Forward Collision Avoidance Problems of Acura MDX

Acura MDX owners have reported 159 forward collision avoidance related problems since 1996. Table 1 shows the 5 most common forward collision avoidance problems. The number one most common problem is related to the vehicle's adaptive cruise control (70 problems). The second most common problem is related to the vehicle's automatic emergency braking (49 problems). For details of each of the problem category, use the links in the table.

Table 1. Forward Collision Avoidance related problems of Acura MDX


Recently reported Forward Collision Avoidance problems of Acura MDX

The Adaptive Cruise Control problem

I am writing to report an urgent safety concern regarding my 2018 Acura Mdx tech sh-awd. Upon starting the vehicle, all primary Acurawatch driver-assist systems suffered a total failure. The center display continuously cycles through four warnings: collision mitigation system problem adaptive   Read details...

The Automatic Emergency Braking problem

While driving on the interstate over 2 hours from home the car put itself into neutral and almost caused us to get into a collision. While accelerating after a construction zone, the lights on the dash of the vehicle lit up with transmission, emissions, electronic parking brake, and more codes.   Read details...

The Warnings problem

Various warning lights appear randomly for collision system, lane departure system and brake system and the radio power glitches on/off while driving on highway. I tested the battery and it's good. At one point I was just about to enter a car wash and the radio power glitched off and then a   Read details...

The Sensing System Camera problem

The contact owns a 2020 Acura Mdx. The contact stated that the front windshield camera became inoperable. There were unknown warning lights illuminated. Additionally, the control arms failed. The local dealer was contacted, but the vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired.   Read details...

The Forward Collision Avoidance problem

The contact owned a 2019 Acura Mdx. The contact stated that while driving approximately 40 mph, the vehicle experienced a sudden jolt. The contact immediately depressed the brake pedal and the vehicle erroneously accelerated to a high rate of speed.   Read details...




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