELECTRICAL PARKING BRAKE STAYS ON EVEN WHEN I UNAPPLY THE BRAKE. SOMETIMES MY AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING LIGHT WILL COME ON SAYING DISABLED. MY TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL WILL BECOME DISABLED OUT OF NOWHERE. MY LANE KEEPING ASSISTANCE WILL ALSO BECOME DISABLED WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. ALL THIS HAPPENS ALL TOGETHER AND MY CHECK ENGINE AND EMISSION WARNING LIGHT COME ON WHENEVER EVERYTHING BECOMES
... DISABLED.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2021
MY ELECTRICAL PARKING BRAKE STAYS ON EVEN WHEN I UNAPPLY THE BRAKE. SOMETIMES MY AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING LIGHT WILL COME ON SAYING DISABLED. MY TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL WILL BECOME DISABLED OUT OF NOWHERE. MY LANE KEEPING ASSISTANCE WILL ALSO BECOME DISABLED WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. ALL THIS HAPPENS ALL TOGETHER AND MY CHECK ENGINE AND EMISSION WARNING LIGHT COME ON WHENEVER EVERYTHING BECOMES
... DISABLED.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2021
MY ELECTRICAL PARKING BRAKE STAYS ON EVEN WHEN I UNAPPLY THE BRAKE. SOMETIMES MY AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING LIGHT WILL COME ON SAYING DISABLED. MY TRACTION STABILITY CONTROL WILL BECOME DISABLED OUT OF NOWHERE. MY LANE KEEPING ASSISTANCE WILL ALSO BECOME DISABLED WITH EVERYTHING ELSE. ALL THIS HAPPENS ALL TOGETHER AND MY CHECK ENGINE AND EMISSION WARNING LIGHT COME ON WHENEVER EVERYTHING BECOMES
... DISABLED.Read more
Incident date: Jul 14, 2020
THE PAINT IS STARTING TO PEEL ABOVE THE REAR WINDSHIELD IN BETWEEN THE GAP.
Incident date: Oct 23, 2020
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA TL. THE CONTACT STATED THAT HE RECEIVED A NHTSA RECALL LETTER NUMBER 20V027000 (AIR BAGS). THE CONTACT TOOK THE VEHICLE INTO THE DEALER FLOW ACURA 4952 NEW CENTRE DR, WILMINGTON, NC 28403 (910) 218-7070. DURING THE RECALL REPAIR THEY TOLD THE CONTACT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE RIGHT PARTS AND SAID THEY WOULD CALL HIM BACK. THE DEALER CALLED BACK AND SAID THAT THE MANUF
... ACTURER REP SAID THEY DID NOT MAKE THAT AIRBAG PART SINCE THE VEHICLE WAS OLD. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT ABLE TO PASS INSPECTION SINCE THE REPAIR SHORTED OUT SEVERAL FUNCTIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS UNREPAIRED WITH A DEFECTIVE AIR BAG WHILE THE DEALER LOOKS FOR ANOTHER PART. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 190,000.Read more
Incident date: Dec 30, 2020
THIS CAR HAS JUST 10,000 MILES. WHEN THE CAR STARTED IT SUDDENLY OVER ACCELERATED OVER 5800 RPM AND THE ENGINE HAD TO BE TURNED OFF. EVERY TIME THE ENGINE WAS STARTED THE MOTOR OVER RUNNING ABOVE THE 5800RPM. THE CAR WAS TOWED TO THE ACURA REPAIR SHOP. THE ACURA'S MECHANIC DO NOT FIND ANYTHING WRONG. I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF THERE ARE OTHER ACURA' VEHICLES THAT HAVE HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM AND HOE WI
... LL BE FIXED.Read more
Incident date: Dec 25, 2020
THE CAR WILL CLICK WHEN I'M TRYING TO START IT WONT START CHANGED THE BATTER, STARTER. BUT BEFORE THIS THE TAIL LIGHTS WENT OUT THE ALARM BEEPS WHEN I LOCK THE DOORS WONT BEEP AND NOW IT WONT START.
Incident date: Dec 16, 2020
LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS DO NOT EMIT ENOUGH LIGHT TO SAFELY OPERATE THE VEHICLE AT NIGHT. THE HIGH BEAM IS NECESSARY TO SEE THE ROAD, ROAD SIGNS OR ANY OBJECTS IN THE ROADWAY.
Incident date: Nov 18, 2020
THE CAR DOES HAVE SMOOTH ACCELERATING FROM A STOP; IT FEELS AS IF ITS SEARCHING THROUGH GEARS. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING A HUMMING NOISE IS PRESENT AS IF THE BATTERY OR ELECTRIC PARKING BAKE IS BEING ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED. THE CAR IDLES WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP INSTEAD OF ENGAGING AUTO SHUT OFF FEATURE.
Incident date: Nov 18, 2020
THE CAR DOES HAVE SMOOTH ACCELERATING FROM A STOP; IT FEELS AS IF ITS SEARCHING THROUGH GEARS. IN ADDITION, WHILE DRIVING A HUMMING NOISE IS PRESENT AS IF THE BATTERY OR ELECTRIC PARKING BAKE IS BEING ENGAGED OR DISENGAGED. THE CAR IDLES WHEN AT A COMPLETE STOP INSTEAD OF ENGAGING AUTO SHUT OFF FEATURE.
