Showing 17,413 complaints for ACURA
Incident date: Aug 12, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN TO THE ACURA OF ORANGE PARK FL TO HAVE AIRBAG SYSTEM CHECKED RELATED TO THE RECALL THE REPAIR WAS MADE AND A WEEK LATER THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHICH I DID AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE. HOWEVER, THE SWITCH IS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST. I THEN CALLED THE CORP
... ORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD TO RETURN IT AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT ISN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ACCURATE OR NOT BECAUSE THE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DAILY AS I DRIVE.Read more
Incident date: Aug 12, 2016
TAKATA RECALL. AFTER TAKING MY CAR IN TO THE ACURA OF ORANGE PARK FL TO HAVE AIRBAG SYSTEM CHECKED RELATED TO THE RECALL THE REPAIR WAS MADE AND A WEEK LATER THE INDICATOR LIGHT CAME ON AGAIN. I CALLED THE DEALERSHIP TO ADVISE AND WAS TOLD TO BRING IT BACK WHICH I DID AND WAS TOLD THE RECALL REPAIR WAS MADE. HOWEVER, THE SWITCH IS FAULTY AND NEEDED TO BE REPLACED FOR A COST. I THEN CALLED THE CORP
... ORATE OFFICE AND WAS TOLD TO RETURN IT AT WHICH TIME I WAS TOLD THAT ISN'T COVERED IN THE RECALL. NOW I DON'T KNOW IF THE AIRBAG SYSTEM INDICATOR IS ACCURATE OR NOT BECAUSE THE LIGHT COMES ON AND OFF DAILY AS I DRIVE.Read more
Incident date: Dec 12, 2016
TAKATA RECALL
Incident date: Jan 1, 2017
TAKATA RECALL PASSENGER AIRBAG WARNING LIGHT STAYS ON
Incident date: Nov 11, 2017
WE WERE TRAVELING ON A THREE-LANE ROAD (CENTER TURN LANE) IN OUR 2017 ACURA MDX GOING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH AND FOLLOWING THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF US AT THE NORMAL 4-CAR LENGTH DISTANCE. THE CAR IN FRONT OF US SIGNALED FOR A RIGHT TURN OFF THE MAIN ROAD AND BEGAN TO SLOW. I APPLIED OUR BRAKES TO SLOW AS WELL. WE WERE STILL AT LEAST 3 CAR LENGTHS BEHIND WHEN THE CAR IN FRONT OF US TURNED OFF THE M
... AIN ROAD. I MOVED MY FOOT OFF THE BRAKE TO ACCELERATE BACK TO THE NORMAL SPEED. THE COLLISION MITIGATION BRAKING SYSTEM ACTIVATED, BRINGING OUR VEHICLE TO A SUDDEN STOP IN TRAFFIC. THE VEHICLE THAT HAD MADE THE RIGHT TURN WAS COMPLETELY OFF THE MAIN ROAD WHEN OUR BRAKE SYSTEM ACTIVATED. WE WERE REAR-ENDED BY A JEEP WRANGLER TRAVELING AT OR NEAR THE SPEED LIMIT. OUR VEHICLE WAS TOTALED. I WANT TO NOTE THAT THIS WAS NOT A CASE OF US FOLLOWING TOO CLOSELY OR APPROACHING TOO FAST! OUR MDX HAD 9,256 MILES ON IT, AND THERE HAD BEEN NO PRIOR PROBLEMS OR WARNINGS. WE HAD NO IDEA THAT THE ELECTRONIC BRAKE SYSTEM COULD ACTIVATE WITHOUT CAUSE AND BRING THE VEHICLE TO A COMPLETE STOP!Read more
Crash
Incident date: Jul 17, 2017
PASSENGER DASH ABOVE AIRBAG, IS CRACKED. THE CRACK BEGAN AS A SINGLE PERFORATION, COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD DIRECTION OUTWARD, DIRECTLY ABOVE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS HOUSED. ONE DAY TO THE NEXT IT JUST APPEARED. IT BEGAN WITH A SINGLE CRACK IN JULY 2017, NOW IN NOV 2017, AN IDENTICAL CRACK LAYS ADJACENT TO THE FIRST, APPROX. 6 INCHES APART. I USE A SUNSHADE WHENEVER I'M NOT UTILIZING A COVERED PARKIN
