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2007 ACURA MDX — ELECTRICAL SYSTEM

1 injured · 1193667 · 2015-06-25

Vehicle

Make
ACURA
Model
MDX
Year
2007
Manufacturer
Honda (American Honda Motor Co.)
Component
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM
Miles at failure
154,000

Severity

Deaths
0
Injured
1
Fire
No
Crash
No
Police report
No
Medical attention
No
Vehicle towed
No

Narrative

CAR CONSTANTLY LOSES POWER OR GET WARNING LIGHT STATING I NEED TO CHECK MY STARTING SYSTEM. HAVE REPLACED THE BATTERY 3 TIMES THIS YEAR, REPLACED THE ALTERNATOR TWICE AND HAVE REPLACED THE STARTER ONCE. SOMETIMES CAR DOES NOT LOSE POWER ALL THE WAY, BUT WILL LOSE FUNCTIONALITY OF WINDOWS, TURN SIGNALS, WINDSHIELD WIPERS, RADIO, AC AND ANY OTHER FUNCTION ALTHOUGH CAR WILL STILL DRIVE. INSIDE THE ARM REST IS USUALLY EXTREMELY HOT WHEN THIS HAPPENS. SO HOT THAT IT BURNS YOUR HAND TO THE TOUCH. AFTER READING OVER 20 COMPLAINTS ON THIS SAME TYPE OF ISSUE, IT SEEMS TO BE CAUSED BY THE HANDSFREE LINK IN THE CAR, WHICH I HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO USE BECAUSE IT STOPPED WORKING COMPLETELY BACK IN MARCH 2014. THIS ISSUE NEEDS TO BE RECALLED BEFORE SOMEONE IS SERIOUSLY INJURED OR WORSE!

Source

Authoritative
NHTSA ODI Flat-File Downloads
ODI Number
10730377
Machine
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