https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura New NHTSA complaints and recalls filed for the Acura Acura. en-us Wed, 23 Sep 2026 02:50:17 GMT https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-763813 Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMT 2001 ACURA MDX TRANSMISSION FAILURE, NEEDS ANOTHER TRANSMISSION, 1ST TRANSMISSION REPLACED AT 63K, NEEDED A 2ND TRANSMISSION AT 125K, NOW A 3RD TRANSMISSION AT 175K. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-657941 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT MY BUSINESS PURCHASED TWO BRAND NEW 2002 ACURA VEHICLES, A CL AND A TL IN SEPT. OF 2001. THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR TL WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE ALL OF THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE MAKE/MODELS ARE BAD AND WHEN THEY GO OUT ACURA PROMISED TO REPLACE THEM AS LONG AS WE WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER. WE TRADED IN THE TL YEARS AGO, BUT I KEPT THE CL. WHEN MY FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE CL https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-657942 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 00:00:00 GMT MY BUSINESS PURCHASED TWO BRAND NEW 2002 ACURA VEHICLES, A CL AND A TL IN SEPT. OF 2001. THE TRANSMISSION ON OUR TL WAS REPLACED 4 TIMES FREE OF CHARGE BECAUSE ALL OF THE TRANSMISSIONS ON THESE MAKE/MODELS ARE BAD AND WHEN THEY GO OUT ACURA PROMISED TO REPLACE THEM AS LONG AS WE WERE THE ORIGINAL OWNER. WE TRADED IN THE TL YEARS AGO, BUT I KEPT THE CL. WHEN MY FIRST TRANSMISSION WENT OUT ON THE CL https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-638310 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT MY 2002 MDX HAS 75,000 MILES AND NEEDS THE ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED. IT WAS REPORTED BY LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT ACURA'S DESIGN FLAWS ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS FOR 2001, 2002 MDX. LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS MAY BE FOUND ATHTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/ACURA-MDX/T54QBSPDKRMCCNV0A IT IS A DISASTER FOR CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THE DESIGN DEFECTS! *TR https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-638311 Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 GMT MY 2002 MDX HAS 75,000 MILES AND NEEDS THE ENGINE MOUNTS REPLACED. IT WAS REPORTED BY LOTS OF PEOPLE THAT ACURA'S DESIGN FLAWS ON THE MOTOR MOUNTS FOR 2001, 2002 MDX. LOTS OF DISCUSSIONS MAY BE FOUND ATHTTP://WWW.TOPIX.NET/FORUM/AUTOS/ACURA-MDX/T54QBSPDKRMCCNV0A IT IS A DISASTER FOR CONSUMERS TO PAY FOR THE DESIGN DEFECTS! *TR https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-631755 Tue, 24 Jul 2007 00:00:00 GMT MIL COMES ON WITH DTC P1457 - SIGNALING EVAP BYPASS SOLENOID FAILURE. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-628390 Mon, 25 Jun 2007 00:00:00 GMT MULTIPLE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES ON 2002 ACURA MDX. FIRST FAILURE OCCURRED AT 40,000 MILES. SECOND FAILURE OCCURRED AT 79,000 MILES. BOTH FAILURES WERE IDENTIFIED BY AN ACURA DEALER AS IMPORTANT MECHANICAL AND SAFETY CONCERNS. BOTH FAILURES WERE REMEDIED BY AN ACURA DEALER. THE FIRST FAILURE WAS COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. THE SECOND FAILURE WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-620983 Thu, 19 Apr 2007 00:00:00 GMT THE 2001 ACURA MDX STALLS AT HIGH SPEEDS AND THEN KICKS BACK IN GEAR. IT'S KIND OF DANGEROUS TO ME. IT SEEMS TO BE ALOT OF TRANSMISSION PROBLEMS AND ACURA DENIES ANY PROBLEM WITH THIS MODEL. *TR https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-568540 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT WE WERE TRAVELING WEST ON ROUTE 76 IN MY 2003 ACURA MDX JUST OUTSIDE DENVER COLORADO. DEBRIS CAME ACROSS THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID THE DEBRIS. WE THEN SWERVED BACK TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THE BACK END OF THE CAR BROKE LOOSE ONTO THE MEDIAN. THE CAR THEN ROLLED ONCE, FLIPPED UP INTO THE AIR AND REVOLVED THREE TIMES AND LANDED UPRIGHT. THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER WAS EJECTED AND MIRACULOUSLY JUST https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-568541 Sun, 08 Jan 2006 00:00:00 GMT WE WERE TRAVELING WEST ON ROUTE 76 IN MY 2003 ACURA MDX JUST OUTSIDE DENVER COLORADO. DEBRIS CAME ACROSS THE ROAD. THE DRIVER SWERVED TO AVOID THE DEBRIS. WE THEN SWERVED BACK TO STRAIGHTEN OUT. THE BACK END OF THE CAR BROKE LOOSE ONTO THE MEDIAN. THE CAR THEN ROLLED ONCE, FLIPPED UP INTO THE AIR AND REVOLVED THREE TIMES AND LANDED UPRIGHT. THE BACK SEAT PASSENGER WAS EJECTED AND MIRACULOUSLY JUST https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-547241 Tue, 02 Aug 2005 00:00:00 GMT A FRIEND OF MINE WAS SITTING IN THE BACK SEAT OF MY INTEGRA WHEN SHE NOTICED THAT THE SEAT WAS WET. IT WASN'T LONG AFTER THAT WHEN I OPENED THE TRUNK OF MY CAR AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS MOLD ON A PAIR OF SHOES THAT WAS IN THE TRUNK. I OPENED THE PART WHERE THE SPARE TIRE SITS AND NOTICED THAT THERE WAS A LOT OF WATER IN THE WHEEL WELL. AFTER TAKING IT TO THE DEALERSHIP, THEY INFORMED ME THAT https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-533281 Tue, 03 May 2005 00:00:00 GMT 000 ACURA 3.2 TL STARTING ABOUT A YEAR AND A HALF AGO THE ENGINE SAFETY LIGHT CAME ON (8 TIMES). IT HAS BEEN SERVICED BY HINSHAW'S ACURA FOR EVERY INCIDENT AND HAVE NOT FOUND ANYTHING THAT CAUSES THIS. THE CONSUMER STATED HE LOST DAYS OF WORK BECAUSE OF THE DISTANCE BETWEEN WORK AND HINSHAWS ACURA AND THEY WILL NOT GIVE HIM A LOANER CAR. THE FIRST SEVERAL TIMES THERE WAS A CHARGE, BUT RECENTL https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-529661 Tue, 05 Apr 2005 00:00:00 GMT VEHICLE SKIDDED-HIT DIVIDER-PASSENGER AIRBAG DEPLOYED-DRIVER AIRBAG DID NOT. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-519401 Tue, 01 Feb 2005 00:00:00 GMT WE HAVE AN '03 MDX WITH JUST ABOUT 6K MILES ON IT. AROUND 4.2K WE STARTED NOTICING THE THUD. MOSTLY JUST WHEN WE'RE BREAKING. SO TODAY MY WIFE GOES IN AND THEY ARE NICE ABOUT IT, BUT SAY IT'S "JUST THE WAY THE MDX IS..." THEY GIVE HER SOME "SERVICE NEWS" BULLETIN THAT SAYS: "SOME BRAKE CLICK IS NORMAL - ON ANY ACURA VEHICLE, CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE BRAKE CALIPER BRACKETS AND THE ENDS OF THE BRAKE P https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-450784 Tue, 20 Jan 2004 00:00:00 GMT THERE SHOULD BE A BAN ON THE HID FRONT BRIGHT BEAMS ON CARS FOR TRAFFIC SAFETY. I HAVE MANY FRIENDS AND FAMILY WHO HAVE ALL STATED THEIR DISGUST WITH THE LIGHTS AS BEING A ROAD HAZARD. MANY TIMES ON TWO-LANE HIGHWAYS YOU CAN'T EVEN SEE THE CAR IN FRONT OF YOU BECAUSE THE CAR APPROACHING HAS THOSE LIGHTS. THE MANUFACTURERS SHOULD BE BANNED FROM SELLING THE CARS WITH THE LIGHTS AND REPLACE, AT THEI https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-410629 Tue, 03 Jun 2003 00:00:00 GMT THE VEHICLE SKIDDED, WHEN THE CONSUMER CHANGED LANES. DEALER WILL BE NOTIFIED. *AK THE VEHICLE SKIDDED AND TURNED 180 DEGREES. *SCC *JB https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-404956 Tue, 29 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING THE TRANSMISSION FAILED AT 28,000 MILES WHICH CAUSED THE VEHICLE TO DECELERATE. *NLM https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-400513 Tue, 01 Apr 2003 00:00:00 GMT THE ACCELERATOR PEDAL BECAME STUCK, WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT TO CONTROL THE VEHICLE. *JB https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-391774 Fri, 31 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED TRANSMISSION FAILED CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO JUMP FROM 5TH TO 2ND GEAR. PLEASE PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. TS https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-388434 Thu, 09 Jan 2003 00:00:00 GMT WHILE DRIVING AT ANY SPEED THE AIR BAG LIGHT ILLUMINATES, THE DEALER HAS BEEN NOTIFIED. *NLM https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-373369 Thu, 12 Sep 2002 00:00:00 GMT WHILE PARKING THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE HIT A SECTION OF CURBING THAT WAS EXTENDED FROM THE NEXT SECTION OF CURBING, THERE WAS A HISSING SOUND AND CONSUMER THEN DISCOVERED THE TIRE WAS FLAT, CONSUMER WAS INFORMED THAT THE TIRE NEEDED TO BE REPLACED BECAUSE THE SIDEWALL WAS BROKEN.