Body problems of the 2015 Acura MDX

Five problems related to body have been reported for the 2015 Acura MDX. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2015 Acura MDX based on all problems reported for the 2015 MDX.

1 Body problem

Failure Date: 01/14/2025

Paint peeling on roof (white diamond pearl paint).

2 Body problem

Failure Date: 04/08/2020

I was driving 80 mph on the highway when the passenger side windshield garnish flew off the car. After inspection, it appears the clips that hold the garnish on were broken.

3 Body problem

Failure Date: 03/21/2018

Automatic safety door relock faulty. The remote was used to unlock the doors. The rear door was opened and the baby was placed in the car seat. The diaper bag was then placed on the floor of the back seat. Doors automatically re-locked after 30 seconds with baby and car keys stuck inside. 911 was called to rescue the baby and bust open the door. This should absolutely never happen. After changing the settings to 90 seconds, the car still locks at 30. Acura denies hearing this happen. Acura says there is no way to disable this "feature".

4 Body problem

Failure Date: 02/15/2018

Vehicle had numerous problems throughout the first two years of ownership, which the dealership was visited for repeatedly. These problems occurred when the weather was very cold, usually below zero (f), and involved multiple disfunctional sensors all displaying inoperative. When these sensors displayed errors, that component of the car would not function correctly. (one time there was an issue with the collision mitigating system, and the brakes automatically engaged on an icy road at full speed--another there was a problem with the awd which turned the vehicle into a front wheel drive operation). Dealership discovered after multiple visits, and when we told them we were going to try to pursue a lemon law protection on the vehicle, that it was a power control module that was bad. This was replaced. Vehicle ran mostly error free for some time after. On the morning of 2/15/2018, the vehicle was started in order to warm up. While parked with the engine running, vehicle caught on fire somewhere behind the dash on the passenger side. We put the fire out using a fire extinguisher. Thankfully, I was not driving the vehicle as I would have been 5 minutes later, as I had no fire extinguisher in the car; and also thankfully there was not going to be a passenger if I had been driving, as the flash was immediate and intense on the passenger side. Further, it did not catch our house or shop on fire when it went, as it could have. Vehicle was a total loss. Documentation of numerous problems (receipts of visits to dealership) and photos of damage to car after fire are available upon request.

5 Body problem

Failure Date: 05/30/2015

I own a 2015 Acura Mdx that is three months old and it has 4000 miles on it. I was driving this car early in the morning when I pressed the button to open the moonroof, it violently exploded causing glass to shower upon me. I have suffered cuts on my hand and on my head as a result of this. I have contacted two different houston Acura dealers only to find out that they are not willing to fix the repair as Acura will not approve the repair cost. One dealer even admitted that Acura is aware of the issue. I wish that Acura would stand behind their product and resolve the issue promptly. It could have resulted in a serious accident or would have injured my children as well if they were present in the car.


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