... G SPOT. I'VE NEVER LEFT MY CAR WITHOUT A SHADE DURING ANY HOT DAYS (LEATHER SEATS GET FAR TOO HOT TO SIT ON EVEN WEARING PANTS, LET ALONG SHORTS OR SKIRTS). I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO 2 DIFFERENT ACURA DEALERSHIPS, WHO'VE QUOTED $2,000+ TO REPLACE, WITH ZERO HELP FROM ACURA SINCE THERE'S NOT AN ACTIVE RECALL. I'VE HAD TO RESTRICT ALL PASSENGERS TO SIT IN MY BACK SEAT, WHICH ACCORDING TO MY GRANDMOTHER, "IS DISRESPECTFUL & DEMEANING". THE PERFORATIONS ARE LOOKING MORE LIKE THE SEALANT USED TO CLOSE A HIDDEN COMPARTMENT (AIRBAG?) HAS WORN OUT, AND THE AIRBAG IS CLOSE TO EXPLODING. I PLANNED TO UPGRADE TO AN ACURA SUV LAST MONTH, BUT IT APPEARS I'M NOW FORCED TO RESELL TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR $2000-$3000 LESS THAN THE 2 FAILED DEALS DUE TO VALID CONCERNS. I JUST CAN'T PHANTOM HOW ACURA REFUSES TO RECALL AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR WORKMANSHIP THAT PUTS SO MANY OF THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS LIVES AT RISK. SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE COSTLY REMEDY REMAINS MY PROBLEM TO PAY FOR 1 WAY OR ANOTHER?! WITH THE RAPID RATE AT WHICH THESE CRACKS ARE GROWING AND THREATENING THE INTEGRITY OF WHAT'S SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFETY DEVICE, I MAY NOT HAVE A CHOICE OF HOW TO HANDLE THIS SOON. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT AND EATING IT BY TRADING IT IN ISN'T SOMETHING I CAN AFFORD EITHER.Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2017
PASSENGER DASH ABOVE AIRBAG, IS CRACKED. THE CRACK BEGAN AS A SINGLE PERFORATION, COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD DIRECTION OUTWARD, DIRECTLY ABOVE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS HOUSED. ONE DAY TO THE NEXT IT JUST APPEARED. IT BEGAN WITH A SINGLE CRACK IN JULY 2017, NOW IN NOV 2017, AN IDENTICAL CRACK LAYS ADJACENT TO THE FIRST, APPROX. 6 INCHES APART. I USE A SUNSHADE WHENEVER I'M NOT UTILIZING A COVERED PARKIN
... G SPOT. I'VE NEVER LEFT MY CAR WITHOUT A SHADE DURING ANY HOT DAYS (LEATHER SEATS GET FAR TOO HOT TO SIT ON EVEN WEARING PANTS, LET ALONG SHORTS OR SKIRTS). I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO 2 DIFFERENT ACURA DEALERSHIPS, WHO'VE QUOTED $2,000+ TO REPLACE, WITH ZERO HELP FROM ACURA SINCE THERE'S NOT AN ACTIVE RECALL. I'VE HAD TO RESTRICT ALL PASSENGERS TO SIT IN MY BACK SEAT, WHICH ACCORDING TO MY GRANDMOTHER, "IS DISRESPECTFUL & DEMEANING". THE PERFORATIONS ARE LOOKING MORE LIKE THE SEALANT USED TO CLOSE A HIDDEN COMPARTMENT (AIRBAG?) HAS WORN OUT, AND THE AIRBAG IS CLOSE TO EXPLODING. I PLANNED TO UPGRADE TO AN ACURA SUV LAST MONTH, BUT IT APPEARS I'M NOW FORCED TO RESELL TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR $2000-$3000 LESS THAN THE 2 FAILED DEALS DUE TO VALID CONCERNS. I JUST CAN'T PHANTOM HOW ACURA REFUSES TO RECALL AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR WORKMANSHIP THAT PUTS SO MANY OF THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS LIVES AT RISK. SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE COSTLY REMEDY REMAINS MY PROBLEM TO PAY FOR 1 WAY OR ANOTHER?! WITH THE RAPID RATE AT WHICH THESE CRACKS ARE GROWING AND THREATENING THE INTEGRITY OF WHAT'S SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFETY DEVICE, I MAY NOT HAVE A CHOICE OF HOW TO HANDLE THIS SOON. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT AND EATING IT BY TRADING IT IN ISN'T SOMETHING I CAN AFFORD EITHER.Read more
Incident date: Jul 17, 2017
PASSENGER DASH ABOVE AIRBAG, IS CRACKED. THE CRACK BEGAN AS A SINGLE PERFORATION, COMING FROM THE WINDSHIELD DIRECTION OUTWARD, DIRECTLY ABOVE WHERE THE AIRBAG IS HOUSED. ONE DAY TO THE NEXT IT JUST APPEARED. IT BEGAN WITH A SINGLE CRACK IN JULY 2017, NOW IN NOV 2017, AN IDENTICAL CRACK LAYS ADJACENT TO THE FIRST, APPROX. 6 INCHES APART. I USE A SUNSHADE WHENEVER I'M NOT UTILIZING A COVERED PARKIN
