Engine Belts And Pulleys problems of the 2016 Acura MDX

Three problems related to engine belts and pulleys have been reported for the 2016 Acura MDX. The most recently reported issues are listed below. Please also check out the statistics and reliability analysis of the 2016 Acura MDX based on all problems reported for the 2016 MDX.

1 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 04/25/2019

April 25,2019 driving from illinois to ms at 75 mph on interstate and applied break for upcoming construction zone and all warning system lights flash through dash and care immediately started slowing and had no acceleration at all. Disabled all safety features. Road departure, brake system, ect. Pulled over to side of road. Restarted several times and all but two lights remained on so called dealer. Two lights remained flashing and car now seemed to drive ok so could be brought to dealer about 80 miles away. Memphis Acura dealer wanted to keep car because they indicated transmission issue but since lights were reset they said take to dealer if comes on again. Mileage 92,321. Called peoria IL Acura dealer a week later to check on issue and they said code was imply a glitch. July 28, 2019 driving 40 mph in town and all safety lights came on dash. Disable ed all safety features of vehicle. Restarted several times and eventually all lights but two remained on. A few hours later all lights were now off. Make appointment with peoria IL Acura dealer. Mileage 97,974. Peoria dealer said the lights some on because we needed our 105,000 servicing which includes about $1500 in service like plugs and timing belt. I challenge their claim (not at the mileage) that Acura would cause a serious safety issue for us all to get us to do the service. They said unfortunately that is what happens. Next week had spark plugs replaced since they said that caused misfire code. August 21 2019 at 99,800 mileage driving 40 mph all safety lights on car lost power and hesitated and then quickly went off. October 6 2019 at 105,392 mileage driving on interstate in illinois at about 75 mph and applied break for rest stop and all lights on and this time rpms rose to between 5/6. Drove 20 mph on side to rest stop. Restarted several times and only two lights remained. Car drivable.

2 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 01/01/2019

When driving the SUV after the second gear kicks in the transmission has a jolt and it feels like a lag in the shift but then pulls very hard. This shift pull happens when you are going 15-20 mph. Engine timing belt has a loud chirping noise.

3 Engine Belts And Pulleys problem

Failure Date: 02/17/2017

I thought it was the transmission but they replaced the timing belt pulley and it's still making the same chirping sound. The car is very jerky when it shifts gear while driving. Also, the car accelerates when it's going down hill while in motion. Also the drive 1, 2, 3 button is on the steering wheel and when you accidentally hit it, the car abruptly slows down and will not move forward and I had to literally turn off the car and turn it back on while driving in a parking lot and another time while in traffic, had to keep pushing the button because the car would not go but only idle. (city street. ) this happened multiple times on different dates. The accelerating while going down hill happens all the time.


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