*YH https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-367095 Thu, 08 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT AT PURCHASE, CAR SEEMED TO PULL TO THE LEFT WHEN ACCELERATING. AFTER ABOUT 3500 MILES, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE BLEW OUT WHILE TRAVELLING ABOUT 65 MPH. THERE WAS VIRTUALLY NO TREAD WEAR. THERE WAS NO SIGN OF PUNCTURE IN THE TREAD. THE MICHELIN DEALER SAID THAT THE ONLY WAY THE TIRE COULD HAVE FAIL THIS WAY IS TO DRIVE ON IT EXTREMELY UNDER-INFLATED. THE REASON WHY I BELIEVE THAT THE TIRE W https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-366821 Wed, 07 Aug 2002 00:00:00 GMT MICHILIN, RADIAL, P21550R1793V DOTB98CTTX1300 REPLACEMENTS. TIRE IS BLOWING OUT AROUND SIDEWALL EVERY 6000 MILES.*AK https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-359485 Fri, 28 Jun 2002 00:00:00 GMT AT A 25MPH VEHICLE CRASH DRIVER'S SIDE AIRBAG DID NOT FULLY DEPLOY. CAUSE UNKNOWN DEALER NOTIFIED.*AKI https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-348261 Wed, 08 May 2002 00:00:00 GMT ROTTEN EGG SMELL COMING FROM EXHAUST OF VEHICLE https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-342572 Wed, 10 Apr 2002 00:00:00 GMT WHEN VEHICLE WAS PLACED IN REVERSE AND FOOT WAS ON BRAKE VEHICLE ACCELERATED. *AK https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-333647 Fri, 08 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT THE TRUCK WAS STOPPED AT A LIGHT. SUDDENLY, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO JERK FORWARD. WE TOOK OFF FROM THE LIGHT AND THE TRUCK BEGAN TO VIOLENTLY JERK AS IF SOMEONE WAS JAMMING ON THE BRAKE. THE ENGINE LIGHT AND 4 WHEEL DRIVE LIGHT CAME ON. THE TRUCK BECAME UNDRIVEABLE AND HAD TO BE TOWED TO THE TISCHER DEALER. THE TRUCK WAS REPAIRED AND WE WERE TOLD IT WAS THE AIR INTAKE VALVE. I'M ISSUING THIS CO https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-333497 Thu, 07 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT MY 2001 ACURA MDX HAS A DEFECTIVE AIRBAG (SRS) SYSTEM. THREE TIMES IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS, IT HAS DISABLED ITSELF WHEN DRIVING ON THE FREEWAY IN HEAVY RAIN. IT HAS FAILED IN EXACTLY THE SAME VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS EACH TIME. IT STAYS DISABLED UNTIL I CAN GET AN APPOINTMENT WITH AN ACURA DEALER TO REACTIVATE IT, WHICH IS A REAL HASSLE. THE DEALER SAYS THEY HAVE NO WAY TO FIX IT. THEY TOLD ME THAT https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-333523 Thu, 07 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT 10/21/00 EXPERIENCED FIRST ENGINE FAILURE (NO COMPRESSION #1 & 3 CYLINDERS) AT 3,487 MILE MARK. CAR TOWED TO DEALER. DEALERSHIP CONTENDS OPERATOR ERROR, ONE TIME REPAIR AS GOODWILL GESTURE OF ACURA. SERVICE DEPT STATES "ENGINE REPLACED" HOWEVER, NOT INDICATED ON WORK ORDER. WORK COMPLETED 11/08/01 (17 DAYS). 11/12/01 (3717 MI.) EXPERIENCED ENGINE KNOCK, GRINDING SOUND, DIFFICULTY STARTING, https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura https://plaincars.com/make/acura-acura#complaint-332707 Mon, 04 Feb 2002 00:00:00 GMT I HAVE BEEN BLINDED BY XENON HEADLIGHTS ONE TOO MANY TIMES. THOUGH THEY SAY THAT THE LIGHT EMITTED IS EQUAL TO THE STANDARD HEADLIGHT, IT HAS A DIFFERENT QUALITY. EVEN THE ACURA WEBSITE SAYS THEY TURN "NIGHT INTO DAY." THESE HEADLIGHTS BLIND ONCOMING TRAFFIC -- EVEN ON DIVIDED HIGHWAYS AND INTERSTATES. THOUGH THEY AID THE DRIVER WITH THE XENON LIGHTS ON HIS CAR, THEY CRIPPLE EVERYONE ELSE ON T