... G SPOT. I'VE NEVER LEFT MY CAR WITHOUT A SHADE DURING ANY HOT DAYS (LEATHER SEATS GET FAR TOO HOT TO SIT ON EVEN WEARING PANTS, LET ALONG SHORTS OR SKIRTS). I'VE TAKEN MY VEHICLE INTO 2 DIFFERENT ACURA DEALERSHIPS, WHO'VE QUOTED $2,000+ TO REPLACE, WITH ZERO HELP FROM ACURA SINCE THERE'S NOT AN ACTIVE RECALL. I'VE HAD TO RESTRICT ALL PASSENGERS TO SIT IN MY BACK SEAT, WHICH ACCORDING TO MY GRANDMOTHER, "IS DISRESPECTFUL & DEMEANING". THE PERFORATIONS ARE LOOKING MORE LIKE THE SEALANT USED TO CLOSE A HIDDEN COMPARTMENT (AIRBAG?) HAS WORN OUT, AND THE AIRBAG IS CLOSE TO EXPLODING. I PLANNED TO UPGRADE TO AN ACURA SUV LAST MONTH, BUT IT APPEARS I'M NOW FORCED TO RESELL TO THE DEALERSHIP FOR $2000-$3000 LESS THAN THE 2 FAILED DEALS DUE TO VALID CONCERNS. I JUST CAN'T PHANTOM HOW ACURA REFUSES TO RECALL AN OBVIOUS DEFECT IN THEIR WORKMANSHIP THAT PUTS SO MANY OF THEIR OWN CUSTOMERS LIVES AT RISK. SO MANY COMPLAINTS OF THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM, BUT THE COSTLY REMEDY REMAINS MY PROBLEM TO PAY FOR 1 WAY OR ANOTHER?! WITH THE RAPID RATE AT WHICH THESE CRACKS ARE GROWING AND THREATENING THE INTEGRITY OF WHAT'S SUPPOSE TO BE A SAFETY DEVICE, I MAY NOT HAVE A CHOICE OF HOW TO HANDLE THIS SOON. I CAN'T AFFORD TO FIX IT AND EATING IT BY TRADING IT IN ISN'T SOMETHING I CAN AFFORD EITHER.Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
THE CAR LOST POWER STEERING COMPLETELY WHILE HIGHWAY DRIVING. STEERING ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO MANAGE AND A WEAKER/SMALLER/FRAIL INDIVIDUAL COULD NOT. TURNING FROM A STOP EVEN MORE DIFFICULT. NO WARNINGS WERE GIVEN AND THE CAR WAS MAINTAINED RELIGIOUSLY. THE VEHICLE DID HAVE 109,000 MILES BUT I HAVE NOTICED NUMEROUS INCIDENTS REPORTED ONLINE ABOUT THE SAME PROBLEM WITH FEWER MILES. POWER STEERING SHO
... ULD BE SOMETHING THAT LASTS THE LIFE OF THE CAR. THIS PARTICULAR POWER STEERING INVOLVES A "MODULE" THAT APPEARS TO FAIL FREQUENTLY AND CAN RESULT IN REPAIRS TOTALING $3500. MOST PEOPLE WILL NOT BE ABLE TO AFFORD THAT COST. MY MECHANIC ALSO STATES HE BELIEVES THIS IS A MUCH MORE FREQUENT ISSUE THAN IS BEING REPORTED SINCE MOST JUST CONSIDER IT A MAINTENANCE ITEM. POWER STEERING FAILURE IS NOT A ROUTINE ISSUE.Read more
Incident date: May 25, 2015
THE DRIVER'S SIDE HID LIGHT WENT OUT. I PAID TO GET THE BALLAST AND INVERTER REPLACED. LESS THAN 3 WEEKS LATER, THE PASSENGER SIDE WENT OUT; SAME ISSUE. SINCE THEN, I HAVE PERSONALLY TALKED TO 4 PEOPLE WITH THE EXACT SAME STORY. THEY ALSO FIXED THE DRIVER'S LIGHT BUT NOT THE PASSENGER DUE TO THE COST. A SERVICE MAN AT THE ACURA STORE TOLD ME HE HAS A FRIEND WITH THE SAME CAR AS MINE, SAME ISSUE. A
... LSO, HE HAS HAD "QUITE A FEW CUSTOMERS" GO THRU THE SAME THING. IN, ADDITION, I HAVE SEEN 3 CARS WITH THE PASSENGER HEADLIGHT OUT IN MY AREA. IT SEEMS TO ME THAT IF I HAVE COME ACROSS 12-17 PEOPLE WITH THE SAME HID HEADLIGHT ISSUES WITHIN A 15 MILE RADIUS, AND THIS WAS THE FIRST YEAR THESE LIGHTS WERE INSTALLED, THERE IS OBVIOUSLY A PROBLEM WITH THEM AND THERE SHOULD BE A RECALL. ARead more
Incident date: Apr 4, 2017
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL AND I NEVER RECEIVED MY REGISTRATION, AND PLATES, THEY HAD NEVER MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE STATUS OF THE CAR WAS SALVAGE. I ALSO WASN'T INFORMED THEY WERE OUT OF BUSINESS WHEN I WAS IN PROCESS OF PURCHASING MY CAR. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON, AND THE BACK OF THE CAR IS MESSED UP.
