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2004 Acura MDX electrical system problems

Owners reported electrical system problems in 21 complaints for the 2004 Acura MDX, 9% of the complaints on file.

At a glance

Complaints
21 9% of this year's complaints
Typical mileage
120,000 miles 19 complaints with mileage
Crashes and fires
2 and 3
Injuries and deaths
0 and 0

Source: NHTSA owner complaints

When electrical system problems show up

Electrical system complaints by mileage, 2004 Acura MDX Complaints by odometer reading in 20,000-mile steps. The median is about 120,000 miles. 0k to 20k miles: 1 complaints 20k to 40k miles: 0 complaints 40k to 60k miles: 1 complaints 60k to 80k miles: 3 complaints 80k to 100k miles: 3 complaints 100k to 120k miles: 1 complaints 120k to 140k miles: 3 complaints 140k to 160k miles: 4 complaints 160k to 180k miles: 1 complaints 180k to 200k miles: 1 complaints 200k+ miles: 1 complaints 040k80k120k160k200k miles Typical: 120,000 miles
Based on 19 complaints that include mileage. 11% were reported before 60,000 miles. The amber marker shows the median: half of these complaints happened before that mileage.
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MileageComplaints
0k to 20k miles1
20k to 40k miles0
40k to 60k miles1
60k to 80k miles3
80k to 100k miles3
100k to 120k miles1
120k to 140k miles3
140k to 160k miles4
160k to 180k miles1
180k to 200k miles1
200k+ miles1

What the data shows

Of the 19 electrical system complaints that report mileage, the median is about 120,000 miles, and 11% were reported before 60,000 miles.

These complaints mention 2 crashes, 3 fires.

What owners wrote

Tl* the contact owned a 2004 acura mdx. After parking the vehicle for approximately ten minutes, the contact was notified that the vehicle was on fire. The air bags deployed due to the fire. The passenger side air bag attempted to inflate after the fire. The fire department extinguished the fire and filed a report. There were no injuries. The vehicle was towed to an independent mechanic and later deemed destroyed. The contact received notification of NHTSA campaign number: 15v320000 (air bags) after the failure.

Reported at 150,000 miles, April 2016 Fire

Tl* the contact owns a 2004 acura mdx. The contact stated that the vehicle failed to start. The battery was jumped and the vehicle was able to start. The failure recurred multiple times. The dealer stated that the battery needed to be replaced. The vehicle was not repaired. The contact also stated that there was oil leaking from the engine and the smell of fumes emitted into the vehicle. The vehicle was not diagnosed or repaired. The manufacturer was not notified of the failure.

Reported at 188,000 miles, May 2016

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