Powertrain complaints and recalls from NHTSA
Summary
The 2014 Acura MDX has 23 NHTSA powertrain complaints and 1 powertrain-related recall.
23
Complaints
1
Recalls
0
Injuries Reported
Data source: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) · Last updated April 10, 2026
13V571000
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
American Honda Motor Co., Inc. (Honda) is recalling certain model year 2014 Acura MDX AWD vehicles manufactured May 6, 2013, through October 14, 2013....
| Date ↓ | Component | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Jun 4, 2024 | POWER TRAIN | My vehicle has a hesitation and kick when it is at 35-40 mph about 1.8 to 2 on the tachometer. I too... |
| Oct 3, 2022 | POWER TRAIN,ENGINE | There is a known issue of Certain Acura MDX models having a "judder" (i.e. bouncing rev counter) at ... |
| Jul 15, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The contact owns a 2014 Acura MDX. The contact stated while driving 45 MPH, the vehicle was jerking ... |
| Jun 22, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | The power train experiences jutters. Known issue and many torque converters have been replaced while... |
| Feb 1, 2022 | POWER TRAIN | Transmission surges when shifting between 1st gear to 2nd, feels like rear ended, the whole car jump... |
| Jul 22, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | AFTER DRIVING ON HIGHWAY FOR 20MINS, WHEN DIVING ON CITY STREET OR AT LOW SPEED, TRANSMISSION FAILED... |
| Jun 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSON FEELS LIKE IT SLIPS,SHIMMYS, TACHOMETER JUMPS UP AND DOWN 600 OR MORE RPS UNDER LIGHT AC... |
| Apr 1, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | I HAD THIS 2014 ACURA MDX FOR 4YR SINCE 2016 AS CPO AT LOCAL ACURA DEALER. SINCE 2YRS AGO, MY RPM ... |
| Mar 19, 2019 | POWER TRAIN | ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS MY CAR SHUTTERS AND WILL NOT ACCELL OR WILL LUNGE WITHOUT PRESSURE BEING APPLI... |
| Oct 5, 2018 | POWER TRAIN | TRANSMISSION AND TORQUE CONVERTER PROBLEM. EXPERIENCING SHUTTER WHEN SHIFTING FROM 2ND GEAR INTO 3... |
| Jul 1, 2018 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | RPMS ARE FLUCTUATING. TACHOMETER BOUNCES UP AND DOWN WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING |
| Sep 20, 2017 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE TRANSMISSION PULSUATING REV NEVER DRIVES SMOOTH .TRANSMISSION REQUIRES FLUSH EVERY TWO TO TH... |
| Nov 17, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | MY CAR HESITATES (FEELS LIKE IT WILL STALL) FREQUENTLY ON ACCELERATION AFTER SLOWING DOWN OR COMING... |
| Oct 5, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | TORQUE CONVERTER RATTLING TYPE NOISE WHEN ACCELERATING AT OR NEAR 40 MPH, AND ALSO 60 MPH. DEALER AT... |
| Sep 22, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | VEHICLE HAS HESITATION/STUTTER WHEN ACCELERATING FROM 0 TO AROUND 20MPH. THIS IS A CONSTANT PROBLEM,... |
| Jul 18, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | I RECENTLY PURCHASED A 2014 ACURA WHILE IT WAS STILL IN ITS WARRANTY PERIOD. AFTER FINALIZING THE PU... |
| Mar 1, 2016 | POWER TRAIN | SIMILAR TO OTHER COMPLAINTS, MY TRANSMISSION IS "STUTTERING" WHEN SLOWLY ACCELERATING BETWEEN (I THI... |
| May 20, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | UNINTENTIONAL ACCELERATION AND FAILURE OF COLLISION MITIGATION SYSTEM 2014 ACURA MDX ADVANCED. ACCI... |
| Apr 20, 2015 | POWER TRAIN,VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL,SERVICE BRAKES | I GOT INTO A PARKING SPACE, AND PUSHED THE BRAKE BUT THE CAR JUMPED ONTO THE SIDEWALK. I REMOVED MY ... |
| Jul 14, 2014 | POWER TRAIN | ON JULY 14 2014, WAS DRIVING MY NEW 2014 MDX. SUDDENLY HEARD A NOISE LIKE A FLAT TIRE. I PULLED OVER... |