Incident date: Apr 4, 2017
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL AND I NEVER RECEIVED MY REGISTRATION, AND PLATES, THEY HAD NEVER MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE STATUS OF THE CAR WAS SALVAGE. I ALSO WASN'T INFORMED THEY WERE OUT OF BUSINESS WHEN I WAS IN PROCESS OF PURCHASING MY CAR. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON, AND THE BACK OF THE CAR IS MESSED UP.
Incident date: Apr 4, 2017
I PURCHASED THE CAR IN APRIL AND I NEVER RECEIVED MY REGISTRATION, AND PLATES, THEY HAD NEVER MENTIONED TO ME THAT THE STATUS OF THE CAR WAS SALVAGE. I ALSO WASN'T INFORMED THEY WERE OUT OF BUSINESS WHEN I WAS IN PROCESS OF PURCHASING MY CAR. SINCE I PURCHASED THE CAR THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT HAS ALWAYS BEEN ON, AND THE BACK OF THE CAR IS MESSED UP.
Incident date: Aug 18, 2014
TAKATA RECALL: PROBLEMS OCCUR ON REGULAR ROADS, LOCAL AREAS, CITIES. THE CAR'S WINDOW, THE LEFT PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND THE DRIVER, IS FAIL. IT DOESN'T GO UP OR DOWN ANY MORE. IT BEGAN COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND WE HAD TO TO PAY FOR THE CAR REPAIR PERSON TO PULL IT UP ONLY. YET, IT IS AUTOMATICALLY PULLED DOWN AGAIN AND LEAVES A SPACE THAT CAN'T NOT PROTECT PASSENGERS INSIDE. AIR, HEAT, ANY WEATHER PRO
... BLEM OR ANY CONSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTS INJECTING/FLOWING FREELY IN/OUT. OTHER PROBLEM IS "VSA" AND "TRIANGLE" LIGHTS ON. IT STARTED FROM LAST YEAR WHEN I HAD ITS TIRES REPLACED. MECHANICS DOUBLE CHECKED AND CONFIRMED ME THAT THIS CAR WAS TOO SENSITIVE TO DO ANY TIRE JOB. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE TRIED TO RESET THE SENSOR SYSTEM, IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM.Read more
Incident date: Aug 18, 2014
TAKATA RECALL: PROBLEMS OCCUR ON REGULAR ROADS, LOCAL AREAS, CITIES. THE CAR'S WINDOW, THE LEFT PASSENGER SIDE BEHIND THE DRIVER, IS FAIL. IT DOESN'T GO UP OR DOWN ANY MORE. IT BEGAN COUPLE YEARS AGO, AND WE HAD TO TO PAY FOR THE CAR REPAIR PERSON TO PULL IT UP ONLY. YET, IT IS AUTOMATICALLY PULLED DOWN AGAIN AND LEAVES A SPACE THAT CAN'T NOT PROTECT PASSENGERS INSIDE. AIR, HEAT, ANY WEATHER PRO
... BLEM OR ANY CONSTRUCTIONAL OBJECTS INJECTING/FLOWING FREELY IN/OUT. OTHER PROBLEM IS "VSA" AND "TRIANGLE" LIGHTS ON. IT STARTED FROM LAST YEAR WHEN I HAD ITS TIRES REPLACED. MECHANICS DOUBLE CHECKED AND CONFIRMED ME THAT THIS CAR WAS TOO SENSITIVE TO DO ANY TIRE JOB. ALTHOUGH THEY HAVE TRIED TO RESET THE SENSOR SYSTEM, IT STILL HAS THE PROBLEM.Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2017
I WAS MAILED A LETTER ABOUT A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR MY ASSOCIATED VIN. I DEFINITELY HAVE EXPERIENCED ASSOCIATED ISSUES WITH MY MDX. AFTER CALLING THE ACURA DEALERSHIP ON 11/24/17, I WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR 11/28/17 AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD INSPECT MY CAR OVER 2 DAYS AND PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. MY EXPERIENCE WAS "TO SAY THE LEAST" THE INVERSE; EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO
... OK MY CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE TEAM WAS EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL AS ONCE AGAIN, THE CUSTOMER WAS WRONG. PLEASE ADVISE ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS FOR SERVICE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH ACURA UNWILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO THE CUSTOMER. I DID TAKE THE CAR FOR SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR. OVERALL PROBLEM IS MANY TIMES I EXPERIENCE SHIFTING AND ACCELERATING HESITATION THAT IS JERKY. WHICH INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION: THIS IS WHAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION STATES .... THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY.Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2017
I WAS MAILED A LETTER ABOUT A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR MY ASSOCIATED VIN. I DEFINITELY HAVE EXPERIENCED ASSOCIATED ISSUES WITH MY MDX. AFTER CALLING THE ACURA DEALERSHIP ON 11/24/17, I WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR 11/28/17 AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD INSPECT MY CAR OVER 2 DAYS AND PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. MY EXPERIENCE WAS "TO SAY THE LEAST" THE INVERSE; EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO
