2001 ACURA MDX Suspension Problems

Horrible rust on subframe. Subframe disconnected from vehicle WHILE DRIVING!!! Very lucky I was not going at a high speed. This is very unsafe, and there are many similar complaints for these MDXs/Pilots online.

TERRIBLE UNDERBODY RUSTING CAUSING SUBFRAME TO COME OUT OF THE REAR. VEHICLE ABOUT TO SPLIT IN 2

I HAVE A 2001 MDX WITH REAR SUBFRAME BUSHING BOLTS THAT ARE RUSTED OUT AND DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY. THE BACK END HAS BEEN CLUNKING. THE REAR SUBFRAME BOLTS THAT GOES THROUGH THE BUSHING HAS DISCONNECTED FROM THE BODY FROM WHAT LOOKS LIKE RUSTED OUT CONNECTORS OR MAYBE THE BODY ITSELF.

Mileage: 245,000

I PURCHASED MY 2001 ACURA MDX IN MARCH 2019. SINCE PURCHASE THE CAR CONSISTENTLY MAKES A LOUD CLUNK WHEN SHIFTING THE GEAR SHIFTER INTO REVERSE. IT ALSO CLUNKS CONSISTENTLY GOING FROM PARK TO DRIVE. THERE IS HESITATION IN THE CARS SHIFTING. AT TIMES I EITHER HAVE TO SPEED UP OR LET SPEED OFF FOR A TRANSMISSION SHIFT TO OCCUR. THE CAR SHUDDERS HORRIBLY WHEN BRAKING AT LOW OR MEDIUM SPEEDS. IT FEELS UNSAFE AND SCARY AND ONLY A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A COMPLETE WIPE OUT OCCURS. SEEING THIS AS A ONGOING PROBLEM WITH THIS VEHICLE AND YET CALIFORNIA IS NOT IN THE VEHICLE RECALLS SEEMS RIDICULOUS. THESE HAPPEN ON CITY STREETS AND HIGHWAYS DAILY WHILE DRIVING SAID VEHICLE.

Mileage: 186,000

THE SPRINGS DON'T WORK RIGHT, THE 4 WHEEL DON'T WORK AT ALL, THE CAR DON'T GET UP TO SPEED LIKE IT'S SUPPOSE TO. EVERY TIME YOU MAKE A SHARP TURN THE TRANSMISSION STARTS MESSING UP

SUSPENSION CLUNK. ALL SPEEDS. TRAVELING STRAIGHT OR TURNING IF FRONT WHEELS TRAVERSE A MODERATE CHANGE IN ROAD SURFACE OR OVER A SMALL PIECE OF DEBRIS THERE IS A LOUD CLUNK HEARD FROM WITHIN THE CABIN. SOUND IS ALSO PRODUCED WHEN DRIVING FORWARD AT LOW SPEEDS (10-20 MPH) AND TURNING THE STEERING WHEEL SIDE TO SIDE IN FAIRLY RAPID SUCCESSION (STEERING WHEEL DIRECTION CHANGE IN EVERY 0.5-1 SECOND). THE FRONT SHOCK ABSORBERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITHOUT CHANGE IN SYMPTOMS. MY CONCERN IS THAT THERE COULD BE A STEERING/SUSPENSION COMPONENT THAT WITH GREATER FORCE, E.G. IN AN ACCIDENT ,OR TRAVERSING A SIGNIFICANT ROAD HAZARD LIKE A POTHOLE AT HIGH SPEEDS, OR EVEN A REACTIVE QUICK TURN OF THE STEERING WHEEL TO AVOID A POTENTIAL THREAT TO VEHICLE AND PASSENGER SAFETY, COULD RESULT IN A FAILURE OF THE CAUSATIVE CLUNKING PART(S) RESULTING IN LOSS OF CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND/OR A COLLISION.

Mileage: 138,000

BOTH FRONT SPRINGS BROKE SIMULTANEOUSLY WHEN BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY.

