10 of the 266 complaints about the 2001 Acura MDX are about the body and structure — 4% of everything reported for this model year. Half of the failures with a mileage on record happened before 70,710 miles.
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Complaints
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Crashes
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Fires
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Injuries
Filed with NHTSA, in their own words.
STRUCTURE:BODY
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.
NHTSA complaint #11430399 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
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.
NHTSA complaint #11415349 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY
VEHICLE WAS BACKED INTO GARAGE PARKING SPACE AS USUAL BY WIFE. KEY REMOVED, VEHICLE WAS THOUGHT TO BE IN PARK. PARKING BRAKE NOT APPLIED. GARAGE DOOR WAS LEFT OPEN. 30 MINUTES LATER, VEHICLE WAS NOT IN GARAGE AND WAS STRAIGHT ACROSS THE CUL-DE-SAC AT NEIGHBORS DRIVEWAY 6' AWAY FROM THEIR CAR. UPON FURTHER INSPECTION, MINOR DAMAGE AND PAINT SCRAPES WERE OBSERVED AT BACK OF NEIGHBORS BUMPER AND RIGHT FRONT OF THE MDX. PLASTIC CLIP WAS OBSERVED ON GROUND THAT ATTACHED PLASTIC BUMPER TO BODY OF MDX. SHIFTER WAS FOUND TO BE IN REVERSE ON MDX. TESTING AFTER THE FACT SHOWED THAT THE KEY CAN BE REMOVED WHILE NOT IN PARK. I NOTICED A RECALL STARTING WITH 2003 MDX OF THE KEY BEING REMOVABLE WHILE NOT IN PARK. WE HAVE OWNED THIS VEHICLE SINCE NEW AND HAVE BEEN AT SAME ADDRESS.
NHTSA complaint #10661950 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
2001 ACURA MDX, MULTIPLE ENGINE MOUNT FAILURES AT LOW MILEAGE AND ON A VEHICLE THAT IS ONLY DRIVEN ON THE STREET. REQUIRED REPLACEMENT ONCE UNDER MANUFACTURER'S WARRANTY, ONCE UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY UNDER 100,000 MILES, AND NOW BOTH NEED TO BE REPLACED AGAIN AT 102,000 MILES. PLEASE RECALL, THIS IS EXPENSIVE AND RECURRING.
NHTSA complaint #10279917 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
I OWN A 2001 ACURA MDX AND I HAD BOTH MOTOR MOUNTS GO OUT AT 70K MILES.
NHTSA complaint #10278737 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
MOTOR MOUNTS FAILED AT 50K MILES AND NEED REPLACEMENT.
NHTSA complaint #10249067 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE
01 MDX MOTOR MOUNTS FAILURE, THESE MOTOR MOUNTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED TWICE ON THE CAR ALREADY AND IT CURRENTLY HAS 105,000 MILES AND NEEDS MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACING AGAIN.
NHTSA complaint #10243381 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
ACURA MDX DRIVEN FOR 5 YEARS HAD MOTOR MOUNTS REPLACED AT 65,000 MILES. SEEMED LIKE WAS NOT THE ONLY MDX THAT HAD THIS PROBLEM. HAVING PART REPLACED, COULD SAVE PART IF NEEDED. THE FAILURE LED TO ENGINE VIBRATING , WHICH COULD LEAD TO MORE PROBLEMS, INCLUDING TRANSMISSION.
NHTSA complaint #10187523 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:BODY:TAILGATE:HINGE AND ATTACHMENTS
WITHOUT WARNING THE TAILGATE GLASS FELL TO THE GROUND WHEN THE CONSUMER WAS CLOSING THE TAILGATE. CONSUMER HAS NOTIFIED THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER.
NHTSA complaint #10049799 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
SUBFRAME SHIFTS WHILE DRIVING. DEALER NOTIFIED.
NHTSA complaint #10022753 — an unverified report by a vehicle owner.