... OK MY CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE TEAM WAS EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL AS ONCE AGAIN, THE CUSTOMER WAS WRONG. PLEASE ADVISE ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS FOR SERVICE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH ACURA UNWILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO THE CUSTOMER. I DID TAKE THE CAR FOR SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR. OVERALL PROBLEM IS MANY TIMES I EXPERIENCE SHIFTING AND ACCELERATING HESITATION THAT IS JERKY. WHICH INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION: THIS IS WHAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION STATES .... THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY.Read more
Incident date: Nov 28, 2017
I WAS MAILED A LETTER ABOUT A WARRANTY EXTENSION FOR MY ASSOCIATED VIN. I DEFINITELY HAVE EXPERIENCED ASSOCIATED ISSUES WITH MY MDX. AFTER CALLING THE ACURA DEALERSHIP ON 11/24/17, I WAS GIVEN AN APPOINTMENT FOR 11/28/17 AND I WAS TOLD THEY WOULD INSPECT MY CAR OVER 2 DAYS AND PROVIDE A LOANER CAR. MY EXPERIENCE WAS "TO SAY THE LEAST" THE INVERSE; EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING. THE SERVICE TECHNICIAN TO
... OK MY CAR FOR A TEST DRIVE AND TOLD ME NOTHING WAS WRONG. IN ADDITION, THE SERVICE TEAM WAS EXTREMELY UNPROFESSIONAL AS ONCE AGAIN, THE CUSTOMER WAS WRONG. PLEASE ADVISE ABOUT THE NEXT STEPS FOR SERVICE. I AM EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTED WITH ACURA UNWILLINGNESS TO LISTEN TO THE CUSTOMER. I DID TAKE THE CAR FOR SERVICE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ISSUE ABOUT A MONTH PRIOR. OVERALL PROBLEM IS MANY TIMES I EXPERIENCE SHIFTING AND ACCELERATING HESITATION THAT IS JERKY. WHICH INDICATES A PROBLEM WITH THE TRANSMISSION: THIS IS WHAT THE WARRANTY EXTENSION STATES .... THE TRANSMISSION SHIFTS POORLY.Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2017
AS THE CAR IS DOWNSHIFTING AND COMING TO A STOP THE TRANSMISSION JERKS FORWARD JUST AS THE CAR IS COMING TO A COMPLETE STOP OR IMMEDIATELY AFTER IT STOPS. DOES THIS EVERY SO OFTEN AND THE DEALER DID RESET THE TRANSMISSION FOR IT TO RELEARN BUT STILL DOES IT SINCE AND BECAUSE THEY CAN'T DRIVE IT ENOUGH TO DUPLICATE IT THERE HAS BEEN NOTHING THEY CAN DO TO RESOLVE IT.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2017
2013 ACURA ILX VEHICLES. IF THE MANUAL OR POWER DOOR LOCK IS ACTIVATED WHILE AN INTERIOR FRONT DOOR HANDLE IS BEING OPERATED BY AN OCCUPANT, THE CABLE CONNECTING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM MAY BECOME LOOSE AND MOVE OUT OF POSITION. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE CABLE CAN MOVE FAR ENOUGH OUT OF POSITION TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM PROPERLY LATCHING.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2017
2013 ACURA ILX VEHICLES. IF THE MANUAL OR POWER DOOR LOCK IS ACTIVATED WHILE AN INTERIOR FRONT DOOR HANDLE IS BEING OPERATED BY AN OCCUPANT, THE CABLE CONNECTING THE INTERIOR DOOR HANDLE TO THE DOOR LATCH MECHANISM MAY BECOME LOOSE AND MOVE OUT OF POSITION. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT THE CABLE CAN MOVE FAR ENOUGH OUT OF POSITION TO PREVENT THE DOOR FROM PROPERLY LATCHING.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2015
THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS NUMEROUS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRONT DASHBOARD CRACKING AT AN EARLY STAGE. ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKS PREMATURELY. AND FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHICH I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT. PLEASE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2015
THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS NUMEROUS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRONT DASHBOARD CRACKING AT AN EARLY STAGE. ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKS PREMATURELY. AND FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHICH I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT. PLEASE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
Incident date: Nov 1, 2015
THIS MODEL AND YEAR HAS NUMEROUS OF COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE FRONT DASHBOARD CRACKING AT AN EARLY STAGE. ALSO THE VALVE COVER GASKETS LEAKS PREMATURELY. AND FINALLY THE TRANSMISSION BEGAN SLIPPING OUT OF GEAR WHICH I HAD TO HAVE IT REBUILT. PLEASE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES.
