Ownership Cost for 2007 Acura MDX Base
Estimated: $47300 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $3324 | $1595 | $1396 | $1263 | $1130 | $8708 |
| Insurance | $1745 | $1806 | $1869 | $1934 | $2002 | $9356 |
| Fuel | $2000 | $2060 | $2132 | $2217 | $2317 | $10726 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2312 | $1338 | $1557 | $2291 | $10261 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1209 | $1209 | $1209 | $1209 | $1209 | $1790 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $12018 | $9049 | $8208 | $8501 | $9524 | $47300 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2011 | SEAT BELTS | I WAS STOPPED AT A STOP LIGHT WHEN A PICK UP TRUCK HIT MY CAR FROM BEHIND. I WAS WEARING MY SEATBELT AND MY SEAT WAS POSITIONED AT AN APPROPRIATE DISTANCE FROM THE STEERING WHEEL. AFTER MY HEAD FIRST HIT THE HEADREST FROM THE INITIAL IMPACT, MY HEAD FLEW FORWARD AND HIT THE STEERING WHEEL. I HAD A BUMP ON MY FOREHEAD AND A HEADACHE AFTERWARD (FOLLOWED BY A BLACK EYE THE NEXT DAY). FORTUNATELY, A CAT SCAN CONFIRMED THAT MY INJURY WAS NOT SERIOUS. BECAUSE I WAS CONCERNED ABOUT WHETHER MY SEATBELT WAS WORKING OR NOT, I TOOK MY ACURA TO MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER TO HAVE THE SEATBELTS CHECKED. THEY TOLD ME THAT MY SEATBELTS WERE WORKING AS THEY SHOULD. I AM STILL CONCERNED, HOWEVER, ABOUT MY SEATBELT'S RELIABILITY IN A COLLISION. I CAN'T SAY WHETHER OR NOT MY SEATBELT LOCKED AT SOME POINT DURING MY ACCIDENT BECAUSE IT HAPPENED SO QUICKLY AND UNEXPECTEDLY THAT I, FRANKLY, DON'T REMEMBER. BUT I DO KNOW THAT IT DIDN'T KEEP ME FROM HITTING MY STEERING WHEEL. *TR |
| 2007 | STRUCTURE:BODY:HATCHBACK/LIFTGATE | OPEN TAILGATE CREATES ELECTRICAL DRAIN THAT KILLS THE BATTERY IN A FEW HOURS WITH NO LIGHTS TURNED ON OR ANY OTHER OBVIOUS SIGNS OF BATTERY DRAINAGE INDICATION. THE ISSUE SEEMS TO APPLY ONLY TO VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH POWER TAILGATE. MULTIPLE COMPLAINTS FOUND ON THE INTERNET REPORTED BY OTHER VEHICLE OWNERS. THIS IS A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE SINCE PEOPLE MAY NOT BE ABLE TO START ENGINE ON THEIR VEHICLE JUST AFTER HAVING TAILGATE OPEN FOR A RELATIVELY SHORT TIME. ACURA CUSTOMER RELATIONS DEPARTMENT WAS CONTACTED OVER THE PHONE BUT REFUSED TO ADMIT THE FACT OF ELECTRICAL DESIGN OR A COMPONENT ISSUE AND SUGGESTED ME TO HAVE THE VEHICLE DIAGNOSTIC DONE AT MY OWN EXPENSE IN THE NEAREST DEALERSHIP. *KB |
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