I HAVE A 2001 ACURA MDX THAT I PURCHASED NEW. IN JULY, I NOTICED SMALL DRIPS OF OIL UNDER THE VEHICLE. UPON GETTING IT EXAMINED AT A LOCAL MECHANIC, I DISCOVERED THAT THE GAS TANK HAD DEVELOPED A LEAK ALONG ITS SEAM! I CONTACTED THE DEALERSHIP(ACURA OF TEMPE) AND THEY SAID THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER WARRANTY. I ALSO CONTACTED MY INSURANCE COMPANY (AMERIPRISE) AND THEY SAID THIS WOULD NOT BE COVERED UNDER COMPREHENSIVE COVERAGE AND TO THEM IT APPEARED TO BE A MANUFACTURING DEFECT. SINCE THE ACURA DEALERSHIP HAD QUOTED ME A COST OF REPAIR THAT WAS MORE THAN 30% HIGHER THAN MY AUTO SHOP, I CHOSE TO GO WITH THE LATTER. I FEEL THIS DEFECT IS A MANUFACTURING DEFECT, AND COULD HAVE BEEN A VERY SERIOUS HAZARD IF LEFT UNTREATED. ACURA SHOULD HAVE PAID FOR THIS REPAIR. I WOULD APPRECIATE YOUR SUGGESTIONS / FEEDBACK: DO YOU KNOW OF OTHER COMPLAINTS ALONG THE SAME LINES? NOTE: I HAVE 2 PICTURES OF THE GAS TANK SHOWING THE LEAKS THAT I CAN SEND YOU IF YOU LIKE. *TR
2008
LATCHES/LOCKS/LINKAGES:HOOD:LATCH
1.HOOD: WHILE DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED, I NOTICED THE HOOD FLUTTERING AS IF IT WAS NOT CLOSED SECURELY. I PULLED OFF AT THE NEXT EXIT AND CHECKED THE LATCH. I TRIED TO PULL IT OPEN BUT FOUND IT WAS SECURELY LATCHED. I OPENED THEN LATCH AND SHUT IT DOWN HARD TO MAKE SURE IT WAS TIGHTLY SECURED. WHEN I GOT BACK OUT ONTO THE HIGHWAY, IT HAPPENED AGAIN! IT HAS NOW HAPPENED SEVERAL TIMES. I'VE GOTTEN USED TO IT BUT IT IS STILL UNNERVING EACH TIME AS I FEAR THE HOOD WILL FLY UP WHILE I'M DRIVING AT HIGH SPEED. 2. TIRE PRESSURE SENSORS: I HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE FOR ABOUT 18 MONTHS AND HAVE HAD TO REPLACE TWO OF THESE SENSORS. THEY START BEEPING AND A MESSAGE APPEARS SAYING THE PRESSURE IS LOW IN THE TIRE. WHEN I HAVE HAD THE TIRE CHECKED (ON SEVERAL OCCASIONS), THE AIR PRESSURE IS IN THE NORMAL RANGE OF 32. EACH TIME THE TIRE ATTENDANT ADDED EXTRA AIR TO TRY TO SILENCE THE ALARM BUT CAUTIONED THAT DOING SO COULD BE DANGEROUS. OTHERWISE, THE ONLY WAY TO STOP THE BEEPING (WHICH IS UNBELIEVABLY ANNOYING ON A LONG ROAD TRIP) IS TO HAVE THE FAULTY SENSOR REPLACED. *TR