Incident date: Oct 1, 2017
THE AIR BAG SYSTEM APPEARS ON THE SCREAM OF THE CAR AND ITS BEAPING ALL THE TIME ANNOUNCING THE AIR BAG SISTEM ITS BAD
Incident date: Nov 23, 2017
NO NOTIFICATIONS
Incident date: Sep 1, 2017
THERE IS A CRACK ON THE RIGHT HAND (PASSENGER) SIDE OF THE DASH VERY CLOSE TO THE AIR BAG. I AM SCARED THAT THE AIRBAG MAY EXPLODE AT ANY MINUTE. ACURA SAYS THERE IS NO RECALL. THIS VEHICLE IS KEPT IN A GARAGE AND NOT DRIVEN EVERYDAY.
Incident date: Oct 23, 2017
THE TRANSMISSION SHIFT FROM 2-3 GEAR GIVES A JERK TO THE WHOLE VEHICLE. THIS IS USUALLY PROBLEMATIC WHILE ACCELERATING SPECIALLY IN HEAVY/BUSY TRAFFIC OR AT TRAFFIC SIGNALS. I BELIEVE THIS COULD BE A THREAT TO PUBLIC SAFETY. THE SERVICE CENTER CLAIMS THE "INTELLIGENT CAR" WILL LEARN MY DRIVING HABITS AND ADAPT. HOWEVER, THIS HAS BEEN HAPPENING SINCE I BOUGH THE VEHICLE AND MULTIPLE VISITS TO
... ACURA SERVICE CENTER HAS NOT RESOLVED THE ISSUE.Read more
Incident date: Nov 18, 2017
DASHBOARD CRACKING.
Incident date: Nov 20, 2017
ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART DURING 'AUTO IDLE-STOP/START' AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A BUSY ROAD. IN ORDER TO RESTART I HAD TO PRESS THE 'START' BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES AND RETURN THE CAR TO 'PARK' BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION.
Incident date: Nov 20, 2017
ENGINE FAILED TO RESTART DURING 'AUTO IDLE-STOP/START' AT A TRAFFIC LIGHT ON A BUSY ROAD. IN ORDER TO RESTART I HAD TO PRESS THE 'START' BUTTON MULTIPLE TIMES AND RETURN THE CAR TO 'PARK' BEFORE BEING ABLE TO RESUME OPERATION.
Incident date: Nov 19, 2017
POWER STEERING (EPS) SYSTEM PROBLEM. IS A MESSAGE BEING DISPLAYED ON THE CAR DASHBOARD. THE CAR WILL NOT START. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME IN 2 YEARS WHERE WE HAD THE SAME ISSUE. THIS PROBLEM MAKES THE CAR DIFFICULT TO DRIVE AND CONTROL.
Incident date: Feb 11, 2015
TAKATA RECALL MY AIRBAG HAS A DEFECT.
Incident date: Nov 17, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. ACURA WILL NOT ALLOW ME TO TAKE THE VEHICLE TO A CLOSE-BY HONDA DEALERSHIP, BUT IS MAKING ME DRIVE 1.5 HOURS EACH WAY TO AN ACURA DEALER.