Incident date: Apr 17, 2019
THE PAINT ON THE ACURA TLX IS DEFECTIVE. ACURA HAS RECALLED THE PHANTOM BLUE PEARL PAINT FOR PEELING AROUND THE REAR WINDOW BUT WON'T RECALL THE BELLANOVA WHITE PEARL FOR THE EXACT SAME ISSUE. I'VE SPOKEN WITH DEALER AND THEY AGREE IT'S A DEFECT IN THE PAINT. ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS WERE ABSOLUTELY NO HELP. I PERSONALLY KNOW OF 40/50 OTHER OWNERS WITH THE EXACT ISSUE. I ALSO KNOW OF HONDA OWNE
... RS HAVING SIMILAR PROBLEMS.Read more
Incident date: Nov 30, 2020
BOTH DRIVER AND PASSENGER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS ILLUMINATION HAS DECREASED SIGNIFICANTLY TO THE POINT IT IS UNSAFE TO DRIVE AT NIGHT. IT DOES NOT PROVIDE PROPER LIGHTING TO ILLUMINATE ROAD, ROAD SIGNS OR OTHER VEHICLES. THE ILLUMINATION DOES NOT CHANGE IF VEHICLE IS STATIONARY OR WHILE DRIVING. VEH. HAS 125K MILES AND IT APPEARS ITS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH ACURAS OF THIS YEAR AND MODEL. BULB CHANGE
... DOES NOTHING.Read more
Incident date: Jan 1, 2021
MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT I THINK HOSE BUSTED HARD TO STEER AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REVERSE IS GOING OUT
Incident date: Jan 1, 2021
MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT I THINK HOSE BUSTED HARD TO STEER AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REVERSE IS GOING OUT
Incident date: Jan 1, 2021
MY POWER STEERING HAS GONE OUT I THINK HOSE BUSTED HARD TO STEER AND TRANSMISSION IS SLIPPING REVERSE IS GOING OUT
Incident date: Dec 29, 2020
MY 2012 ACURA MDX HAS AN OIL CONSUMPTION ISSUE THAT ACURA IS AWARE OF BEING A PROBLEM, HOWEVER IT IS NOT OFFERING TO COVER THE COST ASSOCIATED WITH FIXING THE ISSUE. MY VEHICLE BURNED THROUGH MORE THAN 2 QUARTS OF OIL IN A MATTER OF 1 MONTH. THIS NEEDS TO BE A RECALL AS IT'S A SAFETY ISSUE WITH THE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE. LACK OF OIL COULD CAUSE THE ENGINE TO FAIL.
Incident date: Feb 29, 2016
NMERO DE RETIRO DEL FABRICANTEJY2 NMERO DE RETIRADA DE NHTSA16V-061 ESTADO DE RECUPERACINRECORDAR INCOMPLETO NMERO DE RETIRO DEL FABRICANTEP29 NMERO DE RETIRADA DE NHTSA06E-096 ESTADO DE RECUPERACINRECORDAR INCOMPLETO
Incident date: Feb 29, 2016
NMERO DE RETIRO DEL FABRICANTEJY2 NMERO DE RETIRADA DE NHTSA16V-061 ESTADO DE RECUPERACINRECORDAR INCOMPLETO NMERO DE RETIRO DEL FABRICANTEP29 NMERO DE RETIRADA DE NHTSA06E-096 ESTADO DE RECUPERACINRECORDAR INCOMPLETO
Incident date: Dec 24, 2020
WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN THE 3 ERRORS CAME ON THE DASH BOARD TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM, EMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM, AND BLIND SPOT SYSTEM PROBLEM, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT AND GRINDING OF THE GEAR IS HEARD, CAR QUICKLY SLOW DOWN. AFTER STOPPING AND START UP AGAIN, ERRORS STILL THERE BUT TRANSMISSION COULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER G
... EARS AND CAR TOPS OUT AT 30MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS AND WE ARE NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR LOCAL ROADS, HIGHWAY WOULD BE BAD UNTIL WE GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE CAR LOSES POWER AT AN INTERSECTION.Read more
Incident date: Dec 24, 2020
WHILE DRIVING ON LOCAL ROAD ALL OF A SUDDEN THE 3 ERRORS CAME ON THE DASH BOARD TRANSMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM, EMISSION SYSTEM PROBLEM, AND BLIND SPOT SYSTEM PROBLEM, ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WHEN THIS HAPPENS THE TRANSMISSION DOESN'T SHIFT RIGHT AND GRINDING OF THE GEAR IS HEARD, CAR QUICKLY SLOW DOWN. AFTER STOPPING AND START UP AGAIN, ERRORS STILL THERE BUT TRANSMISSION COULD NOT SHIFT INTO HIGHER G
... EARS AND CAR TOPS OUT AT 30MPH. THIS HAS HAPPENED 4 TIMES IN THE LAST FEW DAYS AND WE ARE NOW SCARED TO DRIVE THE CAR LOCAL ROADS, HIGHWAY WOULD BE BAD UNTIL WE GET IT FIXED AT THE DEALERSHIP. THIS IS POTENTIALLY A VERY DANGEROUS SITUATION IF THE CAR LOSES POWER AT AN INTERSECTION.Read more