Brake Light On Problems of Acura MDX

On August 21, 2018 I pulled into a parking stall, and realized I was not aligned properly. I clicked on reverse so that I could realign within my designated space, and the car lunged forward jumping the curb and hitting the building approximately 4-5 feet in front of me. Both driver side airbags deployed. $13,000 worth of damage to my car. Within the first week of getting this car is 2017, I've had many issues such as failure to start and brake warning light coming on randomly while driving. Had to have the vehicle towed at least 3x to the dealer, for which they could not replicate the issues.

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The 2014 Acura Mdx had a sudden inadvertent braking issue with simultaneous vehicle stability assist (vsa) light and brake light on when the car was in motion. The screen panel was automatically shut down. I heard a deep sparking sound (like a minor explosion sound). This situation happened several times when the auto was either running on a highway (60-70 mile/hour) or on the local driving (20-40 mile/hour) even without any vehicle in front of the Mdx. It seems that the issue has no any association with weather conditions.

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Sudden inadvertent braking, especially without illumination of the brake lights. After the sudden braking, the vsa light will be on. This is the exactly same problem as the recall Acura has made to Acura Mdx 2005/2006 (the name of this recall vsa ecu malfunction. This problem happened both in highways and city streets for me.

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The contact owns a 2004 Acura Mdx. The contact stated that the brake system failed. The contact had to engage the brake pedal at a longer distance to be able to stop. In addition, the brake pedal would remain stuck to the floorboard when depressed and the brake warning light illuminated while the failure occur. The contact diagnosed that the stability assist module failed. The manufacturer was notified of the failure. The vehicle was not repaired. The failure mileage was 171,000.

This is about brake warning system and not about actual brakes. Have experienced brake warning light coming on in instrument panel at least 15 times since Feb 2014. Activates for no apparent reason. It comes on when there is no traffic in front of me in my lane and no traffic in other lane coming towards me. Has come on when at stop light and start to accelerate. Dealer cannot duplicate when car there overnight. Have talked with Acura cust svc and they say they have experienced same in the vehicles they drive from time to time, and have documented some cases from other customers. They seem to indicate sensor is over sensitive and will not replace it. There is a switch to left of steering column where you can turn brake warning system off. Although they state this is not Acura's policy and are not telling me to turn it off, it is in reality what they are telling people. If they are going to provide a safety warning system in the car, then it should work. Turning it off due to sensor issues seems like an accident waiting to happen. I have turned the system off and just hope some day I will not regret doing so. Thank you.

When coming to a sudden stop the brake light will flash on the dashboard accompanied by a beeping sound for approximately 3 seconds. I have brought it into the dealers ship in metairie louisiana and am told that they cannot duplicate the problem. This has occurred approximately 4 times intermittently over the last 3 months. I am concerned because the owners manual states the brake system is failing or the brake fluid is low.

The brake will apply on its own and the brake lights will not come on because you dont press the pedal which would trigger the brake switch to turn the brake lights on. This is a very serious issue as it has happened to me numerous times at high speed. Note I sent to Acura during the uncommanded brake issue, it describes the issue etc. . This is <my name>, I had brought my 2005 Mdx which I bought new from you back in 2005 in for the uncommanded brake application issue on Feb 10th 2010. As you know when this issue happens the brake applies itself when my foot is on the gas pedal and sometimes the vsa and ! light come on and sometimes they do not. On the 10th I drove the car with you mechanic and we had a brief experience of the issue but because of traffic I had to apply the brake and when my foot was off of the brake it still applied itself and then released and then applied again without me touching the pedal. The most serious of the issues is when my foot is on the gas and the brake applies itself. On that day your mechanic did a bunch of tests from the service manual for dtc 66 & 68 including: -- "the jiggle" test to see if something was loose and would trigger a code -- battery test for voltage -- ground connection to body clean and reset -- vsa connector was taken off and put back on -- codes were reset there is more but the length is greater than allowable maximum of '1,901'.

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