2018 Acura MDX UNKNOWN OR OTHER

factory paint chipping off at multiple locations at rear of car

Electric Parking Brake light and Emissions System light popped up at the same time. Replaced the battery the lights gone immediately for weeks, but reappears again. Disconnected the battery and reconnected it the lights gone for one month and came back again. Search online there are a lot of similar situations. The dealer replaced parts but the issue stated. There must be some malfunctions of the ECU or something else.

Contacted dealer to schedule a recall repair appointment in July 2024. The appointment was scheduled for November 11th. I showed up on November 11th and was told my appointment was not scheduled until December 11th. It’s been more than 4 months since I contacted them and the repair hasn’t been done.

When driving at highway speeds, intermittently and unpredictably, the throttle control will become unresponsive and RPMs will drop to minimum levels. This causes the vehicle to rapidly decelerate, creating an incredibly dangerous situation. When this occurs, the gas pedal becomes unresponsive and has no control over the RPMs or speed of the vehicle. This has happened approximately 6 times and each time has resulted in trailing vehicles to have to perform evasive maneuvers to avoid hitting our car from behind. We have brought the car in to an Acura service center on 2 occasions with no resolution, even though the service advisor has stated that she has received this complaint on numerous occasions from owners of this model and year vehicle.

ISSUE 1: ====== VEHICLE IS IN PARKED POSITION IN DRIVE WAY AND WAS LOCKED. THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS ARE SET TO CLOSE UPON HITTING THE LOCK BUTTON. DURING COLD WEATHER THE SIDE VIEW MIRRORS AND THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GLASS FROZE (THE MIRRORS WONT OPEN UP, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW GLASS DOES NOT ROLL DOWN). UPON SEVERAL INSTANCES WHEN THIS IS ISSUE IS OBSERVED THERE IS NO VISIBLE SNOW/FROST OUTSIDE (THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR IS DRY). I AM ASSUMING THE WATER THAT GOT COLLECTED MAY BE OVERNIGHT OR PREVIOUS DAY RAIN/SNOW IS GETTING FROZEN IN THE SHELLS OF THE SIDE VIEW MIRROR, AND THE SEAMS OF THE WINDOW GLASS PANE.. UNFORTUNATELY AND THERE IS NO WAY TO ROLL THE WINDOW MANUALLY OR OPEN THE MIRRORS MANUALLY. HAD TO WAIT FOR FEW HOURS BEFORE THE MIRRORS COULD ACTUALLY OPEN UP AND THE GLASS DOOR WOULD START ROLLING DOWN. ISSUE 2: ====== THE PHONE IS ASSOCIATED TO THE CAR AS A PAIRED BLUETOOTH DEVICE, AS WELL AS AN ANDROID PHONE. WHEN PLAYING SONGS VIA PHONE VIA BLUETOOTH IN CAR, THE BLUETOOTH CONNECTION WOULD NOT RESUME AFTER YOU STOP THE CAR EXIT THE CAR, LOCK THE CAR (WHILE THE SONGS ARE BEING PLAYED) AND COME BACK AFTER SOME TIME UNLOCK THE CAR AND RESTART THE CAR. I HAVE TO STOP AND RESTART THE BLUETOOTH ON MY PHONE FOR THE ACURA TO RECOGNIZE MY PHONE AS A MEDIA PLAYER, HOWEVER THE CAR RECOGNIZE MY PHONE AS A PHONE FOR MAKING CALLS ETC.. THIS HAPPENS TO PHONE AS A MEDIA PLAYER ONLY... ISSUE 2: ====== WHEN TWO DRIVERS ARE USING THE CAR, THE NEED FOR READJUSTMENT OF THE REAR VIEW MIRROR ONCE A DAY CAUSES THE MIRROR TO BREAK LOOSE.

I AM HAVING CONTINUAL ISSUES WITH THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM (RADIO, AIR CONDITIONING, NAVIGATION, ETC.). THE ISSUES HAVE CONTINUED TO WORSEN OVER TIME DURING MY SHORT TIME OF OWNERSHIP. THE ISSUES INCLUDE, THE ENTIRE OPERATING SYSTEM FREEZING, THE NAVIGATION SCREEN NOT ALTERNATING BETWEEN DAYTIME AND NIGHTTIME BACKGROUNDS (WHICH CAUSES VISION ISSUES IN THE EVENINGS - IT IS CURRENTLY STUCK ON DAY WHICH IS BRIGHT), THE BACK-UP CAMERA STAYING ON WHILE DRIVING THE VEHICLE FORWARD (THIS INCLUDES ALMOST UP TO 2 MILES AT ONE POINT), THE SYSTEM COMPLETELY TURNING OFF WHILE DRIVING AND NOT TURNING BACK ON, AND THE SYSTEM TRYING TO REBOOK CONITNUOUSLY WHILE DRIVING MULTIPLE TIMES AND NOT ABLE TO REBOOT. THERE HAVE NOW BEEN TWO TIMES WHERE I NEED TO PULL OFF THE ROAD, TURN THE CAR OFF, AND TURN IT BACK ON TO GET THE INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM BACK ON AND TO BE ABLE TO FUNCTION. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY THE DEALERSHIP AND ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS I WOULD STILL HAVE TO WAIT FOR THE OTA. NO OTHER OPTIONS OR RESOLUTIONS ARE AVAILABLE OR BEING OFFERED. I HAVE MADE REQUESTS TO THE DEALERSHIP AND DIRECTLY TO ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS TO HAVE THE SYSTEM REPLACED AS IT HAS BECOME A SAFETY ISSUE. ACURA CLIENT RELATIONS STATED THEY WOULD NOT OFFER THAT AS AN OPTION. WHILE MY CAR WAS BEING LOOKED AT PREVIOUSLY, I WAS GIVEN ANOTHER ACURA MDX ON TWO OCCASSIONS AND DID NOT HAVE THE SAME ISSUES I AM EXPERIENCING WITH THE MDX THAT I OWN. I ASKED TO BE ESCALATED TO THE NEXT LEVEL OF LEADERSHIP AND I WAS INFORMED THAT EVEN IF MY ESCALATION REQUEST WERE TO BE REVIEWED, THE MANAGER HAS THE RIGHT WHETHER OR NOT THEY WOULD RESPOND. THIS WAS INAPPROPRIATE AS IT IS DISCOURAGING CONSUMERS IN TRYING HAVE THEIR CONCERNS HEARD. AT THIS POINT, AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO. D/B/A ACURA C/O ACURA IS NOW AVOIDING CONSUMERS TRYING TO GET THESE ISSUES RESOLVED.

EARLY THIS MORNING I WAS CLEANING SNOW ON THE ROOF OF MY CAR WITH A SNOW BRUSH. WHEN I FINISHED I PROCEED TO SEAT IN THE DRIVER SEAT TO DRIVE OFF TO WORK AND I DIDN'T REALIZE I HAD GLASS ON MY SEAT AND I SAT ON IT. I LOOKED UP AND NOTICED MY SUNROOF GLASS WAS SHATTERED WITH A HOLE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE GLASS. THE OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE WAS IN THE HIGH 20'S AND I USED THE SAME SNOW REMOVAL BRUSH ON THE SAME CAR LAST YEAR!

THE BACKUP CAMERA STAYED ON EVEN WHEN THE VEHICLE WAS IN FORWARD MOTION - THE CONTINUOUS REAR VIEW ON DISPLAY SCREEN WAS A DRIVING DISTRACTION WHILE DISABLING OTHER FEATURES.