Major Problems with 2003 Acura MDX Derived from Complaints & Recalls

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Worst 3 complaints of 2003 Acura MDX

2003 Acura MDX SEAT BELTS Victims: 2 Mileage: 117000 miles

2003 Acura MDX WHEELS Victims: 2 Mileage: 157000 miles

2003 Acura MDX POWER TRAIN Victims: 1 Mileage: 120000 miles

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Problems with AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, POWER TRAIN and AIR BAGS are the most frequent issues recorded by the NHTSA from Acura MDX owners.

Problem Category	Number of Problems
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION > POWER TRAIN while driving at 35 mph automatic transmission failed. consumer states at 1600 miles was a normal transmission failure. dealer will	56 ~ 91504 miles
POWER TRAIN key can be removed in any postion of the transmission after turning off. ...	45 ~ 120085 miles
AIR BAGS acura refuses to honor thier warranty on the seat belts of my 2003 mdx. specifically gillman acura houston tx. vehicle...	41 ~ 40024 miles
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM this is related to the recent honda recall for ignition key issue. the same problem has been noticed on my...	12 ~ 107710 miles
ENGINE tl* the contact owns a 2003 acura mdx. while driving approximately 30 mph the contact noticed fluid leaking continuously onto...	9 ~ 138620 miles
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING acura mdx year 2003. dealer discovered during regular maintenace that two of engine mounts broke. parts were relaced at total...	8 ~ 93590 miles
UNKNOWN OR OTHER the mdx navigation system gives verbal and visual directions. i tend to rely on the verbal directions in the city....	8 ~ 85300 miles
SEAT BELTS the seat belt was mounted in the ceiling of the vehicle which caused the belt to come across the passenger's	8 ~ 128250 miles
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL while waiting at a stop light and without warning vehicle surged forward while driver's foot was on the brake pedal....	7 ~ 72300 miles
ENGINE > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING while waiting at a stop light and without warning vehicle surged forward while driver's foot was on the brake pedal....	4 ~ 60107 miles
IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM the key can be removed from the ignition while the vehicle is still in gear even though the vehicle is	3 ~ 90967 miles
CATALYTIC CONVERTOR > EMISSION CONTROL > EXHAUST SYSTEM noxious odor inside and outside vehicle due to catalytic converter over working acura insists this is normal and has advised...	3 ~ 1024 miles
FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM i can not go pass 25mph the truck will reeve up then turn off after driving for one mile. the...	2 ~ 157563 miles
STRUCTURE went to dealer and they said vehicle has bad engine mounts and need to be replaced. note that we also...	2 ~ 57000 miles
COOLING SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING on april 7 2009 took my 2003 acura mdx into local dealer for it's 60 000 mile service (odometer read...	2 ~ 77550 miles
EQUIPMENT climate control not working ac not working at all after 2 repair over a period of time of 1 month....	2 ~ 36500 miles
STEERING tl* the contact owns a 2003 acura mdx. the contact stated that while driving over a puddle of water the...	2 ~ 70000 miles
TIRES tire brand/type: cooper cs4 p235/65r17 dot u981 clh 2814 purchase date: jan 24 2015 w/extended road hazard coverage component: outer...	1 ~ 173631 miles
SIDEWALL > TIRES tire brand/type: cooper cs4 p235/65r17 dot u981 clh 2814 purchase date: jan 24 2015 w/extended road hazard coverage component: outer...	1 ~ 173631 miles
SUSPENSION i can not go pass 25mph the truck will reeve up then turn off after driving for one mile. the...	1 ~ 195126 miles
SERVICE BRAKES tl*the contact owns a 2003 acura mdx. the contact stated that while driving at approximately 10 mph the brake pedal...	1 ~ 165000 miles
WHEELS right front metal wheel separated within seconds pulled the car right into an embankment car rolled left multiple times investigating...	1 ~ 157000 miles
EXTERIOR LIGHTING auto dimming rear view mirror developed strange circles. it became triple vision. then over the next few days it began...	1 ~ 150000 miles