Incident date: Aug 7, 2017
I WAS TRAVELING ALONG AN INTERSTATE AND HEARD A DEAFENING SOUND. I LOST CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE, LEFT THE INTERSTATE AND WAS HEADING DOWN AN EMBANKMENT WHEN I FINALLY REGAINED CONTROL OF MY VEHICLE. I MADE IT BACK TO THE INTERSTATE AND PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT. I HEARD THE SOUND AS IF SOMETHING THAT WAS PERTAINING TO MY ROOF. WHEN I PULLED BACK THE INSIDE SUNROOF COVER GLASS STARTED COMING
... INTO MY CAR. I LOOKED AND MY SUNROOF HAD A LARGE HOLE IN IT AND FROM THE LOOK OF THE GLASS PUSHING OUTWARD IT EXPLODED. THERE WAS NOTHING AROUND ME AT THE TIME AND I WAS NOT UNDER AN OVERPASS OR UNDER ANY TREES WHICH ELIMINATED ANYTHING FALLING ON THE SUNROOF. THE QUESTION STILL REMAINED WHY DID THE GLASS APPEAR AS EXPLODE INSTEAD OF AN IMPLODE? I WENT TO A BODY SHOP AND THEY SAID THEY HAD HEARD OF SUNROOFS "EXPLODING". AFTER GOING THROUGH SEVERAL TECHNICIANS AT A LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP AND RESEARCHING THE INCIDENT ON THE INTERNET I CONFIRMED THAT MY SUNROOF DID ACTUALLY "EXPLODE". TO MY DEALERSHIPS CREDIT A MANAGER AGREED TO REPLACE THE SUNROOF FOR FREE. HOW MANY FATALITIES HAVE HAPPENED DUE TO "EXPLODING" SUNROOFS? IF I WOULD OF ROLLED MY CAR OR CRASHED AND DIED I DON'T THINK AN INVESTIGATION WOULD OF LED TO THE REAL SOURCE OF THE INCIDENT; ONE WOULD ASSUME THAT SUNROOF SHATTERED ON IMPACT OR ROLL OVER. CONSUMERS NEED TO BE AWARE OF THIS!! I HAVE PUT IT OUT ON SOCIAL MEDIA TO TRY TO MAKE THE PUBLIC AWARE. THIS IS A VERY DANGEROUS PROBLEM. I'M THANKFUL I DIDN'T HAVE MY GRANDSON OR ELDERLY PARENT WITH ME WHEN THIS HAPPENED. I GIVE GOD CREDIT FOR PROTECTING ME THROUGH A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE. I HAVE PHOTOS ON MY IPHONE IF PROOF IS NEEDED.Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH, THE CAR STARTS SPUTTERING THEN DECELERATED, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING, WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED "CHECK HILL START ASSIST SYSTEM", "CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM", "CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM", "CHECK BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM", "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM", AND "CHECK PARKING BRAKE SY
... STEM". AFTER SITTING IN THE EMERGENCY LANE AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THE CAR SHUT OFF. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BATTERY WITH A DEAD CELL. AMAZINGLY, OF ALL THE LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY WARNING THAT I HAD DEAD BATTERY. THE BATTERY LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED AT 35,246. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE CENTER IN LESS THAN 10 MONTHS.Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH, THE CAR STARTS SPUTTERING THEN DECELERATED, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING, WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED "CHECK HILL START ASSIST SYSTEM", "CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM", "CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM", "CHECK BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM", "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM", AND "CHECK PARKING BRAKE SY
... STEM". AFTER SITTING IN THE EMERGENCY LANE AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THE CAR SHUT OFF. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BATTERY WITH A DEAD CELL. AMAZINGLY, OF ALL THE LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY WARNING THAT I HAD DEAD BATTERY. THE BATTERY LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED AT 35,246. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE CENTER IN LESS THAN 10 MONTHS.Read more
Incident date: Nov 15, 2017
DRIVING ON THE EXPRESSWAY AT 70 MPH, THE CAR STARTS SPUTTERING THEN DECELERATED, IT WOULD NOT ACCELERATE EVEN WHILE PRESSING THE GAS PEDAL. I PULLED OFF TO THE EMERGENCY LANE AND THE LIGHTS STARTED FLICKERING, WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED "CHECK HILL START ASSIST SYSTEM", "CHECK EMISSION SYSTEM", "CHECK POWER STEERING SYSTEM", "CHECK BRAKE HOLD SYSTEM", "CHECK BRAKE SYSTEM", AND "CHECK PARKING BRAKE SY
... STEM". AFTER SITTING IN THE EMERGENCY LANE AFTER ABOUT 30 SECONDS, THE CAR SHUT OFF. EXTREMELY DANGEROUS SITUATION. IT WAS DIAGNOSED AS A BATTERY WITH A DEAD CELL. AMAZINGLY, OF ALL THE LIGHTS THAT ILLUMINATED, I NEVER RECEIVED ANY WARNING THAT I HAD DEAD BATTERY. THE BATTERY LIGHT DID NOT COME ON UNTIL THE OTHER WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. THIS HAPPENED AT 35,246. THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THE CAR HAS BEEN AT THE SERVICE CENTER IN LESS THAN 10 MONTHS.Read more
Incident date: Jan 27, 2017
WHILE DRIVING 30 MILES PER HOUR ON A CITY STREET, I NOTICED THE CAR STARTED WAS SHIFTING HARD. TWO MINUTES LATER, THE WARNING LIGHTS APPEARED "CHECK VSA SYSTEM", "CHECK PRECISION ALL WHEEL STEER SYSTEM", AND "CHECK TRANSMISSION" AND THE CAR WOULD NOT ACCELERATE. THIS HAPPENED AT 16,721 MILES. THE DIAGNOSIS WAS CRUMBS IN THE GEAR PANEL. ACURA SHOWED NO RECORD OF ME BRINGING MY CAR IN FOR THE SERVIC
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Incident date: Aug 23, 2016
SUNROOF EXPLODED AS I WAS DRIVING DOWN THE HIGHWAY.
