general problems of the 2009 Acura MDX

Six problems related to engine and engine cooling have been reported for the 2009 Acura MDX. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2009 Acura MDX based on all problems reported for the 2009 MDX.

1 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 06/29/2022

While driving vehicle, all power shut off after all lights(airbag, tire, engine, etc. Came on the dashboard) not able to start vehicle now at all. Has power but will not run, turn over, stay running, etc. Has brand new battery so that’s not the problem no problems until today.

2 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 07/13/2017

The contact owned a 2009 Acura Mdx. While driving 25 mph, the check engine indicator flashed. The contact pulled the vehicle over to a shoulder lane and exited the vehicle prior to the engine compartment catching fire. The fire department extinguished the fire. A police report was filed. There were no injuries. The insurance company towed the vehicle to a storage area. The vehicle was destroyed. The local dealer was not contacted. The manufacturer was contacted and provided no additional assistance. The failure mileage was approximately 130,000.

3 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/21/2015

The contact owns a 2009 Acura Mdx. While starting the vehicle, the engine warning light illuminated. The vehicle was taken to a dealer who diagnosed that the nox sensor harness had been chewed on by rodents and would need to be replaced. The vehicle was repaired. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The failure mileage was 74,000.

4 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 04/01/2015

The message center came on telling me to check the oil level and pressure. Pull over ASAP and have it towed to nearest dealer. This has happened several times now and each time they say its a sensor but how many can there be and how can they keep going out. When this is happening the wipers wipers will short out as well and radio will fade in and out. This has to be a defect within the electrical.

5 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/26/2013

Approximately 3 months ago I went to start the medic and it would not start. No lights or any other accessories were left on. The car was jumped and started. Being the car was 4 years old and I had reviews of battery problems in the medic, I had the battery replaced. About two weeks later it would not start again. It was jumped again and taken to an auto repair shop to be tested. The repair shop said the battery was weak, so it was replaced again. It's been about 2 months now and today when I went to start it, the battery was dead again. Three batteries do not go bad that quickly, there is a problem with the electrical system in this vehicle. I have noticed other complaints with this same issue on this web site.

6 Engine And Engine Cooling problem

Failure Date: 11/15/2011

I brought the car into the dealer because I was having transmission problems or power steering problems. I indicated that the car makes a whine at about 1500 rpm. The dealer chose to treat it as a power steering problem. The power steering pump was replaced. There was still a whine although less. The car rpm hangs up on deceleration to a stop. Some times when going down hill the car does not upshift until the car is accelerated even though the road slope is zero. The dealer never informed me when I brought the vehicle in for the original concern that there were some problems with the transmission or torque converter hanging up.


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