2005 Acura MDX Air Bags & Restraints Problems

The contact owns a 2005 Acura MDX. The contact stated that after the battery had been replaced, both the front driver and front passenger seat belts failed to extend far enough to buckle an occupant into the seat. The vehicle was then taken to a dealer where the failure was acknowledged, and the contact was provided an estimate for the repair. The manufacturer was also notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was unknown.

The contact owns a 2005 Acura MDX. The contact stated that the passenger’s side air bag warning light was flashing with an occupant seated in the seat. The vehicle was taken to an independent mechanic, and she was informed that the front driver’s and passenger’s side air bags and seat belt pretensioners were defective and needed to be replaced. The dealer nor the manufacturer had been notified of the failure. The vehicle had yet to be repaired. The failure mileage was 209,638.

We have been the original owners of our 2005 MDX. on December 12/18/21 at 630. We were wearing our seat belts. We were driving in clear weather on a new street at 35 miles an hour. The passenger side seat airbag and the right side curtain deployed. My wife was sitting in the front passenger seat. There was no collision or hazard. The Airbag just exploded. We were not hit by any metal objects. The Mdx is in perfect working order and we are now told no one will cover the damage. Insurance and the Dealership. We are writing to find out how we can get a fair outcome from our car becoming unusable due to manufactures defect. We have not touched the airbag or the car since this happened. Would we be able to have it inspected?

AS I AM DRIVING MY 5 YEAR OLD TO KARATE ON A LOCAL ROAD WITH 40 MILES PER HOUR, MY WHOLE LEFT SIDE AIR BAG CURTAIN DEPLOYED FOR ABSOLUTELY NO REASON. ( I DIDN'T HIT ANYTHING AND NO ONE HIT ME EITHER). I GOT A BRUISED HAND, SMALL CONCUSSION AND A MASSIVE RASH ( FROM CHEMICALS IN THE AIR BACK). I CALLED ACURA AND WAS TOLD TO GO FOR DIAGNOSTIC AT LOCAL ACURA DEALERSHIP. I WAS CHARGED $99 AND WAS TOLD TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY. I ASKED WHY SINCE THERE WASN'T AN ACCIDENT INVOLVED AND THE ANSWER WAS ' I CAN'T TELL YOU HOW MANY PEOPLE COME HERE AND CLAIMS THAT THIS HAPPENS TO THEM BUT HAVE NO PROOF'. I GUESS THE AIR BACK IN MY TRUNK AND NO DAMAGE TO THE REST OF MY CAR IS NOT PROOF ENOUGH!!! I WILL BE TALKING TO A LAWYER AT THIS POINT!

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE FRONT PASSENGER'S AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED WHILE OCCUPIED. THE DEALER AND THE MANUFACTURER WERE NOT CONTACTED OR INFORMED OF THE FAILURE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 187,000.

WHEN CAR IS TURNED ON THE ICON FOR THE AIRBAGS TURN ON ON THE DASHBOARD. ICON ON IS DISPLAYED WHILE CAR IS ON AND IN MOTION.

DRIVING AT HIGHWAY SPEED 60MPH RIGHT SIDE CURTAIN AIRBAG,RIGHT FRONT SEAT AIRBAG AND RIGHT SIDE FRONT SEAT BELT PRE TENSIONER DEPLOYED. WHEN THE AIR BAG DEPLOYED A PIECE OF THE RIGHT SIDE GRAB BAR HIT THE DRIVER IN THE FACE. THE FRONT PASSENGER HAD ABRASION ON HER FACE FROM THE AIRBAG HITTING HER. ON STAR CALLED RIGHT AWAY AND WE GAVE THEM INFO AND AFTER THEY WERE SURE WE WERE OK HUNG UP.WE TOOK THE VEHICLE TO SMITHTOWN ACURA SCANNED FOR CODES AND FOUND CODE F4-11. ACURA INFORMED ME THAT A REP FROM ACURA WOULD INSPECT THE VEHICLE. AFTER THE REP INSPECTED THE VEHICLE THEY SAID THAT THEY FOUND NO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS BUT THEY COULD NOT SAY WHY THE AIRBAG DEPLOYED. AFTER A FEW WEEKS GOING BACK AND FORTH WITH CLIENT REALIONS FOR ACURA THEY SAID THERE LEGAL TEAM SAID THEY FIND NO MANUFACTURER DEFECTS AND TO CALL MY INSURANCE COMPANY.THANKS FOR TAKING A LOOK AT THIS.