Incident date: Nov 16, 2017
I WAS RIDING ON THE HIGHWAY WHEN THE ENGINE WENT INTO HIGH RPM'S AND THE CAR WAS SLOWING DOWN. THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WENT OUT. I BARELY GOT TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD WITHOUT POWER. THE CAR ONLY HAS 77,248 MILES ON IT. THERE WAS ACURA SERVICE BULLETIN 02-027 FEB 5, 2008, ABOUT TRANMISSION PROBLEMS. VERY SCAREY!
Incident date: Oct 15, 2017
TAKATA RECALL, MY AIR BAGS HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING TURNING OFF AND ON. I CHECK IF MY VEHICLE IS BEING RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE DATABASE ? MY ACURA MDX 2005 NEEDS A RECALL
Incident date: Oct 15, 2017
TAKATA RECALL, MY AIR BAGS HAS BEEN MALFUNCTIONING TURNING OFF AND ON. I CHECK IF MY VEHICLE IS BEING RECALL BUT MY VEHICLE IS NOT IN THE DATABASE ? MY ACURA MDX 2005 NEEDS A RECALL
Incident date: Nov 11, 2017
ELECTRICAL POWER STEERING INTERNAL FAILURE *BF *TR
1 injured
1 deaths
Incident date: May 14, 2014
TAKATA RECALL
Incident date: Nov 8, 2017
TAKATA RECALL. AIRBAGS DID NOT DEPLOY AFTER A FRONT END COLLISION BY HITTING A CONCRETE BLOCK LIGHT POST WHICH OCCURRED ON A CITY STREET WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS IN MOTION. RESULTING IN SEVERE DAMAGE TO VEHICLE
Crash
1 injured
Incident date: May 1, 2015
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2011 ACURA ZDX. WHILE DRIVING VARIOUS SPEEDS, THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE STRUT MADE A LOUD CLUNKING NOISE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED VIBRATION THAT ENTERED INTO THE FLOORBOARD AND TRAVELED UP THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO MIKE HAIL ACURA IN SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH AND STATED THAT THE FAILURE WAS A COMMON ISSUE, BUT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT COV
... ERED UNDER WARRANTY. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT REFERENCED SERVICE BULLETIN NUMBER: 16-020 AS THE DESCRIPTION OF THE FAILURE. THE DEALER STATED THAT THE SERVICE BULLETIN DID NOT INCLUDE THE CONTACT'S VIN. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE ISSUE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 40,000.Read more
Incident date: Nov 4, 2017
FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS I SEE THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR POP UP ALONG WITH TWO ERRORS. "ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM" AND "EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM" THIS HAPPEND AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I TURNED THE CAR ON AND SAW THE ERRORS. NOT SURE WHAT CPULD BE THE CAUSE OF THIS. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS UNIT. HAD IT SINCE JULY 2017 WITH ONLY 3228MILES. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.
Incident date: Nov 4, 2017
FOR THE PAST TWO DAYS I SEE THE CHECK ENGINE INDICATOR POP UP ALONG WITH TWO ERRORS. "ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE PROBLEM" AND "EMISSIONS SYSTEM PROBLEM" THIS HAPPEND AFTER DRIVING AND PARKING THE CAR. THE NEXT DAY I TURNED THE CAR ON AND SAW THE ERRORS. NOT SURE WHAT CPULD BE THE CAUSE OF THIS. I RECENTLY PURCHASED THIS UNIT. HAD IT SINCE JULY 2017 WITH ONLY 3228MILES. PLEASE ADVISE. THANK YOU.
Incident date: Jan 9, 2017
DASHBOARD SUDDENLY DEVELOPED MULTIPLE CRACKS. CRACKS ARE SPREADING. SOME LOCATED NEAR AIR BAGS ON PASSENGER SIDE. VERY CONCERNED THAT IN THE EVENT OF AN ACCIDENT, AIR BAGS MAY NOT DEPLOY AND/OR DASHBOARD WILL SHATTER DURING DEPLOYMENT INCREASING RISK OF INJURY