Mileage: 186,953

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING AT A LOW SPEED, THE CONTACT HEARD A LOUD NOISE COMING FROM THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE OF THE VEHICLE. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, THE CONTACT NOTICED THAT THE FRONT COIL FRACTURED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO A MECHANIC WHO DIAGNOSED THAT THE FRONT DRIVER SIDE COIL AND STRUT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOTIFIED OF THE FAILURE. THE CONTACT WAS AWARE OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V385000 (SUSPENSION), BUT THE VIN WAS NOT INCLUDED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 210,000.

Mileage: 210,000

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING 20 MPH, THERE WAS A LOUD ABNORMAL NOISE. ADDITIONALLY, THE CONTACT SMELLED A BURNING ODOR COMING FROM THE VEHICLE. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC WHERE IT WAS DIAGNOSED THAT THE PASSENGER FRONT COIL SPRING HAD COMPLETELY FRACTURED AND THE FRONTAL PASSENGER COIL SPRING WAS BEGINNING TO FRACTURE AS WELL. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE AND STATED THAT THE VEHICLE WAS NOT INCLUDED IN NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 05V385000 (SUSPENSION). THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 158,650. UPDATED 8/14/14*CN

Mileage: 158,650

2001 ACURA MDX. CONSUMER WRITES IN REGARDS TO DRIVER SIDE FRONT SUSPENSION COIL SPRING *TGW THE CONSUMER STATED WHEN THE DRIVER SIDE COIL SPRING BROKE, IT PIERCED THE TIRE, RESULTING IN HIM LOSING CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE. *JB

2001 ACRU MDX FRONT LEFT COIL SPRING FAILED. EIGHT INCHES OF THE SPRING SEPERATED DUE TO TWO SEPERATE CRACKS. *DT

Mileage: 150,000

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2001 ACURA MDX. WHILE DRIVING 25 MPH 8 INCHES OF THE FRONT COIL SPRING SEPARATED FROM THE VEHICLE. THE CONTACT DIDN'T MENTION IF THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE DEALER FOR DIAGNOSTIC TESTING. THE CURRENT AND FAILURE MILEAGES WERE 150000.

Mileage: 150,000

2001 ACURA MDX VIBRATIONS LEAD TO DEALER/ MANUFACTURER TO FOCUS ON OTHER COMPONENTS THEN THE TRUE ISSUE. WERE DIFFERENT FINDS STATED TO DIVERT ATTENTION OF KNOW PROBLEMS, TO MINIMIZE FINANCIAL AND REPUTATION? (LEMON LAWS OR POOR DESIGN RUN AROUND?) I'M NOT THE PRIMARY DRIVER AND THEN WHEN I DROVE IT (MY WIFE IS THE PRIMARY DRIVER), SAME PROBLEMS WERE FELT AND IT ONLY HAD DEALER SERVICE SINCE PURCHASING IT IN 2001. I INVESTIGATED THE NOISE MYSELF ON 7/15 /2007 AND NOTICED THE MOTOR MOUNTS WERE BROKE. HOW LONG WERE THEY LIKE THIS, WHO KNOWS, BUT A NOTICEABLE ENGINE VIBRATION IS GONE AFTER I POINTED THIS OUT TO THE DEALER/ MANUFACTURER AND HAD IT REPAIRED. I ASKED FOR REIMBURSEMENT FOR THE MOTOR MOUNTS FROM THE MANUFACTURER SINCE IT IS A DOCUMENTED PROBLEM. THE MANUFACTURE, ACURA/ HONDA, WOULD NOT REIMBURSE DUE TO THE AGE AND MILEAGE. I PAID FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE MOTOR MOUNTS. A VIBRATION WAS OCCURRING AROUND 30 - 40 MPH, DEALERS/ MANUFACTURER STATE IT WAS A EGR VALVE NOT ALLOWING TRANSMISSION TO SHIFT SMOOTHLY, AND IT WAS DUE TO RUNNING BELOW GRADE GAS. PREMIUM HAS AND WAS RAN, YET THE TRANSMISSION WAS 1.5 QUARTS LOW OF TRANSMISSION FLUID, WHERE IS IT GOING? IS IT HEATING UP AND PUSHING BACK THROUGH THE EGR VALVE IN GASEOUS STATE AND THEN COOLING, CLOGGING THE INTAKE, THENCE EFFECTING THE SHIFTING? THERE IS KNOWN ISSUES WITH THE TRANSMISSIONS AND THE DEALER/ MANUFACTURER SHOULD REPLACE IT AND STEP UP TO THE KNOW ISSUE. LASTLY, THE SWAY BAR HAS BEEN LOSE AND I'VE BEEN TOLD IT WAS THE A/C COMPRESSOR TO A STRUT. I GOT UNDER THE VEHICLE AND WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY IT THE FIRST TIME. IS THE MANUFACTURER HIDING KNOW ISSUES ON THESE ITEMS STATED ABOVE? *JB