GOING 65 MILES AN HOUR ON THE HIGHWAY VEHICLE BRAKES SUDDENLY VSA LIGHT COMES ON ALMOST THREW ME IN THE DITCH UNDER SNOWY CONDITIONS AIRBAG LIGHT ALSO CAME ON

TAKATA RECALL

ESTA MARCANDO LA SEAL EN ROJO Y NO SE QUITA YA ME CAMBIARON LA BOLSA DEL PASAJERO Y LA MIA PERO MARCA ROJO

TAKATA RECALL. HAVE BEEN TRYING TO MAKE APPOINTMENT TO FIX PROBLEM FOR OVER A MONTH. NEAREST ACURA DEALER IS 68 MILES AWAY. CALLED 1-888-234-2138 (HONDA INTL.) THY SAID TO MAKE APPOINTMENT WITH NEAREST HONDA DEALER, EAST COAST HONDA IN MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. INTNL. HONDA CASE NUMBER 06380917. THESE PEOPLE KEEP REFERRING ME TO THE OTHER. EAST COAST HONDA SAID THEY'LL CALL ME WITH APPOINTMENT AS SOON AS THEY RECEIVE THE PART, (NEW AIRBAG). HAVE NOT HEARD FROM ANYONE. CAN YOU HELP? NOT SURE OF DATE I FIRST CALLED. PRETTY SURE IT WAS IN SEPTEMBER.

TAKATA RECALL, THE AIR BAG NOTIFICATION ON MY CAR SOMETIMES STAYS ON EVEN AFTER I TURN MY CAR ON EVEN WHEN THE CAR IS IN MOTION.

PASSENGER AIR BAG INSTALLED WITH BOLT LEFT ON FLOOR. DEALER UNWILLING TO ADDRESS IF AIR BAG WAS INSTALLED CORRECTLY. I HAVE THE BOLT WITH A FLANGE ON ONE END.

TAKATA RECALL. I AM HAVING SEVERE DIFFICULTY IN ACURA COMPLETING THE RECAL/REPLACEMENT OF THE PASSENGER SIDE AIR BAG. IN JULY, MY SON BROUGHT THE CAR (WITH AN APPOINTMENT) TO PAULY ACURA IN HIGHLAND PARK, IL. HE WAS TOLD WHEN HE WENT IN THAT HE NEEDED THE ORIGINAL RECALL NOTICE OR THEY COULD NOT DO THE REPLACEMENT. HE LEFT. WHEN I SENT IT TO HIM, HE WENT TO PAULY AGAIN BUT WAS TOLD THEY COULD NOT DO THE REPLACEMENT BECAUSE WE DID NOT PURCHASE THE MDX AT THAT DEALERSHIP. HE LEFT. IN FEBRUARY OR MARCH I RECEIVED ANOTHER NOTICE. MY SON HAS THE VEHICLE WITH HIM AT SCHOOL IN OXFORD,MS. THE CLOSEST DEALERSHIP IS OVER 90 MINUTES AWAY. I CONTACTED ACURA CUSTOMER SERVICE'S 800 NUMBER. AFTER SPEAKING WITH A REP, THEY AGREED THAT DUE TO THE ISSUES SURROUNDING THE DEALERSHIP IMPROPERLY TURNING AWAY MY SON IN JULY, HIS BEING UNDER 25 AND THIS NOT ELEIGIBLE FOUR A LOANER, AND THE DIFFICULTY FOR A FULL TIME STUDENT WITH A JOB TO MAKE THE TRIP, THEY WOULD ARRANGE A TECH TO COME TO HIS SCHOOL RESIDENCE TO DO THE REPLACEMENT. THIS WAS IN MARCH. MY SON HAS HAD REPEATED PHONE CALLS WITH THE ACURA REP AND HAS RECEIVED SEVERAL EXCUSES WHY IT HAS NOT HAPPENED. HE HAS NOW BEEN REFERRED TO A NEW SERVICE REP WHO TOLD HIM IT'S NOT ACURA'S PROBLEM THAT HE CAN'T GET TO A DEALERSHIP AND IS TOO YOUNG FOR A LOANER. FURTHER, THE REP INFORMED HIM THAT THE AIRBAG IS NOT REALLY A PROBLEM, JUST DON'T HAVE ANYONE IN THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT! ACURA HAS BEEN EXTREMELY NEGLIGENT IN RESOLVING THIS ISSUE AND WE HAVE NOWHERE TO TURN FOR HELP. PLEASE ADVISE.