MECHANICAL > EQUIPMENT vehicle was parked in residential driveway. driver removed key exited vehicle and remotely applied the door locks. vehicle immediately began...	1 ~ 209000 miles
ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT vehicle was parked in residential driveway. driver removed key exited vehicle and remotely applied the door locks. vehicle immediately began...	1 ~ 209000 miles
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES i have a 2003 acura mdx which has a defective ignition switch interlock mechanism . when in drive i can...	1 ~ 145000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC i have a 2003 acura mdx which from time to time experiences a sticking accelerator. it has happened several times...	1
DRIVELINE > POWER TRAIN regarding a 2003 acura mdx with 108 000 miles the transmission and two motor mounts failed. information on the edmunds...	1 ~ 108000 miles
SERVICE BRAKES, AIR 03 acura mdx has low soft spongy brake pedals feeling happened gradually. check all the lines and there was no	1
ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL while driving the vehicle the vsa light came on and vehicle started to make weird noise (by the gas and...	1 ~ 61000 miles
SWITCH > IGNITION > ELECTRICAL SYSTEM electrical system:ignition:switch i can remove the key from my acura mdx when the car is turned off and still in	1 ~ 121000 miles
SEATS 1. on march 21 2009 i had been driving the car for 10 minutes with the seat heater on. i...	1 ~ 84003 miles
VISIBILITY tl*the contact owns a 2003 acura mdx. the contact noticed that the navigation system along with the defroster was inoperative....	1 ~ 75000 miles
NAVIGATIONAL SYSTEM(GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM) > ELECTRICAL > EQUIPMENT tl*the contact owns a 2003 acura mdx. the contact noticed that the navigation system along with the defroster was inoperative....	1 ~ 75000 miles
AIR CONDITIONER > APPLIANCE > EQUIPMENT hi i don't know whether my issue is related with safety. my acura mdx 2003 (35k mile) has a bad...	1
PEDALS AND LINKAGES > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC the brake pedal would move approximately 1 inch from side to side when applying the brakes. this almost caused a...	1 ~ 25000 miles
PARKING BRAKE the vehicle just rolled backward out of the garage and hit the tree. bf sc the consumer stated the vehicle...	1
SWITCH > TURN SIGNAL > EXTERIOR LIGHTING when making right turns right turn signal switch stuck intermittently. dealership was notified but did not resolve the problem. *ak	1 ~ 15000 miles
CHILD SEAT the consumer was unable to get recline adjuster to lock in the upright position. *ts the harness adjuster strap was	1
ANTILOCK > SERVICE BRAKES, AIR there is a clunking noise coming from the brakes when starting out going either forward or reverse and applying the...	1 ~ 8 miles
FRONT > SEAT BELTS i purchased a 2003 acura mdx in december 2002 from gillman acura houston texas. on the date of my complaint...	1 ~ 11400 miles
BUCKLE ASSEMBLY > FRONT > SEAT BELTS acura refuses to honor thier warranty on the seat belts of my 2003 mdx. specifically gillman acura houston tx. vehicle...	1
RETRACTOR > FRONT > SEAT BELTS when the vehicle ran over a bump in road the seat belt retractor receded and locked up. the passenger side...	1 ~ 11400 miles
CALIPER > DISC > FOUNDATION COMPONENTS excessive brake clunk / thud noises under normal braking conditions. severe brake noise and control issues under emergency braking conditions....	1 ~ 4867 miles
ANTILOCK/TRACTION CONTROL/ELECTRONIC LIMITED SLIP > SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC on two different occasion the abs made a clunking noise. the dealer inspected the vehicle but could not duplicate or...	1 ~ 21000 miles
MACPHERSON STRUT > FRONT > SUSPENSION while driving vehicle will severely pull to the right. this was caused by the left front spring breaking and the	1 ~ 3000 miles
EXHAUST SYSTEM > ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING noxious odor inside and outside vehicle due to catalytic converter overworking. acura insists this is normal and has advised us...	1

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