Mileage: 90,000

REAR SHOCKS. THIS VEHICLE HAS 37,000 MILES. REAR SHOCKS FAILED WITH A POOL OF OIL ON THE GROUND AND ALL OVER THE WHEEL. I HAVE NEVER HAS SHOCKS GO OUT THIS QUICKLY ON A VEHICLE. *NM

Mileage: 37,434

DT CONTACT STATES RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER AND THE DEALER REFUSED TO FIX THE RECALL. THE RECALL WAS FOR THE FRONT SUSPENSION. ALSO, CONTACTED THE MANUFACTURER ,THEY SAID SINCE HE WAS LIVING IN CALIFORNIA THAT HE WOULD HAVE TO TAKE THE VEHICLE BACK TO MISSOURI TO HAVE IT FIXED. *AK

DT: WHILE DRIVING OR GOING OVER BUMPS THERE WERE NOISES. ALSO, WHILE BACKING OUT OF DRIVEWAY THE STEERING WAS VERY STIFF TO TURN, AND WHEN DRIVING FORWARD THERE WAS A SMELL OF BURNING RUBBER. STOPPED VEHICLE, AND HAD IT TOWED TO SERVICE REPAIR SHOP. THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING BROKE AND WAS DIGGING INTO THE TIRE, CAUSING THE RUBBER SMELL. THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THE TIRE HAD NOT BEEN DAMAGED ENOUGH THAT IT WOULD NEED TO BE REPLACED, BUT THE FRONT RIGHT COIL SPRING WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED. BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS WERE REPLACED. SINCE THE REPAIR THERE WERE NO PROBLEMS. DID CONTACT THE DEALER, WHO SAID THEY WERE NOT AWARE OF ANYTHING. *AK

Mileage: 60,000

THE VEHICLE STARTED RIDING LOWER IN THE FRONT AND MAKING KNOCKING SOUNDS WHENEVER IT WENT OVER A BUMP. WE TOOK IT TO THE DEALER AND THEY ADVISED US THAT BOTH FRONT SPRINGS HAD BROKEN AND THE WHOLE SHOCK TOWER/SPRING ASSEMBLIES HAD TO BE REPLACED AS THE VEHICLE WAS UNSAFE TO DRIVE. THE PARTS WERE RELACED AT MY COSTS AS ACURA SAID THE VEHICLE WAS OFF WARRENTY AT 120,000 KMS. AFTER REPEATED NEGOTIATIONS WITH THE DEALER AND HONDA CANADA WE GOR A DEALER CREDIT OF 100% OF THE COST OF THE REPAIRS AS PART OF THE NEGOTIATIONS I HAD TO RETURN BOTH ASSEMBLIES TO HONDA CANADA AND I DO NOT KNOW HOW THEY WERE DISPOSED OFF.

Mileage: 100,000

THE FRONT SPRING ON MY 2001 ACURA MDX BROKE, THERE WAS NO EXCESSIVE FORCE OR CORROSION INVOLVED, THE VEHICHLE ONLY HAD 51,000 MILES ON IT. I WAS VERY LUCKY IT DID NOT PUNCTURE A TIRE OR DISRUPT THE STEERING AND RESULT IN AN ACCIDENT.

Mileage: 51,000

LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SUSPENSION SPRINGS COLLAPSED, CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO FALL ONTO THE TIRES. *AK