THE AIRBAGS TURN OFF WHEN I'M DRIVING AND THEY DON'T COME BACK ON.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT STATED THAT WHILE DRIVING AT 60 MPH, THE AIR BAG WARNING LIGHT REMAINED ILLUMINATED AFTER THE DRIVER'S SEAT BELT WAS SECURED. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT DIAGNOSED OR REPAIRED. THE MANUFACTURER WAS MADE AWARE OF THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 170,000.

I WAS IN A COLLISION AND THE FRONT OF MY CAR IMPACTED THE REAR OF ANOTHER. I WAS DOING NO MORE THAN 35-40 MPH. I SLAMMED ON MY BRAKES. UPON IMPACT, THE AIR BAG DID NOT DEPLOY. X-RAYS FROM ER SHOWED ONLY PULLED/STRAINED MUSCLES IN BACK. I AND MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS WERE CONCERNED THOUGH THAT THE AIRBAG FAILED TO DEPLOY.

INFLATOR RECALL - WE RECEIVED A RECALL LETTER FROM ACURA IN JULY 2016 THAT TOLD US TO FIX THE AIRBAG INFLATOR IMMEDIATELY. THEY ALSO RECOMMENDED WE DON'T DRIVE OUR CAR UNTIL THE CHANGES HAVE BEEN MADE. SO, WE IMMEDIATELY CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY TOLD US THEY DID NOT HAVE THE PART, BUT WOULD CALL US WHEN IT ARRIVED. A MONTH WENT BY, SO WE CALLED AGAIN AND THEY STILL DID NOT HAVE THE PART. AFTER 2 MONTHS, WE ARE CONCERNED ABOUT THE SAFETY OF OUR VEHICLE DUE TO THE LONG DELAY IN DEALERSHIP AVAILABILITY. WHAT IS THE POLICY ON A DELAY OF A DEALER'S AVAILABILITY TO FIX A RECALLED PART?

TAKATA RECALL - I REQUESTED FOR THE FIX 3 MONTHS AGO. I WAS TOLD THAT I WILL BE CONTACTED ONCE THE PARTS ARE AVAILABLE HOWEVER NO UPDATE.

TL* TAKATA RECALL. THE CONTACT OWNS A 2005 ACURA MDX. THE CONTACT RECEIVED NOTIFICATION OF NHTSA CAMPAIGN NUMBER: 16V344000 (AIR BAGS); HOWEVER, THE PART TO DO THE REPAIR WAS UNAVAILABLE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT THE MANUFACTURER EXCEEDED A REASONABLE AMOUNT OF TIME FOR THE RECALL REPAIR. THE MANUFACTURER WAS NOT NOTIFIED OF THE ISSUE. THE CONTACT HAD NOT EXPERIENCED A FAILURE. VIN TOOL CONFIRMS PARTS NOT AVAILABLE.