NHTSA complaint: 2006 ACURA MDX — POWER TRAIN
TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2006 ACURA MDX. WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SCHOOL PARKING LOT WITH THE KEY OUT OF THE IGNITION, THE VEHICLE BEGAN TO ROLL AWAY INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING, A SCHOOL COACH JUMPED INTO THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO STOP IT FROM ROLLING. THE FAILURE RECURRED TWICE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO APPLE TREE ACURA DEALER IN ASHEVILLE NC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED, BUT THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. IN ADDITION, WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS PARKED IN A SHOPPING CENTER PARKING LOT, IT ROLLED AWAY INDEPENDENTLY WITHOUT WARNING AND CRASHED INTO A PARKED VEHICLE. THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE FENDER OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE AND THE REAR TAILGATE OF THE OTHER VEHICLE WERE DAMAGED. THERE WERE NO INJURIES AND A POLICE REPORT WAS NOT FILED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC (MYERS), BUT WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE BODY DAMAGE OF THE CONTACT'S VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED PER NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 12V573000 (ELECTRICAL SYSTEM). THE CONTACT NOTIFIED THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS INFORMED THAT THERE WAS NOTHING THEY COULD DO SINCE A DIAGNOSTIC TEST WAS DONE AND THE TECHNICIAN COULD NOT FIND THE CAUSE OF THE FAILURE. THE APPROXIMATE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000.
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration — Office of Defects Investigation